Podcast
Backtracking
Backtracking is the music podcast where three old friends, Dan, Raf and JW, take a second listen to influential albums, track by track. Season 1 covered the entire Rush catalog. Season 2 went deep on American Music Club. Season 3 is fifteen albums, from Ozzy's "Blizzard of Ozz" and Asia's "Alpha" to Sting's "The Soul Cages" and The Chameleons' "Strange Times," with guests including Mark Burgess and Reg Smithies of The Chameleons, Seth Tiven of Dumptruck, Nathan Larson, and Will Hodgkinson. Expect deep cuts, bad puns, and The Best and the Worst for every album. New episodes on Tuesdays.
- Episodes
- 138
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 1 hr 16 min
- On air since
- 2023
- Latest episode
- 6 days ago
Episodes
138 episodes, newest first
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2 hr 16 min
Sting "The Soul Cages" (1991), Side A: Island of Souls, All This Time
Season 3, Episode 33
Show notes
Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where three old friends take a second listen to influential bands' albums, track by track. For our third season, we've each selected five albums that we think deserve a good old Backtracking.
Why should I cry for my email?: backtrackingrox@gmail.com
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM
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CHAPTERS
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0:00: Questionable Parenting?
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0:22: Welcome to Backtracking
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1:21: JW Is a Schedule Conspiracist
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2:26: The Personal & the Quotable
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6:53: Fake Reggae and the UB40 Gold Standard
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10:58: All This Time Later: How the Album Hits Now
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13:26: Newcastle, Buffalo, and the Rust Belt Headwind
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17:20: Reddit Roundup: Asia Fans Say We Were Spot On
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20:42: Riff Sterling Is Back
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25:15: Season Finale and Season 4 Plans
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26:19: The Sting of It All
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31:45: Hired Guns: Sting Goes Solo
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39:12: Ten Summoner's Tales Puts Raf to Sleep
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40:06: Love at First Listen, and a Surprising Pick
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42:03: A Human-Sized Album
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47:50: The Basics: January 1991, Live from the Toyota Previa
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51:40: The Players and the Northumbrian Pipes
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57:40: JW's Northumbrian Roots
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1:00:30: Production: Hugh Padgham and a Tragically Hip Connection
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1:03:37: Writer's Block and a Father's Death
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1:07:59: Overall Impressions: All at Sea in Threes and Sixes
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1:11:40: Critical Reception: A Lovely Downer
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1:14:46: Is This Sting's Best Album?
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1:17:10: Side A, Track 1: Island of Souls
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1:31:27: Side A, Track 2: All This Time
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1:43:38: Side A, Track 3: Mad About You
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1:51:59: Side A, Track 4: Jeremiah Blues (Part 1)
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2:00:20: Side A, Track 5: Why Should I Cry for You
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2:13:06: More Sting, More Cages
BACKTRACKING SOCIALS
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Twitter: @backtrackingrox
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YouTube: @backtrackingrox
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Instagram: @backtrackingrox
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Reddit: u/backtrackingrox
SEASON 3 BAND DIRECTORY
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Asia Official Website | Facebook | X (Twitter)
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Barenaked Ladies Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
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Candlemass Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
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Cardinal Official Website | Bandcamp | Facebook
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Dumptruck Bandcamp | Facebook
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Felt Bandcamp | Instagram
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Gang of Youths Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)
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Idaho Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
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Men at Work Official Website | Facebook
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Mind Science of the Mind Bandcamp
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Ozzy Osbourne Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)
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Sting Official Website | Instagram | Facebook
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The Chameleons Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
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The Tragically Hip Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
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1 hr 10 min
S3E32 Men at Work "Business As Usual" Side B
Season 3, Episode 32
Show notes
Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where three old friends take a second listen to influential bands' albums, track by track. For our third season, we've each selected five albums that we think deserve a good old Backtracking.
People just love to play with email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM
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Men at Work “Business as Usual”
CHAPTERS
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0:00: Perhaps Not a Suitable Memorial
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0:20: Is Suno Too Polished?
