Congratulations brother, you just listened to one of the most beautiful songs from the last 20 years. Welcome to the modern prog rock scene, it's a neverending rabbit hole.
In my opinion Porcupine Tree is the premier progressive rock band of modern times. Band members are all virtuosos and leader/vocalist/guitarist/composer Steven Wilson is a bona fide musical genius. Wilson is also a renowned studio engineer who has remixed classic albums from Yes, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Rush, Gentle Giant, and many others. Drummer Gavin Harrison is the best in the business (Neil Peart was a big fan of Gavin's). Like Nightwish, Porcupine Tree is best seen live! (I would highly recommend Anesthetize and Hate Song from their Tilburg 2008 show)
What a fabulous thing to wake up to this morning. I got so nervous given how long it’s been that it might be an anti climax for you. So glad and relieved that you liked it. Hope enough people are open to checking it out to make the band work for the channel. Some people struggle with the longer songs but for me those bands that take you away from the normal headspace for a while are priceless. Yes there’s is a brilliant live version of this track from a 2005 gig in Chicago or you could check out ‘Anesthetise’ Live from the Tilburg gig 2008 which is generally thought of as another magnum opus by them. They came back with a new album at the end of 2022 and toured all last year after a 13year hiatus (whilst the main writer Steven Wilson focused on his very successful solo career- another rabbit hole) and they have lost none of their brilliance. Hope that you can slot in some more into the rotation and would be happy to provide you with a guide but others have already thrown up some good options (although ‘Bonnie the cat’ is a maybe a more niche track??) Generally studio is amazing but live is even better. Thanks for giving it a shot and sorry to keep hassling you.
Only one slight "disagreement" with scifi's comment, the word between "Chicago" and "you" in the 4th line of his comment should be AND not OR lol. Although perhaps a 2nd disagreement - the word "could" should be changed to "MUST!" Arias - offically welcome to I believe probably the greatest live band in the world and to Steven Wilson, THE musical genius still active in the music world today. This is not a rabbit hole you have entered, this is a black hole into another musicverse. Strap yourself in.
Dude, I am a Porcupine Tree crazy fan, and I cannot tell you how happy I am for you that listened to this!!! If you're willing to go down the Rabbit Hole, you will not stop! If you're interested in next steps, you NEED to listen to their song Anesthetize. It's a long 17 minute eargasm. You should do the LIve version of Anesthetize filmed in Tilburg, but interestingly about this song, Alex Lifeson of Rush ASKED Steven Wilson (the founder of Porcupine Tree) if he could do the solo for that song. And so he did. This particular song came out on their 2007 album - Fear of a Blank Planet. Speaking of which, the band toured (after a 10 year hiatus) in Fall of 2022 and they filmed it! You really should listen to the live version of the song Fear of a Blank Planet from that recent 2022 tour, along with another song from that tour called "Harridan". But here's a list of other "bangers" by them: Bonnie the Cat, Open Car, Blackest Eyes, Shallow, Halo, Anesthetize, Mother and Child Divided (Live from Chicago - 2005). That's a good starter list, but I'm just telling you, every song is a gem! Happy indoctrination into Porcupine Tree!!!
More like it Daniel!!!!!! Fanfriggintastic group these boys! huge rabbit hole Trains, Blackest Eyes, Anesthetize, Start of Something Beautiful, Fear of a Blank Planet, Dignity many more!!
This came out in 2005? Its 19 years old but ive never heard of this band. I loved the harmonizing at first then it went into those metal riffs. This was great. Id like to hear more.
