Where To Begin. Beginner's Guide To Bands.

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Where To Begin. Beginner's Guide To Bands.

Your beginner's guide to a singer or band - album by album. Hosted by Stevie Nix.

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    Bob Dylan [Bootlegs]

    Send us Fan MailWhich album was Let Me Die In My Footsteps recorded for? Who first recorded Farewell Angelina? Which song written by Dylan did The Byrds put out in 1968? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Bob Dylan's bootlegs song by song [well, some of them].Featured songs:Talkin’ Bear Mountain Picnic BluesLet Me Die In My FootstepsWho Killed Davey Moore?Tomorrow Is a Long TimePercy’s SongFarewell AngelinaIf You Gotta Go, Go NowSitting On A Barbed Wire FenceShe's Your Lover NowYou Ain’t Goin’ NowherePretty SaroGeorge JacksonCall Letter BluesUp To MeBlind Willie McTellCan’t WaitLast Thoughts On Woody GuthrieCurated Spotify PlaylistWant more? Go to my Substack page

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    Jay-Z

    Send us Fan MailWhat was Jay-Z's first album on Roc-A-Fella? What is his most commercially successful album? Which album did he consider releasing as Shawn Carter? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that goes through Jay-Z's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:In My LifetimeD’evilsI Know What Girls LikePaper ChaseSo GhettoGet Your Mind Right MamiNever ChangeBlueprint 2LuciferLost OneSweetOff That Murder To ExcellenceBBCSmileLovehappy99 ProblemsCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Frank Zappa

    Send us Fan MailWhat was the first instrument Frank Zappa learned to play? Which record was a concept album about a fictitious doo-wop band? Which two albums were recorded at the same time? Find out the answers to all of these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Frank Zappa's back catalogue album by album [well some of them].Featured songs:Anyway The Wind BlowsWhat’s The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?AnythingRoad LadiesMontanaNanook Rubs ItInca RoadsI Have Been In YouJoe’s GarageHarder Than Your HusbandJesus Thinks You’re A JerkUncle MeatWe’re Turning AgainBobby Brown Goes DownCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    M Ward

    Send us Fan MailWhat does M stand for? What Beach Boys song has he covered? How did he meet Zooey Deschanel? Find out the answers to all of these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through M Ward's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:Fishing Boat SongCarolinaVincent O’BrienHi-FiChinese TranslationWhy Do You Let Me Stay Here?Dear God [Sincerely MOF]To Save MeBlake’s ViewPure JoyLittle BabySharkTorchI’m A Fool To Want YouDon’t Worry BabyToo Young To DieFisher Of MenCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Yusuf/Cat Stevens

    Send us Fan MailWhat label did Cat Stevens' first two albums come out on? Who produced Tea For The Tillerman? How many years did Yusuf take off after Back To Earth? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through the back catalogue of Yusuf/Cat Stevens album by album.Featured songs:Portobello RoadThe Laughing AppleMaybe You’re RightOn The Road To Find OutBitterblue18th Avenue [Kansas City Nightmare]How Many TimesMusicI Think I See The LightRoadsingerYou Are My SunshineBlackness Of The NightWild WorldTake The World ApartPop StarCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Joni Mitchell

    Send us Fan MailWhat is Joni's real first name? Who produced her first album? Where does Blue rank in Rolling Stone' list of the greatest albums ever made? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that goes through Joni Mitchell's back catalogue album by album.Features songs:I Had A KingBoth Sides NowThe Circle GameCareyCold Steel Blue And Sweet FireTwistedShadows And LightBlack CrowGoodbye Pork Pie Hat[You’re So Square] Baby, I Don’t CareShiny ToysNight Ride HomeNot To BlameBoth Sides NowWoodstockIf I Had A HeartBig Yellow TaxiCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Neko Case

    Send us Fan MailWhat was the first album that Case co-produced? Why doesn't she like the term "alt-country"? What album features The Band's Garth Hudson? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that goes through Neko Case's back catalogue [and The New Pornographers'] album by album. Featured songs:MisfireNo Need To CryLetter From An OccupantAlone & ForsakenLook For Me [I’ll Be Around]Streets Of FireDirty KnifeGo PlacesMiddle CycloneNearly Midnight, HonoluluNight Still ComesChampions Of Red WineI Want To Be HerePlay MoneySleep All SummerCurse Of The I-5 CorridorCat And Mouse With The LightThis Tornado Loves YouCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    James Brown

