What was Stephen thinking? He knows that Gary comes out in a rash at the merest mention of jazz. Does his choice of Kind of Blue by Miles Davis elicit a rant, or was Gary won over? Ok Computer by Radiohead should be a safe bet, but a decade on does the Indie masterpiece stand the test of time?

The quiz continues to flummox, top five this week puts the boot into bands who hung around beyond their sell by date and the talking point looks for suggestions for bands with more fashion sense than musical ability.

 

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It's daggers drawn this episode as the heat rises in the Classic Albums studio. Gary and Stephen almost fall out over the Sex Pistols' punk blueprint Never Mind the B*ll*cks and XTC's pysyc/pastoral/power-pop concept album Skylarking. Also featuring the Top 5 songs from films and the answer to last week's sleeve note teaser.
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