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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Song Battle is our Patreon-only bonus show where contestants select songs to compete in a bracket system and over the course of 5 episodes we pit them against each other to determine the one true winner in Episode #5. The theme for this Song Battle is 2024 #1 Hits
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Harry Nilsson ping-ponged through the songwriter-for-hire business and got some very famous admirers in the process before finding critical success with his breakthrough hit Nilsson Schmilsson. The fellas welcome an old friend and discuss half-baked song structures, detuned bass parts, and what song to listen to while crying in the Target parking lot.
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Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers
Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA
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Next week's album: Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Van Halen got their start on the Pasadena house party scene then became one of the top selling bands of all time, but by 1984 they were tired of the road and ready for a change of scenery. The team welcome a special guest to discuss stage presence, bass players who sing, and an instrument-defining talent.
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Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers
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Next week's album: Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Aphex Twin was tinkering with sound and household electronics from an early age then joined and expanded upon the acid house movement of the late 1980s. The team welcome an old friend and synth expert to help sort through the tall tales of Richard D James' life and times.
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Listen to Selected Ambient Works 85-92 here:
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Next week's album: Van Halen - 1984
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Muddy Waters was a sharecropper who became a blues superstar. The boys discuss harmonica playing, field recordings, and the lasting influence of a true innovator.
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Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers
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Next week's album: Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Def Leppard had tasted arena rock success with their breakthrough hit Pyromania but they still wanted more, so teaming up with Mutt Lange they headed into the studio to create a hair metal version of Thriller. The guys get together to discuss terrible lyrics, cringey 80s vocal effects, and the slow sway of stadium choruses.
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Listen to Hysteria here:
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Next week's album: Muddy Waters - Muddy Waters at Newport 1960
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Little Richard was a born performer from a young age, and by leaning into a larger than life persona ended up inventing rock and roll (and possibly all other modern musical genres). The team get together to discuss mic clipping, rhyming dictionaries, and the importance of self-promotion.
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Teenage Fanclub came roaring out of the Glasgow C86 scene and were poised to take over the world with jangle pop and harmony - so what happened? The boys discuss mixtapes, Jack Daniels, and throwing your mattress into the touring van.
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Next week's album: Little Richard - Here's Little Richard
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. At the start of the new year we get together to discuss the past 12 months and the road ahead for 1001 Album Complaints.
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Ryan Adams had a long and circuitous path to hipster songwriter celebrity via his first solo album "Heartbreaker". The boys talk about strange mixing decisions, Mandy Moore, how fast can a man chug three beers?
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Next week's album: Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque
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