Porcupine Tree Paris 03/12/07

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   Porcupine Tree played two days ago at the famous Olympia venue in Paris,(most French chansonniers have played here but also Hendrix, Soft Machine, Miles Davis...) not the best in terms of acoustics but a great athmosphere....BTW before the concert I met PA member Victor 77, whom I've already met this springtime in Carmeaux during the RIO festival and who is on a romantic trip to Paris with his girlfriend.
a little bug before the concert,  the venue wouldn't let concert goers take food inside....(new rule) and as most people as myself and Victor who had made some sandwiches didn't  knew that we had to leave the food which ended on a big pile doomed to get thrown away, a disgusting symbol of this throwaway society, they should at least have "stored" the food in a decent way... 
now the good news, the suport act was Anathema, whom I didn't knew, nice band with a genuine 70's look and sound. I especialy liked the last song which reminded me of "Solar Music" with some  spaced double guitar work.
2O minutes break : seeing for the first time a queue to the men's loo twice as long as the women's one, because the pissoirs were out of order speaking about  beer drinking and bladders.....
 time for PT:
I have a few  PT records, but I am not really familiar with their repertoire. I suppose it was  the same  set list already posted here in another thread of the tour:

Fear of a Blank Planet 
What Happens Now? 
The Sound of Muzak 
Sentimental 
Drown With Me 
Anesthetize 
Open Car 
Dark Matter 
Cheating The Polygraph 
A Smart Kid 
Blackest Eyes 
Half-Light 
Way Out of Here 
Sleep Together 

Encore: 
Even Less 
Halo 

I think they played also Lazarus from Deadwing

It  was the first time I saw PT and it was a great show, very dynamic from start to end one of these bands with fantastic interplay, with a special  mention for keyboader Richard Barbieri ..the sound was a little muddy but good...great lightshow..good mixture of acoustic songs , spaced instrumentals and headbanging ...the only thing I didn't like was the videos especially  the opening track  ..all in all a great concert 

Edited by Alucard - December 06 2007 at 06:53

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Alucard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 10 2004 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 3888	Topic: Porcupine Tree Paris 03/12/07 Posted: December 06 2007 at 06:52
	Porcupine Tree played two days ago at the famous Olympia venue in Paris,(most French chansonniers have played here but also Hendrix, Soft Machine, Miles Davis...) not the best in terms of acoustics but a great athmosphere....BTW before the concert I met PA member Victor 77, whom I've already met this springtime in Carmeaux during the RIO festival and who is on a romantic trip to Paris with his girlfriend. a little bug before the concert, the venue wouldn't let concert goers take food inside....(new rule) and as most people as myself and Victor who had made some sandwiches didn't knew that we had to leave the food which ended on a big pile doomed to get thrown away, a disgusting symbol of this throwaway society, they should at least have "stored" the food in a decent way... now the good news, the suport act was Anathema, whom I didn't knew, nice band with a genuine 70's look and sound. I especialy liked the last song which reminded me of "Solar Music" with some spaced double guitar work. 2O minutes break : seeing for the first time a queue to the men's loo twice as long as the women's one, because the pissoirs were out of order speaking about beer drinking and bladders..... time for PT: I have a few PT records, but I am not really familiar with their repertoire. I suppose it was the same set list already posted here in another thread of the tour: Fear of a Blank Planet What Happens Now? The Sound of Muzak Sentimental Drown With Me Anesthetize Open Car Dark Matter Cheating The Polygraph A Smart Kid Blackest Eyes Half-Light Way Out of Here Sleep Together Encore: Even Less Halo I think they played also Lazarus from Deadwing It was the first time I saw PT and it was a great show, very dynamic from start to end one of these bands with fantastic interplay, with a special mention for keyboader Richard Barbieri ..the sound was a little muddy but good...great lightshow..good mixture of acoustic songs , spaced instrumentals and headbanging ...the only thing I didn't like was the videos especially the opening track ..all in all a great concert Edited by Alucard - December 06 2007 at 06:53
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emdiar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 05 2004 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 890	Posted: December 06 2007 at 13:12
	I was lucky enough to see the same gig last night (Wednesday) in Amsterdam. Anathema were a real surprise for me. Truly a revelation. I believe they used to be grunting metal merchants, but underwent some epiphany and embraced prog full on, and not even prog-metal, but the real thing. I too was impressed with their last song. Was it the same one, I wonder. Great PT show, they still fly the flag. Their recent albums may have seen an increase in tight, asymmetrical metal guitar riffery, but they escape the prog-metal label by virtue of the vocals. I'm sure I'd get on with Dream Theatre a little better, if only the vocals weren't so growly.
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victor77 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 13 2007 Location: Spain Status: Offline Points: 142	Posted: December 14 2007 at 10:24
	It really was a great show, despite the poor sound quality. I didn´t really enjoy Anathema´s set, but it was a good opening anyway. Porcupine Tree was really different, displaying high energy from the beginning to the end, with some classic tracks included as encore ("Waiting"). It´s the 3rd time I see them live, and they are improving each and every day, that´s for sure! I should say that I got Gavin Harrison´s first record (with a bassist named 05 ric (does anyone know something about this man???), "Drop", experimental but not noisy pop songs with great soundscaping; not a masterpiece, but quite interesting (with guest stars Robert Fripp and Dave Stewart)