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Bonus Episode – Pink Floyd Lessons Learned with Mark Anthony K Friend of the Palaver Mark Anthony K is back again to discuss his thoughts on Pink Floyd. As always, this conversation covers the full spectrum regarding this band and Mark provides his usual, transparent thoughts on the music, musicians, artwork and associated drama of Pink Floyd. Enjoy this spirited palaver! Twitter: @progpala Email:...

Special Episode – Interview with Jay Davidson of Brit Floyd In this special episode, Tom, Joe and Ken get the chance to speak with son of Philadelphia, Jay Davidson. Jay’s experience runs the full spectrum from prog to blues to funk to metal. From performing with Brit Floyd to Steve Winwood to Cinderella. Jay has stories to tell. In between all the tales, we find a few moments to explain the Palav...

Bonus Episode – Pink Floyd Lessons Learned with Dave Kerzner Friend of the Palaver Dave Kerzner returns to the Palaver to provide us his thoughts on Pink Floyd with the expected side trips to various points of interest. Dave has the perspective of not only being a fan of the band but also having worked professionally with Nick Mason and Alan Parsons. We cover all the relevant topics and find time...

Bonus Episode – Projekt Gemineye, Interview with Mark Anthony K on In the Year 3073 Book II We are happy to welcome back Mark Anthony K on the eve of the presale period for the new Projekt Gemineye release In the Year 3073 Book II. The conversation is lively covering all the geeky details of the production, the story arc and the stellar list of guest stars. We here at The Palaver are very excited...

Bonus Episode – Pink Floyd Lessons Learned with Ken Fuller Friend of the Palaver Ken Fuller joins us to provide his overall perspective on Pink Floyd; a perspective that covers virtually the entire span of the band. Ken is able to speak to watching the band grow and develop, purchasing the albums on release days and his extensive Pink Floyd concert experiences. Most notably Ken is able to elevate...

Episode 99 – Pink Floyd Part 21, The Wall, The Motion Picture The group completes our exhaustive(?) segment on Pink Floy by consider the motion picture version of The Wall. This version of The Wall provides yet another perspective on Roger Waters’ grand work. Powerful images combined with the (mostly) well-known music are able to forcibly convey the story in a unique manner. The group is left impr...

Episode 98 – Pink Floyd Part 20, The Wall, The Live Shows Seeking to expand our segment on Pink Floyd a bit, the group considers the live performances of The Wall including the 1980 tour, the 1990 performance in Berlin and the 2010 Roger Waters production. Each of these productions has its own character and charm. We consider the various interpretations of the songs, the impacts of the cultural co...

Align the Stars is a limited-edition podcast supporting the release of the Paul Zotter EP Songs Without a Chorus. Songs Without a Chorus showcases Paul’s songwriting and collaboration in a turn toward more expansive horizon. Using the unique situation presented by the 2020 pandemic Paul was able to leverage songs written over a 25-year period with input from other musicians and adding the creation...

Align the Stars is a limited-edition podcast supporting the release of the Paul Zotter EP Songs Without a Chorus. Songs Without a Chorus showcases Paul’s songwriting and collaboration in a turn toward more expansive horizon. Using the unique situation presented by the 2020 pandemic Paul was able to leverage songs written over a 25-year period with input from other musicians and adding the creation...

Align the Stars is a limited-edition podcast supporting the release of the Paul Zotter EP Songs Without a Chorus. Songs Without a Chorus showcases Paul’s songwriting and collaboration in a turn toward more expansive horizon. Using the unique situation presented by the 2020 pandemic Paul was able to leverage songs written over a 25-year period with input from other musicians and adding the creation...

Align the Stars is a limited-edition podcast supporting the release of the Paul Zotter EP Songs Without a Chorus. Songs Without a Chorus showcases Paul’s songwriting and collaboration in a turn toward more expansive horizon. Using the unique situation presented by the 2020 pandemic Paul was able to leverage songs written over a 25-year period with input from other musicians and adding the creation...

Episode 97 – Pink Floyd Part 19, The Endless River Is The Endless River a critical completion of the Pink Floyd tale, a heartless and ill-considered money grab, a self-indulgent exercise in noodling or a heart-warming ode to a lost bandmate? Some could argue that it is all of these. The Palaver attempts to consider this most confounding album from as many angles as possible. The final analysis? We...

Bonus Episode – Palaver Mailbag, Late Delivery Part 4, September 2020 Paul and Joe dive into the Palaver mailbag amid the global pandemic to check on correspondence from the end of 2019. Listener input spans from the end of the Genesis segment to the most recent Pink Floyd episodes. As always, we enjoy and benefit from the comments and emails. Please keep them coming! Twitter: @progpala Email: pro...