    Send us Fan MailHow many albums did James Brown release in 1968? What was his first all-instrumental album? Who invented the word "funk"? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that goes through James Brown's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:That Dood ItThe Thing In GSweet LorraineWhen A Man Loves A WomanDon’t Be A DropoutJust Plain FunkI Got The Feelin’ Santa Claus Go Straight To The GhettoHome At LastI Can’t Stand Myself When You Touch MeIt Had To Be YouMother PopcornAnswer To Mother PopcornPapa’s Got A Brand New BagMy RappSho Is Funky Down HereHot PantsThe Whole World Needs LiberationThe BossMoney Won’t Change YouSexy Sexy SexyForever SufferingPapa Don’t Take No MessFunky PresidentI Got YouI Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me NothingCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Lennons

    Send us Fan MailHow many months after Plastic Ono Band came out was Imagine in the stores? How many albums has Sean released with other artists? What was the name of Julian's first album? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions as he goes though the back catalogue of John, Julian and Sean Lennon album by album.Featured songs:IsolationWell [Baby Please Don’t Go]How?AngelaI Know [I Know]Steel & GlassYou Can’t Catch MeBorrowed TimeWell I Don’t KnowStick AroundJohnny B GoodeNew Physics RantHow Many TimesQueuePyramidParachuteThe World Was Made For MenComic StripInvisibleToo DeepEasily Charmed By FoolsSave MeBeautiful BoyCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Public Enemy

    Send us Fan MailWho did Adam Yauch once compare Public Enemy to? Who produced PE's first album? What album did one music critic compare to Sly Stone's There's A Riot Goin' On? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Public Enemy's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:LiesYou’re Gonna Get YoursDon’t Believe The Hype911 Is A JokeMore News At 11Give It UpICan A Woman Make A Man Lose His Mind?MKLVFKWRSee Something, Say SomethingWTF?!Notice [Know This]Honky Talk RulesNothing Is Quick In The Desert2020State Of The Union (STFU)Harder Than You ThinkCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Damon Albarn

    Send us Fan MailWhat did Blur call themselves before "Blur"? What was the first single they recorded? What British band did Albarn loathe in the early 90s? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Damon Albarn's back catalogue album by album [plus Blur and Gorillaz].Featured songs:High CoolColin ZealBadheadFade AwayDeath Of A PartyMellow SongTomorrow Comes TodayBrothers & SistersHistory SongTo BingePhotographs [You Are Taking Now]Ghost ShipRibbonsThe Valley Of The PagansDaft WaderSkinny ApeParklifeCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Willie Nelson

    Send us Fan MailHow many albums has Willie Nelson released? What year did Nelson release his first album? What was his first concept album? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Willie Nelson's back catalogue album by album [well, some of them].Featured songs:No Place For MeMr Record ManFunny How Time Slips AwayWho Put All My Ex’s In TexasBloody Mary MorningSummer Of RosesShotgun WillieI Still Can’t Believe You’re GoneCan I Sleep In Your ArmsSeptember SongStand By MeIt’s Not Supposed To Be That WayYour Memory Won’t Die In My GraveSomebody Pick Up My PiecesBlack Night$1000 WeddingSatan Your Kingdom Must Come DownSummertimeGod’s Problem ChildLive ForeverCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    PJ Harvey

    Send us Fan MailWhat album did Harvey characterise as "extreme"? What was the last album Harvey recorded with The PJ Harvey Trio? What album did The Independent say was "a threatening, nightmarish creature”? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that goes through PJ Harvey's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:O StellaSheela-na-gigMe-JaneMan-SizeWorking For The ManDown By The WaterCity Of No SunAngeleneThe WindThis Mess We’re InWhores Hustle and The Hustlers WhoreThe Desperate Kingdom Of LoveThe LetterWhen Under EtherSilenceBlack Hearted LoveAll And EveryoneOn Battleship HillThe Ministry Of DefenceThe Nether-edgeKamikazeCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Ray LaMontagne

