Episode 121

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4th Sep 2023

#121 The Cure - Seventeen Seconds

The Cure decided to eschew their pop-punk roots in favor of a darker sound on Seventeen Seconds and set the course for the rest of their long career. The team discuss drum production, overplaying your instrument, and strange mixing decisions.

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Listen to Seventeen Seconds here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/2KWHRfKSRpgsxNGIl2nQva?si=3l1jeJAsQ-C2NiAZG5H00w

Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers

Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA

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Musicians give irreverent takes on "1001 Albums" with jokes, delivered every Monday morning.
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