Backtracking Rush

S1E42 Rush Season Finale Oct 23, 2024

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.

Send your honeydew here: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Cold Finale

0:13: Wherefore Art Thou, Rush Scripted Open?

0:50: This podcast is a gift. To a friend. From a friend. No exchanges or returns.

2:13: What did you learn on your summer vacation?

11:38: Raf’s Least Favorite Song Bracket

26:45: Dan’s Least Favorite Song Bracket

43:55: Raf’s Favorite Album

1:03:33: Dan’s Favorite Album

1:25:15: Season Three?

1:35:37: Considering Rush’s influence on our taste over time.

1:45:25: Raf’s Favorite Song Bracket

1:58:20: Dan’s Favorite Song Bracket

2:15:20: You can take me, you can make me smile in the end.

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

Backtracking S1 Finale & S2 Update Oct 16, 2024

Whoa! This is an update from Backtracking!

S1E41 Rush "Clockwork Angels" Sides C&D Oct 09, 2024

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.

In the fullness of time, it's the only email you expect: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Clockwork Angels”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: We went from your soup to your nuts.

0:31: Our last scripted open, and hearts will break.

1:05: Presto: Pesto!

2:34: When we left our hero Joey Gambino….

3:55: Side C, Track One: “Seven Cities of Gold”

13:42: Side C, Track Two: “The Wreckers”

28:58: Side C, Track Three: “Headlong Flight”

37:00: Side D, Track One: “BU2B2”

44:51: Side D, Track Three: “Wish Them Well”

51:15: Side D, Track Two: “The Garden”

1:03:10: What is it you lack? More Rush albums.

1:07:06: The Best and the Worst

1:10:49: You can take me for a little while, you can take me you can make me smile….

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

S1E40 Rush "Clockwork Angels" Sides A&B Oct 02, 2024

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.

I was brought up to believe, this podcast has an email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Clockwork Angels”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: PM1KSAX

0:50: Look not upon the scripted open….

4:00: Here we are, in the end.

13:13: The Basics

14:44: 9:12 is Hugh Syme Time

26:58: By-Tor and the Razqulinux

37:04: Side A, Track One: “Caravan”

47:33: Side A, Track Two: “BU2B”

1:00:29: Side A, Track Three: “Clockwork Angels”

1:11:13: Side B, Track One: “The Anarchist”

1:21:54: Side B, Track Three: “Carnies”

1:32:07: Side B, Track Two: “Halo Effect”

1:39:49: What is it you lack? Sides C&D

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

S1E39 Rush Ephemera Sep 25, 2024

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.

Somethin’s happenin’ here. What’s our email? It’s perfectly clear: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUMS:
Alex Lifeson “Victor”
Rush “Different Stages”
Geddy Lee “My Favorite Headache”
Rush “Rush in Rio”
Rush “Feedback”
Rush “Snakes and Arrows Live”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Backwardstracking

0:14: Scripted and Encrypted

2:16: Both personal and historical.

6:51: The Rules of Ephemera

7:21: Alex Lifeson – “Victor”

24:28: Rush – “Different Stages”

48:20: Geddy Lee – “My Favorite Headache”

1:00:30: Rush – “Rush in Rio”

1:18:22: Rush – “Feedback”

1:30:05: Rush – “Snakes & Arrows Live”

1:43:00: Rush – “Grace Under Pressure Live”

1:55:35: The Livest Live, The Deadest Dead

2:00:20: The finish line is in sight!

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

S1E38 Rush "Snakes and Arrows" Sides C&D Sep 18, 2024

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: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

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

S1E37 Rush "Snakes and Arrows" Sides A&B Sep 11, 2024

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: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

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 - 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

S1E36 Rush "Vapor Trails" Sides C&D Sep 04, 2024

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.

Pale facsimile like what others see when they email in my directionl: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Vapor Trails”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Whose anus?

