🎙️ Welcome to *Two Fat Guys and an Album* …the only fat guys podcast that matters! 🎧🎸

This week your host Mike "The Show" Blackburn and Maestro Brek Hufnus step into the worlds of heavy metal and heartfelt harmonies as they explore two iconic records from opposite ends of the music spectrum. On Side One we bang away at *Iron Maiden's* 1982 metal masterpiece, _Number of the Beast._ On Side Two we check out *What's Going On* with commentary on some our favorite new releases. But wait…there’s more! On Side Three we get warm and fuzzy (sort of) with _Somewhere More Familiar_ a wonderful 90's Alt-Pop album by *Sister Hazel.*

So tune in to *Two Fat Guys and an Album,* a lively, in-depth music podcast dedicated to album lovers, vinyl collectors, and curious listeners everywhere. Each week, we passionately dive into legendary classics, hidden gems, and brand-new releases, sharing entertaining reviews, sharp analysis, and hilarious banter across every genre—from rock and alternative to indie, folk, prog, metal, and beyond. Available wherever you get your podcasts.

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📼 Episode Breakdown

🕒 Time stamps so you can jump right in:

0:00 Welcome and Nuggets 🐔 *Black Sabbath's* _Paranoid_ and *The Screaming Trees'* _Sweet Oblivion_. Elmo v. Grover.

7:40 Is all publicity good publicity? Record burning and rock music protests. "Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood."

16:30 The New Wave of British Heavy Metal.

21:37 *Side One:* *Iron Maiden's* _Number of the Beast._ Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris, Clive Burr, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Eddie.

34:48 The songs.

Landmark?🗺️ Perfect💯

1:03:25 *Side Two: What's Going On:* *The Beatles* _Free as A Bird._ *Wolf Alice* _The Clearing._ *Lathe of Heaven* _Aurora_. https://www.jamusa.com/venues/the-vic

1:19:14 *Side Three: Beyond Classic Rock:* _Somewhere More Familiar_ by *Sister Hazel.* *The Sheepdog's* _Changing Colours._

1:38:30 *Side Four:* Ranking and Thank You 🙌

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*The Maestro's Current Album Ranking*

1. Sgt. Pepper (1967) – The Beatles

2. Moondance (1970) – Van Morrison

3. The Doors (1967) – The Doors

4. Wish You Were Here (1973) - Pink Floyd

5. Aqualung (1971) - Jethro Tull

6. Graceland (1986) - Paul Simon

7. Who’s Next (1971) - The Who

8. Paranoid (1970) - Black Sabbath

9. Violent Femmes (1983) - Violent Femmes

10. Nothing’s Shocking (1988) - Janes’ Addiction

11. London Calling (1979) – The Clash

12. Blonde on Blonde (1966)- Bob Dylan

13. American Beauty (1970) - Grateful Dead

14. Let It Bleed (1969) - Rolling Stones

15. The Sunset Tree (2005)- The Mountain Goats

16. Moving Pictures (1981) – Rush

17. Bat Out of Hell (1977) – Meat Loaf

18. Brothers in Arms (1985) – Dire Straits

19. Automatic for the People (1992) - R.E.M

20. The Chirping Crickets (1958) - The Crickets

21. Discipline (1981) – King Crimson

22. OK Computer (1997) - Radiohead

23. Joshua Tree (1987) U2

24. What’s the Story (1995) Oasis

25. Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985) – Sting

26. Breakfast in America (1979) - Supertramp

*"The Show's" Current Top Ten*

1. London Calling (1979) – The Clash

2. Blonde on Blonde (1966)- Bob Dylan

3. Aqualung (1971) - Jethro Tull

4. Bat Out of Hell (1977) – Meat Loaf

5. The Doors (1967) – The Doors

6. Moving Pictures (1981) – Rush

7. Breakfast in America (1979) - Supertramp

8. Moondance (1970) – Van Morrison

9. Brothers in Arms (1985) – Dire Straits

10. Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985) – Sting

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