Riffology: Iconic Rock Albums Podcast
Riffology
Show overview
Riffology: Iconic Rock Albums Podcast has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 94 episodes. That works out to roughly 120 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 2026th season.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h 6m and 1h 32m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Music show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 20 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Riffology.
From the publisher
<p>Remember when payday meant choosing which CD or vinyl you were blowing it on? Standing in HMV doing the mental maths, convincing yourself two albums was basically essential. Riffology is Neil and Chris chasing that feeling again, one classic record at a time.</p> <br> <p>This is a show about the albums that raised us — <strong>Nirvana</strong>, <strong>Pearl Jam</strong>, <strong>Motley Crue</strong>, <strong>Def Leppard</strong>, <strong>Iron Maiden</strong>, <strong>Megadeth</strong>, <strong>Pink Floyd</strong>, <strong>Radiohead</strong>, <strong>Skunk Anansie</strong>, <strong>Gojira</strong>, <strong>Soulfly</strong> and the rest. If it’s <strong>25+ years old</strong>, loud and iconic, we’re in.</p> <br> <p>Each episode is two Gen X mates diving into studio sessions, producer chaos and band drama plus the joy of taped-over cassettes, dodgy car stereos and sitting on the floor with a record sleeve.</p> <br> <p>We nerd out when we should: <strong>Albini vs Vig</strong>, <strong>room-miked vs close-miked</strong>, <strong>Neve consoles</strong>, dynamic-range disasters and those “how did this get approved?” moments.</p> <br> <p>If you grew up when albums were events, this is your place. Some weeks it’s an old favourite; other weeks it’s something you abandoned in ’94. Either way, Riffology’s here to talk rubbish, tell stories and remind you why these records mattered.</p>
Latest Episodes
View all 94 episodesRIFF094 - Sum 41 - All Killer, No Filler
RIFF093 - NOFX - Punk In Drublic
RIFF092 - blink 182 - Enema of the State
RIFF091 - Megadeth - Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying
RIFF090 - Metallica - Ride the Lightning
RIFF089 - ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
RIFF088 - The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
RIFF087 - Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
RIFF086 - Soundgarden - Superunknown
RIFF085 - Ugly Kid Joe - America's Least Wanted
RIFF084 - Train - Drops of Jupiter
S2026 Ep 9RIFF083 - Matchbox 20 - Yourself or Someone Like You
When a Jersey Number Changes Everything and 15 Million People Prove the Critics Wrong Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~87 minutes Release: Not scheduled Episode Description Neil and Chris turn their attention to Matchbox 20's landmark debut, Yourself or Someone Like You, a record that sold 15 million copies worldwide while barely causing a ripple in the UK. Released in 1996 and selling just 610 c...
S2026 Ep 8RIFF082 - The Goo Goo Dolls - A Boy Named Goo
When Buffalo's Best Kept Secret Finally Got Its Name Called Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~95 minutes Release: Not scheduled Episode Description Neil and Chris dive into A Boy Named Goo by the Goo Goo Dolls, the 1995 album that sold two million copies in the US, made absolutely no impression on the UK charts, and somehow still managed to leave most people unaware it existed. This is the record ...
S2026 Ep 7RIFF081 - REM - Out of TIme
When Running Out of Time Turns Into Your Biggest Ever Hit Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~71 minutes Release: Not scheduled Episode Description Neil and Chris dig into REM's landmark 1991 album Out of Time, the record that accidentally turned a cult band into a mainstream phenomenon. Named in a last-minute panic when Warner Brothers rang demanding a title, the album somehow managed to sell over ...
S2026 Ep 6RIFF080 - Nirvana - MTV Unplugged
When the Funeral Flowers Were Real and Nobody Knew It Yet Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~77 minutes Release: Not scheduled Episode Description Neil and Chris sit down with one of the most quietly devastating records ever committed to tape: Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in New York, recorded on 18th November 1993 and released almost a year later, after Kurt Cobain was already gone. What was supposed t...
S2026 Ep 5RIFF079 - 3 Doors Down - The Better Life
When Mississippi Kids Storm the Stratosphere Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~98 minutes Release: February 2026 Episode Description This week, Neil and Chris dive into Three Doors Down's 2000 debut The Better Life, an album that captured American radio rock at its peak. Released just as the CD era crested, this record sold 7 million copies and launched four singles into rotation, yet somehow feel...
S2026 Ep 4RIFF078 - Extreme - Extreme
When a 22-Year-Old Guitar Wizard Caught Lightning Before Grunge Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~72 minutes Release: 9 February 2026 Episode Description Neil and Chris dive into Extreme's 1989 self-titled debut, a record that arrived at the worst possible moment for hair metal, yet showcased one of rock's most exceptional guitarists right before the scene imploded. Nuno Bettencourt was just 22 wh...
S2026 Ep 3RIFF077 - Metallica - Master of Puppets
When eight-minute songs feel like three-minute punches Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~124 minutes Release: Not scheduled Episode Description Neil and Chris dive into Metallica’s Master of Puppets, not just as a landmark metal record, but as a moment-in-time document, the “perfect storm” of power, groove, precision, and emotion. Neil argues it’s one of the greatest albums ever made, full stop, p...
S2026 Ep 2RIFF076 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
When a black shrink wrap hides the most emotional record in the rack Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~101 minutes Release: 12 January 2026 Episode Description Neil and Chris dive into Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here, a record that feels less like a set of songs and more like a single long thought, drifting through absence, grief, cynicism, and that hollow “where did you go?” ache. They start with...
S2026 Ep 1RIFF075 - The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
When a guitar tone becomes a time machine Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~89 minutes Release: 05 January 2026 Episode Description Neil and Chris finally tackle The Smashing Pumpkins’ Siamese Dream, an album that hits like a personal memory as much as a rock record. For Chris, it is a private-room, headphones-on relationship, the kind where the opening of “Cherub Rock” can still trigger a lump in...