Interview- Pete Pardo and the History of Sea of Tranquility. 

What makes this such a great interview is that you asked a question and then shut up and let Pete talk and talk and talk! Such an amazing job John!!!

Actually, after all these years listening to PETE daily, this was tremendous listening to his uprise to where he is now. I enjoyed this 💯👍

Pete has stellar taste in music.

Pete is a top bloke, you can clearly see the passion he has for music, horror movies and comic books 🤘🏻

Without Pete I would have never discovered Martin Popoff and his incredible books thank you

Pete is the man! Love that dude!

Mr Pardo is the hardest worker I've seen on youtube! Super informative and has recommended some bangers for my collection.

Nothing but love and appreciation for all that Pete has done and continues to do. So great to hear his early beginnings. I thoroughly enjoy his show and am quickly becoming a fan of yours as well. I love all the music discussion, especially when it comes to music I grew up to as a kid and continue to listen to today as a 50-year old. Hard rock and metal music is dear to my heart. Keep up all the wonderful work and dedication to the music!!!

Sea of Tranquility became my favorite RU-vid Channel for sure.. added a lot of value and great Music to my life!

Another great show. Hopefully u can be a honorary hudson valley square on SoT monday night must see tv

I liked you bringing Pete on. I have been checking out his channel for a short while and enjoy what he does and being a rock and roll and metal and over all like of genres of music and artists I have liked and music lover. And dabbling with my guitar over the years and writing songs and projects I had. And the collecting albums a bunch I have over the years. Even if had to thin out for space later here in life, but still having what I will listen to and all that. Getting into and seeing the concerts back then and if we get to during the times we are in again to see shows like we did. It is all so stimulating to be engaged when we all need it. Found the communities that many should seek in with like me and others. To be a part of it and have some way of people that you can relate to. Thanks. Happy Easter. 🎶🎸🎤🎹👍☮💯

Pete is a really awesome guy.

Excellent interview - Pete is one of the good guys.

I'm a big fan of Pete Pardo's channel, Sea Of Tranquility. I found his channel by doing a search on the history of UFO, he tells great stories.

Great interview. Pete's the best. Been watching his channel for a few years now. It's great to see lots of people who enjoy music and get and fanatical about it as much as I do. Having to know everything about a band, an album, a song etc. Back in the pre-internet days I remember how hard it was finding info on the bands I liked or was trying to get into. Especially bands that weren't current. You had to find different magazines, books or someone like a friend's older brother who had a bunch of older rock magazine or could tell you their experiences seeing a band live or whatever. I tell my son all the time how much different it was back in our day to get music and to find out how many albums a band had and what order they came out. One of the only ways to tell was to go to several record stores and look at the dates on the back of the cover. Also getting music could be a major task. I remember I absolutely HAD to have a copy of Yessongs back in high school in the 80's. Scrapping and saving washing dishes at the local Elk's lodge then getting on my bike and riding for 4 miles in the rain to the only store that had it. Hoping they still had it when I got there. Then trying to keep it dry on the way back home. It made you appreciate the music more I think and also get more pissed when an album lets you down. Anyway, keep the the good work guys I'll be watching!

I discovered SoT about one year ago. It's so great having his channel on the internet. Through his shows I discovered "new" music and rediscovered some of the old quality music that stay forever in my heart. Yesterday I discovered LotA channel. I am very impressed👍😁I really enjoyed your show of T. REX/ELECTRIC Warrior, Thin Lizzy, Scorpions and more. Thank you for that and keep on your excellent work. It's good to have you and Pete here on RU-vid. Greetings from Northern Bavaria🍺🍻👌🤘😎🏆

Sea of Tranquility was one of the best RU-vid channels I ever found. Pete and his guests have so much knowledge of music it's so cool learning about music with every video and Pete and his guests always have such great stories.

I discovered Pete's videos on here about April 2020 as we went into lockdown. I was looking after my elderly father as well so SoT helped to take my mind off what was happening. Then Dad got sick (it wasn't COVID-19) and he died in June. I am not going to say that Pete saved my life, of course he didn't, but watching his channel certainly helped me through a crappy time. And he will be pleased to know that he turned me on to some music that I wouldn't have listened to otherwise. Keep up the good work, Pete. You deserve your success but we do need to talk about the order you ranked the Steely Dan albums. LOL!!