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1:19: A Hard A
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3:20: Cover the Cover, Brought to You by Michael
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18:05: Side B, Track 1: People Just Love to Play with Words
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24:45: Side B, Track 2: Be Good Johnny
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30:39: Side B, Track 3: Touching the Untouchables
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38:23: Side B, Track 4: Catch a Star
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44:28: Side B, Track 5: Down by the Sea
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56:54: Die Beste und Die Wurst
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1:04:34: JWBS (J. William’s B-Sides)
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1:07:02: Men At Rest
BACKTRACKING SOCIALS
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Twitter: @backtrackingrox
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YouTube: @backtrackingrox
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Instagram: @backtrackingrox
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Reddit: u/backtrackingrox
SEASON 3 BAND DIRECTORY
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Asia Official Website | Facebook | X (Twitter)
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Barenaked Ladies Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
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Candlemass Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
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Cardinal Official Website | Bandcamp | Facebook
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Dumptruck Bandcamp | Facebook
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Felt Bandcamp | Instagram
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Gang of Youths Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)
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Idaho Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
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Men at Work Official Website | Facebook
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Mind Science of the Mind Bandcamp
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Ozzy Osbourne Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)
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Sting Official Website | Instagram | Facebook
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The Chameleons Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
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The Tragically Hip Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
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2 hr 6 min
S3E31 Men At Work "Business As Usual" Side A
Season 3, Episode 31
Show notes
Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where three old friends take a second listen to influential bands' albums, track by track. For our third season, we've each selected five albums that we think deserve a good old Backtracking.
Who can it be knocking at my email?: backtrackingrox@gmail.com
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM
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Men at Work “Business as Usual”
CHAPTERS
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0:00: Northern Virginia
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0:25: A New Theme Song Provider!
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1:25: JW, Man at Work
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11:12: Housekeeping
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25:45: Personal Bidness
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36:02: The Basics
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56:45: Overall Impressions
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1:05:45: Side A, Track 1: Who Can It Be Now?
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1:19:41: Side A, Track 2: I Can See It in Your Eyes
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1:31:19: Side A, Track 3: Down Under
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1:48:39: Side A, Track 4: Underground
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1:54:52: Side A, Track 5: H elpless Automaton
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2:04:30: More Men, More Business
BACKTRACKING SOCIALS
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Twitter: @backtrackingrox
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YouTube: @backtrackingrox
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Instagram: @backtrackingrox
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Reddit: u/backtrackingrox
SEASON 3 BAND DIRECTORY
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Asia Official Website | Facebook | X (Twitter)
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Barenaked Ladies Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
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Candlemass Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
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Cardinal Official Website | Bandcamp | Facebook
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Dumptruck Bandcamp | Facebook
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Felt Bandcamp | Instagram
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Gang of Youths Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)
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Idaho Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
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Men at Work Official Website | Facebook
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Mind Science of the Mind Bandcamp
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Ozzy Osbourne Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)
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Sting Official Website | Instagram | Facebook
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The Chameleons Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
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The Tragically Hip Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
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45 min
S3E30 Asia "Alpha" Side B
Season 3, Episode 30
Show notes
Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where three old friends take a second listen to influential bands' albums, track by track. For our third season, we've each selected five albums that we think deserve a good old Backtracking.
Open your email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM
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CHAPTERS
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0:00: Our Engineer Is on a PIP
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0:22: Wallow in This Week’s Themesong
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1:42: Back Again Again
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2:30: Cover the Cover®
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9:57: Side B, Track 1: Eye to Eye
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15:08: Side B, Track 2: The Last to Know
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25:00: Side B, Track 3: True Colors
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28:40: Side B, Track 4: Midnight Sun
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32:49: Side B, Track 5: Open Your Eyes
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40:00: El Primero y La Worsta
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43:18: Caution: Men at Work Ahead
BACKTRACKING SOCIALS
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Twitter: @backtrackingrox
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YouTube: @backtrackingrox
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Instagram: @backtrackingrox
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Reddit: u/backtrackingrox
SEASON 3 BAND DIRECTORY
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Asia Official Website | Facebook | X (Twitter)
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Barenaked Ladies Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
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Candlemass Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
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Cardinal Official Website | Bandcamp | Facebook
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Dumptruck Bandcamp | Facebook
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Felt Bandcamp | Instagram
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Gang of Youths Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)
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Idaho Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
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Men at Work Official Website | Facebook
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Mind Science of the Mind Bandcamp
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Ozzy Osbourne Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)
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Sting Official Website | Instagram | Facebook
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The Chameleons Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
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The Tragically Hip Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
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1 hr 25 min
Asia "Alpha" (1983), Side A: Don't Cry, The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
Season 3, Episode 29
Show notes
Asia's 1983 album "Alpha", Side A: "Don't Cry", "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes", "Never in a Million Years", "My Own Time (I'll Do What I Want)" and "The Heat Goes On".