    Send us Fan MailWhat song inspired Ray LaMontagne to take up music? What album did The Guardian say sounded like a long-lost masterpiece? What is the first album he self-produced? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that goes through Ray LaMontagne's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:JoleneBurnYou Can Bring Me FlowersBe Here NowYou Are The Best ThingMeg WhiteAre We Really ThroughBeg Steal Or BorrowAirwavesPick Up A GunIn My Own WayHey, No PressureNo Answer ArrivesSuch A Simple ThingRoll Me Mama, Roll MeMisty Morning RainNo Other WayCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Pink Floyd

    Send us Fan MailWhat name did the band use before Pink Floyd? What album did Dave Gilmour say he "bullsh---ed" his way through? What was the first Pink Floyd album to top the British charts? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Pink Floyd's back catalogue [and Rogers Waters and Dave Gilmour's] album by album.Featured songs:The GnomeLet There Be More LightGrantchester MeadowsSummer ’68St TropezFree FourBrain DamageHave A CigarPigsNobody HomeNo WayThe Gunner’s DreamYou Know I’m RightFor The First Time Today, Part 1Sunset StripLost For Words The Girl In The Yellow DressThe Bravery Of Being Out Of RangeDeja VuTimeCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Ben Harper

    Send us Fan MailWhat album did Ben Harper put out before Welcome To The Cruel World? What albums did The Innocent Criminals go uncredited on? What album features Ladysmith Black Mambazo? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Ben Harper's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:The Three Of UsWhipping BoyOne Road To FreedomGlory & ConsequenceRoses From My FriendsSteal My KissesBrown Eyed BluesPicture Of JesusChurch House StepsHappy Everafter In Your EyesGet It Like You Like ItPut It On MeLay There & Hate MeI Will Not Be BrokenRock N Roll Is FreeI’m In I'm Out And I'm GoneAltar Of LoveCall It What It IsMovin’ OnBrittanyWhere Did We Go WrongMasterpieceDiamonds On The InsideCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    The Waterboys

    Send us Fan MailWhere did Mike Scott get the name Waterboys from? How many albums did World Party put out? How many solo albums has Scott released? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through The Waterboys back catalogue [and Mike Scott's and World Party's] album by album.Featured songs:A Girl Called JohnnyThe Big MusicOld England Hawaiian Island WorldFisherman’s BluesGod On My SideA Man Is In LoveRadio DaysSpiritual CityShe Is So BeautifulVanity FairMy Dark SideAnother 1000 YearsPeace Of IonaYou In The SkyBefore The World Was MadeI Can See ElvisDidn’t We Walk On WaterShip Of FoolsCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Aretha Franklin

    Send us Fan MailWhat was Aretha Franklin's first single? What album contained Franklin's first original composition? What was the first song Franklin recorded for Atlantic? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Aretha Franklin's back catalogue album by album [well, most of them].Featured songs:It Ain’t Necessarily SoYou Made Me Love YouTry A Little TendernessEvil Gal BluesMy GuyIf I Had A HammerOl’ Man RiverDrown In my Own TearsNiki HoekyYou’re A Sweet Sweet Man River’s InvitationIt Ain’t FairThe Thrill Is GoneA Brand New MeSister From TexasNo Matter Who You LoveIt’s Gonna Get A Bit BetterYou Can’t Always Get What You WantFreeway Of LoveDo Right WomanCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Neil Finn

    Send us Fan MailWhat was the first song Neil Finn wrote for Split Enz? How many albums has Finn recorded with his brother, Tim? What album features Finn's wife, Sharon? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Neil Finn's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:Give It A WhirlWhat’s The Matter With YouLog Cabin FeverMessage To My GirlI Walk AwayI Feel PossessedChocolate CakeCatherine WheelsOnly Talking SenseSinnerLast To KnowDisembodied VoicesA SighElephantsDizzy HeightsWidow’s PeakShow Me The WayTruthCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Jack White

    Send us Fan MailWhat's the first song The White Stripes recorded?  What album did Rolling Stone say was "pulverising perfection"? What album was inspired, in part, by short stories and plays written by White when he was 19? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Jack White's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:St James Infirmary BluesSister, Do You Know My Name?I Think I Smell A RatBall And BiscuitWhite MoonBlue VeinsLittle Cream SodaRich Kid BluesI Cut Like A BuffaloHustle And CussMissing PiecesHigh Ball StepperRough DetectiveWhy Walk A Dog?Only ChildMorning, Noon And NightI've Got You Surrounded [With My Love]I’m MadCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Sting

