# S4. Episode 2. Turn To Dust

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Podcast: [Regarding...Series](https://stenobird.com/podcast/regarding-series-7062768)
Published: 2025-07-21T16:15:25+00:00
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Episode 2: Turn to DustThis week, your Regarding...Slang hosts Wolfie, Scotzo, podcasting overlord Corey, and Chaz are joined by podcaster, author, composer, and honorary CMPU sex symbol Scott Haskin , as they take on Slang’s second track proper: “Turn to Dust.”But before we get to the track, there’s a detour through podcasting lore and technical BS, Wolfie's famous Westport "blue parties", screenplays about Jaws, birthday tributes to Kevin Brown, and the legal limitations of sentence...rape(?) - we're against it - in rock lyrics. It’s Season 4. You knew what this was when you signed on...The song itself? Phil Collen-penned and India-inspired, “Turn to Dust” opens with sampled sitars and actual recorded rain, and was meant to signal a major creative pivot for the band. But did Joe Elliott’s unusually raw vocal delivery do the material justice? Did the lyrics carry the weight of the subject matter—or get lost in the fog of metaphors and Mutt Lang-less production? And what’s with the line that literally every lyric site claims says “Sentence rape me”? The panel tries to make sense of it, even as they struggle to stay focused, stay sober, or stay on topic.This episode features: ✍️ A thorough discussion of lyric intent vs. vocal execution 🎤 Rare demo vocals from Phil Collen himself—prompting existential questions like, “Is Phil aping Joe, or is this just how Phil sings everything?” 🥁 A serious technical breakdown of Rick Allen’s drumming—electronic triggers, sample layers, and the true definition of “ghost notes” 🎂 A savage musical birthday roast for Kevin Brown, who responded to Truth? with a review so scathing it deserved its own diss track 🗳️ A split Burnout vs. Fade Away vote that forces the guys to ask: is a cool vibe enough to save a song from its own confused messag…

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