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 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Rush.

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LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Caress of Steel”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Jammin’ on the 1.

0:29: Look Upon Our Scripted Open, Ye Listener, and Despair

2:40: Third album curse?

5:47: Vital Stats

6:27: Cover art? More like cover fart!

13:04: Engineering, production, and Hairy Terry Brown.

19:36: Track One: “Bastille Day”

33:10: Track Two: “I Think I’m Going Bald”

47:23: Track Three: “Lakeside Park”

59:26: Track Four: “The Necromancer”

1:13:49: Track Five: “The Fountain of Lamneth”

1:33:30: Concept albums, pretension or lack thereof, and the possibility of re-sequencing “FbN” and “CoS.”

1:36:45: Best and worst tracks on the album.

1:40:09: Wrap it up. You reek of ambergris.

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

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