The Story Behind: Laura Nyro - Eli and the Thirteenth Confession, Ep. 278
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Laura Nyro wrote songs her own way and eschewed commercial appeal at every turn until eventually it was o...
21 Sep 1h 47min
The Story Behind: Dexy's Midnight Runners - Too Rye Ay, Ep. 277
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Dexy's Midnight Runners are a British national treasure that Americans think of as the ultimate 1980s One...
14 Sep 1h 37min
The Story Behind: Peter Tosh - Legalize It, Ep. 276
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Peter Tosh helped teach Bob Marley to play guitar but once they split he became the torchbearer of a dark...
7 Sep 1h 25min
The Story Behind: Supertramp - Breakfast in America, Ep. 275
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The partnership at the heart of Supertramp was just about to hit a breaking point - then came the mega hi...
31 Aug 1h 52min
The Story Behind: Wire - Pink Flag, Ep. 274
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Punk is stale - Wire is here to fix it. Art school aesthetics meets revolution against boring punk rock t...
24 Aug 1h 38min
The Story Behind: John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee, Ep. 273
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. John Mellencamp left his small, changed his name and had a hit in Australia before returning to the Ameri...
17 Aug 1h 38min
The Story Behind: Stone Temple Pilots - Purple, Ep. 272
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Stone Temple Pilots burst out of the San Diego scene to become both commercially huge and critically pann...
10 Aug 1h 44min
The Story Behind: The Allman Brothers - At Fillmore East, Ep. 271
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The Allman Brothers toured relentlessly for years building a fanbase one show at a time but couldn't tran...
3 Aug 1h 55min
