Spin It or Bin It

Josh and Paul are back to talk about Paramore's After Laughter! They talk about why they chose this as their Paramore album of choice for their best albums of the 21st century and how this album stands out among the rest of the discography.

Josh and Paul are back talking about Paramore's 2013 self titled album. They talk about the lineup changes and drama leading up to this project and the band's drastic stylistic shift. They talk about this album's legacy and whether the material holds up years later. 

Paul and Josh discuss Paramore's 3rd album, Brand New Eyes. They talk about this album's status as a sleeper hit among fans, and how it compared to Riot both at the time and over 15 years later. They also discuss the album's legacy as the end of an era for Paramore, but also whether it felt like a transitional album to the band's current status as a pop rock band.

Josh and Paul continue the Paramore miniseries by talking about their second album, Riot! They discuss the album's megahits but the real question is whether the deeper cuts hold up or if this is an album of fillers held up by a few hits. 

Paul and Josh are back with a new mini series! Now they're going pop punk and discussing the Paramore discography, starting with the debut All We Know Is Falling. They discuss the early history of Paramore, how the band formed, Hayley Williams' background as a teenage vocalist with a record deal, and whether this album is a forgotten emo classic or one of many similar albums at the time that got r...

Josh and Paul wrap up their Iron Maiden mini series by discussing the newly released Burning Ambition documentary. They discuss their criticisms of the doc and speculate on the future of Maiden.

Paul and Josh reach the end of Maiden's reunion era discography and discuss Maiden's last album: Senjutsu! They talk about how the band built on the direction of the previous album but largely to greater success, including an all time moment with Steve Harris' epics trilogy that rounds out the album.

Paul and Josh continue their Maiden deep dive with the band's sixteenth album, The Book of Souls! They talk about whether the amount of material justified Maiden's first double album, the change in writing style since The Final Frontier, and assess how successful the more experimental moments on this album were. 

Josh and Paul take a break from their Maiden talks to discuss some recent news in the rock  world. They talk about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, the trendy Angine de Poitrine, and new releases from some of rock's elder statesmen. 

Josh and Paul discuss the 15th Maiden studio album, The Final Frontier! They talk about the band's foray into progressive rock, the rumors that swirled around the time about this being the final album, and the many traits and concepts on TFF that Maiden hasn't revisited since. 

Paul and Josh had so much to talk about with A Matter of Life and Death that they had to release a second episode! In this episode, the duo discuss Iron Maiden's touring activity in the last half of the 00s, they talk about Maiden's controversial decision to play all of AMOLAD live and how they handled some of the nostalgia touring immediately after. Then, they react to some breaking news and disc...

In this mega episode Josh and Paul go deep on 2006's AMOLAD! They go track by track and discuss in depth how this album became arguably Maiden's most acclaimed of the 21st century, and one of the most acclaimed of their entire discography.

Paul and Josh continue their Maiden deep dive with 2003's Dance of Death! They talk about one of Maiden's most controversial albums, whether there are any forgotten gems and how for better or worse Maiden were onto something special with this album.

Paul and Josh are back talking about the Iron Maiden reunion and the seminal Brave New World album! They discuss the background leading up to the reunion, the Ed Hunter tour, and discuss whether the album holds up after all these years. Does it deserve its recognition as a modern day classic? 

In a very special episode of Spin it Or Bin It, Josh and Paul continue their Maiden exploration by talking about Paul's favorite era of Maiden: the Blaze years! Since they already had an extensive discussion on The X Factor (find that episode in our archives), this one is a little more focused on Virtual XI and the historical impact of the Blaze years as a whole. 

Paul and Josh kick off a new series this time focusing on latter day Iron Maiden! They start off with Maiden's two 90s entries with Bruce Dickinson on vocals. They talk about why these albums didn't work and how they quickly went from some of their most acclaimed work ever to their easily most forgotten albums.

Josh and Paul talk about some recent music news including the split of two members from Haken and the new Megadeth album. They talk about the recent trend of legacy bands retiring and whether this is a result of the bad economic situation that bands find themselves in. 

Paul and Josh wrap up their retrospective on the 21st century by revealing their favorite albums from 2021 to 2024. They also talk snubs, honorable mentions, and artists that barely missed the cut. 

Josh and Paul continue their rundown of the best albums of the 21st century by discussing their picks for 2016 through 2020. They talk about the changing internet landscape and how that impacted the music they were consuming at the time.

Paul and Josh continue their countdown of the best albums of the 21st century year by year. This time they go through a few prog rock classics and pivot into the hip hop dominance of the early to mid 2010s. 

Paul and Josh are going year by year to discuss the best albums released in the 21st century so far. They chose one album for each year with no artist being represented more than once on the list. In part one of the new miniseries, they talk about their first 8 picks. 

Josh and Paul are joined by a special guest to draft 10 great Weezer songs! 

Paul and Josh are getting festive with the Spin It Or Bin It christmas special! They talk through their favorite Christmas songs, Christmas albums, and take a journey through Christmas classics old and new. 

Josh and Paul are busy with holiday activities and future exciting podcast content, so here is an unreleased episode from the back catalog. Paul and Josh talk through the ill fated Judas Priest Twin Turbos project that later became the albums Turbo and Ram It Down. They discuss the two albums and Priest's career at the time.