Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (Live) 

+Dave PREACH. THE SHIT OUT OF THIS.

Dude, the way this guy can make music with so little instruments and keep it interesting is just a level of musical genius that very very little people on this planet ever had. It's almost unreal to expect anything comparable of a normal human being.

Yeah like (*cough*) Dream Theater (*cough*)

krischin Exactly, it's unbelievable how talented they are and how little emotion they can express.

I just got so triggered that i dont even know what to say XD no hate. First of all DT is a progressive METAL band, second have you even heard songs like ''the best of times'', ''hollow years'', ''through her eyes'', ''the spirit carries on''? I think prog can be everything that there is. It can be smooth, heavy, fast, emotional. Thats what porg is all about.

I saw him in orlando, on friday. An absolutely fantastic visual/auditory experience on m&ms

Darren Pinto Truth.

Or, everything harmonizes to take you on a musical journey.

Same in Vienna. A really small amount of phones

The best explanation I came across till now. Couldn't agree more!

Saw this song live in Vienna and you could really see how much emotion conects him to this song

I would agree with him.

I absolutely agree with him

I think I agree, this is one of the best songs written by anybody. It brings me tears. So beautiful and emotive.

lol

I feel you..

Agreed

Hopefully PT should get together again...perhaps post COVID??

I doubt they'll get together... they have moved on to their other projects, and I think Steven is so far away from where he started, artistically speaking... I don't think he wants to go back to his old style. I don't particularly like his latest music, but he seems to be enjoying what he does so... sadly, I find it hard to believe. And I miss PT as bad as you guys :(

+Mikeg1 .1 I do a privat Charts since 1979. And this song was not my summer hit! it was the winner of the year. I know his Music since 2001. These man is so good. With PT and other Projects. All is good Music!

I think the joke went over your head...

Actually, I think Steve Wilson's music is great, but some his songs are really depressing!

Yes, it was a joke.

Couldn't agree more Pedro... I listen to and play a phenomenal amount of music both old and new and have done for over fifty five years and this song - this miracle of a song is something play at least once a week.. It is indescribably brilliant... The emotion and power just hammer the senses... Magical.

Uh. No.

because he/they are so fucking extraordinary.......

I just got back from the last show of the tour in Banglore and you are right. It was definitely an unreal experience to see them play live. Loved every moment of it.

thewalrus You explained it so perfectly. It's nothing you can ever describe or experience similarly again.

ALL SW stuff is amazing...but this album may be the best prog album of all time...

Dean Reimer Seen it over here in Montréal as well, best concert I've been at in years. The Raven was mindblowing.

Dean Reimer Saw the Seattle show. Mindblowing!

I thought you were Jordan Rudess for a second

Lol, I wish I had a fragment of his talent and not just his hair.

I was at that Vancouver show. My brother was supposed to be there with me, but my now ex girl friend had gone instead. He shoots himself for it! It was an incredible show!

and wilson as just as good live, which is more than can be said for some singers/bands

By the guy on flute, do you mean Travis Barker?

Come on, learn your prog, Travis Barker is on the drums. It was Theo Something, I wanna say Hutchcraft... Seriously though, it was great having Theo play flute and sax in Don't hate me live. Fantastic crew, each and all of them

The dude on flute is Theo Travis. I recently heard him playing with Steve Howe's son Dylan in a tiny jazz club. He has played with Robery Frippp and check out his work with Soft Machine

He always keeps your mind and ears guessing...love that!

+Eric I feel that 'The Raven That Refused To Sing' is easily the best and most complete work he's ever released. I can only hope that a future release tops the creative spirit and open-ended writing that was displayed on that concept piece. The subject matter is beautiful, endemic feeling and treated with reverence. Something that cannot be said for the dependant and Looming nature of Hand Cannot Erase. I felt as though even 'Storm Corrosion' had more of a directed sense of style than HCE did; HCE feels more like a collection of songs in a specific yet generalised theme, than a telling of a story in any sense of linearity or composure. Great songs that can stand tall alone but not a great piece of work that is the sum of all of its parts when listened start to end.

Totally...so many people missing out on this beautiful music...

Not surprising as flute player Theo Travis has played saxophone for Gilmour and is a big PF fan, as is SW. Travis has played sax versions of Floyd numbers with his own band.

Bartłomiej Zieliński GAHAHHAHAHAHA HOLY SHIT YES

Your avatar is Alter Bridge's Blackbird dvd sleeve. Right? Wrong? Well, I wouldn't have noticed and even then I needed some imagination. ;)

Ahahahah oh my god 😂😂😂

Willy Wanka style

lol

Rasmus Haxholm agree👍😘🇸🇪

Yes make sense thanks :)

Sarah Krilow Thank god you said it , or I would have been lost in interpreting the song's meaning when all I had before me were the lyrics sung and the self explanatory video

It especially does make sense when one watches the official animated video. That's a masterpiece

Nearly?

+Guilherme Simoes Quem me dera ter lá estado... Perdi uma oportunidade de vida.

foi épico melhor concerto de 2015 e provavelmente de sempre

It's still the best song this year, too. ;-)

Also next year, I predict this..

Although, Steve's got a new album coming out in August, so.... ;-)