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Topic: Porcupine Tree Blank Planet Latest News
Posted By: Gravity Eyelids
Subject: Porcupine Tree Blank Planet Latest News
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 19:40
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I'm not quite sure if this is true, but it seems legit.
(Quoted from Prodigal_Son at the PTF Forum) "It's called "Fear of a Blank Planet." SW is putting the finish touches on the album this week in Belgium for the album, set for release on April 24, according to a press release I just received via email. It also says that the lyrical content of the song cycle on the album is a "21st century cocktail of MTV, sex, prescription drugs, video games, the internet, terminal boredom, and subsequent escape. The title track, propelled by nervous, jittery energy, sums up many of the album's themes: 'Xbox is a
The album title is obviously a riff on Public Enemy's "Fear of a Black Planet." http://www.porcupinetreeforum.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1168028656 - http://www.porcupinetreeforum.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1168028656
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------------- Into this wild Abyss the fiend Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while, Pondering his Voyage. |
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 19:45
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Thanks for that news, seems perfectly plausible.
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Posted By: Fuzz
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 20:44
Noice. I dunno about the theme of the overall album, it seems kinda...
Stupid. But, I guess it isn't that bad. Makes sense. Anyway, cool stuff.
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Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 04:12
Interesting title and concept, I'm looking forward to this album (and seeing them play bits of it live in April  )
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Posted By: freekske
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 04:17
Can't wait!! -------------  Yes it is!!
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Posted By: freekske
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 08:18
We'll see, patience is a virtue  ------------- Yes it is!!
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Gravity Eyelids wrote:Posted By: NotSoKoolAid
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 08:52
| "Stupid"?... Maybe. We can only hope it's not just another whiner's album, like Scarsick. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 09:15
Actually that's supposed to be "X-Box is a God to me". Maybe slightly less stupid that way?  SW |
Posted By: ailgun
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 13:39
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Well Gravity even SW is one of my idols I have to say 'please'. Don't program ur brain to like whatever SW does :D I assume you did. You don't have to defend SW's lyrics to others etc. Anyway I adore SW too. But for example sometracks from Blackfield II are not that good. atay |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 13:57
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I don't know about stupid, but I'm very interested in listening to the album specially the 20 minute epic. But why April 24? January 7 looks like a better release date. ------------- 
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Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 13:59
He has posted!  -------------  
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Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 15:27
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Can't wait!!! I, for one, find the topic intriguing. I was just discussing with someone the paradigm shift I'm sensing in our societies, and how several elements (the convenience of instant global communications, a constant barrage of throwaway marketing, the rise of "ADD" and ADHD") all seem to be inter-related, and slowly changing the way we relate to each other. In fact, I'm currently writing a song that's more or less about this topic. Thanks for beating me to it, Steven!  ------------- Pure Brilliance: 
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 15:32
Cant wait!! ------------- Beauty will save the world. 
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 15:39
Welcome to the blank generation , Steve 
The lyrical themes seem perfectly sensible to me,as maybe some comments on this forum might suggest
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Posted By: Chicapah
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 15:43
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I don't care if the subject is the Great Wall of China, I can't wait to hear what they come out with next! ------------- "Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 15:46
Agreed! ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 15:51
One name in particular springs to mind |
Posted By: Fight Club
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 18:16
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Can't wait for it!!! When I saw them play the new material live it was quite impressive, I don't think it will disappoint! I just hope it doesn't leak because it will be very hard to avoid temptation... ------------- 
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 18:20
Yeah Deadwing leaked but I managed to be a good boy and resisted temptation. What gets me is that it can only be someone associated with the record company who is leaking these albums onto the internet. Which reminds me, I am presuming that when we buy from "Burning Shed" more of the money gets back to the band. http://www.burningshed.co.uk/ptshop.asp - http://www.burningshed.co.uk/ptshop.asp |
Posted By: trauma0
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 18:50
  
GREAT NEWS!! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/trauma0/?chartstyle=itunesrecent"> 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 01:34
Yay!------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 01:53
Great news! I am very much looking forward to this album.  |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 09:37
 ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: EliasMisael
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 12:37
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YES!!! Thumbs up for SW! The album's concept is very actual! Because is really worrisome how the TV Rating is destroying us for example with that damn reality shows! Fear of a Blank Planet is the perfect title!!! And BTW if Mr. Wilson and Mr. Akerfeldt are going to work with Mr. Portnoy Don't you think that they should make a cover of the song DISAPPEAR by Dream Theater? Imagine how it will sounds in the voice of Akerfeldt and the vocal harmony with Wilson...Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 13:40
The Xbox is my friend. My...only...friend... 
