BONUS: Song Battle: The Best #1 Hit of 2024 - Episode 1 (of 5)

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Green Day sets their sights on a punk rock opera and stages a huge comeback with American Idiot. The fellows discuss mid-2000s compression techniques, arena rock singalongs, and being creative with power chords. 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/19t0sJZJFSByKAuNw7vIy5?si=5d0ca4a9dd5c403cListen to American Idiot here:https://open.spotify.com/album/5dN7F9DV0Qg1XRdIgW8rke?si=C0tLlG9qTk-Mn1ztz0T0NgEmail us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.comIntro 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: Air - Moon Safari

24 Jan 20221h 15min

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. George Clinton and Funkadelic create "a musical experience" with their acid-infused album Maggot Brain. The boys discuss song length, naming rights, and echoplexes.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/0ZlYlpubAHDNzEkICwJSPv?si=6f7aaa2efbf740e2Listen to Maggot Brain here:https://open.spotify.com/album/3ywVzrwMQ3Kq43N9zBdBQm?si=gbgGCpjER6W_e9rBrpP6-AIntro 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: Green Day - American Idiot

17 Jan 20221h 9min

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The B-52's embraced surf rock, corny sci-fi, and 1950s kitsch on their 1979 self-titled debut. The boys welcome a special guest and discuss expressionist singing styles, improvised lyrics, and the power of "uncool". 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/3s1TmQDIKUMCIJZvSKAg24?si=95518d248168431cListen to The B-52's here:https://open.spotify.com/album/3eXETk1esvZPRluDCWH3GN?si=tTUSWbpGRuy7jIJSRkCwxAIntro 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: Funkadelic- Maggot Brain

10 Jan 20221h 14min

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Neneh Cherry was born cool as the daughter of international musicians. The boys discuss 1980s drum programming, bad rhymes, and strange spoken word intros. Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.comListen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this32 episode) here:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1oBLMXtQcxllA5Wynyj2kM?si=4040f25046e24da1Listen to Raw Like Sushi here:https://open.spotify.com/album/2AyJzvREOnlnYhaBzF1Kxp?si=BY0v1HASRBGGxtPs-YjQFAIntro 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 B-52's - The B-52'S

3 Jan 20221h 4min

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Loretta Lynn is a coal miner's daughter who writes about her life in a plain and occasionally shocking way. The team dives into professional songwriting inside the Nashville machine, how Loretta pushed the envelope throughout her career, and how 1960s mixing techniques affect our perception of this music. 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/3toImHlyo3DqEecQ2vCsgW?si=c0c26dcc500f4ca0Listen to Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' here:https://open.spotify.com/album/32fTx9DYJWjenQSMoI22Dq?si=HSzpptJVQXi9_IOMATiM8QIntro 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: Neneh Cherry - Raw Like Sushi

27 Dec 20211h 8min

The boys come together for a very special Christmas episode to share the songs that they truly love but make them feel "uncool" to listen to at the stoplight. We ceremoniously release each other of any guilt as nearly every song is (secretly?) great. Listen to our Guilty Pleasures playlist here:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0EUq9eJmuD892eop1biPYD?si=d95e715c74d74664Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.comIntro 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 Store

25 Dec 202149min

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Elvis Costello and the Attractions come off the road and into the studio to record their second album with a batch of songs honed on the stage. The boys talk about killer bass breaks, varied vocal stylings, and how the echoes of another Liverpool band made their way onto the tape. 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/1ZkHIZL1y3gFwQVkYuJbpo?si=287cc147f8aa49edListen to Armed Forces here:https://open.spotify.com/album/5w3q6GZbw0gsAtvl1c0rmu?si=-y5RXaieTda49IcpW6-FIgIntro 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: Loretta Lynn - Don't Come Home A Drinkin'

20 Dec 20211h 13min

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Elliot Smith was a Portland darling when he started recording his 3rd record Either/Or and rocketed to national stardom after a handful of these songs appeared in the movie "Good Will Hunting". The boys talk about the origins of the "sad bastard" genre, vocals doubled and then doubled again, plus how the heaviness of grunge led us here. 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/1JPNFMxwVKuGz2vyPC5w7u?si=75a5668ba7b141c7Listen to Either/Or here:https://open.spotify.com/album/6KMdn9HDIqcBPaaok0K34K?si=tHhhd6eeTeSC02kYgqkWogIntro 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: Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Armed Forces

13 Dec 20211h 6min