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The Cacophony Sessions
Dan Whitell
35 episodes
8 months ago
This is the audio-only version for the old school soldiers. The Cacophony Sessions Podcast returns to dive deep into our favourite records of 2024! Featuring Dan Whitell's returning ragtag band of cohorts Jim, Martyn and Tom this year, please enjoy this year's definitive channel list from a year that some were more enthusiastic about than others. All albums were scored out of ten to one decimal point, and naturally the scores presented are the collective scores from all of us combined. ...
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This is the audio-only version for the old school soldiers. The Cacophony Sessions Podcast returns to dive deep into our favourite records of 2024! Featuring Dan Whitell's returning ragtag band of cohorts Jim, Martyn and Tom this year, please enjoy this year's definitive channel list from a year that some were more enthusiastic about than others. All albums were scored out of ten to one decimal point, and naturally the scores presented are the collective scores from all of us combined. ...
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The Cacophony Sessions
Album of the Year 2024
This is the audio-only version for the old school soldiers. The Cacophony Sessions Podcast returns to dive deep into our favourite records of 2024! Featuring Dan Whitell's returning ragtag band of cohorts Jim, Martyn and Tom this year, please enjoy this year's definitive channel list from a year that some were more enthusiastic about than others. All albums were scored out of ten to one decimal point, and naturally the scores presented are the collective scores from all of us combined. ...
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8 months ago
1 hour 56 minutes

The Cacophony Sessions
S4E07 - Album of the Year 2023
Late as ever (it's still February... just) following a technological catastrophe The Cacophony Sessions presents the season four finale, and the closing episode of the regular podcast.Join Dan Whitell and his regular band of bastards Alex, Martyn, Tom and Jim as we finally deliver our top ten albums of 2023!Featuring the biggest Does It Slap ever, a lovely story about corner shops and a heavy dose of swearing; the final regular episode is one of our strongest. We will continue the c...
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1 year ago
1 hour 59 minutes

The Cacophony Sessions
S4E06 - Shredder's Revenge, or: Just Axin' Questions
#music #podcast #guitarsolo The Cacophony Sessions are back with their thoughts on greatest guitar solos of all time. Joining Dan Whitell on this episode are Alex, Tom and Martyn; each with two pics for a discussion on what makes a guitar solo work - and what doesn't. The playlist containing all of our picks (including Dan B's and Jim's in spite of their absence from this episode) can be found on Apple Music and Spotify:https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/shredders-revenge-or-just-axin-questi...
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1 year ago
1 hour 47 minutes

The Cacophony Sessions
S4E05 - The Top 15 Songs of 2003
We wind the clock back 20 years on this episode of The Cacophony Sessions as Dan Whitell runs down the Top 15 Songs of 2003 with contributions from Martyn, Jim, Alex and Tom. 15 picks each, scored out of ten - some using the IGN scoring system and others…not doing that. This episode ranks the top 15, although all 75 songs can be found in alphabetical order on our Apple Music playlist and our Spotify playlist.A couple of Undeniable Bangers and tangents ahoy - LET’S FIND OUT which band may have...
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2 years ago
1 hour 58 minutes

The Cacophony Sessions
S4E04B - You Only Bang Twice
The second part of The Cacophony Sessions' discussion of all 25 Bond themes continues in 'You Only Bang Twice', in which Dan Whitell, Tom, Dan B and Alex critique the Bond themes of the 1980s to the present. If you missed the first part, you can listen to the audio or watch the video to catch up on the scores so far. A playlist of all the themes in chronological order can be found on Apple Music (curated by Dan) and Spotify.As this is a bonus episode, it's not quite as long as some of o...
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2 years ago
1 hour 23 minutes

The Cacophony Sessions
S4E04A - Licence to Bang
Are you ready for our TWO PART James Bond Theme Special? You’d better be! Part One of The Cacophony Sessions Season 4 Episode 4 is here and features Dan Whitell with Alex, Dan B, Tom and Martyn as they chronologically rate each of the main themes from every James Bond movie. This part begins with the original 007 film Dr No from 1962 and takes us up to the end of the seventies, ending with 1979’s Moonraker.Part Two of this episode will be coming shortly containing the remaining movies. The on...
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2 years ago
1 hour 46 minutes