    Send us Fan MailWhat Police album did Rolling Stone say was "near-perfect pop by a band that bends all the rules and sometimes makes musical mountains out of molehill-size ideas"? What album features Mark Knopfler? What album features a song Johnny Cash would later cover? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Sting's [and The Police's] back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:Next To YouDeathwishDriven To TearsOne World [Not Three]MotherShadows In The RainHistory Will Teach Us NothingSaint Agnes & The Burning TrainHeavy Cloud No RainLa Belle Dame Sans RegretsFill Her UpForget About The FutureRoxanneCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Bob Marley

    Send us Fan MailWhere did the word "reggae" originate from? What was the last album Bob Marley made with Peter Tosh? What was Marley's first US Top 10 album? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Bob Marley's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:Concrete JungleNo More TroubleBurnin' And Lootin'The Oppressed SongRevolutionSo Jah S’ehWho The Cap FitWarSo Much Things To SayThe HeathenSun Is ShiningShe’s GoneSo Much Trouble In The WorldSurvivalComing In From The ColdBad CardI KnowJump NyabinghiPositive VibrationCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Bruce Springsteen

    Send us Fan MailWhat was one of the songs removed from Greetings From Astbury Park at the last minute? What album did Melody Maker say was like "a trip through the rock 'n' roll heartland"? What album was Born In The USA originally intended for? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Bruce Springsteen's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:Arabian NightZero & Blind TerryLinda Let Me Be The OneAdam Raised A CainPoint BlankUsed CarsTwo Faces57 Channels [And Nothin’ On]Worlds ApartO Mary Don’t You WeepWorking On A DreamWe Are AliveHeaven’s WallThe WayfarerDancing In The Dark [Broadway Version]Curated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Billy Bragg

    Send us Fan MailWhat's Bragg's real name? What album did Rolling Stone say was "as political as The Clash , as clever as Elvis Costello, as melodic as Ray Davies and as rocking as Chuck Berry"? What's the only double album Bragg has recorded? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Billy Bragg's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:A New EnglandThe Myth Of TrustWhich Side Are You OnIdeologyThe Short AnswerThe Marching Song Of The CovertEverywhereEverybody Loves You BabeSugardubbyAnother Man’s Done GoneStetson KennedyTears Of My TracksM For MeHandyman BluesGentle On My MindWhy We Build The WallI Will Be Your ShieldWaiting For The Great Leap ForwardsCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Lenny Kravitz

    Send us Fan MailWhat name did Kravitz use when he recorded his first album? What Kiss song has Kravitz covered? What was the last album Kravitz recorded for Virgin? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he goes through Lenny Kravitz's back catalogue album by album. Featured songs:Sitting On Top Of The WorldFreedom TrainIt Ain’t Over Till It’s OverStop Draggin’ AroundUse MeEleutheriaMy LoveDeuceCan’t Get You Off My MindDon’t Go And Put A Bullet In Your HeadFly AwayI Belong To YouGod Save Us AllBank Robber ManI Don’t Want To Be A StarDancin’ Til DawnA Long And Sad GoodbyeBlack & White AmericaLiquid JesusNew York CityJohnny CashAlways On The RunCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Neil Young

    Send us Fan MailWhat was Neil Young's first album with Crazy Horse? What record did Rolling Stone say was  “one of the most despairing albums of the decade”? What album was inspired by his son, Ben? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Neil Young's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:The Emporer Of WyomingThe Losing EndBirdsAlabamaRevolution BluesAlbuquerqueKansasBarstool BluesSample & HoldCoupe De VilleCrime In The CityOne Of These DaysDrivebyI’m The OceanRazor LoveDevil’s SidewalkThis Old GuitarLookin’ For A LeaderHitchhikerWolf MoonAlready GreatLike A Hurricanestevienix.com