Not quite.
You want to know something ironic, though? When I first bought my Xbox360, it came with about 20 songs by various bands on the hard drive, one of which was "Shallow" by PT. Sweet, sweet irony. 
I would have put Arriving Somewhere But Not Here on it, but oh well. Surely gave PT a somewhat wider audience. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: MikeHgl
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 15:16
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I like the messgae here - but quite honestly the theme could be anything - I don't really care. I know whatever it is it will be awesome. The sound that is Porcupine Tree just pulls me in and never lets go.
The best band I have discovered in decades. Period. ------------- Go placidly amid the noise and haste... |
Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 16:45
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A few of you call the concept "Stupid." Okay, super geniuses, post some of your lyrics and then I'll go ahead and read one of two and then dismiss you and your work out of hand. What a joke. When you can carry SW's jockstrap (to borrow a sports analogy) then I might give anything you ever have said in your life one second of my time.
------------- Biggles was in rehab last Saturday |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 17:05
Cool it, they know not what they say.... Bless the poor little lambs. They havent read the lyrics yet and them calling the theme "stupid" has probably made Steven's day!
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Posted By: Detric
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 17:33
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Im looking for the first press of The Sky Moves Sideways if anybody knows where I can buy it please let me know, ive even tried Ebay. Im not talking about the digipack re-issue, im talking about the regular jewel case version with the track Moonloop on it. This one:
1. The sky moves sideways phase one (18:37)
2. Dislocated day (5:24) 3. The moon touches your shoulder (5:40) 4. Prepare yourself (1:54) 5. Moonloop (17:04) 6. The sky moves sideways phase two (16:46) Thanks alot.
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Posted By: DarioIndjic
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 18:25
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Cannnnnnnnntttttt Wwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaitttttttttttt ------------- Ars longa , vita brevis |
Posted By: The Letter M
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 19:27
Why bother when you can buy the new version (the Digipack re-issue) and just reburn the tracks to be the following: 1. The Sky Moves Sideways Phase One 2. Dislocated Day 3. Moonloop (Improvisation) 4. Moonloop (Coda) 5. The Moon Touches Your Shoulder 6. Prepare Yourself 7. The Sky Moves Sideways Phase Two It includes the longest version of Moonloop recorded and it all fits onto one Disc, at almost 75 minutes. The only reason the re-issue is two discs is because it includes the full 34-minute version of The Sky Moves Sideways. Anyways, great album TSMS, and I'm really looking forward to FOABP! I can't wait for it, and it's shaping up to be a great album, with awesome lyrics and themes! -Marc. ------------- I know what I like and I like what I know. I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose free will. If I die tomorrow, I`d be alright because I believe that after we`re gone, the spirit carries on. |
Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 19:36
"WORST ALBUM CONCEPT EVER!"  ------------- Pure Brilliance:
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Posted By: Fuzz
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 21:17
I was merely saying that from the information that was given, the overall concept seems kind of stupid. I know that in the end it won't be, because it's being handled by SW, but if any other person did this, the outcome would probably be really stupid and shallow (not pun intended.) I have faith in SW, don't worry. I know that it's not always the concept, but rather, what you do with it that's important. He can make it work. |
Posted By: Tristan Mulders
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 05:23
I actually don't care if it leaks or not.. I downloaded Deadwing about 3 weeks before its release and what happened was that I instantly ran over to the nearest record shop and bought it... (and won another copy of it only a week later along with 2 tickets for one of their shows in Amsterdam that year)... But I managed to get rid of one copy by giving it to a good friend of mine since she was beginning to like PT herself ...Still have two copy's of Deadwing left though (Retail and Ltd)------------- Interested in my reviews? You can find them http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=784 - HERE "...He will search until He's found a Way to take the Days..." |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 06:38
How about we simplify it for you? Its about how today's youth cannot relate to anything unless it is presented as a simple soundbite, has visual representation like a music video or is contained in the context of a video game. It has to be flashy and trashy and avoid higher, more cerebral concepts for fear of being branded "stupid". |
Posted By: orangefiltersky
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 07:53