Great show. Pete has this amazing ability to communicate his love of the music he talks about. He does it in an engaging way with an audience who may, or may not have grown up with the music he loves

Very cool episode! Pete’s cool as hell! I have lots of respect for him.

Hello from Greece , yes there are people like you who love music to death and always try to know every little detail. A lot of respect to Pete and you for this interview. Music is a passion!!!

What a treat 2 of my favorite webhosts in animated conversation!

I am so glad you interviewed Pete I absolutely love his chancel Pete is a great guy sooo cool so many thanks to do this

Loved this.... awesome. I’ve watched Pete religiously for a couple of years, and what keeps me coming back is that he’s a total music geek.... just like me. Enjoy all your stuff as well... rock on brother 🤘🎶🍻

Great interview!!! I've been friends with Pete for a long time, but every time Pete talks about the history of SoT, I feel like I learn something new. Really cool!!!!

I found your channel through Pete's channel. You have a great channel man! Keep up the hard work!! I'm younger so I'm always bummed that I missed out on seeing so many great bands back in the day but being a young metal head today has its advantages too! Music is readily available, live footage is a click away, RU-vid channels like yours and Pete's and so many others keep us all entertained! It is a community on here and it's awesome! 🤘🏼

I found Pete and the Sea of Tranquility earlier this year. So glad I found it. I consider myself a music fan and I’ve learned so much about all types of bands I never would have discovered.

Happy/ HEALTHY Easter to PETE and LAIR. Any episode with PETE , is worth the price of admission. Great 👍 show 💯

I really like petes chanel I remember driving in the car with my parents and hearing the Beatles sing i wanna hold your hand and that began my music journey

2 of my favorite hosts in a single video. Sea of Tranquillity and Lair of the Alchemist are both such great channels. I am only a year late to this interview, but it is very interesting

nice hearing about your history pete. your passion is obvious.and thanks to lari of the alchemist for letting pete talk!

Pete your channel is awesome. Discovered and rediscovered so many bands. Great people Great guests. I particularly love your reviews of albums. You seem to be the only one who mentions the musicians and tracks etc. Others just sit in front of You Tube watch the video and discuss it- no communication with people. Or Others who just hold up a cd and say this arrived from Amazon and boast about how many cds they have yawn. Because of the time difference I play catch up each day. My first port of call every morning is Sea of tranquility 😀🤘🤟🤟💯💯. Keep up the fantastic work.

Such a refreshing and true escape from the jackals of the street! Thanks Pete 👊

Wow! What a cool story! I have been a sea of tranquility fan now for almost 2years and pete is just such a cool guy. Sea of tranquility is my favourite channel ever!

I cant fully remember when I first found Pete's channel - it must have been sometime before Christmas 2019 when he was doing his album battles. That then led me to discover other channels, including yours, discussing the music I grew up with and occasionally pointing me other great stuff to find out about. Back in the day in the UK ( I'm talking after 1974 ish) I relied on weekly music papers like Sounds and Melody Maker to find out what was going on, as well as radio shows like Alan Freeman's Saturday rock show and Tommy VAnce's Friday Rock Show. Then in 1981 Kerrang launched and then over the years various other magaznes have launched and then folded - I remember buying a few editions of Progression Magazine during the 90's and then I joined a group called the Classic Rock Society that put on local gigs and had a monthly newsletter that became a magazine. It wasnt until around the eary 2000's that I started to discover more sites on the internet, and while I joined in on various forums discussing both prog and heavy rock for various reasons I never got into My Space and then Facebook, though did use to watch RU-vid videos of live bands and hard to get deleted or out of print albums which in time drew me to find sites like Sea of Tranquility and yours and which I now wouldnt do without. I'll not add comments to every video posted but if its about a band or artist I like and I think I've something to add to the conversation I probably will - even if its just to say - yeah great album/band etc...

Nice interview, I have subscribed to your channel. Btw, love that Dream Evil LP thats behind you. Hard'n Heavy Greetings

Excellent interview of Pete!! I found SOT around the end of February 2020 and was so glad to see and hear such passion about Rock music. Like many who love music, stations such as Pete's and yours are appreciated big time. Keep Rockin it in the Lair. Thanks for making it happen!!

