Backtracking

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Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where two old friends take a second listen to influential bands' catalogs, track by track. For our second season, we've selected the pioneering indie rockers American Music Club.

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Mark Eitzel "Klamath" (2009), Side A: Buried Treasure, I Miss You Oct 01, 2025

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Mark Eitzel's 2009 album "Klamath", Side A: "Buried Treasure", "Like a River That Reaches the Sea", "The Blood on My Hands" and more.

Plus "I Miss You", "There's Someone Waiting" and "What Do You Got for Me?", the cover, a cabin in Klamath, and a mature Eitzel.

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Mark Eitzel “Klamath”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: The Flop House Boys

0:10: Intro!

0:40: How Many Episodes Are Too Many Episodes?

8:10: It’s Not Housekeeping. It’s Homekeeping.

18:17: The Basics

23:31: The Cover, a Cabin in Klamath, & a Mature Eitzel

43:48: Side A, Track 1: “Buried Treasure”

52:18: Side A, Track 2: “Like a River That Reaches the Sea”

1:03:51: Side A, Track 3: “The Blood on My Hands”

1:13:24: Side A, Track 4: “I Miss You”

1:24:50: Side A, Track 5: “There’s Someone Waiting”

1:33:33: Side A, Track 6: “What Do You Got For Me?”

1:40:05: So ends A. Until B.

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Mark Eitzel "Candy Ass" (2005), Side B: Roll Away My Stone, Cobh Sep 24, 2025

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Mark Eitzel's 2005 album "Candy Ass", Side B: "Roll Away My Stone", "Green Eyes", "Cobh", "I Am Fassbinder" and more.

Plus "Song of the Mole" and "Guitar Lover", and the sweetest candy and the sourest ass.

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Mark Eitzel “Candy Ass”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: The Firefly Facebook Group Moderators

0:43: Tag Team. Back Again.

2:03: Side B, Track 1: “Roll Away My Stone”

14:21: Side B, Track 2: “Green Eyes”

20:41 : Side B, Track 3: “Cobh”

23:02: Side B, Track 4: “I Am Fassbinder”

29:42: Side B, Track 5: “Song of the Mole”

35:27: Side B, Track 6: “Guitar Lover”

40:41: The Sweetest Candy, the Sourest Ass

45:11: Thanks, sweet ass.

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Mark Eitzel "Candy Ass" (2005), Side A: My Pet Rat St. Michael Sep 17, 2025

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Mark Eitzel's 2005 album "Candy Ass", Side A: "My Pet Rat St. Michael", "Cotton Candy Tenth Power", "Sleeping Beauty" and more.

We cover the basics, the cover and the production, then "Make Sure They Hear", "A Loving Tribute to My City" and "Homeland Pastoral." Unsurprisingly, we're too long-winded.

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Mark Eitzel “Candy Ass”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: backtrackingrox@gmail.com

0:21: Every shingle boy and girl, all around the shingle world….

6:43: Housekeepin’ 2: In Da House

25:39: The Basics

28:13: Under the Covers with Michael

31:06: Seize the Means of Production, Mr. Eitzel

46:46: Side A, Track 1: “My Pet Rat St. Michael”

55:55: A Side Note Regarding the Ugly Asshole Ryan Dombal

1:00:00: Side A, Track 2: “Cotton Candy Tenth Power”

1:05:29: Side A, Track 3: “Make Sure They Hear”

1:14:16 : Side A, Track 4: “Sleeping Beauty”

1:21:59: Side A, Track 5: “A Loving Tribute to My City”

1:28:33: Side A, Track 6: “Homeland Pastoral”

1:37:31: And, unsurprisingly, we’re too long-winded.

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American Music Club “Love Songs for Patriots”

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American Music Club "Love Songs for Patriots" (2004), Side B Sep 10, 2025

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American Music Club's 2004 album "Love Songs for Patriots", Side B: "Home", "Myopic Books", "The Devil Needs You" and more.