| I think the subject of the album is relevant and absolutely crucial when you think about what young people conceive as "reality" nowadays. So, at the end of the day, these lyrics will say much about where our societies could be going in the years to come. Who really wants to call that "stupid", eh? Maybe just some young guys with no perspective from the outside whose X-Box is a god to them. |
Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 09:57
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Maybe I was a bit harsh but it just angers me when people with little or no talent insult people or things that they don't have a full understanding of or realize the amount of work that some people pour into their livelihoods. There is a lot of music here on the archives that aren't my cup of tea or I might find the lyrics to be poor. But if other people do like these bands and there is obvious talent, I won't go bashing, especially if I don't know the whole scope of an artist. Perhaps the term "stupid" was thrown out in haste. But I would hope there would be a better way to get across your initial reticence to the concept than a word like that. ------------- Biggles was in rehab last Saturday |
Posted By: Gravity Eyelids
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 13:18
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^^I said some "stupid" things here the other day. I really felt bad, and embarassed by them so I have edit my posts, so it is no longer there.
Sorry to all. ------------- Into this wild Abyss the fiend Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while, Pondering his Voyage. |
Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 13:49
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^^Fair enough. Obviously you are a huge fan and we both hope this album is gonna be another huge one for the Tree. Cheers.
------------- Biggles was in rehab last Saturday |
Posted By: Fuzz
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 14:42
Ok, stop talking down to me. I understand the concept. I just don't like it. I think it's stupid and it has been done before. I don't even think you've read anything I've posted, so I'm just going to end this little side conversation. I get what SW's doing with this album. What I don't understand is that you feel the need to defend Steve when I haven't truly said anything offensive. Hell, I even said that SW had the ability to make me re-think my preconceptions of the album's theme. I'm not saying that the end result will be stupid, or that SW is stupid for coming up with this particular theme, but I do think that the overall concept has been done to death and that we'll have to wait and see if the final result is as bad as it COULD be. PT is one of my favorite bands btw. |
Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 15:31
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^^Can't we just wait until the thing is released before we judge? That is the point here. And I would venture that SW isn't going to rehash anyone else's ideas on the subject.
------------- Biggles was in rehab last Saturday |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 18:05
I am not suggesting you think SW is stupid, nor do I think he needs defending. I have no time for people who take offence on behalf of rock stars or celebrities. What does need defending is your statement, or at the very least it needs explaining. So if you dont want to be "talked down to" as you put it, tell me, how the heck is the concept "stupid"? You are entitled to your opinion but some explanation as to how you came to your conclusion would make your position that bit more palatable......
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Posted By: Fight Club
Date Posted: January 09 2007 at 20:49
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Who gives if the concept is stupid or if it's the coolest thing in the world, what matters is that Porcupine Tree's MUSIC is always amazing! -------------
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Posted By: dave-the-rave
Date Posted: January 10 2007 at 11:28
Actually, Roger Waters was in this same territory in 'Amused to Death.' Less about videogames and the internet and reality shows and more specifically about the corporate homogenization of world culture and televised war as entertainment (and the equivalent of a videogame), but the same general idea. (Not to mention Nirvana: "Here we are now, entertain us....") |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: January 10 2007 at 15:06
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^ And it was his best album since Animals, no doubt. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: January 11 2007 at 11:03
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I wonder how the Alex Lifeson and Robert Fripp contributions went?
I know Wes has a studio in Florida and Alex has a house in Naples....so maybe Steve and Alex got to meet. Mr Fripp seems to suggest in his diary that he just did his bit and emailed it on. What a cross-section personalities..genial Alex and intense Bob Fripp with the enigmatic Mr Wilson somewhere in between.
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Posted By: Fight Club
Date Posted: January 28 2007 at 18:01
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Well I found a live bootleg of the new stuff... Haven't listened yet though, so I can pay full respect to the band! Now if only I could destroy all traces of the bootleg... -------------
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: January 28 2007 at 18:14
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Hmmm, the band made it quite clear... Track 5 from the Tour didnt make it onto the final album apparently....so just listen to that!
