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And so we work very hard on each album, and I think the fact that we do continue to put out product and we donвЂ™t rely on old stuff or anything like that, with the exception of this Crackology thing-which as I explained to you, makes a lot of sense. JP: I think a lot of it, believe it or not, is because we never had that one hit record.

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GM: Why do you feel Crack the Sky has lasted for more than 40 years and maintained its audience while other bands of your vintage have not? It was really our first exposure to that, and it was very interesting. It was a lot of fun, we met a lot of good people. That was interesting! ThatвЂ™s serious prog stuff and we were probably the hardest rock in that place, but it was nice. GM: DidnвЂ™t Crack the Sky play at the Rites of Spring (RoSfest) progressive rock festival? So, itвЂ™s usually the three of them that get together at the studio there, and tear the demos apart (laughs). And then the two guitarists, Ricky and Bobby, get together live and they work on their guitar parts, and sometimes my stuff will go away and sometimes it will stay there, and then they just go to work with Joey, the drummer. Once IвЂ™ve written a song, then I put together a very finished demo with most, but not all, of the parts (worked out)-a lot of the parts, I should say thatвЂ™s fair. GM: I hear you have a unique way of developing songs in which you put together your song demos on your own, and then the band fleshes them out. GM: A lot of bands work that way these days. Four or five of us have a studio, so a lot of work we do on our own and then turn it over to Rick when weвЂ™re all done recording and he puts his touches to it. Would it be accurate to say he drives the band in the studio? GM: Rick Witkowski, guitarist for Crack the Sky, is also a producer.

We just need something to put them all together. JP: Oh yeah! We have pockets (of fans) everywhere. GM: And you have retained your loyal fan following, right? So, we all get together and put forth our best effort on the stuff, and try not to think about how lousy the industry is right now. And luckily, IвЂ™m surrounded with people who are just terrific musicians and they love having original stuff to work on. ThereвЂ™s a drive there that I really have little control over. GM: In an age where a lot of bands are not even bothering with new studio recordings because new music is perceived as a tough sell, what is driving you guys to keep creating and to develop new music?

JP: Yeah, it is, and credit goes to the label for that. GM: Both albums were released on the same day, August 24-is that correct? It was finished before Crackology, but they held it until the end of August.

GM: You also did an album of new songs, Living in Reverse ? JP: I think we tried to put that kind of energy into it and were able to be successful with that. GM: I listened to some of the new recordings on Crackology, and they sound very fresh, like new material. Goldmine recently spoke with Palumbo about what to expect on the new albums, what keeps the band running after decades in the music biz, and what is to come from this group that just wonвЂ™t quit. But 2018 finds the band firing on all thrusters as it hits the concert trail to promote the new releases, with three original members still in the lineup-singer-songwriter John Palumbo, guitarist Rick Witkowski, and drummer Joey DвЂ™Amico, joined by Dave DeMarco (bass guitar), Bobby Hird (guitar) and Glenn Workman (keyboards). Like any veteran band, Crack the Sky has had its ups and downs over the decades, with stops and starts, personnel changes, and the other pitfalls that can go with the rock life. Regardless, on both albums, Crack the Sky surges with the vitality and energy of a young band, bringing so much вЂњcrackвЂќ to the older songs that Crackology sounds just as fresh as Living in Reverse. Granted, one of the new releases, Crackology, is not technically new itвЂ™s a disc of new studio recordings of previously released songs, while Living in Reverse is made up of all-new material.