Album 1 Track 1: Walkin In The Park

Welcome to the first episode of Those Who Are About To Dive: Chronicling Colosseum Track by Bloody Track with Dr. Glund, where two aging music freaks with the longest podcast name in all of recorded history—Chaz Charles and the one-and-only Dr. Glund—light up the memory banks and take a deep, hazy plunge into the psychedelic waters of Colosseum. If you’re expecting NPR, you’re in the wrong ocean, pal.This isn’t your dad’s music podcast—unless your dad spent the '60's and ‘70s in a cloud of vinyl dust and questionable smoke. Chaz and Dr. Glund riff about everything from the practice of pROCKoctology to prog rock, spinning tales of wild jam sessions, lost 8-tracks, and the kind of musical rabbit holes you only find when you’re a little sideways...THIS EPISODE: “Walkin' in the Park” by Graham Bond - the first track from the first record - Those Who Are About To Die Salute You. They debate the merits of jazz horns in rock, and get gloriously lost in digressions about legendary drummers, forgotten bands, and the sacred art of the extended guitar solo. This being the first iteration of the band and the group that laid the foundation for all the live recordings to come, the guys go deep and deeper into the version that took Chaz's head "clean-off" when he first heard it sitting around those first hazy hits in Dr. Glund's Den of Audio Iniquities so many moons ago...It’s part musicology, part history, and all about chasing that next sonic high—no fact-checkers, no gatekeepers, just two dudes with mics, opinions, and a bottomless stash of stories. So spark up, tune in, and hang on as the guys toast to old friends and new obsessions. This is podcasting with no brakes, no bones, and no apologies—just pure, unfiltered love for the music that blows your mind. Here's lookin' at ya Klay Kole, let’s have a viskey...YOUR PRESCRIPTIONRecommended Indulgences to Satisfy the Voluptuary (Listener Discretion Encouraged)Administered not for correction, but for pleasure.Dosage may be increased at will.Recommended ConditionsBest consumed after dark, preferably when nothing important remains undoneVolume set slightly higher than advisableHeadphones encouraged; lights optionalPairs well with a visky, a comfortable chair, and the firm decision not to check one’s phoneMay be taken alone or in the company of someone who understands when not to speakTempest(Hiseman + Mark Clarke + Alan Holdsworth)A short-lived but dangerous convergence: volcanic drums, elastic bass, and guitar lines that bend time, harmony, and common sense. Less a band than a weather system.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempest_(British_band)Allan Holdsworth(Future homework. Infinite notes.)A guitarist who treated scales as suggestions and gravity as optional. Liquid phrasing, alien harmony, and a lifetime spent playing the notes between the notes.Notably, Eddie Van Halen listened closely.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_HoldsworthJuicy Lucy(Paul Williams. Blues-rock filth.)British blues rock at its greasiest: loud, unrepentant, and sweat-stained. The sort of music that smells faintly of warm valves, spilled beer, and questionable decisions.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juicy_LucyPaul Williams(Juicy Lucy / Tempest vocals)A voice built for the front of the room — raw, lived-in, and unapologetic. Less a singer than a delivery system for grit, groove, and intent.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Williams_(rock_musician)Possible Side EffectsLoss of interest in tidy genre boundariesSpontaneous volume escalationExtended listening sessions of questionable lengthA sudden urge to defend drummers in unrelated conversationsMild disdain for overproduced recordingsTemporary belief that fifteen-minute songs are, in fact, quite reasonable Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.