The Cacophony Sessions
S4E03 - The Cacophony Sessions Goes Pop! Again!
The Cacophony Sessions do another dive into the UK top 10 (for the week commencing 14/4/23) and several artists now find themselves in the crosshairs for the first time. And an old nemesis comes back to haunt us. Join Dan Whitell with Alex, Dan B and Tom for a heated discussion on pop music of today.In this month's episode you'll find Lewis Capaldi, George Ezra, Ed Sheeran, Miley Cyrus, Calvin Harris and others as well as the usual tangential chaos including mini reviews of gigs from Don Broc...
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2 years ago
1 hour 43 minutes

The Cacophony Sessions
S4E02 - The Fab Four
April’s Cacophony Sessions Podcast is an episode in which Dan Whitell, joined by Tom, Martyn and Dan B, attempts to discuss the most famous band in pop music history. We have divided the conversation loosely into four parts - our favourite albums, songs, Beatles themselves and lastly covers of their songs. Undoubtedly full of controversial takes as well as our usual party pieces such as Does It Slap; this episode also includes a brief tribute to another 1960s musical icon - the late, great Bu...
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2 years ago
1 hour 31 minutes

The Cacophony Sessions
S4E01 - Album of the Year 2022
Season Four of The Cacophony Sessions Podcast kicks off with our Album of the Year 2022 episode. Join Dan Whitell as well as Tom, Jim, Martyn and Alex as we collectively rank our favourite ten records of last year.This year's list features some previous favourites from our 2020 and 2021 lists, as well as some new bands; it's time to separate the new from the old and the weak from the chaff as we discuss our own top ten - with detours including tributes to the late Terry Hall, Jeff Beck and Ma...
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2 years ago
1 hour 43 minutes

The Cacophony Sessions
S3E07 - Songs on Trial
Our final recording of 2022 is the season finale of The Cacophony Sessions Podcast. Dan joins Martyn, Jim, Alex and Tom for a deep dive into ten of our own personal favourites. From Funkadelic to Run-DMC to Nirvana to Insane Clown Posse, this eclectic discussion covers a variety of different genres and we've made a playlist available via Apple Music so you can follow along with the tracks here.Elsewhere, discover which band is the Australian Duran Duran; see Jim's new spicy content; unveil FO...
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2 years ago
1 hour 55 minutes

The Cacophony Sessions
S3E06 - The Top 10 Pop Punk Songs Ever
Welcome to another episode of The Cacophony Sessions Podcast, as we deliver our Top Ten Pop Punk Songs Ever! Join Dan Whitell, Tom, Martyn, Dan B, Jim and Al as we fight over the quality of the songs we’ve hand-picked and rated, and argue both for and against their places within the lineage of the genre.As well as an ever-heated discussion, we also discuss other topics as always and this month you’ll discover bad accents, storm-outs, the Triple H effect, who the The white Temptations are and ...
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2 years ago
1 hour 47 minutes

The Cacophony Sessions
S3E05 - Nuthin' but a Podcast About a "G" Thang
This month's episode of The Cacophony Sessions sees Dan Whitell invite Al, Jim, Martyn and Tom into the theatre of conflict as we discuss our favourite albums, MCs and producers in hip-hop during the early nineties. Whether you're East Coast, West Coast or something in between this is one of our more free-flowing conversations in which we offer our personal favourites for you to either newly discover or to take umbrage with.Discover quite how this pertains to Michael Barrymore, an undeniable ...
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3 years ago
1 hour 49 minutes

The Cacophony Sessions
S3E04 - The Top 15 Songs of 1987
The Cacophony Sessions is here to analyse another of the greatest years in music history. From synthpop to hip-hop; sophisti-pop to post-punk - this episode's six-man panel of Dan Whitell, Dan B, Tom, Jim, Martyn and Alex rank their favourite songs of 1987 from our selection of 75 tunes that can be found listed on our blog (note: the list will spoil the episode).As well some 35 year-old tunes we discuss some more recent music, we play Does It Slap again and reveal our hips and happenings of t...
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3 years ago
2 hours 8 minutes