With JW away, Dan and Raf get into how Raf discovered Asia, prog's turn to pop, and a production debate over a crowded mix and a buried Steve Howe, plus the album as the soundtrack to an eighth-grade breakup in the Walden Galleria food court.
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
CHAPTERS:
- 0:00: All Things Considered
- 0:21: Two Old Friends Take a Second Listen
- 1:24: The Asia Trilogy & a One Direction Advocate
- 3:45: Housekeeping & Schedule Switch
- 8:50: Underrated vs. Overlooked: A Subreddit Rebuttal
- 18:19: How Raf Discovered Asia
- 22:40: When Prog Went Pop
- 29:40: The Basics
- 30:48: Asia, Le Studio & Pop-Prog Dynamics
- 38:57: Production, Wall of Sound & Geffen Pressure
- 44:32: Overall Impressions & Lyrics
- 48:46: The Walden Galleria Food Court
- 50:46: Side A, Track 1: Don't Cry
- 56:31: Side A, Track 2: The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
- 1:04:20: Side A, Track 3: Never in a Million Years
- 1:10:27: Side A, Track 4: My Own Time (I'll Do What I Want)
- 1:18:29: Side A, Track 5: The Heat Goes On
- 1:22:37: Until Side B, the Heat Goes On
BACKTRACKING SOCIALS:
BAND LINKS:
- Asia Official Website | Facebook | X (Twitter)
Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where three old friends take a second listen to influential bands' albums, track by track. For our third season, we've each selected five albums that we think deserve a good old Backtracking.
Don't cry, it's only an email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com
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59 min
Asia "Alpha" (1983): Interview with Asia Producer Dax Kimbrough
Season 3, Episode 28
Show notes
Asia's 1983 album "Alpha", with Dax Kimbrough, a producer on a number of Asia albums, on Wetton, Downes and 80s prog.
We cover a brief history of Asia, how Dax discovered the band, "Alpha" and the 1980s prog rock transition, the John Wetton and Geoff Downes partnership, album and song sequencing, and a touching personal tale.
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
CHAPTERS:
- 0:00: What happens to the heat again?
- 0:18: Nihau, Asia!
- 1:24: The Barenaked Asian Dynamic
- 2:30: A Brief History of Asia, The Band
- 4:01: Dax Kimbrough, an Asian Producer, Friend, & Guest
- 7:05: How Dax Discovered Asia
- 13:47: “Alpha” and the 1980’s Prog Rock Transition
- 30:27: The Wetton and Downes Partnership
- 34:45: A Teachable Moment
- 39:45: Albums & Song Sequence
- 47:10: A Touching Personal Tale
- 59:36: Until the Sun Rises in the Far East
BACKTRACKING SOCIALS:
BAND LINKS:
- Asia Official Website | Facebook | X (Twitter)
Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where three old friends take a second listen to influential bands' albums, track by track. For our third season, we've each selected five albums that we think deserve a good old Backtracking.
It was the heat of the email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com
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1 hr 3 min
Barenaked Ladies "Gordon" (1992), Side B: If I Had $1000000, The Flag
Season 3, Episode 27
Show notes
Barenaked Ladies' 1992 album "Gordon", Side B: "The King of Bedside Manor", "Box Set", "New Kid (on the Block)" and "If I Had $1000000".
Plus "I Love You", "Blame It on Me", "The Flag" and "Crazy", JW's "Gordon: Dressed Up" retrack, and the best and the worst.
