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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Johnny Cash had a hard scrabble life before finding success in country music songs that focused on the underdogs of society. By 1968 he had hit tough times and needed a hit to revive his career. The boys get together to discuss sweating bullets on stage, authoritative delivery, and the bottom three strings on the guitar.
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And...check out Phil's "Prison Set" discussed in the episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3UtwnmMg8UBslkoEXKGvlo?si=a89ab9141cba462f
Listen to At Folsom Prison here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/4TJIdlY9hGSSTO1kUs1neh?si=sgj7h4pIRCqy3IFfFKQ7qw
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: Ryan Adam - Heartbreaker
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Welcome to Future Complaints - our end of year bonus show(s) where each of our six hosts get to recommend albums from 2024. Each episode, one host picks two highlight songs and we all discuss together. All 6 of our 2024 recommendation shows are available NOW over at our Patreon.
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You can listen on Patreon directly or once you're a member you can listen to our entire bonus episode library on Spotify:
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In this episode, Rob talks about seeing Judas Priest shred this summer at an advanced age, then gives advice on how to approach the intimidating catalog of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, who the entire podcast crew caught on tour this year.
Here's a playlist of Rob's recommended 2024 tracks/albums:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0gbQlMb3XztS5DEPkzUDtH?si=8029f6031b154294
And here's a playlist of all the songs that got a random mention along the way (from all 6 shows): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Tgc6xckAfRXQyMwNfoIo2?si=20a8d1a311bf4b47
Happy New Year!
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Happy (almost) New Year!
In order to be with our families over the holidays, we're taking a short break from deep dives on new albums and this week's episode is instead a compilation of our best (mean) tweets of the year, lovingly compiled in secret by Rob and then reacted to in real-time by all 6 hosts / old friends together. We hope you enjoy it and we'll be backing to evaluating the 1001 album list next week to kick off 2025.
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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: Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Phil Spector shot to the top of the music business at a young age by pioneering a new operational approach to making hits in the studio, then he decided it was time to cash in before his star inevitably faded. On our special Christmas episode, the fellows discuss wacky hairstyles, personal Christmas memories, and of course, murder
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Listen to A Christmas Gift For You here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/2kzkwgOFAtRsDsas5Hi0Qu?si=I3XJ8MVpTU2Nl3FYxoHVCQ
Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers
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Next week's show: Best Tweets of 2024
Next album (coming in two weeks): Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Arcade Fire roared out of Montreal's artsy early 2000s scene and became stadium fillers quickly after the release of their smash debut Funeral. The team get together and talk about missed concert opportunities, killer xylophone overdubs, and the difference between broke and baroque bands.
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Listen to Funeral here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/6ZB8qaR9JNuS0Q0bG1nbcH?si=ttaDEv1eQGqqnFRhao85fw
Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers
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Next week's album: Phil Spector - A Christmas Gift to You
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Gillian Welch sought to bring back the tradition of Americana music with the sound and feel of an intimate living room set. The boys discuss close mic'ing, spot on live harmonies, and the savvy of a backwoods revival.
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Listen to Time (The Revelator) here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/55FP2ypQcghszSqylyBRbp?si=jrTFpFNIRGudK-LPz1bwQA
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: Arcade Fire - Funeral
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Buena Vista Social Club came together last minute after another project fell through and made an album celebrating the old style of Cuban Son music. The guys discuss sparse piano playing, emotional vocal takes from a shoe shiner, and a record that revived the career of several septuagenarians.
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https://open.spotify.com/album/5qcOy8sMqROZ0VEfK8LJZt?si=hRzGAJWbR1GYYMZ5pVDJdA
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: Gillian Welch - Time (The Revelator)
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Jurassic 5 was born when two crews in the vibrant LA scene merged, and set out to create conscious, thought provoking hip hop with complex, jazzy beats and an overall fun atmosphere. The fellas discuss the artistry of Cut Chemist , Bill Cosby samples, and the responsible parenting style of Chali 2na
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Listen to Power in Numbers here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/7HvVxQBTNKoxY2aLexcEQH?si=bHxSwWGfQzGcBSz83Edz3w
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: Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Gram Parsons had a dream of creating and popularizing cosmic american music: a mix of country, rock, and Americana. After a stint in The Byrds he began his solo career strong and had a follow up album (Grievous Angel) in the can, but died tragically before it could see release. The boys discuss tasty pedal steel licks, under-rehearsed yet somehow perfect harmonies, and funeral pacts with outlaw biker pals.
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Special Thanks to our guest complainer Scott - drummer for Arby's-rock outfit Ghostbeef - check them out here: https://thechopunlimited.bandcamp.com/album/ghostbeef
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Listen to Grievous Angel here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/6UQujMGmR5MbFsML9amCuN?si=F4Dw42qVTiOr9dhwclo9Bg
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: Jurassic 5 - Power in Numbers
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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 Women's Name in Song Titles!
And if you enjoyed this - you can access Episodes #2-#5 right now over at:
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And lastly - here's a playlist of all 16 songs we cover in this edition of Song Battle:
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