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After listening to some recent music podcasts where I recognised that certain 'best album' lists were created with the aim of highlighting only certain 'types' o…

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20 years ago Ms. Lauryn Hill released a stone-cold classic album. She broke the mould, inspired a generation and built a lasting legacy as a solo artist. 20 year…

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What draws us in to connecting with certain songs or albums whilst not with others? I've been battling with this question myself and have finally reached a concl…

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Rob Esse talks passionately about the Montreux Jazz Festival, sharing why he loves absolutely everything about it and paying tribute to the festival founder, Cla…

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Rob Esse plays 'Little Dark Age' by the band MGMT and provides commentary as he does a first listen of the album in real-time!

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Rob Esse recounts a magical evening spent in the company of Robert Plant and his Sensational Space Shifters, who performed an absolutely entrancing live concert …

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Rob Esse attends a Roger Waters concert as part of the 'Us & Them' Tour and he doesn't know what to expect. By the time the show is over, Rob has been taken on a…

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Rob Esse pays tribute to Dolores O'Riordan - the beautifully unique, haunting and tribal voice of The Cranberries. A voice that will linger forever. 

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Rob Esse speaks at length about the importance of the name of a band - especially when a band plays 'live' under their original band name but without original me…

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Rob Esse puts a spotlight on Queen musician and songwriter, John Deacon. Known as the quieter member of the band, John contributed sounds, ideas and songs that e…

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Rob Esse talks about his experience of attending an amazingly good concert by The Pretenders and Stevie Nicks on their joint 2017 tour. It was a night of pure ro…

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Rob Esse talks about the Bob Dylan album 'Blood On The Tracks', which was voted as the number one favourite Dylan record by Albumism.com readers. It's a work of …

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Rob Esse shares his passion for a pair of awesome live performances by Eric Clapton and his band from their 2001 Tour. The pair of songs are 'My Father's Eyes' a…

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Rob Esse pays tribute to Tom Petty - a superb songwriter, obsessive sound craftsman and maverick American musician. 

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Rob Esse falls in love, quite quickly, with Kamasi Washington's Harmony of Difference EP. It's a musical work that evokes feelings of positivity, bliss, inspirat…

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In this OBM episode, Rob Esse pays tribute to Charles Bradley who passed away recently. A deeply emotive singer who experienced his biggest success later in life…

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In this OBM Podcast episode Rob Esse talks about the unique sounds and studio audio perfection of the band Steely Dan. He discusses one of his favourite Steely D…

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Rob Esse checks out an album by artist whose solo work he's never heard before. The artist is Steven Wilson and the recently released album is called 'To The Bon…

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Rob Esse listens to the latest Arcade Fire record 'Everything Now'. Does he feel happy by the end of it? Do Arcade Fire surprise or evolve? Listen to the show to…

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Rob Esse listens to Tyler, The Creator’s latest album 'Flower Boy'. After not really digging Tyler’s previous work too much, Rob opens his ears to Tyler’s new re…