Apart from heartache and bills, kids sometimes give their parents some tasty tunes. The fatherly Lords don the slippers and puff the pipe as they consider what their progeny have shared with them.

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Episode 89: The Kids are Alright

Strange times indeed! Back from iso, Lord Kev chooses an Album of the Week the others actually like, Brett counts in a second discussion on top drum tracks with a punk gem, Ben doesn't mention Ringo, and Lord Al, well, he was doing strange anyway – but are the others ready for a slab of gore grind?

Episode 88: Best Drum Tracks 2

The Lords celebrate the best drummer in the Stones with their favourite drumming moments of the great Charlie Watts.

Episode 87: Charlie Watts Tribute

Here’s a riddle for you, dear listeners. What’s the difference between sweaty nutsacks and the Lords of Loud? Sweaty nutsacks stick to briefs. Marvel at this week’s attempt at Alpha Battle with the letter ‘G’ and the topic of siblings.

Episode 86: Alpha Battle 'G'

Strap yourself in, here comes Lord Al with his musical dots. He is the gatekeeper, the Wizard of Oz, he is that wee guy that worked for the Tyrell corporation. After three previous episodes constantly disagreeing on the rules, this time the other Lords finally get to play the game with its genius creator. Surely the lion, the tin man and Dorothy will all be ready with the three yellow bricks that lead directly from Deicide to Seal. Surely!

Episode 85: Join the Dots 4

The Lords serve up another slice of the four-string motherfudging pie as they revisit the best basslines of all time. However, does a bass “presence” actually constitute a bassline? Tune in and judge for yourself.

Episode 84: Best Basslines 2

'Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone ...' He's gone and life will never be the same. But how will we remember the paradox that was Lord Al? What songs say what mere words could never express. And, from the ridiculous to the sublime: Lord Ben tells the tragic tale of the iconic jazz and swing queen known as Lady Day.

Episode 83: Lord Al's Funeral/Tragic Tales of Life - Billie Holiday

With a blast of icy sub-tropical wind slamming the door shut, the Lords huddle around their microphones for warmth. Will the skies ever be clear again? With only their shared respect for each other to keep them warm, there are obviously grim weeks of privation ahead. Also: the grease monkeys delve into the natural world to do a final tune-up on the topic of samples.

Episode 82: Songs for Winter/Grease Monkey Music 6

It seems three of the Lords have become dedicated followers of 90s retro rawk slags The Black Crowes, but Lord Brett is suddenly too squeaky clean for all that dirty leather. He scrapes the barrel for the rotten apples while the others pluck their tastiest tracks. Also: Lord Ben hops back on his prog log to travel the astral planes with Nektar.

Episode 81: Bizarro World - Black Crowes/Prog On A Log 3

Say, weren’t you the singer who was found dead with old press clippings clutched in their hand and a trail of dried tears on their cheek? And with this question, the Lords have a look at some acts who are still kicking long after their peak, including some who surely must have made a pact with the Devil to last this long. Also: Lords Brett and Al have another listen to sound effects, this time from the built environment.

Episode 80: I Thought You Were Dead/Grease Monkey Music 5

The Stones should be rolling in their graves! Having successfully carved up The Beatles' famous double LP, it's market season again and this time one of Lord Brett's sacred cows is led up the ramp for a brutal trim job. Can the Lords turn this fatted calf into prize beef?  Each track is revalued and a lean, mean single LP is born. Mmm-mmm, that is a tasty burger!

Episode 79: Exiled from main street

The Lords step up and leap back into 1969 to explore the soundtrack to war, civil rights and some sweet times at the Riverdale sodapop shop – hey, just ask The Archies how good life was back then! Also this week: Lord Ben continues his descent into hell with the Carter Family.

Episode 78: Time Machine 1969/Satan Is Real 2

Dearly beloved we are gathered once more to play tracks that would best eulogise a lost lord. Tonight we imagine the funeral songs for Lord Brett who has most likely perished in bizarre hairdressing incident. Also: Lord Kev looks at the life and times of the Icelandic phenomenon that is Bjork.

Episode 77: Lord Brett's Funeral/Weird Fishes 2

The Lord's pay tribute to those brave women who nurtured them through all their difficult phases when all Mum really wanted was to sit and listen to a spot of Lionel Ritchie now and then. Is it tea you’re looking for? Also: Ben rolls over the prog log to look at The Strawbs and their difficult band name decisions after rejecting The Mulbs, The Bluebs, and The Raspbpbpbpbs.

Episode 76: Yo Mama (Mother's Day)/Prog On A Log 2

Welcome to Bizarroland where three of the Lords love a slice of Meatloaf, but Ben's gone vegan. Lord Ben does his best to play some really dodgy tracks while the others pull out the big hits and polish up the hidden gems. Also: the Grease Monkeys are back, oiling the nuts and loosening the bolts of sampling.

Episode 75: Bizzaro World/Grease Monkey Music 4

We're just four music fans living in Australia who love a bit of a debate and thought we might move our email discussions and rants into the podcast era.

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