[ ]      [ ]

  
  
  
[ click here for album info & other purchase options ]
Artist:Porcupine Tree [ more ]
Song:Mellotron Scratch
Album:Deadwing [ info ]
Released:2005
Last Played:May 17, 2013 - 07:54
Avg. Rating:7.5  (Total Ratings: 1152)
Your Rating:(Log in above to Rate)
Ratings Dist:
1 votes: 19 (1.6%)2 votes: 15 (1.3%)3 votes: 30 (2.6%)4 votes: 26 (2.3%)5 votes: 23 (2%)6 votes: 91 (7.9%)7 votes: 225 (20%)8 votes: 408 (35%)9 votes: 221 (19%)10 votes: 94 (8.2%)
Rate Song:

Share this song   |   Tweet this song
Artist Website  |  Artist Search  |  Lyrics Search
Wikipedia Entry  |  Artist Info (AMG)

313 comments for this song:spacerLog in above to post your comment

anisbet
(Sacramento)
Posted: Mar 15, 2013 - 13:58 

mellotron sounds like "vellotron"...either way, tasty.
Limpopoking
(The Parish of St. Alfonzo)
Posted: Feb 15, 2013 - 11:41 

This resonates with the very depths of my soul... What talented people we have on the planet. Thank you PT... and thank you Radio Paradise for the introduction. I'm forever in your debt.
hbs47
(SE England)
Posted: Jan 15, 2013 - 03:59 

This album featured for January? 

There are other PT albums available.  {#Yes} 
Chrislee523
(Akron, Ohio)
Posted: Dec 14, 2012 - 19:08 

 westslope wrote:

Were the Anderson/Squire harmonies inspired by the Beach Boys?  I ask because Wilson points to the Beach Boys as a significant influence.
 

I seem to recall Squire mentioning that he and Anderson were into Simon and Garfunkel and the Association, harmony-wise.
Webfoot
(Eugene, Oregon)
Posted: Dec 11, 2012 - 11:24 

How could I have rated this a "7"?  I guess there's always room for growth.  "8" minimum.
Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Nov 13, 2012 - 10:13 

 cShaggy wrote:
..i just like the word "mellotron"..
 
It's not a word one hears as much since the 1970s, though there have been artists using them all along, including PT, obviously.
Dyn0hub
Posted: Nov 13, 2012 - 10:13 

In Seattle these days we have had a grey sky, slow days.  This constant flux of apathetic slow music is putting us to sleep.  -Mechanic 1
Karhu
(Munich)
Posted: Oct 13, 2012 - 01:39 

Just great! 10
cShaggy
Posted: Sep 08, 2012 - 04:11 

..i just like the word "mellotron"..
westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Aug 07, 2012 - 17:13 

 black321 wrote:
The harmonies beckon Yes Anderson/Squire
 
Were the Anderson/Squire harmonies inspired by the Beach Boys?  I ask because Wilson points to the Beach Boys as a significant influence.
Groogrux69
(Auburn, CA)
Posted: Apr 06, 2012 - 09:08 

 black321 wrote:
The harmonies beckon Yes Anderson/Squire
 
Bill must have been reading.  Song was followed with Long Distance Runaround.  My Favorite Yes song.
black321
(Apogee)
Posted: Mar 05, 2012 - 16:25 

The harmonies beckon Yes Anderson/Squire
Mr_Cabbagehead
(The Front Range)
Posted: Mar 05, 2012 - 16:22 

It's hard to put a finger on it, but this has got to be my favorite PT song.
mistabird
(frei republik allgäu)
Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 00:02 

guten morgen , Du lausiger, kleiner planet danke für P. T.
ColdMiser
(Out in the Cold)
Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 11:12 

 hippiechick wrote:

 
enjoying the song, will have to check out the album

hippiechick
(topsy turvy land)
Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 11:08 

 hippiechick wrote:
Great song, great album
 


aspicer
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 11:07 

Nicely stated - totally hear what you mean.

 
citybiker wrote:

I like, but a sedated Red Hot Chili Peppers keeps popping into my mind.

 


cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Oct 30, 2011 - 20:14 

I can only give out so many 8 PT ratings.  I'll make an exception on this.

coloradojohn
(still Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; will be back in the HIGHEST State in 2012!)
Posted: Oct 30, 2011 - 20:11 

YES!  Playing PT within minutes of PF, or vice versa, is always a great idea — THANKS!

citybiker
(Chicago)
Posted: Oct 27, 2011 - 14:03 

I like, but a sedated Red Hot Chili Peppers keeps popping into my mind.


ShaunJ
(Tsawwassen, BC)
Posted: Oct 27, 2011 - 14:02 

 hippiechick wrote:
Great song, great album
  Looking forward to seeing/meeting Gavin Harrison at the Sonor Drums clinic in Vancouver this evening {#Drummer}


randyblew
(Raleigh, NC)
Posted: Oct 27, 2011 - 14:01 

Bill, you've got your Jam On this afternoon!
hippiechick
(topsy turvy land)
Posted: Oct 27, 2011 - 13:58 

Great song, great album
Deadwing
(Cincinnati OH)
Posted: Sep 25, 2011 - 21:25 

And I'm looking at a blank page now...
Should have filled it up with words somehow...

Story of my life  {#Cheers}

Deadwing
(Cincinnati OH)
Posted: Sep 25, 2011 - 21:23 

 ShaunJ wrote:

Did any PT fans catch Gavin Harrison on David Letterman (August 23)?
If not, here it is:

http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/g...anchicken.html

 

Thanks for posting! Gav did us all proud  =D
ShaunJ
(Tsawwassen, BC)
Posted: Aug 25, 2011 - 12:47 

 patrick30 wrote:


mine too! like their variety of sound. cool radio!!
 
Did any PT fans catch Gavin Harrison on David Letterman (August 23)?
If not, here it is:

http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/g...anchicken.html

patrick30
(Austria)
Posted: Jul 28, 2011 - 08:26 

 RedGuitar wrote:

One of my first RP discoveries too!  I heard "Prodigal" from In Absentia and was hooked.

 

mine too! like their variety of sound. cool radio!!
jenovella70
(Willows, CA)
Posted: Jul 25, 2011 - 03:43 

For a second I imagined what it would be like if Cocteau Twins was all male...Short & interesting enough for me to want to hear more from them.
christopherwoods
(West Midlands, United Kingdom)
Posted: Jul 25, 2011 - 03:37 

Good music like this builds on the shoulders of great tracks before this. This isn't instantly memorable like ... well, almost any track off DSOTM ;-) (too high a bar?) but Deadwing is certainly a very enjoyable album by a prog rock band both my Dad and I enjoy listening to (and he's from the oldskool era of prog)... It sounds STELLAR in 5.1 too.
Peace_tode
(Atlanta)
Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 15:04 

 tutakea wrote:
to name all the old progrock songs "used" in this title would fill several pages  - lol
i would call this "robbed" music :-)
pink floyd, genesis, led zeppelin, king crimson, and ... yes, yes!. and some melody-lines and riffs are "stolen" 1:1, i swear it (although I do not have the time now to prove and name it)
astonishingly, the outcome is quite nice ...

 

Not that I agree with you totally, but I DID definitely hear a total Gentle Giant influence on the outro. Anyone else get that?

Page: 1, 2, 3 ... 9, 10, 11  Next