Progressive Palaver

Episode 80 – Pink Floyd Part 2, A Saucerful of Secrets Ken, Joe and Paul cover the second Pink Floyd album which sees the entrance of David Gilmour. The group continues to develop a very deep appreciation of all things Richard Wright. The group starts to take a deeper dive into the songwriting of Pink Floyd to really appreciate what makes this music so special. Apologies for the technical issues t...

Star Wars Palaver – Force Ranking the Movies Joe, Tom and Paul spend some social distancing time force ranking (pun intended) all eleven Star Wars movies. Cerebral? Not really. Entertaining enough to pass some pandemic time? Hopefully. We certainly had fun and hope you do as well. Twitter: @progpala Email: progpala@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ProgPala YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCw_...

Episode 79 – Pink Floyd Part 1, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn Ken and Joe begin the Palaver’s segment on Pink Floyd (not surprisingly) at the beginning. After a relatively short preamble about their thoughts on the band in general, the group tackles Piper and a group led by Syd Barrett in their musical infancy. There is much to enjoy here and clearly shows the angle of attack Pink Floyd will use...

Episode 78 – Toad the Wet Sprocket Part 2 – Dulcinea & Coil Paul, Joe and Ken cover these two superb albums from Toad the Wet Sprocket. Much of this episode is spent gushing over powerful and emotional (and sometimes uncomfortable) lyrics. The obvious Don Quixote connection is briefly examined as well as the fact that many of these song titles are mysteriously unknown to most of us. Coil has had a...

Special Episode – Interview with Mark Anthony K of Projekt Gemineye Friend of the Palaver, Mark Anthony K spends some quality time with us chatting about his podcasts (the ever popular Yes Music Podcast and Kiss FAQ) as well as his own creative works as Projekt Gemineye. We all enjoy getting into the various aspects that have led to the Projekt Gemineye albums including inspiration, experience, so...

Episode 77 – Toad the Wet Sprocket Part 1 – Bread and Circus, Pale & Fear Paul and Joe come back from a short hiatus to start the first of a very short segment on Toad the Wet Sprocket. They explore the intimate connection that Toad has with the Palaver crew and whether or not this music is strictly “progressive” (spoiler, the answer is sort of but not really). Toad the Wet Sprocket get very high...

Episode 66 – Genesis Part 6, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Ken, Joe and Paul dive into The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. This is an album that required a certain amount of effort for us to get our mind around. Interestingly, each Palaver member ended up with their approach and interpretation of this work. What is the story? What does the imagery mean? What exactly IS the lamb? These questions and m...

Star Wars Palaver – Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker SPOILER ALERT – This episode contains many and repeated spoilers for Star Wars Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker. Paul, Tom, Joe and share their thoughts on The Rise of Skywalker exploring the plot threads, expanded universe tie-ins and philosophical interpretations of the movie. Star Wars as only the Palaver can do it. Twitter: @progpala Email...

SCS20 - Total Mass Retain, Kennett Square PA Words cannot describe the fun contained in this Special Concert Series edition of the Palaver. This conversation took place immediately after TMR’s show at the Kennett Flash. Not only were Joe, Paul and Ken all together (always a treat) they are joined by Joey, Mark and Joel of Total Mass Retain and Tom and Ann from ProgStock ALL at Paul’s kitchen table...

SCS19 – Rick Wakeman, Allentown PA Friend of the Palaver Ken Fuller lends his experience again as he joins Ken and Joe to review the Rick Wakeman show from October 2019. While Ken Gregory was busy covering ProgStock, Ken Fuller was taking in the joys of a Rick Wakeman piano concert from his exclusive box seats. This palaver is a light, entertaining jaunt as is befitting a recap of a Wakeman show....

Bonus Episode – Genesis Lessons Learned 2 with Ken Fuller Friend of the Palaver Ken Fuller joins Ken and Joe to provide his perspective on Genesis. Ken F provides a wealth of first-hand knowledge from experiencing Genesis in real time. As usual, we cover the full spectrum from end to end. Ken provides his thoughts on the albums, the tours and the band members. We are always happy to have Ken Fulle...

Bonus Episode – 2019 Year End Review & 2020 Palaver Goals Paul and Joe (and Ken in spirit) close out 2019 with a final review of the podcast and spend some time setting goals for 2020. We close out some last-minute mailbag input and look forward to what’s coming ahead (Pink Floyd, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Episode 66, Total Mass Retain and so much more). Happy New Year and deepest appreciation to all...

