1001 Album Complaints
The Chop Unlimited
Musicians give irreverent takes on "1001 Albums" with jokes, delivered every Monday morning.
- 1 hour 47 minutesThe Story Behind: The Replacements - Let It Be, Ep. 253
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 never quite the same. Rob, Tom and Marty are joined by a special guest to discuss the punk to sincerity songwriting pipeline, self sabotage on an epic scale, and recruiting middle schoolers to your band
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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/48ExfA3Z8wPyjiZKnZAdVh?si=1b209d3673f241f1
Listen to Let It Be here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/2sOLW5TSgXiLZBacdHxO6m?si=zzf3xLlpRJO2c6aRc8yNlw
And our international playlists continue to grow:
Thai, German, Sweden 1, 2, & 3, Italian, Australian, Belgium 1 & 2
Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers
Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA
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Next week's album: The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
30 March 2026, 7:15 am - 1 hour 59 minutesThe Story Behind: Eminem - The Slim Shady LP, Ep. 252
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 to the ears of Dr Dre. Tom, Marty, and Allan get together to discuss ultraviolent lyrics, clever wordplay, and terrible singing.
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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0rvtPiqiqalcwGjwBkqcki?si=52d30d92ff2643e7
Listen to The Slim Shady LP here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/0vE6mttRTBXRe9rKghyr1l?si=w413-mGSS-qm9eFsAQF33w
And our international playlists continue to grow:
Thai, German, Sweden 1, 2, & 3, Italian, Australian, Belgium 1 & 2
Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers
Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA
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Next week's album: The Replacements - Let It Be
23 March 2026, 7:15 am - 1 hour 40 minutesThe Story Behind: Conan Neutron and the Secret Friends - The Way of the Neutron
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
https://www.neutronfriends.com/
https://neutronfriends.bandcamp.com/album/the-way-of-the-neutron
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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4YOQwc9Y6Z40WqbekyQLLp?si=5a00134246b0443d
Listen to The Way of the Neutron here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/5unhuLh56wEHhKcph9ulBX?si=hdFwPCinRE6pR2x5kA3Chw
Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers
Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA
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18 March 2026, 7:15 am - 1 hour 45 minutesThe Story Behind: Pink Floyd - The Wall (part 2), Ep. 251
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 band continue to mount. After the classic lineup breakup, they stay together as friends (just kidding) and only one person gets paid (this part's true). The boys continue their milestone celebration and talk fretless bass, emotional peaks, and unsavory dalliances with authoritarianism.
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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6s6ligjsi17evwO7C0hL85?si=6f9e903b4be642c6
Listen to The Wall here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/5Dbax7G8SWrP9xyzkOvy2F?si=Am_8HFWtS5GB3Gyc98w9xw
And our international playlists continue to grow:
Thai, German, Sweden 1, 2, & 3, Italian, Australian, Belgium 1 & 2
Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers
Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA
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Next week's album: Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
16 March 2026, 7:15 am - 1 hour 36 minutesOur 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 of course, their fans. The boys celebrate a major milestone and discuss sinister atmosphere, patience, and musical punches in the face.
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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6s6ligjsi17evwO7C0hL85?si=f551617cc0394141
Listen to The Wall here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/5Dbax7G8SWrP9xyzkOvy2F?si=p0M8MvVsRICYW_QCK76Afw
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
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Next week's album: Pink Floyd - The Wall, Part 2
9 March 2026, 7:15 am - 40 minutes 1 secondBONUS - 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/1001AlbumComplaints
Our full 16 song bracket playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4stDg4hEb3tBfH2N0m9OYr?si=7dd74933633549e5
Episode companion (all the songs we randomly mentioned across all 5 episodes:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0kFzehmNrxYJzddcpvi4Ro?si=1d2df1b67af24a7e
4 March 2026, 7:15 am - 1 hour 40 minutesThe 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 put on the highest energy, best rock and roll show the world had ever seen. The fellas welcome an expert in the field (of John Reis) and discuss pompadours, spinning carnival wheels, and the showmanship of punk music overall.
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Support Conan Neutron -- BUY his latest record The Way of the Neutron, LISTEN to his podcast Protonic Reversal or his other podcast Movie Night Extravaganza, and SEE him on tour as soon as possible.
Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2kD7sTc3dUY4PUbRlTRIVH?si=84f8261456ab4634
Listen to Scream, Dracula, Scream here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/02CMQmnyFukoqly9mKByJX?si=sKbGkq2HQnW55WIJwZcbmA
And our international playlists continue to grow:
Thai, German, Sweden 1, 2, & 3, Italian, Australian, Belgium 1 & 2
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
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Next week's album: Pink Floyd - The Wall
2 March 2026, 7:15 am - 1 hour 58 minutesThe 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 boil rock and roll down to its essence. The guys welcome a special guest and discuss castle parties, avant garde film soundtracks, and stone age drumming
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Catch up with our special guest Stephen and join his Short Cuts record club here:
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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ysho9QtQaM52x7ud6A5DE?si=d0bda605c1414356
Listen to Tago Mago here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/1txmvzex0gtGwbqQCcXEtt?si=sow84DKCTe2qfGInTyTiaQ
And our international playlists continue to grow:
Thai, German, Sweden 1, 2, & 3, Italian, Australian, Belgium 1 & 2
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
We have 1001 Merch! Support us by buying some.
Next week's album: Rocket from the Crypt - Scream, Dracula, Scream
23 February 2026, 7:15 am - 1 hour 43 minutesThe 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 his road band into the studio to create his breakout success The Stranger. The team get together to discuss clarinet solos, working class singalongs, and the concept within a concept album that Phil dreamt about one time.
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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0snQ6XSGhqzbAB6Tf6lGWL?si=3cfe1ccb5e3849ac
Listen to The Stranger here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3IILMjMMnoN2sKzgesX8KV?si=yX85IYJaS_yJjyTOLufgGg
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
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Next week's album: Can - Tago Mago
16 February 2026, 7:15 am - 2 hours 2 minutesThe 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 systemic racism. The guys welcome a special listener guest to discuss a landmark hip-hop album and discuss the wall of noise, oversized shower clocks, and the cadence of sportscaster Marv Albert
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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2m35w7VYYdn2CGMmIGRoEZ?si=730ca0eac97f4c78
Listen to Fear of a Black Planet here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/0aFNb4RDk2hmKKLa0bzXNz?si=naZeY8xPS6ShRC-2yZo-xA
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
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Next week's album: Billy Joel - The Stranger
9 February 2026, 7:15 am - 1 hour 46 minutesThe 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 isolating his small fanbase, then rising like the phoenix again on a wave of commercial licensing. The guys get together to talk about selling out, additive sampling practices, and going up against Eminem.
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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Qp7sd4afT9ndBHB4ZbCY6?si=e5784dbe163344a7
Listen to Play here (original release only playlist):
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3wS11FOwdzIK0zkVdaMvoW?si=f89da20447a5430a
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
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Next week's album: Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
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