0:18: La Scripta Bonita

0:48: A Case of the Vapors

2:44: Side C, Track One: “Secret Touch”

13:53: Side C, Track Two: “Earthshine”

24:22: Side C, Track Three: “Sweet Miracle”

32:04: Side B, Track One: “Nocturne”

37:44: Side B, Track Two: “Freeze (Part IV of “Fear”)”

49:53: Side B, Track Three: “Out of the Cradle”

56:05: Oof. That was not easy, ladies.

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

S1E35 Rush "Vapor Trails" Sides A&B Aug 28, 2024

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.

A certain measure of righteousness, a certain degree of email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Vapor Trails”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: The collective singular?

0:18: The saddest scripted open.

3:20: A nice tight perm?

4:10: How black? None more black.

9:00: Ye Olde Basics

11:58: Hugh Syme’s Magic Fingers

17:22: The Loudness Wars & the Sadness Wars

34:25: Side A, Track One: “One Little Victory”

42:33: Side A, Track Two: “Ceiling Unlimited”

49:40: Side A, Track Three: “Ghost Rider”

59:14: Side B, Track One: “Peaceable Kingdom”

1:07:42: Side B, Track Two: “The Stars Look Down”

1:17:42: Side B, Track Three: “How It Is”

1:23:49: Side B, Track Four: “Vapor Trail”

1:32:48: Two sides & many tissues in the bin!

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

S1E34 Rush "Test for Echo" Side C Aug 21, 2024

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.

Put your message in a modem and throw it in the Cyber Sea! backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Test for Echo”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Dry Raf for once.

0:28: Smash it!

1:00: Raygun & Fuck the Olympics

2:15: College is the leading cause of divorce from Rush.

4:04: Housekeeping, & what is the real version of “Vapor Trails?”

7:49: Side C, Track One: “Virtuality”

18:51: Side C, Track Two: “Resist”

33:48: Side C, Track Three: “Limbo”

41:53: Side C, Track Four: “Carve Away the Stone”

47:40: Backtracking: Backtracking

49:53: Besties & Worsties

51:54: The End of Rush & The End of the Episode

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

S1E33 "Test for Echo" Side B Aug 14, 2024

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.

Want to dance around our totem poles? I’ll bet you do, Panama Red. backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Test for Echo”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Where’s that boondoggle?

0:44: Test for Scripted Open

1:15: The Mystery of the 3-Sided Vinyl

3:33: Side B, Track One: “Time and Motion”

10:24: An aside regarding dumb comments.

13:26: Side A, Track Two: “Totem”

25:55: Side A, Track Three: “Dog Years”

36:25: “Your kernel of truth is not an ear of corn.”

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

S1E32 "Test for Echo" Side A Aug 07, 2024

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.

Half the world cares while half the world is wasting the day; half the shares our email so you have it, OK? backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Test for Echo”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Analog kids, amirite?

0:29: A particle of mercy makes the scripted open right.

3:27: Here it is, global citizens: The Meat.

10:39: Inuksuk? Gesundheit!

15:39: “Handy” Andy Wallace, and Collins’ Last Stand.

24:38: Side A, Track One: “Test for Echo”

33:10: Side A, Track Two: “Driven”

43:20: Side A, Track Three: “Half the World”

50:07: Side A, Track Four: “The Color of Right”

58:30: Collins’ final Rush album is a masterpiece?

1:00:45: Rappin’ that shiznit up, yo.

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

Backtracking Summer Break Update Jul 31, 2024

We're on vacation! But we'll be back next week with our first "Test for Echo" episode. Hang on to your enormous rock statues!

S1E31 Rush "Counterparts" Side C Jul 24, 2024

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.

Mama says some ugly words, daddy pounds the wall; they can fight about their little girl later, but right now they have to email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Counterparts”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: On the edge of sleep, I hear voices in the cold open….

0:21: Scripted!

0:52: How does a three-sided vinyl work, anyway?

1:52: Side C, Track One: “Double Agent”

12:13: Side C, Track Two: “Leave That Thing Alone”

20:38: Side C, Track Three: “Cold Fire”

27:28: Side C, Track Four: “Everyday Glory”

35:35: Counterparts, Reconsidered

39:20: Counterparts vs. Counterfarts

40:45: Time for a Gatorade, ya’ll, because that was a marathon.

