Steven Wilson/Porcupine Tree

surfndestroy · Post by **surfndestroy** » Wed January 02, 2013 6:53 pm

I caved and bought the deluxe edition of ‘The Raven That Refused To Sing (and other stories)‘. I'm hoping it has better packaging than 'All That You Deserve'. I have to say that he is the best 5.1 mixer by far. His studio output in 5.1 just blows me away.

Solo tour dates have been announces, http://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/tour-dates/.

For Porcupine Tree fans, if you but Octane Twisted by the deluxe, 3 disc set. The bonus disc of live songs is the best I've ever heard.

Bob Loblaw · Post by **Bob Loblaw** » Wed January 02, 2013 7:01 pm

I need to get my hands on that live PT.

Simple Torture · Post by **Simple Torture** » Wed January 02, 2013 7:56 pm

New Year's Resolution: Listen to more Steven Wilson

EDIT: Oh, and lose weight

psychobain · Post by **psychobain** » Wed January 02, 2013 11:27 pm

the only band/artist that takes my money these days

Bob Loblaw · Post by **Bob Loblaw** » Thu January 03, 2013 3:14 pm

surfndestroy wrote: For Porcupine Tree fans, if you but Octane Twisted by the deluxe, 3 disc set. The bonus disc of live songs is the best I've ever heard.

This is stellar stuff. Brought back memories of the show I saw, it was fantastic.

Bob Loblaw · Post by **Bob Loblaw** » Fri January 04, 2013 6:20 pm

Bob Loblaw wrote:
surfndestroy wrote: For Porcupine Tree fans, if you but Octane Twisted by the deluxe, 3 disc set. The bonus disc of live songs is the best I've ever heard.
This is stellar stuff. Brought back memories of the show I saw, it was fantastic.

It doesn't get much better than Russia on Ice --> The Pills I'm Taking

surfndestroy · Post by **surfndestroy** » Fri January 04, 2013 6:46 pm

Bob Loblaw wrote:
Bob Loblaw wrote:
surfndestroy wrote: For Porcupine Tree fans, if you but Octane Twisted by the deluxe, 3 disc set. The bonus disc of live songs is the best I've ever heard.
This is stellar stuff. Brought back memories of the show I saw, it was fantastic.
It doesn't get much better than Russia on Ice --> The Pills I'm Taking

That is fifteen minutes of bliss.

Mojopin · Post by **Mojopin** » Wed January 09, 2013 11:03 pm

Can't wait to hear the new album at this point...

Simple Torture · Post by **Simple Torture** » Thu January 10, 2013 4:36 am

This leaked yesterday. I think I will hold out.

Bob Loblaw · Post by **Bob Loblaw** » Thu January 10, 2013 4:14 pm

psychobain · Post by **psychobain** » Thu January 10, 2013 9:08 pm

1 spin only, first spin is a lie sometimes, but i liked it

more similar to Porcupine Tree

Bob Loblaw · Post by **Bob Loblaw** » Fri January 11, 2013 4:21 am

Holy shit, this is jazzy as fuck, which is exactly the direction I was hoping he'd take.

After one listen, I'm loving it.

Simple Torture · Post by **Simple Torture** » Fri January 11, 2013 5:08 am

Bob Loblaw wrote:Holy shit, this is jazzy as fuck, which is exactly the direction I was hoping he'd take.

After one listen, I'm loving it.

Should I download it now or wait for the release?

surfndestroy · Post by **surfndestroy** » Fri January 11, 2013 6:37 am

Simple Torture wrote:
Bob Loblaw wrote:Holy shit, this is jazzy as fuck, which is exactly the direction I was hoping he'd take.

After one listen, I'm loving it.
Should I download it now or wait for the release?

Wait in order to have your first listen be in 5.1. PT/Steven Wilson in 5.1 is as good as 5.1 gets.

Bob Loblaw · Post by **Bob Loblaw** » Fri January 11, 2013 3:40 pm

I'm not an audiophile, but if I were, I'd probably wait.

Beginning the third listen, and it keeps getting better. The drumming is stellar.

Mojopin · Post by **Mojopin** » Fri January 11, 2013 11:24 pm

Well, I had some pretty damned high expectations, and those are blown! (once again)...

Guthrie Govan may be the best guitarist on the planet. That solo on 'Drive Home' is jaw-dropping good...

The whole band is in top form throughout. And it is just absolutely better overall than I was expecting. Wow. Moments of pure splendor.

Going to listen to it again...

UPDATE: The title track is one the best songs he's ever done. If not THE best he's ever done...

Mojopin · Post by **Mojopin** » Mon January 14, 2013 5:07 am

His best album?

Bob Loblaw · Post by **Bob Loblaw** » Mon January 14, 2013 1:43 pm

I don't know if it's his best, I haven't fully digested this yet. But the highs are really high.

While I agree that Raven is gorgeous, my favourite track right now is The Holy Drinker. The musicianship is just outstanding. I really love the neo-jazz thing it has going.

Love. It.

kreng · Post by **kreng** » Tue January 15, 2013 6:36 pm

holy shit this is good.

surfndestroy · Post by **surfndestroy** » Tue January 15, 2013 7:11 pm

You guys are killing me. I'm holding out for the real thing to listen to it in 5.1.

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