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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2010 at 12:40
Originally posted by Metalbaswee Metalbaswee wrote:

i'm 17, heard my first song, which was lazarus, when i was 15 or 16. Which reminds me, i should really go out and buy some of their cd's. Should i look more into their early work or the more recent?

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it's very individual what you like. i started with in absentia and so should pretty much everyone. then i tried the sky moves sideways (which today moves me probably ten times more than in absentia and that VERY much) and though it was sh*t, because i was a metalhead at the time. it took me many attempts but man it was worth it. so: get in absentia. if you like metal/hard rock move forward. then grab an old album like signify. if you like it you might as well get the sky moves sideways, up the downstair and voyage 34. if you like pop stupid dream is great and lightbulb sun is good too.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2010 at 14:13
Originally posted by ptkc123 ptkc123 wrote:

Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Sorry....wondering if anyone has heard about new material from either the Tree or SW....if it has been posted here just let me know what page and I'll go there. These threads get so long sometimes I loose my place....Cry
I'll do my best to try and keep up next time..
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No problem, dude.

Here's a new track from SW that he decided to scratch off his forthcoming second solo album: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/articles/web-extras/2010/sep/21/exlusive-track-steven-wilson/

^ You can also download the track, not just stream it. Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2010 at 20:35
Originally posted by Metalbaswee Metalbaswee wrote:

Originally posted by Palliams Palliams wrote:

The main bonus of Recordings for me will be to finally have it in my collection! Can't help but feel for anyone who's forked out for it though, as it would seem like a huge waste of money to them now! At least they could have felt  a bit better if there were some sort of bonus content added to the new release!
 
Im curious as to everyone's age here, to see how varied PT's fanbase is. I'm 26 and discovered PT when I was 24.
i'm 17, heard my first song, which was lazarus, when i was 15 or 16. Which reminds me, i should really go out and buy some of their cd's. Should i look more into their early work or the more recent?

EDIT: I swore that post was on the last page, and not the 2nd LOL ah well


Since you're obviously fond of Mike Portnoy/Dream Theater, I'd say definitely get Deadwing and Fear of a Blank Planet. Two very good albums, and I'm pretty positive that you'll enjoy them. Wink
    
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2010 at 22:23
Originally posted by Palliams Palliams wrote:

What's people's thoughts on Insurgentes? I enjoyed it, wasn't what I expected at all. The bonus tracks are great too.


nvmd I see you meant the DVD.


anyway...:SW uploaded the bonus tracks from Insurgentes on SoundCloud.

http://soundcloud.com/steven-wilson/tracks




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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2010 at 04:01
Anyone else prefer the alternate version of "Veneno Para Las Hadas"  on the Insurgentes DVD? I think the added acoustic guitar brings a lot to it
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2010 at 04:07
Originally posted by Metalbaswee Metalbaswee wrote:

Originally posted by Palliams Palliams wrote:

The main bonus of Recordings for me will be to finally have it in my collection! Can't help but feel for anyone who's forked out for it though, as it would seem like a huge waste of money to them now! At least they could have felt  a bit better if there were some sort of bonus content added to the new release!
 
Im curious as to everyone's age here, to see how varied PT's fanbase is. I'm 26 and discovered PT when I was 24.
i'm 17, heard my first song, which was lazarus, when i was 15 or 16. Which reminds me, i should really go out and buy some of their cd's. Should i look more into their early work or the more recent?

EDIT: I swore that post was on the last page, and not the 2nd LOL ah well
 
Man to be 17 again :-( you depress me Metalbaswee!
 
As other people have said, it really depends what you are into... If I were you, I'd go out and buy two albums. Considering your age (and the fact it is my favourite album by PT) I'd buy Fear Of A Blank Planet, and I'd also buy Signify. That way you have two completley different sounding albums that are both quality.
 
To give you a bit of background though, when I first started listening to PT, I wasn't a big fan of metal, but they have swayed me in a big way, so maybe they will have that effect with you.
 
