Our 200th Episode! The Story Behind: David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: SIDE 1
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03/17/25 • 86 min
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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Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers
Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA
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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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Listen to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/48D1hRORqJq52qsnUYZX56?si=5xRs7WweRdaGwa07QsmxMQ
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 Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: SIDE 2
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Nine Inch Nails was born from the late night studio experiments of Trent Reznor, who rocketed to stardom in the early nineties with this sonically experimental and lyrically provocative album. The boys discuss Trent's rural Pennsylvania beginnings, early ProTools workflows, and the importance of twisting up samples so as to be unrecognizable
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Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers
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Next week's album: David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
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The Story Behind: David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars SIDE 2, Ep 201
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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Listen to Ziggy Stardust here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/48D1hRORqJq52qsnUYZX56?si=ClTGG7-sR7Kr3LH1nzmDlQ
Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers
Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA
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