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
CHAPTERS:
- 0:00: You Are What You Eat
- 0:04: Excellent Editing, Not Technical Problems
- 3:02: Michael Presents: Cover the Cover
- 9:14: Side B, Track 1: The King of Bedside Manor
- 12:50: Side B, Track 2: Box/Set
- 17:53: Side B, Track 3: I Love You
- 20:30: Side B, Track 4: New Kid (on the Block)
- 26:40: Side B, Track 5: Blame It on Me
- 31:06: Side B, Track 6: The Flag
- 35:50: Side B, Track 7: If I Had $1,000,000
- 42:10: Side B, Track 8: Crazy
- 46:10: “Gordon: Dressed Up,” A Backtrack Retrack®
- 55:27: The Best and the Worst
- 59:09: The Naked End
BACKTRACKING SOCIALS:
BAND LINKS:
- Barenaked Ladies Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where three old friends take a second listen to influential bands' albums, track by track. For our third season, we've each selected five albums that we think deserve a good old Backtracking.
I love email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com
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1 hr 35 min
Barenaked Ladies "Gordon" (1992), Side A: Enid, Grade 9, Brian Wilson
Season 3, Episode 26
Show notes
Barenaked Ladies' 1992 album "Gordon", Side A: "Hello City", "Enid", "Grade 9", "Brian Wilson", "Be My Yoko Ono" and more.
We place BNL on the comedy music continuum, cover the production, get to "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" and "What a Good Boy", and survive a major technical error.
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
CHAPTERS:
- 0:00: Herzog on Schwarzenegger
- 0:18: Hello Podcast
- 1:18: A Major Technical Error
- 2:30: Nein Hauskeepen
- 2:44: Barenaked Ladies, & the Comedy Music Continuum
- 7:32: The Basics
- 25:33: The Production & Overall Impressions
- 36:33: Side A, Track 1: Hello City
- 44:02: Side A, Track 2: Enid
- 55:08: Side A, Track 3: Grade 9
- 1:01:25: Side A, Track 4: Brian Wilson
- 1:12:35: Side A, Track 5: Be My Yoko Ono
- 1:20:42: Side A, Track 6: Wrap Your Arms Around Me
- 1:27:08: Side A, Track 7: What a Good Boy
- 1:31:05: A Million Dollar Cliffhanger
BACKTRACKING SOCIALS:
BAND LINKS:
- Barenaked Ladies Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where three old friends take a second listen to influential bands' albums, track by track. For our third season, we've each selected five albums that we think deserve a good old Backtracking.
If I had a million emails, I’d buy you a green dress (but not a real green dress, that’s cruel): backtrackingrox@gmail.com
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1 hr 16 min
The Chameleons "Strange Times" (1986), Side B: Swamp Thing
Season 3, Episode 25
Show notes
The Chameleons' 1986 album "Strange Times", Side B: "Swamp Thing", "Time / The End of Time", "Seriocity", "In Answer" and more.
Plus "Childhood" and "I'll Remember", why "Strange Times" is out of print, another Backtrack Retrack, and a eulogy for the Columbia House Record and Tape Club.
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
- The Chameleons “Strange Times”
CHAPTERS:
- 0:00: Social Cohesion
- 0:48: Intro Cathedral
- 1:51: Why is “Strange Times” Out of Print?
- 4:23: Cover the Cover
- 15:18: Side B, Track 1: Swamp Thing
- 25:47: Side B, Track 2: Time / The End of Time
- 34:10: Side B, Track 3: Seriocity
- 39:45: Side B, Track 4: In Answer
- 43:40: Side B, Track 5: Childhood
- 49:50: Side B, Track 6: I’ll Remember
- 56:00: Another Backtrack Retrack
- 1:03:03: RIP Columbia House Record and Tape Club
- 1:07:40: Die Bestenwurst
- 1:12:00: The End of Time
BACKTRACKING SOCIALS:
BAND LINKS:
- The Chameleons Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where three old friends take a second listen to influential bands' albums, track by track. For our third season, we've each selected five albums that we think deserve a good old Backtracking.
