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In this episode of extended play we discuss the death of ex-Stone Temple Pilots/Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland, the potential significance of Adele’s impressive record sales for the music industry, and the future plans of The Second Spin podcast.

After signing a highly lucrative deal with Geffen Records, Neil Young delivered his most puzzling album to date: the electronic infused Trans. Armed with a Sennheiser vocoder VSM201 and a desire to respond to current musical trends, Young assembled a collection of tunes that were inspired by his inability to communicate with his disabled son, alienating many long term fans in the process while gaining few new ones. In this episode, we discuss the album’s recording history and its critical reception while evaluating its songs and their place within Young’s varied discography. In this episode, we discuss the album's recording sessions and critical reception while evaluating their songs and their place within The Doors canon.

To celebrate the vinyl re-issue and the official CD release of The Doors' Other Voices and Full Circle - the two Doors albums recorded shortly after their front-man Jim Morrison's death - we decided to revisit an era in the band's history that is less controversial than it is forgotten. For better or worse, The Doors soldiered on without Morrison, only to be met with critical and fan indifference. In this episode, we discuss the album's recording sessions and critical reception while evaluating their songs and their place within The Doors canon.

In this episode of extended play, we celebrate our first year anniversary and briefly discuss Blaze Bayley's solo career. The next album up for review will also be announced.

To coincide with the release of the new Iron Maiden double album, Book of Souls, we decided to revisit the Blaze Bayley era of Iron Maiden, which was a brief period in the band’s storied career that only produced two albums. As a result of poor record sales and declining fan interest, Maiden were forced to dump Bayley in 1999 and reunite with Bruce Dickinson to restore faith in the Maiden brand. In this episode we will discuss both The X Factor and Virtual XI, their critical and commercial reception, while evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of Blaze’s contributions to the classic Iron Maiden sound. The impact of these recordings on their future direction will also be addressed.

In this episode, we continue our discussion of Led Zeppelin’s swansong, In Through The Out Door, this time focusing on the songs that didn’t make the final version but found their way onto their 1982 compilation album - Coda. The recent Zeppelin reissues of In Through The Our Door, Presence and Coda will also be discussed.

To coincide with the upcoming release of the deluxe edition of Led Zeppelin’s In Through The Out Door, we decided to revisit the album that marked the end of their career, and which remains the most divisive album of the legendary rock group’s discography. Dogged by break-up rumours and declining record sales, In Through The Out Door was the band’s tentative response to a changing musical landscape. In this episode, we discuss the album’s production and its critical and commercial reception, while speculating on what might have been had the band stuck around for the 80’s. Each song will also be critically assessed.

In this episode, we review Queen’s final studio album with the original line-up, Innuendo, but with a twist: Luke tries to convince John that Innuendo is a better album than he originally thought. Each track will be played and evaluated briefly, and hopefully the result is a trip down memory lane that persuades a stubborn mind!

After the phenomenal success of Another One Bites The Dust, Queen ventured further into dance-funk-pop territory, much to the distress of many of their loyal fans who adored their now classic pomp rock sound. Caught between a rock and a hard place, Hot Space is the sound of band moving forward, for better or worse. In this episode we will discuss the album’s production history, its promotion and its critical and commercial reception. Each song will also be reviewed.

In this episode, we broadly discuss the findings of a study that suggests people generally stop listening to new music after the age of 33. The new Faith No More album, Sol Invictus, will also be reviewed.

To coincide with the release of Faith No More’s reunion album, Sol Invictus, we decided to revisit their original swansong, Album Of The Year, which came out in 1997 during the great decline period for alternative rock. As a direct consequence, Faith No More found themselves stranded in no man’s land, caught between the old alternative sound and the emerging nu-metal movement which they helped influence. In this episode we will discuss the album’s songs, its critical and commercial reception, and its place within Faith No More’s discography.

We discuss the significance of Record Store Day and the status of physical media in an increasingly digital world. The Smashing Pumpkins' latest album, Monuments To An Elegy, will also be reviewed.

In this episode, we revisit the album that killed the Pumpkins’ commercial momentum and critically assess its merits and shortcomings.

In this episode, we discuss the video for Prodigy’s ‘Hot Ride’, which was later rejected by Howlett, in addition to the new Prodigy album, The Day Is My Enemy. It’s their first album of new material since the release of Invaders Must Die in 2009, and it’s receiving their best reviews since Fat Of The Land. The album scheduled for the next podcast will also be announced.

To coincide with the release of the new Prodigy, this episode focuses on their 4th album, Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned, which was their long awaited follow up to the runaway success of Fat Of The Land. Unfortunately, it failed to generate as much interest in the marketplace, inevitably weakening the Prodigy brand. We look at the album’s extended production history, the numerous delays, and it’s commercial and critical reception.

In this episode; we answer your comments and corrections. Also, writer/poet James Jackson returns to give his own unique assessment on Madonna's American Life.

In this episode we look at Madonna's 2003 album American Life, which divided fans and critics at its time of release and remains her least regarded album to date. We will discuss the album's production history, its lyrical ambition, its controversial video and its commercial and critical reception. Each song will also be critically assessed.

We briefly look at the solo albums released by members of Guns N' Roses following the Use Your Illusions tour, leading up to the writing of Chinese Democracy. Velvet Revolver's short lived but much publicised career will also be discussed.

In this episode we draw your attention to Guns N Roses' divisive 2008 comeback record Chinese Democracy, which featured a whole new line up of the band and was one of the costliest albums ever made. We address GNR's revolving door line up, the album’s lengthy production history, the constant delays, its commercial and critical reception, and the public's increasing scepticism towards Axl and the GNR brand. Each song will also be critically assessed.

We talk to writer/poet James Jackson about the work of Leonard Cohen and his album Death of a Ladies Man