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The 15 Greatest Break-Up Albums of All Time
Episode 129
Wednesday, 25 February, 2026
In which The Curmudgeons show love for artists that are, well, falling out love. A great break-up album takes the listener on a journey through the complicated layers of our humanity and our very souls: Love, anger, betrayal, heartbreak, grief, forgiveness, false hope, celebrations of new love, reservations about getting back in the game and healing. The albums on our list all take us to these delicate places, and in doing so, they demonstrate the power of music, and the power of the heart, magnificently. We cover albums from artists such as Blur, Millie Jackson, Richard & Linda Thompson, Wilco and others. Oh, and there's this one album by Bob Dylan... Check out select songs from these breakup albums by accessing our special Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5uI7a4eI5s5uM8J04RsLxR?si=bdd3829cd454483d Here's a handy navigation companion to this episode: (00:52 - 02:49) - Arturo Andrade sets the parameters for our discussion of great break-up albums (03:00 - 11:01) - The Parallel Universe, featuring reviews of recent albums from The Men and Dove Ellis (12:00 - 36:31) - We start our countdown of the 15 greatest break-up albums by discussion list number 15 through number 8. Artists include Phish, Blur, Millie Jackson, Mickie Newberry and Amy Winehouse. (37:47 - 01:06:48) - We count down from list number 7 all the way down to our (very) vaunted number 1 album on our list. Plus, Christopher O'Connor gives his spiel about how AC/DC's Back in Back is a pretty good break-up album, too. Join our Curmudgeonly Community today! facebook.com/groups/curmudgeonrock Edited with an assist from Descript! web.descript.com/ Hosted on Podbean! curmudgeonrock.podbean.com Subscribe to our show on these platforms: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-curmudgeon-rock-report/id1551808911 open.spotify.com/show/4q7bHKIROH98o0vJbXLamB?si=5ffbdc04d6d44ecb music.amazon.com/podcasts/5fea16f1-664e-40b7-932e-5fb748cffb1d/the- Co-produced and co-hosted by The Curmudgeons - Arturo Andrade and Christopher O'Connor
