In which our heroes talk nonsense about some of the records, bands and artists they've been listening to recently

Remember to checkout the show over on MIXCLOUD where we can play a few songs from the albums we talk about.

In today's show Sam from Alvin and the Angry Barrels (and my baby brother) joins me for a bit of a catch up about some of the things we've been enjoying recently as well as some of the records, CDs and cassettes I've added to my collection over the last few months.

In the show we talk about...

REM, Beebadoobee, Morgan Wade, Zach Bryan, Jamie T and a few more besides.

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And see what I'm showing off from my record collection on Instagram

In which our hero talks nonsense about his Top 5 Movie Soundtracks

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In today's show I've picked my 5 favourite soundtrack albums and compare my choices with those of people who get paid for their opinions.

Lots of nonsense on the Records & Band blog at Substack

And see what I'm showing off from my record collection on Instagram

In which our hero talks nonsense about Terrorvision's sophomore album, How to Make Friends and Influence People.

Full Show including my favourite songs from this album on Mixcloud

Today we're looking at an album, and a band that are quite difficult to stick in a box...they're a very British band but definitely not Britpop, their records came out at the same time as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and all those Seattle bands but they're certainly not grunge... they've toured with Def Leppard, played Festivals alongside Metallica and Marilyn Manson and headlined some of the country's finest venues over the last 30 odd years proving that sometimes, all you need... is some massive riffs, some big hooky choruses and a bunch of lads from Bradford bouncing around like Zebedee.

Lots going on over on the Records & Band blog at Substack

And see what I'm showing off from my record collection on Instagram

Welcome to Ragged Glory; A Neil Young Adventure where you join me, Rob Jones on a journey through the back catalogue of one of the worlds most prolific artists, Neil Young.

Each episode will see me giving some thoughts on a Neil Young album as I try to celebrate one of my favourite artists while filling in some gaps in my record collection.

I'll give a little historical context, go through the album track by track and pick a couple of songs for an ultimate Neil Young playlist before running through a few categories to help find each records place in the Neil Young league table.

This episode looks at the 1969 album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere which include the classics Down by the River, Cinnamon Girl and Cowgirl in the Sand. It's also the first appearance of Crazy Horse who Neil Young would go on to work with for the next 50+ years.

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Ragged Glory is a Records and Bands podcast, written and produced by Rob Jones.

You can follow Records and Bands on Instagram for updates from this show and all the Records & Bands podcast shenanigans

And you can support Rob's work over on Patreon where there is a FREE members community and behind the scenes of Robs various and varied projects.

For more information head over to www.recordsandbands.com

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In which our hero talks nonsense about Guns 'n' Roses

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In today's show I compile my Top 5 songs by one of my favourite bands, Guns 'n' Roses, have a look at some opinions of others who actually get paid for their opinions and hear the thoughts of you, the dear listener.

Whether you're a fan of the sweaty, sleazy Appetite era, love the pomposity and grandeur of the Use Your Illusion albums and subsequent mega tours or, and I'm sure this is a minority, you love The Chinese Democracy, there's something here for you.

As mentioned in the show...

That FKing Guy

Pat Veil - Check out his Music please

Dino Corvino

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And see what I'm showing off from my record collection on Instagram

Welcome to Ragged Glory; A Neil Young Adventure where you join me, Rob Jones on a journey through the back catalogue of one of the worlds most prolific artists, Neil Young.

Each episode will see me giving some thoughts on a Neil Young album as I try to celebrate one of my favourite artists while filling in some gaps in my record collection.

I'll give a little historical context, go through the album track by track and pick a couple of tracks for an ultimate Neil Young playlist before running through a few categories to help find each records place in the Neil Young league table.

This episode looks at the 1968 Eponymous debut solo album, Neil Young, which features tracks such as The Loner, What Have You Done With My Life and Old Laughing Lady.

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Ragged Glory is a Records and Bands podcast, written and produced by Rob Jones.

For more information please head over to www.recordsandbands.com

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You can follow Records and Bands on Instagram for updates from this show and all the Records & Bands podcast shenanigans

And you can support Rob's work over on Patreon where there is a FREE members community and behind the scenes of Robs various and varied projects.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which our hero talks nonsense about his Top 5 favourite albums*

Listen to the complete show with all the tunes over on MIXCLOUD

After running through a long list of great albums in the previous show, I play some of my favourite tracks from my favourite records.

This ranking probably changes everyday but is a good snapshot of what gets me going at the moment.

See the full list on the Records & Band blog at Substack

And see what I'm showing off from my record collection on Instagram

Oh... here's me and Planty chatting Ben Folds "On Being Frank"

Please consider listening on Mixcloud for the full show AND all the bonus playlists and mixtapes I can share on that platform...loads going on over there.

Before the Goldrush.

The first time I heard the name Neil Young was April 1994. Lyrics from his song "Hey Hey, My My" had been used in the final writings of Kurt Cobain and the line "It's better to burn out, than to fade away" was tattooed on the hearts of every grungy, punk rock, Gen X kid across the world.

Other than that moment of infamy, Neil Young didn't get on my radar. Another of the older generation of hippies and punks trying desperately to cling to some relevance at a time when "our" music was defining the world.

He came up again almost a year later, when the lead singer of my favourite band inducted him into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The approval of Eddie Vedder was all I needed to take the plunge into the prolific catalogue of Neil Youngs music. I think at a time where we were all looking for something to replace the Kurt shaped hole, the "my way or nothing" attitude of Neil and his music was a comfort. Here was another who would never sell out.

My first Neil Young album was "Sleeps with Angels" and I've always been well aware of the slightly weird entry point I had to this tremendous library of work. All my favourite records by Young are post 1990, Harvest Moon, Living with War, The Monsanto Years and of course that first album of his I bought, "Sleeps with Angels" but there are so many gaps that I need to catch up with.

So I need to start from the start and work forwards, beginning with the 1968 debut solo record right through to "World Record", his 42nd studio album released in November 2022. I'll look at what was going on in the world while Neil was making these records and then give you my thoughts on them. One at time and some for the first time. It's going to be quite the adventure but I better get moving with it or there'll be another 6 albums to cover by the end of the year.

It'll be great if you can join me on this Neil Young adventure and you can do so by simply following or subscribing to the show in your podcast app.

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Ragged Glory is a Records and Bands podcast, written and produced by Rob Jones.

For more information please head over to www.recordsandbands.com

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You can follow Records and Bands on Instagram for updates from this show and all the Records & Bands podcast shenanigans

And you can support Rob's work over on Patreon where there is a FREE members community and behind the scenes of Robs various and varied projects.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.