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Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE108 - Pulp - Different Class
"Different Class" is the fifth (yes, fifth) studio album by Pulp, released on March 30, 1995. It is widely regarded as one of the most significant albums of the Britpop era and played a crucial role in establishing Pulp as one of the biggest British acts of the mid-to-late 1990s. The album features a heady blend of pop, rock, and elements of electronic music, showcasing Pulp's eclectic sound.
Thematically, "Different Class" explores issues of class, social dynamics, and the British experience, often with a sharp, satirical edge. The lyrics, written by frontman Jarvis Cocker, are known for their sardonic wit and observational s...2024-11-182h 06Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE107 - Korn - Korn PLUS One-Hit Wonders winners!
Suppose we had to get round to this one at some point, eh? “Korn," released in 1994 to an unsuspecting audience, is the self-titled debut album by the American Nu-Metal band Korn (but don’t tell them they’re Nu-Metal, cause they are). This groundbreaking record is often credited with birthing the nu-metal genre, blending heavy metal with elements of hip-hop and alternative rock. The album features raw, emotionally charged lyrics that delve into themes of pain, alienation, and personal struggle, reflecting the tumultuous experiences of lead vocalist Jonathan Davis. Tracks like "Blind," "Shoots and Ladders," and "Clown" showcase the band's signat...2024-10-302h 10Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE106 - Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Who says we only do guitars? At long, long last this podcast gets round to the megastar rapper, songwriter, producer, record exec, actor? Ol’ Slim Shady himself, Eminem. More specifically, his 2nd big label release (yes all you Stans, I know about Infinite) The Marshall Mathers LP.
The album was released when Marshall was right up there as one of the biggest names worldwide, constantly courting and batting away controversies and was lauded by critics upon its release. It went on to sell by the bucketload to the hungry masses and was certified diamond in the U.S. but as alw...2024-10-162h 51Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE105 - Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way
I mean… c’mon…. The Red Hot Chili Peppers?? Just how have this band been out there for ages peddling their wares? Every couple of years chucking out a similarly-filled, funk-infused, cheaply lyricised new album, selling buttloads of copies, filling arenas and staying (somewhat)relevant? Plus, who is an admirer and why?
With neither of us being fans Mr. Kiedis & his merry men we needed to investigate this so we decided to take a good old listen to their 2002 LP ‘By The Way’.
We also belated discuss the Oasis reunion gigs, Sex Neil being scared that the brothers Gallagher would be ‘too heav...2024-10-031h 56Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE104 - One Hit Wonders Tournament Part 2
Part 2 of our One Hit Wonders tournament takes in an outright eclectic mix of tunes and spits them out in ascending order. Listen in to this raucous episode and keep your fingers crossed that everybody involved comes to their senses and realises that Babylon Zoo’s Spaceman is a stone cold classic!
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Who doesn’t love a One Hit Wonder? Songs that hit the charts, got stuck in the musical consciousness, were everywhere for a while and then disappeared, the artists in most cases never to be heard from again, relegated to “oh man, remember that (insert name here ) tune?
Well we love them, or at least slightly like some of them and decided to ask a few of our co-hosts to rate a selection of these single bangers from 1-20, collated the votes and present them to you in a countdown format.
In this episode we cover the first selection as well...2024-09-041h 56Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE102 - Jukeboxpod A-Z Vol 1 - 10cc-Alice Cooper
Welcome to the first instalment of the Jukeboxpod A2Z. On these pods we’ll be giving bitesize props or shade to all of the artists who won’t necessarily end up getting their own episodes but deserve a mention for one reason or another. So this time, strap in as 2pac, 50 Cent, AC/DC, ABBA, Adele, Alice Cooper & loads more kick us off.
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Released slap-bang in the throes of Nu-Metal’s commercial peak, Come Clean by Puddle of Mudd lends slightly from the genre but heaps in elements of Grunge, Post-Grunge & dare say ‘Butt-Rock’ to the overall theme. Wes Scantlin and his band of merry men offer up a plate of digestible rock that was lapped up by fans at the time & had hits to boot. ‘She Hates Me’ & ‘Blurry’ were major successes both sides of the Atlantic but are pretty different to everything else on this album. How does this bad boy stack up? And is it any good? We take it in track-by-tr...2024-08-072h 08Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE100 - Personal Jukebox Podcast - 5 Songs You Can’t Live Without
On this episode we decided to celebrate hitting the big 100 by letting our hair down and asking some of the previous co-hosts to pick their “5 Songs You Can’t Live Without” and it’s yielded some varying, eclectic results. Mr. Stewart Boyd, Courtney G, P.K., Lez, Little Si, Ning & Simon all offer up 5 tracks to the collective masses so expect Alice In Chains to Pete & Bas, The Exploited to The Beach Boys and The Smashing Pumpkins to Little Mix. Beware though, there is a whiff of Iron Maiden in the air.
PLUS we let you know about a new theme of...2024-07-222h 46Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE99 - SHINE 3 Indie Hits (Pulp, The Charlatans, Blur, Garbage & MORE)
After over 2 1/2 years of mucking around, we finally get back on the Shine compilation trail and take on Shine 3 - 20 new DAZZLING indie hits.
Much like the previous instalments in the series, this latest offering includes the big boys such as Oasis, Blur, etc. along with a couple of older tracks from the Roses & Mondays but also features lesser known bands of the time. PLUS we encounter possibly the worst song covered in the podcast’s history.
Oh yeah, Albarn gets a kicking too 😘
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It’s time for a bumper edition of the PJP takeover as Ning brings onboard Lez & 80’s thrash aficionado Gaz to look at one of the aforementioned genre’s seminal albums, Reign In Blood by cuddly metalheads Slayer.
Even the usual Jukeboxpod host would struggle to downplay the reverence of the big hitters ‘Angel of Death’ & ‘Raining Blood’ on this effort but how’s the rest of the material hold up nearly 40 years on?
The guys cover all aspects of the album and conduct a major internal discussion over track listing & song running times, heavy metal heaven indeed 🤘🏻
Blow us a few kisses and rate or r...2024-06-192h 10Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE98 - The Download Festival & Casual Conversations
And now for something a bit different….