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

S1E30 Rush "Counterparts" Side B Jul 17, 2024

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.

At the speed of love, your email goes out to us: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Counterparts”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: “Well ...that’s sad.”

1:22: Dirty 30!

2:17: Side B, Track One: “Between Sun and Moon”

17:37: Side B, Track Two: “Alien Shore”

26:20: Side B, Track Three: “Speed of Love”

33:15: That episode moved at… the speed of love?

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

S1E29 Rush "Counterparts" Side A Jul 10, 2024

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.

It never seemed a threat to my masculinity. He only introduced me to our email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Counterparts”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: The phosphorescent wave on a tropical sea is a cold open.

0:18: For you and me, sex is not a scripted intro.

3:08: RIP Peter Collins

5:45: 1993, college, and being estranged from Rush.

11:45: A new era? Or a grunge-influenced interlude?

23:49: Hugh Syme nailing it. Or bolting it? Or is it nutting it?

27:50: Three sides live?

28:41: Side A, Track One: “Animate”

37:20: Side A, Track Two: “Stick It Out”

47:30: Side A, Track Three: “Cut to the Chase”

1:00:33: Side A, Track Four: “Nobody’s Hero”

1:18:15: Not exactly cutting to the chase, but there you go.

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

S1E28 Rush "Roll the Bones" Side B Jul 03, 2024

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.

Gold adult contemporary urban country email senderist: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Roll the Bones”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: I Will Drink and Dance with One Hand Free

0:21: Un Scripted Momento

0:50: A Thoughtful Discussion on Legalization

4:34: Side B, Track One: “The Big Wheel”

12:29: Side B, Track Two: “Heresy”

25:44: Side B, Track Three: “Ghost of a Chance”

41:27: Side B, Track Four: “Neurotica”

48:40: Side B, Track Five: “You Bet Your Life”

56:10: How was this album so popular?

58:05: Ye Beste and Ye Wurst

1:00:50: The bones came up craps.

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

S1E27 Rush "Roll the Bones" Side A Jun 26, 2024

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.

Why are we here? Because we’re here. Email the show: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Roll the Bones”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: The Part Where I Get Hate Mail

0:38: Our Scripted Rap

3:15: Stuck in the ‘90’s Again

6:38: The Basics, & RtB’s Stunning Commercial Success

7:50: In Praise of Rupert Hine

12:20: The Optimism of 1991

13:13: The Funkee Chugga Chugga

18:12: The Lyrical Theme

19:17: Hugh Syme Thyme, & the Cover’s Hidden Code

25:00: Side A, Track One: “Dreamline”

36:00: Side A, Track Two: “Bravado”

45:33: Side A, Track Three: “Roll the Bones”

58:30: Side A, Track Four: “Face Up”

1:06:38: Side A, Track Five: “Where’s My Thing?”

1:11:20: After an album side like that, try BetterHelp™.

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

S1E26 Rush "Presto" Side B Jun 19, 2024

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: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

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)”

30:00: Side B, Track Three: “Red Tide”

39:17: Side B, Track Four: “Hand Over Fist”

46:03: Side B, Track Five: “Available Light”

58:59: Which song gets hand and which gets fist?

1:00:29: 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

S1E25 Rush "Presto" Side A Jun 12, 2024

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.

How many times do you hear it? It goes on all day long. Everyone knows everything except our email address: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Presto”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Raf’s World Famous Bob Einstein Impression

0:55: Tides Respond to Podcast Scripted Opens

3:47: Rammstein! Nein! Kraftwerk! Nein!

5:51: The Basics (And More Tales of Drives to Syracuse)

7:26: Vaya con Collins…

8:50: MacColl and U2 Corrections

10:43: Hasta la Hine!

