1001 Album Complaints

By: The Chop Unlimited
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  • Musicians give irreverent takes on "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die", delivered every Monday morning. We do all the research, help you better understand why you love the things you love, plus introduce you to new music and musical ideas you should care about. Want to sound informed, intelligent, and funny when talking about music, even the records you don't like? Want to laugh while you learn more about music production and music history? Then welcome to your new favorite weekly podcast.
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  • #184 Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel

    #184 Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel
    Nov 18 2024

    Gram Parsons had a dream of creating and popularizing cosmic american music: a mix of country, rock, and Americana. After a stint in The Byrds he began his solo career strong and had a follow up album (Grievous Angel) in the can, but died tragically before it could see release. The boys discuss tasty pedal steel licks, under-rehearsed yet somehow perfect harmonies, and funeral pacts with outlaw biker pals.

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    Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com

    Special Thanks to our guest complainer Scott - drummer for Arby's-rock outfit Ghostbeef - check them out here: https://thechopunlimited.bandcamp.com/album/ghostbeef

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

    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5auOs5sLKsUO9KyN55SCCs?si=4ffd3720034041da

    Listen to Grievous Angel here:

    https://open.spotify.com/album/6UQujMGmR5MbFsML9amCuN?si=F4Dw42qVTiOr9dhwclo9Bg

    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

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    Next week's album: Jurassic 5 - Power in Numbers
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    1 hr and 44 mins
  • Bonus: Song Battle: Say My Name #1

    Bonus: Song Battle: Say My Name #1
    Nov 15 2024

    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
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    41 mins
  • #183 Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

    #183 Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
    Nov 11 2024

    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.

    Join our Mailing List here: https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaints

    Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com

    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

    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.

    US Merch Store

    UK Merch Store

    Next week's album: Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel
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    1 hr and 37 mins

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humor meets intellect and experience for a WIN ❤️

for a person who podcasts so obsessively that she basically has an IV drip of daily content, this show has been a delight and a relief to listen to. the crew deconstructs and reconstructs milestone albums through a cultural lens in dialogue that is easy, natural and smart. the content is well-researched; the hosts draw on their academic understanding and personal experiences playing music for commentary on extant work that is salient, stimulating and frequently novel. the real joy is that the "smart stuff" does not make their conversations inaccessible; the podcasts' approach is a satisfying balance of tomfooling amongst a buncha goons who get a kick out of being together, and reliable, interesting historical and musical analysis.

give it a shot. start with an episode on an album you know well (whether you love it or hate it) rather than trying a chronological exploration. the result is likely to be gratifying. ❤️

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This Podcast ROCKS!

These guys are fantastic. They know more than a little about music and are funny to boot. Look forward to Mondays because of this podcast. Keep up the great work.

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not in total agreement with them

I like the podcast..I do find the guys a little blinkered in the way they approach some of the albums and as artists themselves a bit to quick to attack the albums that don't fit in to their preferred genres of music... but on a whole a fun listen

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It's a comedy show!!

They complain and make fun of music, while sounding like they know something about what they're talking about, and they get away with it because they're talking to a younger less informed audience. If your a boomer, you'll hate the show, They're musicians, so you have your basic rock talk. They do make some funny references, but they should stick to their own music. Panning Surealistic Pillow by a guy who's favorite band is Rush says it all. Again it's a comedy show.

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