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An Engineer and an Economist walk into a bar... Two students. One Mission. Enlighten the world about lager, ales and stouts - along with general drivel, ridiculous tangents and utter nonsense over the course of a total waste of time.
"Chocolate Tom sounds like a worker in the Adult Film Industry,"
It's the last Ale Hour of Semester/Season 3 & our Christmas Special (despite the fact that the only Christmas related content is the music. Join Harry & Jonno one last time while slightly inebriated & celebrate the Christmas period with some utter garbage.
*Again, apologies for the changes in audio quality
Songs we wished we owned, but don't;
00:00:00 - 00:04:02 ~ The Season's Upon Us/Dropkick Murphy's/Signed & Sealed In Blood/2013
00:06:41 - 00:10:15 ~ Christmas As I Knew It/Johnny Cash/The Christmas Spirit/1963
00:28:21 - 00:31:58 ~ Father Christmas/The Kinks/Picture Book/2008
00:31:58 - 00:36:31 ~ I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day/Wizzard/Singles A's & B's/2005
00:51:09 - 00:55:21 ~ Merry Christmas/Big Big Train/Merry Christmas/2017
00:58:17 - 01:02:17 ~ Fairytale of New York/The Pogues/If I Should Fall from Grace with God/1988
"Lee, who has driven the length of the UK in his lorry, is a force to be reckoned with at a European football game, fuelled up on Stella & a Pukka Pie,"
A new beer for this week as Ale Hour returns to reviewing a lager (larger), in this case Stella Artois. Listen in as Harry & Jonno make utter pillocks of themselves and enjoy some quality music.
Songs we wished we owned, but don't;
00:00:00 - 00:05:04 ~ Have A Cigar/Pink Floyd/Wish You Were Here/1975
00:07:53 - 00:10:42 ~ Town Called Malice/The Jam/The Gift/1982
00:25:22 - 00:29:00 ~ Electric Feel/MGMT/Oracular Spectacular/2007
00:29:06 - 00:31:58 ~ Killer Queen/Queen/Sheer Heart Attack/1974
00:46:27 - 00:49:52 ~ Take it Easy/Eagles/Take it Easy/1972
00:55:30 - 01:04:11 ~ Purple Rain/Prince and The Revolution/Purple Rain/1984
"Stella was launched - It does sound like you're talking about throwing a woman,"
"Jimmy Page & Jimi Hendrix; are exactly the same in the sense that they are completely different in every possible way,"
It's finally time. GUINNESS is being reviewed. Harry & Jonno finally have enough confidence (or stupidity) to review the world renowned Irish drink. So sit back, relax & listen to some utter garbage as you join Ale Hour for this Episode of ROCK O'CLOCK.
Songs we wished we owned, but don't;
00:00:06 - 00:03:18 ~ God Save The Queen/Sex Pistols/Nevermind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols/1977
00:05:29 - 00:11:33 ~ Highway Star/Deep Purple/Machine Head/1972
00:27:37 - 00:30:21 ~ Purple Haze/The Jimi Hendrix Experience/Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack & More/1970
00:30:21 - 00:36:34 ~ Dazed and Confused/Led Zeppelin/Led Zeppelin/1969
00:53:39 - 00:59:46 ~ Nothing Else Matters/Metallica/Metallica/1991
01:00:48 - 01:10:39 ~ Green Grass & High Tides/The Outlaws/Outlaws/1975
"£100 today won't even by you a Freddo,"
"You watched ME eat YOUR carrot,"
Ale Hour's favourite game of guess the food returns as Harry & Jonno channel their inner James May, chill out to a mix of songs and debate if Marstons' Old Empire IPA deserves a 7/10, like every other beer they've reviewed.
