Asia "Alpha" (1983), Side B: Eye to Eye, The Last to Know

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.At first just the rustle of email: ⁠[email protected]⁠LISTEN TO THE ALBUMSting “The Soul Cages”CHAPTERS0:00: Death by Gardening0:39: Welcome to Backtracking2:16: Koizumi Hair and the Eighth-Grade Mullet4:31: Cover the Cover, Brought to You by Michael8:53: Long Boxes and Digipaks16:47: Side B, Track 1: Saint Agnes and the Burning Train22:43: Side B, Track 2: The Wild Wild Sea34:17: Side B, Track 3: The Soul Cages45:27: Side B, Track 4: When the Angels Fall53:30: Backtrack Retrack: The Soul Cages Unlocked58:30: Die Beste und Die Wurst1:04:28: A Salty Masterpiece1:05:48: Soul Cages ClosedBACKTRACKING 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)⁠

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.Why should I cry for my email?: ⁠[email protected]⁠LISTEN TO THE ALBUMSting “The Soul Cages”CHAPTERS0:00: Questionable Parenting?0:22: Welcome to Backtracking1:21: JW Is a Schedule Conspiracist2:26: The Personal & the Quotable6:53: Fake Reggae and the UB40 Gold Standard10:58: All This Time Later: How the Album Hits Now13:26: Newcastle, Buffalo, and the Rust Belt Headwind17:20: Reddit Roundup: Asia Fans Say We Were Spot On20:42: Riff Sterling Is Back25:15: Season Finale and Season 4 Plans26:19: The Sting of It All31:45: Hired Guns: Sting Goes Solo39:12: Ten Summoner's Tales Puts Raf to Sleep40:06: Love at First Listen, and a Surprising Pick42:03: A Human-Sized Album47:50: The Basics: January 1991, Live from the Toyota Previa51:40: The Players and the Northumbrian Pipes57:40: JW's Northumbrian Roots1:00:30: Production: Hugh Padgham and a Tragically Hip Connection1:03:37: Writer's Block and a Father's Death1:07:59: Overall Impressions: All at Sea in Threes and Sixes1:11:40: Critical Reception: A Lovely Downer1:14:46: Is This Sting's Best Album?1:17:10: Side A, Track 1: Island of Souls1:31:27: Side A, Track 2: All This Time1:43:38: Side A, Track 3: Mad About You1:51:59: Side A, Track 4: Jeremiah Blues (Part 1)2:00:20: Side A, Track 5: Why Should I Cry for You2:13:06: More Sting, More CagesBACKTRACKING 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)⁠

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.People just love to play with email: ⁠[email protected]⁠LISTEN TO THE ALBUMMen at Work “Business as Usual”CHAPTERS0:00: Perhaps Not a Suitable Memorial0:20: Is Suno Too Polished?1:19: A Hard A3:20: Cover the Cover, Brought to You by Michael18:05: Side B, Track 1: People Just Love to Play with Words24:45: Side B, Track 2: Be Good Johnny30:39: Side B, Track 3: Touching the Untouchables38:23: Side B, Track 4: Catch a Star44:28: Side B, Track 5: Down by the Sea56:54: Die Beste und Die Wurst1:04:34: JWBS (J. William’s B-Sides)1:07:02: Men At RestBACKTRACKING 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)⁠

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.Who can it be knocking at my email?: ⁠[email protected]⁠LISTEN TO THE ALBUMMen at Work “Business as Usual”CHAPTERS0:00: Northern Virginia0:25: A New Theme Song Provider!1:25: JW, Man at Work11:12: Housekeeping25:45: Personal Bidness36:02: The Basics56:45: Overall Impressions1:05:45: Side A, Track 1: Who Can It Be Now?1:19:41: Side A, Track 2: I Can See It in Your Eyes1:31:19: Side A, Track 3: Down Under1:48:39: Side A, Track 4: Underground1:54:52: Side A, Track 5: H elpless Automaton2:04:30: More Men, More BusinessBACKTRACKING 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)⁠

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]

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 TimeBACKTRACKING SOCIALS:- Twitter: @backtrackingrox- YouTube: @backtrackingrox- Instagram: @backtrackingrox- Reddit: u/backtrackingroxBAND LINKS:- The Chameleons 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.Alive in here, I’ll email in here: [email protected]