(Interview snippets from the “Hold The Heart” 12’’-single sprinkled throughout the episode.)
The Teacher – song deep dive by Tom & Svein.
- Great song, but poor single choice?
- Great country-inspired guitar hook – similar to Rawhide or Bonanza.
- Some elements of the 'guitar symphony' approach of Steeltown can be found here.
- How suitable/usable is a music video to explain what a song is about? The podcast hosts disagree on this.
- Is the song about spiritual enlightenment, smoking dope or even about sex? Tom cannot believe what Stuart said about the song, and certainly not what Svein says.
I Walk the Hill – song deep dive by Svein & Tom.
- Very likable song/style, but style over substance?
- Sounds like BC parodying themselves – which ironically is just how the song started out as!
- Interestingly, Svein & Tom both expected this song to be the next single after Look Away. What does that tell us about the song?
- The song is definitely a 'filler' song on The Seer, but an enjoyable one - aka 'good filler'.
- Lyrics are like the music - nice-sounding, but somewhat lightweight.
- Tom bemoans how the band changed the ending of the song live (part 1).
Eiledon – song deep dive by Tom & Svein.
- Hugh McDiormott's influence on the song.
- The inspirations behind the name of the song – a combination of a real place and a real word?
- A focal song for the themes of the album.
- Could the song be improved even further? Tom has one suggestion. Svein has several.
- Is the song happy/hopeful/blissful or longing/melancholy/sad? Could it be both?
- Tom bemoans how the band changed the ending of the song live (part 2).
One Great Thing – song deep dive by Svein and Tom.
- The context of the song: they chased chart success on this album, and this song seem to be a prime example of that focus – as well as pointing the way to PIOT.
- Not a very deep song, it just wants peace and is sick and tired of feeling sick and tired about fighting.
- Nothing wrong with a more lightweight song, and the musical trademarks are there, but is it a bit “BC by numbers?”
- The OGT beer commercial (including a band interview about it)
- Lengthy intro to OGT from when the band played it live on the Buffalo Skinners tour.
Hold The Heart – song deep dive by Tom & Svein.
- Capturing the feeling of love lost perfectly.
- The selection of this song as a single.
- The length of this song – it is the longest song on the album.
- Playing the song live - no e-bow, just pickin' (including live excerpt).
- Single choice debate - Hold the Heart vs the Seer? Svein is still not over the lost opportunity over the title track and the Kate link.
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