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<p>Rob is <a href="https://www.protonicreversal.com/ep353-robert-kassees-1001-album-complaints-the-chop-the-beverly-crushers-repeat-after-me/">back</a>! And his Star Trek: The Next Generation themed band the Beverly Crushers has a brand new record called <a href="https://thebeverlycrushers.bandcamp.com/album/enterprise">Enterprise</a>. It is a deep dive into writing prompt vs. concept record, the vitality and importance of ST: tNG as monoculture influence to hourly procedurals, mainstreaming of sci-fi, and a precursor to serialized prestige television. All this and the origin of The Chop (and the Chop collective). Of course we also talk about the delightful <a href="https://1001albumcomplaints.captivate.fm/">1001 Album</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/42EiJkNhsc2nEGx9jIvc3Y">Complaints</a> <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-album-complaints/id1573078761">podcast</a> as well, where Rob and compatriots speak about albums on Robert Dimery’s 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die list weekly.</p>
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