Alive in here, I’ll email in here: backtrackingrox@gmail.com
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1 hr 42 min
The Chameleons "Strange Times" (1986), Side A: Soul in Isolation
Season 3, Episode 24
Show notes
The Chameleons' 1986 album "Strange Times", Side A: "Mad Jack", "Caution", "Tears" and "Soul in Isolation".
Plus the basics, a Chameleons anecdote, and a post-mortem on our interview with Mark Burgess and Reg Smithies.
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
- The Chameleons “Strange Times”
CHAPTERS:
- 0:00: Elias Was a Waterwalker
- 0:16: Intro Delirium
- 1:20: The Plagues of God
- 3:33: The Basic Basics
- 6:24: Housekeeping
- 12:32: A Chameleons Anecdote
- 18:50: An Interview Post-Mortem
- 23:30: Overall Impressions
- 1:00:05: Side A, Track 1: Mad Jack
- 1:14:46: Side A, Track 2: Caution
- 1:21:10: Side A, Track 3: Tears
- 1:28:23: Side A, Track 4: Soul in Isolation
- 1:38:25: Until Side B, You Will Be in Isolation
BACKTRACKING SOCIALS:
BAND LINKS:
- The Chameleons Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where three old friends take a second listen to influential bands' albums, track by track. For our third season, we've each selected five albums that we think deserve a good old Backtracking.
Alive in here, I’ll email in here: backtrackingrox@gmail.com
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1 hr 34 min
The Chameleons' Mark Burgess and Reg Smithies on "Strange Times"
Season 3, Episode 23
Show notes
The Chameleons' Mark Burgess and Reg Smithies join us to go through 1986's "Strange Times", track by track, from the source.
We cover signing with Geffen and Tom Zutaut, pre-production and writing, guitar influences, the album covers, every song from "Mad Jack" to "I'll Remember", the tour and the breakup, Tony Fletcher's death, the reunion and "Arctic Moon."
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
- The Chameleons “Strange Times”
CHAPTERS:
- 0:00: Chamellionaires
- 0:23: Enjoy This Week’s Theme Untrammeled
- 1:31: Enjoy JW’s Intro Untrammeled
- 3:57: Welcome Burgess and Smithies!
- 6:06: The Chameleons Leading Up to Recording “Strange Times”
- 9:28: Signing with Geffen
- 12:48: Contemporary Influences?
- 14:48: Geffen & Tom Zutaut
- 17:10: Pre-Production & Writing
- 19:56: Guitar Influences
- 23:23: The Album Covers
- 27:00: Side A, Track 1: Mad Jack
- 31:43: A Lyrical Interlude
- 32:26: Polarizing Fans
- 35:10: Side A, Track 2: Caution
- 38:55: Side A, Track 3: Tears
- 42:25: Side A, Track 4: Soul in Isolation
- 50:25: Side B, Track 1: Swamp Thing
- 55:25: Side B, Track 2: Time / The End of Time
- 1:08:12: Side B, Track 3: Seriosity
- 1:11:08: Side B, Track 4: In Answer
- 1:13:10: Side B, Track 6: Childhood
- 1:17:17: Side B, Track 7: I’ll Remember
- 1:20:17: The Release, the Tour, the Breakdown, the Breakup
- 1:26:07: Tony Fletcher’s Death & the Tony Fletcher EP
- 1:30:40: Reunion and “Arctic Moon”
- 1:32:16: That’s it! On to Side A!
BACKTRACKING SOCIALS:
BAND LINKS:
- The Chameleons Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where three old friends take a second listen to influential bands' albums, track by track. For our third season, we've each selected five albums that we think deserve a good old Backtracking.
He stalks the night with sonar emails: backtrackingrox@gmail.com
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2 min
S3 Summer Break Announcement Bonus
Season 3
Show notes
We're taking the week off, nerds! We'll be back next week to tackle The Chameleons "Strange Times." Go soak in the sun!
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1 hr 3 min
Rush "Presto" (1989), Side B: Superconductor, Available Light
Season 1, Episode 26
Show notes
Rush's 1989 album "Presto", Side B: "Superconductor", "Anagram (for Mongo)", "Red Tide", "Hand Over Fist" and "Available Light".
Then we decide which song gets hand and which gets fist, and roll in the direction of the bones.