Pete Pardo is a great entertainer. I love his channel very much. He loves excellent music and you can feel that. If he recommends a publication i have to check it immediatly. I have never been disappointed. 👍👍🥇🤘

I found Pete Pardo on you tube over the holidays and back to watching him over the last month. I have been exposed and educated on bands that I had heard of or knew of but did not get into them. I was only into the super bands. Thanks Pete. As for Lair I'am going to watch your vid on cassettes.

Pete's channel has been an awesome watch. Rock Fantasy is cool too. People closer to my age geeking out.

🤘♠️🤘, 50+ years of life saving music!! Keep spreading the message!! United, we shall never fall.

John it would be awesome if Pete could find that girl "woman" now that got him into Kiss. I wonder if he's stayed in touch. Been a long time subscriber to Pete's channel. Glad you connected with him.

Great show!

Pete, I watch your videos a lot and it is interesting and entertaining. I appreciate the work you do. Also, thank you to 'Lair of the Alchemist' for putting this interview out too.

Great interview. I am the same age as Pardo , his journey in music is similar in many ways to mine. The liner notes were always the gateway into my obsession with my favorite bands. We would sit in a friends room, hanging out , listening to albums and the album jacket was always analyzed and discussed. That was a regular practice especially when lyrics were printed somewhere. I would sometimes memorize who played on what and make mental notes of musicians who would guest spot or show up outside of their main gig.

Great chat between two great guys. Pete has introduced me to so much fantastic older music. I love his passion, it speaks to how I've always felt about music too .

You just gained another new subscriber. Great chat between you and Pete. I discovered SoT about 2 years ago and it's great discovering new music all the damn time. Look forward to following your channel as well. Great job.

This is why I love Pete’s channel, he’s such a relatable guy who has a great knowledge of music. Cheers Pete and cheers to you John and you’re great channel as well. Keep up the awesome work.

"Sea of Tranquility" has been a great channel to come to and spend time w/ people who have the same passion for music that I have. My first "Obsession" was Aerosmith in the 70's. As I have mentioned before that was my first concert and from then I have been truly engrossed in many genres of music and LOVE the physical product. This interview was really interesting and was really cool to find out how this channel came to be. Thanks Pete and your host John from the Lair for the Alchemist. Great stuff!!!

Pete's great. Been a fan of his channel for years now.

This was awesome. There were two things that really helped me get thru this past year. Pete/S.of T. and SVDelos. Thank God they were around.🤘

Pete is the man! I have been part of the SOT family for 2 years. Now I am about to be part of the LOTA now!

Thank you John! Informative talk with Pete and great to turn the tables and interview the interviewer. Pete is the man who works seemingly tirelessly and SOT is by far my favorite site because I am ultimately a reasonably hard-core fan of many of the same bands and genres, including monster movies, and I am turned on by exactly the same things that fascinate Pete where the details are important. You guys and everyone that contributes are my people! Music moves me more than any other art form. The community the SOT forum provides is moving as well and often it’s the differences of opinion, sometimes subtle differences, that make it interesting. Yes, it’s hard to remember before the internet but by god we have it sooo good now! This last year I dealt with deaths of a friend and a parent and a pandemic from hell but SOT was there for me when I needed it. Just subscribed to your site, keep up the good work!

Another groovilicious, nutritious and delicious show, JG! Been a fan of PP & SOT for about 3 years now and I’ve seen all your videos, too. You guys keep me company as l care for my elderly father. Thanks for all your dedication, fandom and knowledge. It entertains more people than you know. As John Wetton once sang in a great Asia b-side, 🎵”Ride Easy, my friend... “🎵 (Some great Steve Howe guitar work on that song.) Cheers, from Noo Yawk, ova heyah! 😉

Excellent interview Pete is an awesome guy and has such a tremendous channel.

That was a fascinating interview. I figured Pete had to have some sort of media related background, he's just so natural, and comfortable with the camera. Best channel on RU-vid IMO.

Pete is the best! I've really enjoyed the conversations about artists. Up until I discovered Sea Of Tranquility, I missed talking music with people who were as passionate about it as I am. Especially during this covid lockdown period. I have discovered all kinds of really cool Prog bands and Metal bands and even Classic Rock bands that somehow got past my radar, by watching your show. So now I'm going to subscribe to Lair of the Alchemist. Cheers guys! Keep Rockin'!

Breathtaking!!!

