Midnight Pals: Prog (Patreon)

Todd Keisling: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call the tale of the yellow kingsKeisling: so there's this progressive rock band making an album based on the yellow kingKeisling: with a cover by our greatest living artist roger deanDean Koontz: hey! that's my name too!Keisling: that's no coincidence boy

Keisling: so there's this groupieKeisling: camillaKeisling: and she's got ideas for the band's musicKeisling: horrifying apocalyptic ideasKeisling: she's going to have everyone take off their masksRobert W Chambers: i get it!

Keisling: they're going to cause an apocalypse with the power of progressive rockDean Koontz: wow progressive rock sounds pretty dangerousKeisling: only in the wrong hands, deanKeisling: the power of progressive rock turned to evil, like Univers Zero or Van Der Graaf Generator, can be devastatingKeisling: but turned to the light...

Keisling: take a look at this album, dean, pretty cool huh?Keisling: oh deanKeisling: prepare to have the doors of perceptionKeisling: blown right off their hinges

Keisling: check this out dean, i think you'll really like this musicPoe: whoa todd this might be a little advanced for deanKeisling: no don't worry i'll start him off slowKeisling: let's start you off with some Yes

Dean Koontz: Yes?Keisling: yeah i think you can handle itKoontz: why is there a scary zombie on the cover?Keisling: that's steve howeKeisling: actually dean on second thought Keisling: Yes might be a little much for your first timeKeisling: let's start you with Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman

Keisling: behold, my record collection!King: wow this is quite the collection todd!King: you know, you could save a lot of space if you went digitalKeisling: yeah butKeisling: vinyl just has a warmer sound ya know?

Keisling: dean i think you're really going to like this bandKeisling: it's called jethro tullPoe: whoa whoa dean is not ready for thatKeisling: oh don't worry i'm not playing thick as a brick or anythingKeisling: just bungle in the jungleKeisling: you'll like it dean it's about animals

Koontz: can i listen to this album?Keisling: Crack the Sky? no dean that's the ayahuasca of progKeisling: you want the flintstones chewable vitamins of progKeisling: here, try some tarkus

Dean Koontz: [vibrating while listening to headphones, blood gushing from nose] of course i understand it allKeisling: Dean! No!Keisling: Not Gentle Giant!Keisling: it's too much, too soon!Koontz: each day actually consists of four days occurring simultaneously