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    Joe Jackson

    Send us Fan MailWhat is Joe Jackson's real name? What two movies did Jackson score? What album has only three sides? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all these questions and more as he goes through Joe Jackson's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:She’ll Surprise YouPretty GirlsBiologyIs You Is Or Is You Ain’t My BabyCancerMoonlightGo For itFifty Dollar Love AffairNo Pasaran[He’s A] Shape In A DrapeDown To LondonOh WellEver AfterAngelStranger Than YouAwkward AgeThe Uptown TrainIt Don’t Mean A Thing [If It Ain’t Got That Swing]So You SayFriend BetterBreaking Us In TwoCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Eels

    Send us Fan MailWhat album came out under the monicker E? What album did Q say was a "complete musical vision"? What album did E say was a "succinct, direct and no bullshit"? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all these questions as he goes through Eels' back catalogue album by album?Featured songs:Looking Out The Window With A Blue Hat OnMentalPS You Rock My WorldFlyswatterThat’s Not Really FunnyLove Of The LovelessThings The Grandchildren Should KnowBeginner’s LuckParadise BluesWonderful, GloriousSeries Of MisunderstandingsBone DryAre You Fucking Your ExBetter Living Through DesperationNovocaine For the SoulCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Ryan Adams

    Send us Fan MailWhat album did Pitchfork say consisted of "astonishing musical proficiency, complete honesty and severe beauty"? What album was Adams referring to when he said "I wanted to invent a modern classic"? What year did Adams put out three albums? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all these questions and more as he goes through Ryan Adams' back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:AmyWhen The Stars Go BlueCry On DemandSo AlivePlease Do Not Let Me GoDear John29HalloweenheadNatural GhostStar WarsChains Of LoveI Just MightShake It OffOutbound TrainPoison & PainDo Not DisturbRomeo & JulietStare At The TVState TrooperLily, Rosemary & The Jack Of HeartsWonderwallGonna Make You Love MeCurated Spotify Playliststevienix.com

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    Electric Light Orchestra

    Send us Fan MailWhose idea was Electric Light Orchestra? What song did Jeff Lynne's father like? What was ELO's highest charting album? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all these questions and more as he goes through ELO's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:10538 OvertureMommaMa-Ma-Ma BelleNobody’s ChildOne Summer DreamTelephone LineStarlight On The RunHere Is The NewsFour Little DiamondsSo SeriousNobody HomeStranger On A Quiet StreetSurrenderLove And RainHelp YourselfLivin’ ThingCurated Spotify playliststevienix.com

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    Paul Simon

    Send us Fan MailHow old was Paul Simon when he met Art Garfunkel? Who produced Simon & Garfunkel's first album? What album did Simon win a Grammy for? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all these questions and more as he goes through Paul Simon's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:True Or FalseHe Was My BrotherFlowers Never Bend With The RainfallAnjiA Simple Desultory PhilippicPunky's DilemmaThe Only Living Boy In New YorkDuncanOne Man’s Ceiling Is Another Man’s FloorMy Little TownOh MarionHearts & BonesDiamonds On The Soles Of Her ShoesCan’t Run ButAdios HermanosOldAnother GalaxyThe AfterlifeCool Papa BellGracelandCurated Spotify playliststevie nix.com

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    Beastie DMC

    Send us Fan MailWhat does "DMC" stand for? What was the Beastie Boys' original name? What Beasties album did Rolling Stone say was a "celebration of American junk culture that is still blowing minds today"? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes trough the back catalogues of the Beastie Boys and Run DMC.Featured songs:Hard TimesYou Talk Too MuchYou Be Illin’She’s CraftyI’m Not Going Out Like ThatEgg ManDon’t StopFunky Boss3 In The HeadSabrosaDr Lee, PhDAhhhRight Right Now NowB For My NameDon’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win[You Gotta] Fight For Your Right [To Party]Curated Spotify playliststevienix.com

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    Johnny Cash

    Send us Fan MailWhat album features two Ray Charles covers? What year did his TV show begin broadcasting? What album features two of his daughters taking lead vocal? Find out the answer to these questions and more as Stevie Nix looks at Johnny Cash album by album [well, some of them].Featured songs:Hey PorterPickin’ TimeLead Me FatherI Forgot More Than You’ll Ever KnowAs Long As The Grass Shall GrowBoa ConstrictorI Got A WomanFolsom Prison BluesHe Turned The Water Into WineNed KellyFriendly GatesThe Night They Drove Old Dixie DownFar Side Banks Of JordanHighway PatrolmanDown There By The TrainThe Man Who Couldn't CryRusty CageWayfaring StrangerWe’ll Meet AgainMan In BlackClick here for curated Spotify playlistwww.stevienix.com

