Porcupine Tree -Deadwing review

the promo has not leaked, but a couple of songs have I guess. Steven Wilson's voice was godly. He hit every note. There's some parts of a cover they play I didn't think he'd do as well as he did, so I was very impressed.
 
i think sinistas has the show pretty well covered, (i was behind him...) it wasn't great, but it was very , esp. not live at the middle east, too distracting for some reason, since listening to the album on good speakers today was better... overall, tho' good and wilson sounded very good indeed, liked his solo mini-set quite a bit. overall, i'm just not all that thriled with blackfield, not compared with PT... i'm going to avoid downloading the new album, but will def. get an import when it comes out in the UK...
 
I can see why people don't like blackfield, they are a pop band and pretty depressing (well if you look at it that way), but i fuckin love the cd, and would love to see them live.

As for downloading Deadwing, Ive got shallow and and trying to get half light which is a b-side so that doesnt really count, but im avoiding downloading it aswell.
 
The Blackfield show was amazing as others have said. They covered it pretty much. Arriving somewhere but not here is an amazing track, my favorite off the album. Trust me, when you guys get to hear it it will blow you away. As for Shesmovedon, it is only supposed to be ont he American release of Deadwing, not the European version. Its only for the American market.
 
You can find a recording of the March 10th show here here. You need to be registered and it seems to be full now. But just keep trying and you'll get registered in no time; they are deleting abandoned accounts all the time.

Here's the info:

BLACKFIELD
March 10, 2005
Canal Room, NYC, NY

Steve Wilson- vocals, guitar, keys
Aviv Geffen- vocals, guitar, keys
Jordan Rudess- keys

Source: audience
Lineage: Core Sound Binaurals> Archos Gmini 120 (wave)> USB> WaveLab> CDWave> Flac Frontend
Taper: PT

Steve Wilson set
1- intro
2- Even Less
3- A Smart Kid
4- How Is Your Life Today?
5- Moment Lost
6- The Day Before You Came

Blackfield set
7- Blackfield
8- Glow
9- The Hole In Me
10- Pain
11- Summer
12- Thank You
13- Epidemic
14- Miss You
15- Cloudy Now
16- Hello
17- Feel So Low
18- Pain
 
OpethPat said:
Here's a fan review of the new PT album :

I've just finished listening to Deadwing twice on my Bose noise-cancelling headphones with the lights off... it's midnight here so I can't write too much. Suffice to say that my first impression is that this album is the best thing SW has ever done. Ever. Of any of his musical projects. Maybe that's just the initial euphoria and adrenaline speaking, but I'm thoroughly smitten with Deadwing. There's not a bad track on it.

A few more general observations before I comment on a few of the tracks individually: This album will settle the "Gavin vs. Chris" debate once and for all. Gavin Harrison must have the arms of a blacksmith to drum with this sort of intensity and virtuosity. His propulsive rhythms really unify the sound of the album and provide the backbone for a sound that is much heavier overall. Where In Absentia feels like an experimental foray into heavier territory, the granite-hard rock of Deadwing is far more integrated and organic on this record. The band seems far more comfortable with the new direction, and where In Absentia often seemed like it wasn't sure how to employ the talents of Richard Barbieri, Deadwing uses him as a pivotal player throughout. Crucially, the harder edge of this PT is never at the expense of melody...

Musicians often talk about how important it is to employ light and shade in an album but few practice this as well as SW. And never more so than on Deadwing. That's evident on the juxtaposition of different tracks on the lineup as well as within the arrangements of individual songs. The epic Arriving Somewhere But Not Here, for example, evokes memories of Russia on Ice for the way that wisps of mellow Barbieri keys eventually give way to guitar riffing so intense that it could cleave titanium. But the heavy riffing here is far more melodic (to my ear) than that of the Lightbulb Sun track.

I love the title track. It begins with a simple keyboard motif reminiscent of a certain song by The Who. Its followed by the background sound of a train station and then an amazing, jangly guitar riff kicks in alongside Gavin's frenetic drumming and lightning fast fills (you'll have heard this on the soundclips). Over 10 minutes this track keeps coming back to this guitar riff and unrelenting rhythm even as Steven sings of a ghost that disrupts someone's life (a deep voice intones "like a cancer scare in a dentist's chair..." to add to the ominous mood). There's a characteristic SW solo and, later, an unusual guitar solo -- haven't got liner notes on my promo copy but I'm guessing it's Adrian Belew.

