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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Chvrches found themselves a surprise internet sensation after releasing their very first song to a music blog before even considering playing live shows. The fellas talk about Glasgow bands, letting arrangements breathe, and the pop music machine.
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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Edo4W0UuiFTSQKpdY4rFa?si=30be3fc3172043de
Listen to The Bones of What You Believe here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/5RXMsB6VV6NfaspYWsdPyD?si=rNWtIRGBSC2qE3YzP2lRyw
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: Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Bonnie Raitt was at a low point in her career after being a road dog for decades and failing to breakthrough into mainstream success. With her reputation on the line she set her sights on a nostalgic record about middle age. The boyos discuss 80s synth overkill, selflessly helping old blues musicians, and burying your best tracks deep in the mix.
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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2iorAa92kElp2bkPMlhAcq?si=81ce6cc472434b88
Listen to Nick of Time here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/6wxpS5o0ty5CLqyH5fIRln?si=X1umENyZSFGNiLqYGnAEPA
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: Chvrches - The Bones of What You Beileve
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Elton John's career was climbing fast when he and his band decided to lay down the 17 tracks for Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. The guys discuss underrated bass players, lyrics that needed a little longer in the oven, and stacking the deck across one hundred and sixteen minutes of double album.
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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2jeE6d5ue6XS7fzXTyUQbD?si=e571915616834201
Listen to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/5WupqgR68HfuHt3BMJtgun?si=xGVzo9ImQUuNdsA4CjUeuQ
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: Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Living Colour broke the mold of what it meant to be a rock band in the late 80s, and they managed to break through the noise with a little help from MTV. The fellas discuss proggy solos, lazy lyric writing, and Mick Jagger cameo appearances.
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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6ovXjZ9gqnMbCSvDcbh9Im?si=d273ccd3dfa64105
Listen to Vivid here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/0Itv01cUzRusmyNcEgEmOA?si=rXrkaFmJTSCvs3_Uz0kcSQ
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: Elton John - Goodbye YellowBrick Road
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The Beatles were freshly married and without the Let It Be documentary cameras rolling, and head into their favorite London recording studio to lay down an all time classic before calling it quits forever. In our thrilling conclusion, we cover every track on Side 2 and chatter about the most popular Beatles song in the digital era, guitar solos played by bass players, and using every note in the western scale in a single, strange composition.
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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Ml5UZUmoFftVKR3VGKs2L?si=1ea0d8244d934286
Listen to Abbey Road here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/5iT3F2EhjVQVrO4PKhsP8c?si=5D0oPW_aTgyBKyfcAx_htQ
Check out our playlist "The Beatles Album That Never Was" here, made up of songs in work at the time the band broke up, and later finished and released on other albums:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6iKUDtCOrHN3wKPEUnrMc2?si=7e3d757a2bcb460b
Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers
Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA
Follow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at home
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Follow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at home
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Next week's album: Living Colour - Vivid
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The Beatles were chaffed from some seriously tense recording sessions whilst making the "white" album, and then again from the well-documented Get Back era, but, even still, after a break they decided to give it one more go together in the summer of 1969. We go through every song on this momentous album over the course of 2 episodes. This week while covering Side 1 the boys discuss Timothy Leary, the George Martin effect on George Harrison compositions, and the financial situation of Beatles Inc. at the time.
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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2h2FPPP1rqdPXyhDZICci0?si=7e6c455263f5432b
Listen to Abbey Road here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/0ETFjACtuP2ADo6LFhL6HN?si=NSIwd0uuRzae_D0NzqDu2A
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 Beatles - Abbey Road SIDE 2
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Ray Charles refused to be held back by his blindness and his never-ending ambition led him to musical stardom AND full creative freedom from his record company. The boys talk about picking the right cover songs, navigating the music scene in an unfamiliar town, and the insane business savvy of Ray.
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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/61iBcsF0v9QaHYaMN1N50F?si=8d2b5a1dde194c5c
Listen to Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/4j4w5DDWMKD7ePStAl19OF?si=7XUExo9wQGCQ0MmuH7V5tg
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 Beatles - Abbey Road
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Rod Stewart had already weaved in and out of the London music scene for a few years when he got his solo record deal and started recording. The guys get together to discuss unnecessary covers, mixing against lead vocals, and too many guitars (gasp) crowding the track.
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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ba0AEt7pge8fFxMp6iZIb?si=a5a39eb181c24167
Listen to Gasoline Alley here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/6FaMpsO2fif34ToEu1wLqf?si=AZYWAyVXT5G5ZTHeq4ZWyA
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: Ray Charles - Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Manic Street Preachers came roaring out of Cool Cymru movement in late 80s Cardiff (Wales) only to face an uphill battle with mental illness and rock n roll decadence. The boys welcome a special guest and talk about lyric-first songwriting, working class musicians' ethos, and the dark disappearance story of this band's de facto leader.
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Listen to That Record Got Me High podcast here, hosted by our guest complainer Rob:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/that-record-got-me-high-podcast/id1369133152
Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/02j4xoatlSprpVuBdBQBL8?si=a268bdb02809405f
Listen to The Holy Bible here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/0yr3aIwrwMw22XrUL5V9yv?si=1wtWMerASVO98h9pJc888w
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: Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Slipknot came out of the Des Moines metal scene determined to be the biggest band in the entire world, so they kept adding members until it became a reality. The team welcome a special guest and discuss band marketing strategies, nu metal's contributions to the canon, and the Slipknot mask hierarchy
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Check out our special guest Jason, from This is Revolution podcast at these links:
This is Revolution Podcast Website
Jason Myles in Damage Magazine
Jason Myles in Sublation Magazine
Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6PoCaIjMnHgpG6KZgOpeMa?si=38ad48d798844448
Listen to Slipknot here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/5lOFvOWAdy9G6p44noRILU?si=o1LsO5DYSmCKHoXNpTKUnw
Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers
Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA
Follow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at home
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Next week's album: Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
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