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MadTinus
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I think it's one of their less good (still good!) album closers, "Stop Swimming" is far superior i.m.o.hehe.. well I can agree that "Shesmovedon" isn't that good but "Feel So Low" is actually one of my favourite PT songs
Well, "Heartattack in a Layby" (!!), "Trains", "The Sound Of Musak" and "Blackest Eyes" are also among my absolute PT faves, but somehow IA as a whole simply has some clearly weaker moments i.m.o. where SD, DW and Recordings don't or hardly have.
discouraged1
disco my arse!
i have to admit Deadwing didn't do so much for me, bit this new one is really great. it feels like listening to In Absentia for the first time (my first Porcupine record).
the only thing strange to me about Porcupine doing those kind of lyrics is that i feel like they are more like Rush oriented in terms of "adult rock" and i somehow doubt teenagers would fall for Fear Of A Blank Planet.
the only thing strange to me about Porcupine doing those kind of lyrics is that i feel like they are more like Rush oriented in terms of "adult rock" and i somehow doubt teenagers would fall for Fear Of A Blank Planet.
discouraged1
disco my arse!
PS. heres an interview with Steve if anyone didn't post it before:
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37160&FID=47
Fear Of A Blank Planet got 9 in British Terrorizer btw
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37160&FID=47
Fear Of A Blank Planet got 9 in British Terrorizer btw
Great Interview! thanx 4 the link, my fav. part was where he admitted not liking Dream Theatre's music and still being friends with them. Lol
MadTinus
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Overall I like PT's melodic side better and those tracks I mentioned are the more sonorous, monotonous tracks* (mainly "Strip The Soul" and "Creator..." and to a lesser extent "Halo"), where it's more about the groove. "Wedding Nails" is another example, I'm not particularly crazy about that either ("Mother and Child Divided" is a lot better I think). But then I do like the 'groovy' track ("Sleep Together") on the new album a lot, those cello arrangements add the magic for me there.
* This does not go for "Shesmovedon" and "Feel So Low" of course, but those 2 songs just seem a bit average for me, I like them (it's not that I'm skipping them), but they don't stand out either. Though I got to appreciate "Feel So Low" a bit more with time and I like "Shesmovedon" too, but it's got a bit of a 'shallow pop song' vibe to it.
stefan86
invariably off-topic
Speaking of individual songs, what's your thoughts on "Gravity Eyelids"? I think it's real cool. Cool mix between psychadelic and heavy
Sadguru
In my dream...
MadTinus
Language enthusiast
I like it! What you said
What about .3? Really nice ambient song, great mood.
Found this on the forum where this interview was posted (thanks for that, great intie!), PT as Southpark characters
stefan86
invariably off-topic
yeah, .3 is real cool. I love the basslines, total psychadelia. Collapse The Light Into Earth is another song people rarely talk about. For me that's a great one
The Sound Of No One Listening.
First time I heard it the hairs stood up on back of my neck.
Id say Moonloop and Sound of no one listening are PT's BEST instrumentals
First time I heard it the hairs stood up on back of my neck.
Id say Moonloop and Sound of no one listening are PT's BEST instrumentals
Alcapoth
S t a r E
PRODIGAL...best song on In Absentia! (MAN, that chorus! Amazing vocals on SW's part.) Why on earth no one has mentioned it, is beyond me? Trains very close second, though...Sound of Muzak, then Gravity Eyelids, Blackest Eyes....stunning album, aye.
And what the hell??? Shesmovedon is the BEST song on Lightbulb Sun for me, and this makes it one of the best PT songs overall as well. You guys REALLY think it's weak? Wow...this surprises me. What a beautiful chorus vocal melody. Just...awesome. And, I saw them play it live which was mindblowing.
As for Pink Floyd again...yes, all albums are quite different but not remarkably so. And the song Wish you were Here is hardly psychedlic (it would be more along the lines of the Comfortably Numb/Hey You style for sure - that album has a nice balance of both elements.
