I wrote an email to a friend this morning who needed an introduction to Porcupine Tree. Thought I would share what I came up with. Be interested to see if there are any additions or modifications to the thinking.
FIRST READ THIS : http://www.kscopemusic.com/stevenwilson/insurgentes/ipod-destruction.html
Then – before you do anything – go to Signify – and play the first track ‘bornlivedie’ – and let it move through to Signify – the second track. Stop.Take a breath.
Hold that thought
Want a complete album to go through, that lets you in gently ? Try Lightbulb Sun
Want a couple of other songs on the lighter more lyrical side ?
- piano lessons on stupid dream
- disappear on 4 chords
- collapse the light into the earth on in abstentia
- lazarus on deadwing
Want something more ‘in your face’
- harmony korine on insurgence is there – without going into black metal
- blackest eyes on in abstentia
- strip the soul on in abstentia
- shallow on deadwing – one of their few forays into releasing singles
You get the drift – a superb range of styles, eclectic, engaging, complete.
More explorations here : http://www.justgoodmusic.net/tag/porcupine-tree/
and here : http://www.justgoodmusic.net/tag/steven-wilson/
Other references http://www.swhq.co.uk/ http://www.porcupinetree.com/
3 comments
BobbyG says:
May 18, 2010 at 8:23 am (UTC -8 )
There is a complete Steven Wilson discography here: http://www.voyage-pt.de/swdisco.html
And go see them live! The next USA date is in September, 2010, at Radio City Music Hall in NYC
Fractals says:
May 19, 2010 at 3:08 am (UTC -8 )
And at the Royal Albert Hall in London, October 2010
Fractals says:
November 1, 2010 at 11:21 am (UTC -8 )
JUst been looking at the discography of sw that bobbyg called out in an earlier – comment. it is an 8.9 megagbyte file – containing 369 pages – JEEZ !!!