21:31: Hugh Syme’s Parody of “Houses of the Holy”

23:18: Side A, Track One: “Show Don’t Tell”

35:28: Side A, Track Two: “Chain Lightning”

42:48: Side A, Track Three: “The Pass”

52:40: Side A, Track Four: “War Paint”

1:02:20: Side A, Track Five: “Scars”

1:09:31: Side A, Track Six: “Presto”

1:28:33: Wowzers.

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

S1E24 Rush "A Show of Hands" Jun 05, 2024

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.

Big email goes around the world. Big email in our box: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “A Show of Hands”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Gamers game.

0:27: Cold open, warm Hands, can’t lose.

2:52: The Circle of Willis

4:50: Meet Ara! Meet Dave!

9:20: Snowblind Revisited

17:46: The transition to synths, considered.

31:00: Fade-outs… again.

33:40: Let’s discuss skinny ties.

38:23: A Show of Tracklists

46:21: The Best of Syme

50:38: Missing Tracks?

55:45: Rush Live @ The Aud

1:09:09: A Show of Cover, A Cover of Show

1:11:11: Ditching the ties in favor of the tees.

1:28:20: The best of skinny ties, the worst of skinny ties.

1:40:20: We love you all. Thank you, and good night!

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

S1E23 Rush "Hold Your Fire" Side B May 29, 2024

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.

We each pay a fabulous price, for our ticket to podcast paradise. But a spirit with a comment is a fan… with an email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Hold Your Fire”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: I feel so alone, gonna consult my doc about my damn Crohn’s.

0:24: Let’s give it short script.

0:58: I am elk, hear me bleat.

3:03: Side B, Track One: “Lock and Key”

13:00: Side B, Track Two: “Mission”

23:39: Side B, Track Three: “Turn the Page”

31:47: Side B, Track Four: “Tai Shan”

41:20: Side B, Track Five: “High Water”

51:20: Which fire to hold and which to extinguish?

56:20: Time to fade these synths out, Collins.

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

S1E22 Rush "Hold Your Fire" Side A May 22, 2024

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.

A memo to a higher office? An open letter to the powers that be? To a God, a king, a head of state? Backtracking’s email would be: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Hold Your Fire”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: As cold as Steve Inskeep.

0:09: Hold your scripted open.

3:00: Don’t pass over this dinner! (SFX: rimshot)

4:28: Personal history, and an Ode to Mssrs. Carney and Chase.

9:47: The Basics of “Hold Your Fire”

14:16: In praise of Peter Collins and the gosh done gear.

19:22: Syme gilds the rose? Or buries the lede? Or blows it?

27:44: Side A, Track One: “Force Ten”

37:55: Side A, Track Two: “Time Stand Still”

57:26: Side A, Track Three: “Open Secrets”

1:03:09: Side A, Track Four: “Second Nature”

1:11:07: Side A, Track Five: “Prime Mover”

1:17:46: It’s so long it’s like time is standing still.

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

S1E21 Rush "Power Windows" Side B May 15, 2024

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.

In the secret well of emotions, buried deep in our email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Power Windows”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Day drinking for the people.

0:13: Scripted Open, Abbr.

2:17: Side B, Track One: “Territories”

15:28: Side B, Track Two: “Middletown Dream”

33:20: Side B, Track Three: “Emotion Detector”

46:18: Side B, Track Four: “Mystic Rhythms”

54:00: The Best Power and the Worst Windows

58:20: Microsoft’s Power Windows 1985

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

S1E20 Rush "Power Windows" Side A May 08, 2024

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.

Big money got a mean streak. Big money got no email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Power Windows”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Raf, what are you talking about?

0:40: …A lot of useless scripted open.

3:33: BPOE #2616

4:50: The Basics

6:53: Hugh Syme, Dimo Safari, & Neil Cunningham

9:05: An Aside Regarding Boardner’s

10:40: And we’re back to Syme-Time.

12:48: Montserrat, Peter Collins, and Synthchronicity

26:38: Side A, Track One: “The Big Money”

38:40: Side A, Track Two: “Grand Designs”

48:00: Side A, Track Three: “Manhattan Project”

1:07:07: Side A, Track Four: “Marathon”

1:16:20: Get this marathon over the finish line.

