The Album Years

Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness

Music is finite, opinions are endless. On The Album Years podcast, long term friends, collaborators and music nerds Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness discuss and bicker about their favourite music released during the golden album years, which they reckon to be from around 1965 to the end of the millennium.

  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    #45 (1968 Part 4) Van Morrison, Nico, The Velvet Underground & More!

    This week’s episode is part 4 of 1968 – and with so much left to discuss we’re doing two episodes in one! Includes Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks," Nico's "The Marble Index," The Velvet Underground's "White Light," and many others.

    And would you believe it, Tim Bowness and I share the same favourite album?

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    7 May 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 39 minutes 30 seconds
    #44 (1968 Part 3) Pink Floyd, Soft Machine, The Moody Blues & more!

    This week’s Album Years - 1968 Part 3 - finds the boys covering singer-songwriters and emerging progressive artists. Pink Floyd, The Nice, Soft Machine, Caravan, Family, Moody Blues and many more are discussed. And, yes, they do manage to shoehorn mentions of Bowie, Fripp and Talk Talk into the conversation! Well done them.

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    30 April 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 41 minutes 54 seconds
    #43 (1968 Part 2) The Doors, The Grateful Dead, The Byrds & more

    It's all about 1968 psychedelia on this week's The Album Years podcast episode! Steven and Tim break down albums by The Doors, The Grateful Dead, Iron Butterfly, The Incredible String Band and more, plus a mysterious inclusion on The Notorious Byrd Brothers' album cover...

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    23 April 2024, 3:19 pm
  • 42 minutes 37 seconds
    #42 (1968 Part 1) The Beach Boys, The Pretty Things, The Zombies, Small Faces & more

    The Album Years' time machine lands in 1968! Steven and Tim discuss the "big hitters" from the year alongside UK psychedelic and underground rock, with notable albums by The Pretty Things, The Zombies, Small Faces and more all discussed.

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    16 April 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 32 minutes 17 seconds
    #41 (2000 Part 4) King Crimson, Air, XTC, The Cure & more!

    In the final The Album Years podcast episode for the year 2000, Steven and Tim pick their personal favourite albums of the year and the most influential. There's also discussions on notable progressive rock releases from the year, including albums by King Crimson, Air, Kevin Gilbert and more! You can also watch Steven and Tim's ramblings over on the brand new The Album Years YouTube channel!

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    9 April 2024, 2:39 pm
  • 23 minutes 6 seconds
    #40 (2000 Part 3) Linkin Park, Eminem, Iron Maiden, Peter Gabriel & more

    Up for discussion on this week's The Album Years podcast: albums by Linkin Park, Eminem, Iron Maiden, Peter Gabriel & more! And for once, Steven and Tim actually agree on something...

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    2 April 2024, 3:16 pm
  • 30 minutes 36 seconds
    #39 (2000 Part 2) D'Angelo, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Avalanches & more

    On this week's agenda: albums released in 2000 by D'Angelo, The Avalanches, At The Drive-In and how Tim somehow believes AC/DC are underrated...

    Listen to our friendly arguments here or watch us in HD on our new The Album Years YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@thealbumyearspodcast

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    26 March 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 42 minutes 26 seconds
    #38 (2000 Part 1) Radiohead, Coldplay, U2 & more

    The Album Years podcast continues, and this time also in video form (check out our brand new YouTube channel!) The year is 2000: that means albums by Radiohead, Coldplay, U2 and more are up for discussion, along with Tim's questionable editing techniques...

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    19 March 2024, 3:07 pm
  • 33 minutes 22 seconds
    #37 (1987 Part 2B) Guns N' Roses, The Smiths, Pixies & more

    We're wrapping up 1987 on The Album Years Podcast! In Episode 2B, Tim and Steven delve into the murky world of metal, rock, the origins of grunge and more!

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    12 March 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 30 minutes 35 seconds
    #36 (1987 Part 2A) Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, David Bowie, Yes & more

    This week's The Album Years episode features a death match between Pink Floyd's 'A Momentary Lapse of Reason', and Roger Waters' 'Radio K.A.O.S'! Who do you think wins this one? Listen now to find out!

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    5 March 2024, 4:37 pm
  • 36 minutes 22 seconds
    #35 (1987 Part 1B) Tom Waits, David Sylvian, Wire & more!

    On this week's episode of The Album Years Podcast, we return to 1987 and 'mavericks off their rocker'... we discuss the boundary-pushing creativity of singer-songwriter Tom Waits and his 1987 studio album 'Franks Wild Years' and much more! We think it's one of his maddest records, do you agree?

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    27 February 2024, 3:03 pm
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