Let us know what you go for and what you think matey!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 30 2010 at 12:37
Woo hoo - my  "Insurgentes" DVDs arrived today, complete with Vapour Trail Lullaby CDs.  My birthday was Tuesday, and we got fabulous news yesterday  - it has been a very good week.  ;-)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 30 2010 at 12:57
Originally posted by Keyspoet Keyspoet wrote:

Woo hoo - my  "Insurgentes" DVDs arrived today, complete with Vapour Trail Lullaby CDs.  My birthday was Tuesday, and we got fabulous news yesterday  - it has been a very good week.  ;-)

Yeah!  I got mine yesterday.  I don't agree with all of Stevensteve's opinions on music but it's still a nice watching.  Still have to tackle the second disc.  The booklet is spectacular. 


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 30 2010 at 14:26
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Yeah!  I got mine yesterday.  I don't agree with all of Stevensteve's opinions on music but it's still a nice watching.  Still have to tackle the second disc.  The booklet is spectacular. 


neither do i agree exactly with all of what he says but most of it is brilliant. i would however claim that music can actually be enjoyed as mp3s or such, even though the differences are remarkable. i own an ipod and use it almost every day but i agree on almost everything he says about them: they have brought a lot of bad stuff to music but some good too. something that has occured among almost all my friends is what steven explained as "when it takes minutes to download music it's just as easy to dismiss". it's very sad, but i think that the ones who enjoys music on such a high level as i do won't let this happen to them. people who like music very much will always have the will to find and properly enjoy it.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 30 2010 at 15:17
Originally posted by idiotPrayer idiotPrayer wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:


Yeah!  I got mine yesterday.  I don't agree with all of Stevensteve's opinions on music but it's still a nice watching.  Still have to tackle the second disc.  The booklet is spectacular. 


neither do i agree exactly with all of what he says but most of it is brilliant. i would however claim that music can actually be enjoyed as mp3s or such, even though the differences are remarkable. i own an ipod and use it almost every day but i agree on almost everything he says about them: they have brought a lot of bad stuff to music but some good too. something that has occured among almost all my friends is what steven explained as "when it takes minutes to download music it's just as easy to dismiss". it's very sad, but i think that the ones who enjoys music on such a high level as i do won't let this happen to them. people who like music very much will always have the will to find and properly enjoy it.



I agree completely. 

I'm not sure if I'm the oldest member on the thread - I just turned 52 on Tuesday - but I grew up in L.A. during the golden age of the album, and of album rock in general, and for me there is still nothing to compare to a really well produced vinyl.  I have been very happy in the past several years to note that more and more bands are going back to releasing their albums on vinyl - we will always have analogue ears, after all, and no matter how good digital recording gets, analogue will always sound better to true audiophiles.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it.  LOL

That said, I have over 12 GB of MP3s of my music collection - nowhere near complete - on my laptop.  I still don't have an iPod, and am not all that inclined to get one, but I did have a generic MP3 player until recently, and I should be getting my new BlackBerry in the next day or so.  I plan to carry some of my favorites on the Micro SD.

I'm even old school as a gadget geek - I bought my HP Jornada 720 in November 2000, within a day or two of its release, back when it cost $1,000.  That remains, aside from my laptop, as my main MP3 listening device, though I expect that it will soon by supplanted by the BlackBerry.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 30 2010 at 15:31
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I agree completely. 

I'm not sure if I'm the oldest member on the thread - I just turned 52 on Tuesday - but I grew up in L.A. during the golden age of the album, and of album rock in general, and for me there is still nothing to compare to a really well produced vinyl.  I have been very happy in the past several years to note that more and more bands are going back to releasing their albums on vinyl - we will always have analogue ears, after all, and no matter how good digital recording gets, analogue will always sound better to true audiophiles.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it.  LOL



i got the discbox version of radioheads last album "in rainbows", and it has both vinlys and cds. there's no doubt that they sound different, but what i most like about vinyl is the stuff you have to do in order to listen, and how much more effort you put into listening, so to speak. no skipping ahead, no pausing and rewinding, and no picking and choosing single tracks etc.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 30 2010 at 15:42
Originally posted by idiotPrayer idiotPrayer wrote:

Originally posted by Keyspoet Keyspoet wrote:



I agree completely. 

