Toby Jones Talks Music

Taking you on my personal listening journey, waxing lyrical about the lyrics, the guitar solos and albums that have changed my life - and of course having some fun along the way!

Toby Jones Talks Music is a music podcast hosted by Toby Jones, with 59 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Toby Jones hosts Toby Jones Talks Music, a music show with 59 episodes published.

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  No Secrets – Hearing A Carly Simon Album For The First Time

  Aug 17, 202625 min

  Despite hearing Carly Simon's music in such varied areas as a James Bond theme, a greatest hits set, and even from Piglet's Big Movie... until now, I haven't listened to a Carly Simon album in full. In this video, I talk about my first impressions of Simon's 1972 album, No Secrets. 00:00 Introduction 02:14 My story - how did I discover this album? 09:12 First impressions 09:46 Song-by-song review 20:46 Summary

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  Chris Rea 1982 Self-Titled – A Step Forward From Tennis?

  Aug 14, 202627 min

  Chris Rea's fourth album, a self-titled release from 1982, was released after a potential fourth album titled One Fine Day was shelved. Three of those songs survive in re-recorded form alongside eight other tracks. In this video, I'll be discussing where this album fits within the Chris Rea catalogue, particularly in relation to previous albums, Tennis and Deltics. 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Context behind the album 02:31 One Fine Day - the unreleased album 04:38 The players - Naisbitt, Hutchinson, Watson are OUT 07:28 Song-by-song review 19:08 Non-album B-sides: Let Me Be The One, Don't Look Back 22:40 Summary

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  Neil Diamond Headed For The Future Review - An Album of Compromise

  Aug 10, 202633 min

  Headed For The Future, Neil Diamond's fourth studio effort of the 1980s, was released in 1986. Featuring 'The Story of My Life', a record was planned to be released under this name until Neil's record label rejected it. This was an album inspired by the sad passing of Neil's father in 1985, with the songs very personal and dark. This album brings in several contemporary songwriters to give the album more commercial appeal. In this video, I'll be discussing how effective this approach is to my listening ears. 00:00 Introduction 00:29 Context of the record 04:40 The album cover & the vinyl 06:34 Who is involved in this album? Lots of people! 09:59 Live performances 12:57 Song-by-song review 27:12 Summary

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  Every Good Boy Deserves Favour: The Moody Blues Album That Gives Me Goosebumps

  Aug 7, 202620 min

  Every Good Boy Deserves Favour was one of the earliest Moody Blues records that I listened to, and I still thoroughly enjoy it to this day. Although I don't rank it as my favourite Moodies effort, one of its songs gives me goosebumps every time I hear it... Watch the video to find out which. 00:00 How I discovered this album 05:14 Song-by-song review 16:18 Summary

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  Is Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball His Most Accessible Album Since Born In The USA?

  Aug 3, 202614 min

  In Bruce Springsteen's autobiography, he writes that Wrecking Ball was one of his best, most contemporary and accessible albums since Born In The USA, and that the album was received with a lot less fanfare than he thought it would be. In this video, I revisit the Wrecking Ball album through this lens. 00:00 Intro 00:49 First impressions of the album 01:33 Is this as accessible as Born In The USA? 03:15 Getting more from Wrecking Ball by revisiting it 04:58 Song-by-song review 09:39 Summary

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