DEVIN TOWNSEND PODCAST (The Albums) #2 - CITY

Devin Townsend Podcast

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