The Download Festival is a renowned rock and metal music festival that takes place annually at Donington Park (site of its predecessor “Monsters of Rock”) in the East Midlands and attracts thousands of music fans from around the world. The festival features multiple stages showcasing a diverse lineup of bands and artists, ranging from legendary rock icons to up-and-coming acts. It has become a staple event in the rock and metal music calendar, known for its impressive lineup, electric performances, and unforgettable experiences as well dividing the fanbase on the acts performing & has cemente...2024-06-052h 16Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE97 - Bush - Sixteen Stone
This episode we take a look at the band nobody in the UK seemed to give two you-know-what’s about, Bush and their debut album Sixteen Stone. We delve into the origin of the band, lead singer Gavin Rossdale’s life & times, question if the band are in fact Day 1 for post-grunge and try to work out how this album sold 6x platinum in the US but barely scraped a silver cert (60,000) in the UK. All of this lovingly wrapping in wrestling-centric metaphors seductively delivered straight into your ear hole.
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Step back with the Personal Jukebox as we delve into the career and music of the somewhat iconic and definitely influential band INXS. This time we take a dive into the band's rise to fame, their early output, their chart-topping hits, and the tragic loss of their enigmatic frontman, Michael Hutchence by covering the band’s 2011 compilation album “INXS The Very Best”
Join us as we explore the evolution of INXS's sound, from their early days playing in Sydney pubs and gigs to under 20 fans in the US to their international success with hits like "Need You Tonight" and "New Sensati...2024-05-082h 04Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE95 - UK Chart Countdown 15/7/06 or Plunge Pods & Scandalous AccusationsJuly 2006 is the focus of our latest chart analysis episode and this time there’s a lot of people on trial for peddling their wares. Amongst those in the firing line include Lordi, Pink, Razorlight, Muse & The Lost Prophets…. all of your faves.
We also discuss cold water therapy, Brit school kids & our co-host falls in love with Paolo Nutini whilst also being unable to recollect a vast majority of the artists on offer. PLUS we also take another stab at the ‘Like’ world record!
Help a brother out and rate or review the Personal Jukebox on Spotify, iTunes and all of you...2024-04-231h 46Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE94 - POWER BALLADS Top 30 (Bon Jovi, Poison, Cher, Aerosmith, Tina Turner & MORE)The Power Ballad. Loved by many (including our co-host on this ep) but labelled by others as a product of a bygone era. In the vast majority of cases these songs are characterised by emotional and heartfelt lyrics, powerful vocals, and a melodic and dramatic instrumental arrangement. Typically, power ballads feature a slow tempo, allowing the singer to showcase their vocal range and express deep emotions. The lyrics often revolve around themes of love, heartbreak, and personal struggles, resonating with listeners on an emotional level. Power ballads are known for their anthemic choruses and memorable guitar solos, creating a sense...2024-04-092h 19Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE93 - Travis - Good Feeling“Oh yeah” you may say, “I remember Travis, always asking why it was raining, telling us to turn/sing etc”. Well on this episode we focus on the band’s first album, released in late 1997 and spawning 4 top 40 singles, even if you didn’t realise at the time. We’ve mentioned before on the pod that Travis, alongside The Verve (and Embrace lol) were somewhat of a middle stepping ground between the 90s ‘Britpop’ and what would follow for UK guitar bands, à la Coldplay in the early 00s but this album showcases a more raw sound before they inexplicably sold massive with ‘The M...2024-03-261h 26Personal Jukebox Music PodcastTAKEOVER 3 - Send No Flowers - JuiceNing is back to takeover the Personal Jukebox alongside his JifnotCif brethren as they drill down the album ‘Juice’ by Send No Flowers.
This was the 1996 debut & ended up as the only album put out by the British five-piece who really distilled their sound on this effort but information on the net in scarce. How good are the songs? Why didn’t the band last? Listen in and find out.
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If you’ve got any quest...2024-03-181h 31Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE92 - Republica - RepublicaOk, this episode is partly due to a listener suggestion following Sex Neil’s love of a big beat & a female vocal so this time we head into the self-titled debut album from Republica. Another record released in that sweet mid-to-late 90s slot that we love here on the Personal Jukebox. Surely EVERYBODY knows the twin big hits from this one but you ever heard any of the other stuff? We hadn’t tbh. And what actually were Republica? A pop-rock band? A dance act? Listen in as we try to decipher Saffron and her band of merry men.
Do us a...2024-03-041h 58Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE91 - Metallica - LoadLoad is the sixth studio album by our old mates Metallica. Released in 1996, this album marked a significant departure from the band's thrash roots, erring way into hard rock, alternative and blues rock territory.
With tracks like "Until It Sleeps", “Mama Said” & "Ronnie," Load showcases Metallica's new impetus of versatility and willingness to experiment with their sound ever so slightly.
However, many have expressed disappointment and criticism & long-time fans of the band were taken aback by the departure from Metallica's traditional sound. After a five year wait since the behemoth of the previous self-titled ‘Black’ album, critics felt that the new e...2024-02-201h 46Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE90 - Green Day - DookieDookie is the third studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. Released in 1994, this album catapulted Green Day to mainstream success and is considered a cornerstone of the (pop?)punk rock genre. With its catchy melodies, energetic guitar riffs, and rebellious lyrics, Dookie resonated with a generation of youth looking for something a bit different from the malaise that Grunge had found itself in and an outlet for their frustrations and anxieties. From the anthemic "Basket Case" to the infectious "Longview," the album showcases Green Day's signature blend of raw energy and melodic hooks.
We cover the a...2024-02-051h 59Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE89 - The Filthy 15 - The PMRC, Parental Advisory stickers & Frank the W*nkWe blast off into 2024 with a killer episode focused around the Filthy 15. These are 15 songs that in 1985 were put forward in the US by the PMRC (The Parents Music Resource Centre, a collection set up initially by wives of ‘high-up’ folk in the United States) as the most objectionable and also featured the worst content imaginable to the group’s members. Artists such as Madonna, Black Sabbath, AC/DC & Cyndi Lauper were fingered by the Washington Wives, ooh naughty!
Joining Simon on this one, like a bad smell that won’t go away is Ning as well as new boy PK to di...2024-01-222h 24Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE88 - The Prodigy - The Fat Of The LandFor the final time this year we step into the Personal Jukebox to discuss The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy.
This album was released in summer 1997 but was preceded by 12 months of singles, hype, publicity (both positive and negative) and ballyhoo enabling The Prodigy to become one of the biggest acts around at the time.
We discuss all aspects of this offering as well as later releases by the band/group/act and Ning falls in love with Gwen Stefani at the end.