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
CHAPTERS:
0:00: King of the Wild Frontier
0:22: Scripted to Manipulate Reaction
0:55: Iranian Aviation
2:22: Side B, Track One: “Superconductor”
17:42: Side B, Track Two: “Anagram (For Mongo)”
30:07: Side B, Track Three: “Red Tide”
39:24: Side B, Track Four: “Hand Over Fist”
46:10: Side B, Track Five: “Available Light”
59:06: Which song gets hand and which gets fist?
1:00:36: With that, we roll in the direction of the bones.
ERA CHEAT SHEET PLAYLISTS:
SOCIALS:
Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where two old friends take a second listen to influential bands' catalogs. For our first season, we've selected none other than legendary Canadian power trio Rush.
The night is turning thing, the saint is turning to email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.
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58 min
S1E38 Rush "Snakes and Arrows" Sides C&D
Season 1, Episode 38
Show notes
Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where two old friends take a second listen to influential bands' catalogs. For our first season, we've selected none other than legendary Canadian power trio Rush.
All my life I’ve been workin’ them emails: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Snakes and Arrows”CHAPTERS:
0:00: Left what?
0:15: Le Script Petite
0:42: Not Burning for Buddy
5:55: Side A, Track One: “The Way the Wind Blows”
19:30: Side A, Track Two: “Hope”
24:40: Side A, Track Three: “Faithless”
31:10: Side B, Track One: “Bravest Face”
38:12: Side B, Track Two: “Good News First”
42:20: Side B, Track Three: “Malignant Narcissism”
46:25: Side B, Track Four: “We Hold On”
52:40: Play along at home!
55:28: Raf’s got a tee time, kids. Let’s wrap it up.
ERA CHEAT SHEET PLAYLISTS:
Bell Bottoms 1974 - 1976
Space Kimonos 1977 - 1981
Skinny Ties 1982 - 1987
Black Tees 1989 - 1997
In the End 2002 OnwardSOCIALS:- Twitter: @backtrackingrox- Instagram: @backtrackingrox- Reddit: u/backtrackingrox
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1 hr 53 min
Rush "Snakes & Arrows" (2007), Sides A&B: Far Cry, Armor and Sword
Season 1, Episode 37
Show notes
Rush's 2007 album "Snakes & Arrows", Sides A and B: "Far Cry", "Armor and Sword", "Workin' Them Angels", "Spindrift" and more.
We lay out our plans for the rest of Season 1, cover the basics and the Hugh Syme question, and push on through "The Larger Bowl" and "The Main Monkey Business". Two hours in, only halfway there.
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
CHAPTERS:
0:00: Your Kernel of Cold
0:41: Tastee Scripts
3:35: Our plans for the rest of Season 1.
8:50: Raf’s Personal Info for Stalking Purposes
12:10: The Basics
14:30: No time for Syme?
25:05: Rascal Linux?
33:40: Side A, Track One: “Far Cry”
49:18: Side A, Track Two: “Armor and Sword”
1:03:53: Side A, Track Three: “Workin’ Them Angels”
1:16:53: Side B, Track One: “The Larger Bowl”
1:37:53: Side B, Track Two: “Spindrift”
1:44:44: Side B, Track Three: “The Main Monkey Business”
1:50:50: Two hours in / only halfway there / take my hand / we’ll make it I swear
ERA CHEAT SHEET PLAYLISTS:
SOCIALS:
Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where two old friends take a second listen to influential bands' catalogs. For our first season, we've selected none other than legendary Canadian power trio Rush.
All my life I’ve been workin’ them emails: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.
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45 min
The Tragically Hip "Day for Night" (1994), Side B: Scared, Emergency
Season 3, Episode 17
Show notes
The Tragically Hip's 1994 album "Day for Night", Side B: "Thugs", "Inevitability of Death", "Scared", "An Inch an Hour" and more.
Plus "Emergency", "Titanic Terrarium" and "Impossibilium", the cover, JW's Backtrack Retrack, and the good and the bad.
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
- The Tragically Hip “Day for Night”
CHAPTERS:
- 0:00: Recycling
- 0:08: O Canada!
