Episode 0023 – “Good After Morning” – The band visits early morning radio in San Dideo.
- Part I – San Diego Early Morning Radio
- Part II – Emily Cam – Part I
- Part III – Emily Cam – Part II
- Part IV – This is Your Brain on Drugs
Audios!
Episode 0022 – “Rockline, Part II” – The band visits the Rockline studios in preparation for their live, in studio performance.
- Part II.a – Geoff & Ed Rehearse “Eyes of a Stranger”
- Part II.b – It’s Lunch Time!
- Part II.c – Geoff’s Arachnophobia
- Part II.d – Band Rehearses “The Whisper”
- Part II.e – Jason Diggin’ for Gold
Cheers!
Episode 0021 – “Rockline, Part I” – The band visits the Rockline studios in preparation for their live, in studio performance.
- Part I.a – Kelly Gray (Engineer) in the Rockline Studios… hamburger!
- Part I.b – The band rehearses “Home Again”
- Part I.c – Dad helping out
- Part I.d – Jason, Ed & Geoff looking for sunglasses
Cheeseburger!
Episode 0020 – “From Whatever Comes” – Geoff Tate explains the meaning behind Track #12 on American Soldier.
So, before getting into this a few things that need clearing up….
First, “From Whatever Comes” was the original name of the song “The Voice”. When this was recorded the band had not changed the name yet.
Second, I apologize for the shortness of this video. It’s what the band submitted and we wanted to round out the complete American Solider track-by-track.
“I don’t know how to explain From Whatever Comes… I don’t know how….”
Episode 0019 – “Home Again” – Geoff Tate explains the meaning behind Track #11 on American Soldier.
“So the song Home Again is about those feelings of separation that people feel when they’re away from their families; and they’re in a situation that’s dangerous, with that question, “will I make it back home again.” I can kinda relate a lot to this being on the road, being away from my family….”
Episode 0018 – “Remember Me” – Geoff Tate explains the meaning behind Track #10 on American Soldier.
“There’s a track on the record called Remember Me, which is a ballad style song. It’s about the conflict a soldier experience, not just on the battle field, but also in their own relationships; being gone from their families, their loved ones… sometimes up to 6 months at a time. It’s a very stressful experience for some people ….”
Episode 0017 – “Man Down!” – Geoff Tate explains the meaning behind Track #9 on American Soldier.
“There’s a story I was told, a solider came back from the Vietname era / conflict. He described being really unconfortable with staying in one place. So he packed up everything he had in a car, and spent several years just driving… drove, 12 hours a day, until he ran out of gas ….”
Episode 0016 – “If I Were King” – Geoff Tate explains the meaning behind Track #8 on American Soldier.
“One of the stories I was told was about a loss of friendship. A soldier had gone into a hostle environment and, during the operation, lost one of his best friends. And he was talking about that loss and how it affected him. It was almost like a delayed reaction….”
Episode 0015 – “Middle of Hell” – Geoff Tate explains the meaning behind Track #7 on American Soldier.
“There’s a song on the album called Middle of Hell, that has an interesting story to it. One of the soliders was telling me that he has just gotten back from Iraq. Part of his duties were these intercity patrols in Humvees. They go out into the city and conduct their patrols….”
Episode 0014 – “The Killer” – Geoff Tate explains the meaning behind Track #6 on American Soldier.
“During the Vietnam era there was a feeling from a lot of people that being in the military was a bad thing, that you were a killer. There was a term called “baby killer”, due to an unfortunate situation that occurred in one of the conflicts in Vietnam. So this idea of the killer being something negative…”