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Live from Studio 2, Ning steps back into the driving seat of the Personal Jukebox and welcomes in Lee E alongside The Voice in the Background to have a cursory gander across the 1994 album Ill Communication by The Beastie Boys.
They also muse over further releases by The Beasties and recount 1998’s Reading festival line-up.
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If you’ve got any questions about the show, need to strenuously contest the opinions, want to sugges...2023-12-121h 07Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE87 - Faith No More - Angel DustThe Personal Jukebox belatedly returns!
Angel Dust is Faith No More's fourth studio album, released in 1992. It's a genre-defying work that blends alternative rock, metal, and experimental elements. The album showcases the band's musical versatility, featuring unconventional song structures, eclectic instrumentation, and Mike Patton's distinctive vocals as well as being the final bow of guitarist Jim Martin. Tracks like "Midlife Crisis" and "A Small Victory" explore complex themes, while the album as a whole challenges traditional expectations, solidifying Faith No More's reputation for pushing boundaries in the '90s music scene. Oh, and of course there’s the cover tagged on...2023-12-041h 49Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE86 - The 30 Most Downloaded/Streamed Songs Of The 2000sOn this episode we delve into the rhythmic journey of the 2000s, exploring the sonic landscape shaped by the most downloaded and streamed songs worldwide. From chart-toppers to anthems that defined an era, Hip-Hop to Garage Rock, Alt mega hits to Pure Pop. Let’s hold hands together skip through the melodies that resonated across the globe during this erm… iconic? decade.
Obs we slalom off-piste into GOOP, an Apple love-in, Lady Gaga creating LGBTQ, Freestyle rapping, Timothy Westwood and Vegas concert venues as well as buttloads more.
Do us a good turn and rate or review the Personal Jukebox on Spo...2023-11-132h 21Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE85 - No Doubt - Tragic KingdomNext up to be dissected inside the Personal Jukebox is Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt.
With this record, first released in 1995 but not gaining mega popularity until early ‘97, No Doubt hit the big time. Blending ska, pop and punk with Gwen Stefani’s ‘one of the guys’ allure wrote the guys their ticket to a diamond selling disc.
Question is… is the album actually any good? Is there anything on this worth listening to past the big singles? Do the aforementioned big tunes stand the test of time? And were No Doubt just a marketer’s dream at the...2023-10-311h 40Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE84 - UK Chart Top 20 28/3/1999 or The Sad Tale Of An Unrequited Flat EricThe Personal Jukebox is back with an all-timer episode! This pod we head back to March 1999, a time before sat navs, iPhones & Uber eats. A time where Manchester United were on their way to the treble whilst the noisy neighbours were scraping themselves out of English football’s third tier. A time musically, following Britpop’s fade out but before Nu-Metal & pop punk had bled out onto the UK chart scene.
This countdown covers NME’s single of the year, the highest selling Irish artists in Britain of all-time, an absolute classic girl band pop hit and still...2023-10-162h 13Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE83 - Van Halen -1984On this episode we cover 1984 by Van Halen. Released as the band’s sixth album, this became a multi seller in their native US shipping over 10 million to be certified diamond. It gave the band their only No.1 on the Billboard chart (guess what that was..) but also signified the end of Diamond Dave Lee Roth’s tenure working with Van Halens Eddie & Alex.
We discuss the break-up of the band, the tremendous success of the singles released and answer if Van Halen did actually, really go synth-rock.
Rate and review the Personal Jukebox on Spotify, iTune...2023-10-021h 19Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE82 - Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The HeadFollowing on from previous audience-splitting artists covered on the pod such as Nickelback and Avril Lavigne, this time we take in the second album put out by possibly the ultimate ‘Marmite’ band Coldplay.
Released over 20 years ago, Chris Martin and his mates followed up their huge-selling debut by showcasing a more mature sound and cranking up the feels on this one. EVERYBODY has heard the big singles and will have an opinion but do Coldplay have anything else to offer? Listen and find out.
Obs we talk about a load of stuff too.
Please...2023-09-191h 50Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE81 - Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must GoOur old mate Ning is back on the podcast with Simon as they bang on about a whole host of stuff including receiving emails from Motley Crüe, the British class divide, Radio 1 roadshows, green issues, & dad fishing.
As if that’s not enough, Everything Must Go ( ) by the Manic Street Preachers is the focus of this episode. We cover the album in depth, analyse how the Manic’s sound changed and discuss Richey Manic’s disappearance.
You can check out the latest tracks by Ning’s band Jifnotcif by going to
https://www.ftdmusic.com/p/jifnotcif.html?fbclid=IwAR1dIpkkUM0BNyknv6jVF...2023-09-051h 47Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE80 - Limp Bizkit - Results May VarySuper Neil returns with Simon to talk all things Limp Bizkit & their 4th album Results May Vary. Recorded at a time when Limp were up there with the big hitters, Fred was apparently rubbing shoulders with peak Britney Spears but minus talismanic guitarist Wes Borland and very definitely following the Nu-Metal boom. The album has been reviled and ridiculed by music writers and fans alike and somehow garnered the second-lowest score ever on Metacritic but is it ACTUALLY that bad?
We also talk about tracks that could have been included on the album, seeing the band live, Neil’s vomiting prac...2023-08-231h 55Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE79 - METAL 80s vs 90s PART 2 (Slipknot, White Zombie, Slayer, Exodus, Anthrax and MORE)Simon and Gaz return to round out our 1980s vs 1990s metal band discussion. This time we put tracks by Exodus, Skid Row, Iron Maiden, Slayer & Poison up against Slipknot, Monster Magnet, Nine Inch Nails, Limp Bizkit & Rage Against The Machine.
Which decade’s representatives will reign supreme? Will anybody care? Listen in & find out.
Rate and review the Personal Jukebox on Spotify, iTunes and all of your podcast providers! We’d super appreciate the love! Got any questions about the show? Queries about the opinions?Have album recommendations? Just want to say hello? Then contact the show jukeboxpod@gmail...2023-08-091h 05Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE78 - METAL 80s vs 90s PART 1 (Metallica, GnR, Judas Priest, Pantera, Soundgarden and MORE)Welcome back to the latest episode from the Personal Jukebox where this time we pit the finest metal tracks from the 1980s against their 1990s counterparts in a battle to the death where only one decade can reign supreme!