Episode 96 – Pink Floyd Part 18, The Division Bell The Palaver always surprises me. I thought this episode on The Division Bell would be a slam dunk of David Gilmour love. Not so fast friends. This album was not praised by acclimation and some interesting discussions occur around songs, topics and content. Still a lively and engaging discussion of this overall enjoyable album. Twitter: @progpala E...

Episode 95 – Pink Floyd Part 17, A Momentary Lapse of Reason The Palaver turns a corner in the Pink Floyd catalog with A Momentary Lapse of Reason. With David Gilmour assuming control of the brand, the return of Richard Wright and, with the help of Bob Ezrin, embracing the technology of the 1980’s AMLOR represents a return to the form to the earlier, collaborative form of the band. Is it a dated s...

Bonus Episode – Top Ten Marillion Albums Coming off the wonderful high that was the Marillion Couch Convention the Palaver decided it would be fun to rank the top ten albums from one of our favorite bands. What should have been a fun exercise turned into a hot topic amongst Palaver members as our lists were revealed to each other. Discussions in our group continue in this vein. Our lists are meant...

Episode 94 – Pink Floyd Part 16, The Final Cut In this episode we tackle a most difficult album. The Final Cut suffers from a lack of group input yet is extremely poignant, eloquent and beautiful. Roger Waters was able to take leftovers from The Wall and craft it into a commentary on the state of things in the 1980’s. The Final Cut features very clear and graphic imagery, emotional melodies and un...

Special Episode – Interview with Bill Swezey of Echoes In this special episode, Ken and Joe have the distinct pleasure of speaking with Bill Swezey of Echoes “The American Pink Floyd”. We cover a wide variety of topics ranging from Bill’s general thoughts on the music of Pink Floyd to how the band prepares for new material. Life of a band in the pandemic world of 2020 is different but Bill shares...

Episode 93 – Pink Floyd Part 15, The Wall Pt 3 The Palaver finishes our in-depth look at Pink Floyd’s The Wall with this final installment. Focusing on sides 3 and 4 of the album the group discusses the musical, lyrical and visual symbolism used by the band. This part of the album is characterized by alternating theatrics and hard-hitting rock numbers. Of particular note is Paul’s epiphany regardi...

Episode 92 – Pink Floyd Part 14, The Wall Pt 2 In the second installment in our series on The Wall studio album, we consider sides 1 & 2. Much praise is given to the creative vision that created this concept as well as the way the music was constructed and recorded. Ken provides an active lesson in beauty of the guitar work in one of the best known songs from the Floyd catalog. As always, we try t...

Episode 91 – Pink Floyd Part 13, The Wall Pt 1 Progressive Palaver finally reaches another prog rock milestone album with The Wall. This album, and it’s three singles, figure prominently in the collective coming of age of this group of friends. We grew up listening to this on the radio. For an album so pivotal, of course there is MUCH to say. So, this episode is the first of several covering the s...

Bonus Episode – Top Ten Yes Songs Plus Ranking the top ten Yes songs. A fool’s errand? Very likely so but we here at the Palaver are never put off by a challenge. So we each put together our list of the top ten Yes songs and, just for fun, we also noted our least favorite song. Controversy will likely ensure so we welcome you to share your list with us as well. Enjoy! Twitter: @progpala Email: pro...

Episode 90 – Pink Floyd Part 12, Animals Pt 2 The group finishes up our consideration of Pink Floyd Animals. Ken is able to provide some breakdown of the songwriting deliciousness involved in the second side and the group delves into the meaning and intent of the piece as a whole. Twitter: @progpala Email: progpala@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ProgPala YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCw_...

Episode 89 – Pink Floyd Part 11, Animals Pt 1 The group surprised ourselves by having so much to say about this album that we only got through the first side! There is a lot of lore to consider with Animals, from the advent of Britannia Row Studios to the growing influence and vision of Roger Waters. As usual, we cover a wide range of topics by delving into the artwork as well as the music itself....

Special Episode – Black Lives Matter with Durga McBroom and Andre Cholmondeley Ken and Joe host prog rock stalwarts Durga McBroom and Andre Cholmondeley (pronounced “Chumley”) for a discussion of the Black Lives Matter movement. This interview is undeniably different from other Palaver interviews as energy levels surge right out of the gate and current events overshadow arts and music. Andre discu...