The Story Behind: Van Morrison - Astral Weeks, Ep 108

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. T Rex was already topping the charts in the UK when Marc Bolan set out to conquer America with Electric Warrior. The team discuss rhythm guitar tones, vocal take asides, and boot stomping.Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.comListen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/34W9qEMSrNMLhAsnbiAalb?si=213483f4854543f8Listen to Electric Warrior here:https://open.spotify.com/album/4Yw5uS8at8GkWmH2gZmLY0?si=5l9YzLWLQB65ZhhvwbeahgIntro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly CrushersOutro music: After the Afterlife by MEGAFollow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at homeFollow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaintsCheck out the Merch StoreNext week's album: The Grateful Dead - American Beauty

26 Juni 20231h 12min

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Thundercat is an undeniable virtuoso on his chosen instrument (bass) - this week we listen to his most successful solo outing and venture deeper into the man's strange psyche. The boys discuss 6 string bass, falsetto harmonies, and yacht rock pioneers. Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.comListen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/28xxU7EzuXidxMJujdYHF7?si=5852b3d87d8f4602Listen to Drunk here:https://open.spotify.com/album/7vHBQDqwzB7uDvoE5bncMM?si=cGNN96U7SxaNmi7iVTVM-wIntro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly CrushersOutro music: After the Afterlife by MEGAFollow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at homeFollow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaintsCheck out the Merch StoreNext week's album: T Rex - Electric Warrior

19 Juni 20231h 7min

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. KISS was building a live following but still searching around for a hit record when they paired up with a new producer and headed into the studio for Destroyer. The boys talk about face paint options, bass tone in the mix, and the Bachman-Turner Overdrive effect. Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.comListen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4DNE2haWFZSgFFZwlAtPzA?si=64f59c27822942d6Listen to Destroyer here:https://open.spotify.com/album/59plsPcJYFlSA5ImekNQJ0?si=k0qlbIaHS9Wjf9DufJj4QAIntro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly CrushersOutro music: After the Afterlife by MEGAFollow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at homeFollow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaintsCheck out the Merch StoreNext week's album: Thundercat - Drunk

12 Juni 20231h 21min

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Frank Sinatra shot to fame in the 1940s but his star was waning as the 1950s started off. Add a need to reinvent oneself artistically to a very public failing marriage and you get what might be the very first album as we now know it. The boys talk Celesta tones, 1930s songwriting, and singing at night. Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.comListen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3G8iVK05aMtuVdfBQL1sb0?si=61b6673c305442deListen to In the Wee Small Hours here:https://open.spotify.com/album/3GmwKB1tgPZgXeRJZSm9WX?si=fsfjQmpUTimYK-xER8f3qQIntro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly CrushersOutro music: After the Afterlife by MEGAFollow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at homeFollow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaintsCheck out the Merch StoreNext week's album: Van Morrison - Astral Weeks

29 Maj 20231h 17min

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Siouxsie and the Banshees were early post-punk darlings who simultaneously invented and eschewed a new genre called goth rock. The boys gather together live in the room and discuss Robert Smith, spitting at punk shows, and their latest cover band ideas.Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.comListen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1AI2FICa3BYkau6pAgCV0E?si=7484d95147a3477bListen to Juju here:https://open.spotify.com/album/5OEum65e1HMGX51Ifu51Wb?si=Q5ZA3ytVS7y18N58cvUtwQIntro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly CrushersOutro music: After the Afterlife by MEGAFollow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at homeFollow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaintsCheck out the Merch StoreNext week's album: Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning

22 Maj 20231h 15min

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The Fun Lovin' Criminals were working as bar backs when they got their earliest club gigs in New York. They sampled extensively and smashed together genres to become a major hit in the UK. The boys discuss hip hop lyricism, sampling workarounds, and one hit wonders of the 1990s. Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.comListen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lyjCpl3gDAuDjj9FDWgoV?si=d80a0fa1dd114759Listen to Come Find Yourself here:https://open.spotify.com/album/2kLxemkoUhfXKvJ78MabBN?si=o6sOoQQ0TD2H4uYOZiN0cQIntro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly CrushersOutro music: After the Afterlife by MEGAFollow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at homeFollow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaintsCheck out the Merch StoreNext week's album: Siouxsie And The Banshees - Juju

15 Maj 20231h 4min

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Adam and the Ants took the UK pop scene by storm, but then the entire band struck out on their own and frontman Adam had to start over. He searched for new players, writing partners, and an array of musical influences that led him to create Kings of the Wild Frontier. The fellas get together to talk about Gilbert and Sullivan musicals, Burundi beats, and the link to the Brian Eno production style. Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.comListen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/36xQs6XRVJNUCGXKzyPU9I?si=e0abc407163045b1Listen to Kings of the Wild Frontier here:https://open.spotify.com/album/6Ery60n0SHDiIG18DMi5cV?si=HYRUSBxmTdiupJ0b0DzByAIntro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly CrushersOutro music: After the Afterlife by MEGAFollow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at homeFollow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaintsCheck out the Merch StoreNext week's album: Fun Lovin' Criminals - Come Find Yourself

8 Maj 20231h 2min