- 1:00: Babies Got Back to Side B
- 3:55: Cover the Cover, Sponsored by Michael
- 8:33: Side B, Track 1: Thugs
- 12:00: Side B, Track 2: Inevitability of Death
- 14:45: Side B, Track 3: Scared
- 21:22: Side B, Track 4: An Inch an Hour
- 25:52: Side B, Track 5: Emergency
- 28:47: A Side B Disclaimer
- 30:02: Side B, Track 6: Titanic Terrarium
- 35:09: Side B, Track 7: Impossibilium
- 37:55: JW Presents the Backtrack Retrack
- 40:18: Goodman, Badman
- 42:59: Time to Tragically Dip
BACKTRACKING SOCIALS:
BAND LINKS:
- The Tragically Hip Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where three old friends take a second listen to influential bands' albums, track by track. For our third season, we've each selected five albums that we think deserve a good old Backtracking.
Growing up in a biosphere, no respect for bad email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com
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1 hr 41 min
The Tragically Hip "Day for Night" (1994), Side A: Grace, Too
Season 3, Episode 16
Show notes
The Tragically Hip's 1994 album "Day for Night", Side A: "Grace, Too", "Greasy Jungle", "Fire in the Hole" and "Nautical Disaster".
We cover the basics, CanCon, Gord Downie and his orchestra, the band and the production, and "Daredevil", "Yawning or Snarling" and "So Hard Done By."
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
- The Tragically Hip “Day for Night”
CHAPTERS:
- 0:00: Ro-Cha-Cha
- 0:15: The Tragically Introed
- 1:06: America Is Our Copilot
- 7:22: Hoosekeepin’
- 15:22: The Basics, and Raf Opines
- 23:05: CanCon & Canned Ham
- 31:13: Gord Downie & His Orchestra
- 35:32: La Banda y El Producto
- 44:34: Overall Impressions
- 53:30: Side A, Track 1: Grace, Too
- 1:08:45: Side A, Track 2: Daredevil
- 1:09:49: Side A, Track 3: Greasy Jungle
- 1:16:12: Side A, Track 4: Yawning or Snarling
- 1:21:08: Side A, Track 5: Fire in the Hole
- 1:26:15: Side A, Track 6: So Hard Done By
- 1:33:00: Side A, Track 7: Nautical Disaster
- 1:39:20: Side Eh is over, eh?
BACKTRACKING SOCIALS:
BAND LINKS:
- The Tragically Hip Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where three old friends take a second listen to influential bands' albums, track by track. For our third season, we've each selected five albums that we think deserve a good old Backtracking.
That’s awful close, but that’s not email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com
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1 hr 6 min
S3E1 Season Premiere & Albums Reveal
Season 3, Episode 1
Show notes
Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where three old friends take a second listen to influential bands' albums, track by track. For our third season, we've each selected five albums that we think deserve a good old Backtracking.
Wide Awake in Email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com
LISTEN TO THE ALBUMS
• Dan’s 5 Albums
• Raf’s 5 Albums
• JW’s 5 AlbumsCHAPTERS
0:00: The Coldest Opens, the Deepest Sighs
0:11: A New Intro, a New Era, a New Theme Song?
