Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums.
James gets nostalgic, and Glen lowers the mood. An elephant is given no time to settle.
Episode 04 – A Good Sandwich.
Transcript coming soon.
Content warnings: discussions about depression, drug use, and suicide; and musicians writing from a place of depression (second half).
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
Glen playing some Nick Drake songs when he was young…
Albums Discussed in this Episode
- James’ choice: Harry Secombe – Bless This House (Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube).
- Glen’s choice: Nick Drake – Pink Moon (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 |
| #47 | Harry Secombe – Bless This House | Nick Drake – Pink Moon |
Our current theme is the intro to Bored by Nympheas.
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