Simon is joined by Gaz to pick over the latest album from Metallica, now that they've had a fair bit of time to listen. Then we ramp things up by facing off 80s Metal heavyweights such as Iron Maiden, Ozzy, Van Halen, Testament, Slayer & Metallica against the 90s crew including Fear Factory, Korn, Megadeth, White Zombie and erm...2023-07-301h 38Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE77 - Kings of Leon - Only By The NightTake our word for it, this episode is an absolute all-timer!
Welcome back to the Personal Jukebox where this time, we tackle Only By The Night from Kings of that there Leon. The album was massively successful, spawning KOL’s highest profile singles & made them proper mainstream but is it REALLY any good? Hmmmmm…
Simon gets Neil’s (belated, admittedly) views & reviews of this year’s Download festival, as well as overall thoughts on Guns N Roses’ performance at Glastonbury, Coke’s new bottle tops & Neil brings us to a climax with an unexpected banger!
Rate and review the Personal Jukeb...2023-07-191h 51Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE76 - Pearl Jam - TenPearl Jam released their debut album in summer 1991 and immediately were flung into the burgeoning alternative/grunge music tidal wave even though on this album they don’t really bear the hallmarks of the Grunge ‘sound’. This is no ‘Grunge’ record. Carried on the collective back of stateside mega-hits Even Flow, Jeremy & Alive, Ten eventually outsold Nirvana’s Nevermind in the U.S. whilst on the way garnering criticism from pundits and Mr. Cobain himself.
Simon and Boyd give PJ the Jukeboxpod treatment having previously covered the boys waaaay back in episode 4.
Rate and review the Personal Jukebox on Spotify, iTun...2023-07-051h 47Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE75 - Beck - OdelayCome listen to the latest podcast with some good ol’ boys. Released right slap-bang in the sweet spot 1996 heartland of the podcast, Odelay was Beck’s fifth (??!) album, yet most still really just knew him from 1994’s played on MTV all the time mega-hit ‘Loser’. Spurred on by not wanting to be a one hit wonder, Beck blended country, blues, rap, hip hop, jazz & rock for this record and was bestowed with universal acclaim from the critics. But is it actually, really any good?
Simon and Mr. Stewart Boyd (who else?) get into a now slightly out of date bit of football...2023-06-191h 43Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE74 - UK Chart Top 20 20/3/93 or Doing a bit for charityThe UK chart in 1993 was a proper mixed bag. Whilst acts from the late eighties and big established stars were still putting out material, new artists from diverse ends of the music spectrum such as alternative, boy bands, emerging britpop and even the zeitgeist of the time, Ragga were all throwing their hats into the ring to prise money from young music-buying kid’s hands.
Join Simon & Lez as they cover the singles and albums charts from March 1993 and get into life at the time. We have a big Iron Maiden discussion, reminisce about Lez’s holiday with Madon...2023-06-061h 51Personal Jukebox Music PodcastTAKEOVER - The Quireboys - A Bit Of What You FancyIt’s a TAKEOVER!
Ning steps into the driver’s seat and hooks up with Lez to look at the 1990 debut effort from The Quireboys, A bit of what you fancy. The album reviewed favourably at the time, reached top 2 on the UK album charts and led to the band playing to over 50,000 fans at the Tokyo Dome (5 stars from Meltzer) on New Years Eve.
Ning and Lez wistfully look back at the time this came out and recount tales of back when they were spotty little oiks, walking around with a boombox, listening to Megadeth & generally up to...2023-05-291h 06Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE73 - Live Aid - The Global JukeboxThe original Live Aid is still held up nearly 40 years after it occurred on July 13th 1985 as a major cultural moment. Bob Geldolf’s charity behemoth, bursting with musical acts and celebrities from the time raised mega-millions for the charities it was shoving to the forefront and raised the profile of nearly everybody involved.
Simon is back, heavily affected by early season hay fever with 80’s aficionado Ning on this episode as they cover the earlier Band Aid single, Phil Collins’ big day, the misconception of what Bob Geldolf ACTUALLY said, give Queen their flowers and the reform...2023-05-162h 44Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE72 - The Doors - The Best of The DoorsRay Manzarek, Robby Krieger, John Densmore and the leather-clad Lizard King himself Jim Morrison were The Doors. Described by their own website as intoxicating, genre-bending, provocative & uncompromising, this LA quartet went on to to establish a string of hit singles and big selling albums all within the space of under 5 years before Jimbo’s untimely death. Although the rest of the band did carry on, they could never scale the heights again with new material.
Join Simon & Neil as they take in this Best Of collection & attempt to work out if the Doors really are that influential and hav...2023-05-012h 23Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE71 - FESTIVAL Compilation PART 2 (Stereophonics, Ian Brown, Kaiser Chiefs, The Darkness & MORE)Simon & Chris return with the second part of this compilation album. Please listen back to the last episode for the opening half. Loads more of the mid 00’s band are covered, let’s dig in and get this one done.
Rate and review the Personal Jukebox on Spotify, iTunes and all of your podcast providers! And don’t forget to subscribe. We’d super appreciate the love! Got any questions about the show? Queries about the opinions? Have album recommendations? Just want to say hi? Contact the show jukeboxpod@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram @jukeboxpod or search...2023-04-162h 08Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE70 - FESTIVAL Compilation 2005 (Green Day, Kasabian, Snow Patrol, Coldplay & MORE)This is part 1 of a double episode.
For the first time, Simon welcomes Chris Wellings to the podcast to pour over what some may consider to be Indie Landfill, the summer of 2005’s compilation album Festival, but this one is chock-full of big hitters.
This double disc cd was squarely aimed at the mainstream side of festival-goers of the year including a host of headliner-worthy acts as well as a few outliers too. On this first part we welcome Chris with open arms and discuss the tunes provided by Oasis, Feeder, The Ordinary Boys and pl...2023-04-051h 53Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE69 - Avril Lavigne - Let GoSimon & Neil risk any remaining shred of credibility by reviewing Avril Lavigne’s 2002 album Let Go.
Released at the time of Pop-Punk saturation & armed with a trio of radio-friendly big hitters, Avril’s debut was seen for many as an attempt by record company bosses to cash in on the scene by creating a girl punker to peddle to the younger female demo… and it worked. The disc was the biggest pop debut of 2002 worldwide and made Miss Lavigne the youngest ever female to have a UK No.1 album but is it actually any good?
