Foot wrote: 
I had no idea that they had been around this long (1993) & longer:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcupine_Tree

 etcarroll wrote: 
Third!

(also Steven Wilson and Patty Griffin - had never heard of any of them until I came to RP.)

 Foot wrote: 

I second that thought! Thanks RP!!!

 Mugro wrote: 
You mean your own comment?

Forever thankful RP 'helped' (in the best sense of the word) me discover Porcupine Tree; really good stuff. 

so sad I missed this...  was listening to Moth Vellum...  don't bother  

 How boring....

Is this what they call "space rock?"

That searing guitar chorus kicks ass big time

 Deadwing wrote: 
"Dark Matter" loud 5 times.  OK, I could use a change of life. 

AAAAAAaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh 8

/melts

Hi Rebecca and Bill,

Please play more progressive rock.

I am missing other prog bands in RP, such as The Flower Kings, Glasshammer, Transatlantic, and, and... There's a lot of them.

eastcoast wrote:

This song weaves.

Listen to Dark Matter loud 5 times. It will change your life

There are several theories here-

Gavin says it's because he has silly hair and sings like a girl... (Gav is teasin offcoz)

He has been on the last 3 albums doing backing vocals, so in a sense he does record with them already

Wes has his own recording studio in Florida and has released quite a few CDs of his own stuff. He's an artist in his own right. I think they are happy with the status quo. It seems to be benefitting both PT and Wes.

And btw I'm salty I missed this song- I adore it. That guitar in the beginning... /melts

Also I would like to remind all you guys keeping score at home- this is one of the very early PT songs, with Steve Wilson playing all instruments himself and doing all vocals and writing, when he "was" Porcupine Tree.

Not a PT fan, but this ain't bad.

WOW..I can't believe I have not bought this one yet..

Been out in the wilderness trying to drown myself..... Was unsuccessful.

Deadwing: Why hasn't John Wesley simply joined the band?

Hhhmmm... I dunno maybe listen to Nine Cats and then listen to What Happens Now and tell us if you think their music has changed at all. hehehe

I LOVE this song The guitar solo in the beginning is so beautiful and well phrased I just adore it and the lyrics and melody are so plaintive and emotional A stunning song all around.

Interesting bit of PT triv- when they do this song live John Wesley does the lead vocals and Steven Wilson rips the guitar up

It's a perfect song for Wes' voice.

westslope wrote:

Wow--that's a serious claim. I too am a PT super-fan, but one thing I have noticed is that PT is having a slow growth period. Their CD's totally rock, but in the past 13 years, how much has their music grown? Look at Yes and Pink Floyd--the end results were TOTALLY different from their early successful releases. Rockers get old, and if they don't grow, they may end up sounding like (gasp!) Peter Frampton or worse...

Sublime

This band has that sound that picks you up and rocks you gently. Very nice.

This song drags

I love it all. In Absentia and especially Deadwing are my favourites, but I'm amazed at how good the early material sounds. (Guess where I heard this first.)

Pink Floyd? PT is better than PF. Better than Yes, better than Robert Fripp/King Crimson, broader than early Genesis. For perspective, I am extremely fond of all the forementioned bands.

Wilson understands that spaces and silences matter, something too often lost on much of the prog rock genre which can get 'busy' and 'noisy'.

There is wonderful flow on the Delerium CD from Up the Downstairs to Fadeway to Rainy Taxi. But what am I saying? All of Wilson's collections flow.

One of my favorites of his.

I like the Floyd-influenced stuff a lot. However, I do like much of their newer, more rockin' stuff too. I hope to see them someday. Until then, I have the DVD!

I don't see how Pink Floyd influence is somehow a bad thing...sure, they have influences. No artist exists in a vacuum. Discussion of influences aside, this is a great, great song.

shayborg wrote:

I had the same vibe. I'll also detected some similarities to Donovan's voice.