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Posted By: Fight Club
Date Posted: January 29 2007 at 16:15
Are you serious!? Where did you hear that!? And why not!? -------------
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: January 29 2007 at 16:27
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Hmmm, let's see...
Track 3: AKA "The Beast" is actually called something like "Anaesthetise"
One track is called http://www.dgmlive.com/diaries.htm?artist=&show=&member=3&entry=5841 - "Nil Recurring "
from R.Fripp's Online Diary:
"Steven Wilson has sent a soundfile of Porcupine Tree’s Nil Recurring which includes some RF burning-spraying plus Soundscapes from Tokyo. An enterprising blend for elements from the fertile brain of SW."
Track 1 is called "Fear Of A Blank Planet"
I believe...
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Posted By: Fight Club
Date Posted: January 29 2007 at 16:36
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So how do you know track 3 didn't make it on? -------------
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: January 29 2007 at 16:38
you mean Track 5?
Simon from Carbon Nation PT Fanzine....
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Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: January 29 2007 at 16:38
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I don't remember track 5 from the concert, but all the stuff was amazing, I'm definitely buying the new album
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Posted By: Fight Club
Date Posted: January 29 2007 at 17:35
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So do you know if another song we have yet to hear is replacing it? Because I'm pretty sure 6 songs are supposed to be on the album. -------------
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Posted By: Tristan Mulders
Date Posted: January 29 2007 at 17:45
Is that the we-sound-like-Dream Theater-song??! ------------- Interested in my reviews? You can find them http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=784 - HERE "...He will search until He's found a Way to take the Days..." |
Posted By: Tristan Mulders
Date Posted: January 30 2007 at 08:20
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Is anyone here a member of the band's Yahoogroup "Dark Matter"? A first impression review was posted there yesterday, I think. The writer says that he, after *only* two listens, thinks the album is a bit of a mixture between The Sky moves Sideways and In Absentia, with all tracks forming one coherent piece of music. Now I'm really looking forward to hearing it! ------------- Interested in my reviews? You can find them http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=784 - HERE "...He will search until He's found a Way to take the Days..." |
Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: January 30 2007 at 09:43
| If that's the case it should be a damn good album |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: January 30 2007 at 14:21
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From Sea Of Tranquility Prog Site: "Joining a small band of Media representatives from New York City, our own Ken Pierce was priveleged to listen to the new Porcupine Tree CD; a crunching Progressive Rock epic entitled Fear Of A Blank Planet. The album will hit the streets on April 24, 2007 and should surprise some of his fans. Founder and creative Mastermind Steven Wilson was present at the listening and told the group that the album was one long contiguous piece of music. It runs approximately fifty minutes in length, and while segmented with various movements, it still becomes part of the larger whole. Wilson mused that he opted against making the whole thing one 80 minute song and went with 50 just like in the good old days of Prog music. We enjoyed the 5.1 mix of the recording in one of the rooms of Legacy Studios and were treated to the piece in surround sound as well. It is a very intense piece of music at times with thundering drums and riffs that will impress any guitar player and yet when it slows down it is passionate and sublte in the truest sense. I asked Wilson if he felt that this was among the heaviest material he has delivered to date and he replied "yes, it might very well be". The long time fans of the Progressive Rock genius will not be disappointed in the album for while it is heavier than they might expect there is also a multitude of musical valleys and time signature changes that they have come to appreciate over the course of the bands career. From here, Wilson would head off to Abbey Road studios to repeat the listening process over there. He joked when we began and said "what we are going to hear, no what YOU are going to hear, since I have been doing this for three months aleady, is the new recording, and I will come back when its done". When Wilson returned to the studio room he was met with applause and whistles and he cracked a casual smile and politely thanked us for being part of the evening. We were not provided with any track-listing information or the titles for the segments under the piece, but regardless I look forward to this albums release and feel it will snare an even larger audience for this well-deserving band. Ken Pierce. " courtesy of http://seaoftranquility.org/ - http://seaoftranquility.org/ |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: January 30 2007 at 15:58
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Where's the emoticon for deficating in excitement
------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: January 30 2007 at 16:52
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^ I'm hoping you don't also do that before concerts. If you do... I'm hoping I never get seated next to you! ------------- Pure Brilliance:
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Posted By: Tristan Mulders
Date Posted: January 31 2007 at 09:13
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MORE PORCUPINE TREE ALBUM DETAILS CONFIRMED from www.porcupinetree.com: 01-31-2007Following two album playback events in New
York and at Abbey Road in London, the track listing of the new
Porcupine Tree album "Fear of a Blank Planet" has been revealed: AND A WARNING: ------------- Interested in my reviews? You can find them http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=784 - HERE "...He will search until He's found a Way to take the Days..." |
Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: January 31 2007 at 10:01
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^I just wet myself. Can't wait.
