S3E1 Season Premiere & Album Reveal

S3E1 Season Premiere & Album Reveal

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March 4, 2026 · 1h 6m · Season 3 · Episode 1

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The season premiere of Backtracking features the hosts revealing their selected albums for the season.

Backtracking Season 3 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. Wide Awake in Email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com LISTEN TO THE ALBUMS Dan’s 5 Albums Raf’s 5 Albums JW’s 5 Albums CHAPTERS 0:00: The Coldest Opens, the Deepest Sighs 0:11: A New Intro, a New Era, a New Theme Song? 1:14: Breaking Backtracking Boundaries 4:33: Keeping the House 9:44: We Reveal the Album Reveal 10:30: Raf’s 1st Pick: Ozzy Osbourne “Blizzard of Ozz” 13:24: JW’s 1st Pick: Men at Work “Business As Usual” 16:45: Raf’s 2nd Pick: Asia “Alpha” 18:45: Raf’s 3rd Pick: U2 “Wide Awake in America” 21:45: JW’s 2nd Pick: The Chameleons “Strange Times” 24:45: JW’s 3rd Pick: Felt “Forever Breathes the Lonely Word” 28:58: JW’s 4th Pick: Dumptruck “For the Country” 32:00: Dan’s 1st Pick: Candlemass “Tales of Creation” 36:02: Dan’s 2nd Pick: Sting “The Soul Cages” 39:31: Raf’s 4th Pick: Barenaked Ladies “Gordon” 42:12: JW’s Final Pick: Cardinal (Self-Titled) 45:47: Raf’s Final Pick: The Tragically Hip “Road Apples” 50:10: Dan’s 3rd Pick…

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Hosts: Dan, Raf

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Books & works: Blizzard of Ozz, Business As Usual, Alpha, Wide Awake in America, Strange Times, Forever Breathes the Lonely Word, For the Country, Tales of Creation, The Soul Cages, Gordon

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