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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.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]
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:- Asia “Alpha”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 EastBACKTRACKING 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.It was the heat of the email: [email protected]
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:- Barenaked Ladies “Gordon”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 EndBACKTRACKING SOCIALS:- Twitter: @backtrackingrox- YouTube: @backtrackingrox- Instagram: @backtrackingrox- Reddit: u/backtrackingroxBAND LINKS:- Barenaked Ladies Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookWelcome 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: [email protected]
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:- Barenaked Ladies “Gordon”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 CliffhangerBACKTRACKING SOCIALS:- Twitter: @backtrackingrox- YouTube: @backtrackingrox- Instagram: @backtrackingrox- Reddit: u/backtrackingroxBAND LINKS:- Barenaked Ladies Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | FacebookWelcome 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): [email protected]
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