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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Black Sabbath arrive in Los Angeles and order in excessive quantities of cocaine to create "Vol 4". The boys discuss guitar riff overdubs, dueling solos, and Ozzy's singing voice.
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Listen to Vol. 4 here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/4wWi3uFdpNLF8rxJ1dBYrq?si=ntF2JO2HSR6Nfq4y9KO8ag
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: Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Steven Seagal sought to reinvent blues music. He succeeded on this album
On a special bonus episode, the boys (finally) discuss a true classic.
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Listen to Songs from the Crystal Cave here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3zSc7mZz4TPZPPGQoazMwG?si=CnhVYKh0QXOFZnFviw4zmQ
Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers
Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. John Martyn experiments with British folk and 70s space rock on "Solid Air". The boys discuss echoplexes, Dave Matthews, and the album's far-reaching musical descendants.
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Listen to Solid Air here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/0QD0LEYQDkrJrtVcuRBcVp?si=FVjBMtvOQtWk5W-5r5MMBQ
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: Black Sabbath - Vol 4
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Röyksopp drew from their childhood in far northern Norway to create the vibes and textures on their debut record "Melody A.M". The podcast team meets up in person to record (for the very first time) and touch on repeating melodies, patience in songwriting, and of course, bad guitar solos
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Listen to Melody A.M. here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/1WHbPhjPCBhjo49DpKvYbL?si=Pq96QzhbRu-198OrvPhK2w
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: John Martyn - Solid Air
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Drive Like Jehu's short-lived but influential recording career ended with "Yank Crime". The boys discuss earning a long song length, shouted vocal performances, and comparisons to 1970s prog music.
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Listen to Yank Crime here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/7AHbaRIYnilUwe981nZpmi?si=guNV38fmStyACWuXP2ozqg
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: Röyksopp - Melody A.M.
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. David Bowie consumes nothing but cocaine, milk, and bell peppers while going down an occultist rabbit hole and working all hours of the night on his 10th studio album "Station to Station". The boys talk about indulgent song lengths, tasty arpeggios, and the Thin White Duke's considerable vocal range.
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Listen to Station to Station here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/0MWrKayUshRuT8maG4ZAOU?si=tsV1nWyZTiKAh4dSdzgl5g
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: Drive Like Jehu - Yank Crime
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Amy Winehouse had loads of talent but nonetheless ended in tragedy. The team discusses music as a commodity, single mic'ing drums, and whether anything is ever truly "new" anymore.
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Listen to Back to Black here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/0E4xv5gPjykrwBgBZzI8XG?si=976orHdqQ4ahF_wRTiDCKw
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: David Bowie - Station to Station
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Sparks has been called the greatest band you've never heard of and are the subject of a recent documentary by Edgar Wright. Their catalog is vast and intimidating but Kimono My House is considered their biggest success. The boys discuss mustaches styles, carnival music, and the commitment to being strange for 50 years.
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Listen to Kimono My House here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/7KOmuu3cbJQEQYGt3XmLmY?si=D76dKNByQhCkg-l9yYnzmg
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: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The Beatles attempt to recapture the live band spirit and are documented throughout (most of) the process. The boys discuss the album "Let It Be" and the Peter Jackson documentary "Get Back" from the perspective of having sat through thousands of hours of band rehearsal and inter-band passive aggressive maneuvering. Aside from band trauma, they hit on the "Let It Be Naked" remix, Billy Preston's revitalizing Fender Rhodes, and bass tones coming from a guitar.
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Listen to Let It Be here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/0jTGHV5xqHPvEcwL8f6YU5?si=bLFcC0msS4OsTAdTGTxq6A
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: Sparks - Kimono My House
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Rage Against the Machine comes out swinging on their debut album. The team discusses a funky rhythm section, innovative guitar playing, and 1990's mixing techniques.
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Listen to Rage Against the Machine here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/4Io5vWtmV1rFj4yirKb4y4?si=szfnQ9wNTxO5DbXEgqrxdQ
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 - Let It Be
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