See You Down The Front

What better way for the See You Down The Front podcast to start 2023 than by looking back at 2022? In this episode,  Elle, Adam and Paul pick through their Spotify Wrapped to discover what was getting played most last year - often with surprising results. From new soul to old punk, and Korean pop that's not K-Pop, there's quite the cross section, plus Adam's perennial favourite Japa...

Back with another festive special as Paul, Adam, Elle and Neil have a World Cup of the best Christmas number ones that aren't Christmas songs. It's a right old mix of the sublime and the ridiculous with 32 tracks from 70 years of chart history. Does the right one win in the end? You'll have to listen to find out! Send us Fan Mail

Remember when you heard a song and thought that's the most exciting thing I've ever heard? Could have been a new single, an album track, the opening song at  gig - or even a band changing direction. We've all had that buzz from a track that gave you goosebumps - and not always for the same reason. This week Elle, Adam and Paul choose examples of songs that excited them and the reaso...

In this episode, Elle, Adam and Paul dig deep into their record collections to come up with a diverse group of artists who can boast a great run of singles.  Leaving out many of the usual suspects they cover everything from Korean rap, West Coast pop, P-Funk inspired hip-hop and, ahem, Abba.  Well we did say 'many' of the usual suspects - not all! It's five artists each, and three s...

We're back on the World Cup trail with this episode as Paul, Adam and Elle pick through 32 of 1982's big hits, classic tracks and underground favourites to find the ultimate winner. It's an era where alternative bands are as big in the charts as pure pop, and rap, electro and hip-hop are starting to make their considerable presence felt. Send us Fan Mail

In this episode we get to choose 15 tracks from Madonna's back catalogue as an introduction for new fans - as if she really needs any introduction. Adam, Elle and Paul bring eight choices each to the table and these are whittled down to create an overarching Madonna playlist. The greatest female pop and pop culture icon of the last 40 years? We think so! Send us Fan Mail

Well it's been a while! Illness and emigration have put the podcast on hold for a little while, but we've regrouped and we're back with our 50th episode.  Joining us for the first time is Elle who drags us kicking and screaming into the 2010s and beyond, as we each choose our top ten singles of all time. And it wasn't easy! Expect to hear some familiar names for See You Down Th...

It's another World Cup Year - this time back in 1973. Glam was in its pomp, the charts were full of Soul stirrers and a new generation of pop idols were being formed. Listen as Paul, Ben and Adam kick this one around to find the ultimate single of the year. Apologies to anyone expecting an Osmonds/David Cassidy fest!  Send us Fan Mail

We are joined by a special guest for this episode as we discuss the career of Liverpool legends Echo and the Bunnymen and try to compile a worthy 15-song compilation to do justice to their 40-year plus career. Alongside Paul, Ben and Adam is journalist, broadcaster and author Tony Fletcher who wrote the story of the Bunnymen in Never Stop. He founded Jamming! magazine, co-presented legendary TV mu...

Here's our Best of British Vol.3 - and we're still arguing! It's one artist, one song, so see who makes the cut this time round and who, staggeringly, has still failed to find a place even with 60 artists now represented. Join Paul, Ben and Adam for another round of music chat and expect Vol.4 to come along pretty soon. Send us Fan Mail

This week Adam, Ben and Paul take a listen to a few of their favourite film soundtracks. From the obscure to the smash hit, here are a selection with some cracking tunes - covering disco, electronica and stoner rock along the way.  Send us Fan Mail

It won't come as any surprise that we're fans of The Stone Roses, but how would we rank 20 of their finest tunes? Apologies to Shoot You Down which didn't make the final list, but that only emphasises the strength of the material. Listen as Paul, Ben and Adam debate the respective finishing positions of these classics.  Send us Fan Mail

In the words of The Waitresses, It's Christmas Eve, gonna relax. And what better way to do it than with our Christmas special as Paul, Ben, Adam and Neil pick five fantasy Christmas dinner guests to chat around the table and also sing for their supper. It's a fun episode to leave 2021 on, and we'll be back next year. Thanks for listening. Send us Fan Mail

There were some absolute tunes in 1983 and we've picked 32 of them to pick over in our latest World Cup competition. Ben, Neil, Adam and Paul debate the merits of classics from the likes of The Smiths, Echo and the Bunnymen, Heaven 17 and, er, Toto.  Send us Fan Mail

In this week's episode we put the music world's big hitters to one side and pick our alternative top 10s if the likes of Stevie Wonder, The Clash, The Jam, Public Enemy and Oasis had never existed. Paul, Ben and Adam dig deep into their collections to find some choice selections. Send us Fan Mail

Going to the Chapel and we're gonna get married! This week we lighten the mood a little - if that's possible - by turning into wedding DJs and picking our first five songs to get the dance floor filled. Obviously after the buffet and once a couple of drinks have been consumed. Expect an eclectic mix to say the least.  Send us Fan Mail

Who is the greatest talent of the last 40 years? It's a tough call but Prince must have a strong claim. In this week's episode we take our box set format and come up with a Prince sampler to  introduce the Minneapolis Maestro's work. So join Neil, Adam, Ben and Paul as we go in through the out door and explore  his Purple Reign. Send us Fan Mail

The World Cup of 1978 - a year where post punk emerged but disco was still topping the charts. Soundtrack singles were huge and pure pop was finding the charts crowded with interlopers. This week Adam, Ben and Paul kick around 32 songs from '78 to try and find the year's best track.  Send us Fan Mail

Possibly the greatest label in history, Motown is responsible for any number of classic songs that not only defined an era but live on in our collective music consciousness. This week, Adam, Ben and Paul set out to rank 20 of Motown's finest. So what and who will come out on top? Marvin, Stevie, Diana, The Temptations, Smokey, Four Tops, Supremes or Martha? Grapevine, My Girl, Superstition, M...

Vinyl is back in a big way, but for some of us it never went away. This week on See You Down The Front we're joined by Anthony Nyland, co-owner of Liverpool's Dig Vinyl store to discuss best dressed albums and the joys of finding  rare and unexpected records in surprising places. Send us Fan Mail

There's no doubt that New York is one of the world's great music cities, and this week Ben, Paul and Adam set themselves the task of picking 20 songs to represent this fine metropolis. But what would make your list of New York's finest?  Send us Fan Mail

This week Paul, Ben and Adam discuss golden years - not the Bowie single, but periods in a band's career when they could seemingly do no wrong. Each of us picks several examples where  bands enjoyed a glorious run of albums and were clearly at the top of their game. Send us Fan Mail

We're back with Volume 2 of our Best of Britain having missed out some absolute bangers from our first list of 20 songs and artists. Looks like a third will be on the cards, too, as Paul, Adam and Ben agonise over who should or shouldn't make the cut. Send us Fan Mail

Sometimes, for whatever reason, a career never reaches the heights you think it should. Bands break up, an early single is the best they'll ever do, contract disputes stall early promise - it could be one or many factors that get in the way. This week Paul, Adam and Ben pick out five examples each where promise was less fulfilled than it might have been. Send us Fan Mail

It's World Cup year 1987 and a battle between such chart  heavyweights as Madonna, Pet Shop Boys, George Michael and Prince, the year's breakout star Terence Trent D'Arby , rap giants like Eric B & Rakim and the growing influence of Stock, AItken and Waterman. Listen as  Neil, Paul, Adam and Ben whittle 32 tracks down to an ultimate winner. Send us Fan Mail