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    Posted: November 22 2015 at 05:27
I like steven's style to be productive and expand the musical areas. I'm sure that he has also expanded his consciousness several times.
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If this album is 1/2 as good as HCE, I think I'll pass.
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Points: 17847 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 13 2015 at 12:03
H.C.E tour was an outstanding show.....living in Seattle we do not get artists like him often or at all, so these are a treat.
I judge PT and SW material on their own, I don't connect the two other than he plays in both. When I want hard driving, more metal SW then I listen to PT.
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Not a fan of Raven nor Hand but Wilson/PT has always had interesting 'discarded' material so I may still enjoy this who knows.
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Points: 3126 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 13 2015 at 07:41
I'm going to see him and his band in Manchester in January, really looking forward to that.

The new album is of course an essential purchase.  I'm of the view that his solo output is much better than the PT material (and I say that as a big PT fan).  I'm hoping to hear some new material at the January gig as I understand a "real" new album is already in the pipeline.

On a side note, I saw Joe Satriani earlier this month.  The show was mindblowing, he is an absolute genius.  However, Marco Minneman is now Satch's drummer and he was simply out of this world, taking the music to a new level.  On his albums Satch's material tends to just noodle along nicely but not with too much aggression,  but MM has really beefed things up.  He was outstanding.
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After seeing him on the Hand Cannot Erase tour, I'll be sure to see him every time he comes around.  That show was amazing.

On a side note, I hope SW has a little more of a hand in the upcoming Blackfield record.  Man, did Aviv Geffen botch that last one.  Blackfield II is one of my all time faves.
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Points: 1453 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 09 2015 at 18:33
Well, SW is following the thread of naming his pieces after famous film directors (Harmony Korine, Tinto Brass).

This time he mimics Fellini (8 1/2 - 4 1/2).

But didn't someone record an album about Fellini? Yeah, but it was Fish, he is sooo neoprog, therefore he does not count.

Going to buy this album though. And go to a gig.
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Yep! I'm off the Steven Wilson bandwagon. Raven or any Wilson releases can't hold up to the 70's classics. I never feel like revisiting the albums, so I got a good bundle of money selling my Raven That Refused Limited Edition Boxset. And I won't regret/miss it. 

Money went towards something much better than an arrogant artist who believes any modern prog band who isn't heavy deserves s**t (Flower Kings). His personality, his constant eagerness to remaster albums that had plenty of reissues, and his constant, impatient output (Transience, Cover Version..) make an artist I wouldn't care to support.
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Points: 17847 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 08 2015 at 11:43
Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:

^^ It. Isn't. Terrible. LOL

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Originally posted by Smurph Smurph wrote:

Originally posted by pianoman pianoman wrote:

Terrible name for an album. It was probably the first thing he thought of: "I have a b-sides album i want to release right after my fourth album. Got it, 4 1/2!". Cmon man, Really??

Nonetheless, I'm sure it will be an interesting listen, at the very least.



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Really though. Most popular/powerful force in the modern art-rock/progressive rock scene, and the best title he could think of sounds like a parody of itself. Don't get me wrong, I like a lot of Steven Wilson's music, but I have a hard time lately taking anything he does seriously anymore. And it leaves me scratching my head: what magic is he doing to keep so many people interested and at the top of the game lately?
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^^ It. Isn't. Terrible. LOL
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Originally posted by pianoman pianoman wrote:

Terrible name for an album. It was probably the first thing he thought of: "I have a b-sides album i want to release right after my fourth album. Got it, 4 1/2!". Cmon man, Really??

Nonetheless, I'm sure it will be an interesting listen, at the very least.


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Terrible name for an album. It was probably the first thing he thought of: "I have a b-sides album i want to release right after my fourth album. Got it, 4 1/2!". Cmon man, Really??

Nonetheless, I'm sure it will be an interesting listen, at the very least.
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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Here in Seattle on HCE tour he did play Sleep Together, which was freaking awesome..so loud and hard, it was great. Would love to have heard Trains.....

BTW: I just pre-ordered 4 1/2 from Burning Shed.

Agreed, Sleep Together was fantastic - and fit within the context of the show remarkably well. 

I also attended shows that were part of the Raven tour. Radioactive Toy was a fantastic encore - probably the best version of that song I've heard. I would love to have a recording of that...
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Points: 17847 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 06 2015 at 18:37
Here in Seattle on HCE tour he did play Sleep Together, which was freaking awesome..so loud and hard, it was great. Would love to have heard Trains.....

BTW: I just pre-ordered 4 1/2 from Burning Shed.


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Points: 8642 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 06 2015 at 18:33
Should be interesting to see these outtakes. The Raven cut should be good, I'm wondering what the headpaint cuts are like. Considering how dull the album's tracks were after the first two, could it be that these are diamonds carelessly left in the rough, or just more soot?
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Points: 898 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 06 2015 at 14:52
At the second Montreal show of the HCE tour, which I attended, Wilson played How is Your Life today and Trains.

From setlist.fm they played lots o' PT -- http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/steven-wilson/2015/royal-albert-hall-london-england-73f4da81.html -- including 90's stuff
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Points: 166178 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 06 2015 at 13:28
Interesting.

Even though HCE isn't a fav, I am interested in hearing the stuff deemed no good for it.
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^ I never heard IEM Embarrassed
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Points: 23104 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 06 2015 at 11:42
I want a new IEM album dammit!
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