Fifty by Two

Episode 33 – #18 – The Best Type of Friend

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Episode 33 – The Best Type of Friend

Transcript coming soon.

Content warnings: some explicit language, brief mentions of substance abuse.

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

Trailer for David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell-Martin’s new BBC drama series Ludwig.

U2’s Rattle & Hum full movie.
Glen’s favourite U2 song – Bad – from the Rattle & Hum movie.
Official video for U2’s Discotheque.
U2’s Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me from the Batman Forever soundtrack.
Opening sequence for ITV’s The Premiership, which ran from 2001-2004 and featured U2’s Beautiful Day.
John Lennon’s God.
Jimi Hendrix playing The Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock.
The 2014 re-recording of Do They Know It’s Christmas?
Sepultura’s cover of Bullet the Blue Sky.
The Delirious? cover of Pride (In the Name of Love).
Playlist of U2’s full show in Boston, recorded for the Elevation Tour video.
U2’s Where the Streets Have no Name live at Sphere in Las Vegas.
Bill Bailey’s Bit on The Edge’s use of effects.
Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You from his 2017 Glastonbury headline set.
Placebo’s Burger Queen en Francais.
90s band alignment chart, discussed in this article from Big Think. Placebo are missing, but arguably belong way down in the bottom-right corner.
Placebo performing 20th Century Boy in the movie Velvet Goldmine.
Official video for Without You, I’m Nothing, featuring David Bowie.
Placebo’s Nancy Boy live on Jools Holland in 1997.
Live performance of Placebo’s Passive Aggressive in 2000, from their third album, Black Market Music.

Albums Discussed in this Episode

  1. James’ choice: U2 – Rattle & Hum (Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube).
  2. Glen’s choice: Placebo – Without You I’m Nothing (Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube).

Music Clips Used

U2 – Rattle & Hum:

  • Pride (In the Name of Love) (12:26).
  • Angel of Harlem (18:40).
  • All Along the Watchtower (22:28).
  • I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (27:22).
  • Desire (35:16).
  • When Love Comes to Town (38:32).
  • Helter Skelter (44:03).
  • Silver and Gold (46:15).
  • Van Dieman’s Land (55:45).
  • All I Want Is You (58:55).

Placebo – Without You I’m Nothing:

  • Brick Shithouse (01:02:36).
  • Burger Queen (01:08:30).
  • Pure Morning (01:14:56).
  • Evil Dildo (01:17:46).
  • Every You, Every Me (01:21:28).
  • Ask for Answers (01:25:06).
  • Without You, I’m Nothing (01:31:19).
  • Allergic (To Thoughts of Mother Earth) (01:35:27).

Other sources:

  • Matt Redman – Open the Eyes of my Heart (original by Paul Baloche) (41:58).
  • Sepultura – Bullet the Blue Sky (49:42).

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.

RankJamesGlen
#50Tim Minchin – Matilda, the MusicalHorse the Band – R. Borlax
#49The London Symphony Orchestra – Classic RockMike Oldfield – Tubular Bells
#48Remy Zero – The Golden HumNile – Annihilation of the Wicked
#47Harry Secombe – Bless This HouseNick Drake – Pink Moon
#46Fatboy Slim – You’ve Come a Long Way BabyThe Reindeer Section – Son of Evil Reindeer
#45Dr Dre – 2001Elbow – Asleep in the Back
#44Lauren Daigle – Look Up ChildGomez – Bring it On
#43The Baseballs – Strike!Ben Howard – Every Kingdom
#42Tom Jones – ReloadForeign Slippers – Farewell to the Old Ghosts
#41Black Lace – Party PartyOpeth – Ghost Reveries
#40Nell Bryden – Shake the TreeMaximum the Hormone – Bu-ikikaesu
#39The Torero Band – Lennon and McCartney, Tijuana StyleJimmy Eat World – Clarity
#38Ray Lamontagne and the Pariah Dogs – God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t RiseGoo Goo Dolls – Dizzy up the Girl
#37Genesis – Invisible TouchMetallica – Master of Puppets
#36Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers – The Album/Swing the MoodArcade Fire – Funeral
#35Richard Hawley – Coles CornerBat for Lashes – Fur and Gold
#34Grainne Duffy – Out of the DarkDamien Rice – O
#33David Brent and Foregone Conclusion – Life on the RoadBiffy Clyro – Only Revolutions
#32Damien Rice – OMogwai – Happy Songs for Happy People
#31Wildwood Kin – Turning TidesDeftones – Saturday Night Wrist
#30Sam Kelly – The Lost BoysPulp – Different Class
#29The Rolling Stones – Hackney DiamondsFrightened Rabbit – Pedestrian Verse
#28Coldplay – Viva la Vida or Death and All His FriendsCounting Crows – August and Everything After
#27Nickelback – Silver Side UpSoundgarden – Superunknown
#26Paul McCartney and Wings – Band on the RunSkunk Anansie – Paranoid and Sunburnt
#25The Shires – BraveMastodon – Leviathan
#24[Film Soundtrack] – Little Shop of Horrors Original Motion Picture SoundtrackSigur Rós – Takk
#23Pearl Jam – TenNirvana – Nevermind
#22The Darkness – One Way Ticket to Hell… And BackSmashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
#21Rend Collective – Homemade Worship by Handmade PeopleThe Mars Volta – The Bedlam in Goliath
#20Michael Jackson – BadThe Fall of Troy – Manipulator
#19Queen + Paul Rogers – The Cosmos RocksPearl Jam – Binaural
#18U2 – Rattle & HumPlacebo – Without You, I’m Nothing

Our current theme is an original piece – Get Ready for the Next Episode – arranged and made by Glen, with James on vocals.

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