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    Paul Weller

    Send us Fan MailWhat is Paul Weller's real name?  What album did Q say was the 46th greatest of all time? What album did Weller say was deliberately self-indulgent. Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more as he takes a look at Paul Weller's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:Art SchoolGhostsThe Whole Point Of No ReturnBoy Who Cried WolfAbove The CloudsCan You Heal Us [Holy Man]Pink On White WallsGolden SandsThere Is No Drinking, After You’re DeadIt’s Written In The StarsDon’t Make PromisesI Wanna Make It AlrightHave You Made Up Your MindNo Tears To CryThat Dangerous AgeGoing My WayThe Cranes Are BackBowieOld Father TymeFat PopWild WoodClick here for curated Spotify playliststevienix.com

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    Tom Waits

    Send us Fan MailWhich album did Stereogum say sounded like "Jekyll confronting Hyde"? On what album did Waits first say he felt "completely confident" as a songwriter. What album did Waits make two months after being arrested for fighting with police officers in a coffee shop? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Tom Waits's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:Closing TimeIce Cream Man[Looking For] The Heart Of Saturday NightWarm Beer And Cold WomenInvitation To The BluesBarber ShopRomeo Is BleedingJersey GirlI Beg Your Pardon16 Shells From A 30-Ought-6Clap HandsYesterday Is HereDoritosBlack WingsI’ll Shoot The MoonGet Behind The MuleAliceGod’s Away On BusinessHoist That RagTell It To MeFace To The HighwayBig In JapanClick here for curated Spotify playliststevienix.com

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    Devendra Banhart

    Send us Fan MailOn what song does Devendra Banhart channel Elvis Presley? What album did Pitchfork say established Banhart as a "major voice in new folk music"? What album did PopMatters say had a "smouldering, slow-burn intensity of languorous susurrations"? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Devendra Banhart's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs: The Charles C LearyPumpkin SeedsA Sight To BeholdPoughkeepsieLittle Yellow SpiderAt The HopCripple CrowI Feel Just Like A ChildRosaSea HorseFirst Song For BRatsGolden GirlsWon’t You Come OverLosing My Taste For The NightlifeFig In LeatherSaturday NightKantori OngakuMemorialBook Of BringhiTodo Los DoloresClick here for curated Spotify playliststevienix.com

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    Eurythmics

    Send us Fan MailAnnie Lennox suffered a nervous breakdown during the making of what album? During which album sessions did they record a cover of The Doors' Hello I Love You? What movie did they record a soundtrack for?Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through the Eurythmics' back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:Never Gonna Cry AgainRevengeSomebody Told MeThis City Never SleepsThe First CutPaint A RumourJuliaI Did It Just The SameConditioned SoulHello I Love YouI Remember YouMy GuyPut The Blame On MeBrand New DayYou Hurt Me [And I Hate You]SylviaCrown Of MadnessLegend In My Living RoomJealousyTake Me To The RiverLiftedSweet Dreams [Are Made Of This]Click here for curated Spotify playliststevienix.com

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    David Byrne

    Send us Fan MailWhich Talking Heads album received five stars in Mojo and 10/10 in Pitchfork? What album did Brian Eno describe as "a vision of psychedelic Africa"? What album finds Byrne at his most naked? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through David Byrne's back catalogue [including Talking Heads] album by album.Featured songs:First Week / Last Week … CarefreeI’m Not In LoveHeavenThe Great CurveVery Very HungryMoon RocksThe Lady Don’t MindDream OperatorMommy Daddy You And IIndependence DaySad SongFinite=AlrightNeighborhoodShe Only SleepsHomeDinner For TwoGasoline And Dirty SheetsEverybody’s Coming To My HouseClick here for curated Spotify playliststevienix.com