Shallow features the guitar riff that launched a thousand guitarists. At least, it will once this gets extensive radio play... so damn catchy, this one...

Lazarus is the mellowest moment on the record. Lovely. Keane and Coldplay fans (of which I am both) will enjoy this, too.

Halo is a quirky delight. It starts off dark and murky with a cool groove by Colin and Gavin and pinging effects from Richard. SW offers a creepy, whispery vocal (God is on the cellphone/God is on the Net/God is in the warning/God is in the threat.) Then it gives way to the most unexpected chorus -- very poppy, sorta Blackfield-ish. I'm not sure if this is an apt description, but it sounds as if The Happy Mondays are singing the chorus. I'm enchanted by this one. Adrian Belew's off-kilter solo is another cool element to this one.

Arriving Somewhere But Not Here is epic in sweep and starts off with layers of ambient textures and a similar sort of guitar as used on the verses of Lips of Ashes. The track gathers momentum until it becomes a churning maelstrom. And then suddenly snaps and melts into another quiet passage with cool percussion and delicate guitar licks. SW said this track is 13 minutes but it's finishes somewhere around the 11 minute mark and fades out. The soundclips on the Deadwing micro site feature the chorus (it's at the point where the naked woman is swimming underwater) but with just vocals and no drums if I recall, so I wonder if that was cut from the final version?

Mellotron Scratch is one of the highlights of Deadwing. It's a blissed out track with a groovy, echoing percussion track and gorgeous layers of vocal harmonies (shades of How Is Your Life Today and it also brings YES to mind.)

Open Car -- this track bumped So-Called Friend. This one isn't exactly a rocker despite some cool riffing as it detours into mellower, piano-led moments. A hard track to pin down. Will require more listens.

The Start of Something Beautiful is another absolute highlight. This is how modern progressive rock should sound. Features a synth bassline to start and some great percussion from Gavin. I love the unexpected melodic detours this track takes and its use of mellotron and widescreen guitars during the chorus.

Glass Arm Shattering is, quite simply, gorgeous. It's one of those PT tracks that seems to soar effortlessly (think Dark Matter or Fadeaway) with divine harmonies. Sublime.

After 3 minutes of silence there's a bonus track of Shesmovedon. Not sure why SW remade this track as it doesn't sound too disimilar from the original. Still, no complaints -- sounds good.

And that's about it. Of course, describing music never does it justice. I hope I've not overhyped the album and it'll be interesting to see how I rate the album after I've lived with it for a while. No doubt about it, though, Deadwing is well worth the wait and anticipation.
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Wow.

Well, I don't dislike Porcupine Tree or anything... but I'm listening to this new album and it just doesn't do anything for me at all. It's like background music. Maybe I should listen to it more, but my first impression is "unimpressed."
 
justHerb said:
BurningSky...I work in the music business and got an advance copy from the record label. I won't be leaking it though, sorry. Besides, it's copy protected and I'm not smart enough to get around it...
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Badass. I didn't even realize the person who was a dickshitter wasn't even the person I asked about the song haha. Music industry eh? My major at school, where you located?
 
BurningSky said:
WOW IS THAT HOW YOU LISTEN TO A SONG?!?!?! YOU FUCKING TOOLBITCH. Maybe if you weren't such a fagot you would disclose the information on how you got an unreleased track that isn't on a single disc or any other official release.
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Fucking magic.

Congrats on being able to call someone a "fagot". Yeah, I can see you're full of intelligence and wit. Man, it must rule to be clever enough to use the most overused and ridiculous attempt at an insult in the world today. Get a life.

Mm, on second thought, I know what you need even more than a life. Get laid. Seriously, some poon would do plenty to get rid of that pent up anger and frustration you seem to be spouting off with. It'll be difficult for you to pull it off with your apparent attitude issues, but I promise you it's not altogether too hard.
 
i downloaded it .. and preordered it as well from europe..

its their best album i think
 
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