------------- Biggles was in rehab last Saturday |
Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: January 31 2007 at 10:37
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An 18 minutes epic from Porcupine Tree ? Something that did not happen since The Sky moves Sideways... and with PT's new sound (In Absentia, Deadwing)...
One of my most expected releases this year (along with Rush, King Crimson, Symphony X, Threshold, Megadeth, etc...) ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: January 31 2007 at 13:29
| I got my money saved up! Now if only I can wait a few more months for it without going mad with anticipation. |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: January 31 2007 at 14:33
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so what happened to the one that Mr Fripp referred to? "Nil Recurring"..unless he was teasing..
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Posted By: Tristan Mulders
Date Posted: January 31 2007 at 14:56
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or maybe a B-side ? I mean... we're talking about Porcupine Tree... the most collectible band in the world I suppose Steve Wilson wouldn't mind a b-side more or less ------------- Interested in my reviews? You can find them http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=784 - HERE "...He will search until He's found a Way to take the Days..." |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: January 31 2007 at 15:51
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It just seems like there's less for this album. I realize there are fewer tracks because of the "epic," but I hope it will be all stellar material to make 6 tracks seem like enough. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: rushaholic
Date Posted: January 31 2007 at 19:17
I am not sure that more is better in a lot of cases. Considering the involvement of Fripp and Lifeson on this and Steve Wilson's track record, I would guess that this will be one of the most (if not the most) anticipated album this year. I can hardly wait. |
Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 09:48
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It is short compared to the last two, but I don't know how he does it all. No-Man albums, Blackfield, remastering old stuff and touring, I guess we should be happy new PT stuff is on it's way at all. And the track listing is probably just the regular version. I would bet there is going to be a Deluxe edition and maybe that Fripp track will be on there.
------------- Biggles was in rehab last Saturday |
Posted By: iguana
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 13:14
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these are the song titles on the new album “fear of a blank planet“,
due in april (courtesy of ROADRUNNER newsletter) 1. Fear Of A Blank Planet 2. My Ashes 3. Anesthetize 4. Sentimental 5. Way Out Of There 6. Sleep Together (sal) ------------- progressive rock and rural tranquility don't match. true or false? |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 13:24
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Posted By: Fight Club
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 17:25
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I'm so psyched -------------
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Posted By: Fight Club
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 17:58
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Just found this review on a site:
"So I heard the album twice earlier today, and it is fantastic. To my ears
it lies somewhere in between The Sky Moves Sideways and In Absentia, and is in my opinion that this is their best album since TSMS. It is one continuous 50 minute piece, and is structured and pieced together like the extended version of TSMS that appeared on the bonus disc of the reissue. It is also the heaviest PT album to date, in a similar sort of way to how In Absentia was heavy. Unlike the New York listening we were given the track titles, but I won't spill the beans here until PT themselves have put it on their site. It all kicks off with a dark brooding riff on acoustic guitar which fairly quickly explodes onto electric, backed with a driving beat from Gavin. The lyrics are rapid-fire, and have a few effects to make them seem distant and down a phone line. This track hasn't changed markedly from the live version, but I think the earlier riffs are not quite so heavy - the really heavy parts don't kick in until about two-thirds of the way through Track 1. It all slows down for the next track, being more acoustic and laid back. Harmonies drench the chorus, creating a more epic setting than is usually shown by PT. This quickly moves into "The Beast". A dark, brooding, minimal riff drifts in, backed by typical RB synths before low drawn out lyrics emerge. It slowly begins to build, and Alex Lifeson's solo tears through the speakers - a very technical, shifting solo, sounds great but I'm not convinced on it totally fitting the mood of the song at that time. Things then start getting really heavy, with full on double bass drum, palm