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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Thelonius Monk felt misunderstood for most of his career, but had a breakthrough on Brilliant Corners. The boys discuss notoriously difficult songs, an all-star backing band, and what it's like to be clenching your jaw through Take 24 in the recording studio.
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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/0LJzOIDQFgrEbQzTLz0yfZ?si=5f7310213152423c
Listen to Rob's Monk Primer playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6IhTpSylyjWyxSWeGnYodW?si=bb54bcd2ca7c47c3
Listen to Brilliant Corners here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/5gWF47eGSbv4BOfxoFcQtd?si=Hq_87osdRN6xiCzKg69FRg
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: GangStarr - Step in the Arena
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The Flying Burrito Brothers had a rotating cast of star players and a pocketful of Byrds royalties cash to spend on The Gilded Palace of Sin. The boys discuss hard panned harmonies, overly busy bass lines, and eating too much Mexican food while drunk.
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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/5iKQXGsFbPelVOeYLSjuBI?si=97f2a10f8809471b
Listen to The Gilded Palace of Sin here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/6VWKy5o2OcdeWa7yolazjU?si=S6qTQ0nvSgialZT2KZI7Iw
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: Thelonius Monk - Brilliant Corners
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Lenny Kravitz was born cool as the only son of a hugely successful sitcom actress and a jazz promoter. He spent years honing his abilities on various instruments and his talents eventually converged on his debut album "Let Love Rule". The boys discuss the burden of having famous friends, SNL saxophone riffs, and Lenny's "rock and roll voice".
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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/1CcmMDAxihrJSDMBBU7q7M?si=af197be12d25494f
Listen to Let Love Rule here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/70Vuh3jYUMO8LLP5BaqZMb?si=sCTPPtJQT0Wb3M0KGZvN-w
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 Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace of Sin
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Kid Rock had had a few swings at stardom already when he finally hit a home run with "Devil Without a Cause" in 1998. The boys discuss single chord songs, lowest common denominator songwriting, and the "carnival of bravado" on display here.
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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/0SJ4pIg6lZpeYF1BDV0fs4?si=86a4a3ec54b84183
Listen to Devil Without a Cause here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/7nFlAxnXMrQRpM1R80pKQm?si=Artm8DqdROa687yTlRbBVA
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: Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Super Furry Animals emerged from the Welsh "Cool Cymru" scene in 1990s and have become a cult favorite in the decades since. The team discuss studio indulgences, perfectly stacked harmonies, and the meaning of celebrity album cameos.
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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/1N0AvmuVkjlBPF20RQKKuM?si=e1bc717443cf4604
Listen to Rings Around the World here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/6g6WBTqT5gE4fAcwRljpjc?si=EA_51l8iTe2bB9OCKXh98A
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: Kid Rock - Devil Without a Cause
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. We continue our celebrations of 50 episodes by voting for, then counting down the BEST and WORST songs we've covered so far. Apart from our definitive rankings, we discuss other surprises and random extrapolations from the voting ballots. The data does not lie.
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Our official Top 50 songs playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/42deXI71b0V0twS6X2XoiD?si=7715b80f428449e5
Our official Worst 25 songs playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/62Sziz97xscB1FXC6dXmQN?si=19d3697e24c54fe2
Rob's Top 50:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2IeKzCy5WO9WZYCqhiYA0c?si=b46a02ffc6a347cc
Tom's Top 50:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Pj0GyNnCIMFnJWqH1K0cp?si=80e7946768434939
Adam's Top 50:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5AyzKIHo4PLUt6d6k4xJAE?si=f1d6f2f0ed46416f
Allan's Top 50:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ehp0jJpIABHwx0kne4oLf?si=37f0aa419c984892
Phil's Top 50:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7HJnThGcXc4dImpVSETPZB?si=0ccad16141374807
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: Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Pink Floyd stepped into the studio to layout a concept record about LIFE itself. We celebrate a momentous occasion (our 50th episode) by analyzing an undisputed classic album: Dark Side. The discussion is long and rangy as the boys touch on Abbey Road drum sounds, suspended chords, and the importance of patience.
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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/0aXBGitvpORpO6onQGcVAb?si=3e989ffd0cdc435b
Listen to The Dark Side of the Moon here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/4LH4d3cOWNNsVw41Gqt2kv?si=zt-EjD0-SKOsC6gRMGEnfA
Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers
Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA
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Next week's show: The Best / Worst Tracks of our 1st 50 episodes!
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Willie Nelson broke all the rules and retained full creative control on his country-western concept album "Red Headed Stranger". The boys discuss lead vocal phrasing, murderous preachers, and bass harmonicas.
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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/4pNWQnMMDePyAHzshO1ajR?si=cc30a711c5cf4479
Listen to Red Headed Stranger here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/5aEtg4dxdBk4pj6SJ3hNsM?si=vaXkMk4ATdmM1CB5N8GOZg
Check our Rob's "Willie Nelson Primer" playlist here to get an overall intro to this artist's lengthy catalog:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4TlxpDqz8DoEc9FVykYTif?si=04018dc8f4e248ce
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: Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. A Tribe Called Quest sprung from the rich artistic history of St Albans, Queens and skyrocketed to stardom with "The Low End Theory". The boys discuss the creative use of samples, deep crate-diving habits, and Q-Tip with a cold.
Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com
Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7mZgQwd7DfD1OHF5xivUQu?si=6260a79e3759407b
Listen to The Low End Theory here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/1p12OAWwudgMqfMzjMvl2a?si=i0mlRcrGR2Kjy2xE5spgBA
Also - we didn't make this playlist, but wanted to share a more complete list of the sampled tracks on The Low End Theory:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7vTCjfJ09gFPPB6jwhsApi?si=bb78153f64744eed
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: Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Alanis Morissette gets her third shot at pop stardom (and nails it) with the mega hit "Jagged Little Pill". The boys discuss Dorian modes, tasteful bass, and bad harmonica. The true meaning of irony is not discussed.
Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com
Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4lk7wIvg12OOq4aO10k8lG?si=b19fb90d52174798
Listen to Jagged Little Pill here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/09AwlP99cHfKVNKv4FC8VW?si=1XZTUXjOQq-CuuDPiRK8ow
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: A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
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