1001 Album Complaints
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Song Battle is our Patreon-only bonus show where contestants select songs to compete in a bracket system and over the course of 5 episodes we pit them against each other to determine the one true winner in Episode #5.
The theme for this Song Battle is Women's Name in Song Titles!
And if you enjoyed this - you can access Episodes #2-#5 right now over at:
https://www.patreon.com/1001albumcomplaints
And, once you're a Patreon member - you can access all of our bonus content immediately(hours and hours of it, including 3 other full Song Battles) either through Patreon app directly or through this Spotify feed which is locked for everyone who's not also logged into Patreon
https://open.spotify.com/show/5yuPJugWxYoMaY7Re4dLpc?si=e555373c32e3455b
And lastly - here's a playlist of all 16 songs we cover in this edition of Song Battle:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7xfYyXaFQqrpHU1p67hMnq?si=1c07bf5d7c61441f
Joy Division had their raucous live show energy tamped down by an overzealous producer and still made an all-time classic debut that captured the Manchester post-punk aesthetic. The fellas discuss understated guitars, "lead bass", and Homer Simpson singing karaoke.
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Special thanks to our guest Andrew who, in addition to being a middle school science teacher is involved in several musical projects including The Paper Jams, The All-Volunteer Army, the latter of which is in the studio this winter with plans to play shows in the Philadelphia area in 2025.
Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5oWS7Wgyh5RFygj0TUt9OI?si=206baf00c2654789
Listen to Unknown Pleasures here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/5Dgqy4bBg09Rdw7CQM545s?si=XMNYIEU6SYCkrWEd0cDweQ
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: Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel
Rob recently appeared on Jenn Tully's show What Are You Listening To? to discuss a few of his all time favorite songs in a casual, get to know you conversation. Jenn also recently came on our show to guest complain about Wilco (and she was amazing).
Enjoy this special bonus episode with friend of the show Jenn Tully and follow her
@superawesomemix
Check out more of What Are You Listening To? here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Ki3TOiB1uFOGrQv5rJsDB?si=b38ed695f1c7449a
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Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at [email protected]
The Who were at the peak of their rock and roll powers and Pete Townshend wanted more! He set about making a rock opera called LifeHouse but ended up with Who's Next. The fellas discuss constant drum soloing, clear and present bass, and successful early synth explorations.
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Special Thanks to our guest complainer Dave Gebroe! Check out his amazing podcast Discograffiti here:
https://podfollow.com/1592182331
Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/38xlCJ00TsOIW4B056qLVk?si=5f37f895dde44d3e
Listen to Who's Next here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/5mQnSrc0cFV6greyhJJIR6?si=0dGx9VD5S72U9_BLWdenaA
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
Follow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaints
Support us on Patreon, now including our new show Song Battle!
https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints
We have 1001 Merch! Support us by buying some.
Next week's album: Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Wilco was on the cusp of mainstream success with a brand new album when their label dropped them. They turned things around and ended up with an indie classic. The team discusses precious vocals, noisy artsy production, and smoking while in the studio.
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Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at [email protected]
Special Thanks to Jenn Tully @superawesomemix -- Find her podcasts here:
What Are You Listening To? :https://open.spotify.com/show/2Ki3TOiB1uFOGrQv5rJsDB?si=b38ed695f1c7449a
The Battle: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gNWvBYEjbsToX4F9uuTGn?si=8f7863f7577a4ac1
Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7syhy2RAOw4EqRl3kA0LKW?si=26c9b3c0800c46f8
Listen to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/0rPtXOMN42nsLDiShvGamv?si=xp3iyV4CSR-kAo5N4A62sA
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
Follow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaints
Support us on Patreon, now including our new show Song Battle!
https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints
We have 1001 Merch! Support us by buying some.
Next week's album: The Who - Who's Next