Seaside Pod Review (A Queen Podcast)

To the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee, from Pincher Creek I, pod at thee! Those where the words that Randy left Kev with after the recording was over for this week's Seaside Pod Review (that's the thing you clicked on - but you probably never read this bit!) We talk about ridiculous menuing trends, the Pied Piper of Hamelin, and plenty o' Queen. There's even a little Accadacca in there for good measure!We're back to finish up the debut album by talking about "My Fairy King"; a Freddie tune that closes Side A of the debut album. You may have heard it before. If Kev were to title this episode, I’d probably call it “My Fairy King.” or possibly, “Would you fuck off with that damn pipe!”NOTE: Skip forward to 22:47 if wanna get straight into the manifestations and wheel spin.The music at the end of the episode is the brilliant "No Matter What (Always Together)"; another track from the superb debut album of Absofunkinlutely, Funk Shui. On this track, Randy is vocally assisted by Mrs. Cardinal and Oral Fuentes! You can find it here: https://youtu.be/ngO7BT6yvmo

We're going right back to the beginning as we knock the pen-pen-pen-pen-pen-penultimate song off the wheel. That's more pens than WH Smiths eh lads! Eh! EH!!! I crack me up. There's a bunch of waffle about the football (Randy is befuddled) and Captain Spreadsheet tests The Cardinal's music knowledge and finds him lacking! Also, we talk about Brian's heaviest early track; Son and Daughter, from the debut album. If Randy were to title this episode, I’d probably call it "Black Zeppelin" or possibly, "Buckle down and shovel some shit!"NOTE: Skip forward to 21:41 if wanna get straight into the manifestations and wheel spin.The music at the end of the episode is the brilliant "Falling Out of Love" from the superb debut album of Absofunkinlutely, Funk Shui. You can find it here: https://youtu.be/04rguueI8-s

The passing of Dolly Parton was unexpected and untimely.We felt we should pay tribute to a true musical icon and a woman of huge generosity and integrity.RIP Dolly PartonIf you feel you'd like to donate to the incredible "Imagination Library" program, you can find that here: https://imaginationlibrary.com

Two hundred episodes. We've mainly talked about Queen, but we've also talked about pie, cake, the weather, the church of go fuck yourself, November Rain, the dentist, soup, recording techniques, and so much more. Kev went International, Randy went to Winterpeg, Manitsfrozen. We've had ups, downs, and side to sides. What better way to celebrate our 200th episode than bring in our pal Corey Morrissette to make sure we don't get too big for our boots and put us, very firmly, back in our place!? As always, Corey has concocted a game that Kev is likely going to struggle with and as always, this delights Randy! A massive thanks to everyone who took some time to leave us a message or a voice recording for this landmark - we very seriously love you all and love that we found you and have such a wonderful community. We're almost at the end of the Queen road!Right?

You and IMe and youRamble onwith missing screwsI wouldn't change itYou wouldn't want me toYou and IMe and youThat poem is called "The intergalactic futility of trying to shave a monkey - in three parts - wherein our hero finds himself at something of a loose end on a rainy weekend in a galaxy a trillion light years from home" and I think it's rather beautiful.This week we wrap up another album by taking a listen to Deacy's only contribution to A Day at the Races.If Kev were to title this episode, I’d probably call it “You and Me”, or possibly, “You and I”NOTE: Skip forward to 22:46 if wanna get straight into the manifestations and wheel spin.The music at the end of the episode is the brilliant "Ocean in Your Eyes" by Canadian national treasure, Jay Semko. Randy cowrote this, the opening track from the album "Flora Vista" and engineered, co-produced, and played on the rest of the record; a piece of work that Kev thinks his pal absolutely knocked out of the park. If you wanna check out the song - and you damn well should, you'll find it here : https://youtu.be/kIErKyegCqEYou can also check out Jay's website here : https://www.jaysemko.com

Kev's worried that Randy is going to start charging him by the word during the podcast. Luckily, The Cardinal does give Captain Spreadsheet two bits of advice for free, so there's that. There's a bit of food chat, a bit of movie/music chat, and we listen to a little bit of a track by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard...Today's episode revisits Jazz and, for once, Randy doesn't wang on about what a ridiculous title it is for a rock n roll album. But we're not exactly in rock n roll territory here. Freddie slips on the old soft shoe and Brian stacks up the guitars like it's 1975 all over again. It's not. It's 1979. Then, I mean, not right now. Right now it's 2026. That's a long time ago eh... man time flies...If I were to title this episode, I’d probably call it “Bonkey Dalls”, or possibly, “Put that on a t-shirt and wear it”.The song at the end of the episode is a track Kev had kinda forgotten he loved. It's called Sometimes Girlfriend, it's from Absofunkinlutely's black album, and you can find it here: https://youtu.be/yCeiw-VQRAANOTE: Skip forward to 23:42 if wanna get straight into the manifestations and wheel spin.