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Porcupine Tree is a british rock band formed in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England in 1987. During the course of the band’s history, it has at times incorporated psychedelic rock, alternative, ambient, electronic, and, most recently, metal and post-rock into its unique style of progressive rock.
Porcupine Tree started out as a fake band, the only real member being multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson. Wilson’s first two efforts, Tarquin’s Seaweed Farm (1989) and The Nostalgia Factory (1990), were both released on cassette tapes. In addition to the band’s trademark psychedelic sound, these two tapes also contained heavy ambient and pop influences. Wilson’s favorite tracks were then compiled into the CD On the Sunday of Life… (1991), while the more ambient-leaning tracks were also collected in Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape (1994). The first of these two featured many new versions of songs.
Wilson then went on to release Voyage 34 (1992) and Up the Downstair (1993), which refined the sound of the previous albums and removed the pop influences. Both of these were later re-released: the first as Voyage 34: The Complete Trip (2000), which included an extra 2 remixes (a total of four), while Up the Downstair was remastered at 2005 with real drums added in place of the drum-machine beats.
Porcupine Tree started out as a fake band, the only real member being multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson. Wilson’s first two efforts, Tarquin’s Seaweed Farm (1989) and The Nostalgia Factory (1990), were both released on cassette tapes. In addition to the band’s trademark psychedelic sound, these two tapes also contained heavy ambient and pop influences. Wilson’s favorite tracks were then compiled into the CD On the Sunday of Life… (1991), while the more ambient-leaning tracks were also collected in Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape (1994). The first of these two featured many new versions of songs.
Wilson then went on to release Voyage 34 (1992) and Up the Downstair (1993), which refined the sound of the previous albums and removed the pop influences. Both of these were later re-released: the first as Voyage 34: The Complete Trip (2000), which included an extra 2 remixes (a total of four), while Up the Downstair was remastered at 2005 with real drums added in place of the drum-machine beats.
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barsik wrote:
I don't see how Deadwing and FOABP are their best albums.
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sivamatti wrote:
Oahhh... Voyage 34: The complete trip.. Awesomeness!!!
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heman159 wrote:
i think i like PT just the way they are.. each of their albums bring out entirely different moods.. @allor : umm FOAB was dark, n i guess thats one of their best albums made along with deadwing ( has a little bit of calmness in it ) i don't think they need to be ''darker'' .... they're perfect the way the are... :)
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Juni44ever wrote:
Watching them live in a few hours! :D
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XFlag wrote:
well, Damnation isn't quite dark...it is a lil' bit strange, unusual...
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Allor1994 wrote:
I mean opeth from "damnation", but I like this porcupine too:)
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Pir44tti wrote:
Remember me lover.
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XFlag wrote:
it's fine this way
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Allor1994 wrote:
PT should be darker, something like Opeth
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Gafira wrote:
Porcupine Tree (also known as "MY BAND!!! by Steven Wilson") Pure gold, this article is.
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DearSun wrote:
New album is horrid.
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OlavOrganist wrote:
Also, my favourite band? Probably. The Incident was great too.. not their best though.
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OlavOrganist wrote:
Sometimes I wish the last.fm-shoutbox had an "Execute this user"-button.
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BrestFF75 wrote:
My Favorite =]
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jompi_89 wrote:
The Incident is an awesome new take on Steven Wilson's songwriting skills.....he manages to make it sounf different then everything else. Yet it's still dark and eary.
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jerrysoandso wrote:
Nine Cats
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sionborg wrote:
Great Band, although i haven't heard a whole lotta songs by them but the songs i did here are fantastic..Only 4 plays in my library so far..:-(
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Ateigna wrote:
Oh god... I think Porcupine Tree deserves all the glory. On the other hand I don't care if it's popular or not. This band is special to me - that matters for me. (Just look at my profile :D) I really respect Steven Wilson as an artist and as a person. I love his work. Early stuff, new stuff - each album is amazing and unique - it's fantastic that he doesn't repeat himself and always makes different album. But...I think there is nothing wrong with making some jokes about Steven & Co. I mean...come on... It's natural that we're joking about person we like and admire ;).
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barsik wrote:
Who cares about the shoutbox? Trolls are trolls, it's the fans getting butthurt their once "obscure" music getting popular. I don't care though.
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Last_RichFM wrote:
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Gav news for the New Year
9 Nov 2009 | from www.porcupinetree.com/news.cfm
Gavin will be doing a drum workshop in March next year. During the demonstration Gavin will be playing and explaining the drumming parts for some PT tracks as well as shedding light on the material he has produced by bassist / vocalist 05Ric. …
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