Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Franz Ferdinand formed in Glasgow with the express purpose of making music that would make women want to dance. And - they did. The boys discuss the full backstory of the band and in the process touch on stacked guitar-monies, sing-talking, and the art rock-modded disco beats of the early 2000s.

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Next week's album: Santana - Abraxas

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Christina Aguilera went from pre-teen singing phenom to Disney channel star and then decided she wanted to make a different kind of music. The team get together to discuss genre-hopping, excessive vamps, and the challenges of pop stardom.

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Next week's album: Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Janis Joplin dreamed of being a famous blues singer and moved from Texas to San Francisco to make it happen. The guys discuss psych rock's delta blues origins, 70s keyboard aesthetics, and the importance of repertoire.

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Next week's album: Christina Aguilera - Stripped

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Fugees took a big label advance and built a studio in their New Jersey basement so they could relax and take their time making The Score. The fellows get together to discuss low harmonies, creative sample repurposing, and yodeling in hip hop.

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Next week's album: Janis Joplin - Pearl

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Sex Pistols arose from a clothing store in London and rode a wave of controversy straight to the top on their debut album. The team discuss partial bass playing, political jabbering in punk, and rolling your R's as a frontman.

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Next week's album: Fugees - The Score

The Beverly Crushers themselves (Rob and Tom from 1001 Album Complaints) recount how a modern indie band makes and releases a record. Plus we answer listener submitted questions about the process - from songwriting to arrangment to track order and mixing decisions.

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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. David Bowie finally locked in on a way to connect with the record buying public - by transforming himself into an alien savior / fame monster. The guys continue their 200th episode celebration and talk about unintelligible but cool lyrics, the melodic bass of Trevor Bolder, and those persistent sharp 4th notes

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Next week's album: The Sex Pistols - Nevermind the Bollocks

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. David Bowie wanted to be a star. It took a few tries but after changing his name and shaving his eyebrows off, he finally made it. The boys celebrate a big milestone episode and discuss methods for learning vocal harmony, ancient Egyptian religions, and vocal cord rupturing single takes,

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Next week's album: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: SIDE 2