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Episode 23 – King’s X Part 4, Tape Head & Please Come Home… Mr. Bulbous A lean Palaver continue on with the King’s X catalog with the Tape Head and the very surprising Please Come Home… Mr. Bulbous. Continuing with the ongoing theme, the idea of better alternatives for a single are explored. The big surprise of the episode was the discovery of much to like on Mr. Bulbous. The group, as a whole, are surprised and delighted to find that Mr. Bulbous is an engaging, entertaining and, dare we say, progressive album that cements King’s X’s place as a progressive metal band. 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 22 – King’s X Part 3, Dogman & Ear Candy The Palaver all-stars continue on with the King’s X catalog with the post—Sam Taylor offerings Dogman and Ear Candy. The group continues to struggle with the idea of what would make an outstanding single for this exceptional band. Dogman is generally lauded (but not entirely) as a shining example of what makes King’s X special. Ear Candy gets more love than the group were anticipating despite being referred to as “Cotton Candy” but one of the participants. 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 21 – King’s X Part 2, Faith Hope Love & King’s X In this episode, the Palaver moves into the 3rd and 4th King’s X albums, Faith Hope Love and King’s X. Faith Hope Love is reviewed favorably despite its “wanky middle mush of songs” and the question of is the album too long. Paul describes the first seven songs as relentless while Ken calls for more King’s X a cappella action. The discussion of King’s X delves into what would have made better singles than Black Flag, the evolution of the band’s sound and whether or not Big Picture has a proper chorus. Instrumentation is also discussed with banter regarding the interplay of sitar and Concertmate 650 and the group also profess a love for Doug’s “DRAGON BASS” sound! 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 20 – King’s X Part 1, Out of the Silent Planet & Gretchen Goes to Nebraska An all-star cast of Paul, Jay, Tom, Ken and Joe bring the Palaver to a North American band, King’s X for their 20th regular episode. The group considers the first two albums by this progressive metal band, Out of the Silent Planet and the sublime Gretchen Goes to Nebraska. A greater context is, of course, sought by exploring the band’s prior incarnation (Sneak Preview) and the seemingly complete sound of the band in these first two records. Despite some technical drawbacks in these recordings, the group has high praise indeed. 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
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Cornucopia of Comics with Paperkeg The Flap's Dale_a! Comics include: Marvel Now! A+X #1 (Dan Slott / Ron Garney + Jeph Loeb / Dale Keown), Dark Horse and DC Comics Superman vs. Aliens (Dan Jurgens / Kevin Nowlan), 47 Ronin #1 (Mike Richardson / Stan Sakai), Image Comics Cyberforce #1 (Marc Silvestri / Matt Hawkins / Khoi Pham) Be sure to check out our comic, Hurry The Rabbitoid Knight: Prelude to Epilogue! Radio Free Echo Rift is your the twice weekly Pirate Pop Culture Podcast brought to you from Deep Beneath the City of Philadelphia! We have thirty minutes to record each episode here in the confines of the Waiting Room - the only place our evil overlords, the Researchers, can’t monitor our activities. If we were ever caught, we’d be atomized for sure! Subscribe and rate us on iTunes! Download Episode 43: Like a Lifeless Hobo Episode 43: Like a Lifeless Hobo 00:36 - Intro01:22 - @Dale_a is back (Paperkeg and The Flap)03:05 - Paperkeg and The Flap talk04:08 - Voicemail - The Return of Kid Mudfoot08:06 - A+X #1 Dan Slott/08:25 - A+X Part one - Captain America, Bucky, and Cable13:05 - A+X Part two - Hulk and Wolverine (and Hulk and Wolverine)19:03 - Superman vs. Aliens Dark Horse Dan Jurgens22:30 - Dark Horse 47 Ronin Mike Richardson / Stan Sakai27:38 - Cyberforce #1 Mark Silvestri / Matt Hawkins / Khoi Pham28:45 - Outro Call-in number: 856-208-RIFT Letters: letters@echorift.com Follow @echorift for podcast and comic updates Follow @Don_Garvey and @Connelly_Mike and our Special Guest @Dale_a Music for the Radio Free Echo Rift Podcast is provided by Home At Last, show them love by liking HAL on Facebook!