Plus "America Loves a Minstrel Show", "The Horseshoe Wreath in Bloom" and "Song of the Rats Leaving the Sinking Ship", then The Best and the Worst. The thrillogy concludes.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00: Hey now!

0:11: The Thrillogy Concludes

12:20: Side B, Track 1: “Home”

22:34: Side B, Track 2: “Myopic Books”

36:36: Side B, Track 3: “America Loves a Mistrel Show”

51:19: Side B, Track 4: “The Horseshoe Wreath in Bloom”

59:40: Side B, Track 5: “Song of the Rats Leaving the Sinking Ship”

1:09:20: Side B, Track 6: “The Devil Needs You”

1:19:40: I can’t walk 1000 Miles, and I can’t walk 1,000 more.

1:21:20: The Best Song, the Worst Song

1:28:58: Cleanse

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American Music Club “Love Songs for Patriots”

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American Music Club "Love Songs for Patriots" (2004), Side A Sep 03, 2025

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American Music Club's 2004 album "Love Songs for Patriots", Side A: "Ladies and Gentlemen", "Patriot's Heart", "Job to Do" and more.

Plus "Another Morning", "Love Is", "Only Love Will Set You Free" and "Mantovani the Mind Reader." The podcasters strike back.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00: Sign Your Name

0:46: Tag Team, Back Again

1:32: Side A, Track 1: “Ladies and Gentlemen”

12:04: Side A, Track 2: “Another Morning”

23:27 : Side A, Track 3: “Patriot’s Heart”

37:00: Side A, Track 4: “Love Is”

42:27: Side A, Track 5: “Job to Do”

53:35: Side A, Track 6: “Only Love Will Set You Free”

1:03:58: Side A, Track 7: “Mantovani the Mind Reader”

1:12:14: The Podcasters Strike Back

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American Music Club “Love Songs for Patriots”

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American Music Club "Love Songs for Patriots" (2004): Intro Aug 27, 2025

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American Music Club returns with 2004's "Love Songs for Patriots": the basics, the cover, the production and the arrangements.

AMC is back, and so is our housekeeping. Part one of a trilogy.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00: TTD!

0:27: Intro!

1:00: AMC is Back!

4:33: Housekeeping!

27:22: The Basics!

35:02: The Cover!

43:42: Production! Arrangements!

1:11:45: A Trilogy!

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Mark Eitzel “The Ugly American”

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Mark Eitzel "The Ugly American" (2003): AMC Songs Gone Greek Aug 20, 2025

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Mark Eitzel's 2003 album "The Ugly American" revisits AMC songs with a Greek twist: "Western Sky", "Jenny", "Nightwatchman" and more.

Mid-career covers album or greatest hits Trojan horse? We go through "Here They Roll Down", "Take Courage", "Last Harbor" and "Love's Humming." Time to break the dishes.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00: The Evils of Mainstream Music Pods

0:11: Welcome, Visitor!

0:52: Why We Fight

4:00: The Spectre of Mid-Career Covers Album

8:00: The Basics

9:52: Cover the Cover, Brought to You by Michael

14:44: Globalist Eitzel & the Outsourcing of American Music

21:01: The Spectre of the Mid-Career Covers Album, Part Deux

25:02: A Greatest Hits Trojan Horse?

29:11: Track 1: “Western Sky”

38:44: Track 2: “Here They Roll Down”

46:39: Track 3: “Jenny”

48:31: Track 4: “Nightwatchman”

51:51: Track 5: “Take Courage”

1:00:45: Track 6: “Anything”

1:04:35: Track 7: “What Good Is Love”

1:09:00: Track 8: “Will You Find Me”

1:13:26: Track 9: “Last Harbor”

1:18:08: Track 10: “Love’s Humming”

1:23:08: Το καλύτερο τραγούδι και το χειρότερο τραγούδι.

1:29:30: Time to break the dishes, my little baklavas.

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