Remembrance Day – song deep dive by Svein and Tom.
- Stuart interview clip (from HTH single, 1986).
- Live song introductions.
- The celebratory feel of the music vs the bittersweet regret in some of the words.
- The reemergence of “the flower in the forest”.
- The WW1 imagery of the song.
“Remembrance Day” - instrumental demo from 1985, performed by Bruce, Tony and Mark.
- Which demos exist for The Seer sessions? Bruce clarifies.
Red Fox – song deep dive by Tom and Svein.
- Breakdown of the background of the song - tie-ins to both history and literature (particularly Robert Lewis Stephenson’s book “Kidnapped”, which again is based on events from Scottish history).
- The change of voice in the song: first the sniper, then the potentially framed person.
- The interesting musical changes in the song.
- Stuart interview clip (from HTH single, 1986).
- The Thin Lizzy connection and their song “Emerald.”
- The tentative ending of the song – it leaves it hanging both musically and lyrically. What actually happened? That’s up to you to find out.
- Stuart mentioned how armed struggle was right under the right circumstances – how do we see this theme in light of Stuart’s non-violent stance?
Sailor – song deep dive by Svein and Tom.
- Another song of two halves. The nursery rhyme vs the playout section.
- About the many musical elements that work, and the very few that perhaps could be even better.
- Stuart interview clip (from HTH single, 1986).
- What is the song about? Regret vs taking action. And how does the World Fair fit in?
Overall album summarization of the album:
- Tom & Svein’s combined ranking.
- How does “The Seer” fit in the BC catalogue?
- How, if at all, does this album point the way forward to future directions? Is anything foreshadowed at all?
- The band’s presentation and image at the time.
- The remixes of songs from the Seer. Svein has a near-rant which is averted by Tom’s interference at the last second.
- Discussing the b-side “Song of the South”.
“Red Fox” – cover version by Thomas Kercheval.
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