Achievement Unlocked - Porcupine Tree
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Topic: Achievement Unlocked - Porcupine Tree
Posted By: Ghost Whistler
Subject: Achievement Unlocked - Porcupine Tree
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 11:40
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I would like to celebrate my newly found love for Porcupine Tree. It's taken me a while to get into them. I think I prefer the spacier aspects to the really heavy stuff. But overall I like the mix. I had previously listened to Steven's solo work, but it didn't resonate as much as I'd have liked (Raven is about the best). Clearly a talented musician, but this band I think are better and very interesting. Hooray for me :D The progventure cointinues
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 11:50
I like Porcupine Tree too in all of their various musical phases, including Space Rock/Psychedelic Rock, Neo-Prog & Progressive Metal. You may be aware that Steven Wilson is also involved in a Post Rock/Art Rock side project by the name of No-Man. 
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 11:53
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Which Porcupine Tree musical phase would you consider to be Neo-Prog? I quite like early Porcupine Tree, but am not a fan. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: Ghost Whistler
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 11:55
| To me Neo Prog is bands like Marillion, so I would call PT that. More like psychdelic/art rock, I guess, perhaps prog metal. Not that it matters of course :D |
Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 11:59
| Deadwing is my favorite by them, overall they’re a bit too mellow for me generally, prefer Wilson’s solo work. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 12:06
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Logan wrote:Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 12:12
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Coma Divine, excellent live album. ------------- |
Posted By: Ghost Whistler
Date Posted: November 01 2019 at 03:04
| picked up Signify, Up the Downstair (which I am working on right now and thoroughly enjoying), In Absentia and Sky Moves Sideways. Not sure how I feel about Lightbulb Sun and Stupid Dream though, so probably just get Deadwing and maybe Fear of a Blank Planet (a bit too downbeat for my taste). I like the really quirky psychdelia on the first album even though there are a few really weak tunes |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 01 2019 at 05:53
I'm listening to the 2-CD Porcupine Tree compilation "Stars Die" right now. I'd recommend it to any Porcupine Tree fans and any fans of Neo-Prog generally.  |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: November 01 2019 at 05:59
 I like the In Absentia period myself but the earlier moody Signify is one of PT's best.------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: November 01 2019 at 15:10
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Signify is one of my favorites by them....Dark Matter is a killer track and the live version years later is even better. I like all of them up through Deadwing....but Fear of A Blank Planet leaves me a bit cold. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: November 01 2019 at 15:51
| I talked to this younger guy today who never heard of them. I couldn't believe it especially since he's a musician and seemed familiar with a lot of music the average person doesn't know. He is a big fan of jazz and also the mars volta and 90's rock. He seemed interested though and will probably check them out. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: November 01 2019 at 17:27
Good for you!! They are an excellent band, both Maitland and Gavin provide wonderful drumming. I enjoy all aspects of the Tree, I can spin Signify then switch to In Absentia and not lose a beat. -------------   
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: November 03 2019 at 07:41
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Hi, I don't have some of the earlier material ... for me, PT started with SIGNIFY, and I think I only have one of the albums before that, and I can't even tell you which one it is! I don't dislike Gavin at all, but I have to admit that when I heard him with the Pineapple Thief, the first thought I had was ... he hasn't improved. Sounds exactly the same as it ever was ... and that means the music was not "atmospheric" or good enough to add anything except the easiest material possible over and out! A disappointment in my own estimation, and that's not to say that it is bad ... but I don't think it should be considered great. I'll stick with Steve Gadd ... because you know that in his next appearance, regardless of who it is with ... will be even better than anything he did before ... and by the time you hear him with Kate Bush, you realize the one thing that Bruford says ... that Gavin doesn't have ... he doesn't know what NOT TO DO where there is quiet, except "time" it some more and again! And probably his best in KC might just have been that he was specially strong and reliable in the time keeping area to help define the works even better, but the touches that the other two drummers added were even better, and something that Gavin can not do!
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