Porcupine Tree tracks to try: 'Dark Matter' from 'Signify' [1996] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tLzguJzXyBc.htmlsi=w73kqFxLtLycCGS8 'The Sky Moves Sideways Phase 1' from 'The Sky Moves Sideways' [1995] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rwKOrA-9d10.htmlsi=hSDJ4wGolkq74XY2 'Buying New Soul' from 'Recordings' [2001] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KViXRn_c2nE.htmlsi=WviXXgIfzdPaEa-j 'Trains' from 'In Absentia' [2002] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cjK5BATARUo.htmlsi=mXxWRPwkKNTf0ZXn 'Open Car' from 'Deadwing' [2005] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xuORaGlbBoQ.htmlsi=L6bPiaUaWvr1ysV9 ... and solo releases by Steven Wilson: 'Impossible Tightrope' from 'The Harmony Codex' [2023] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qbGkZ31Fmp8.htmlsi=9bJ4v0sYPu_z1Xrm 'Home Invastion/Regret #9' from 'Hand. Cannot. Erase' [2015] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6L1T7tfMQ88.htmlsi=Q2cB-1bCVX5kBPdW 'Remainder the Black Dog' from 'Grace for Drowning' [2011] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zjwPt1eNF9A.htmlsi=mAljDs25a2OIqy5I 'Vermillioncore' from '4½' [2016, recorded live at the North Sea Jazz Festival] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jkYJJYK7S48.htmlsi=MMKEav9O5mQJewrG 'Eminent Sleaze' from 'The Future Bites' [2021] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kUKmOkrcMig.htmlsi=fTQe5q7omAa3R4rL 'Luminol' from 'The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)' [2013, recorded in Mexico City 2012 and released on the live album 'Get All You Deserve'] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EM-5EBAJ7tA.htmlsi=0eIsdhwve8HOt1Lk
That guitar solo (starting at 10:15) was by Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth. He also did backing vocals for this song (and few others on this album). Steven Wilson produced few Opeth albums. They had this collab "Storm Corrosion" together back in 2012. You have entered a true rabbit hole with Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson and Mikael Åkerfeldt and Opeth. Welcome. :D
Some Other Top PT Songs Here On RU-vid Live: 1) Anesthetize - Live 2) Don’t Hate Me - Live 3) Hatesong - Live 4) Way Out of Here - Live 5) Blackest Eyes - Live 6) Time Flies - Live 7) Start Of Something Beautiful - Live 8) Normal - Live 9) Dark Matter - Live 10) Sleep Together - Live 11) Trains - Live 12) Even Less - Live 13) Fear of a Blank Planet - Live 14) The Sound of Muzak - Live 15) Lazarus - Live 16) Buying a New Soul - Live 17) The Sky Moves Sideways - Live but No Video 18) Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before it’s Recycled - Live 19) Radioactive Toy - Live 20) Stars Die - Live Also Many More!
I’ve been into this uniquely talented group since 2001 when I first heard the song “ Dark Matter “ off their Signify album. At that time, PT was actually changing to a more metal driven sound when they released what’s considered to be their finest album, “ In Absentia “ in ‘02. They would then follow that up with “ Deadwing,” which is also a strong piece as you’re discovering. But if you’re interested in their earlier material when they were more Ambient and Pink Floyd influenced, I would recommend “ The Sky Moves Sideways “ album. Wow, talk about a journey ? That album is a true, conceptual joyride. 👍
If this is your first PT song…. man you’ve got a lot to catch up with! Congratulations discovering this band! Love your response! If you even have the chance to see them (or Steven Wilson and his solo band) live, do it! (By the way I’m 67 and huge fan of PT and Steven Wilson)
Can strongly recommend any live performance, esp. those from Tilburg - pure awesome! However, one track suggest stick with studio - Trains. Compulsary listening; very different, just as big an impact. Well. You seem to have discovered progressive rock there! Have fun!
I'm actually really glad that you reacted to the studio version, thank you for that!! Many people prefer the live version, but personally I think that this version has better solos and fade out while the rest is pretty much on the same level with the live version. Definitely a new subscriber here!
Check out the live Amsterdam Ziggo Dome concert from 2023. ( or was it 22). They are fantastic. The DVD from that concert is fantastic. The top three contemporary composers of prog and symfonic: Arjen Lucassen from Ayreon, Tuomas from Nightwish and Steven Wilson from Porcupine Tree...
I love watching people react to porcupine tree for the first time. Their reaction always has some elements that mine did.... "what the hell am I listening to?“ "Why don't I know about there's guys?" Loads more to enjoy, my first was "harridan" off their most recent album, check it out 🤟🤟🔥🤟🤟
Well Arias it appears U and many of your listener’s need to explore more of PT songs and their Big Rabbit Hole or Catalog ? Whenever U get chance please try this same song live version from The Park West in Chicago in 2005! It's Fantastic!!! It will just show and prove how good this PT band really is Comparing Any Studio song to theirs to Any Live Versions!
