Album Homework Assignment: Steven Reid Faces Off Against Simon Bray (THE REMATCH!) 

Only in the first few minutes of this episode, and I am ROARING with laughter (Poor Simon, lol.) This is hilarious!!!

Brilliant show as always. Steven and Simon need their own spin off show! Hugely entertaining when these three guys get together.

Pete has masterful skills in hosting these 'events'-- he brings out the best in people. Only one word for this...HILARIOUS! Steven and Simon are the comedic, musical equivalents to Siskel & Ebert. Thanks for the show Pete, Simon and Steven.

Definitely need a Round 3!!!

Pete have these two gentlemen on again. There so funny and extremely interesting. You look like you were having a hard time holding in that laughter.

This has become my favorite series on SoT.

Steven & Simon, Bravo, some great laughs in this one, Howlin' Willie...enough said.

Pete, give these guys a monthly show. The humour, knowledge, nerdiness, and love of music all rolled into one makes for great viewing. From Howling Willie to Chinese melodies was a marvellous stretch. More please...

I mean this in the best possible way. I have no words to describe this episode. And I'm only half way through. Cheers to Simon and Steven.

Excellent show guys! Just going off to listen to Dreamspirit.

These two are legendary! Loved this episode just so funny and love the pisstaking both Steve and Simon indulge in. Maybe my favorite episode of album homework assignment yet

This show is so interesting and entertaining!

These gents keep delivering, hugely entertaining and not dull moment in sight.

I laughed my ass off throughout this episode, great stuff gents.

Terrific entertainment . Many thanks .

Loving the banter between you guys.., especially enjoyed the Quo videos, and these homework challenges 🤘

Have been looking forward to this episode ever since a rematch was announced on an earlier SoT episode. Didn't think I could laugh as hard as the first Homework Assignment with Simon and Steven but was proven wrong yet again. Hilarious episode but also so informative about music that I likely would never track down and listen to otherwise. Took some time to listen to tracks from each of these albums before commenting. Steven's impression of the Japanese 'plunking' instrument was great - including the last concluding strum. These two demonstrate a synergy with these appearances even though their separate personalities definitely are a study of compare and contrast. And Howling Willie? Winner of the non-PC anti-woke award. Pete has a great way of moving these two gents along while adding to the fun of the episode. So thanks, Simon and Steven, for repeating your match-up on Album Homework Assignment. Hope to see you in a third go-around. And thank you, too, Pete, for getting these two back together for another Homework Assignment. Cheers to the UK connection!

Loved it.Just loved it. Simon and Steven,you made the sequel every bit as good,if not better,than the initial album homework assignment episode. I want to check out both albums now. Wonderful stuff,gentlemen.

Not so sure about the music they talked about, but Steven and Simon are always entertaining

HYSTERICAL!!!!! I have to keep pausing because I can't stop laughing! Steven and Simon are brilliantly entertaining as always, and I've been waiting for this rematch and it surely didn't disappoint! Definitely checking out Howling Willie!

Hilarious, Steven and Simon are always very entertaining!

Steven and Simon hands down the best duo on SOT, great slagging as we say here in Ireland.

Hilarious! Hilarious once again these two brits! So funny! Great show!

This is outstandingly entertaining. I sent Howling to all my sick friends without warning!

Top class, again!

What fun . Made me giggle.

I will say it again, Steven and Simon need to take over the channel next time Pete goes on vacation. I always laugh my head off when they get together. I'll be check both albums out, both sound quite interesting.

Thanks guys, another great entertaining show - just the thing for a cold Sunday afternoon. The Dream Spirit- or as Spotify writes it Dreamspirit - General Triumphant and the previous album, Mountains and Rivers, are both on Spotify, just added to my library, not as batshit crazy as Onmyo-Za are, however not a bad listen at all - the use of the more traditional Chinese folk instruments adds a bit of interest - those folk interludes reminded me a bit of those earlier Rhapsody albums. I've not listened to both albums all the way through yet but what I have heard sounds pretty good - General Triumphant has a fuller sound than Mountains and Rivers, and the guitarist,as Steven says, is very good, Dont think I'll try to find Howling Willie See You Next Tuesday's World of Filth - but if I did ever find it I'd probably give it a listen just out of curiosity - not squeamish about hearing vulgarity and filth but for offensive comedy I'll stick with those Derek and Clive Live albums from Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.

My wife is Chinese and she regularly sends me links to cheesy X-Factor style Chinese pop that for some bizarre reason she thinks I'll find enjoyable. I'm now looking forward to introducing her to Dream Spirit and suggesting she listens to it as a cultural duty. Fine, fine episode Messrs Bray and Reid. Had me in stitches again. Five stars from me.

An album with colossally offensive song titles vs an album from the base of the mountain that inspired Rush's worst song! Love it!

Another great show laughed my arse off. The Macc lads now that’s a blast from the past.

Bray & Reid sounds like a genteel Edinburgh tailor, measuring inside legs since 1875. I've always suspected the basements of gentleman tailors to be places of unimaginable filth and impenetrable weirdness. Seems I was right. Keep it coming, keep it bespoke, gentlemen.

Steven Reid is fast ascending the likes for me ... real fun chat by him on Lixxy Borden, imo .. :-)

Love The Wildhearts. Love Ginger. Checking out Howling Willie right now and loving it.

Clam Abuse were awesome. It was Ginger with Alex Kane of Life, Sex & Death, AntiProduct and various other bands. I saw one of their few gigs at a small club in Dudley in the West Midlands of England. Unlucky In Love is a country and western pastiche and is one of the funniest songs ever.

I'm still laughing about that episode where Simon was given a Japanese band to listen to and steven was asked to pronounce track 5 😆

Wonderful... Made me laugh out loud.

