Classic Albums. Hosted by Stevie Nix
Not all albums stand the test of time, but plenty do and Australian music critic Stevie Nix will bring one to you each week. He'll cover all eras and most genres and tell you why each record is so revered and, equally, why it deserves to be. And he only uses six songs to do it.
Podcasting since 2024 • 72 episodes
Classic Albums. Hosted by Stevie Nix
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OK Computer by Radiohead
OK Computer arrived like a dispatch from the near future — a warning, a prophecy, a mirror reflecting our increasingly complicated relationship with technology and modern existence. The album didn't just capture the zeitgeist; it antic...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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43:16
Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Released into the heart of the psychedelic era, Are You Experienced announced the future loudly, imperfectly and irresistibly. It captures is a threshold moment. Jimi Hendrix didn’t gently evolve the three-minute song; he stretched it,...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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47:22
King Of America by Elvis Costello
King of America is an album born out of retreat and reset, following a period when Costello himself felt he’d lost the thread. It feels like an artist stripping everything back to find out what still matters. Even the name “Elvis Coste...
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Season 7
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Episode 10
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53:34
Graceland by Paul Simon
Graceland introduced global sounds to mainstream Western audiences in a way that felt organic rather than exploitative. The conversations about cultural appropriation, artistic responsibility, and the relationship between art and polit...
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Season 7
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Episode 9
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41:55
Sigh No More by Mumford & Sons
The album's power lies in its refusal to play by the rules of either folk purity or contemporary indie rock. These weren't musicians interested in archaeological authenticity or preserving some imagined folk tradition in amber. Instead, they to...
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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47:43
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