oh, sorry, thought this was the Roger Waters thread that talked about how much Porcupine Tree was influenced by Pink Floyd, and how the guitar track at the end is close but no "have a cigar" to David Gilmour. But I must be in the wrong place, since it's just a nice song with sgt pepper horns at the end....

 miahfost wrote: 
Is that different than regular treacle? Does it come in a bottle and more importantly, can you draw it from a well? <asked the Mad Hatter>

 miahfost wrote: 
Well put, and that's my dilemma:  Alan Parsons and Pink Floyd, among many others, showed just how good such treacle can be.  I can't help liking this.

 paulcusick wrote: 
Thanks for the contribution. It's good when artists come on this board if only because it reminds the rest of us not to be too rude in our comments ;)

 bronorb wrote: 
Some of us remember them only too well - my secondary (high to you guys across the Pond) school was like Lord of the Flies, and affects me even now in very profound ways. Count yourself lucky I can't write songs or you'd be hearing about it ;)

For all that, I do think Roger Waters went over the top with a double album of his life troubles, but then he was a rich and famous star so could be forgiven some self-indulgence.

Unmitigated treacle.

This keeps getting better. 7  9

 lmic wrote: 
Perfect!   I was thinking the same... and I too, like it.

 paulcusick wrote: 

Thanks for the song Paul!  Your son should think you're cool for reasons far beyond that...and I'm sure he does.  Have a great weekend!

 swampaholic wrote: 

I'm enjoying the song, but when it first started, I was expecting to hear:
"Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives"

 rtrudeau wrote: 
Paul actually really likes Porcupine Tree, so it's no wonder his music is influenced by them. His music is quite different, though. He should have a new album coming out some time this year. It will be most interesting to see what he has come up with for his second album.

 skdenfeld wrote: 

I actually thought "What — is this Porcupine Tree?" when it first started to play. The vocal doesn't sound that much like them but the sleepy instrumental sounds like the beginning of one of their songs. The other difference is they don't keep the sleepy vibe, that's just where they start.

This is always shown on the right in Facebook.  Says it's good for fans of Porcupine Tree, which I am.  It's kinda cool, I guess.  Have to hear it again...

 bronorb wrote:
 
Maybe something else has affected your memory?

 Chi_Guy wrote: 

You got that right.
How many times do we have to listen to people sing about their childhood days and how it screwed them up...etc.
I can barely remember high school.

 daveesh wrote: 
...heh...

Snore

i liked him in midnight in the garden of good and evil but even more so in tapeheads. 

  Very valid Pink Floyd comments...in a snoozy, dull, rip-offy, been done before kind of fashion 

 Jelani wrote:
I clicked on this page to type the exact same thing.

 paulcusick wrote: 
You only rated your own song an 8?  I'll give it a 9 just so your son knows other people appreciate his dad.

Good segue; I thought the U2 suddenly got way better at the coda.

somewhat reminiscent of something off "The Wall" by PF.

Just bought from Itunes! :)

 blotto wrote: 
I hear PT...but that crying guitar at the end is just amazing. Nice work for Mr. Cusick. I would love to reach this level.

good song.
First time I heard it, I feel it is quite PF influenced, and I don't mind that one bit.

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 heeb wrote: 
Oh please, chill, he was supposed to give himself a 10, that's what i would do even if I knew I was a 7-8!