I love the "faux rivalry" between Steven and Simon. Very 80s WWF wrestling 😂

OMG😂I never and probably will never hear of anything like this again. Only in the UK!

That uriah heep lp was released here in Australia when they toured here in 74

Thanks to both Simon and Steven on this one. Esp Steven for HWC, have had a listen to several of the songs from World Of Filth, hilarious stuff. Still to find Simon's pick. Will do once i stop laughing.

Not to sound repetitive but Pete has the best channel on RU-vid with SOT. And anytime Simon and Steven Reid are on is an added bonus. These 3 not only give you great info on bands but will keep you laughing. Love these guys. It on my bucket list to meet Steven, Simon, Pete and of course Chris “king” Alo. Thanks guys for all you do.

I'm intrigued with Dream Spirit, checking them out now!

Finally got round to listening to this at week last night, again, not disappointed! I remember the Howling Willie Orifice thing coming out, but never checked it out and Simons choice is on my Play Later list for tonight. My own fave non Wildhearts thing is probably the Silver Ginger 5 double cd, worth checking out if you don't know it... Also, I too am old enough to remember both Monkey and The Water Margin... Just saying... Looking forward to round 3 gents...

Great episode really funny.On a lot of the other assignments I know a lot of the albums however these 2 want to dilberertly stuff each other and proper go for the obscure and that’s the fun of it.I’m a big wildhearts fan and like a lot of his solo stuff and had no idea he’d done this.Had a quick listen to some on RU-vid and I’m glad he’s got it out of his system.Mildly amusing not for me

Well they say you learn something every day, whether you wanted to is a different matter. The Macc Lads too niche? I don't think so. Very entertaining, there must be a round 3.

Whay I got a shoutout! Like my dad said they are significantly heavier, and I would say better, live than on the album. So much so that I was hugely disappointed by the actual album so their live albums are probably better to listen to to get a proper sense of the band. I will play your pronunciations to the missus to check the correct pronunciations and so she can laugh as I don't speak much Mandarin (enough to know they were all wrong though. - Cao Cao is kinda pronounced T'zow T'zow for example) One final note, there is definitely a big scene in China, incredibly incredibly difficult to find out about though owing to China's internal search systems and what not though. Does seem from just seeing some metal kids here and there though that your hardcore/deathcore extreme metal stylings are more popular - lots of cannibal corpse t-shirts around. Sadly Beijing's preeminent metal bar - Temple - closed due to the pandemic though so no clue where the Beijing scene is hanging around now.

Man, I have never laughed so much watching an episode of SOT as I did with this one! You guys certainly make interesting picks! The talk about Howling Willy reminded me of a guy from the Buffalo area named John Valby, otherwise known as "Dr. Dirty," who plays the piano and basically does the filthiest, funniest and most offensive songs you can imagine. He wasn't even allowed to perform in Canada, as he was deemed too obscene. Funny as all hell though. I've got a couple of his records in my collection, and it's the sort of thing that would not go over well in these politically correct times. I think he has retired now. I've seen some photos from his live shows, and the antics he used to get up to were just as you would imagine. Here in Canada we had McLean & McLean, two brothers from the east coast who were very funny and a huge live draw in the clubs. Not everything they did was dirty or offensive, but a lot was. Just as an example, one of their albums is titled "McLean & McLean Take The "O" Out Of Country," and one of the most popular songs from that album was called "Dolly Parton's Tits," so I really don't need to say more!

Yeah that Willie stuff is hilarious ... LOL

my eyes are watering..hahahaha

Just checked on RU-vid played Wackinger stage @ Wacken 2019 amazing

just noticed the hi Ben from Steve. Sorry fella. Hi Steve!

Encore! Encore!

Thanks Steven for making it discover one of Ginger's solo project I never heard of. Just the song titles alone are hilarious and I have a bunch of A, C. CDs. The funny thing is Ginger's been triggered by anything non PC in the past years.

Would love to hear your opinion on Japanese band Lovebites. Great show once again

Just found out the offensive word under the flap label as it were

I think you guys are awesome really know your stuff... but could have used some subtitles in this episode.

Get your La La's out.

Simon that looks like a good pint 👌 Sir

Correct Stephen it's on the back of their t shirts 👕

i seem to remember David Alan Coe doing something like this

I think you need another pint Simon

Great video! And glad to hear that Simon enjoys Nashville Pussy (the band, that is). 😁

Good panel again...The Wildhearts - I have 4 of their albums & my fave by far is Coupled With (a compilation). Nothing from Howling Willie, that "most offensive album ever" is enough to put me off to be honest. I guess that's actually a Ginger solo record, whatever - not for me. His Wildhearts (the band) stuff isn't bad, pretty energetic rock, my fave track is probably "Stormy In The North, Karma In The South". Pretty catchy tunes in a power-pop sorta way, I even get occasional hints of Jam-like vibes (but not as punky). Good vocals & guitars. No comment on The Dream Spirit, metal's not really my thing (and especially Japanese metal)...This was maybe the most entertaining SoT episode (due to the reviewers' personalities mainly) that I didn't really end up caring about

i want someone to get “Strength” by Unto Others

Dream spirit go out to battle Wacken 2019 worth a listen. Good heavy metal rocker.

Very entertainin' indeed! Here's another album that's guaranteed to offend everyone-Derek And Clive-Come Again (Dudley Moore and Peter Cook). It quickly becomes obvious they are both drunk out o' their minds for real! The extended cd version has this warning sticker: [The cd contains another 17 minutes 27 seconds o' filthy language which should not be played in the presence o' miners.] Nothin' is off limits here. Funny but sick...

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Oh boy, I'll pass on this one.

Do not trust someone's music expertise who keeps Kiss poster on the wall! :)

Unpleasant