The official Prog Archives Porcupine Tree Thread!

I read on his Facebook page that he wants suggestions of what else to upload onto his Soundcloud page. Someone should suggest all the In Absentia demos up that never made the album!!!

StyLaZyn wrote: Palliams wrote: Anyone else downloaded London from soundcheck? I've been aware of it since someone put it up on youtube, it is a great demo How about a link?

My thoughts exactly


Edited by progkidjoel - November 08 2010 at 05:42

Anyone else downloaded London from soundcheck? I've been aware of it since someone put it up on youtube, it is a great demo

Kashmir75 wrote: Energy boost? When I saw them live in Feb this year, their energy levels were through the roof. They practically tore the place apart during Anesthetize part two: The Pills I'm Taking.  My copy of Insurgentes arrived on Thursday while I was out, and they just left a little postal collection card in the mailbox. I haven't had a chance to go and collect it yet. I'll pick it up today.

I couldn't have said it better.  Never in my life have I followed a band on tour, but I saw PT five times during The Incident tour - and, as Kashnir75 said, they rocked the house every single time!!! 

They are quite simply outstanding live.

Energy boost? When I saw them live in Feb this year, their energy levels were through the roof. They practically tore the place apart during Anesthetize part two: The Pills I'm Taking. 

progkidjoel wrote: It was fantastic IMO -  really good documentary of sorts. Listening to A Western Home now on the 2nd disc. Really awesome stuff! Like nothing from SW I've heard before.

I loved A Western Home as well.  Excellent track.

BTW - Marek and I saw The Legendary Pink Dots last night at the Orpheum Theatre in Ybor City (Tampa), FL.  Tiny venue, I counted 42 people in the audience, but amazing sound and what a performance!  Wonderful musicians and Edward Ka-spel's lyrics often reminded me of Steven Wilson's darker ventures.  His delivery reminded me more of the Syd Barrett era of Pink Floyd - very intricate and intimate, with unflinching details.

Interestingly, in speaking with Edward Ka-spel after the show, when I mentioned being a fan of Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson, he said that Wilson had recently contacted him for the first time.  No idea as to whether a collaboration is in the making, but what a collaboration it would be - definitely one worth waiting for!

progkidjoel wrote: Kashmir75 wrote: 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.  I was getting worried too, but it just got delivered about half a minute ago... And on a saturday Ah well, gonna fire this up right now The DVD is amazingly presented.

So glad you finally got yours as well.

I finally got a chance to watch mine last night - as good as I remembered from the premiere, and I enjoyed the extras, especially the Q&A from Mexico.  And, as you say, great presentation.

I received mine at my house, but I have to wait until it gets sent from there to my university...

Still awaiting my copy of Insurgentes, although hopefully it'll be here before the weekend.

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....)