Rate an...2023-03-231h 37Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE68 - Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little PillSettle down and listen to the latest episode of the podcast, where this time we look at the most successful selling album we’ve covered so far (currently sitting at the 13th highest selling worldwide ever) Alanis Morisette’s major breakthrough Jagged Little Pill. Alanis’ 3rd album was a major change in style to her previous output and drew from the massive Alt-Rock prominence of the time but how does it measure up in 2023?
Lord Stewart Boyd is back alongside Simon to guide us back to Jukeboxpod 1995 heartland with this one. Everybody knows the big singles but is there...2023-03-062h 00Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE67 - The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The B*ll*cks, Here’s The Sex PistolsFormed in the back room of a London fashion store as the brainchild of Malcolm McLaren sometime in 1975 and initially lasting just two and a half years, the Sex Pistols were one of the most groundbreaking acts in the history of music. They were responsible for kicking off the Punk scene in the United Kingdom and inspiring absolutely loads of following budding musicians (?) to ply their trade.
So what better way to look at their debut & only album than by welcoming our old mate and Pistols Uber-fan Ning back to the pod. We take a d...2023-02-202h 23Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE66 - Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m NotSimon welcomes back the main man Stewart Boyd to cover the debut album from Sheffield’s very own Arctic Monkeys.
Released at the tail end of mid 00’s UK indie landfill era and lauded for their organic entrance onto the day’s music scene, the Monkeys were hailed as the latest saviour of guitar music and very much christened the ‘Cool new thing’. We look back to see if they have the tunes and chops to back those claims up, if their beginning was actually that organic & try to work out if they were actually (originally at least) just a Brit...2023-02-011h 42Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE65 - UK Chart Top 20 5/4/86 or Chris Moyles’ r**e eyesFor the last time for a fair while we head both back to the eighties and into chart countdown territory. April 1986 really is a catch-all for music of the era, as this episode takes in everything from Van Halen to Sam Fox via Prince, The Bangles & Sinitta.
Our old pal Gaz is back alongside Simon as they discuss the music from the chart of the day as well as Celebs Go Dating, Chris Moyles’ I’m a Celeb appearance, Amazon Prime/Absolute Plus subscriptions, David Bowie’s Labyrinth role, Warwick Davis being a **** & is Prince all that?
...2023-01-181h 34Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE64 - Audioslave - AudioslaveWhen the instrumentalists from Rage Against The Machine found themselves singer-less, friend of the band Rick Rubin suggested former Soundgarden frontman/vocalist extraordinaire Chris Cornell. And thus was formed the millennium’s first rock supergroup.
Simon & Gaz kick off the new year by reflecting on the festive season, Gaz’s arcade cabinet purchase & receive the nicest email ever sent to the pod. Obviously they have a good listen to Audioslave’s self-titled 2002 debut as well.
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Neil (He’s got his Trum Belise) is back on the sticky floor with Simon diving into a bit of old man moaning, discovering the erm, alternative meani...2022-12-082h 13Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE62 - Marilyn Manson - Mechanical AnimalsEpisode 62 of the Personal Jukebox brings you the 1998 third studio album from Marilyn Manson, Mechanical Animals. Released at the height of the band’s popularity/infamy, it signals a change in musical direction and offers a (shudder) concept album. Any good? or just pyro, ballyhoo and religion baiting?
Mr. Neil Strong hops back on the pod to discuss this one out with Simon. They also cover the recently announced initial Download festival line-up, England’s World Cup hopes, the untrustworthy Cristiano Ronaldo’s interview, Karen’s Diner and the time Neil cried his eyes out to the film Arm...2022-11-232h 00Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE61 - Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New YorkSimon welcomes Ning back onto the pod as they take in Nirvana’s final recorded act, MTV’s Unplugged in New York. Recorded both when they were legitimately the biggest band in the world and less than 6 months before Kurt’s demise this has long been held up as one of, if not THE most iconic Unplugged performances.
It’s stacked with many unheard and unfashionable-at-the-time covers and poignant performances but does it hold up nearly 30 years later?
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Leave us...2022-11-111h 31Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE60 - UK Chart Top 20 15/2/03 or So.... You Like the Boys?Little Simon returns to the podcast to up the 'words per minute' quota and reminisce over the Top 20 chart from mid-February 2003. A countdown which is completely intentionally topped by one of his most-loved singles OF ALL TIME. Lots & lots of stuff discussed on this one, kick back and listen in.
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2022-10-272h 25Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE59 - Black Sabbath - ParanoidTime to go way, way back to the Autumn of 1970 where 4 lads from Birmingham, Osbourne, Iomi, Butler and Ward released their second record to the masses. Seemingly universally acclaimed by fans of Sabbath as their best offering and labelled Greatest Metal Album of All Time by Rolling Stone in 2017 (hmmmm, I dunno….) this 8 track stomper followed up the previous year’s self-titled debut.
Simon welcomes back Gazlad to pick the bones of this one and also the UK top 10 from this week in September 1970. We also touch on Sabbath covers, Facebook bans, motorway driving and Gaz becomes the l...2022-10-131h 39Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE58 - Oasis - (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?It’s time for another big one on the Personal Jukebox as Simon teams up with Stewart Boyd to finally take in the second album offering from Oasis.
Released in the heady, Britpop-heavy (and peak) times of 1995 this is an absolute colossus that made Oasis a tabloid editor’s dream & legitimately the biggest and most popular band across the British Isles. Regularly ranked on ‘Best of’ lists worldwide, one of the highest selling albums ever in the UK, numerous tracks that were earworms to everybody alive at the time, made absolute megastars out of the Gallagher brothers, the plaud...2022-09-282h 31Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE57 - Guns N’ Roses - Appetite For DestructionSimon welcomes back our old pal Lez to pour over the 35 (!) year old debut scene-shattering album Appetite for Destruction by Guns N’ Roses.
Released at the tail end of 1987 and full of all-timers and bangers, this album changed the game for the hair/glam metal/hard/cock rock acts of the era and kicked off the band’s accent to legitimately being labelled the ‘Biggest Band in the World’ BUT, is it actually all that?
Get in touch with us with your feedback jukeboxpod@gmail.com and by all means, follow the pod on Facebook or Instagr2022-09-141h 41Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE56 - Terrorvision - How To Make Friends And Influence PeopleLet’s head back to the heartland of the podcast for an episode on Terrorvision’s 1994 sophomore offering How to Make Friends and Influence People. Back to the time when the burgeoning Britpop scene had a somewhat smaller BritROCK sibling.
