Our 250th Episode! The Story Behind: Pink Floyd - The Wall, Part 1
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 ...
9 Mar 1h 34min
BONUS - Song Battle: 2025 #1 Hits - Episode 1 of 5
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 bracket...
4 Mar 40min
The Story Behind: Rocket from the Crypt - Scream, Dracula, Scream, Ep. 249
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 to...
2 Mar 1h 39min
The Story Behind: Can - Tago Mago, Ep. 248
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...
23 Feb 1h 57min
The Story Behind: Billy Joel - The Stranger, Ep. 247
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 hi...
16 Feb 1h 42min
The Story Behind: Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet, Ep. 246
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 ...
9 Feb 2h
The Story Behind: Moby - Play, Ep. 245
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 isolatin...
2 Feb 1h 44min
The Story Behind: Chic - Risque, Ep. 244
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 wanin...
26 Jan 1h 26min
