Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums.
Contrasting experiences this week, befitting of their differing tastes. Glen Wins the episode.
Episode 03 – He Doesn’t Fly on Purpose.
Transcript coming soon.
Content warnings: some extremely heavy music clips that can be difficult to listen to; brief mild mention of adult themes in relation to a band t-shirt (first half); brief mention of sex trafficking in relation to the conviction of the actress Alison Mack (second half); spoilers for Smallville and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
See below for show notes, and further listening and watching recommendations. Note that this will contain spoilers, and we’d recommend reading on after listening to the episode.
Recommendations
Elton John’s set at Glastonbury 2023 (BBC – requires TV License).
Albums Discussed in this Episode
Glen’s choice: Nile – Annihilation of the Wicked (Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube).
James’ choice: Remy Zero – The Golden Hum (Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube).
Countdowns So Far
You can also see how we rank each other’s albums here. Note that this is up to and including the latest published episode, so will contain spoilers if you are not up-to-date.
| Rank | James | Glen |
| #50 | Tim Minchin – Matilda, the Musical | Horse the Band – R. Borlax |
| #49 | The London Symphony Orchestra – Classic Rock | Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells |
| #48 | Remy Zero – The Golden Hum | Nile – Annihilation of the Wicked |
Our current theme is the intro to Bored by Nympheas.
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