Simon and Boyd put any impartiality to one side and head back to younger days to gush over the band’s incredibly long-titled effort in much the same way that that era’s UK rock magazines did. Just how do the big hitters Oblivion, Alice, what’s the matter? & Middleman hold up 28 years later? Listen in & find out.
Get i...2022-09-011h 52Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE55 - 80s Mixtape EXTRAVAGANZA! (Madonna, Prince, Springsteen, Bowie & MORE)D’you know what I mean?
In celebration of this podcast’s 2nd birthday Neil once again joins Simon as they fill those glasses and each offer their own, very different top tunes from the 1980s.
They discuss the demise of John Terry’s NFTs & Aitch whilst Neil discovers that Salt n Pepa are not a one-hit wonder and shockingly reveals that somehow he’s never seen E.T.!
Get in touch jukeboxpod@gmail.com and let us know who provided the best 80s list and listen to the songs in full on Apple M...2022-08-172h 10Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE54 - Nickelback - All The Right ReasonsWHAT?!? Nickelback on the Personal Jukebox? Guess it had to happen sooner or later.
Simon & Neil, neither particular fans of the Canadian ensemble give Chad and his mates a decent shake of it as they take in the band’s HUUGE selling 5th album All the Right Reasons.
We also get a belated round-up of this year’s Download festival, discuss being mistaken for Chris Moyles in public and bang on like old men about the Yout.
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2022-08-031h 32Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE53 - Top Selling Singles of the 00s (Kings of Leon, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Eminem & MORE)Hey Pop Pickers!
If you’ve ever wondered which singles shifted the most copies in the UK chart throughout the noughties but didn’t want to have to deal with the X Factor winner’s guff or any ‘charidee’ tripe then you’re in the right place.
Simon and Mr. Neil Strong take a (very) free and easy, breezy gander over the 25 highest selling tracks whilst attempting to pinpoint the moment Neil shed his early-2000s speed garage chav chic and embraced The Metal.
The likes of Lady Gaga, DJ Otzi (who?) , Kylie Minogue and RATM all...2022-07-202h 28Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE52 - UK Chart Top 20 10/6/95 or Tinder? Completed It MateHeads up kids, take heed of that explicit tag.
It’s been nearly 2 years but FINALLY….. Fatty Gibbs has come back to the Personal Jukebox Podcast.
Simon welcomes back Gibbo to wax lyrical about back in the summer of ‘95 when they were but young pups. They discuss football, losing girlfriends, Gibbo’s online dating/real life relationship debauchery in some pretty lurid detail and have a good old singsong PLUS we have a special guest drop-in.
All of this as well as taking in the chart countdown from June 1995 which features the likes of Reef...2022-07-061h 53Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE51 - Linkin Park - One More LightWay back on an early episode of the podcast we looked at the 2001 debut album from Shinoda, Copperpot and the boys so let’s see how they rounded out their as-of-now resume with 2017’s One More Light.
Released barely 2 months before Chester’s death, the overall sound of the record is completely different to any of the previous output and divided an already fractious fanbase.
Copperpot’s no.1 fan Neil Strong hops onboard with Simon to dissect this one.
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Simon and Jukeboxpod fave Stewart Boyd dissect the debut album from (The?) Foo Fighters from 1995, long before the fully fleshed-out line-up became arena & festival fillers with a definite claim to be the layman’s ‘Biggest band in the world’ and work out if it’s any good.
Drop us an email with feedbacky stuff jukeboxpod@g...2022-06-091h 51Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE49 - Limp Bizkit - Still SucksTime for something a bit different as we take a look at an album only released in the last year.
Simon, Ning and the debuting Sammie hunker down and take in Limp’s latest offering to find out if it was worth the over-10 year wait, where it sits in the Bizkit cannon and what to do if attacked by a (polar)bear. We also cover all the stuff put out in the 11 year gap since 2011’s Gold Cobra and work out if it’s true that Dad’s got the sag in the back with a drip....2022-05-261h 41Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE48 - Bon Jovi - Keep The FaithCock rock superstars Jovi’s 5th studio album was released slap-bang in the middle of the Grunge and alternative boom. Hence, Jon Bon and the boys were no longer wild in the street chasing bad medicine all across New Jersey and instead found themselves with a more mature sound, keeping the faith and laying their potential suitors down on beds of roses.
Simon manages to tie Mr. Metal himself, Gaz down and get him to take in the album. Will he be a convert to JBJ’s love song-centric style? Will Jovi’s good ol’ rock n roll tur...2022-05-091h 17Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE47 - Radiohead - Kid AOk, so you know the drill here. Simon is going to fire off the reverse swing googly and It’s Boyd’s job to bat those bad boys away… or so you’d think anyway.
After OK Computer, Radiohead’s Kid A album was hotly anticipated by the music press and the record buying public alike but did it live up to expectations? Put aside your preconceptions and listen to us dissect this one.
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Follow the show on Instag...2022-04-241h 57Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE46 - The Smiths - The Sound Of The SmithsMost commentators would agree that mega-influential Manchester band The Smiths’ star shone bright and was extinguished far too soon. Indeed, the band’s debut album was released in February 1984 but they had played their final gig before the end of ‘86. In-fighting has plagued the group even since they have split whilst constant rumours of ‘getting the band back together’ persist.
Simon and Ning take a whistle stop tour through all of The biggest Smiths tracks put together on disc 1 of their 2008 compilation and offer their views on where The Smiths sit in the music pantheon.
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Come listen and find out if the rumours are true and they did actually put all the good songs on this one.
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2022-03-271h 17Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE44 - WWF Forceable Entry 2002 (Marilyn Manson, Cypress Hill, Rob Zombie & MORE)The year is 2002. 2 major pop-culture touchstones could have been said to be on their respective 'comedowns' from massive critical acclaim but still baring the fruits of financial success, WWF wrestling/entertainment and Nu-Metal. So what better way to build a pile of dollar-dollar than to (tag) team up and put out an musical effort reworking the entrance themes of then-WWF wrestlers by legitimate bands and artists?
Simon is once again joined by Mr. Neil Strong to pick the bones out of this slice of metal-wrestling pie. Drowning Pool, Kid Rock, Our Lady Peace & Stereomud (me neither) all...2022-03-131h 45Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE43 - The Verve - Urban HymnsThe Verve released their third studio album Urban Hymns on 29 September 1997. It earned nearly unanimous critical praise upon its release, and went on to become the band's best-selling release and one of the biggest selling albums of the year but are we in agreement with the critics? Does the album hold up? Is there any substance aside from the big singles? Has Richard Ashcroft ever smiled?