I'm not sure if I'm the oldest member on the thread - I just turned 52 on Tuesday - but I grew up in L.A. during the golden age of the album, and of album rock in general, and for me there is still nothing to compare to a really well produced vinyl.  I have been very happy in the past several years to note that more and more bands are going back to releasing their albums on vinyl - we will always have analogue ears, after all, and no matter how good digital recording gets, analogue will always sound better to true audiophiles.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it.  LOL



i got the discbox version of radioheads last album "in rainbows", and it has both vinlys and cds. there's no doubt that they sound different, but what i most like about vinyl is the stuff you have to do in order to listen, and how much more effort you put into listening, so to speak. no skipping ahead, no pausing and rewinding, and no picking and choosing single tracks etc.



LOL - I know what you mean.  I love the ritual attached to listening to vinyls, and tend to be pretty anal about listening to albums all the way through, even when it is an album I don't particularly like on first listen.  I've had a couple of instances when I disliked something at the beginning, but by the end of the album had fallen in love with it - Nick Drake comes to mind as the primary example for me - and it is rare indeed for me to give an album fewer than several listenings before counting it out.

I remember as a kid how ticked my dad would get when I would stack LPs on the player - little did I know then how right he was - and it was because of him (and my mom) that I have always been religious about handling LPs and CDs by the edges only, and always putting them in their covers immediately after playing.  And Steven Wilson is absolutely right about the tactile pleasure in handling and admiring an album's artwork and presentation, particularly for gatefold sleeve albums, and the increased pleasure such beautiful packaging brings to the music.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 30 2010 at 19:59

Quote I agree completely. 

I'm not sure if I'm the oldest member on the thread - I just turned 52 on Tuesday - but I grew up in L.A. during the golden age of the album, and of album rock in general, and for me there is still nothing to compare to a really well produced vinyl.  I have been very happy in the past several years to note that more and more bands are going back to releasing their albums on vinyl - we will always have analogue ears, after all, and no matter how good digital recording gets, analogue will always sound better to true audiophiles.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it.  LOL


Go ahead--stick to it.

And I have a year on you--I turned 53 in June. Smile

I still have the fully manual belt-drive turntable I bought in 1981, the B&W speakers I bought in 1985, and the Rotel amplifier I bought in 1977.  Only the Rotel needs some work (and the turntable needs a better cartridge).  I also have much of my vinyl.  It was nice to get the Insurgentes double vinyl in the mail a couple months ago: there really is a ritual in sliding the disc out of the sleeve and examining it against the light.  You can literally see the music. 

Quote That said, I have over 12 GB of MP3s of my music collection - nowhere near complete - on my laptop.  I still don't have an iPod, and am not all that inclined to get one, but I did have a generic MP3 player until recently, and I should be getting my new BlackBerry in the next day or so.  I plan to carry some of my favorites on the Micro SD.

I'm even old school as a gadget geek - I bought my HP Jornada 720 in November 2000, within a day or two of its release, back when it cost $1,000.  That remains, aside from my laptop, as my main MP3 listening device, though I expect that it will soon by supplanted by the BlackBerry.


Yep--I got a ton of stuff on my hard drive, since I'm on my butt in front of the computer a lot of the day, that's where my music listening is done.  I really need a better set of headphones.  No portable music player yet either. 

I find I can't agree entirely with Mr. Wilson though--people have always listened to crap on crap systems.  People have always used music as sonic wallpaper, and have thought little of it, it's just easier to do it now. He's on safer ground with its impact on the music biz and musicians and how they must now market themselves, but he has flogged the anti-download position a little too hard a little too often and for too long, and has become rather tedious about it.  IMO, of course....



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 30 2010 at 20:55
^^

From his latest column in the Electronic Musician http://emusician.com/interviews/in_the_mix/in_mix_vive_le_progres/index.html


"...As for file sharing, I can’t say I like it that much, and I struggle with the idea that many people now feel an entitlement to steal the work of musicians, something surely unique to this profession. But on the other hand, I ask myself why I started making music in the first place. It certainly wasn’t to make money or to be famous. In fact, there was once a time when I would have given away my music for free just to know that someone was listening, and in many respects that hasn’t changed—sharing the music is still the only thing that really matters to me. So given the choice between someone listening to my music for free or not hearing it at all, I’ll take the first option every time"


I think the man just really appreciates the art of music.

His position may have softened on the whole idea of the download since Insurgentes came out a couple of years ago.  The movie is a little dated now.

