| new & outstandig 2 Me
like it .. want to hear it 1ce again....
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| stevendejong wrote:
I had to move this comment up. Thanks Deadwing. Fantastic explanation of the song - I was probably going to move the rating from 9 to 10 anyway, but now I have no choice |
| stevendejong wrote:
I had to move this comment up. Thanks Deadwing. Yes. Awesome. Thank you. |
| Deadwing wrote: Very touching piece.
A man has had an argument with his wife and has driven off in a moment of anger. He starts to feel regretful and decides to pull in to a Layby ("Rest Area" for us Americans) and just sit for a few minutes to think about things and calm down. He slowly realizes that he feels bad physically too and should probably slow down in the future and try not to stress so much. He wants to drive home to make up with his wife but is so tired he thinks maybe he should just rest or sleep for a little while first. He is dying and doesn't realize it. I pull off the road
East of Baldock and Ashford
Feeling for my cell
In the light from the dashboard Hissing from the road
The smell of rain in the air con
Maybe check the news
Or just put a tape on Lighting up a smoke
I've got this feeling inside me
Don't feel too good If I close my eyes
And fell asleep in this layby
Would it all subside
The fever pushing the day by Motor window wind
I could do with some fresh air
Can't breathe too well (She waits for me. Home waits for me.) I guess I should go now
She's waiting to make up
To tell me she's sorry
And how much she missed me
I guess I'm just burnt out
I really should slow down
I'm perfectly fine but
I just need to lie down We'll grow old together
We'll grow old together
We'll grow old together.... And just listen to how the background vocal at the very end mimics the sound of an ambulance... These guys are the real deal
I had to move this comment up. Thanks Deadwing. |
| horstman wrote:
More to the point, PT is a band that very, very few of us have heard other than this radio station. And I can say that about a lot of bands that I have been exposed to here. And with that said, it is also a band of such utter brilliance that you either get it or you don't. If you don't get it, no big loss, music wasn't invented to please all. That's what makes it special, especially to those that do get it.
The wonderfulness of PT (or any group of geniuses who express their brilliance through music or art) is the great journeys and experiences they lead us on in both their albums and their concerts. This band really is great to see live because for them, it is music as an experience, a journey, a performance that can be repeated, improved, impromtu.
These guys truly are artists. And artists rarely sacrifice their craft for anything. Not money, not fame, not ego. And that is what is special about this band.
You don't see hardly any negative comments on the PT boards. I think the reason for this is that there just is not going to be any back-lash against an un-heralded band like this. I just last week did a year by year review of Village Voice's annual poll of polls of the critics' year-end lists and only one PT CD ever appeared at all (I stopped looking after about 200 or 300th place), and that one was not even in the top 100 for the year it appeared!! These guys have really managed to fly under the radar. I put them very high in one of my Amazon lists, so there is justice in the world! |
| Xstar wrote: ...or it could be just a song about love going bad, and the seemingly hopeless lonely car ride in the rain love sometimes is. Really folks, get over the conspiracy theories about it being about a "heart attack" in the medical sense of the word! Couldn't disagree more. It is about a genuine heart attack. An unexpected one. The person suddenly realises that they are never going to see the person they just argued with again. It is all about that old adage about never leaving on an angry word. Fine advice but hard to live by. |
XstarFeb 06, 2012 - 02:24 | ...or it could be just a song about love going bad, and the seemingly hopeless lonely car ride in the rain love sometimes is. Really folks, get over the conspiracy theories about it being about a "heart attack" in the medical sense of the word!  |
| Although there is a lot of stuff that RP plays that I have never heard, and sometimes do not like...its still the signature of RP to play eclectic things. So whether or not you like this-song.....get over it as I have had to. There is so much more wonderful songs and reasons to keep RP in your sights. With that said, haunting though this is, I like it.
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| genial einfach genial gut
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| bobringer wrote: I absolutely love Porcupine Tree. I know I'm wasting space with this post… but my god… these guys are just ridiculously good.
Absolutely. |
| Poacher wrote: This track gives me the chills. I spend a lot of time driving on motorways and often see lone cars with an ambulance attending and know many will be drivers taken ill while driving. . . I so don't want to end my days like that.
Seconded, and your comment gives me the willies as well. That would be a truly sad, in the old sense of the word, way to go. This is a painful and poignant song which makes me feel terrible, and is all the better for that. 9 from the brimming Nottingham jury. |
| Smoove_D wrote: PT is one of those bands that people on RP seem to love unconditionally. I guess I don't get that. They're not bad; I just don't think they're brilliant. I give this a 6.
Yawn.
More to the point, PT is a band that very, very few of us have heard other than this radio station. And I can say that about a lot of bands that I have been exposed to here. And with that said, it is also a band of such utter brilliance that you either get it or you don't. If you don't get it, no big loss, music wasn't invented to please all. That's what makes it special, especially to those that do get it. The wonderfulness of PT (or any group of geniuses who express their brilliance through music or art) is the great journeys and experiences they lead us on in both their albums and their concerts. This band really is great to see live because for them, it is music as an experience, a journey, a performance that can be repeated, improved, impromtu. These guys truly are artists. And artists rarely sacrifice their craft for anything. Not money, not fame, not ego. And that is what is special about this band.  |
| This track gives me the chills. I spend a lot of time driving on motorways and often see lone cars with an ambulance attending and know many will be drivers taken ill while driving. . . I so don't want to end my days like that.
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| fuace wrote: MAKE IT STOPPPPP!!!!
If you look carefully you should find either a switch or button that clearly states ''OFF' most electrical appliances have them these days. |
| Great song! ... A clear 9 for me
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| rabaak wrote: I am starting to get good at recognizing PPT songs that i have never heard before after just a few notes.
Me too, I am sorry to say. 2. |
fuaceJun 15, 2010 - 08:47 | MAKE IT STOPPPPP!!!!
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| Deadwing wrote: I have tickets to the May 1st show in Cincinnati => Excited as always to see the guys! I'm getting a special "Evening With Porcupine Tree" at Radio City in NY in September. Going to be interesting having a seat to see the Tree. Like you said… as always… very excited. This will be #5 or 6 for me and it's always an absolutely outstanding show. |
| I absolutely love Porcupine Tree. I know I'm wasting space with this post… but my god… these guys are just ridiculously good.
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| I have tickets to the May 1st show in Cincinnati => Excited as always to see the guys!
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