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Each week hosts Judd Boaz and Pedro Duran review two albums that came out at the same time; one successful, one a flop. They’ll try to work out what happened and whether time has been kind to these colliding albums.

Judd Boaz and Pedro Duran


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    Doolittle vs Barry Manilow

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 70:11


    Judd and Pedro are back, and to punish themselves for such a long sabbatical they're taking the Manilow Challenge! That's right, they're listening to Barry Manilow's 13th album and comparing it to Pixies' Doolittle, which came out just two weeks earlier.Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    Play vs Ricky Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 70:38


    We're partying like its 1999, as we tackle Latin lothario Ricky Martin's self titled album along with the slightly less latin and very much less lothario Moby and his album Play, which were released a week apart in May 1999.Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    Let's Talk About Love vs Higher Ground

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 69:26


    Never have albums collided with such reckless velocity! Today Judd and Pedro cover Celine Dion's Let's Talk About Love and Barbra Streisand's Higher Ground, which not came out three days apart in 1997, but also feature the EXACT. SAME. SONG. One for the When Albums Collide record books, folks.Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    Doggystyle vs The Sign (with Scott Robinson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 81:44


    Judd and Pedro welcome Compton native Scott Robinson to talk Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle (careful googling that kids) and Ace of Base's The Sign, which both came out on exactly the same dizzay in November 1993. Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    Madvillainy vs Good Side/Bad Side

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 62:03


    JuddLib and MF DRO are taking on Madvillain's Madvillainy and Master P's Good Side/Bad Side, which both came out on exactly the same day in March 2004. Judd has a few too many wines and Pedro confesses to his past life as a No Limit Soldier. Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special vs Christmas in the Islands

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 53:34


    Judd and Pedro are back with a VERY timely Christmas special. They're either a month late or 11 months early, take your pick. Today they tackle the Queen of Christmas' Apple TV special and Shaggy's reggae christmas project, which both came out within a month of each other.Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    Black Holes and Revelations vs More Crazy Hits

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 66:08


    We might just have a new contender for the worst album ever reviewed on the podcast. Remember 2006? Remember ringtones? Remember your first meme? Judd and Pedro take on Black Holes and Revelations by Muse and More Crazy Hits by Crazy Frog, released just one week apart in 2006.Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    The E.N.D. vs Lines, Vines and Trying Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 64:08


    Judd and Pedro are jumping forward to 3008, and leaving everyone else in 2000 and late. Judd gets very swear-y this episode, and Pedro just wants to know how they got away with it. It's the Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D. and The Jonas Brothers' Lines Vines and Trying Times, which came out just two week apart in June 2009.Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    The Marshall Mathers LP vs The Platform

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 68:14


    This week on the show, Pedro gets to dissect one of his favourite albums, one that he admits he still listens to once a month. It's Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP and Dilated People's The Platform, which dropped on exactly the same day in May 2000. Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    Nevermind vs Screamadelica

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 64:26


    The boys are back in town! Judd and Pedro celebrate their 6 month anniversary of the show with a huge pair of albums. It's Nirvana's "Nevermind" and Primal Scream's "Screamadelica", which came out one day apart in September 1991.Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    The Secret Life Of.... vs I Am Me (with Zoe Scutter)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 64:28


    Zoe Scutter (@travellingzworld) joins the podcast to talk about an album she has listened to more than possibly anyone else on Earth. May God have mercy on her soul. It's The Veronica's The Secret Life Of.... going up against Ashlee Simpson's I Am Me, which came out just one day apart in October 2005.You can find more Zoe at travellingzworld.com.au Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    Blink 182 vs In The Zone (with Cassie Walker)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 71:02


    Judd and Pedro welcome self-professed music nerd Cassie Walker (@dugbyus) onto the show to talk about her teenage heroes Blink 182 and her teenage nemesis Britney Spears. They're discussing their 2003 albums which came out just 6 days apart. Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    3 Feet High And Rising vs Girl You Know It's True

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 63:52


    Today Judd and Pedro learn the true meaning of the phrase "fake it til you make it" as they cover famous frauds Milli Vanilli who won a Grammy (and then had to give it back) for their debut Girl You Know It's True. Oh, and De La Soul released an album that same week and totally changed hip-hop as a genre and music history in general. RADICAL! Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    1984 vs Milk and Honey

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 69:49


    1984 was a hell of a year. Not only did it give rise to one of the hosts of When Albums Collide, it also gave rise to Van Halen's chart smashing album '1984' and John Lennon/Yoko Ono's 'Milk and Honey' which smashed quite a bit less. Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    Oracular Spectacular vs. Souljaboytellem.com

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 58:58


    Judd and Pedro grapple with what may very well be the worst album they've ever listened to for When Albums Collide. And now they're making you suffer through it as well. They're talking MGMT's Oracular Spectacular and Soulja Boy's Souljaboytellem.com, which came out on exactly the same day in 2007. Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    Demon Days vs You Can't See Me (with Cristian Duran)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 68:44


    Judd and Pedro are joined by sometimes stand up comedian and full time sibling Cristian Duran (cristiandurancomedy.com) to take a crash course in basic thuganomics. They're comparing Gorillaz' Demon Days and John Cena's You Can't See Me, which came out just one day apart in 2005. Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    Black Messiah vs The Pinkprint

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 55:22


    It's a pink and black attack as Judd and Pedro take it back to 2014 with D'Angelo's Black Messiah and Nicki Minaj's The Pinkprint, both released on the exact same day. This episode also comes with BONUS technical difficulties. Yippee! Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    Sheryl Crow vs Susanna Hoffs (with Britt Aylen)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 57:45