This is the content we're here for! What a song; what a band; what an impact. Twenty years ago I went from never having heard of the band to owning half a dozen albums in the space of a few weeks. Deadwing was my second, and is still one of my favourites. The band is fronted by, and the brainchild of, Steven Wilson; along with his many solo releases they comprise some of the best music of the last 30 years - indeed, his/the band's discography runs to many hundreds of pages! I'd suggest ... Porcupine Tree tracks to try: 'Dark Matter' from 'Signify' [1996] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tLzguJzXyBc.htmlsi=w73kqFxLtLycCGS8 'The Sky Moves Sideways Phase 1' from 'The Sky Moves Sideways' [1995] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rwKOrA-9d10.htmlsi=hSDJ4wGolkq74XY2 'Buying New Soul' from 'Recordings' [2001] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KViXRn_c2nE.htmlsi=WviXXgIfzdPaEa-j 'Trains' from 'In Absentia' [2002] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cjK5BATARUo.htmlsi=mXxWRPwkKNTf0ZXn 'Open Car' from 'Deadwing' [2005] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xuORaGlbBoQ.htmlsi=L6bPiaUaWvr1ysV9 ... and solo releases by Steven Wilson: 'Impossible Tightrope' from 'The Harmony Codex' [2023] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qbGkZ31Fmp8.htmlsi=9bJ4v0sYPu_z1Xrm 'Home Invastion/Regret #9' from 'Hand. Cannot. Erase' [2015] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6L1T7tfMQ88.htmlsi=Q2cB-1bCVX5kBPdW 'Remainder the Black Dog' from 'Grace for Drowning' [2011] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zjwPt1eNF9A.htmlsi=mAljDs25a2OIqy5I 'Vermillioncore' from '4½' [2016, recorded live at the North Sea Jazz Festival] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jkYJJYK7S48.htmlsi=MMKEav9O5mQJewrG 'Eminent Sleaze' from 'The Future Bites' [2021] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kUKmOkrcMig.htmlsi=fTQe5q7omAa3R4rL 'Luminol' from 'The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)' [2013, recorded in Mexico City 2012 and released on the live album 'Get All You Deserve'] - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EM-5EBAJ7tA.htmlsi=0eIsdhwve8HOt1Lk
Without making this too long, if you enjoyed that you could spend the next year doing only Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson solo project (he's the singer, songwriter, on the whole, and guitarist and sometimes keyboards) and a few of his other projects like No Man, Blackfield and Storm Corrosion. I believe him to be a musical genius of the past three decades, he never seems to fail to disappoint. As someone else has pointed out in a comment below, his live stuff is phenomenally even better in most cases if not all. I've been a fan for twenty odd years and I must admit I envy this rabbit hole you could pursue and your first time listening to this stuff. What I would give to experience my initial introduction to this artist afresh. Good hunting mate.
OH MAN...... YOU GOT TO PORCUPINE TREE.... BELIEVE ME.... You HAVE to listen to the LIVE version... THEY CAN DO IT.... AND IT IS SUPERB..!! ANY OF THEIRE SONGS ARE JUST THAT LITTLE BIT BETTER LIVE... The singer / Songwriter is a sonic master.
You're providing me with more rabbit holes than I can handle at present!
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I love Progressive Rock like this. More of that Daniel! I might even introduce You to a local band from my hometown (Gävle, Sweden) that have followers like Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) and have released 8 full-length records and are just reunited and are in the progress of recording the 9th album. They are Beardfish.
If you love atmospheric music and haven’t tried them yet, I would very, very highly recommend Sigur Ros from Iceland. I suggest you start with a collaboration with singer Steindór Andersen for the song "Á Ferð Til Breiðafjarðar Vorið". To get the best performance, look for “Sigur Ros Heima Disc 2 Á Ferð Til Breiðafjarðar Vorið 1922 with Steindór Andersen” You’ll thank me later 😉
I generally like the studio version when introducing people to bands, but Porcupine Tree is even better live, even if you haven't heard them before. Second the suggestions for the Tillburg show.
What is this about? Maybe a joke?? Because I can't believe you haven't heard one of the best progressive rock bands to hit the scene in the last 30 years..especially since drummer Gavin Harrison is currently one of the best living drummers in the world and Steven Wilson is one of the strongest composers out there today. ..unbelievable!
