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VOYAGE 34 - THE COMPLETE TRIPPorcupine TreeHeavy Prog3.34 | 452 ratings |
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Mellotron Storm
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I have a soft spot for "Part 1" being familiar with it from the "Stars Die" compilation. Even though it's about
a bad LSD trip it brings back good memories for me of taking my daughter Sarah back and forth from
University with this song sometimes being played. Her favourite band is PT so it was usually our driving
music for the 2 hour trip. Lots of spoken words or monologue I guess you could say. The beat with guitar that comes in is too much like "Run Like Hell" though from PINK FLOYD, it stops after 6 minutes then kicks back in with vocal melodies at 7 1/2 minutes. Love the section a minute later. Pure bliss for me. Check out the guitar after 9 minutes. It ends in a spacey manner and with the words "This young man never had a bummer in some thirty-three LSD trips...but on Vayage 34 he finally met himself coming down an up- staircase, and the encounter was crushing". "Part 2" is spacey with different people relating their LSD trips and promoting doing it. Not a big fan of this part at all. Just leaves a bad taste in my mouth for some reason. That FLOYD part is back with some good guitar and synths. I like that section a lot. It returns later too. "Part 3" opens with these psychedelic vocals that echo as spacey sounds wash in the background. A TANGERINE DREAM or Klause Schulze-like section comes in around 4 minutes. A beat follows a few minutes later. Cool track ! "Part 4" opens with spoken words and a spacey backdrop. It turns very spacey after 2 1/2 minutes. More spoken words 12 minutes in. I love the spacey soundscape. So yes this is unique in the PT catalogue and it's an album i'm glad I own. Most i'm sure are more familiar with the first part from the "Stars Die" compilation or from the "Warszawa" live album than from this recording though.
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