"Time Flies" (New PT single)

Henry Plainview wrote: JROCHA wrote: Why is everyone over reacting ?! This is just a 5 minute clip from a 11 minute song. It will probably  sound so much better once you hear the track in full. And everyone should shut up about saying it sounds to much like the floyd. What prog band today does not take some influence from the classic 70's bands. There's a difference between being influenced by Pink Floyd and being the poor man's Pink Floyd.

Exactly.

JROCHA, with all respect . . . you should cool down a bit. If you disagree with those of us who think the song is  PF carbon copy, go ahead and disagree, but saying things like, "Everyone should shut up" is very unbecoming of you, my good man.

I have never complained about an artist being influenced by another artist, but when they mimic an already existing song almost exactly, it bothers me.

It bothers me because I know Steve Wilson can do better than this, and it also bothers me because I was looking forward to this record before hearing this track, and now based on what I hear, it seems to be quite unoriginal.

I am a Porcupine Tree fan. One of the biggest fans, in my opinion. I'm not just cutting down a band I didn't like in the first place; I'm fretting over a band I love taking the easy road and not composing from scratch. I'm sorry if that upsets you, but I'm just being honest, and I would never tell you to "shut up" for simply having opinion that differs from mine.

Henry Plainview wrote: JROCHA wrote: Why is everyone over reacting ?! This is just a 5 minute clip from a 11 minute song. It will probably  sound so much better once you hear the track in full. And everyone should shut up about saying it sounds to much like the floyd. What prog band today does not take some influence from the classic 70's bands. There's a difference between being influenced by Pink Floyd and being the poor man's Pink Floyd.

Why is everyone over reacting ?! This is just a 5 minute clip from a 11 minute song. It will probably  sound so much better once you hear the track in full. And everyone should shut up about saying it sounds to much like the floyd. What prog band today does not take some influence from the classic 70's bands.

Equality 7-2521 wrote: That was pretty bad. I mean the drum work was nice, but I can't say I liked anything about it. The intro is particularly just boring and with Wilson's vocals doing nothing to draw me in.

Yes i felt the same way about the track, very repetitive and boring

The new single from the new Porcupine Tree album?

to me, this says nothing about the album. If not that not all tracks are masterpieces...

my favorite porcupine tree songs are the ones that sound like Pink floyd

I dont think one song can excite or disappoint me. I need the whole package... .

Edited by tintedweed - August 05 2009 at 16:15

Just to point out the similarities between this and 'Dogs': http://home.no/johan-af/ptpf.mp3

stonebeard wrote: p0mt3 wrote: Oh, I'm sorry, am I late for something? I didn't realize I couldn't just have an honest opinion of a musical piece without being accuse of being a bandwagon jumper. As to what I'm accusing; absolutely. I think it's obvious that this is an inspiration-less song ripped straight off of Waters and Gilmours' backs. Wilson hasn't done something this blatant since 'Sky Moves Sideways'. I'm a huge Porcupine Tree fan, and I care about the band's originality. I'm not just trying to slam them without cause. I will still by the album and all; I just hope the rest of the tracks are much more unique. I don't think The Sky Moves Sideways is copying anything from Floyd whatsoever, nor do I think so for Time Flies. It's incidental that things sound somewhat similar. (Time Flies sounds nothing like Dogs to me by the way, neither in the lyrics or music, and only somewhat reminds me of Sheep but the similarity is nothing but incidental). I've always been irritated by comparisons to Floyd, mainly because I think The Sky Moves Sideways and Up the Downstair have all the spacey elements of classic Floyd, but do everything better to my ears. Nothing Pink Floyd ever did as an album pleases me as much as The Sky Moves Sideways.

Well, if you yourself can't hear the similarities much, then of course I see where you're coming from. I just wanted to make sure that you were aware that I wasn't simply comparing them to Floyd because everybody else does it; I truly do believe this is a Dogs/Sheep clone.

In all actuality, there was only one other instance when this closeness between the two bands was as obvious, and that was "The Sky Moves Sideways". Even the track layout mimics 'Wish You Were Here'.

But on the whole, I have never considered PT a PF 'clone' before, so this is actually a first for me. I don't WANT them to be a clone of anybody else, but it's just how I honestly feel about this track.

In the end, though, it's not that big of a deal. I'm still going to buy the album and enjoy it, but I do hope the other tracks on the album sound more original.