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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Ween set their hearts and spleens to being the brownest rock band on earth. And with The Mollusk, they made their undersea hallucinations a reality. The boys talk about deranged confidence, acid-tinged rock star humility, and the artistic history of New Hope, Pennsylvania.

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And here's that playlist Tom mentioned creating of curated Ween "serious"" picks:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3WU7GFHRtvVrXEuMTvnx29?si=520a2a8470854c18

Listen to The Mollusk here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/1yfJqxKKXG320vhqLfUEeC?si=DbwIZNwdQwiAzA-qF7-vxg

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: Motorhead - Ace of Spades

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. James Taylor was recovering from a horrific accident after a false start to his music career in London when he went in to record his sophomore effort Sweet Baby James. The team discuss the intersection of dad rock and blues music, the piano playing of Carole King, and D sus chords.

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Listen to Sweet Baby James here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/1HiG0ukRmFPN13EVcf98Jx?si=sdfcmLEsSbenEnW3FY-5Fw

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: Ween - The Mollusk

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Tito Puente fused Latin rhythms with big band jazz arrangements and became an ambassador for Latin music throughout the world. The fellas discuss marimba solos, laying back on the piano, and starting your professional music career before puberty.

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https://open.spotify.com/playlist/55rxArrSKFO9yIXgabjAXi?si=415c3b2db8064b9e

Listen to Dance Mania Vol 1 here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/1XjabdmwipT62cLSZV45SU?si=1R2zLxiOSdyL-8Bzku8uwg

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 Guess Who - Share the Land

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. New York Dolls were New York famous and highly influential during their relatively short tenure as a band. Does style over substance win the day? The team discuss after hours studio magic, sloppy-tight aesthetics, and "energy above everything" songwriting.

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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3c33GrmT2pjiFWcGRftAr1?si=a56561378da14cf3

Listen to New York Dolls here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/2xbTV0Awe4Qm5caUVuPbMr?si=mZZCQRzRToyhEWHrrQs6PA

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: Elvis Presley- Elvis Presley

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Randy Newman parlayed a budding songwriting career into being a successful recording artist on 1972's Sail Away. With his offbeat singing style and clever songwriting, he's now known best as the musical voice of Pixar. The fellows discuss vocal affect, Toy Story money, and wryness.

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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1vYCZOdf58aAll3xwURhRS?si=b552faec49f542c7

Listen to Sail Away here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/7ojNQckNp7Tj2BkLJCiiUL?si=Pnkvol9USWa9UXhkrKUE6g

IIntro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers

Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA

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Next week's album: New York Dolls - New York Dolls

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The Mars Volta headed to Rick Rubin's Laurel Canyon "Mansion" to produce their debut album Deloused in the Comatorium. What they made is wild and ambitious by any definition, but is it a must listen? The team discuss Flea's bass playing, "slap" guitar, and the state of prog rock today.

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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2yzzVu5rhMFrufkJPfa2OL?si=ea4292b6cb3e4c40

Listen to Deloused in the Comatorium here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/0CA2EVHhRPR5VPV78KZw89?si=KVG6gOK1TG6quz2fN76K-Q

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: Randy Newman - Sail Away

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Kanye West went into seclusion and considered quitting music all together after his very public storming of the VMA stage in 2009. Instead he regrouped in Hawaii and painstakingly recorded a comeback record in My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The boys discuss larger than life egos, vulnerability in hip-hop, and the maximalist approach to production.

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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2i3Mqq4fmxSgTs7DrmMQ60?si=d1f730db012f4cc1

Listen to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/20r762YmB5HeofjMCiPMLv?si=AsMARplWTUi2OFQOwHT35Q

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 Mars Volta - Deloused in the Comatorium

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Gang of Four were trying hard to break the mold of punk music on 1979's Entertainment!, and their wide influence persists to this day. The boys discuss guitar tones, melodic bass, and topical political lyric writing.

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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6letBu5JYwHoFfavXOfKIs?si=1aebfef1c43443d5

Listen to Entertainment! here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/7LMOo068Ndv0wjTGUDtYqK?si=qUtslMZuSHqEKLfKonSEYg

Intro music courtesy of The Beverly Crushers

Outro music courtesy of MEGA

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Next week's album: Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. D'Angelo's debut album Brown Sugar saw the young multi-instrumentalist experimenting with 1970s tropes and helping to kick off neo-soul in the 1990s. The gents discuss vamping, synth bass, falsetto vocal stacks.

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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:

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Listen to Brown Sugar here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/4HTVABUq8amDUxBv3zJbX4?si=X2MnBzP4Q3WoitJesFWd0Q

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: Gang of Four - Entertainment

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Bob Dylan was a folk hero popular with the politically-conscious youth of the early sixties when he decided to switch things up and "go electric" on 1965's Bringing it All Back Home. The team discuss slam poetry, unrehearsed studio bands, and the folly of decoding (any) artistic expression.

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Listen to Bringing it All Back Home here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/1lPoRKSgZHQAYXxzBsOQ7v?si=KV6cAivcQv-hma47tDg3JQ

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: D'Angelo - Brown Sugar