The Great Divide – song deep dive by Svein and Tom.
- About the growing rift between union and management in England
- The amazing guitar parts this song – both the intro (amazing), the outro (excellent), and perhaps first and foremost the incredible and vicious dual soloing in the middle.
- Discussion: does the topic of union rifts make for an interesting topic?
- An interpretation that takes us a little bit away from the “union” angle.
- We discuss what the “great divide” is - “here comes the great divide”…
- We are ultimately fine with leaving the song as a bit mysterious as far as what it is about.
- Musically, the song hits every note – it is powerful, with attitude and melody.
- Hear the tale of teen Tom working at a Factory for two miserable weeks before making the switch to Dairy Queen.
Just A Shadow – song deep dive by Tom and Svein.
- Tom shares some touching personal memories about a lost friend and the significance this song had for them.
- The topic of not living up to your potential and ending up as shadows of the people we should be.
- Other sub-topics – domestic violence, the references to old people/shining with youth.
- The recurring theme of “garden/flower in the forest” in Stuart’s lyrics.
- The song is musically complete – it is harder to pick out single moments, because it all just fits so well together and is a wonderful whole.
- The return of the glorious playout section.
We’re done! We present our combined total rankings of the album.
Discussion on some of the b-sides of the album – Winter Sky, Prairie Rose, Belief In the Small Man, Bass Dance/Bass Concerto.
The 12’’ mixes from the Steeltown era.
The 1984 Steeltown tour – including the obligatory KISS reference.
The 2014 Steeltown 30th anniversary tour.
Bonus material: a show recording from the Steeltown tour - Glasgow Apollo, 21st December 1984
- Raindance
- Steeltown
- East of Eden
- Where the Rose Is Sown
- Come Back To Me
Outro: “too many notes” from the “Amadeus” movie.