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Your beginner's guide to a singer or band - album by album. Hosted by Stevie Nix.

Where To Begin. Beginner's Guide To Bands‪.‬ Stevie Nix

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Your beginner's guide to a singer or band - album by album. Hosted by Stevie Nix.

    PJ Harvey

    PJ Harvey

    What album did Harvey characterise as "extreme"? What was the last album Harvey recorded with The PJ Harvey Trio? What album did The Independent say was "a threatening, nightmarish creature”? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that goes through PJ Harvey's back catalogue album by album.

    Featured songs:

    O Stella
    Sheela-na-gig
    Me-Jane
    Man-Size
    Working For The Man
    Down By The Water
    City Of No Sun
    Angelene
    The Wind
    This Mess We’re In
    Whores Hustle and The Hustlers Whore
    The Desperate Kingdom Of Love
    The Letter
    When Under Ether
    Silence
    Black Hearted Love
    All And Everyone
    On Battleship Hill
    The Ministry Of Defence
    The Nether-edge
    Kamikaze

    Curated Spotify Playlist
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    • 1 hr
    Ray LaMontagne

    Ray LaMontagne

    What song inspired Ray LaMontagne to take up music? What album did The Guardian say sounded like a long-lost masterpiece? What is the first album he self-produced? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that goes through Ray LaMontagne's back catalogue album by album.

    Featured songs:

    Jolene
    Burn
    You Can Bring Me Flowers
    Be Here Now
    You Are The Best Thing
    Meg White
    Are We Really Through
    Beg Steal Or Borrow
    Airwaves
    Pick Up A Gun
    In My Own Way
    Hey, No Pressure
    No Answer Arrives
    Such A Simple Thing
    Roll Me Mama, Roll Me
    Misty Morning Rain
    No Other Way

    Curated Spotify Playlist
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    • 1 hr 6 min
    Pink Floyd

    Pink Floyd

    What name did the band use before Pink Floyd? What album did Dave Gilmour say he "bullsh---ed" his way through? What was the first Pink Floyd album to top the British charts? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Pink Floyd's back catalogue [and Rogers Waters and Dave Gilmour's] album by album.

    Featured songs:

    The Gnome
    Let There Be More Light
    Grantchester Meadows
    Summer ’68
    St Tropez
    Free Four
    Brain Damage
    Have A Cigar
    Pigs
    Nobody Home
    No Way
    The Gunner’s Dream
    You Know I’m Right
    For The First Time Today, Part 1
    Sunset Strip
    Lost For Words
    The Girl In The Yellow Dress
    The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range
    Deja Vu
    Time

    Curated Spotify Playlist
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    • 1 hr 3 min
    Ben Harper

    Ben Harper

    What album did Ben Harper put out before Welcome To The Cruel World? What albums did The Innocent Criminals go uncredited on? What album features Ladysmith Black Mambazo? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Ben Harper's back catalogue album by album.

    Featured songs:

    The Three Of Us
    Whipping Boy
    One Road To Freedom
    Glory & Consequence
    Roses From My Friends
    Steal My Kisses
    Brown Eyed Blues
    Picture Of Jesus
    Church House Steps
    Happy Everafter In Your Eyes
    Get It Like You Like It
    Put It On Me
    Lay There & Hate Me
    I Will Not Be Broken
    Rock N Roll Is Free
    I’m In I'm Out And I'm Gone
    Altar Of Love
    Call It What It Is
    Movin’ On
    Brittany
    Where Did We Go Wrong
    Masterpiece
    Diamonds On The Inside

    Curated Spotify Playlist
    stevienix.com

    • 1 hr 1 min
    The Waterboys

    The Waterboys

    Where did Mike Scott get the name Waterboys from? How many albums did World Party put out? How many solo albums has Scott released? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through The Waterboys back catalogue [and Mike Scott's and World Party's] album by album.

    Featured songs:

    A Girl Called Johnny
    The Big Music
    Old England
    Hawaiian Island World
    Fisherman’s Blues
    God On My Side
    A Man Is In Love
    Radio Days
    Spiritual City
    She Is So Beautiful
    Vanity Fair
    My Dark Side
    Another 1000 Years
    Peace Of Iona
    You In The Sky
    Before The World Was Made
    I Can See Elvis
    Didn’t We Walk On Water
    Ship Of Fools

    Curated Spotify Playlist
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    • 1 hr 7 min
    Aretha Franklin

    Aretha Franklin

    What was Aretha Franklin's first single? What album contained Franklin's first original composition? What was the first song Franklin recorded for Atlantic? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Aretha Franklin's back catalogue album by album [well, most of them].

    Featured songs:

    It Ain’t Necessarily So
    You Made Me Love You
    Try A Little Tenderness
    Evil Gal Blues
    My Guy
    If I Had A Hammer
    Ol’ Man River
    Drown In my Own Tears
    Niki Hoeky
    You’re A Sweet Sweet Man
    River’s Invitation
    It Ain’t Fair
    The Thrill Is Gone
    A Brand New Me
    Sister From Texas
    No Matter Who You Love
    It’s Gonna Get A Bit Better
    You Can’t Always Get What You Want
    Freeway Of Love
    Do Right Woman

    Curated Spotify Playlist
    stevienix.com

    • 1 hr 3 min

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