Seaside Pod Review (A Queen Podcast)

Episode 92 in the books already? Are you serious? We’ve covered more songs than we have left and the only big questions we have left to answer in the second half of the pod are; will Randy’s hat finally be fucked? How much is his oath going to suffer? And is he quite as committed to the church of Go Fuck Yourself as he was in the beginning? If Kev were to title this episode, he'd probably call it...

As a huge thank you to the people who have very generously donated some of their hard earned scratch to us over on our Ko-Fi account, we came up with the idea of letting people give us non-Queen songs to talk about and vote on. This week's song was requested by the wonderful Al Dudeney. If Kev were to title this episode, he'd probably call it "Gelatinous Instruments" or "We need more dulcimer play...

It's time to recap the next block of forty songs we've covered! Is Kev going lean heavily 70s? Will Randy pick anything from Queen 2? There's a public service announcement about the perils of dying your own hair, a slight twist on the Tweet of the Week, a needless discussion of Randy's "meaty" hair, oh, and we pick our favourite ten songs form the last batch of forty we've covered! Dig in folks, w...

It's six and a half minutes long. It's blues rock. It's a Brian May tune. The Cardinal is gonna hate it. Right? Well, maybe, but you never know with that guy. Sometimes he votes peculiarly (which is a hard word to say when you're hammered!) We get into bass lines, waistlines, and wastes of time in this episode and we hope you enjoy coming along with us for the ride. One person will definitely be h...

Sixty five professional female models, sixty five bicycle seats that Halfords wouldn't accept when returned, 36 repetitions of the word bicycle. Seventy eight live performances, one hundred and one weeks on global charts, over one million units sold in the US alone and one Rolling Stone reporter sickened and outraged. Not bad for a three minute pop song featuring four musical geniuses credited wit...

He unscrews the cap of a new whiskey bottle, shuffles about in his candle-lit hovel in his candle lit hovel, like some kind of tit, with blue fingers in mittens, he smells like the cats, and the neighbours he sickend. But enough about Randy, I’m going to make him blush! Settle down with your best cat, your best whiskey and your best mittens and get ready for some Queen, cos that’s what we’re talki...

An interesting fact about Saudi Arabia for you is that Oil was first struck there in March 1938, in the Dammam Oilfield. In Riyadh, around 100 camels per day are sold, and it’s home to the world’s largest sandy desert. Oh, also, they murder journalists in cold blood and are surruptitiously buying up sports franchises all over the world to distract us from the fact. Never mind eh, let’s talk some Q...

It’s not the A side and it’s not the C side, well it’s the seaside as in all one word s e a… you get what I’m saying. It’s the B SIDE pod review. We’re not digging into the main catalogue today because Randy’s off working on some or other big budget Hollywood production and rubbing shoulders with the Scorseses of the world, but we’re going deep, and we’re still sittin around talking about Queen! I...

White men have a lot to answer for. Now don't get all Jordan Peterson on me and say "NOT ALL WHITE MEN!" No, not all, but damn well enough! And certainly historically. But is it a good idea for rock stars to tackle serious subjects? And how does Brian do with this one? It's back to back Bri and this week's episode is full of Stampeders and Carneys. Kev also gives an update on the upcoming Queen Wo...

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, I know you’re my sister, but I'm looking at you... You could sort of condense the lyrics in this one down to that sentence. Nylon strings, epic bass, and a soulful piano make up the bones of this song, but its muscle comes from the brilliance of Brian's voice and guitar work. There's a change in the format and the boys are ready to rock. There were five different m...

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Today's episode covers the big cahuna. The monster. The behemoth. None more Queen. The song that didn't just put Queen on the map, but also tore the map up into tiny little shreds and force fed the pieces to an ungrateful music press who just didn't get it. "Unfortunately, Queen’s lyrics are not the stuff of sonnets." - TIME magazine "...a brazen hodgepodge..." - Rolling Stone "A superficially imp...

This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. Is life real? Can you breastfeed yourself? And what are those stains on your pillow? If I were to title this episode, I’d probably call...

