Backtracking

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:

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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.

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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

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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

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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 - 1976
Space Kimonos 1977 - 1981
Skinny Ties 1982 - 1987
Black Tees 1989 - 1997
In 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 - 1976
Space Kimonos 1977 - 1981
Skinny Ties 1982 - 1987
Black Tees 1989 - 1997
In the End 2002 Onward

SOCIALS:- Twitter: @backtrackingrox- Instagram: @backtrackingrox- Reddit: u/backtrackingrox