Simon and Boyd head back to the late nineties to review said album in the jukeboxpod style. This is a good one.
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Whilst we try to keep discussion focused on the Foo Fighters, Sum 41, Marilyn Manson et al, matters soon turn to many topics including but not limited to Christmas dinners, the new Scream film, Eminem’s Mariah diss track, the plight of Prince Andrew and working out if Papa Roach/ Linkin Park was the Nu-metal Take That/East 17.
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Simon and Boyd, who have both been long fans of Alice, take a look at the band’s sophomore effort and try to decipher the lyrics of mr’s Stayley and Cantrell.
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2022-01-301h 43Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE40 - UK Chart Top 20 Countdown 17/7/1999We ease into the new year with a trip down memory lane back to the summer of 1999. A place where the UK charts were inhabited by such mega big-hitters as S Club 7, Shanks & Bigfoot and The Vengaboys. Can we find any actual decent stuff knocking around at the end of the old millennium though?
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2022-01-161h 48Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE39 - Dance/House music SPECTACULAR! (Pete Tong, Daft Punk, Underworld, Prodigy & MORE)Full disclosure, both Simon & Neil are full of ‘festive spirit’ in this episode. Be warned.
In 2012 the BBC decided to commemorate the then 20 year career of one Mr. Pete Tong on their radio platforms by polling the great British public for their favourite dance records put out during Tong’s tenure.
We begin by looking back at Mr. We Continue’s work but quickly descend into a full-on drunken tune-fest. Basement Jaxx, Armand van Helden, Josh Wink, The Chemical Brothers and lots, lots more get an airing.
Enjoy the last show of the year and...2021-12-222h 30Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE38 - KERRANG! The Album 1994 (Black Sabbath, Soundgarden, RHCP & MORE)So we looked at 2001's Kerrang offering a few episodes back but now let's have a gander over the British magazines 1994 effort of 30 Kranium Krunchin' Kuts taking in 3 decades and celebrating 500 issues of Kerrang!
Simon is joined by old Metal Head himself, Gaz Davies to take in 2 discs of Kontempary Kaos and Kerrang Klassix, all the time bearing in mind that the cd itself warns that this Kacophonous Kollection will make their ears bleed...... Even the Little Angels track???
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Marketing Man 2 – “It didn’t sell as well as ‘Dance Zone Level 5’ though”
MM 1 – “Different market, mate, different market. But this guitar music seems to be everywhere, and there’s a lot of it in the charts. I reckon we can make another compilation and make a quick buck or two”
MM 2 – “Can we try not to use old songs this time?”
MM 1 – “We can try… quick, get me Alan McGee on the phone again…”
Simon & Boyd carry on the analysis of the Shine compilation series...2021-11-211h 58Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE36 - Limp Bizkit - Significant OtherHey! The Bizkit just released their new album after a massive 10 year wait and depending on your point of view it’s either a bit of a banger or they still suck, But for just now, forget about that. Instead allow Simon and Neil to whisk you back to 1999 when Fred and the boys dropped the Nu-Metal megahit to find out if it really is all about the ‘he-said, she-said’. A buzz saw of bad attitude, metal guitar and white-boy rapping, Limp Bizkit's breakthrough album, Significant Other, is unapologetically rude and immature. But perhaps more importantly, it also rocks very...2021-11-091h 47Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE35 - Electric Six - FireGIRL! I wanna take you to a gay bar! But instead, let Simon and Stewart invite you to their own soirée, digging under the hood of Detroit band Electric Six’s initial long player offering.
After long being vaunted by Mr. Boyd as underrated, we get the chance to listen for ourselves. One or maybe two hit wonders? Listen to the pod to find out.
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Do...2021-10-241h 38Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE34 - KERRANG! The Album (2001) ft. Linkin Park, Incubus, Sepultura, Papa Roach & moreOur old pal Little Simon rocks up again, joining Big Si to delve into 2001’s offering of muchos metal from the UK’s premier rock and metal Magazine, KERRANG!
39 tracks ranging from Wheatus to White Zombie via Monster Magnet & My Vitriol receive the Personal Jukebox appraisal in this, the longest episode so far!
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2021-10-103h 06Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE33 - Oasis - Definitely MaybeThe time has come to take at least a cursory glance at one of the greatest debut albums of all time.
Brothers Liam & Noel along with Mr. ‘Cooking with classical gas’ Tony McCarroll et al get the Jukeboxpod treatment from Simon and Ning.
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2021-09-261h 51Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE32 - Shine Indie Hits Compilation ( Blur, Oasis, Elastica, The Smiths & MORE)Finally we get to looking at an album that was kind of the impetus for this entire podcast, the first Shine Indie hits compilation from 1995.
The Shine series of became a touchstone for the rapidly growing indie scene of the mid to late 1990s & tell the tale of the fast rise and slow decline of Britpop, whilst offering a vast selection of hits, classics, one-offs and obscurities.
Simon and Stewart Boyd run Blur, Suede, The Happy Mondays, The Charlatans, New Order & loads more through the Personal Jukebox as they begin working through the entire Shine catalog....2021-09-122h 25Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE31- UK Chart Top 20 Countdown 25/6/1988Simon isn’t the biggest fan of 80s music and Gaz doesn’t particularly dig the chart music scene so what better idea for an episode than mixing both those bad boys together?
The guys head back to a time when they were both 10 years old, a place inhabited by musical giants like Prefab Sprout, Maxi Priest, Belinda Carlisle & Phil Collins. We hear all about Simon’s week off work holiday japes, get an update on Gaz’s garden project and also hear of how he was a musical theatre aficionado at a younger age. Plus they try to a...2021-08-291h 33Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE30 - Smashing Pumpkins -Siamese DreamFreak out and give in, doesn’t matter what you believe in.
Stay cool and be somebody's fool this year.
All of the Jukebox fan’s favourite wordsmith, Mr. Stewart Boyd joins Simon to look at the Smashing Pumpkins album Siamese Dream.
Listen to find out how this all invokes discussion of Hall & Oates, Luther Blissett and Mayonaise’s claim to have the best song intro ever y’all.
