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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.
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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?: [email protected]LISTEN TO THE ALBUMSting “The Soul Cages”CHAPTERS0:00: Questionable Parenting?0:22: Welcome to Backtracking1:21: JW Is a Schedule Conspiracist2:26: The Personal & the Quotable6:53: Fake Reggae and the UB40 Gold Standard10:58: All This Time Later: How the Album Hits Now13:26: Newcastle, Buffalo, and the Rust Belt Headwind17:20: Reddit Roundup: Asia Fans Say We Were Spot On20:42: Riff Sterling Is Back25:15: Season Finale and Season 4 Plans26:19: The Sting of It All31:45: Hired Guns: Sting Goes Solo39:12: Ten Summoner's Tales Puts Raf to Sleep40:06: Love at First Listen, and a Surprising Pick42:03: A Human-Sized Album47:50: The Basics: January 1991, Live from the Toyota Previa51:40: The Players and the Northumbrian Pipes57:40: JW's Northumbrian Roots1:00:30: Production: Hugh Padgham and a Tragically Hip Connection1:03:37: Writer's Block and a Father's Death1:07:59: Overall Impressions: All at Sea in Threes and Sixes1:11:40: Critical Reception: A Lovely Downer1:14:46: Is This Sting's Best Album?1:17:10: Side A, Track 1: Island of Souls1:31:27: Side A, Track 2: All This Time1:43:38: Side A, Track 3: Mad About You1:51:59: Side A, Track 4: Jeremiah Blues (Part 1)2:00:20: Side A, Track 5: Why Should I Cry for You2:13:06: More Sting, More CagesBACKTRACKING SOCIALSTwitter: @backtrackingroxYouTube: @backtrackingroxInstagram: @backtrackingroxReddit: u/backtrackingroxSEASON 3 BAND DIRECTORYAsia Official Website | Facebook | X (Twitter)Barenaked Ladies Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookCandlemass Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookCardinal Official Website | Bandcamp | FacebookDumptruck Bandcamp | FacebookFelt Bandcamp | InstagramGang of Youths Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)Idaho Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookMen at Work Official Website | FacebookMind Science of the Mind BandcampOzzy Osbourne Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)Sting Official Website | Instagram | FacebookThe Chameleons Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookThe Tragically Hip Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookU2 Official Website | Instagram | 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.People just love to play with email: [email protected]LISTEN TO THE ALBUMMen at Work “Business as Usual”CHAPTERS0:00: Perhaps Not a Suitable Memorial0:20: Is Suno Too Polished?1:19: A Hard A3:20: Cover the Cover, Brought to You by Michael18:05: Side B, Track 1: People Just Love to Play with Words24:45: Side B, Track 2: Be Good Johnny30:39: Side B, Track 3: Touching the Untouchables38:23: Side B, Track 4: Catch a Star44:28: Side B, Track 5: Down by the Sea56:54: Die Beste und Die Wurst1:04:34: JWBS (J. William’s B-Sides)1:07:02: Men At RestBACKTRACKING SOCIALSTwitter: @backtrackingroxYouTube: @backtrackingroxInstagram: @backtrackingroxReddit: u/backtrackingroxSEASON 3 BAND DIRECTORYAsia Official Website | Facebook | X (Twitter)Barenaked Ladies Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookCandlemass Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookCardinal Official Website | Bandcamp | FacebookDumptruck Bandcamp | FacebookFelt Bandcamp | InstagramGang of Youths Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)Idaho Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookMen at Work Official Website | FacebookMind Science of the Mind BandcampOzzy Osbourne Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)Sting Official Website | Instagram | FacebookThe Chameleons Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookThe Tragically Hip Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookU2 Official Website | Instagram | 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.Who can it be knocking at my email?: [email protected]LISTEN TO THE ALBUMMen at Work “Business as Usual”CHAPTERS0:00: Northern Virginia0:25: A New Theme Song Provider!1:25: JW, Man at Work11:12: Housekeeping25:45: Personal Bidness36:02: The Basics56:45: Overall Impressions1:05:45: Side A, Track 1: Who Can It Be Now?1:19:41: Side A, Track 2: I Can See It in Your Eyes1:31:19: Side A, Track 3: Down Under1:48:39: Side A, Track 4: Underground1:54:52: Side A, Track 5: H elpless Automaton2:04:30: More Men, More BusinessBACKTRACKING SOCIALSTwitter: @backtrackingroxYouTube: @backtrackingroxInstagram: @backtrackingroxReddit: u/backtrackingroxSEASON 3 BAND DIRECTORYAsia Official Website | Facebook | X (Twitter)Barenaked Ladies Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookCandlemass Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookCardinal Official Website | Bandcamp | FacebookDumptruck Bandcamp | FacebookFelt Bandcamp | InstagramGang of Youths Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)Idaho Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookMen at Work Official Website | FacebookMind Science of the Mind BandcampOzzy Osbourne Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)Sting Official Website | Instagram | FacebookThe Chameleons Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookThe Tragically Hip Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookU2 Official Website | Instagram | 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.Open your email: [email protected]LISTEN TO THE ALBUMAsia “Alpha”CHAPTERS0:00: Our Engineer Is on a PIP0:22: Wallow in This Week’s Themesong1:42: Back Again Again2:30: Cover the Cover®9:57: Side B, Track 1: Eye to Eye15:08: Side B, Track 2: The Last to Know25:00: Side B, Track 3: True Colors28:40: Side B, Track 4: Midnight Sun32:49: Side B, Track 5: Open Your Eyes40:00: El Primero y La Worsta43:18: Caution: Men at Work AheadBACKTRACKING SOCIALSTwitter: @backtrackingroxYouTube: @backtrackingroxInstagram: @backtrackingroxReddit: u/backtrackingroxSEASON 3 BAND DIRECTORYAsia Official Website | Facebook | X (Twitter)Barenaked Ladies Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookCandlemass Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookCardinal Official Website | Bandcamp | FacebookDumptruck Bandcamp | FacebookFelt Bandcamp | InstagramGang of Youths Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)Idaho Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookMen at Work Official Website | FacebookMind Science of the Mind BandcampOzzy Osbourne Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)Sting Official Website | Instagram | FacebookThe Chameleons Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookThe Tragically Hip Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookU2 Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)
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:- Asia “Alpha”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 OnBACKTRACKING SOCIALS:- Twitter: @backtrackingrox- YouTube: @backtrackingrox- Instagram: @backtrackingrox- Reddit: u/backtrackingroxBAND 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: [email protected]
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