We discuss Manic Street Preachers’ third album The Holy Bible. This is the last album to feature Richey Edwards who went missing not long after its release. The album explores harrowing subjects such as the holocaust, anorexia and murder and is widely considered to be the band’s creative high point. The album was released in…

We take a fresh look at Jazz. Some of us weren’t too happy with the thoughts expressed on the original podcast, so we take a fresh and less trigger-happy look at the most divisive Queen album of the 1970s. || Support us via Paypal at paypal.me/lappods || || Get more at lappods.co.uk || || Talk…

In 1984 and 1985, Queen toured every major continent in the world apart from North America as they were still in a huff about how they were treated in the US after Hot Space. The band hadn’t played live since 1982. They re-assembled after some time apart and solo ventures to write and record The…

We return to Pink Floyd in this NOT episode, discussing The Wall, The Final Cut, A Momentary Lapse of Reason and The Division Bell. Roger Waters tried to disband Pink Floyd in 1985 but after legal proceedings Pink Floyd were allowed to continue without him. This episode is split evenly with two Waters-led Floyd albums…

We discuss Roger’s sixth solo album, released on 1st October 2021. In Roger’s own words: “It’s slightly nostalgic and wistful, and quite adult, a bit more grown-up than my last couple of albums.” We gave the album a first listen on release day and recorded our initial thoughts, then coming back days later and more…

In this episode we discuss Queen B Sides that span 1972 – 1991. There are only 10 true/unique B Sides to speak of. From See What a Fool I’ve Been and coming full circle with Mad the Swine, we discuss each one in turn and ask the question if they should be on the associated…

In this NOT In the Lap of the Pods episode Joe invites Paul and David to get beyond the masks and listen to Slipknot properly. We discuss their third album, their most eclectic to that point, Vol 3: (The Subliminal Verses). RIP Joey Jordison | Join the discussion on Twitter @LapPods | | Donate via…

In this second part, we discuss the Queen+ performances featuring Roger Daltrey, Robert Plant, David Bowie and Elton John to name but a few. How did they all do? We wade in… | Join the discussion on Twitter @LapPods | | Donate via Paypal at paypal.me/lappods | Please subscribe and thanks for listening. Hosted on…

We are joined by Erik and Jonatan from the Maiden A-Z podcast to discuss Iron Maiden’s first four albums: Iron Maiden, Killers, The Number of the Beast and Piece of Mind. | Join the discussion on Twitter @LapPods and @maidenazpod | | Donate via Paypal paypal.me/lappods | Please subscribe and thank you for listening! Hosted…

We talk about the first half of The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for Aids Awareness which featured some of the biggest Rock acts in the world including Metallica and Guns N’ Roses. We hear from the listeners who have left their memories from either being at the concert or watching on TV. We also speak…