Backtracking

Backtracking
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Backtracking Season 3! After diving deep into Rush and AMC, the Backtracking crew returns to dissect every track from the legendary to the cult-classic. From the Prince of Darkness (Ozzy) to the stadium heights of U2 and Sting, we’re covering it all. Expect doom metal (Candlemass), 80s icons (Men at Work), indie gems (Idaho, Gang of Youths), and even Barenaked Ladies. Three friends, every album, zero skips.

  1. S1 Bonus Raf & Dan on Something for Nothing Podcast

    JAN 21 · BONUS

    S1 Bonus Raf & Dan on Something for Nothing Podcast

    Steve and Gerry from the Something for Nothing Rush podcast invited us to join them for an episode. Check it out -- them takes is hottt. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/something-for-nothing-a-rush-fancast/id1477994760 Season 3 coming soon so stay tuned!

    1 hr
  2. S2E52 American Music Club Season Finale

    12/31/2025

    S2E52 American Music Club Season Finale

    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. We all have to find our own email address: backtrackingrox@gmail.com. CHAPTERS: 0:00: Build it up, burn it down. 0:28: The Final Intro 1:03: A look back on Big Head Todd & the Monsters. 2:50: Haaskeepin’ and thank y’uns. 14:41: JW’s Worst Song Bracket 27:58: Dan’s Worst Song Bracket 36:50: Michael Presents: Best Cover Ever 43:06: JW’s Best Song Bracket 1:03:39: Dan’s Best Song Bracket 1:12:20: The Huge Season 3 Reveal 1:41:50: JW’s Best Album Bracket & Champion 2:06:18: Dan’s Best Album Bracket & Champion 2:17:21: Dan’s Worst Song Bracket & Champion 2:20:25: JW’s Worst Song Bracket & Champion 2:25:50: JW’s Best Song Bracket & Champion 2:33:10: Dan’s Best Song Bracket & Champion 2:40:40: The back has been tracked, and to all a good night. AMC LINKS: - Mark Eitzel & AMC on the World Wide Web- American Music Club on Bandcamp- American Music Club on Spotify- Danny Pearson on BandcampBACKTRACKING SOCIALS: - Twitter: @backtrackingrox - YouTube: @backtrackingrox - Instagram: @backtrackingrox - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox

    2h 45m
  3. S2E51 American Music Club & Mark Eitzel More Ephemera

    12/24/2025

    S2E51 American Music Club & Mark Eitzel More Ephemera

    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. I just took two emails: backtrackingrox@gmail.com. LISTEN TO THE PLAYLIST:American Music Club & Eitzel Ephemera YouTube Playlist CHAPTERS: 0:00: Take These Broken Wings 0:30: We’re Ephemeracs! 1:00: Preamblin’ Again 2:13: Eitzel’s 4-Track Collection of Shame 6:42: Crystal Always Knows 8:52: Toiling Midgets “Son” 14:08: “Everclear” & “Mercury” B-Sides 24:26: “San Francisco” B-Sides 30:54: Guest Appearances 46:11: Mark Eitzel “Demos Before Lovesongs” 52:25: More Guest Appearances 1:01:01: Mark Eitzel “Glory” 1:04:01: Vudi, Farmers, Clovis de la Floret, Swans 1:11:24: Danny & Clodhopper 1:12:14: Kaphan & His Ambient Excursions 1:17:17: Too Much & Too Deep 1:21:53: On to the finale! AMC LINKS: - Mark Eitzel & AMC on the World Wide Web- American Music Club on Bandcamp- American Music Club on Spotify- Danny Pearson on BandcampBACKTRACKING SOCIALS: - Twitter: @backtrackingrox - YouTube: @backtrackingrox - Instagram: @backtrackingrox - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox

    1h 26m
  4. S2E50 American Music Club & Eitzel Ephemera

    12/17/2025

    S2E50 American Music Club & Eitzel Ephemera

    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. How do you pass the President’s email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com. LISTEN TO THE PLAYLIST:American Music Club & Eitzel Ephemera YouTube Playlist CHAPTERS: 0:00: Dawson’s Peak 1:00: A Long Look Back, a Short Look Ahead 4:50: Housekeeping & the Brackets 7:25: A Prelude to the Preamble 10:55: Preamblin’ Man 12:43: AMC Live 1992 to 1993 23:21: AMC Live at the Hotel Utah SF 1993 29:21: A Toast to You: AMC Live in Pittsburgh 2004 34:32: Atwater Afternoon: AMC Live 2008 40:38: Food, Sex, and Shelter: AMC Live in Cambridge 2008 50:20: The Eitzel Ordeal: The Konk Sessions 2013 59:25: Whoops, We Did It Again AMC LINKS: - Mark Eitzel & AMC on the World Wide Web- American Music Club on Bandcamp- American Music Club on Spotify- Danny Pearson on BandcampBACKTRACKING SOCIALS: - Twitter: @backtrackingrox - YouTube: @backtrackingrox - Instagram: @backtrackingrox - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox

    1h 1m
  5. S2E49 American Music Club "The Golden Age" Side B

    12/10/2025

    S2E49 American Music Club "The Golden Age" Side B

    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. My sunsets are always one-sentence emails: backtrackingrox@gmail.com. LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:American Music Club “The Golden Age” CHAPTERS: 0:00: Arrested Development 0:06: Intro 0:38: The 2008 J. W. and Dan Time Capsule 10:21: Side B, Track 1: “Who You Are” 19:55: Side B, Track 2: “The Windows on the World” 28:38: Side B, Track 3: “One Step Ahead” 33:58: Side B, Track 4: “The Dance” 45:01: Side B, Track 5: “I Know That’s Not Really You” 52:19: Side B, Track 6: “On My Way” 1:00:07: Side B, Track 7: “The Grand Duchess of San Francisco” 1:04:55: J.W. Hall’s Retracking of “The Golden Age” 1:12:42: The 24 Carat Best and the Gold-Filled Worst 1:19:00: And that’s it. The catalog is complete. AMC LINKS: - Mark Eitzel & AMC on the World Wide Web- American Music Club on Bandcamp- American Music Club on Spotify- Danny Pearson on BandcampBACKTRACKING SOCIALS: - Twitter: @backtrackingrox - YouTube: @backtrackingrox - Instagram: @backtrackingrox - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox

    1h 22m
  6. S2E48 American Music Club "The Golden Age" Side A

    12/03/2025

    S2E48 American Music Club "The Golden Age" Side A

    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. You pulled off your email, went “Girls Gone Wild”: backtrackingrox@gmail.com. LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:American Music Club “The Golden Age” CHAPTERS: 0:00: 12 0:15: The Golden Intro 0:49: Talk to my rep, Eitzel. 2:25: “Never Stray from the Chronology!” 5:29: The Basics 8:00: “Michael’s Covers” for the Patreons 20:42: Production, the Band, and a Chance Meeting? 42:14: Side A, Track 1: “All My Love” 54:07: Side A, Track 2: “The Victory Choir” 1:04:57: Side A, Track 3: “The Decibels and the Little Pills” 1:16:32: Side A, Track 4: “Sleeping Beauty” 1:23:41: Side A, Track 5: “The Stars” 1:30:28: Side A, Track 6: “All the Lost Souls Welcome You to San Francisco” 1:39:24: C’est Fin AMC LINKS: - Mark Eitzel & AMC on the World Wide Web- American Music Club on Bandcamp- American Music Club on Spotify- Danny Pearson on BandcampBACKTRACKING SOCIALS: - Twitter: @backtrackingrox - YouTube: @backtrackingrox - Instagram: @backtrackingrox - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox

    1h 41m
  7. S2E47 Mark Eitzel "Hey Mr. Ferryman" Side B

    11/26/2025

    S2E47 Mark Eitzel "Hey Mr. Ferryman" Side B

    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. He spent his life on the television. He even had an email of his own: backtrackingrox@gmail.com. LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:Mark Eitzel “Hey Mr. Ferryman” CHAPTERS: 0:00: Bored? 0:22: The Hanz. The Fanz. 2:38: Side B, Track 1: “In My Role As a Professional Singer and Ham” 14:30: Side B, Track 2: “Mr. Humpries” 27:50: Side B, Track 3: “La Llorona” 37:49: Side B, Track 4: “Just Because” 42:54: Side B, Track 5: “Let Me Go” 50:04: Side B, Track 5: “Sleep From My Eyes” 57:03: Bonus Tracks Commentary: For Jason Molina 58:50: Die besten und die wursten. 1:05:04: See you next Tuesday. REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE:White Bimbo Man’s video for “Just Because” AMC LINKS: - Mark Eitzel & AMC on the World Wide Web- American Music Club on Bandcamp- American Music Club on Spotify- Danny Pearson on BandcampBACKTRACKING SOCIALS: - Twitter: @backtrackingrox - YouTube: @backtrackingrox - Instagram: @backtrackingrox - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox

    1h 8m
  8. S2E46 Mark Eitzel "Hey Mr. Ferryman" Side A

    11/19/2025

    S2E46 Mark Eitzel "Hey Mr. Ferryman" Side A

    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. To the slots, I go everyday. I know the email will come my way: backtrackingrox@gmail.com. LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:Mark Eitzel “Hey Mr. Ferryman” CHAPTERS: 0:00: The Dulcet Tones 0:19: Sheer Volume 6:25: Big Momma’s Housekeeping 13:23: The Basics 19:04: Under the Covers with Michael 25:33: Production, Arrangements, and the Overall Vibe 44:10: Side A, Track 1: “The Last Ten Years” 55:19: Side A, Track 2: “An Answer” 1:03:17: Side A, Track 3: “The Road” 1:11:33: Side A, Track 4: “Nothing and Everything” 1:20:06: Side A, Track 5: “An Angel’s Wings Brushed the Penny Slots” 1:30:36: Like Styx, we’re sailing away. Until next time. AMC LINKS: - Mark Eitzel & AMC on the World Wide Web- American Music Club on Bandcamp- American Music Club on Spotify- Danny Pearson on BandcampBACKTRACKING SOCIALS: - Twitter: @backtrackingrox - YouTube: @backtrackingrox - Instagram: @backtrackingrox - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox

    1h 34m
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Backtracking Season 3! After diving deep into Rush and AMC, the Backtracking crew returns to dissect every track from the legendary to the cult-classic. From the Prince of Darkness (Ozzy) to the stadium heights of U2 and Sting, we’re covering it all. Expect doom metal (Candlemass), 80s icons (Men at Work), indie gems (Idaho, Gang of Youths), and even Barenaked Ladies. Three friends, every album, zero skips.

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  • Creator
    Backtracking
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    101
  • Rating
    Explicit
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