*Apologies for any changes in volume over the episode - the microphones and master volume control in the studio are slightly faulty
Songs we wished we owned, but don't;
00:00:00 - 00:04:42 ~ Stevie/Kasabian/48:13/2014
00:09:31 - 00:12:34 ~ Parklife/Blur/Parklife/1994
00:30:44 - 00:34:08 ~ Down Under/Men At Work/Business as Usual/1981
00:34:08 - 00:37:28 ~ Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)/Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart and Eurythmics/Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)/1983
00:53:06 - 00:58:50 ~ Patience/Guns N' Roses/Appetite for Destruction/1987
01:02:46 - 01:06:45 ~ Pumped Up Kicks/Foster The People/Pumped Up Kicks/2010
"Cheese,"
"It's like a 3 course meal, but every course is the main course,"
We're back again after two weeks of not recording & a missing Ghost Episode. This week, Ale Hour brings you a review of a staple of the North of England. Join Harry & Jonno as they review Newcastle Brown, listen to some artists from the North East & generally annoy the geordies.
Songs we wished we owned, but don't;
00:00:00 - 00:04:59 ~ Burnin' Alive/ACDC/Ballbreaker/1995
00:10:23 - 00:14:21 ~ Sad Angel/Fleetwood Mac/50 Years - Don't Stop/2018
00:30:49 - 00:33:54 ~ Shot In The Dark/ACDC/Powered Up/2020
00:33:54 - 00:38:37 ~ Message In A Bottle/The Police/Regatta de Blanc/1979
00:50:43 - 00:55:00 ~ Did You Hear The Rain/George Ezra/Wanted On Voyage/2014
00:58:35 - 01:01:43 ~ Heroes/David Bowie/Heroes/1977
"This beer has been in a few fights, likes to box but harbours a desire to be a ballerina,"
"For tax reasons, we have 30'000 employees,"
That's right. The wait is over. Ale Hour returns for its 3rd Season, surviving lockdown and broadcasting once again. Join Harry & Jonno as they discuss the tastes, and brewing techniques of Old Speckled Hen, listen to a wide range of music, and generally talk utter garbage, ft the usual pointless tangents.
Songs we wished we owned, but don't;
00:00:00 - 00:03:39 ~ You Give Love A Bad Name/Bon Jovi/Slippery When Wet/1986
00:06:44 - 00:12:14 ~ Snow (Hey Oh)/Red Hot Chilli Peppers/Stadium Arcadium/2006
00:18:43 - 00:22:17 ~ Start Me Up/The Rolling Stones/Tattoo You/1981
00:48:11 - 00:53:05 ~ Hot For Teacher/Van Halen/1984/1984
00:53:05 - 01:00:01 ~ Layla/Derek & The Dominoes (Eric Clapton)/Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs/1970
01:11:07 - 01:14:09 ~ Chicken in the Corn/Brushy One String/The King of One String - Acoustic/2010
01:26:47 - 01:30:35 ~ Feel Good Inc./Gorillaz/Demon Days/2005
01:33:35 - 01:37:37 ~ Bitter Sweet Symphony/The Verve/Urban Hymns/1997
"Let's get something on to celebrate the King of Tapping - Guitar Tapping that is,"
"The Show Must Go On. Ale Hour Must Prevail"
KEEP CALM & LISTEN TO ALE HOUR
Semester II is cut prematurely short. However, Ale Hour is determined to keep broadcasting our utter garbage, even through difficult times. If you stumble across our humble podcast/radio show/waste of time somewhere out there in the ether during isolation, enjoy.
This week Harry & Jonno have no beer for review, and instead reminisce about utter nonsense and nonsensical ramblings for the last Ale Hour of season/semester II.
