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The Album Years

#32 (1977 Part 4A) Queen, Fela Kuti, Throbbing Gristle & more!

The Album Years

W!ZARD Studios

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4.9859 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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In one of the most eclectic episodes of The Album Years podcast yet, Steven and Tim delve into records by Queen, Throbbing Gristle and Fela Kuti. Now for our question of the week...do you have a favourite album that your best mate absolutely hates? Or as in Tim's case, is indifferent to... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:54.5

I mean, I knew 1977 was going to be a big one, Tim.

0:57.6

I predicted three parts.

1:00.2

But what happened?

1:01.2

Is it just us becoming more sort of verbally incontinent or something?

1:04.5

I think so I think we've lost all discipline.

1:06.9

Well, we've certainly talked a lot about a lot of records. And that's the bottom line. There's a lot of records we wanted to talk about in 1977, isn't there?

1:15.1

Now, one of the genres we haven't talked about at all is reggae. Now, I, unfortunately, I feel, I mean, I quite like reggae. I have some reggae albums, but I feel completely out of my depth talking about, I feel like Mr. Greatest Hits when it comes to reggae.

1:28.5

Oh, yeah, I like Bob Marley's greatest hits, you know.

1:30.9

Oh, it's very good.

1:31.4

That Bob Marley.

1:32.8

I mean, I have got the album from this year, Exodus.

1:35.8

It's a fantastic record.

1:37.6

But I feel like, you know, when I talk about reggae,

1:40.8

it's like the guy that says he likes rock music and then he can only talk about the Beatles. Yeah. I don't, I mean, and the only comment you've got to make on, it's got a good

1:48.9

beat. It's got a good beat. Yeah. Good beat. But you've noted, uh, Junior Mervin police and thieves. I know

1:54.9

the song Police and Thieves. Yeah. The Upset is return of the super ape. I'm'm i'm out of my depth here now well i was assuming you'd

2:02.1

know that one i mean no like you i mean i do like reggae and dub and the only reason i sort of

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