<description>&lt;p&gt;Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Can emerged as the baby boomer generation of post-war Germany, horrified by the recent past and wanting to boil rock and roll down to its essence. The guys welcome a special guest and discuss castle parties, avant garde film soundtracks, and stone age drumming&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us on Patreon to continue the conversation and access 50+ bonus shows!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Catch up with our special guest Stephen and &lt;a href="https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAAFuMPrQV1FUOFFKTFlFNExQNTc4VzZQQzA5WE1GMDQ1Si4u&amp;amp;origin=lprLink&amp;amp;route=shorturl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;join his Short Cuts record club here:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join our Mailing List here:&lt;a href="https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaints" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaints&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at &lt;a href="mailto:1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ysho9QtQaM52x7ud6A5DE?si=d0bda605c1414356" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ysho9QtQaM52x7ud6A5DE?si=d0bda605c1414356&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen to &lt;em&gt;Tago Mago&lt;/em&gt; here:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1txmvzex0gtGwbqQCcXEtt?si=sow84DKCTe2qfGInTyTiaQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://open.spotify.com/album/1txmvzex0gtGwbqQCcXEtt?si=sow84DKCTe2qfGInTyTiaQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And our international playlists continue to grow: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3XPAhw47fnJ5ykTGrnKPcY?si=129ef4c9e52d497c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Thai,&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7J3lIyRv4yv2g7vAJ771wS?si=e894162a39684a7b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;German&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2gtsoD1nawlSgC79EPwsB0?si=9788e240fe5245c3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Sweden 1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0feGQ2WIhF98dw0BvAQIFR?si=a6d8fc2fd1704769" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6RHepeevBwePq5F3PNeD5X?si=5e163065e4344197" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&amp;amp; 3&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5OLDNSruXgWeywdxmTwXJD?si=f85a5ce0f9124d7e" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Italian&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6WQMgQFqpdMxRArSk1ExS5?si=490f6d2ea63541a7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Australian&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1msEcn5zLLRmeYFCVW3ddq?si=a38369afec3b4390" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Belgium 1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6AMCATuOWY7XRqybNf9izt?si=9b1f4379b0304eb2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&amp;amp; 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Intro music: When the Walls Fell by&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6iUot3X4FwzuZVHMQ4xh4P?si=TOpyXme9QU-Hf71jjj7_DQ&amp;amp;dl_branch=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; The Beverly Crushers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Outro music: After the Afterlife by&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ehOaXsBSc6eMO2fnveJU2?si=UrpyPkbrQh2AB9wQBLVbOg&amp;amp;dl_branch=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; MEGA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow our&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0M8Zb9Njt4NlJlOHjoYqFw?si=16266c89968b4b05" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; Spotify Playlist&lt;/a&gt; of music produced directly by us. 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1001 Album Complaints

The Chop Unlimited

The Story Behind: Can - Tago Mago, Ep. 248

FEB 23, 2026118 MIN
1001 Album Complaints

The Story Behind: Can - Tago Mago, Ep. 248

FEB 23, 2026118 MIN

Description

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Can emerged as the baby boomer generation of post-war Germany, horrified by the recent past and wanting to boil rock and roll down to its essence. The guys welcome a special guest and discuss castle parties, avant garde film soundtracks, and stone age drummingJoin us on Patreon to continue the conversation and access 50+ bonus shows!https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaintsCatch up with our special guest Stephen and join his Short Cuts record club here:Join our Mailing List here: https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaintsEmail us your complaints (or questions / comments) at [email protected] to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ysho9QtQaM52x7ud6A5DE?si=d0bda605c1414356Listen to Tago Mago here:https://open.spotify.com/album/1txmvzex0gtGwbqQCcXEtt?si=sow84DKCTe2qfGInTyTiaQAnd our international playlists continue to grow: Thai, German, Sweden 1, 2, & 3, Italian, Australian, Belgium 1 & 2Intro 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 @1001AlbumComplaintsWe have 1001 Merch! Support us by buying some.US Merch StoreUK Merch StoreNext week's album: Rocket from the Crypt - Scream, Dracula, Scream