Black Band T-Shirt – Details, episodes & analysis

Chris and Nikki are joined by good friend, Tom, to rank and discuss the albums of Oxford's britpop outliers Supergrass!

In part one, expect chat about sideburns on a thirteen year old, thrust and 80s trade union icons as we discuss 'I Should Coco', 'In It For The Money' and 'Supergrass' (the x-ray album).

Just to shuffle things up a bit... Chris and Nikki jump from the 1980s to the 2010s to wittle down 2013's pop compilation, Now That's What I Call Music 84 until only the best three tracks remain!

The ultimate compilation playlist so far can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1wv4z1EZzDpD3VqYqhZH07?si=3d6a81a697d645b0

*SORRY!* Due to human error, this part was recorded in much poorer quality than usual...

In part 2 Nikki and Chris discuss the final three albums of the Oasis discography: Heathen Chemistry, Don't Believe The Truth and Dig Out Your Soul.

Stick around for the special feature, They're Just A Little Wrinkly; They're Still Good, They're Still Good, where Chris and Nikki reveal their top 5 acts that they would prefer to spend £400 to see reform than Oasis.

Taaaaake my rank, we’re off to Never Never Rank! A big, beefy second part here as Ollie, Chris and guest Lucy Bonnett take on …And Justice For All, Metallica (aka The Black Album), Load, Reload and the infamous experiment that is St Anger - spicy takes abound here. We also do a little chat on Garage Inc to close it out, as we just needed to cram in a little more.

All our best cuts, top 5 choices and shoutouts will be added shortly after the episode’s release to our Spotify Rank Bank playlist, nestling in amongst the same from all our other episodes. Shuffle this kind of monster for a wonderful time! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7GZMXr0eHTICa0TcZ3AYsE?si=DRM7WpRMS2O6ZOCl6cFm8w

Rank before my eyes, now it’s time to die! Ollie, Chris and guest Lucy Bonnett start their ranking and look back at the massive career of the biggest heavy metal band of all time, Metallica! We get into Kill ‘Em All, Ride The Lightning and Master of Puppets on this part, no small potatoes here. We close out this part with a little chat on S&M, as a bonus.

We announce at the start of the show we’re putting on a gig as Grim Heart Promotions! Other Half, Occupants and Older are playing for us at the Fiddler’s Elbow in Camden on the 24th February, get yer tickets here: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/535672/

We are now on Twitter @BBTS_pod, come share your Metallica takes with us/feel free to disagree. Our band My Eyes Are Old and Bent can be found on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook on @meaoab, and Grim Heart Promotions are on Facebook & Insta @grimheartpromo for more info on our show.

Ollie’s personal Twitter handle is @olliexcore, Chris’ is @cmgrumps and Lucy is on Instagram @lucybonnett_. See you in part 2! 😘

Am I dying? Is this blissful? I want to rank! Chris and Ollie provide their opinions on their respective favourite Deafheaven records, Ordinary Corrupt Human Love and Sunbather, in this part - sheets were not laid down, carpets were ruined. We also do our The Nicher, The Better top 5 on best songs from albums with (at least 70%) pink covers, and our usual plugs & shoutouts at the end.

All our favourite cuts, Top 5 choices and shoutouts will go into our Spotify Rank Bank playlist shortly after release, nestling in amongst everything from all our other episodes; give it a shuffle for a lovely time! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7GZMXr0eHTICa0TcZ3AYsE?si=lsRatkLXSyqGT9J1sGBg5A

Thanks for listening, we’ll be back soon with our next episode, taking a look at the career and records of Metallica, the biggest heavy metal band of all time. We’ll be joined by our pal Lucy Bonnett, join us too by subscribing on your favourite podcatcher! And while you’re there, a 5* review and a recommendation to a pal would be lovely. See you then!

Shoutouts:

Mogwai - Every Country’s Sun: https://mogwai.bandcamp.com/album/as-the-love-continues

Siem Reap - https://siemreapholdingco.bandcamp.com/album/now-what

Agvirre - https://agvirre.bandcamp.com/

We rank them all, a great rank of colour! The Black(gaze) Band T-Shirt chaps are back, ranking and chatting the glorious discography of Californians Deafheaven! We get into Roads To Judah, New Bermuda and 2021 effort Infinite Granite on this part.

We are now on Twitter @bbts_pod, come follow us and have a chat about all things hipster black metal! Ollie is on there @olliexcore and Chris is on @cmgrumps. Our band My Eyes Are Old and Bent can be found on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @MEAOAB. This podcast is brought to you by Grim Heart Promotions, who want to put on your band! Give us a follow on @grimheartpromo on Facebook and Instagram for more info.

Rank together, right now, over me! We reach the final part of our Beatles ranking, covering Abbey Road and Let It Be. We made it! Also in this part we do our The Nicher The Better Top 5 on songs by artists subject to musical conspiracy theories, and our usual shoutouts at the end.

Hope you’ve enjoyed this episode, we’ll be back in a couple of weeks ranking Deafheaven’s 5 albums (sweet relief after this 12 album extravaganza…) so to get that in your lugs on release subscribe on your favourite podcatcher, and while you’re there, a 5* review and a recommendation to a pal would be lovely 😘 see you then!

We all live in a yellow rankerine! Chris and Ollie are back at it with part 2 of ranking The Beatles, taking on Revolver, Sgt Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour and the White Album. Yes, as you’ll see from the length, we do spend that long talking about just four albums. Chris owns up to having takes just to wind Ollie up and Ollie concedes the Beatles might have been alright sometimes - surprises abound here.

All our favourite tracks will be added to our Spotify Rank Bank playlist shortly after release, nestling in amongst our choicest cuts, The Nicher The Better top 5s and shoutouts from all our other episodes. You’ve got some time off over Christmas, why not shuffle this behemoth for a lovely time? https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7GZMXr0eHTICa0TcZ3AYsE?si=kN43oeodT--wZsDK7p_7tw

See you in part 3!

She was just rankenteen, you know what I mean. In the first part of our odyssey across the Beatles universe, the Black Band T-Shirt chaps take on the Fab Four’s first six albums, mostly involving chat on, although there are highlights to be found, how not very good they are. Sorry, not sorry.

We are now on Twitter! Find us on @BBTS_Pod and tell us why we’re wrong/right/great/shit. Chris is on Twitter @cmgrumps and Ollie can be found on @olliexcore. Our band My Eyes Are Old and Bent can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @MEAOAB. This podcast is brought to you by Grim Heart Promotions, who can be found on Facebook and Instagram @grimheartpromo.

See you in part 2!