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Posted: October 25 2017 at 02:37
Uplifting? Interesting idea! If you stick with that criteria then really only Lazarus raises my spirits in that way. If I stretch it to songs that make me feel good because they are so damn good to listen to, then Arriving Somewhere.... and Trains do it every time - even though the core of them is rather depressing! ("...the last thing you hear......" etc. )
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Posted: November 23 2017 at 07:34
richardh wrote:
noni wrote:
My favourite and uplifting is Lazarus
good choice so I think I will go with that as well
It is a good song. Simple, well written, nice words and really quite accessable and not very prog. It could have been a big big hit IMO..
I guess Porcupine Tree were bigger than I thought. I was surprised to see SW on BBC Breakfast in the summer, talking about his new single and being ask to define 'prog rock' at 8am on a school day!
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Posted: December 08 2017 at 05:03
I love the into to "Cheating The Polygraph' is amazing,in fact love the entire song and most of what they do incredible songwriting and fluidity as well as playing. Trains comes close second pretty cheerful for PT :P
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Posted: December 12 2017 at 05:59
Lazarus (lovely song) and Lightbulb Sun. Some of the latter's lyrics are positive and about recovery from illness, and I love the uptempo sections with the excellent lead guitar. A great track from a really solid album.
As for P-Tree as a whole, I find much of it overly meandering and melancholy, so I much prefer Wilson solo and Blackfield; the melancholy is still there, but there's more concise song structure and plenty of memorable melody.
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