I have to agree with him though.  I much prefer to have all the packaging, artwork, credits, etc. along with the physical copy of the disc.  Can't have everything that way though and so there is room for the downloaded copy of something.  Will take the physical copy of an album every time over the digital.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 30 2010 at 21:14
Originally posted by rushaholic rushaholic wrote:

^^

From his latest column in the Electronic Musician http://emusician.com/interviews/in_the_mix/in_mix_vive_le_progres/index.html


"...As for file sharing, I can’t say I like it that much, and I struggle with the idea that many people now feel an entitlement to steal the work of musicians, something surely unique to this profession. But on the other hand, I ask myself why I started making music in the first place. It certainly wasn’t to make money or to be famous. In fact, there was once a time when I would have given away my music for free just to know that someone was listening, and in many respects that hasn’t changed—sharing the music is still the only thing that really matters to me. So given the choice between someone listening to my music for free or not hearing it at all, I’ll take the first option every time"


I think the man just really appreciates the art of music.

His position may have softened on the whole idea of the download since Insurgentes came out a couple of years ago.  The movie is a little dated now.

I have to agree with him though.  I much prefer to have all the packaging, artwork, credits, etc. along with the physical copy of the disc.  Can't have everything that way though and so there is room for the downloaded copy of something.  Will take the physical copy of an album every time over the digital.



This is pretty much the same thing he said during the Q&A at IFC after the Insurgentes premiere.  Here is a video clip I took of it. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kawKSO61qeM&feature=mfu_in_order&playnext=1&videos=Yhdxh_AhmYo

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Originally posted by rushaholic rushaholic wrote:

^^

From his latest column in the Electronic Musician http://emusician.com/interviews/in_the_mix/in_mix_vive_le_progres/index.html


"...As for file sharing, I can’t say I like it that much, and I struggle with the idea that many people now feel an entitlement to steal the work of musicians, something surely unique to this profession. But on the other hand, I ask myself why I started making music in the first place. It certainly wasn’t to make money or to be famous. In fact, there was once a time when I would have given away my music for free just to know that someone was listening, and in many respects that hasn’t changed—sharing the music is still the only thing that really matters to me. So given the choice between someone listening to my music for free or not hearing it at all, I’ll take the first option every time"


I think the man just really appreciates the art of music.

His position may have softened on the whole idea of the download since Insurgentes came out a couple of years ago.  The movie is a little dated now.

I have to agree with him though.  I much prefer to have all the packaging, artwork, credits, etc. along with the physical copy of the disc.  Can't have everything that way though and so there is room for the downloaded copy of something.  Will take the physical copy of an album every time over the digital.


I think a lot of people struggle with the download question, and find ways of explaining it to themselves (mine: I have rarely bought an album without hearing something from it first, and that includes bands I desperately loved.  And even then I ended up with some real dogs in my collection...).  Periods of transition are always difficult, but I rather strongly suspect that neither musicians nor music buyers are going to become extinct.  Things will just be different (remember: television didn't really spell the end of the movie theatre, it just became different).

I have no argument with the album as art, though.  None at all (she says, looking through her Roger Dean album cover collection....)  Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2010 at 17:04
The convenience of an MP3 player makes it almost necessary for serious music listeners anyway. I would be lost without it to listen to music on public transport (though I also read books sometimes too).
 
That said, nothing beats the experience of listening to a PT album in DTS on a good stereo whilst looking through the artwork/liner notes, etc. This is what SW's refers too, and I completely agree.
 
BUT there is also a time and place for MP3's on an iPod.
 
I think SW's disappointed that there are many people who only listen to MP3's (probably mainly Gen Y) - and are really missing out on a quality listening experience. He rightly acknowledges that many make up for it with the live experience though.
 
On a different  note, thought the Insurgented DVD was great; I especially like the 6 bonus tracks, and the remix of Insurgentes is very cool.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2010 at 06:46
Still awaiting my copy of Insurgentes, although hopefully it'll be here before the weekend.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2010 at 07:00
I'm actually relieved yours hasn't arrived yet, Joel! For mine hasn't either!

I was worried it had been lost in the post. 
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I received mine at my house, but I have to wait until it gets sent from there to my university...
    
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