Ben is the Grinch on speed 😂🎉 Merry Christmas boys ❤❤❤❤

I have 100s of vinyl I've not listened toooooooo

Noah & The Whale, Last Night On Earth. Bought around a prolonged hospital stay in 2015. Some might say, still in the coma.

25:19 My favorite Oasis song of all time. And please listen to the live acoustic version on Jools Holland show in 2000. Breathtaking and powerful, dark lyrics.

Ben hit on the fact that at the end of each round in the knockout you give 2 albums to listen too before the next round. I'll follow by listening to the choices on youtube as the 90's was a bleak patch for purchasing music - children came first although later picked up on EBTG and especially the solo work of Ben Watt.

Onto the wildcards, lots of new listening for me from both. Expands (opens) knowledge of trip hop apart, familiar with Massive Attack, Portishead, where I have always been. Different strokes always good.

I listen to the Beach Boys much more than I listen to the Beatles. My favorite songs at the moment are "Do It Again" and "Anna Lee the Healer" (the latter a Mike Love song). A beautiful album was "All Summer Long" from 1964. That was very touching with great upbeat tunes. The Beatles were wonderful, still are. Thanks for the discussion.

I meant Frank Farian not Harold Faltermeyer. Getting my German 70s/80s producers mixed up! -- Phil

Thin down to 30, each now pick a must have from each year from your respective final 3. From the remaining 4 discs pick a wildcard, an album you both feel should go through. At the end you have 30 Cd's for the next round.

I’ve never rated picture discs. Overpriced and poor audio.

The Rolling Stones track I'd pick for Halloween would be '2000 Light Years from Home' from 1967. Really does sound like it belongs on a horror movie soundtrack...

Impressive.

Great album, thank you!

I thought Flowers In The Dirt was a decent album as I recall.The cover didn't offend .

Had to listen to the album (on youtube), overlooked at the time. But thanks have now ordered. Need to listen more before picking my 3.

😂 Hi Ben 😂

Enjoyed your list. Not on board with some of the picks but I like the bold choices! May want to consider working on the professionalism a little, like not having a charger and making jokes about stevie wonder

😂 so predictable. In an incredible year for music, somehow Be Here Now gets your number #1

Supernaturals should so be in there!!! Brilliant album!!!

Definitely, maybe not listen in to any more shows about that band, sorry

Donovan as well

Cat Stevens, Gilbert O'Sullivan...

1997 is the culmination of all of the decade's music, condensed in one year. It's the year where Britpop has found its voice as both a fun thing (Be Here Now) and a sincere thing (OK Computer/ Urban Hymns). The last hurrah before Simon Fuller/ Louis Walsh invade

From my historical perspective (as I'm pretty much a Rock historian these days ha!), 1991 signals the change from the 80's into the 90's. The sound is changed. You've got lots of scenes at the top of their game like, Grunge, Shoegazing, Grebo, Baggy, Trip - Hop.

Haha! I told you, 1991 and 1997. Best years for music in the 90's. Spoilt for choice

David Cassidy

1974 was a good year & a few of us enjoyed the music of that era BT!

Glad you were able to place your hands on it 🤚 🖐️

I have to admit, the album from track 2 onwards is enjoyable so far.

I think it would be good to see Noel, Gem Archer and Bonehead all on guitar. A 3 guitar attack re-creating their old 90's wall of sound. Mark Coyle on live sound engineer duties. Mani on bass guitar

Who do you think the line up will be? Got to be Liam, Noel and Bonehead. Probably won't be Andy Bell because he's doing mega with Ride. It'll more likely be Stacey, NGHFB's bassist and Chris Sharrock on drums. Maybe Alan White on drums even, because he's still drumming to Oasis songs at home.

Phil looks like Syd Barrett when he was completely mad.

ATM. I think I would go with some classics, Don’t look back in anger, Some might say, Champagne supernova. Sometimes I go of Some might say but.

I agree with Ben. The seeds of a great album is there regarding Be Here Now by Oasis. But, its like a wild disaster film with some dodgy CGI moments. Noel should've saved a b-side like The Masterplan for it. It also needed an acoustic track in there for variety

I'm aware white on blonde wasn't their 2nd album....

Tsunami is from this is my truth...so shows up my sheer lack of knowledge and research

Ash - 1977. That's pretty good. Very front heavy, with the 1,2,3 punch of Lose Control, Goldfinger and Girl From Mars. I liked James Hargreaves breakdown of Goldfinger where he shows how complex it really is with it's chords

I don't want to be mean, but I find the Placebo front person's voice grating. That high pitch buzz, I can't stand it.

Seriously though, Radiohead would be a good shout due to their diverse palette over the decades, but you would need to see a GP for depression tablets after an hour of it

Any Prog - rock band like YES or 70's Genesis. 12 hours, only 1 song heard hahaha!

bro at the end: bľüřġħf

There he is!

I love the introverted sonic bubble of Shoegazing, but I also love the social togetherness and British familiarity of Britpop. I think it's healthy to have both movements. That's why the 90s is my favourite decade for music

That part when you said 1996 was the big cultural party. This is what is missing today; everyone experiencing the same movement. There isn't anything that defines this decade, society is so fragmented now. I always have to fight to show and then get people into new artists. "Have you seen this channel, that channel?" is what we all ask each other. The mutual rushing home to catch the latest act to perform on TV is a bygone era. I feel jealous of what you guys experienced in the 90's

Radiohead - The Bends. Got a bit of everything on that. That would be my number 1 for 1995

1:43 Phil, you missed the golden opportunity to say "I'm sure there's many other R.E.M puns we could come up with, but we're 'OUT OF TIME'

Something different there Ben!

This was really entertaining!

I was wearing the Breton stripey baggy jumper. That is proper Shoegaze fashion. Curtains for hair and stripey baggy tops

It was the Britpop journalists trying to shut the Shoegazers down again!