Pete, you are an international treasure! Keep on rockin'!

Amazing discussion! Concerning the 90s I too found myself distant from metal and more into jazz and fusion. Looking back, maybe a key factor was that my top two bands, Iron Maiden and Metallica, after their incredible Seventh Son and Justice, put out very different albums which were kind of a step down. I dont blame them. Black is the best selling Metallica album and Bring Your Daughter was Maiden's first No 1 single. What would happen if these two bands (and others) continued to put out fantastic metal albums ignoring the trends of the day? Would we have stayed?

Great interview! I have been watching videos on Sea of Tranquility for over 2 years. The videos are always informative and very entertaining. From watching that RU-vid channel I have discovered so many bands that I now love.

havnt watched yet but love your channell growing and hope you get to go on petes show just a matter of time

"I like Sea of Tranquility for the Hudson Valley Squares the topics,the artists and their albums etc,listening and watching the various regulars from those of the HVS, the other shows with Martin Popoff,the other contributors and listening to the thoughts on bands,albums,concerts, the spin offs such as the Monsters Den & Comic Book Geezers, even Rock Fantasy with Steve Keeler.... whether it is about Heavy Metal,Hard Rock,Progressive Rock, the different genres and sub genres,on the HVS i like listening to Pete,Steve,Chris,Ryan,Lynn,Butch,Nick,Sydney and who pops up as special guests,because intoday's world music,films,TV shows, and comic books aren't the same anymore and I like listening and watching, keep it going and thanks."-📻🎤🎸🎸🎹🥁🎧🎙💻....

I'm 53 years old. I've also done radio broadcasting, editing and producing. My mom's Beatles albums and the Kiss Alive album started it for me as well. Really enjoy diving into music and learning about the bands. Also, as an amateur drummer, I've always been open to different genres. Pete, you are a kindred spirit, keep doing what you are doing, and we will keep watching. Same goes for Lair of the Alchemist.

Thanks John, i think the RU-vid algorithm put this video on my RU-vid home page because i susbscribe to Sea of Tranquility but I have just now subscribed to this channel. Love hearing Pete talk even when it's about metal which i have no interest in! His wife is right, he is really engaging and that comes across in all his video content. And well done you for conducting the interview so skilfully! Going to check out your channel and videos. Thanks again 🙂

Outstanding interview/discussion. Warms my heart to know there are dudes like yourselves with the knowledge and passion you have for hard rock and metal to keep waving the flag. Back in the day (the 80s) i would go to my local record store and have to listen to an album through headphones to get a taste , everything is so much more accessible now which is a good thing. Sometimes as we all probably have, would just purchase an album because of the cover art or label without listening to it at all , which was fun too. Anyway....great episode John...Power on mate.

Great video. 👍🏻 I enjoy Pete’s videos daily whether I agree with him or not. He is very knowledgeable and mostly entertaining. I could honestly see him teaching a college music appreciation class focused on the different genres of rock and roll.

Pete influenced my life in ways even I myself find unbelievable and extraordinary. I wish 90% of people I know in real life (all combined) could influence me a fraction of what he did

That's what attracted me to SOT from the very beginning. I've always had an exhaustive personality. Want to have every album I like by every band I like. Read all the notes inside the cd's, get the track listing memorized, find out what songs make it to the setlist, find out who played on every album and how long that lineup lasted, etc. Keeps us interesting and separates us from the casual fan.

Been watching the Sea of Tranquility channel for around two years now and what always strikes me is how supportive Pete Pardo is of other people, he’s constantly promoting all of his friends and collaborators pushing their channels and promoting what ever they have going on, and bringing them all on board to share in success, This selflessness and the honest friendships and partnerships especially throughout the pandemic has really pushed his content far beyond just a music review channel. 🤘 Cool interview

Great Interview! Thank you Both. I found Pete & SOT on RU-vid last year and like someone else commented here helped get through a bad year but also found out about a lot of music I never would have otherwise. As Pete said in this interview there are more of us passionate Music Lovers out there than most of us would know.

Happy easter mate keep pumping out the great content and lests get you to 1k subs by the end of the month this content is helping all of us through covid keep up the awesome work 🤘🤘

We love you Pete! ;)

John, you and Pete are awesome!

John,great video with MR.pardo giving us insight on the history of sot.keep up the good work.

Love Pete, been a fan of his for many years.

