Episode #17 - 1981
Back in the old days, when the only way for your mummies and daddies to own the music they really loved was to go out and buy records by their favourite bands from a record shop, the album cover was an essential part of the marketing mix that sold a band and its music - at a time when mainstream radio played very little rock music, many people bought records based solely on the cover alone.
Episode 17 of the pod saw the boys get to grips with three albums with covers that were nothing if not striking. But was what occupied the 0.28 miles of groove on the 2mm-thick disc inside those covers any good?
Episode #16 - The Albums That Changed Our Lives
All those years on, the albums we buy still have stories to tell, so the Sadmen went through their record collections and picked out three that, in their words, changed their lives. And yes, we thought one of them would be Stakk Attakk as well, but their addled minds somehow overlooked the obvious.
Episode #8 - The Little Wizard
In the space of 7 years between 1976 and 1983, Ronnie James Dio recorded three classic albums with three different bands. First came Rainbow’s Rising; then, 4 years later, Heaven and Hell , the first of two he would record with Black Sabbath; and finally, in 1983, Holy Diver, from the band that bore his name. Which of the three would give the Little Wizard his highest spot in the Hall of Fame?
Episode #3: The Godfathers of Rock (Part 1)
The Enter Sadmen podcast rolls into its third week and Steve, Mark and Richard have set off in search of the holy riff. They’ve narrowed the locations to three: industrial Birmingham in 1970, swinging London in 1971 and the sleepy - but really fucking loud - county town of Hertfordshire. (That would be Hertford, to save you heading to Google Maps). Let the arguments commence.
Episode #2: Our Favourite Albums of All Time
In Episode 2 we discuss the merits of the albums that are, individually, our favourites of all time. We know - counterintuitive, right. But there are no spoilers. The ones that sit at the top of the heap in the end will be the ones we all agree on.
Episode #1: The First Albums We Bought With Our Own Money
The loudest podcast in the world kicks off with three albums that pack a punch as we open the hood and poke around the guts of Van Halen, Highway to Hell and British Steel.