Bonus Episode – Yes Music Podcast Crossover, 2019 We are super excited to welcome Friend of the Palaver Ken Fuller and the Yes Music Podcast (Kevin Mulryne and Mark Anthony K) to the Palaver. We do a quick (mostly) non-Yes survey of 2019 as a follow up to the Tormato discussion on the YMP. Many thanks to Ken, Kevin and Mark for joining us to talk some prog. We look forward to more conversations in...

Special Episode – Interview with Dave Kerzner Part 2, Dec 2019 SPOILER ALERT – In the course of this interview Dave spoils the ending of Acceleration Theory Part 2. If you have not listened to Acceleration Theory Part 2, we suggest you do so before listening to this podcast. Paul, Ken and Joe get the chance to catch up again with In Continuum’s David Kerzner. This wide-ranging palaver examines the...

Bonus Episode – Steven Wilson Revisited In this solo episode, Joe takes a few moments to reflect back on the Steven Wilson segment of the Palaver. He shares his initial thoughts on SW and moves through the reactions to these records long after the Palaver stopped recording episodes. A little light listening to help close out the year. Twitter: @progpala Email: progpala@gmail.com Facebook: www.face...

Episode 76 – Genesis Part 16, Supper’s Ready The Palaver goes in slightly different direction considering a single song. Supper’s Ready is obviously a very important (dare I say critical) piece of music in the Genesis catalog. It is a complex composition and has a relatively wide array of performances / interpretations. We dive deep into the various sections, discuss the way different bands presen...

Special Episode – Interview with Andrew Colyer Ken and Joe spend some time with Andrew Colyer. We get the chance to talk about his current experience as keyboardist for 3.2 featuring Robert Berry and how he approaches playing the parts of the inimitable Keith Emerson. Andrew touches on his associations with The Tubes and Tom Brislin. He also fills us all in on several of his other projects. Andrew...

Bonus Episode – Palaver Mailbag, Late Delivery Part 3, November 2019 Paul and Joe spend some time catching up with Palaver correspondence from 2019. They also spend some quality time reviewing the podcast goals for the year. Twitter: @progpala Email: progpala@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ProgPala YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCw_Xxit3D8wbv-AcJ_7Z__w/featured Theme music provided by: Da...

Special Episode - Interview With Joey And Mark Of Total Mass Retain This is what happens when semi-spontaneous texts on a Friday occur between the Palaver and members of Total Mass Retain. Ken and Joe and Mark and Joey (of TMR) spend some quality time on a Friday evening discussing the new Yes release, Progstock 2019, past experiences with Yes and TMR’s BIG plans for the start of 2020. We hope you...

Star Wars Palaver – Episode IX Preview Paul, Joe and Ken take some time out from prog to consider the three trailers for Star Wars Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker. We take a lighthearted stroll through the clues and spend some time on the lore and lead up to this last of the main sequence films. Not to be taken too seriously – for fun only. Twitter: @progpala Email: progpala@gmail.com Facebook:...

Bonus Episode – Genesis Lessons Learned with Mark Anthony K The Palaver is extremely pleased and honored to welcome Mark Anthony K of The Yes Music Podcast to this episode on Genesis Lessons Learned. Ken and Joe spend some time with Mark as he shares his thoughts on the entire Genesis catalog. Of course, we have to take a few side trips into Yes and Rush territory. We hope you enjoy this conversat...

SCS18 – Progstock 2019 Part 2, Interview with Tom Palmieri and Ann Rinaldi The Palaver finishes our coverage of Progstock 2019 with an interview with Progstock founders/promoters Tom Palmieri and Ann Rinaldi. Tom and Ann walk us through the superhero origin story of Progstock, give us a behind-the-scenes look at organizing and running an event like this and provide in-depth knowledge of the US vis...

SCS17 – Progstock 2019 Part 1 & 3.2 Ken Gregory did everything he could to take in all facets of Progstock 2019. Ken spent more than three days listening to wonderful music spanning the full spectrum of progressive rock from Progstock 2019. That wasn’t enough though, several days before he also took in a separate show by Robert Berry’s 3.2 in Kennet Square PA. In this Special Concert Series episod...

Episode 75 – Genesis Part 15, Calling All Stations On this episode Ken, Paul and Joe tackle the “other bookend” album. Is it different? Certainly. Is it too slow? Perhaps. That being said there is lively discussion on the merits and limitations of this album. Ray Wilson gets serious respect from the panel for his performance and the general consensus is that we wish this incarnation would have had...

Episode 74 – Genesis Part 14, We Can’t Dance The end of the Phil Collins era of Genesis is covered by Ken, Paul, Joe and Tom in this Palaver. The group considers several pressing questions. Is this album the end of Genesis canon? Is the album too long? Are there Phil solo songs hiding here? How did they get those killer drum sounds? Will Nick Davis talk to the Palaver? And surprisingly, is Fading...