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

S1E19 Rush "Grace Under Pressure" Side B May 01, 2024

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.

Trying to change your program? Trying to change the mode? Crack the code? Use the following text string for an email overload: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Grace Under Pressure”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: http://www.coachshorts.com

0:52: The Abbreviated Scripted Open

1:27: Personal Memories of Barrie, Ontario

6:49: Ye Olde Mid-Album Check-In

10:15: Side B, Track One: “The Body Electric”

19:38: Side B, Track Two: “Kid Gloves”

28:05: Side B, Track Three: “Red Lenses”

33:40: Side B, Track Four: “Between the Wheels”

48:44: All Tracks Considered

53:53: Vaya con robots, amigos.

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

S1E18 Rush "Grace Under Pressure" Side A Apr 24, 2024

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.

Trying to change your program? Trying to change the mode? Crack the code? Use the following text string for an email overload: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Grace Under Pressure”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Special Guest Opening: Geddy Lee!

0:15: 1001001… Scripted Open!

3:12: The Raf and MJ Connection Discussed

5:08: The Basics

8:00: Housekeeping & Corrections

11:40: A Fine Time to Chat About Hugh Syme

21:55: Peter Peter “Gated Reverb Eater” Henderson

27:44: Side A, Track One: “Distant Early Warning”

40:30: Side A, Track Two: “Afterimage”

47:45: Side A, Track Three: “Red Sector A”

58:47: Side A, Track Four: “The Enemy Within”

1:09:40: Wrap it up, nerds.

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

S1E17 Rush "Signals" Side B Apr 17, 2024

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.

Learning to catch the email of the Old World Dan? Email at: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Signals”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Blah!

0:24: It’s scripted enough to say some words but dumb enough to annoy you.

0:57: Housekeeping… try vacuuming!

4:39: Side B, Track One: “The Weapon”

16:53: Side B, Track Two: “New World Man”

29:33: Side B, Track Three: “Losing It”

44:10: Side B, Track Four: “Countdown”

52:43: Good Songs, Bad Songs

54:58: Let’s wrap up this humid, motionless mass.

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

S1E16 Rush "Signals" Side A Apr 10, 2024

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.

Does it all seem so one-sided? The future predecided? Provide us your opinions, detached and subdivided to: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Signals”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Maytag!

0:35: Electricity? Biology? Seems to me it’s the scripted open!

3:00: How pegged the pants, how skinny the ties!

6:25: The Basics

10:18: Hugh’s Masterwork? Raf is a cat person.

19:28: The Swan Song of Terry “Downtown to China” Brown

26:26: Side A, Track One: “Subdivisions”

42:44: Side A, Track Two: “Analog Kid”

50:20: Side A, Track Three: “Chemistry”

1:00:56: Side A, Track Four: “Digital Man”

1:11:55: Side A transmitted, message received.

ERA CHEAT SHEET PLAYLISTS:
Bell Bottoms 1974 - 1976
Space Kimonos 1977 - 1981
Skinny Ties 1982 - 1987
Black Tees 1989 - 1997

S1E15 Rush "Exit... Stage Left" Apr 03, 2024

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.

Backsmith? Artist? Reflect it in your art! Send us lots of messages:backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Exit… Stage Left”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: TC Broonsie!

0:35: Enter… Scripted Intro

3:02: Housekeeping, Bass Corrections, & Reviews

9:08: Space Kimonos in Retrospect

19:19: It’s Hugh Syme’s time to shine.

25:13: Digging into the details of the recording of the album.

28:54: Discussion of the setlist / tracklist.

47:38: We set our course for Skinny Ties.

58:03: Best and worst of Skinny Ties? Find out!

1:01:55: It’s a wrap on this crap rap, chap.

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

Backtracking: Rush Spring Break Update Mar 27, 2024

Not much to know about this one! We're taking a break for the week, but we'll be back with on 4/3 with "Exit... Stage Left." Thanks!

S1E14 Rush "Moving Pictures" Side B Mar 20, 2024

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.

