Porcupine Tree .

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Mon May 29, 2006 3:13 am

I have finally heard them thanks to my bro Ogg. I liked the one I heard. (The other two would not open D). But I will find a cd or two and buy them cuz I liked what I heard.

schuette · Post by **schuette** » Mon May 29, 2006 3:25 am

yeah.....Hairy's into PT

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Mon May 29, 2006 4:03 am

Well, I commented to Ogg that they sounded a touch like they were inspired by Pink Floyd.

I definitely liked the song I got to play....The Sleep of no Dreaming.

rushlight · Post by **rushlight** » Mon May 29, 2006 1:10 pm

Up the Downstair came and I listened to it. Yikes! It is gooooooooood! And happily it came with Staircase Infinities. Always Never is cool and I love Up the Downstair. I shall listen to it again and the second cd. I now have 4 cds already.

Thanks to my other half, The Devil's Advocate, for getting me into them.

Ogg · Post by **Ogg** » Mon May 29, 2006 4:28 pm

Walkinghairball wrote:I have finally heard them thanks to my bro Ogg. I liked the one I heard. (The other two would not open D). But I will find a cd or two and buy them cuz I liked what I heard.

I'll send more asap mate as I've found my mp3 versions the now. The most recent albums 'Deadwing' and 'In Absentia' are a good starting point...then work backwards like me.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Mon May 29, 2006 4:30 pm

Sweet, I got the messenger open, fire when ready.

Ogg · Post by **Ogg** » Tue May 30, 2006 5:05 pm

Well its been six weeks solid PT and I still havent heard enough or listened to/scrutinised all the albums. There is such a wealth of material available one could easily gorge for years. Current 'find' is 'Recordings' from '01.

Porcupine Tree Recordings
(Boxset/Compilation, 2001)

Track listing
1. Buying New Soul (10:24)
2. Access Denied (3:35)
3. Cure For Optimism (6:11)
4. Untitled (8:53)
5. Disappear (3:37)
6. Ambulance Chasing (6:32)
7. In Formaldehyde (5:19)
8. Even Less (13:55)
9. Oceans Have No Memory (3:06)

A collection of b sides etc and a full fourteen minute version of 'Even Less' which is basically a more modern 'Floyd, perfection. The opening track 'Buying New Soul' is sublime and it's supposedly an out-take!

Porcupine Tree: Buying New Soul

Dried up, a guitar upon my knee
I should have sold out when the devil came for me
Dig a hole and throw it out to sea
Break the code, how happy I could be
I still wave at the dots on the shore
And I still beat my head against the door
I still rage and wage my little war
I'm a shade and easy to ignore
White wall, I had to paint a door
I always find that I've been through it before
Close it up and throw away the key
Break the code, how happy I could be
I woke up and I had a big idea
To buy a new soul at the start of every year
I paid up and it cost me pretty dear
Here's a hymn to those that disappear .

rushlight · Post by **rushlight** » Tue May 30, 2006 5:09 pm

How many albums do you have now?

rushlight · Post by **rushlight** » Tue May 30, 2006 5:11 pm

This is a link to the Devil's Advocate's website in his music section. He has a list of Porcupine Tree music he has collected. Just in case there are a few albums you didn't know were around.

http://www.dansoper.clara.co.uk/music/p ... etree.html

rushlight · Post by **rushlight** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:17 pm

I am blown away by this band. There is no question about that. Up the Downstair kicks ass. I got Lightbulb Sun as a pressie from D.A. I am blooooowwwwn away.

Devil's Advocate · Post by **Devil's Advocate** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:24 pm

....and you haven't even heard it yet. They're THAT good.....

Ogg · Post by **Ogg** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:39 am

rushlight wrote:How many albums do you have now?

rushlight wrote:This is a link to the Devil's Advocate's website in his music section. He has a list of Porcupine Tree music he has collected. Just in case there are a few albums you didn't know were around.

http://www.dansoper.clara.co.uk/music/p ... etree.html

Yay! I do believe I now have the majority of PT's recorded works, more in a minute. After browsing DA's cool site I figured I still have the 'Four Chords' limited edition single to find but I have the song anyway.

I finally found the dts version of 'Deadwing' with the three bonus tracks (Ive heard theres a fourth hidden dts version of 'shemovedon'?) with 'revenant' 'half light' and the long awaited 'mother and child divided'. I've been after 'mother and child' for a while having been into the live version from the 'live at rockpalast' concert dvd.

Here's what I have so far: (no paticular order, reading from folder)

BBC Sessions
Coma Divine
In Absentia*
Lightbulb Sun
Metanoia
On the sunday of life
Recordings
Signify*
Stars Die-Delerium Years
Futile ep
Moonloop unedited ep
Staircase Infinities
Stupid Dream
Sky moves sideways
Up the Downstair
Voyage 34 complete trip
Warszawa
Deadwing*
XM transmisson 1:1
XM Transmission II
'Rockpalast' live dvd audio rip (by me)

Two PT boots
10/6/06 Holland
21/4/06 Germany

Dvd/Dvd-A
'Live at Rockpalast'05 concert dvd (tv transmission)
In Absentia dts
Deadwing dts

Blackfield
Bass Communion II
IEM

Opeth 'Damnation' (Steve Wilson produces and guests)

There is a Steve Wilson covers album available somewhere (a track aired on his 'my space' page)
that I'd love to find and a few others no doubt. All of these I have in mp3 with quite a few in the flac 1:1 lossless copy format. I own the few with the denoted *. I intend to buy them all. Still cant find a t-shirt anywhere though.
I think thats about it.

rushlight · Post by **rushlight** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:09 pm

Did you get this version of Stupid Dream? It's supposed to have a lot more goodies and I know Dan gets these notices earlier than I do. It won't be released in the states until August. It was supposed to be this month but they changed the plan! ARRRGH!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FV ... nce&n=5174

H3WMW · Post by **H3WMW** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:09 am

Porcupine Tree are a fantastic band.

I fell in love with their last two albums "Deadwing" and "In Absentia".

The stand out tracks for me are :

Blackest Eyes
The Sound Of Muzak
Shallow
Lazarus
Arriving Somewhere But Not Here

I can't wait for the new DVD "Arriving Somewhere...." to be released.

Have you seen the video concert from the Rockpalast yet? It's brilliant.

schuette · Post by **schuette** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:11 am

you know I was just taking the piss......you didnt need to post your PT thread here

you should know that things always go off topic here anyway