    Special guest Britt Aylen (@thechainpod) takes Judd and Pedro through her favourite album in Year 10, Sheryl Crow's self titled second album. As luck would have it, Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles also released a second, self titled album on the very same day in 1996, so they'll suffer through that as well. Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    Propaganda vs Goodnight Vienna (with Katharyn Henson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 66:19


    Judd and Pedro are joined by stand up comedian and fellow lockdown victim Katharyn Henson (ewgirlyounasty.com) to talk one of her favourite albums, Sparks' Propaganda. They'll also discuss Ringo Starr's fourth solo album Goodnight Vienna, which released just four days later and was an album so bad that Katharyn quit listening to it halfway through. Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    Kick vs Tunnel of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 59:06


    The boys are heading back to 1987, this time to analyse Bruce Springsteen's marital troubles and why INXS makes Pedro think of Seaworld. They're comparing INXS' Kick and Bruce Springsteen's Tunnel of Love which came out just four days apart. Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    The Dynasty: Roc La Familia vs Bizzar

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 65:08


    Back in school, Pedro was introduced to the music of Jay-Z by his friend Carlos. Now, many years later, they've reunited to revisit The Dynasty album from October 31, 2000. Unfortunately, an Insane Clown Posse album also came out that day, and Judd is making them review that as well. For more information on services available to armed forces veterans, please visit www.22kill.com. Check out the podcast and get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @whenalbumscollide

    Discovery vs Katy Hudson (with Still More)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 71:30


    Judd and Pedro are feeling harder, better, faster and stronger than ever as they're joined by Jon and Elliot from UK band Still More (@stillmore.theband). They're comparing Daft Punk's Discovery with the self titled debut of Katy Hudson (now a little known artist called Katy Perry), which came out just two weeks apart in 2001.

    Country Grammar vs Who Let The Dogs Out?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 62:58


    Judd and Pedro get to the bottom of that age old question, Who Let The Dogs Out? They're back in the year 2000 when Nelly was still king and the Baha Men were still a thing. These two albums came out one month apart, but who will reign supreme? Who? Who Who?Stay tuned after the episode for a teaser for Judd and Pedro's appearance on LIVE! From The Beach Bungalow!

    Back To Black vs Playing With Fire (with Matt DiGennaro)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 65:48


    Judd and Pedro welcome Matt DiGennaro (LIVE! From The Beach Bungalow) to talk about Amy Winehouse's masterpiece Back to Black and Kevin Federline's disasterpiece Playing with Fire, which were released in October 2006 just four days apart.Check out the latest from Matt at livefromthebeachbungalow.com

    Appetite For Destruction vs Love Is For Suckers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2020 60:38


    Judd and Pedro are jumping back to a time when men were men, and they weren't afraid to apply some heavy mascara and use hairspray. It's a hair metal showdown as they compare Guns n Roses' Appetite For Destruction against Twisted Sisters' Love Is For Suckers, which were released just three weeks apart in 1987.

    Space Jam vs You Can't Stop The Reign

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 60:48


    Come on and slam and welcome to the jam. This week your hosts the Amateur Professional (Judd) and the Wicked Contender (Pedro) take you on a basketball-themed trip through the 1990s with Shaquille O'Neal’s third album You Can't Stop The Reign and the original soundtrack to Space Jam, released one week apart from each other.

    Californication vs Astro Lounge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 68:19


    SOMEBODY ONCE TOLD ME. Words that will send chills up anyone's spine. Judd and Pedro take on Red Hot Chili Peppers' Californication and Smashmouth's Astro Lounge, both released on exactly the same day in 1999.

    S Club vs Bardot

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 62:27


    Judd and Pedro endeavour to find out whether there really is a party like an S Club party. They'll also reminisce about how one of them met Sophie Monk from Bardot at an airport. It's lit.

    ? vs Day69 (with Josh Boaz)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 64:59


    It's a family affair as Judd and Pedro welcome Josh Boaz to the podcast to discuss two pillars of the soundcloud rap boom. It's XXXtentacion's ? and 6ix9ine's Day69, released weeks within each other in 2018 on this week's When Albums Collide.

    Back in Black vs Chicago XIV

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 54:00


    Judd and Pedro tackle Australian rock royalty with AC/DC's 1980 smash 'Back in Black'. Oh, there's a Chicago album they have to review which came out 4 days earlier. So that happens.

    Mama's Gun vs A Day Without Rain (with RUBY.)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 55:04


    Judd and Pedro welcome singer RUBY. (@ruby.ruby.music) to the podcast and subject her to Enya's 2000 album, A Day Without Rain before delving into Erykah Badu's Mama's Gun, which came out 5 days later. They hope she'll forgive them for this.

    Mama Said Knock You Out vs To The Extreme (with Paul Creasy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 59:56


    Judd and Pedro enlist the help of stand-up comedian Paul Creasy (opencomedy.com/paulcreasy) to dissect the wildly successful and wildly bad 1990 album by Vanilla Ice, To The Extreme. It came out just one week after LL Cool J's masterpiece Mama Said Knock You Out but made much more money. They're going to find out why.

    Jagged Little Pill vs Head Over Heels

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 55:21


    Judd and Pedro take on two titanic female artists with more in common than you would think. It's Alanis Morrissette's Jagged Little Pill and Paula Abdul's Head Over Heels, which were both released on exactly the same day.

    Damn. vs Everybody

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 59:21


    Judd and Pedro tackle Logic's 2017 concept album Everybody and try to work out the mystery of why it didn't win the Pulitzer Prize like Kendrick Lamar's Damn., which came out the previous month.

    channel ORANGE vs Fortune

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 56:22


    Judd and Pedro kick it back to July 2012, when Frank Ocean and Chris Brown each released RnB albums at the same time. One was critically acclaimed. The other, not so much. They're going to find out why.

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