Van Morrison, Paul McCartney, and The Durutti Column are among the guests. The hosts discuss the explosion of creative music in 1980, older artists producing their finest work, and try to enthuse each other about solo albums. They explore historical rock albums, the connections between 'Speaking in Tongues', 'Scary Monsters', and 'The Return of the Durutti Column', and the influence and experimentation of McCartney II and A Black Box. They also touch on the new wave of British heavy metal and the emergence of industrial music in 1980.