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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Emerson Lake and Palmer met while touring individually in other successful groups, then formed prog rock's first supergroup. Tarkus is a concept album for a future that has yet to manifest. The fellows welcome a special guest and discuss virtuosity, over the top drum kits, and the history of progressive music.
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Listen to Tarkus here:
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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: Snoop Dogg - DoggyStyle
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. White Denim had made 3 full length albums before ever setting foot in a pro recording studio for D. The team talk about bass fuzz pedals, time signature switches that don't smack you in the face, and the evolution of prog rock.
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Listen to D here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/24l0lgTXOsgBms7ISsLKcn?si=eu8_zZkdSeaXaADif_CDCA
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: Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Tarkus
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Crosby, Stills, and Nash already had a smash hit when they decided to team up with Neil Young for Deja Vu, but in-fighting and personal troubles made for a rough recording session. The boys chat about perfect harmony, rock and roll singing voices, and Joni Mitchell.
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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: White Denim - D
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The Kinks came roaring out of the British rock scene but got waylaid by a ban from touring the United States - so they turned their attention and songwriting chops back towards home. The boys discuss key changes, indie rock production, and band fights - lots of them.
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And here's the group's Kinks Primer playlist - all the most essential tracks
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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: Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Deja Vu
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Karen Carpenter's tragic story is well known, but her upbringing and rise to fame is just as interesting as this brother and sister duo team up to have a breakthrough hit. The boys discuss an overabundance of harmonies (gasp), drumming while singing, and bank commercial jingles.
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Listen to Close To You here:
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Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers
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Next week's album: The Kinks - Are The Village Green Preservation Society
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The Cure decided to eschew their pop-punk roots in favor of a darker sound on Seventeen Seconds and set the course for the rest of their long career. The team discuss drum production, overplaying your instrument, and strange mixing decisions.
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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: Carpenters - Close to You
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Incubus built a following in the 90s by touring extensively, then landed a major label deal and decided to write some deeply personal songs for 1999's Make Yourself. The boys welcome a special guest and discuss low harmonies, bass tones, and the gonkulator.
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Listen to Make Yourself here:
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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: The Cure - Seventeen Seconds
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Hanoi Rocks was the biggest band to come out of the Finnish glam metal scene and was on their way towards conquering America when tragedy struck. The team discuss Spotify errors, pitchy singing, and sleeping on the Stockholm streets in winter. We're live together in the room today, face to face at last.
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Listen to Back to Mystery City here:
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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: Incubus - Make Yourself
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The GoGos formed out of the LA punk scene as five friends who wanted to take over the world. They rose to worldwide stardom but fell apart in the years to come. Listen as we discuss pop production tricks that work, drum beats that elevate simple songs, and speeding up the tape. We're live together in the room today, face to face at last to discuss the Go Go's debut album Beauty and the Beat.
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Listen to Beauty and the Beat here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/1L4HE00En7eNK74voVZums?si=wytb3daITGmYG2XZfaP_5w
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: Hanoi Rocks - Back to Mystery City
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Sly Stone assembled a family band in the 1960s and broke musical barriers for years before becoming a notorious recluse. The boys discuss goofy lyrics, a kicking rhythm section, and 60s mixing mistakes.
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Listen to Stand! here:
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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: Go Go's - Beauty and the Beat
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