Songs we wished we owned, but don't;
00:00:00 - 00:04:16 ~ The Show Must Go On/Queen/Innuendo/1991
00:07:56 - 00:12:35 ~ Dani California/Red Hot Chilli Peppers/Dani California/2006
00:23:28 - 00:29:52 ~ Latest Trick/Dire Straits/Brothers in Arms/1985
00:29:52 - 00:33:31 ~ Life on Mars/David Bowie/Hunky Dory/1971
00:44:56 - 00:49:06 ~ The Trooper/Iron Maiden/Piece of Mind/1983
00:52:11 - 01:00:24 ~ High Hopes/Pink Floyd/The Division Bell/1994
"Certain members of the Ale Hour team were a little worse for wear this morning,"
ROCK O'CLOCK returns in all its glory for the fifth episode of the Semester. Harry & Jonno review the local beer, Lowry, from Salford's own Hydes Brewery, with one of the greatest track lists ever put together and played on air, with no songs released after the year 2000.
Songs we wished we owned, but don't;
00:00:00 - 00:05:10 ~ Hell's Bells/ACDC/Back in Black/1980
00:07:00 - 00:10:25 ~ Born To Be Wild/Steppenwolf/Steppenwolf/1968
00:21:27 - 00:25:30 ~ Everlong/Foo Fighters/The Colour and the Shape/1997
00:25:30 - 00:33:24 ~ Stairway To Heaven/Led Zeppelin/Led Zeppelin IV/1971
00:45:56 - 00:50:52 ~ (Don't Fear) The Reaper/Blue Öyster Cult/Agents of Fortune/1976
00:54:46 - 00:58:14 ~ Simple Man/Lynrd Skynrd/(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)/1973
"King of Beers it is not, King of Water maybe,"
In the fourth week of the second series Harry & Jonno review Budweiser, delving into the history and controversy surrounding the American beer, in an episode as 'action packed' as two students talking utter garbage can be.
Songs we wished we owned, but don't;
00:00:00 - 00:03:59 ~ Under Pressure/Queen & David Bowie/Hot Space/1981
00:10:27 - 00:14:56 ~ Superstition/Stevie Wonder/Talking Book/1972
00:29:32 - 00:34:31 ~ The Spirit of The Radio/Rush/Permanent Waves/1980
00:34:31 - 00:39:14 ~ Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)/ABBA/Voulez-Vous/1979
00:48:38 - 00:54:27 ~ Man Next Door/Massive Attack/Mezzanine/1998
00:58:03 - 01:02:13 ~ Fools Gold/The Stone Roses/The Stone Roses/1991
"When I say proper food, I don't mean pizza or pasta, non of that foreign muck. Steak and ale pie, 'bangers' and mash, that sort of thing,"
Another week, another episode. In Semester II Episode 3 Harry & Jonno read some peculiar beer related headlines before delving into the stories and flavours of Theakston's Old Peculier, in another instalment of quite literally, the best beer review show on Fuse FM.
Songs we wished we owned, but don't;
00:00:00 - 00:03:49 ~ Around the World (radio edit)/Daft Punk/Homework/1997
00:12:05 - 00:16:39 ~ Four Sticks/Led Zeppelin/Led Zeppelin IV/1971
00:29:11 - 00:33:56 ~ The Dream Time Machine/WZRD ft. Empire of the Sun/WZRD/2012
00:33:56- 00:37:22 ~ Hey Joe/Jimi Hendrix/Are You Experienced/1967
00:47:38 - 00:51:41 ~ Every Breath You Take/The Police/Synchronicity/1983
00:55:48 - 01:00:22 ~ Sisters of the Moon/Fleetwood Mac/Tusk/1979
"If you're relatively middle class and you've finished your A-Levels, what do you do over the summer? Go Interrailing,"
The second episode of our second series/semester/season/waste of time on Fuse FM. This week Harry & Jonno delve into the history and tastes of Czech Beer Staropramen in a show filled with the usual tangents and nonsense.
