The Good, The Bad & The Queen (A-side)
4 Extra Debut. Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, Tony Allen and Simon Tong talk about ‘The Good, The Bad & The Queen’. With John Wilson. From 2018.
Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, Tony Allen and Simon Tong talk about the 2007 album that gave the super-group its name, ‘The Good, The Bad & The Queen’.
Series in which leading performers and songwriters talk about the album that made them or changed them.
Recorded in front of a live audience at the BBC's iconic Maida Vale Studios, each edition includes two episodes - the A-side and B-side.
In the A-side, modern-day supergroup Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, Tony Allen and Simon Tong chat to John Wilson.
Released in 2007, their acclaimed debut album "The Good, The Bad & The Queen." brought together Blur’s front-man, the bassist from The Clash, the Afrobeat pioneer who was also Fela Kuti’s drummer, and former guitarist from the Verve who co-created The Magnetic North.
Described by Damon Albarn as “a song cycle that's also a mystery play about London”, the record was voted the Best Album of 2007 by the Observer Music Magazine and it includes the singles Herculean, Kingdom of Doom and Green Fields.
Although Simon and Paul appeared on the next Gorillaz album and Tony collaborated with Damon on Rocket Juice & the Moon, the band have not released any more material… until now. Their long overdue follow-up Merrie Land was released in November 2018.
Producer: Paul Kobrak
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.
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