1001 Album Complaints

1001 Album Complaints

The Chop Unlimited

Episodes 272
Avg. Duration 1h 24m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.3 (151)
Since May 2021
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Classic albums' full backstories told by musicians who love to nitpick the details, now with >1M downloads. 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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The Story Behind: Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out, Ep. 257

Apr 27, 2026 1h 57m

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.  Dave Brubeck was raised as a cattle rancher in Califronia's Central Valley before becoming an Army band…

The Story Behind: Green Day - Dookie, Ep. 256

Apr 20, 2026 1h 51m

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Green Day had built a steady following on the Berkeley punk scene when they (gasp) signed with a major…

The Story Behind: Queen - A Night at the Opera, Ep. 255

Apr 13, 2026 1h 52m

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Queen was given the keys to the studio and knew they had one more shot at the big time, so with A Night…

The Story Behind: The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream, Ep. 254

Apr 06, 2026 2h 9m

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.  The Smashing Pumpkins spent months in the studio tinkering with novel guitar tones to make Siamese Dream…

The Story Behind: The Replacements - Let It Be, Ep. 253

Mar 30, 2026 1h 46m

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The Replacements cultivated a reckless rock and roll loser attitude and the Minneapolis music scene was…

The Story Behind: Eminem - The Slim Shady LP, Ep. 252

Mar 23, 2026 1h 58m

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.  Eminem leaned into his own failings to win the crowds at local rap battles and eventually make his way…

The Story Behind: Conan Neutron and the Secret Friends - The Way of the Neutron

Mar 18, 2026 1h 40m

Conan Neutron is the beating heart of American DIY music - buy his record, support his podcast Protonic Reversal , and see him live on tour RIGHT NOW…

The Story Behind: Pink Floyd - The Wall (part 2), Ep. 251

Mar 16, 2026 1h 44m

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.  Pink Floyd decamp to France to record a make or break high-concept double album as tensions within the…

Our 250th Episode! The Story Behind: Pink Floyd - The Wall, Part 1

Mar 09, 2026 1h 34m

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.  Pink Floyd were the biggest band in the world, but they hated themselves, their massive arena shows, and…

BONUS - Song Battle: 2025 #1 Hits - Episode 1 of 5

Mar 04, 2026 40m

The first episode of our brand new 2025 #1 Hits Song Battles. Tweets for every song. Back stories and factoids!Listen to all 5 at: https://www.patreon.com/c/1001AlbumComplaintsOur full 16 song…

The Story Behind: Rocket from the Crypt - Scream, Dracula, Scream, Ep. 249

Mar 02, 2026 1h 39m

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Rocket from the Crypt was touted by some as "the next Nirvana", but John Reis (aka Speedo) just wanted…

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

Feb 23, 2026 1h 57m

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…

The Story Behind: Billy Joel - The Stranger, Ep. 247

Feb 16, 2026 1h 42m

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Billy Joel was an underground success playing to small theaters around America when he decided to take…

The Story Behind: Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet, Ep. 246

Feb 09, 2026 2h

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.  Public Enemy set out to scare complacent suburban America with a deep knowledge of history, culture, and…

The Story Behind: Moby - Play, Ep. 245

Feb 02, 2026 1h 44m

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.  Moby started as a New York City crate diver before taking some hard left turns in his career and…

The Story Behind: Chic - Risque, Ep. 244

Jan 26, 2026 1h 26m

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Chic set out to make sophisticated and elegant dance music and took the disco world by storm before…

The Story Behind: Nick Drake - Pink Moon, Ep. 243

Jan 19, 2026 1h 29m

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Nick Drake released 3 relatively unheralded albums in his short lifetime and only decades later became a…

The Story Behind: The Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus, Ep 242

Jan 12, 2026 1h 31m

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The Stranglers started with a jazz drummer and an ice cream van, and somehow made it work such that they…

The Story Behind: Bad Brains - I Against I, Ep. 241

Jan 05, 2026 1h 40m

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.  Bad Brains revolutionized the DC punk scene by being consistently adversarial and unpredictable. The…

The Story Behind: The Chop - Stay Puft

Jan 01, 2026 1h 19m

Special bonus: we made an album - hear us, the musicians and producers tell the backstory - first of The Ghostbusters film that was our inspiration, and then of how we made Stay Puft together. And -…

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1001 Album Complaints has published 272 episodes since May 2021, covering topics in Comedy, Music.

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