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Men at Work "Business as Usual" (1981), Side B: People Just Love to Play with Words, Be Good Johnny
21/10/2026 | 1h 9 mins.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: backtrackingrox@gmail.com
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Men at Work “Business as Usual”
CHAPTERS
0:00: Perhaps Not a Suitable Memorial
0:20: Is Suno Too Polished?
1:19: A Hard A
3:20: Cover the Cover, Brought to You by Michael
18:05: Side B, Track 1: People Just Love to Play with Words
24:45: Side B, Track 2: Be Good Johnny
30:39: Side B, Track 3: Touching the Untouchables
38:23: Side B, Track 4: Catch a Star
44:28: Side B, Track 5: Down by the Sea
56:54: Die Beste und Die Wurst
1:04:34: JWBS (J. William’s B-Sides)
1:07:02: Men At Rest
BACKTRACKING SOCIALS
Twitter: @backtrackingrox
YouTube: @backtrackingrox
Instagram: @backtrackingrox
Reddit: u/backtrackingrox
SEASON 3 BAND DIRECTORY
Asia Official Website | Facebook | X (Twitter)
Barenaked Ladies Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
Candlemass Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
Cardinal Official Website | Bandcamp | Facebook
Dumptruck Bandcamp | Facebook
Felt Bandcamp | Instagram
Gang of Youths Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)
Idaho Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
Men at Work Official Website | Facebook
Mind Science of the Mind Bandcamp
Ozzy Osbourne Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)
Sting Official Website | Instagram | Facebook
The Chameleons Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
The Tragically Hip Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
U2 Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)Men at Work "Business as Usual" (1981), Side A: Who Can It Be Now?, Down Under
14/10/2026 | 2h 5 mins.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?: backtrackingrox@gmail.com
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM
Men at Work “Business as Usual”
CHAPTERS
0:00: Northern Virginia
0:25: A New Theme Song Provider!
1:25: JW, Man at Work
11:12: Housekeeping
25:45: Personal Bidness
36:02: The Basics
56:45: Overall Impressions
1:05:45: Side A, Track 1: Who Can It Be Now?
1:19:41: Side A, Track 2: I Can See It in Your Eyes
1:31:19: Side A, Track 3: Down Under
1:48:39: Side A, Track 4: Underground
1:54:52: Side A, Track 5: H elpless Automaton
2:04:30: More Men, More Business
BACKTRACKING SOCIALS
Twitter: @backtrackingrox
YouTube: @backtrackingrox
Instagram: @backtrackingrox
Reddit: u/backtrackingrox
SEASON 3 BAND DIRECTORY
Asia Official Website | Facebook | X (Twitter)
Barenaked Ladies Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
Candlemass Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
Cardinal Official Website | Bandcamp | Facebook
Dumptruck Bandcamp | Facebook
Felt Bandcamp | Instagram
Gang of Youths Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)
Idaho Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
Men at Work Official Website | Facebook
Mind Science of the Mind Bandcamp
Ozzy Osbourne Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)
Sting Official Website | Instagram | Facebook
The Chameleons Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
The Tragically Hip Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
U2 Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)Asia "Alpha" (1983), Side B: Eye to Eye, The Last to Know
07/10/2026 | 45 mins.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: backtrackingrox@gmail.com
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM
Asia “Alpha”
CHAPTERS
0:00: Our Engineer Is on a PIP
0:22: Wallow in This Week’s Themesong
1:42: Back Again Again
2:30: Cover the Cover®
9:57: Side B, Track 1: Eye to Eye
15:08: Side B, Track 2: The Last to Know
25:00: Side B, Track 3: True Colors
28:40: Side B, Track 4: Midnight Sun
32:49: Side B, Track 5: Open Your Eyes
40:00: El Primero y La Worsta
43:18: Caution: Men at Work Ahead
BACKTRACKING SOCIALS
Twitter: @backtrackingrox
YouTube: @backtrackingrox
Instagram: @backtrackingrox
Reddit: u/backtrackingrox
SEASON 3 BAND DIRECTORY
Asia Official Website | Facebook | X (Twitter)
Barenaked Ladies Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
Candlemass Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
Cardinal Official Website | Bandcamp | Facebook
Dumptruck Bandcamp | Facebook
Felt Bandcamp | Instagram
Gang of Youths Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)
Idaho Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
Men at Work Official Website | Facebook
Mind Science of the Mind Bandcamp
Ozzy Osbourne Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)
Sting Official Website | Instagram | Facebook
The Chameleons Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
The Tragically Hip Official Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
U2 Official Website | Instagram | X (Twitter)Asia "Alpha" (1983), Side A: Don't Cry, The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
30/09/2026 | 1h 24 mins.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:
- Twitter: @backtrackingrox
- YouTube: @backtrackingrox
- Instagram: @backtrackingrox
- Reddit: u/backtrackingrox
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.
Don't cry, it's only an email: backtrackingrox@gmail.comAsia "Alpha" (1983): Interview with Asia Producer Dax Kimbrough
23/09/2026 | 58 mins.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
- YouTube: @backtrackingrox
- Instagram: @backtrackingrox
- Reddit: u/backtrackingrox
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: backtrackingrox@gmail.com
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About Backtracking
Backtracking is the music podcast where three old friends, Dan, Raf and JW, take a second listen to influential albums, track by track. Season 1 covered the entire Rush catalog. Season 2 went deep on American Music Club. Season 3 is fifteen albums, from Ozzy's "Blizzard of Ozz" and Asia's "Alpha" to Sting's "The Soul Cages" and The Chameleons' "Strange Times," with guests including Mark Burgess and Reg Smithies of The Chameleons, Seth Tiven of Dumptruck, Nathan Larson, and Will Hodgkinson. Expect deep cuts, bad puns, and The Best and the Worst for every album. New episodes on Tuesdays.
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