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Unsung Podcast
A Glasgow based music podcast that talks about classic albums and lets you decide on if they are or not
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All episodes of the Unsung Podcast can be found below. It's a grand old time.

Episode 166 - The Crossing by Big Country (Side A)
Episode 166 - The Crossing by Big Country (Side A)

Och aye the noo and aw that. This week we’re bringing you into the world of Big Country. And we do that by way of the band’s history and, eh, the history of Scotland too, apparently.

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Episode 165 - Come Away with ESG by ESG
Episode 165 - Come Away with ESG by ESG

You’ve maybe never heard of this band, but we guarantee you’ve at least heard a snippet of them. This week we talk about a true unsung band - ESG.

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Episode 164 - Jersey's Best Dancers by Lifetime w/ Anna Goldthorp
Episode 164 - Jersey's Best Dancers by Lifetime w/ Anna Goldthorp

Emocore? It was a thing. Lifetime are well regarded by a ton of bands, and the influence they had on emo is huge. We talk about the band, their off shoots, their place in punk and more.

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Episode 163 - The ABBA Mixtape (Side B)
Episode 163 - The ABBA Mixtape (Side B)

ABBA are just bloody great. That’s the crux of this entire two parter, if we’re honest. We all love them. We’ve picked some songs we think are their most unsung (mostly) and explained why too. As per. Do it.

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Episode 162 - The ABBA Mixtape (Side A)
Episode 162 - The ABBA Mixtape (Side A)

We keep our promises. This, friends, is part one of our epic ABBA mixtape. We even play a game called AXIS OF ABBA (retconned of course) which you can play along with today! This week - a little of the band’s history and we rank their most popular songs.

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Episode 161 - King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime by Faith No More (Side B)
Episode 161 - King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime by Faith No More (Side B)

In part two we cover FNM’s career from King for a Day to Sol Invictus, and ask you the most important question - is King for a Day…Fool for a Lifetime an Unsung classic?! Listen and vote.

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Episode 160 - King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime by Faith No More (Side A)
Episode 160 - King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime by Faith No More (Side A)

Faith No More. Finally. We've decided that Mike Patton is to be the first artist to have had more than one album discussed on this podcast, and we begin by talking about this weird band's weird career.

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Episode 159 - Madvillainy by Madvillain (Side B)
Episode 159 - Madvillainy by Madvillain (Side B)

After giving his career a thorough going over, we finally get down the vital question - is Madvillainy worth of a place in our discography of unsung classics?

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Episode 158 - Madvillainy by Madvillain (Side A)
Episode 158 - Madvillainy by Madvillain (Side A)

To mark the passing of the iconic MF DOOM, we take a look at his entire career in part one of our look at his life, work, and the 2004 collaboration with Madlib, Madvillainy.

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Episode 157 - Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins (Side B)
Episode 157 - Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins (Side B)

The thrilling conclusion to our epic two parter in the history, influence and discography of the Cocteau Twins, followed by a proper analysis of their much vaunted classic Heaven or Las Vegas.

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Episode 156 - Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins (Side A)
Episode 156 - Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins (Side A)

We return to normality as we take a second stab at dissecting the Cocteau Twins and Heaven or Las Vegas. We cover a lot of their career here and it’s a fact overload. But in a good way! Side B next week.

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Episode 155 - The 2020 Xmas Xtravaganza (Side D)
Episode 155 - The 2020 Xmas Xtravaganza (Side D)

The gloves are off, and things are becoming increasingly ramble-y and confrontational. But we did it. We hope you enjoyed these four episodes. We'll be much better behaved this year.

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Episode 154 - The 2020 Xmas Xtravaganza (Side C)
Episode 154 - The 2020 Xmas Xtravaganza (Side C)

This is when things start to get a bit...interesting. We start off with a huge segment on Taylor Swift and then things swiftly (no pun intended) off the rails. By the end, it's more or less complete chaos. We also talk about our favourite albums of the year too!

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Episode 153 - The 2020 Xmas Xtravaganza (Side B)
Episode 153 - The 2020 Xmas Xtravaganza (Side B)

We’re in the goldilocks zone here folks. The booze is kicking in but we’re still somewhat coherent. We go in hard on the affect Brexit is going to have on music and trust me when I say, it’s bleaker than you ever imagined. But there’s also a bunch of hilarious stuff on this episode too. See you in 2021!

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Episode 152 - The 2020 Xmas Xtravaganza (Side A)
Episode 152 - The 2020 Xmas Xtravaganza (Side A)

As is our festive tradition, we ask you fine folk to ask us some questions and then we go ahead and answer them whilst getting ridiculously drunk. The latter doesn’t quite happen in part one, but we do hear from previous guests! Hope you had a great Christmas - we’ll see you in the New Year!

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Episode 151 - St. Anger by Metallica (Side B)
Episode 151 - St. Anger by Metallica (Side B)

This episode is not as frantic (tick-tick-tick-tock) as you might hope, but we do give the band’s discography from Damage Inc. to the present day a good going over. Including Lulu. Then Dave passionately defends St. Anger. Sparks fly.

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Episode 150 - St. Anger by Metallica (Side A)
Episode 150 - St. Anger by Metallica (Side A)

WE ARE THREE YEARS OLD. What better way to celebrate than by undermining the entire concept of this show and doing a two parter on Metallica’s critically reviled 2003 album St. Anger? Content warning: opinions contained within.

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REWIND: Episode 95 - Variety by Mariya Takeuchi
REWIND: Episode 95 - Variety by Mariya Takeuchi

Our first ever REWIND is here! Due to technical gremlins we have chosen to re-upload this classic episode on Mariya Takeuchi’s album ‘Variety’. Enjoy.

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Episode 149 - Death Magic by Health
Episode 149 - Death Magic by Health

OH MY. Things get a bit TENSE this week as we talk about Health’s third album Death Magic. Buckle the fuck up. It’s gonna be a long, angry yin (for some folk).

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Episode 148 - Pink Flag by Wire (Side B) with Ferruccio Quercetti
Episode 148 - Pink Flag by Wire (Side B) with Ferruccio Quercetti

You still want Wire? Cause we got more! This week we finally get down to brass tacks - is Pink Flag as influential as folk say it is, and does it deserve a place in our discography?

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