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    Peter Gabriel

    Send us Fan MailWhat is the last album Genesis made with Gabriel? Who produced Scratch? What album did Rolling Stone say was full of “considerable emotional complexity and musical sophistication”? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Peter Gabriel's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:Silent SunThe Musical BoxSupper’s ReadyBroadway Melody of 1974HumdrumExcuse MeExposureIntruderThe Family & The Fishing NetRed RainBlood Of EdenThe Story Of OVOGrowing UpFlumeDon’t Give UpThe CourtSteamClick here for curated Spotify playliststevienix.com

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    The Who

    Send us Fan MailIn its list of the greatest artists of all time where did Rolling Stone place The Who? What was the band called before they took the name The Who? What album featured songs written by all four members? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix looks at The Who album by album.Featured songs:Zoot SuitOut In The StreetSee My WayTattooGo To The Mirror!I Believe In EverythingGetting In TuneGiving It All AwayI’m OneMove Over Ms LCome And Get Your LoveImagine A ManMusic Must ChangeKeep On WorkingHow Can You Do It AloneBrilliant BluesOutlive The DinosaurIt’s Not EnoughAs Long As I Have YouShe Rocked My WorldWon’t Get Fooled AgainClick here for curated Spotify playlistwww.stevienix.com

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    Leonard Cohen

    Send us Fan MailWhat album did it take Columbia a year to release in the UK? What album did Mojo say "sounded like nothing of its time — of any time really — fresh and ancient, cryptic and intimate"? What album took just six days to record? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix looks at Leonard Cohen album by album.Featured Songs:Sisters Of MercyBlessed Is The MemoryThe PartisanFamous Blue RaincoatChelsea Hotel #1Who By FireI Left A Woman WaitingThe GuestsThe LawI Can’t ForgetThe FutureHere It IsOn That DayBlue AlertThe Sound Of SilenceCome HealingSlowYou Want It DarkerThe GoalTower Of Song Click here for curated Spotify playlistwww.stevienix.com

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    Wilco

    Send us Fan MailWhat album details Jeff Tweedy's disintegrating marriage? What album did Pitchfork compare with Radiohead's Kid A? Which album contains a duet with Feist? Find out the answer to these questions and more as Stevie Nix looks at Wilco [and Tweedy] album by album.Featured songs:It’s Just That SimpleSomeone Else’s SongOne By OneWhen You Wake Up Feeling OldI Am Trying To Break Your HeartMuzzle Of BeesSky Blue SkyOne WingWhole LoveWorld AwayThe Joke ExplainedIf I Ever Was A ChildI Know What It’s LikeLove Is Everywhere [Beware]Guess AgainHintsJesus EtcClick here for curated Spotify playlistwww.stevienix.com

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    Kendrick .Paak Gambino

    Send us Fan MailWhat was Kendrick Lamar's pseudonym before he made his first album? What album from Anderson .Paak featured Lamar? What Childish  Gambino album did Rolling Stone describe as an enthralling trip into the land of funk?  Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix looks at Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak and Childish Gambino album by album.Featured songs:No Make Up [Her Vice]Ronald Reagan EraHeartbeatSwimming PoolsCrawlPaintKing KuntaHave Some LoveUntitled 06Come DownFeel6 SummersJet BlackAlgorythm777The Heart Part 5IClick here for curated Spotify playlistwww.stevienix.com

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    Elvis Costello

    Send us Fan MailWhat was the furore surrounding Elvis Costello when he recorded Armed Forces? What album is the song Almost Blue on? Who is Monkey To Man about? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Elvis Costello's back catalogue album by album [well, most of them].Featured songs:No ActionNew AmsterdamBrown To BlueAlmost BlueAmerican Without TearsI Want YouTramp The Dirt DownGod’s ComicI Almost Had A WeaknessThe Long Division45I’m In The Mood AgainMonkey To ManA Slow Drag With JosephineWake Me UpWhat Is It That I Need That I Don’t Already Have?Trick Out The TruthClick here for curated Spotify playlistwww.stevienix.com

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    Lucinda Williams

    Send us Fan MailWhat song did Emmylou Harris cover? Who wrote the song Lucinda Williams? What album did AllMusic describe as “the bravest, most emotionally wrenching record she's ever issued"? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Lucinda Williams's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:Malted Milk BluesRolling AlongI Just Wanted To See You So BadLucinda WilliamsSweet Old World Can’t Let GoLonely GirlsSweet SideWrap My Head Around ThatIt’s A Long Way To The TopCopenhagenUgly TruthWest MemphisIf My Love Could KillPlace In My HeartUnsuffer MeBone Of ContentionLive ForeverDoors Of HeavenClick here for curated Spotify playlistwww.stevienix.com