Cast in this unlikely role ill-equipped to contact? No more! Email us at: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Moving Pictures”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Was Superman from Kronkite?

0:15: The scripted open is black, without a moon….

1:05: A disclaimer and discussion about Rush’s infallibility.

8:57: Side B, Track One: “Limelight”

22:22: Side B, Track Two: “The Camera Eye”

34:10: Side B, Track Three: “Witch Hunt”

44:30: Side B, Track Four: “Vital Signs”

57:45: It is the best of songs, it is the worst of songs.

57:45: Was it George Thorogood who said, “Wrap it up. I’ll take it?”

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

S1E13 Rush "Moving Pictures" Side A Mar 13, 2024

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 this machinery making modern podcasts can still be open hearted. It’s really just a question of how to contact us: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Moving Pictures”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Cold, like the loneliness of podcast show notes….

0:36: Today’s scripted open, mean, mean snide….

3:25: This was a stressful album for us to dig into.

5:07: Huge Hugh Syme Time

15:06: Terry Brown, Le Studio, & Asterrickenbacker

22:25: Side A, Track One: “Tom Sawyer”

35:00: Side A, Track Two: “Red Barchetta”

44:30: Side A, Track Three: “YYZ”

54:16: That’s an A+ side A. We’ll see how the rest of this one goes.

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

S1E12 Rush "Permanent Waves" Side B Mar 06, 2024

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.

Just between us, I think it’s time for you to recognize the way to contact us: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Permanent Waves”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Pest control provided by Smith & Wesson.

1:23: Is this the beginning of a new era? Eras, reconsidered.

4:20: Side B, Track One: “Entre Nous”

13:21: Side B, Track Two: “Different Strings”

22:28: Side B, Track Three: “Natural Science”

33:55: In summary, they’re… petting the bunny?

36:24: Best and worst songs on the album.

39:00: It’s over. Let’s move on to “Moving Pictures.”

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

S1E11 Rush "Permanent Waves" Side A Feb 28, 2024

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 this machinery making modern podcasts can still be open hearted. It’s really just a question of how to contact us: backtrackingrox@gmail.com. LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:Rush “Permanent Waves” CHAPTERS: 0:00: Begin the day with some mastiff balls…. 0:50: Scripted open crackles with life…. 7:55: Raffi slathers himself in sweet Le Studio ear butter. 10:43: Me time? More like Hugh Syme! 15:33: Terry Brown, Le Studio, Rickenbacker, & a New Sound 22:11: Side A, Track One: “Spirit of the Radio” 34:31: Side A, Track Two: “Freewill” 45:20: Side A, Track Three: “Jacob’s Ladder” 53:25: Follow Raf’s eyes as they look to your thighs. 54:24: That’s a wrap for Side A. 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

S1E10 Rush "Hemispheres" Side B Feb 21, 2024

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.

Sometimes in confusion, do you feel lost and disillusioned? Contact us for help at backtrackingrox@gmail.com. We’ll give you confidence to go up against reality!

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Hemispheres”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: The Open as Cold as Oaken Oppression

0:23: Scripted Open: Book 2: Reprise: More Scripted Open

0:59: How Fucking Great? Pretty Fucking Great.

1:20: Side B, Track One: “Circumstances”

12:39: Side B, Track Two: “The Trees”

28:50: Side B, Track Three: “La Villa Strangiato”

46:01: How to pick the best track on a perfect album?

51:20: Wrap it up, for there is synth inbound, and it is plentiful.

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

S1E9 Rush "Hemispheres" Side A Feb 14, 2024

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 people were delighted, coming forth to claim our contact information: Contact us with rain, wolves, and cold starvation at backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Hemispheres”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: An Open as Cold as Apollonian Logic

0:24: Did you notice that Raf’s part rhymed just like the song?

3:07: A Brief Simon LeBon Interlude

6:27: Cyngus Basics

7:13: Hugh Syme’s Hemispheres are both male buttcheeks.

16:18: The Rapscallion Terry Brown, & The Ruins of Rockfield

20:08: Is this Rush’s best album from soup to nuts?