muted riffs, thumping bass - headbangers to the ready! Long instrumental passages ensure, punctuated with probably my favourite PT chorus ever - hugely tuneful and catchy, and more glorious harmonies, all over heavy guitars. It all slows down for the outro, bringing back the mood of track 2, with vocals similar to the intro to this track. Track 4 is my favourite track after these 2 listens. It is a beautiful, lush track that is full of clean crisp guitars, more of those harmonies choruses and a wonderfully catchy little riff that runs through most of the track, and such a huge improvement over the live version of 4 months ago. Track 5 is the one track that wasn't aired on the October tour. Starting off dark and unsettling, it is built around a stuttering guitar riff on top of some soundscapes courtesy of Robert Fripp. After a couple of verses it literally explodes into a monumental slab of heavy guitars and drums, which although it disappears just as quickly, somehow fits. A more industrial beat opens the final track, one that builds and builds, becoming lush with guitars and strings that morph into a hypnotic, epic, huge outro with so many hooks in it that it hurts, fantastic  Sorry if this is a bit vague, but only having two listens to such a vast and complex album, it's going to be a long three months..." Sounds pretty damn exciting if you ask me -------------
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Posted By: rushaholic
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 16:24
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This just in from http://www.dprp.net/news/index.php?i=2007_05 - http://www.dprp.net/news/index.php?i=2007_05 The http://www.seaoftranquility.org/article.php?sid=773 - Sea of Tranquility has posted this additional news:
Joining a small band of Media representatives from New York City, our
own Ken Pierce was priveleged to listen to the new Porcupine Tree CD; a
crunching Progressive Rock epic entitled Fear Of A Blank Planet. The
album will hit the streets on April 24, 2007 and should surprise some
of his fans. Founder and creative Mastermind Steven Wilson was present
at the listening and told the group that the album was one long
contiguous piece of music. It runs approximately fifty minutes in
length, and while segmented with various movements, it still becomes
part of the larger whole. Wilson mused that he opted against making the
whole thing one 80 minute song and went with 50 just like in the good
old days of Prog music. We enjoyed the 5.1 mix of the recording in one
of the rooms of Legacy Studios and were treated to the piece in
surround sound as well. It is a very intense piece of music at times
with thundering drums and riffs that will impress any guitar player and
yet when it slows down it is passionate and sublte in the truest sense.
I asked Wilson if he felt that this was among the heaviest material he
has delivered to date and he replied "yes, it might very well be". The
long time fans of the Progressive Rock genius will not be disappointed
in the album for while it is heavier than they might expect there is
also a multitude of musical valleys and time signature changes that
they have come to appreciate over the course of the bands career. From
here, Wilson would head off to Abbey Road studios to repeat the
listening process over there. He joked when we began and said "what we
are going to hear, no what YOU are going to hear, since I have been
doing this for three months aleady, is the new recording, and I will
come back when its done". When Wilson returned to the studio room he
was met with applause and whistles and he cracked a casual smile and
politely thanked us for being part of the evening. We were not provided
with any track-listing information or the titles for the segments under
the piece, but regardless I look forward to this albums release and
feel it will snare an even larger audience for this well-deserving
band. Ken Pierce.
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Posted By: darkmatter
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 15:01
Those are my two favorite PT albums and they're both in my top 5!!! If it's like those two, Fear of a Blank Planet is going to be amazing! Why can't it come out sooner?! |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 18:30
it sometimes pays to read through a thread before posting "news"
That post was from Jan 30th on the previous page...
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Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 18:42
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Ah, Tony, they can't help themselves. They are just too darn excited!
------------- Biggles was in rehab last Saturday |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: February 06 2007 at 14:22
Me too!!!
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 07:27
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There's an interview with Steve Wilson in this German Magazine:
Called "The Recording Magazine" there is an 8 page interview with SW about his recording techniques, his home studio and also pictures of Gavin's drums set up in his own studio.