Why on earth no one has mentioned it, is beyond me? Trains very close second, though...Sound of Muzak, then Gravity Eyelids, Blackest Eyes....stunning album, aye.And what the hell??? Shesmovedon is the BEST song on Lightbulb Sun for me, and this makes it one of the best PT songs overall as well. You guys REALLY think it's weak? Wow...this surprises me. What a beautiful chorus vocal melody. Just...awesome. And, I saw them play it live which was mindblowing.
As for Pink Floyd again...yes, all albums are quite different but not remarkably so. And the song Wish you were Here is hardly psychedlic (it would be more along the lines of the Comfortably Numb/Hey You style for sure - that album has a nice balance of both elements.
MadTinus
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What's beyond me is that no one mentions "Heartattack in a Layby", cause THAT my friends is the best song on IA! Period!
1. Heartattack in a Layby
2. Trains
3. The Sound Of Muzak
4. Blackest Eyes
5. Prodigal
6. .3
7. Lips of Ashes
8. Gravity Eyelids
9. Collapse the Light Into Earth
10. Wedding Nails
11. Strip the Soul
12. The Creator Has a Mastertape
1. Heartattack in a Layby
2. Trains
3. The Sound Of Muzak
4. Blackest Eyes
5. Prodigal
6. .3
7. Lips of Ashes
8. Gravity Eyelids
9. Collapse the Light Into Earth
10. Wedding Nails
11. Strip the Soul
12. The Creator Has a Mastertape
MadTinus
Language enthusiast
Yeah, Prodigal is excellent! But not the best i.m.o., see my previous post.PRODIGAL...best song on In Absentia! (MAN, that chorus! Amazing vocals on SW's part.)
It just seems a bit 'ordinary' compared to many other PT songs. "Last Chance..." (my fave on LS if you'd ask me now), the titletrack, "How is your Life Today", "Hatesong" are all far superior i.m.o...
stefan86
invariably off-topic
haha everyone's liking different songs that's a sure sign of IA's pwnage though
For me its:
1. Trains
2. Collapse The Light Into Earth
3. Blackest Eyes
4. Heartattack In A Layby
5. Prodigal
6. Gravity Eyelids
7. .3
8. The Sound of Muzak
9. Strip The Soul
10. Lips of Ashes
11. The Creator Has A Mastertape
12. Wedding Nails
that's a sure sign of IA's pwnage though For me its:
1. Trains
2. Collapse The Light Into Earth
3. Blackest Eyes
4. Heartattack In A Layby
5. Prodigal
6. Gravity Eyelids
7. .3
8. The Sound of Muzak
9. Strip The Soul
10. Lips of Ashes
11. The Creator Has A Mastertape
12. Wedding Nails
Splintered Vision
REAGAN SMASH!
Heartattack In a Layby is amazing. Also one of my favourite PT tracks. But im surprised so you're all putting Wedding Nails so low. Its a great instrumental imo.
Here's my IA list...
1. Heartattack in a Layby
2. Trains
3. Wedding Nails
4. Blackest Eyes
5. Collapse the Light Into Earth
6. Gravity Eyelids
7. The Sound Of Muzak
8. Lips of Ashes
9. Prodigal
10. .3
11. Strip the Soul
12. The Creator Has a Mastertape
And for FOABP...
1. Anesthetze
2. Way Out Of Here
3. Fear Of A Blank Planet
4. Sleep Together
5. My Ashes
6. Sentimental
The whole album is just brilliant as a whole. It was very hard to make that list.
stefan86
invariably off-topic
Sadguru
In my dream...
Yeah but Wish You Were Here is really a parenthesis on the album. That 5 minutes-ish track is radically different in style from the other songs. In the end, what really matters to me is that whether or not an album has its own personality and all those Pink Floyd albums mentioned earlier definitely fit that bill.
Shemovedon sounds much better on Deadwing (secret track I guess...track 10) I know Steven Wilson refers to PT as a "progressive" band, but I wonder why he doesnt play more stuff off of Sky Moves Sideways,Lightbulb Sun and tracks besides Evenless off of Stupid Dream. Dont get me wrong I cant wait til I see them next Thursday night, but I am just wondering why they dont play old stuff live.
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