Show Notes
This is episode 2, about the second Strapping Young Lad album, CITY. I figured instead of doing Terria next, Id do them in order (though Ive still ignored HAARHT and Punky thus far, but I'll get to them) and City was done simultaneously to Ocean Machine and best keeps the momentum going.
It took less time to do this than I thought, so I may wait a day before starting Infinity, but if you're bored...heres another rambling slab of...well..me.
Timestamps:
(0:00) – Intro
(2:10) – An overview of City
(5:09) – Fear Factory
(14:20) – The intention behind City
(18:39) – Producing Stuck Mojo / Daniel Bergstrand
(21:17) – Writing City / Influences
(31:24) – Dev’s extracurricular activities / Mindset during City
(33:47) – Artwork
(34:53) – Moving to LA / Frontline Assembly / Being broke
(41:17) – Writing City cont. / Meeting Gene Hoglan
(45:57) – Forming the band / Recording City at Steve Vai’s studio
(59:12) – Working and writing with Gene Hoglan
(1:01:33) – The identity of City
(1:03:26) – The finishing touches / Digging for samples
(1:13:29) – Summing up City
(1:16:41) – Velvet Kevorkian
(1:22:00) – All Hail The New Flesh
(1:25:51) – Oh My Fucking God
(1:28:18) – Dev’s vocals on City
(1:31:14) – Detox
(1:32:10) – Home Nucleonics
(1:32:47) – AAA
(1:35:24) – Underneath the Waves
(1:37:43) – Room 429
(1:40:52) – Spirituality
(1:41:33) – Closing thoughts
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People keep talking to me about NFTs...most people seem to hate them and hated that I was even mentioning them =). After I mentioned it on Twitter, Matt hit me up and offered to give me his perspective on them as his band is heavily involved. I watched videos sent to me about the downsides, and here is an example of the other side I suppose. This is just because I'm trying to wrap my head around it. I'm not planning to do NFTs, I just wanted to learn. Take with a grain of salt, and cheers to Matt for being a good sport =)
Been away for a long time dealing with some personal things, so Im starting the podcast up again...but before I get into talking about the albums, here's me just talking a load of crap. Take it with a grain of salt, and thanks for the support. Album Podcasts back soon. - Dev
Sorry this one took so long, been a weird month =)