What is a Knopfler? How does one Knopfle? Does one need any special equipment to do it? Are there any qualifications required??? Look, this is an avenue of inquiry that needs to be explored, but perhaps now is not the time. We're kicking off this season with plenty of guitar brililance and some low-key vocal performances. We're also getting a little shit-kicky and twangy here and there. Kev brought this band to the podcast, so he's ready to play the Strait man in this double-act, but will Corey be on board with a step back from the heavier stuff we've spent the last few months covering? Will he be wowed by the best-named drummer in rock history? Will he find nice things to say about John Illsley?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and quite your messing around.

Songs covered in this episode: "Down to the Waterline", "Water of Love", "Setting Me Up", "Six Blade Knife", "Southbound Again"

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All the late night bargains have been struck

Between the satin beaus and their belles

Prehistoric garbage trucks

Have the city to themselves

Year Two, Season Four. It's time to take side step from the heavier stuff and get into the colours and shapes that Mark Knopfler and the rest of Dire Straits bring to the musical landscape. Five albums in seven years and then a six year gap until their final record saw Dire Straits release some of the most iconic songs of the 80s. Is there a riff that defines that decade more than Money For Nothing? Is there a more instantly recognizeable keyboard intro than Walk of Life? Maybe a little 1984 synth intro from a band Corey knows well, but besides that, probably not! Will Kev go under a 5 on the Haskin Scale for any song in this catalogue? Will Corey's ear bend to the finger-picking style of the band's unlikely headband-sporting frontman?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and get your chicks for free.

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“The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.” - Thus spake the Bard, William Shakespeare, but I wouldn’t pay too much attention to old Bill, he couldn’t even spell his own name properly, so quite why we should listen to any of his opinions about Foo Fighters’ 2006 Live album Skin and Bones is quite beyond me! For this final, bonus, episode in Season Three, we're joined by the one and only Mark Camire, Corey's co-host on his flagship show; And The Podcast Will Rock! We get into Mark's background with the Foos and plenty of depth about the performances on Skin and Bones. Should the show open with Razor? Are there any songs missing? Do all the electric songs work as acoustic numbers? And will Corey finally come around to Friend of a Friend?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and watch me spin!

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The late great Stephen Hawking once said “I believe alien life is quite common in the universe, although intelligent life is less so. Some say it has yet to appear on planet Earth.” Well Steve, some say that it’s yet to appear on this podcast, but tonight, we have a third party who might bring the intelligence quotient up. We're joined once again by our good pal; author, songwriter, musician, and podcaster extraordinaire, Scott K Haskin! Scott was listening to the Foo Fighters for the very first time and we're not really sure we've converted him! We dig into our thoughts about the catalogue, we have some excellent trivia courtesy of the wonderful Adam Janis, and we discover which artist we'll be covering on Season Four of the Ultimate Catalogue clash! Who will it be?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and fight foo!

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The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus once ruminated that "No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man." Also, no Foo Fighter ever steps foot in the same studio twice during the making of their eighth studio album, Sonic Highways, for they are not in the same city and it is not the same song! This week we're off to Joshua Tree, New Orleans, Seattle, and New York. We're definitely gonna rack up the air miles, but will the final song of this season resonate with Kev, and what will Corey think of Joe Walsh turning up in a Foo Fighters' song?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and get outside.

Songs covered in this episode: "Outside", "In the Clear", "Subterranean", "I Am a River"

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“He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD. A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.” And that’s according to mythical nutcase Moses who had a very famous temper and a pretty good knack for portage! The Foos are hitting the road. 8 songs, 8 cities, 8 studios. It's their eighth album. Get it? Will Corey join the congregation and will Kev be a fan of songs that start with the ending?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and wreck your brains.

Songs covered in this episode: "Something from Nothing", "The Feast and the Famine", "Congregation", "What Did I Do? / God as My Witness"

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The brilliant Stephen Hawking once said “The increase of disorder or entropy is what distinguishes the past from the future, giving a direction to time.” So essentially, what he is saying is that the long an artist’s career goes on, the more it degrades until finally, you find yourself recording country albums and doing duets with someone called Jellyroll. Good point that Steve. Great observation! But, will it be true for the Foo Fighters? Will Dave ever learn to walk again? Will Kev ever get a single guess right in The Best of You and what will Corey think of violins and mellotrons and accordions (oh my!) on a Foo's song?

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and turn it on again.

Songs covered in this episode: "Back & Forth", "A Matter of Time", "Miss the Misery", "I Should Have Known", "Walk"

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Legendary Welsh poet Dylan Thomas once opined that “When one burns one's bridges, what a very nice fire it makes.” And maybe this was the inspiration for the lead off track from 2011’s Wasting Light, which I’m sure Corey has researched extensively before tonight’s recording, given his love of Welsh poetry and Welsh culture in general… We get shouty Dave, melodic Dave, and wistful Dave, all on the same side of this record. But will Corey get stuck in the Habitrail? Will Kev be on board with Dave singing about Virginia AGAIN and will we ever find out what the hell is wrong with psycho Rosemary???

The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and take a ride somewhere.

Songs covered in this episode: "Bridge Burning", "Rope", "Dear Rosemary", "White Limo", "Arlandria", "These Days"

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