The podcast for music fans who can't help but overthink by music fans who delight in doing so. Kit Power and James Murphy tackle the essential rock 'n' roll records in an act of critical appreciation. Sometimes joined by brilliant guests, this is We Learned More From a Three Minute Record. Get the drinks in, drop a quid in the jukebox, and join the world's best sticky floored pub's table.
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7 - Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977)
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2:32:35In their first non-Springsteen epsiode, James and Kit take a diversion to the miserable hellscape of 1977's UK, and the sonic dirty bomb that is Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols. Expect exuberance, love, a deep dive into the nature and power and limitations of offensive art, and more swearing than normal, as befits the source materia…
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6 - The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concert
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1:38:14This time out, James and Kit travel back in time to 1979 to place some ill-advised political wagers and, more importantly, check out Bruce Sprengteen (and the E-Street Band) taking some time out from the recording of The River to rock the hell out of Madison Square Gardens. It's a wild and raucous affair, as The Boss shares his 30th birthday party …
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5 - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
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2:36:36In which James and Kit are joined by drummer (in Kit's new band, no less), friend of the show and lifelong Bruce fan John Busvine, to discuss The Boss's seminal 1978 studio album Darkness On The Edge Of Town. For John, it's a conversation over 30 years in the making, and it's a privilege to get his perspective on an album that's formed part of the …
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James and Kit take on the mammoth task of discussing Springsteen's stadium-filling, career-defining album Born In The USA. It's their longest episode yet, and they really get into our history with the record, alongside the record's place in history. We think you should get on this as soon as you can, because you'll have a great time.…
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In the first time-travel episode, Kit and James find themselves in London, England, in the winter of 1975, just in time to order a round of drinks at the pricy Hammersmith Apollo bar before catching The E-Street band on their first European tour. Expect grunts of appreciation, the occasional long silence of deep appeciation, and the boys digging de…
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3 - Born to Run (1975): With Christine Kelley
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2:23:31In In which Kit and James are joined by their brilliant Human Bondage cohost, Christine Kelly, and have a frankly amazing time discussing this obscure, little known album. We're breaking out of here to win.
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11 - Nebraska (1982): With Jasper Bark
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3:02:48Kit and James are proud to be joined by author, podcaster, and all round diamond geezer, Jasper Bark for what might be their best episode yet. Discussing Springsteen's most unique and well regarded record: 1982's Nebraska.
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2 - The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle (1973)
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2:20:35We Learned More From A Three Minute Record returns for our second episode proper, tackling Springsteen's sophomore album The Wild The Innocent and the E-Street Shuffle. Very special guest Andrew Matey brings in sight and passion, and Kit and James reflect on the joys of exploring a work you don’t know very well from an artist you admire. Learn whic…
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10 - The River (1980) Part 2: With Neil McRobert
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1:46:55Wanna Ramrod With You All Night Long. The amazing Neil McRobert rejoins James and Kit to give disk 2 of this double album the love and attention it deserves.
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9 - The River (1980) Part 1: With Neil McRobert of the Talking Scared Podcast
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1:57:12Is a dream a lie if it don't come true? We're back on brand, back in Springsteen Country, and with very special guest Neil McRobert (author, journalist, reviewer, and host of the mighty Talking Scared podcast) in tow, it's finally time to dive into The River. Breaking this behemoth album into two shows, tonight we talk Disk One, as well as our hist…
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1 - Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1973)
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1:42:45In which James Murphy and Kit Power begin their deep dive into the studio albums of Columbia recording artist Bruce Springsteen. With a startling lack of originality, we start at the beginning, taking in 1973s Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ. There's a bit of initial amused bafflement that this is the origin story for one of popular music's biggest …
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