Official Porcupine Tree Thread (bass, jazz, old music, psychedelic, rock)

[Inuzuka Skysword]

Steven Wilson is producing the next Anathema album!!!!!!11

[jackhammer]

Has anybody seen the 'Arriving Somewhere' DVD. They have absolutely no stage presence (with the exception of Wilson), Colin Edwin looks bored shitless but it is tight as a nuns downstairs hamper. Phenomenal DTS track too. Had to rip that to MP3 !

[Inuzuka Skysword]

Originally Posted by jackhammer

Has anybody seen the 'Arriving Somewhere' DVD. They have absolutely no stage presence (with the exception of Wilson), Colin Edwin looks bored shitless but it is tight as a nuns downstairs hamper. Phenomenal DTS track too. Had to rip that to MP3 !

I have seen some of it off of youtube, but I can't find a torrent for it. They may not have stage presence, but I love how some of the songs sound live, (ex. Open Car.)

[Dr_Rez]

Originally Posted by jackhammer

Has anybody seen the 'Arriving Somewhere' DVD. They have absolutely no stage presence (with the exception of Wilson), Colin Edwin looks bored shitless but it is tight as a nuns downstairs hamper. Phenomenal DTS track too. Had to rip that to MP3 !

I dont know why that is, because in concert they are typically amazing. Everyone i know including my self have said they put on a great show.

Ill have to watch that DVD though.

Edit: And whoever was saying there a ripoff of Floyd..well thats just plain stupid. Listen to Deadwing as a primary example. Tracks like Shallow, Halo, Arriving Somewhere but not Here are MUCH heavier than anything floyd ever thought of putting out.

[Merkaba]

Haha that DVD that was mentioned makes me laugh a bit. Porcupine Tree always come across as a 1-Wilson-man-band where until you have 4 or 5 of their albums you really seem to know or care nothing about the other musicians. But so long as the music was a 9/10 or better I guess it doesn't matter what they were like to look at.

And whats Blank Planet like? I haven't heard it yet

[333]

Originally Posted by Merkaba

Haha that DVD that was mentioned makes me laugh a bit. Porcupine Tree always come across as a 1-Wilson-man-band where until you have 4 or 5 of their albums you really seem to know or care nothing about the other musicians. But so long as the music was a 9/10 or better I guess it doesn't matter what they were like to look at.

And whats Blank Planet like? I haven't heard it yet

Yeah the DVD is a bit much for me. I couldn't watch it all the way through, but a good friend of mine has seen PT live and told me it's one of the best shows he's attended. Steven Wilson gets a little dramatic for my taste. Don't get me wrong, I love his music.

As for Blank Planet - Pretty good album. There are a couple of songs on there I'd put at the top of my PT track list, but I've not heard their best stuff ever on there. The concept is my favorite part of the album. A friend of mine was out of his mind for weeks because he listened to and read the lyrics to the album while on some pretty potent acid. Not recommended, I suppose.

[zekethefreak]

I have gone through most of the pages of this "Progressive/Psychedelic" section, and have only seen mentions of Porcupine Tree, but not threads. I may have overlooked them, but in case I haven't... LET THEM BE RECOGNIZED.

In my opinion, Porcupine Tree exceeds any other Prog bands, for two reasons.

First (NOT the most important), they have GAVIN HARRISON on drums. In MY opinion, the greatest living drummer. Yeah, sorry Neil Peart fans... he's great, but Gavin does it all... Jazz, Progressive Rock, you name it... not to mentioned, he was recently made a member of King Crimson. Fripp doesn't let just any old musicians into his well oiled machine.

Second (THE most important): STEVEN WILSON. Need I say more? The brainchild behind Porcupine Tree, Blackfield, No-Man, Bass Communion, IEM, as well as "solo" works. And most of these bands sound nothing alike. He is a GENIUS! And those early P Tree albums, which were mostly Steven Wilson solo projects. Geez, what couldn't he do?

[boo boo]

I like Gavin Harrison, but greatest drummer alive? That's a bit of a stretch isn't it?

Originally Posted by zekethefreak

he was recently made a member of King Crimson. Fripp doesn't let just any old musicians into his well oiled machine.

Well I dunno, Boz Burrell was pretty mediocre, he played bass on Islands even though he had no idea how to play bass and basically just took bass lessions from Fripp during the making of the album.

[Dr_Rez]

Originally Posted by boo boo

I like Gavin Harrison, but greatest drummer alive? That's a bit of a stretch isn't it?



Well I dunno, Boz Burrell was pretty mediocre, he played bass on Islands even though he had no idea how to play bass and basically just took bass lessions from Fripp during the making of the album.

He has 3 videos of him teaching different drumming technicians. There pretty cool. And a percussion solo album.

Yeah hes not the best though. But pretty damn good.

[zekethefreak]

I have enjoyed this Prog branch of this forum, but have been very surprised to see the lack of talk about Porcupine Tree. In my opinion, there are two reasons why Porcupine Tree needs a discussion of their own.

First: GAVIN HARRISON! Quite possibly the greatest drummer of our generation, and definitely one of the best of all time. Not only a member of Porcupine Tree, but recently invited to become part of the well oiled machine known as KING CRIMSON. Robert Fripp is VERY selective... that should be enough proof of this guy's talent.

Second (and MOST important): STEVEN WILSON. Not only the brainchild of Porcupine Tree, but for the first few albums, the principal (if not only) member of the project. Not only is he responsible for this great band, but he also carries on simultaneous careers with NO-MAN, BLACKFIELD, BASS COMMUNION, IEM and assorted "solo" things. He is one of the most talented and artistic musicians out there, and needs to be recognized!

So, Porcupine Tree fans... let's unite, and spread the great word...




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