Presumably only available in Germany...Feb issue.
Thanks to orangefiltersky at PT forum for the news.
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 10:30
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More news from http://www.daveling.co.uk/diary.htm - David Ling (UK Music journalist): Yesterday morning I trundled along to Abbey Road Studios for a preview of Porcupine Tree’s forthcoming album, ‘Fear Of A Blank Planet’ in glorious 5.1 surround sound. Before the playback began, band leader Steven Wilson informed the gathered throng that the album is one “continuous piece of music” that lasts for around 53 minutes, explaining that most CDs these days are way too long to hold the listener’s attention. “It’s a very intense album”, he warned, adding that it includes no potential singles - something that hardly seemed to bother representatives from the quartet’s new label Roadrunner Records. And why should it? The album is simply stunning from start to finish; elaborately conceived, brilliantly orchestrated and executed with consummate sophistication. The track that will surely generate most attention is ‘Anesthetize’, which at 17 mins and 42 seconds long features a guitar solo from Rush’s Alex Lifeson. Robert Fripp of King Crimson also offers guest soundscape guitar effects to the penultimate song ‘Way Out Of Here’. But, believe me, the whole album is a stroke of genius. |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 12:03
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The album cover:
or at least, album art...
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Posted By: Fitzcarraldo
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 12:13
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That cover in the racks should grab the punters' attention!
------------- http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=326" rel="nofollow - Read reviews by Fitzcarraldo |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 12:21
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Yeah, looks good.
Everytime this stuff gets out, Steve updates PTs own website - time to give your own place the scoop for once Mr Wilson...
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Posted By: darkmatter
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 14:30
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April is too far away!
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 21:18
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i think that's by far their best album art yet.
------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: NotSoKoolAid
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 22:00
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As hinted earlier, the album art (hopefully cover I say!) of a small child with deep blue eyes will attract those who enjoy almost all forms of music, not simply prog, or rockers. Imagine it on a shelf in a large electronic/music store, I'd at least pick it up, I feel as though it's staring through me! Everything else in stores today seems so plain, musically and artistically. I can't wait to hear Blank Planet.
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Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: February 09 2007 at 02:36
| that artwork is stunning, I hope Fear of a Blank Planet gets released on vinyl as I think it would be an amazing gatefold. |
Posted By: Fuzz
Date Posted: February 09 2007 at 16:31
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Saw this earlier. Awesome cover. I'm very excited for this release. I
just hope it lives up to expectations after hearing that it sounds like
a mix between IA and TSMS.
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: February 09 2007 at 16:41
I am surprised Steven hasn't visited this thread yet. -------------  |
Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: February 09 2007 at 18:59
He did once. Check the first page -------------
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Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: February 09 2007 at 20:27
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I think for the concept they're going for, teh cover is a perfect match -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: February 09 2007 at 20:29
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I really like the blue and black color scheme. The cover kind of reminds me of U2's War, in a distant way.
------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: February 09 2007 at 20:40
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The new Porcupine Tree has moved up on my list of most anticipated release of 2007. Right behind Marillion and Neal Morse, and wedged in between Rush and Dream Theater.
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: February 10 2007 at 07:41
The PT website has now been updated with this info........
http://www.porcupinetree.com/news.cfm - http://www.porcupinetree.com/news.cfm
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: February 10 2007 at 08:53
BTW, playing around in Photoshop with the image reveals this:
 Our boy is a kind of angelic looking "hoody"...
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Posted By: Fuzz
Date Posted: February 10 2007 at 10:28
cool. Looks to me like he's being brainwashed or something and he's in front of a TV/video game system-type thing. |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: February 10 2007 at 10:44
I agree. It is an awesome cover and an awesome concept. |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: February 10 2007 at 11:17
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As I mentioned previously Alex Lifeson of Rush plays on Anesthetize the 17 min long "epic", apparently some people who have been to the special preview sessions have reported that the solo sounds out of place.... |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: February 10 2007 at 11:23
He's on the epic! Cool! Can't wait for it! |
Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: February 10 2007 at 11:50
Tried zooming in on the eyes. Thought there might be something interesting in them but the resolution goes bad. May be wishful thinking ------------- Biggles was in rehab last Saturday |