1982: Who Changed With The Times? King Crimson, Pete Townshend, Squeeze & more! | The Album Years

On this week’s podcast, we explore which artists in 1982 adapted to the changing musical climate and which stayed true to their own style—with results ranging from mixed on King Crimson’s Beat to the absolutely exceptional All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes by Pete Townshend. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:34 Peter Hammill - Enter K 00:04:14 King Crimson - Beat 00:05:37 John Cale - Music for a New Society 00:08:03 Bill Nelson - The Love That Whirls 00:13:22 Van Morrison - Beautiful Vision 00:13:29 Brian Eno - Ambient 4: On Land 00:14:48 Donald Fagen - The Nightfly 00:16:44 Sparks - Angst In My Pants 00:18:02 The Roy Harper Band - Work of Heart 00:21:47 The Who - It’s Hard 00:24:37 Pete Townshend - All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes 00:26:29 Neil Young - Trans 00:29:13 Marvin Gaye - Midnight Love 00:31:11 Squeeze - Sweets from a Stranger 00:32:52 The B-52’s - Mesopotamia Coming up next week, releases by Alan Parsons Project, Rush, Marillion and more! Buy Tim Bowness’ eighth studio album Powder Dry (out now!) here: Get tickets for Steven Wilson’s The Overview Tour in 2025: For more info about The Album Years, visit