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Progressive Palaver Progressive Palaver
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This is a podcast by a group of lifelong friends and appreciators of music discussing the greatest progressive rock bands, album by album.
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Episode 151 - Styx & Kansas Part 4, 1977 - The Grand Illusion And Point Of Know Return
Episode 151 – Styx & Kansas Part 4, 1977 – The Grand Illusion and Point of Know Return
The year of 1977 is a huge one in the Styx / Kansas timeline. Point of Know Return is the album that sent Kansas into the stratosphere. With the title track and the timeless Dust In the Wind, Point of Know Return is truly a classic album that you should listen to before you die. The Grand Illusion shows Styx as a band finally showing some of the focus that will define them for the next several years. Another great title track opens the record. Come Sail Away showcases Dennis DeYoung while Fooling Yourself is a Tommy Shaw gem. Songs like Castle Walls have enough hobbit shit to establish Styx’s prog cred. This is a great year!
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SCS33 - King's X In Houston, May 2023
SCS33 – King’s X in Houston, May 2023
Joe gets a chance to share his experience seeing King’s X for a second time as they toured to promote Three Sides of One. This show was in Houston in the spring of 2023. From the venue and the opening acts, it was a show to remember. Watching from the pit, Joe got to experience the full glory of King’s X as they tore through their standard set. Luckily the sound was MUCH better than the last time Joe saw them in Dallas.
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Special Episode - Interview With Brian Heaton And Brian Naron On Roads To Madness
Special Episode – Interview with Brian Heaton and Brian Naron on Roads to Madness
Progressive Palaver are thrilled to welcome back authors Brian Heaton and Brian Naron to discuss their new book Roads to Madness: The Touring History of Queensrÿche (1981 – 1997). Following on the heels of their first book Building an Empire, Roads provides a comprehensive look at all the tours for the original band lineup. Brian and Brian give us a peak into their process and how this magnificent tome came into being. This is a rare opportunity to hear from these two exceptionally insightful authors. We even manage to spend a little time getting some additional insider information from them on our series of Queensrÿche episodes!
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Episode 150 - Styx & Kansas Part 3, 1976 - Crystal Ball And Leftoverture
Episode 150 – Styx & Kansas Part 3, 1976 – Crystal Ball and Leftoverture
In this episode, the group covers 1976 in the combo Styx / Kansas timeline. Crystal Ball sees the introduction of Tommy Shaw to the Styx lineup. Some of the results are immediately remarkable and some of the results are as uneven as the rest of the catalog to this point. Crystal Ball shows a band that is still working to perfect their formula. Leftoverture, on the other hand, is an album for the ages. Kansas were able to craft a timeless classic from a potentially devastating set of circumstances. Leftoverture was the album that broke Kansas as stars and the songs hold up. Enjoy our conversation on these two enjoyable albums from 1976.
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Episode 149 - Styx & Kansas Part 2, 1975 - Song For America, Masque, And Equinox
Episode 149 – Styx & Kansas Part 2, 1975 – Song for America, Masque, and Equinox
In this episode, the group covers 1975 in our combined Kansas and Styx timeline with three strong albums. Song for America, the sophomore effort from Kansas, shows a band that is racing ahead in their development behind the strength of the title track and Lamplight Symphony. Masque, Kansas’ third record later that year, is another step toward their breakthrough success in 1976. Masque has some of the flaws you would expect from an album produced so quickly after its predecessor, but is a great listen nonetheless. Styx’s Equinox is the last album Styx will make before the addition of Tommy Shaw and shows a band still searching for their true identity. The Styx sound is here, but there is still something missing. 1975 was an important year for both of these bands, setting them up for their huge successes.
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Episode 148 - Styx - Kansas Part 1, Preamble And 1972 To 1974 - Styx to Man of Miracles & Kansas
Episode 148 – Styx - Kansas Part 1, Preamble and 1972 to 1974
In the start of our new combined segment on Styx and Kansas, we explore how we all got into these bands. Our plan is to cover these bands on a year by year basis, to the extent we are able. Family stories abound as we discuss our earliest experiences with these two American stalwarts. We then continue on to a brief, unfocused discussion about the first three Styx albums in the catalog. There are some moments here as Styx try to discover the magic that they will eventually have.
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Customer Reviews
Passionate Rock Talk that need just a bit of progress in the production
A group of late 40's\early 50's, longtime friends discussing different progressive rock bands. I can never seem to get enough the this "rock talk" format in podcastings. I grew up on a lot of the bands they discuss (Rush, King's X, Iron Maiden..), and live in the same area as them (have been at some of same shows and places) so it is fun to hear other's perspective. (Was kinda refreshing that they actually don't seem to like one of the icons of progrock... Rush!).
On the negative side, they could work on the production value. They seem to limit their "band research" to just reading the wikipedia page. And they also seem to record it through Skype which makes audio quality kinda echoey, with pauses and talking over each other, hearing typing or eating noises, etc. Biggest issue of all for me is that they don't play very many audio clips at all. It's something I really like to have when doing a show talking about albums so you can get examples of what they are talking about. Would help pull their sometimes rambling conversations together.
Will stick with them and see how the show evolves. The guys seem to have the passion.
A Must for Anyone that Loves Progressive Music
Awesome podcast, love the hosts and their interactions. They have introduced me to new music and artists while they've discussed artists album by album. Although I must say Yes is the #1 progressive rock band!
I hear good insights...but also the sounds of snacking
I offer this as constructive criticism to an otherwise enjoyable podcast because I think there are some stimulating conversations by the hosts who are passionate about the music. I enjoy them. That is, when they’re not also accompanied by what sounds like crunching of snacks, crinkling of bags and clicking of computer keyboards. Also, there is sometimes a huge difference in sound levels from one host to the next. One will be a normal volume, another barely audible. I don’t mean to be snarky or a hater. This could be a really fine podcast if it were cleaned up just a bit. I encourage the creators to make that extra effort if they are able ... for the benefit of you and your audience.