Welcome to Riffology Podcast! We’re a (mostly) weekly music podcast that focuses on rock albums from the 80s and 90’s, maybe a few from the 70s and 2000s too.
We are Neil and Chris, we’re both embracing the joys of steadily growing older and enjoying going back to the albums of our youth. Sometimes we ask our listeners to pick the albums from a chosen year and sometimes we pick our own favourites. Sometimes, they are albums we loved and sometimes albums that passed us by and we revisit them to see what all the fuss was about.
This is a celebration of incredible music from a time when albums were meaningful and important to us.
RIFF030 - Sepultura - Beneath the Remains
RIFF060 - Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters
In this episode, Chris and Neil bravely tackle the Foo Fighters’ debut—after a brief existential debate on the meaning of “all the important information.” The conversation meanders through Dav...
RIFF059 - Stereophonics - Performance and Cocktails
In this instalment of Riffology, Chris arrives early and fully prepared, a development so shocking that Neil repeatedly checks he hasn’t fallen into a parallel universe. They introduce Stereophonics...
RIFF058 - Carcass - Heartwork
This week, we sharpen our scalpels and wade into Heartwork by Carcass. Expect a forensic examination of melodic death metal’s most clinical album: guitars get dissected, solos catalogued, and lyrics...
RIFF057 - Black Sabbath - Paranoid
A discussion of Black Sabbath’s Paranoid that manages to cover the essentials: melodic guitar work, enduring riffs, and the occasional existential observation about endless skies and the moon. The c...
RIFF056 - Oasis - Definitely Maybe and (What's The Story) Morning Glory
In this episode, your hosts put away any pretence of picking a favourite and instead take a measured, nostalgic stroll through both of Oasis’s defining albums: Definitely Maybe and (What’s the Sto...
RIFF055 - Terrorvision - Formaldehyde
Join us for an expertly meandering 20-minute warm-up during which we forget what we’re meant to be doing, then suddenly remember we’re here to talk about Formaldehyde by Terrorvision. Neil celebra...
RIFF054 - Feeder - Polythene
This week, we attempt to remember how podcasts actually start and then promptly forget what we were talking about. Join us as we take a meandering, moderately reverent stroll through Feeder’s debut ...
RIFF053 - Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go
This week, we fulfil a long-standing listener request (hello, Lindsay) and dig into Manic Street Preachers’ Everything Must Go. Expect the usual blend of forensic music analysis and complete shamble...