The Cacophony Sessions
S3E03 - The Cacophony Sessions Goes Pop! USA
The Cacophony Sessions is here to discuss the US Billboard Hot 100, specifically the top ten from the week commencing 21/5/22. Join Dan W, Alex, Tom, Dan B and our newest voice Jim as we discuss Harry Styles, Lizzo and too many tracks from Bad Bunny. We provide our thoughts on our personal favourites from the top ten and ponder on just what exactly streaming services have done to the singles charts.Our examination of American pop comes with a side order of Smashing Pumpkins (drink), Prince (d...
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3 years ago
2 hours 7 minutes

The Cacophony Sessions
S3E02 - Drum and Drummer
OUR BIGGEST EPISODE YET!Following the recent death of Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins, The Cacophony Sessions Podcast decided it would be an appropriate time to discuss our fifteen favourite drummers of all time according to tonight's panel. Banging on about drums for over three hours this time around are Dan Whitell, Dan B, Alex, Martyn and Tom each with three nominations.We cover a lot of different aspects of drumming, from both a technical standpoint as well as from a more casual perspecti...
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3 years ago
3 hours 9 minutes

The Cacophony Sessions
S3E01 - Album of the Year 2021
The third season premiere sees The Cacophony Sessions rating our favourite records of 2021. Join Dan Whitell, Tom, 'Housewife's Choice' Martyn, Dave and 'Butcher's Boy' Alex as we present the top ten albums of last year, a couple of months after the dust has settled (and everyone else has had a go).With Fontaines DC taking home the prize for 2020, who will claim the most hallowed of accolades for the burning trash fire that was 2021? Along the way we cover all our usual sweary tangents - Tom'...
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3 years ago
1 hour 53 minutes

The Cacophony Sessions
BONUS - The Young One (featuring Taylor Parkes of Chart Music Podcast)
Two weeks after everyone else, The Cacophony Sessions weighs in on the Neil Young vs. Joe Rogan & Spotify debate by dedicating one of our bonus episodes to the mythical Canadian singer-songwriter and his massive discography - from Crosby, Stills Nash & Young to Buffalo Springfield. Usual voices Dan Whitell and Tom are joined by the illustrious music writer Taylor Parkes, as we do our best to choose Neil Young's best songs and albums; the best Neil Young covers; our thoughts on the rec...
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3 years ago
1 hour 37 minutes

The Cacophony Sessions
S2E07 - Under the Covers
Our first episode of 2022 is the last episode we recorded in 2021 and it's a whopping three hour extravaganza discussing the best and worst cover versions we can think of.It's a full house as Dan Whitell welcomes Alex, Tom, Martyn, Dan B and Dave to bring to the table their favourite studio covers, live covers and the covers we'd like thrown carelessly to the Patch of Turd. Along the way, we discuss The Big Four, the plural of 'Dan', Tom's money-saving tips, and why Martyn is drawn to Failure...
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3 years ago
2 hours 56 minutes

The Cacophony Sessions
S2E06 - Undeniable Bangers 2: Bang Harder (introducing the Clang)
We've been away for a few months due to personal circumstances, but that does not matter anymore as The Cacophony Sessions Podcast returns for some of our best argumentative dialogue yet, surrounding songs that we think are both Undeniable Bangers and, this time, the opposite - Undeniable Clangers.Joining The Court Jester of Funk Dan Whitell are co-hosts Dave, Tom, Alex, Martyn and the debut of new voice Dan B. On this one we discover which of us is perversely affected by an old Manches...
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3 years ago
2 hours 16 minutes

The Cacophony Sessions
S2E05 - Bangers on the Box (TV Themes)
After some scheduling conflicts, The Cacophony Sessions returns to discuss 16 of our favourite TV themes of all time. Dan is joined by CO-HOSTS Alex, Dave and Tom as we discuss some iconic and some obscure music used in the opening sequence of various television shows and put them to the sword.Over the course of this episode we discuss DJing in the new COVID era; why Alex has paint on his face; which one of us hung out with a Grammy-winning rapper and we give Hugh Grant some life advice.Best ...
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4 years ago
1 hour 48 minutes

The Cacophony Sessions
This is the audio-only version for the old school soldiers. The Cacophony Sessions Podcast returns to dive deep into our favourite records of 2024! Featuring Dan Whitell's returning ragtag band of cohorts Jim, Martyn and Tom this year, please enjoy this year's definitive channel list from a year that some were more enthusiastic about than others. All albums were scored out of ten to one decimal point, and naturally the scores presented are the collective scores from all of us combined. ...