Great Job ,The passion for Music shines Brightly From the🎸Sea of Tranquility🎸 .. And Pete's point about if everyone Liked the Same thing life would be Boring is spot on ..

My favorite SoT show might be Fridays At The Funhouse, but the channel fast became a favorite across the board. Great interview BTW, super fun and relaxed. Looking forward to seeing The Alchemist on HVS soonish.

Pete is cool, love his appreciation for music.

Great conversation. Thanks to both of you!

Great interview! Started watching Pete's vids in early 2020 and haven't missed a day watching one of his vids since. :D

Great interview !!

Brilliant. Excellent video and interview. During lockdown Pete has become my go to channel. Because of him I now own box sets of Blue Oyster Cult, UFO, Budgie, Yes and a few others like Uriah Heep for example. He has cost me a small fortune, but its been worth it lol. I'm 48 now and have always been a hard rock/prog/metal head, but aside from the obvious ones I sort of never explored the above bands I mentioned for some reason. Was aware of them but just didn't bother. Don't know why really. But Pete has changed all that for me. Never to late to learn right? Plus I am an obsessive just like him when it comes to music, film and comics. Anyway, thanks for this and now you have a new sub here from England. Where all the best bands came from anyway ;). Take it easy brother and keep it up. We need more people like you and Pete to keep the fires burning for us rockers.

I stumbled across Sea of Tranquility maybe 3-4 months ago and have been watching a bunch of stuff and loving it. Hey, I recognize you -- I remember meeting you and seeing you play at Days of the Doomed Fest in 2011! What a small world. Also great interview, this was really interesting. Looking forward to checking out some more of your vids as well now that I've found this place!

Great show John i have been a big fan of Sea of traquility for about 3 years and look foward to it eveyday im a METAL fan but since i discovered Pete im into so more bands im into mare Jazz Fusion Blues love the show so much and now ive found your channel and have subed to it and will look forward to see listening and seeing you john STAY METAL STAY SAFE

i love petes channel but i love this channel too you look like a rocker im 64 loved all the old school stuff love not just rock but loved motown soul train all that stuff but generally a hard rocker my first hard concert was alice cooper welcome to the nightmare 73

Love your channel(s) John & Pete! Just like Pete, my 1st introduction to KISS was the Alive! album. I remember Lisa Harris bringing that into the 4th grade & people gathering around her desk. The face paint, the outfits, the stage presence, all just blew me away. Then the gatefold sleeve with the handwritten letters from the members & booklet photos. I begged my parents for that LP & received it Christmas morning! Pete is 54 like me, but his story is a bit different since the Alive! album was sold out & he purchased Destroyer instead. Great times, great memories...

Thanks to this awesome interview of Pete I found your channel. I really enjoy your laid back knowledgeable approach. Keep up the excellent work.

Best community on the planet 🌍 👍😎

Love Pete! We are the same age and amazing how our stories parallel. KISS for many in our generation got us off the radio and into albums. His channel has blown up because he consistently puts out great content but his peaceful personality comes through. I admire and have been affected by his deep exploration into the discographies. When I was young it was usually older siblings that turned us on to good bands. Thanks for shining the light on Pete! Well deserved!

Hi. I've just discovered your channel. Great video and a really interesting interview with Pete. Great to hear 2 people talking with passion about the same taste in music that I have loved for many years. Rock on from the UK 🇬🇧

Great stuff. Hi from Scotland.

Great video great guys

Fantastic interview I'm a big follower of both your shows I enjoyed both of your segments on Blue Oyster Cult You were so knowledgeable about my favorite band and the new album The Symbol Remains Thanks guys Rock On

I found out about Pete’s channel last March. He just seems so cool!!! I would love to talk to him for an hour!!!! I love the tv idea!! Good luck to all your future endeavors Pete!!! ⭐️⭐️

great chat!

Re: in 90s, right before the internet Recalling picking up the free TowerRecords monthly music magazines as well as checking out new album tracks at the store’s listening booths. It was great for what it was. These days it’s checking out SofT or ProgArchives, then checking out snippets of albums or tracks on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora or RU-vid. In the words of G. Harrison, “It’s all too much”. But I cite George’s words as representing a great thing.

i learned a lot from Pete, i am a geek just like him.

Great interview 👍

Great interview with Pete.