23:37: Side A, Track One: “Cygnus X-1 Book 2: Hemispheres”

1:05:02: So ends this Hemidisk. Until the next Hemidisk.

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

S1E8 Rush "A Farewell to Kings" Side B Feb 07, 2024

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.

In the constellation of Cygnus there lurks our mysterious, invisible email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com. Use it before you are atomized at the core.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “A Farewell to Kings”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: A completely untrue cold open that references agriculture.

0:27: What’s better than a scripted open? An edited one!

1:03: A brief prelude prior to diving right in.

2:18: Side B, Track Three: “Closer to the Heart”

18:30: Side B, Track Four: “Cinderella Man”

26:28: Side B, Track Five: “Madrigal”

33:20: Side B, Track Four: “Cygnus X-1: Book 1: The Voyage”

55:44: Best and worst tracks on the album.

57:02: Wrap it up into the unfathomable depths of the black hole.

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

S1E7 Rush "A Farewell to Kings" Side A Jan 31, 2024

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.

Help! We’re trapped within our pleasure domes, and we’ve decreed you get in touch. Contact us with honeydew, paradisiacal milk, corrections, requests, or visions of splendor. Our email address is backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “A Farewell to Kings”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: An open colder than the cold expanse of space.

0:26: What’s that east of Lyra? Our scripted open!

2:51: Err, ah… eras; “the Bristol Beat;” Monmouthshire; Ambition!

15:59: “That guy’s got an absolutely Hugh Syme!”

18:12: We discuss the album’s commercial performance.

20:49: Side A, Track One: “A Farewell to Kings”

39:15: Side B, Track Two: “Xanadu”

58:54: Wrapping up the side, ya’ll. See you on the flipside.

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

S1E6 Rush "All the World's a Stage" Jan 24, 2024

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.

How can we make Backtracking great again? By smashing Like! By stomping subscribe! By slicing up a 5-Star review! If none of those work, why not send us a message to explain why? Contact us via email at the internet address backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “All the World’s a Stage”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: So Cold It’s Hot

0:15: All the World’s a Shitty Scripted Intro

2:35: First Irregular State of the Podcast

8:33: Special Guest, Guitarist of Snowblind, Leeburg’s Uniter (Not a Divider) Ara Bagdasarian!

15:40: A thoughtful discussion of the first four studio albums, and the regionality of Rush.

32:30: Finally, we discuss the fucking album.

47:18: Our panel looks ahead ahead to the next four studio albums.

1:04:10: What are the best and worst albums from the first set of four? Find out!

1:10:40: Wrap it up, nits.

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

S1E5 Rush "2112" Jan 17, 2024

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.

What would touch us deeper? A message from you! Contact us with complaints, gripes, annoyances, or artfully rendered man-asses. Our email address is backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM: Rush “2112”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Cold Open to the Ones Without It

0:37: Our Awkward Scripted Openings Suck

3:45: 2112’s Mystery Release Date & the Achievement of Rushiness

6:18: Origins of the Album Title

8:08: Cover Art, the Red Star of the Solar Federation, Hugh Syme, Man Ass & Space Kimonos Revealed

14:43: Production & the Artistry of Terry “Turn That Frown Upside” Brown

21:12 Track One, Part One: “2112: Overture”

29:14: Track One, Part Two: “2112: Temples of Syrinx”

35:30: Track One, Part Three: “2112: Discovery”

42:49: Track One, Part Four: “2112: Presentation”

49:55: Track One, Part Five: “2112: Oracle: The Dream”

55:05: Track One, Part Six: “2112: Soliloquy”

1:05:15: Track One, Part Seven: “2112: The Grand Finale”

1:09:49: Track Two: “A Passage to Bangkok”

1:21:48: Track Three: “The Twilight Zone”

1:28:08: Track Four: “Lessons”

1:35:20: Track Five: “Tears”

1:44:18: Track Six: “Something for Nothing”

1:50:30: Best and worst tracks on the album.

