{"id":44821,"date":"2019-01-14T15:50:09","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T15:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=44821"},"modified":"2019-01-14T15:50:09","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T15:50:09","slug":"rob-palladino-spirit-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/01\/rob-palladino-spirit-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Palladino: &#8216;Spirit Trail&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UK-based artist Rob Palladino has just released his extraordinarily passionate, and phenomenal debut album entitled, &#8220;Spirit Trail.&#8221; The album examines the heart and soul of the artist who admits this project is &#8220;a labour of love.&#8221; It is certainly an album he can be proud of both musically and lyrically.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I spoke to Rob about &#8216;Spirit Trail&#8217;, and his orgasmic presentation and celebration of this unique piece of art. The release is filled with joyful cynicism and is quite inspirational. Rob is also a creative producer, and takes pride in his music and his song-writing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44901\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/01\/rob-palladino-spirit-trail\/dlo6egfx0aaixax\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DlO6EGFX0AAixax.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DlO6EGFX0AAixax\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DlO6EGFX0AAixax.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44901\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DlO6EGFX0AAixax.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What major theme or themes influenced your new release, &#8216;Spirit Trail&#8217;?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The overriding theme of the album seems to be loss and death. The album\u2019s bookends are &#8216;King Death&#8217;, and &#8216;Spirit Trail&#8217;, the title track. They are, in vastly different ways, about the end of life, at least as we know and perceive it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The other songs are primarily about loss, fear and a reaction to those moments and they\u2019re real reactions. I experienced everything on the album lyrically, apart from &#8216;King Death&#8217; which is a fantastique kind of thing; an open letter from Death himself giving examples of how he takes us at the end body and soul. I had fun with that one too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>&#8216;Belief&#8217; is one of my favorite tracks on &#8216;Spirit Trail&#8217;, what was the motivation behind that particular song?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019m glad you mentioned \u201cBelief.\u201d It was the first \u201csingle\u201d from the album and it even has a video on my You Tube channel (Rob Palladino Music). Not many people mention that song, but it\u2019s song I play a lot from the album. It\u2019s a song a total hatred wrapped up in a poppy\/punk rock feel. It\u2019s very spiky but lots of fun to play live.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The motivation, maybe even inspiration, lyrically, was the end of a relationship and how angry I found myself feeling. As always though, it\u2019s taken on a life of its own, as all songs will eventually, I guess. Some people think it\u2019s about God, some people have thought it\u2019s about politicians so, to be honest, it can be about whatever you want it to be about. I really love that song though so, as I say, I\u2019m pleased it\u2019s being given some love.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>If you could have your ultimate stage fantasy what would you need to happen?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I think this music is big. It\u2019s big in terms of writing, arranging, the production on the album is huge and the ideas are wonderfully over-the-top. So, to accompany it, it would be rude not to have a stage show as OTT as the music. Enormous sound, huge lights, tons of dry ice, concussion mortars, then add a massive audience to enjoy and consume it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What motivated you to record this EP and what promoted you to do music to begin with?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well, it\u2019s not an E.P. The debut E.P. \u201cHalf the Time\u201d came out in 2017 and is still available. \u2018Spirit Trail\u2019 is an album. After that E.P. I wanted to complete the first phase of the journey, so a debut album was the only way to go. I had all these songs and they had to be heard, they insisted on it, in fact. I\u2019m glad I did it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Do you plan on touring to support the release?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019d love to. Touring is an expensive business, so what I\u2019d like to do is some small gigs and bigger festivals. There are some great ones over here in the UK, Cambridge Rock Festival and the Brentwood Festival to name but two, but they can be oversubscribed, so we\u2019ll have to see. To tour I need management, from purely a financial standpoint, so hopefully that will happen soon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Growing up who were your influences?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rush were always my favourites. The way they wrote and arranged showed so much care to attention, to detail, and such a passion for what they did. They were true artists. Others include Kansas, early Queen, Saga, UFO, Motorhead, lots of stuff in that ilk. I listen to all sorts to be honest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Where do you hope to be musically in five years?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Writing music that I\u2019m happy with and that lots of people enjoy listening to. Hopefully earning a decent living too. Not gonna lie!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>If you could say anything to your fans to be and followers, what would it be? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well, at this early stage, I\u2019d say thank you for getting on board. Let\u2019s see where I can drive us all. Mad probably!<\/p>\n<p>Find Rob Palladino online on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robpalladinomusic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/rpalladinomusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/robpalladinomusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/robpalladinomusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/robpalladinomusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK-based artist Rob Palladino has just released his extraordinarily passionate, and phenomenal debut album entitled, &#8220;Spirit Trail.&#8221; The album examines the heart and soul of the artist who admits this project is &#8220;a labour of love.&#8221; It is certainly an album he can be proud of both musically and lyrically.<\/p>\n<div 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