Songs we wished we owned, but don't;
00:00:00 - 00:03:30 ~ You Shook Me All Night Long/ACDC/Back in Black/1980
00:08:00 - 00:11:42 ~ Another Brick In The Wall pt2/Pink Floyd/The Wall/1979
00:23:36 - 00:28:56 ~ Teardrop/Massive Attack/Mezzanine/1998
00:28:56 - 00:34:28 ~ Knockin' On Heaven's Door/Guns N' Roses/Appetite for Destruction/1987
00:48:54 - 00:55:36 ~ Scarborough Fair/The Imagined Village/Empire & Love/2010
00:57:24 - 01:01:52 ~ Losing My Religion/R.E.M/Out of Time/1991
"Anything with higher percentage really gets you going,"
Ale Hour is back for Season 2 on Fuse FM. Our first episode of utter garbage in 2020; Harry & Jonno review Doom Bar, reminisce about the Manchester Beer Festival and enjoy some love songs specially for Valentine's Day weekend.
Songs we wished we owned, but don't;
00:00:00 - 00:05:21 ~ Whole Lotta Love/Led Zeppelin/Led Zeppelin II/1969
00:13:05 - 00:16:33 ~ Everywhere/Fleetwood Mac/Tango in the Night/1987
00:31:13 - 00:36:40 ~ The Power of Love/Frankie Goes to Hollywood/The Power of Love/1984
00:36:41 - 00:40:55 ~ Yellow/Coldplay/Parachutes/2000
00:58:46 - 01:02:06 ~ Love of My Life/Queen/A Day at the Races/1975
(Careless Whisper/George Michael/Careless Whisper/1984, Used as the background for the jingle)
"Santa comes in my back door.... I've just realised what I said,"
It's the final Ale Hour of the Semester, Year & Decade. Join Harry & Jonno as they review the Christmas Beer, Mary Christmas, while continuing to talk utter nonsense.
"Liverpool probably still use horse drawn carts,"
Join Harry and Jonno for the penultimate Episode of this Semester as they review Best Bitter by Beartown Brewery.
"Your forehead is so huge there's probably a victorian man who was the first to climb it,"
Episode 8 features Abbot Ale, followed by Jonno's attempt to hold the fort after Harry leaves yet again.
"Even when the sun gets so hot that its about to burn out, Manchester will still be having rainy days,"
Join Harry & Jonno for a venture into pre-recording. Cruzcampo is the examined beer this week followed by an actual chat about the weather.
"You're like a nice American,"
Harry & Jonno are joined by Connor for a discussion of Shipyard Pale Ale, before completely ignoring their general topic for this week.
"I'd probably put the toasty maker in my top ten inventions of all time, it's up there with the roundabout & the fridge,"
It's Episode 5, the midpoint, which means it's ROCK O'CLOCK. Harry & Jonno review Hobgoblin, rock out to some of the best songs ever, then turn their attention to charity shops.
"I can't quite put my finger on it, but I'm not sure I want to,"
If Harry manages to stick around for long enough, Carling is the beer on the line this week. Then he & Jonno put their finishing touches on the pointless conversation about fast food.
"Someone's ordered something with vegetables on it,"
We're back for Episode 3 with more 'Utter Garbage'. Blue Moon is the beer up for review this week, as Harry & Jonno also chat about fast food.
"In Tesco it's only three quid, cause horse is cheaper,"
Only the second week & our professionalism has already gone downhill. This week Harry & Jonno review Black Sheep Ale, before having a go at supermarkets.
"Canada have got lovely Geese over here,"
The first episode of our all new radio show/podcast/waste of everyone's time. This week Harry & Jonno review Heineken and shed light on air travel.
Songs we wished we owned, but don't;
00:00:00 - 00:04:51 ~ Thunderstruck/AC-DC/The Razors Edge/1990
00:07:54 - 00:11:23 ~ September/Earth, Wind & Fire/September/1978
00:28:13 - 00:00:00 ~ Hey, Ma/Bon Iver/I,I/2019
00:29:52 - 00:33:31 ~ Life on Mars/David Bowie/Hunky Dory/1971
00:44:56 - 00:49:06 ~ The Trooper/Iron Maiden/Piece of Mind/1983
00:52:11 - 01:00:24 ~ High Hopes/Pink Floyd/The Division Bell/1994
(Original air date - 12/10/2019)