1:14: Breaking Backtracking Boundaries
4:33: Keeping the House
9:44: We Reveal the Album Reveal
10:30: Raf’s 1st Pick: Ozzy Osbourne “Blizzard of Ozz”
13:24: JW’s 1st Pick: Men at Work “Business As Usual”
16:45: Raf’s 2nd Pick: Asia “Alpha”
18:45: Raf’s 3rd Pick: U2 “Wide Awake in America”
21:45: JW’s 2nd Pick: The Chameleons “Strange Times”
24:45: JW’s 3rd Pick: Felt “Forever Breathes the Lonely Word”
28:58: JW’s 4th Pick: Dumptruck “For the Country”
32:00: Dan’s 1st Pick: Candlemass “Tales of Creation”
36:02: Dan’s 2nd Pick: Sting “The Soul Cages”
39:31: Raf’s 4th Pick: Barenaked Ladies “Gordon”
42:12: JW’s Final Pick: Cardinal (Self-Titled)
45:47: Raf’s Final Pick: The Tragically Hip “Road Apples”
50:10: Dan’s 3rd Pick: Mind Science of the Mind (Self-Titled)
54:40: Dan’s 4th Pick: Idaho “Three Sheets to the Wind”
57:25: Dan’s Final Pick: Gang of Youths “Angel in Realtime”
1:01:59: The Most Diverse List of Albums Ever*
1:04:04: Hasta la AlbumBACKTRACKING SOCIALS
• Twitter: @backtrackingrox
• YouTube: @backtrackingrox
• Instagram: @backtrackingrox
• Reddit: u/backtrackingroxSEASON 3 BAND DIRECTORY
Season 3 Band Directory
• Asia
Official Website | Facebook | X (Twitter)• Barenaked Ladies
Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook• Candlemass
Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook• Cardinal
Official Website | Bandcamp | Facebook• Dumptruck
Bandcamp | Facebook• Gang of Youths
Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)• Idaho
Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook• Men at Work
Official Website | Facebook• Mind Science of the Mind
Bandcamp• Ozzy Osbourne
Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)• Sting
Official Website | Instagram | Facebook• The Chameleons
Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook• The Tragically Hip
Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook• U2
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1 hr 36 min
Candlemass "Tales of Creation" (1989), Side B: A Tale of Creation
Season 3, Episode 22
Show notes
Candlemass's 1989 album "Tales of Creation", Side B: "The Edge of Heaven", "Somewhere in Nowhere", "Dawn" and more.
Plus "Into the Unfathomed Tower", "Through the Infinitive Halls of Death" and "A Tale of Creation", a Wilco-versus-Rush bulletin, and the doom worst and the epic best.
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
- Candlemass “Tales of Creation”
CHAPTERS:
- 0:00: All Things Considered
- 0:24: Epic Doom Intro
- 1:21: Tubi’s Sports Talk
- 5:55: Housekeeping Bulletin: Wilco vs. Rush
- 14:10: Cover the Cover Brought to You by Michael
- 30:00: Side A, Track 6: Into the Unfathomed Tower
- 42:29: Side B, Track 1: The Edge of Heaven
- 54:20: Side B, Track 2: Somewhere in Nowhere
- 1:02:10: Side B, Track 3: Through the Infinitive Halls of Death
- 1:11:14: Side B, Track 4: Dawn
- 1:17:47: Side B, Track 5: A Tale of Creation
- 1:25:10: The Doom Worst and the Epic Best
- 1:33:07: The Apocalypse of this Episode
BACKTRACKING SOCIALS:
BAND LINKS:
- Candlemass Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where three old friends take a second listen to influential bands' albums, track by track. For our third season, we've each selected five albums that we think deserve a good old Backtracking.
Into email, misery and death, pain and sorrow: backtrackingrox@gmail.com
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50 min
Candlemass "Tales of Creation" (1989), Side A: Under the Oak, Tears
Season 3, Episode 21
Show notes
Candlemass's 1989 album "Tales of Creation", Side A: "The Prophecy", "Dark Reflections", "Voices in the Wind", "Under the Oak" and "Tears".
We also get into an unexpected trilogy, a textual examination, the classic lineup and the tempo debate, and the fade-out problem.
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
- Candlemass “Tales of Creation”
CHAPTERS:
- 0:00: We best the competition. Period.
- 0:29: Epic Doom Intro
- 1:27: An Unexpected Trilogy
- 2:10: A Textual Examination
- 3:55: The Classic Lineup & the Tempo Debate
- 6:06: The Fade Out Problem
- 7:37: Track 1: The Prophecy
- 17:30: Track 2: Dark Reflections
- 28:30: Track 3: Voices in the Wind
- 33:40: Track 4: Under the Oak
- 42:05: Track 5: Tears
- 48:15: We await in purgatory until our next trial.
BACKTRACKING SOCIALS:
BAND LINKS:
- Candlemass Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where three old friends take a second listen to influential bands' albums, track by track. For our third season, we've each selected five albums that we think deserve a good old Backtracking.
North is cold, summer is late; south is sorrow, surrounded by email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com
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