Mick and the PhatMan Talking Music
Join Mick and Jeff as they talk about artists, albums and music genres with passion that comes from personal connection. They’ve seen artists in concert at venues that don’t even exist today, bought albums when they were released on vinyl and, in some cases, met the artists.
Sometimes they love the artist or music they're talking about. Sometimes they don’t. But, without fail, you'll always hear something you didn’t know.
Mick and the PhatMan Talking Music
2026 Golden Jubilee - Great Albums Turning 50
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1976 was a banner year for music. Some of the greatest albums of all time were released that year, and Mick & Jeff were there as it happened. This episode, they look at their favourites of the “Class of ‘76” - what was great (and what wasn’t!) & why.
In Rock News, the boys check out who’s touring, and what aged care arrangements are in place!
Their “Album You Must Hear Before You Die” is Paul Simon’s “Graceland”, which brought African street music to Western radios and stereos.
A wide-ranging romp through one of music’s finest years! We think you'll love it.
References: 1,001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, Robert Dimery, The Eagles, Las Vegas Sphere, Journey, Rod Stewart, AC/DC, Motley Crue, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Kansas, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Foreigner, Yes, Graceland, Paul Simon, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, South Africa cultural sanctions, Los Lobos, Steve Berlin, The Rolling Stones, Black and Blue, Jagger/Richards, The Glimmer Twins, Ron Wood, Harvey Mandel, Wayne Perkins, Billy Preston, “Do You Love Me?”, “I’m Black & Blue from The Rolling Stones”, The Modern Lovers, “The Modern Lovers”, John Cale, “Roadrunner”, “Pablo Picasso”, “Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers”, Joan Armatrading, “Joan Armatrading”, “Down to Zero”, “Love and Affection”, Dave Mattacks (Fairport Convention), Kenney Jones (Faces), Boz Scaggs, State Theatre Sydney, Silk Degrees, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, David Hungate, Toto, “What Can I Say?”, “Lowdown”, “Lido Shuffle”, Peter Frampton, Frampton Comes Alive!, "Show Me the Way", "Baby, I Love Your Way", "Do You Feel Like We Do?”, George Harrison , talk box, Boston, “Boston”, Tom Scholz, "More than a feeling”, Fleetwood Mac, “Rumours”, Lindsey Buckingham, Bob Welch, Mick Fleetwood, “Buckingham Nicks”, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Bob Dylan, “Desire”, “Blood on the Tracks”, “Hurricane”, “Mozambique”, “Joey”, Rolling Thunder Revue, Emmylou Harris, violinist Scarlett Rivera, guitarist Dave Mason, “Hard Rain”, The Saints, (I'm) Stranded, Bob Geldof, Nick Cave, Fatal Records, EMI, Ed Kuepper, “Also Sprach the King of Euro-Disco", “Thus Spake Zarathustra”,
Playlist (all the artists and music we talk about in this episode)