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    Stevie Wonder

    Send us Fan MailWhat was the last album Stevie Wonder made under his original contract? What album did Rolling Stone say demonstrated "explosive genius and unshackled self-expression”? What album did Wonder win his first Grammy for? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Stevie Wonder's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:SunsetLook AroundI Wanna Talk To You Never Dreamed You’d Leave In SummerLove Having You AroundEvilMaybe Your BabyBlame It On The SunJesus Children Of AmericaDon’t You Worry Bout A ThingIt Ain’t No UseThey Won’t Go When I GoAsVillage Ghetto LandThe Secret Life Of PlantsAll I DoFront LineIt’s Wrong [Apartheid]Get ItMake Sure You’re SureSensuous WhisperSo What The FussFaithCan’t Put It In The Hands Of FateFinish LineHigher GroundClick here for curated Spotify playlistwww.stevienix.com

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    The Rolling Stones

    Send us Fan MailWhat album did Billboard say was “brimming with overlooked gems" but Jagger said "it just isn’t any good"? What album was Start Me Up originally recorded for? What was the name of Mick Jagger's first solo album? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through The Rolling Stones' back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:Little By LittleWhat A ShameGoin’ HomeCool Calm And CollectedSing This All TogetherStray Cat BluesYou Got The SilverDead FlowersRocks OffDoo Doo Doo Doo Doo [Heartbreaker]MelodySend It To MeSlaveHard WomanYou Don’t Move MeTerrifyingLaugh, I Nearly DiedLittle RainStrange GamePaint It BlackClick here for curated Spotify playlistwww.stevienix.com

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    Nina Simone

    Send us Fan MailHow many of Nina Simone's first nine albums were recorded in the studio? What was the first album Simone recorded with Philips? Who did Simone have in mind when she wrote I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Nina Simone's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:He Needs MeChildren Go Where I Send YouHe’s Got The Whole World In His HandsLittle Liza JaneForbidden FruitThe Gal From Joe’sHush Little BabyThe Laziest Gal In TownMarriage Is For Old FolksBe My HusbandImagesThat’s AllThat’s All I AskBrown Eyed Handsome ManI Want A Little Sugar In My BowlI Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be FreeWhy? The King Of Love Is DeadCompensationSuzanneWho Knows Where The Time GoesMy Way Isn’t It A PityFunkier Than A Mosquito’s TweeterMarry MeNe Me Quitte PasClick here for curated Spotify playlistwww.stevienix.com

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    Beck

    Send us Fan MailWhat album did Pitchfork say was "like finding a fossil from the future"? What was the first album Nigel Godrich produced? Which album did Rolling Stone say was among the best 500 ever made? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Beck's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:Truckdrivin Neighbors DownstairsBeercanRamshackleHotwaxTropicaliaCanceled CheckMixed BiznessDebraThe Golden AgeQue Onda GueroGo It AloneDark StarThe Horrible Fanfare / Landslide / ExoskeltonOrphansSoul Of A ManHeart Is A DrumUp All NightUneventful DaysWhere It’s AtClick here for curated Spotify playlistwww.stevienix.com

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    Van Morrison

    Send us Fan MailWhat song has the same chord progression and melody as Tupelo Honey? What album was Drumshanbo Hustle recorded for but left off? What song did Sinead O'Connor say was perfect for a Sunday morning? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Stevie Nix goes through Van Morrison's back catalogue album by album.Featured songs:TB SheetsAstral WeeksInto The MysticI’ll Be Your Lover, TooTupelo HoneyYou’re My WomanNot Supposed To Break DownSaint Dominic’s PreviewDrumshanbo HustleFair PlayCountry FairYouth Of 1000 SummersSo Quiet In HereWhat’s Wrong With This Picture?GloriaRaincheckPiper At The Gates Of DawnThey Own The MediaListen To The LionClick here for curated Spotify playlistwww.stevienix.com

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