Progressive Palaver

Episode 124 – Fish Part 10, Weltschmerz The end of the Fish catalog, forever! It is a bittersweet moment for the Palaver as we consider this most enjoyable album. Fish heads off into the musical sunset in a most delightful and powerful album. At first listen, the understated beauty of this album seems almost quaint, but more time spent is rewarded with discovery of a rich sonic and lyric tapestry. One hates to see an artist of Fish’s caliber call it a day but this album is a fitting crown on a wonderful career. As a group, we thoroughly enjoyed our exploration and discussion of this album. We cross our fingers for more in the future. Twitter: @progpala Facebook: www.facebook.com/ProgPala YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCw_Xxit3D8wbv-AcJ_7Z__w/featured Theme music provided by: Dave DeWhitt

SCS23 – Barry Manilow, Feb 2022 Special Concert Series continues with Barry Manilow. Yes, you read that correctly, Barry Freaking Manilow! Paul had the opportunity to travel to Las Vegas to catch Mr. Manilow in his residency and have some other fine adventures along the way. Paul and Joe relive the fun by discussing Paul’s trip and experience seeing the man who writes the songs. Enjoy! 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: Dave DeWhitt

Episode 123 – Fish Part 9, A Feast of Consequences While one of us knew the joy that is A Feast of Consequences, most of us did not. This is a powerful, thought-provoking work. We continue to discover how powerful Fish can be when he has the proper inspiration and working partner. There are few bumps in the road (looking at you, All Loved Up), but generally Feast is a gem worthy of your consideration and we hope you enjoy our palaver as well! Twitter: @progpala Facebook: www.facebook.com/ProgPala YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCw_Xxit3D8wbv-AcJ_7Z__w/featured Theme music provided by: Dave DeWhitt

Bonus Episode – Isaac Asimov’s Foundation SPOILER ALERT! This podcast is recommended for people who have both seen the TV show (season 1) AND read the source novels (all of them). Joe and friend of the Palaver Sarah Caffey explore the classic Isaac Asimov work Foundation. This is a free-ranging palaver on many different aspects of the Foundation, both the books and the TV series. Having recently done a complete season 1 rewatch, Sarah and Joe explore the ways the TV show diverges from the novels and look for clues as to where the show may be going. Nothing is sacred in this conversation covering all aspects of Foundation as we now know them. 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: Dave DeWhitt

Episode 122 – Peter Gabriel Part 9, New Blood Peter Gabriel’s New Blood generates a wide range of reactions here at Progressive Palaver. In turns, we are all awed, inspired, turned off or bored. Those reactions will differ for each member from track to track. It was a bold move by PG to reinterpret his own works orchestrally to this extent. Some of the results are sublime while some are suspect. Listen to our conversation and the album in question and decide for yourself. Twitter: @progpala Facebook: www.facebook.com/ProgPala YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCw_Xxit3D8wbv-AcJ_7Z__w/featured Theme music provided by: Dave DeWhitt

Special Episode – Interview with Joe Bailey, Feb 2022 The Palaver welcomes back Joe Bailey to talk about his new record Devil in the White City. Joe provides us a full tour through the thoughts and inspirations behind the songs in this new concept album about American serial killer H. H. Holmes. An album over a decade in the making, Devil in the White City addresses most of the major story arcs of Holmes in a way that only Joe Bailey could provide. His method of songwriting may have changed but he is still able to deliver interesting and engaging music that is able to take the listener places. Enjoy this palaver about a truly engaging record. 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: Dave DeWhitt

Episode 121 – Fish Part 8, 13th Star Palaver in a Cavern – We have to fess up right away to the sound quality issues on this record. Joe was in a large and very empty room and, well, you can tell. We embrace the absurdity and manage to have a fun and informative discussion on this most interesting of albums. A huge step forward after Field of Crows, 13th Star shows Steve Vantsis taking the musical reins for this go-round. He is able to deftly balance Fish’s myriad influences with his own directions to create a very enjoyable musical experience. Not everyone in the group is on board but the palaver is lively and engaging. Twitter: @progpala Facebook: www.facebook.com/ProgPala YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCw_Xxit3D8wbv-AcJ_7Z__w/featured Theme music provided by: Dave DeWhitt

Episode 120 – Fish Part 7, Field of Crows The group returns to the Fish catalog with the, at best, uneven Field of Crows. An album showing tremendous, if ill-advised, range with a large touch of whimsy, Field is perhaps not the follow-up to Fellini Days we were looking for. There are some good moments here that are certainly balanced out. We see this album as a transition for Fish. Twitter: @progpala Facebook: www.facebook.com/ProgPala YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCw_Xxit3D8wbv-AcJ_7Z__w/featured Theme music provided by: Dave DeWhitt

Episode 119 – Peter Gabriel Part 8, Up A decade after Us, Peter Gabriel returned with Up. The group finds this album to be confounding in multiple ways. Is the album a brilliant refinement of previous themes or a completely unoriginal rehash? Is this album beautiful and engaging or noisy and grating? Is this album prog? Regardless, from the opening bombast of Darkness through the majesty of Signal to Noise, Up provides us a fertile field for discussion. Enjoy! Twitter: @progpala Facebook: www.facebook.com/ProgPala YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCw_Xxit3D8wbv-AcJ_7Z__w/featured Theme music provided by: Dave DeWhitt

Special Episode – Interview with Mark Anthony K of Projekt Gemineye, Jan 2022 The Palaver welcomes back Mark Anthony K (Yes Music Podcast, KissFAQ) on the eve of the latest Projekt Gemineye release In the Year 3073 Book III. We get to delve into Mark’s creative process as it pertains to this new album and the impact on the results. In the Year 3073 Book III culminates the story established in the previous albums. It is a story replete with layers that leads to much rich discussion in this episode. Mark’s perspective and musical approach are, as always, a perfect topic for Palaver. 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: Dave DeWhitt