Randy's having trouble with the word minfastition, maniseftation, fannystemnation, well whatever it is, Randy just can't say it! In a first for the podcast, there is live confectionary eating and mroe discussion about cake than anyone needs to hear, but, we've drawn a line under it now, so we can all put it behind us! We're talking filler, we're talking Jazz, and we're definitely talking shite! If...

Randy's having problems with his issues, whatever the hell that means! And he still won't quite raggin' on poor Kev about the Shepherd's Pie debacle. Bastard! We're goin' deep into fantasy this week and we've already had one duster from Randy for a proggier flight of fancy from Brian, way back in Episode two (oops, spoiler alert), but will he risk incurring Kev's wrath and dust this one too??? He...

Saltpeter and sulfur and charcoal, oh my! How many pods within a pod can you reasonably expect to get away with? The cake vs pie fiasco has now spilled over into another podcast, and Corey's not having it! This week sees Kev and Randy take on one of the titans of the Queen discography. Our intrepid pair aren't scared though, in fact, they laugh in the face of danger, they tickle the bollocks of fe...

Well, it's not Queen is it! What the fuck are these two idiots doing now? Branching out into other artists? I mean, they're more ripping off Pod of Thunder than In The Lap of the Pods, but hey, a good idea is a good idea. We wanted to say a huge thank you to the people who have very generously donated some of their hard earned scratch to us over on our Ko-Fi account, so we (and by that we mean "Ke...

How big is a bee's dick exactly? Well, if my extensive online research is to be trusted (and there's no reason it should be), it's 4.8mm on average. Holy shit! Bee's are packing!!! No wonder the Queen is knackered all the time... The cake vs pie fiasco rumbles on with neither side willing to give an inch, or a fuck, and we would urge you all to please remember that it's fun to clap with a friend....

What are maple syrup tits? Well, I can't say that we ever got to the bottom of that, but Randy was sure insistent that it's a real thing even though Kevin was sceptical. The pie vs cake argument rages on and Kev is fiendishly plotting a Shepherd's Cake recipe, to prove to Randy that pie is better. We also learn that if there's no top it's a tart (and without context, take that any way you like!) a...

"Hey dipshits, how come you spent so long talking about hockey, bowling, and Roger Waters instead of getting on with talking about Queen?" Good question, good question... Also - we need to petition cinemas to have intermissions. Don't know why I thought of that just then, but maybe it will become more clear in the episode. Randy tells us about his Martin D-28, Kev tells us about his bowling playof...

"Good evening, this is Radio 4, with the news at six o'clock this Thursday evening. The Prime Minister, speaking a few minutes ago in the House of Commons, has warned that the international situation is deteriorating rapidly, and that war could break out at any time in the next two or three days." Who in their right mind thought that showing "When the Wind Blows" to kids was a sane and reasonable...

Queen: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Seaside Pod Review. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new songs; to seek out new lyrics and new musicla expressions; to boldly go where millions of people have gone before! It's all a bit moody over here at the SPR. Randy hasn't forgotten his suitcase this time and Kev's German accent is definitely on point! If Randy were to title th...

Come and listen to my story about a man named Fred. A poor balladeer, barely kept his kittens fed And then one day while John and Roger stewed, Well up through the mic come a bumblin dude. Robin Cable that is, Trident Engineer, Phil Spector Wannabe. “I CAN hear music”, or possibly “It’s not exactly a wall of sound, more a small privet hedge of sound…” Today's song covers a song never originally in...

There once was a Queen fan from Wigan Whose nose he was told was a big 'un He tried to break free Then he fell to his knees And consulted the Cardinal's florilegium If Kev were to title this episode, he'd probably call it “Get a grip America” or possibly, “Simply sensational synthtastic solo” Today's song covers the worldwide chart hit from "The Works", the slick pop anthem "I Want to Break Free"....

Hey, does anyone read these episode descriptions? I could probably write anything here couldn't I? I could ask you to send me photos of your favourite letter box. Maybe I could see if someone would be willing to paint themselves orange, stand on the steps of Huddersfield Town Hall and repeatedly scream "Life goes on BRA!" for four hours, or until the local constabulary arrive to deal with them. Ma...