1:54:02: Wrap it up or I’m going to spill my lifeblood ovah.

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

S1E4 Rush "Caress of Steel" Jan 10, 2024

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.

Space is a cold and lonely expanse, so we want to hear from you! Contact us with etudes, odes, corrections, reflections, or requests for inspections. Our electronic mail address is backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

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

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

S1E3 Rush "Fly By Night" Jan 03, 2024

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.

Space is a cold and lonely expanse, so we want to hear from you! Contact us with etudes, odes, corrections, reflections, or requests for inspections. Our electronic mail address is backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Fly By Night”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Sing it.

0:17: Scripted open brought to you by the team that brought you “The World’s Wildest Police Chases.”

3:08: Tell us about your infant ears, Raffi.

4:22: Cover art, ya’ll.

11:08: Production, and that rapscallion Terry Brown.

17:27: Raf once again tries to argue that Led Zeppelin is not good. SAD!

18:35: Track One: “Anthem”

33:32: Track Two: “Best I Can”

41:24: Track Three: “Beneath, Between, Behind”

50:16: Track Four: “By-Tor and the Snow Dog”

59:00: Track Five: “Fly By Night”

1:07:35: Track Six: “Making Memories”

1:14:42: Track Seven: “Rivendell”

1:22:26: Track Eight: “In the End”

1:34:25: Coming in for a landing with best and worst tracks.

1:37:00: Wrap it up, losers.

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

S1E2 Rush "Rush" Dec 29, 2023

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.

We want to hear from listeners… dear God, please! Contact us with comments, corrections, hilarious anecdotes, solicitations for bitcoin, and your favorite Rush concert photos. Our electronic mail address is backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
Rush “Rush”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: The opening so cold you’d better grab your mittens.

0:36: “These scripted intros are ridiculous!”

3:30: Tell me of your homeworld, Usul.

4:06: Production, Studio, and that 8 Track Sound

5:08: This is first of many discussions about Led Zeppelin, and their influence on the band.

6:08: Band Personnel

7:44: Cover Art

9:07: Track One: “Finding My Way”

22:48: Track Two: “Need Some Love”

30:30: Track Three: “Take A Friend”

41:40: Track Four: “Here Again”

48:12: Track Five: “What You’re Doing”

1:04:57: Track Six: “In The Mood”

1:14:29: Track Seven: “Before and After”

1:23:56: Track Eight: “Working Man”

1:38:12: Discussion of contemporaneous albums, influences, and Genesis’ “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.”

1:42:35: Best and worst tracks on the album.

1:44:05: Wrap it up, nerds.

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

S1E1 Rush "Eras" Dec 28, 2023

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.

We want to hear from listeners, if only to prove that they exist. Please contact us with comments, corrections, hate mail, love mail, and photos of your favorite Rush memorabilia. Hit us up at backtrackingrox@gmail.com.

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Hilarity

0:14: Inaugural awkward scripted intro.

4:28: What is an era? And why are we talking about Morphine and Boston?

6:30: Dan’s Era 1: Bell Bottoms 1974 — 1976

16:28: Dan’s Era 2: Space Kimonos 1977 — 1981

29:30: Dan’s Era 3: Skinny Ties 1982 — 1987

39:45: Dan’s Era 4: Black Tees 1989 — 1997

46:29: Dan’s Era 5: In the End 2002 Onward

48:50: Raf’s Era 1: Birth 1950 — 1974

50:50: Raf’s Era 2: Adolescence 1974 — 1975

52:10: Raf’s Era 3: Exploration 1975 — 1980

53:12: Raf’s Era 4: Application 1981 — 1988

56:29: Raf’s Era 5: Back to Basics 1989 — 1993

57:57: Raf’s Era 6: The Abyss 1996 — 2002

1:00:50: Raf’s Era 7: Rebirth 2004 Onward

1:05:25: A balanced appreciation of Rush's productivity and endurance; "some real stinkers." There are different seasons, different moods, and different Rush eras. And some bullshit neuroscience.

1:16:21: Wrap it up, jerks.

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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