Excellent

 misterbearbaby wrote: 
You lost all credibility as soon as I saw a 10 for a ZZ Top song.

the rabbi has detected gilmour thievery!

misterbearbaby wrote:
RP! - It's time to get over Porcupine Tree... They are just too weak.
 
jberko wrote: 
jberko:  Yes, really. I'm with you, misterbearbaby.  I've given them a chance here on RP, over and over. Zero. I have immense respect for RP's taste, but I literally tune out whenever a PT song comes on.

Oh come on.  Being young isn't a crime.   I'm old enough to remember '67 and I don't mind.   

... like an arrow.  But fruit flies like a banana.

 scrubbrush wrote: 

 misterbearbaby wrote: 
I think I can understand how they would sound not very good on a first listen, but really, if you dig around all the endless amount of good music they've done for the past 10 years, I'm sure you'll like some of it. And when you start to like some of it, then you'll gradually end up liking all of it. And then you'll realize that Steven Wilson is one of the most incredibly talented musicians around and that Porcupine Tree has an incredible portfolio of good albums, one after the other. PT is not my favourite band, but they're definitely my favourite discography (what I mean is that my favourite bands have not regularly released so many good albums).

P.S.: Forgot to say that I have Bill to thank for that. I had listened to PT before but it never rang a bell. After so many listens here (and after building the huge respect I have for Bill's taste for music), I ended up listening to Even Less and after that it's history.

 misterbearbaby wrote: 
Really?

 Templar13 wrote: 
My thoughts exactly...  but still, this band has come unto their own.  I saw the  m twice last year, and Floyd does not hold a candle to them live.

I think Pink Floyd was so ahead of it's time, that they ripped off Porcupine Tree; not the other way around!  I'm happy we had each in their times

Chord progression sounds like "Dogs" from Pink Floyd
's ANIMALS album (circa 1978)....

 misterbearbaby wrote: 
I give you a 5/10 on your trolling skillz.  

Try again.

Oh, and Porcupine Tree is absolutely awesome.  

RP!  — It's time to get over Porcupine Tree... They are just too weak.

«Animals» light version

Technically, I guess time really does "fly"

Ok here's the tree again!!  Love virtually everything they do..

I also hear a bit of Al Stewart in this. Or, maybe I'm just mental. Or, both?

Great Lyrics....musically quite good...I likey.

Seconded.   This radio edit cuts it from an 8 to a 5 for me.  Please play the whole composition Bill!  This is like the Readers Digest version of this song.


 horstman wrote: 

Yeah, there's some classic music influences in there...you can hear the Dogs thing, even in the lyrical theme of the song.  I also hear Alex Lifeson's guitar work from Grace Under Pressure.  But I've decided its not so derivative as to bother me.  So, yeah, I like it.

 roulleau wrote: 
Oh, that's right, Pink Floyd never "wandered, bombasted, or noodled".  I'm not a huge fan of this band, but I find this to be quite a good tune - nice melody and production, in my opinion.

Some nice bits in this one, but not a good overall experience with this PT tune

Yup, gotta add to the rest, is very Animal'esque.

I,m a big PF fan but what the hell, PT's music is great!

I like alot of PT's stuff but this one sounds like a parody of pink floyd animals (especially 'dogs')

Bill Goldsmith,

Please play the full length studio version of this song and not this cut down "made for radio" version. This version goes against everything that this station stands for in its truncated version. I can't even listen to it since I have the full length version memorized in my mind (like the rest of the incident - it really is one song remember?).

What's next? Commercials?

As a songwriter, I'll just say that there is no way to avoid stuff bubbling up that sounds like the ambient music of your life. PT may sound like PF at times AND Mr. Wilson is extremely creative. Haters gonna hate.