Backtracking

S3E31 Men At Work "Business As Usual" Side A

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

S3E30 Asia "Alpha" Side B

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

Asia "Alpha" (1983), Side A: Don't Cry, The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

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". W

Asia "Alpha" (1983): Interview with Asia Producer Dax Kimbrough

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 discovere

Barenaked Ladies "Gordon" (1992), Side B: If I Had $1000000, The Flag

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

Barenaked Ladies "Gordon" (1992), Side A: Enid, Grade 9, Brian Wilson

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, co

The Chameleons "Strange Times" (1986), Side B: Swamp Thing

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

The Chameleons "Strange Times" (1986), Side A: Soul in Isolation

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

The Chameleons' Mark Burgess and Reg Smithies on "Strange Times"

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,

S3 Summer Break Announcement

We're taking the week off, nerds! We'll be back next week to tackle The Chameleons "Strange Times." Go soak in the sun!

Rush "Presto" (1989), Side B: Superconductor, Available Light

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

S1E38 Rush "Snakes and Arrows" Sides C&D

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 lege

Rush "Snakes & Arrows" (2007), Sides A&B: Far Cry, Armor and Sword

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 Seaso

The Tragically Hip "Day for Night" (1994), Side B: Scared, Emergency

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" a

The Tragically Hip "Day for Night" (1994), Side A: Grace, Too

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 Dow

S3E1 Season Premiere & Albums Reveal

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

Candlemass "Tales of Creation" (1989), Side B: A Tale of Creation

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 Infini

Candlemass "Tales of Creation" (1989), Side A: Under the Oak, Tears

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 unexpecte

Candlemass "Tales of Creation" (1989): Epic Doom Intro

Candlemass's 1989 album "Tales of Creation": an intro to Swedish epic doom, the classic lineup, and JW's metal problem. We cover teenage metal shows, the basics, the dia

Cardinal, Self-Titled (1994), Side B: Dream Figure, Silver Machines

Cardinal's 1994 self-titled album, Side B: "Dream Figure", "Tough Guy Tactics", "Angel Darling" and more. Plus "Singing to the Sunshine" and "Silver Machines", a surpris