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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Herbie Hancock had hits, a solo career, and the best possible jazz pedigree as a sideman but he still wanted more. His evolution led to the formation of the HeadHunters band and a deeper connection to the funk genre. The boys talk about drummers who keep it interesting, bass players who miss the chance to play iconic bass lines, and cracking open the Fender Rhodes to make it better.
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Listen to Headhunters here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/5fmIolILp5NAtNYiRPjhzA?si=GKX5T7FhTvynnKYhHcTC9g
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: Duran Duran - Rio
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The Guess Who started earlier than you think they did and came from a place that produces very few hit rock and roll bands. The guys discuss long outros, Canadian winters, and the rock and roll growl of Burton Cummings.
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Listen to Share the Land here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3zlRX163Z3F9H0MWPmtiBV?si=BSuB0wS_T3SI-5Cj4-DEIA
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: Herbie Hancock - Headhunters
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Tito Puente fused Latin rhythms with big band jazz arrangements and became an ambassador for Latin music throughout the world. The fellas discuss marimba solos, laying back on the piano, and starting your professional music career before puberty.
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Listen to Dance Mania Vol 1 here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/1XjabdmwipT62cLSZV45SU?si=1R2zLxiOSdyL-8Bzku8uwg
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: The Guess Who - Share the Land
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Outkast upended expectations for what a hip hop album could be and continued to defy the norms on their first self-produced album Stankonia. The fellas welcome a special guest from the VerseChorusVerse podcast and discuss "tornado" productions, sticking to a positive message, and the magic of self-editing.
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https://open.spotify.com/show/2yNGriXCA9uUscON5fnN9U?si=d4ad53ddee3f4aac
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Listen to Stankonia here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/2tm3Ht61kqqRZtIYsBjxEj?si=6daL0IhmS8eJTil4kiRAFQ
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: Tito Puente - Dance Mania Vol 1
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Bon Jovi put the hours in on the Jersey Shore club scene before hitting the big time in the 1980s with their breakthrough album Slippery When Wet. The guys discuss Jon's golden retriever good looks, Ritchie's overused pinch harmonics, and the power of an entire stadium singing back at you.
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Listen to Slippery When Wet here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/0kBfgEilUFCMIQY5IOjG4t?si=u3HnmCgDSYCVVPFcpROa5g
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: Outkast - Stankonia
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Mudhoney were the early success of the Seattle grunge scene but never quite hit mainstream success like their many local peers and former bandmates. The fellas discuss noise guitar solos, drummer Dan Peters' stint in Nirvana, and how punk it is to never ever have band practice. Special guest Conan Neutron joins from Protonic Reversal!
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Check out more Conan Neutron on his interview podcast, including a recent interview with Mudhoney's Steve Turner here:
https://open.spotify.com/show/4rwuR412v5R6Oa2ztNYWUl?si=151bb2dc7ce841bc
Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ckASfrtyoMhqTnRmWASZi?si=487ca0a365504d07
Listen to Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/4HJavRkzA8bYyGt7ireR4J?si=2IVDULR5QZ-NQBY4yZLMNw
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: Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The Zutons came bursting out of the cosmic scouse scene of early 2000's Liverpool and were immediately hyped as the UK's next big thing. The team discuss scooby doo theme music, trusting in your material, and leaning into odd melodic choices.
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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
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Listen to Who Killed......The Zutons? here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/0EAvEtr7fMd70XgVnKYW0j?si=U4DwlXFsShaX-Lb8AoBkYw
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: Mudhoney - Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The Killers came roaring out of Las Vegas desert with the flashing lights behind them. The boys discuss underbaked melodies, Bono's love for the SM58, and a the power of a kicking band to make even the dorkiest of singers confident.
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Listen to Hot Fuss here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/4piJq7R3gjUOxnYs6lDCTg?si=q7ZNAagcQaWQgkTMfM9ZNw
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: The Zutons - Who Killed......The Zutons?
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Sleater-Kinney pushed Riot Grrrl and the Olympia, Washington music to the masses with their breakout album Dig Me Out. The boys discuss excellent drumming, the "1st idea is best" aesthetic, and the dreaded goat vibrato.
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Listen to Dig Me Out here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3tshnNFNhHrO6NUQ0BHw42?si=2d4iibCrQsy7F6Ea5Z88bw
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: The Killers - Hot Fuss
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We've been hard at work on a brand new show at 1001 Album Complaints - it's a Patreon-only bracket competition called Song Battle, where contestants choose songs to rep, and we all vote to eventually crown the winner.
We wanted to give our loyal listeners a little preview of what Song Battle is like with Episode #1 of our recent "March Radness" edition (The Best Song of the 1980s)
If you like what you hear, you can listen to all of the episodes right now over at our Patreon page
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We've already aired 2 full 5 episode runs of Song Battle and have a 3rd edition in works for June, plus we're working on more fun bonus content for the Patreon feed now. That's a library of 10 bonus shows right this second, with more coming.
Lastly - we launched a Listener Request poll on our Patreon - Join up for free and vote now and help us determine what overlooked albums we should we tackling this summer.
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