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Simon is joined by Neil Strong to celebrate the pod’s 1st Birthday.
What better way to do so than to sit around, drink cider, compare each of our top 12 Smooth Radio-esque mega (?) hits and deliver a BUMPER episode?
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2021-08-012h 38Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE28 - Metallica - St.AngerSimon is back with a new episode featuring Gaz Davies looking at Metallica’s much maligned album St.Anger. There’s lots of chat about the Some Kind of Monster film as well as Metallica’s MTV Icons celebration show.
Is the album actually any good? Can the guys make it all the way though? Should Metallica fire James and bring in Avril Lavigne? Does Snoop Dogg know the words to Sad But True? All these questions will be answered.
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Simon and Neil Strong make a Guinness world record attempt at the ‘Highest number of uses of the word LIKE in a podcast ever’.
They take an in-depth look at the recent Download festival pilot event and somewhere in there they cover the debut 2000 album by Disturbed, The Sickness.
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2021-07-041h 44Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE26 - Drowning Pool -SinnerHere’s your latest episode of the podcast focusing on Drowning Pool’s 2001 debut Nu-metal (?) album ‘Sinner’.
Gaz Davies joins Simon to take a listen and find out if the Pool are more than just ‘Bodies’.
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2021-06-201h 15Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE25 - UK Chart Top 20 Countdown 16/9/2000Simon is joined once again by ‘The Idiot In The Middle’ Ning to look back on the UK singles Top 20 from late summer 2000.
They discuss The Rock’s only ever uk chart hit, the reliance of dance music at the time on 70s licks, watching early Big Brother, if Mel C was the only Spice Girl who could actually sing then degenerate into a Dubstep finale and take a wrong turn into analysis of the Dane Bowers/Jordan ‘video’
Follow the show on Instagram @jukeboxpod or search for Personal Jukebox podcast on Facebook. Alternatively, get in touch d...2021-06-072h 03Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE24 - The 30 Most Downloaded Songs From The 1990’sIgnore the intro, this is definitely episode 24, not 22.
Simon(big) and Simon(little) bash their way though counting down the most downloaded songs from the 90s ever in the world. This chart is packed full of mainstream faves as well as Gangsta’s Paradise. We get an update on Little Si’s sex life, find out ‘No Pigeons’ is one of his fave songs ever and discover the ‘Thunderstruck Drinking Game’.
Follow the show on Instagram @jukeboxpod or search for Personal Jukebox podcast on Facebook. Alternatively, get in touch direct jukeboxpod@gmail.com and leave a review man!2021-05-232h 26Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE23 - The Killers - Hot Fuss*Spoiler* Stewart Boyd doesn’t like The Killers.
He and Simon have a listen and discuss the band’s 2004 debut album Hot Fuss. It’s Indie rock & roll for Boyd!
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2021-05-091h 45Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE22 - Skid Row - Subhuman RaceTake a fanboy of one of early 90s hard rock’s favourite bands and throw in a guy who has heard nothing by that same collective and you get this episode. Simon has long been a die-hard Skid Row fan and attempts to peddle their 1995 third album to the Bearded Warrior Mr. Neil Strong. The guys cover a lot of ground on this one and try to answer the eternal question, Who Big?
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YO AZZ BETTER CALL SOMEBODY!!!
Maybe not one for the music purists this one but it’s Wrestlemania season! 20 years ago we would’ve been super-pumped to stay up into the early hours of a Monday morning and call in sick to work the next day.
Come take a trip back to the WWF of the 80s & 90s right up to the WWE of 2000s as currently lapsed fans Simon and Boyd each pick their top 10 wrestler intro themes.
The guys discuss how they first became fans, lament the current state of the grappling...2021-04-082h 24Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE20 - Queen - Greatest Hits 1&2Simon has throughout previous podcast episodes took jabs at Queen so what better way to resolve this than to enlist the help of Mr. Neil strong to hold his hand through each and every track of the band’s 2 greatest hits albums.
Will he be converted and are Queen actually any good?
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2021-03-282h 18Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE19 - U2 Vol1 - 1980-Achtung BabySimon and Ning, 2 self-confessed NON-U2 fans take a deep dive into the band’s early career. Starting with the group’s debut album Boy, they check out all the keynotes right up to 1991’s Achtung Baby.
Will they be converted into appreciators of Bono and they boys? Can The Edge play guitar without reverb? And are U2 actually any good? Check out the episode to find out
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2021-03-162h 31Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE18 - The Wildhearts - P.H.U.QSimon is joined by debutant host Lez to look at and listen to the 1995 album by The Wildhearts, P.H.U.Q.
They cover some of the earlier tunes, the break-ups and arguments that have dogged the band alongside a discussion of Lez mowing down fellow co-host Ning ‘back in the day’.
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2021-02-281h 18Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE17 - Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The MachineSimon tells your boy Gaz about how he nearly broke his arm. They listen to R.A.T.M’s debut album, look at some of their later output and take in a few covers too.
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2021-02-141h 23Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE16 - UK Chart Top 20 Countdown 22/2/1997Simon and Neil take a gander over the top 20 singles chart from February 1997.
Neil gushes over Barbara Streisand’s smooth grooves and they both discover that they actually love En Vogue’s back catalogue. No Doubt, Apollo Four Forty, Daft Punk, The Backstreet Boys & The Spice Girls all make an appearance.
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2021-01-311h 50Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE15 - Nirvana - NevermindKurt Cobain, Alternative genius anti-hero or Heroin-addled Hypocrite? Make up your own mind as Simon and The Bearded Warrior himself look back at Nirvana's massive, genre-defining 1991 smash.
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2021-01-171h 33Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE14 - The Offspring - AmericanaGive it to me baby!
Simon is joined by everyone’s favourite co-host Little Si to look back on the career of one of California’s sons, The Offspring. The guys cover from the band’s debut in 1989, through the ban’d smash hit album, Smash &right up to the current day and this year’s Offspring Christmas offering.
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2021-01-032h 17Personal Jukebox Music PodcastE13 Christmas UK Chart Countdown 1994Simon is joined by a slightly inebriated Idiot in the middle ‘Ning’ Neil Garrett to look back at the Christmas top 20 from 1994, the first time Mariah peddled out her festive tune. Bon Jovi, Whigfield and the Power Rangers all drop in as well.
Shoutouts from listeners are aired, along with a few of the guy’s favourite all-time Xmas songs. Merry Christmas to all listeners!
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