Welcome to Fifty by Two, a podcast about music where two friends with very different tastes count down their top fifty albums.
Our hosts get out of their depth in an unfamiliar genre; James gets bored, and Glen springs a surprise.
Episode 06 – Who Is Hugh Gaze?
Transcript coming soon.
Content warnings: explicit content in music clips with themes of gang violence and misogyny.

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
Albums Discussed in this Episode
- James’ choice: Dr Dre – 2001 (Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube).
- Glen’s choice: Elbow – Asleep in the Back (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 |
| #46 | Fatboy Slim – You’ve Come a Long Way Baby | The Reindeer Section – Son of Evil Reindeer |
| #45 | Dr Dre – 2001 | Elbow – Asleep in the Back |
Our current theme is the intro to Bored by Nympheas.



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