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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 On BACKTRACKING SOCIALS: - Twitter: @backtrackingrox - YouTube: @backtrackingrox - Instagram: @backtrackingrox - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox 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: [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 East BACKTRACKING SOCIALS: - Twitter: @backtrackingrox - YouTube: @backtrackingrox - Instagram: @backtrackingrox - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox 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: [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 End BACKTRACKING SOCIALS: - Twitter: @backtrackingrox - YouTube: @backtrackingrox - Instagram: @backtrackingrox - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox 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: [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 Cliffhanger BACKTRACKING SOCIALS: - Twitter: @backtrackingrox - YouTube: @backtrackingrox - Instagram: @backtrackingrox - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox 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): [email protected]

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: - Twitter: @backtrackingrox - YouTube: @backtrackingrox - Instagram: @backtrackingrox - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox 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: [email protected]

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: - Twitter: @backtrackingrox - YouTube: @backtrackingrox - Instagram: @backtrackingrox - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox 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: [email protected]

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: - Twitter: @backtrackingrox - YouTube: @backtrackingrox - Instagram: @backtrackingrox - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox 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: [email protected]

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

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: [email protected]. LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:Rush “Presto” 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:Bell Bottoms 1974 - 1976Space Kimonos 1977 - 1981Skinny Ties 1982 - 1987Black Tees 1989 - 1997In the End 2002 Onward SOCIALS:- Twitter: @backtrackingrox- Instagram: @backtrackingrox- Reddit: u/backtrackingrox

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: [email protected]. 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 - 1976Space Kimonos 1977 - 1981Skinny Ties 1982 - 1987Black Tees 1989 - 1997In the End 2002 Onward SOCIALS:- Twitter: @backtrackingrox- Instagram: @backtrackingrox- Reddit: u/backtrackingrox

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: [email protected]. LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:Rush “Snakes and Arrows” 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:Bell Bottoms 1974 - 1976Space Kimonos 1977 - 1981Skinny Ties 1982 - 1987Black Tees 1989 - 1997In the End 2002 Onward SOCIALS:- Twitter: @backtrackingrox- Instagram: @backtrackingrox- Reddit: u/backtrackingrox

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: - Twitter: @backtrackingrox - YouTube: @backtrackingrox - Instagram: @backtrackingrox - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox 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: [email protected]

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: - Twitter: @backtrackingrox - YouTube: @backtrackingrox - Instagram: @backtrackingrox - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox 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: [email protected]

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: [email protected] 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 Album BACKTRACKING SOCIALS Twitter: @backtrackingrox YouTube: @backtrackingrox Instagram: @backtrackingrox Reddit: u/backtrackingroxSEASON 3 BAND DIRECTORYSeason 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 Felt Bandcamp | Instagram 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 Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)

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: - Twitter: @backtrackingrox - YouTube: @backtrackingrox - Instagram: @backtrackingrox - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox 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: [email protected]