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Deadwing by Porcupine Tree

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    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Deadwing 9:44 110,109
2 Shallow 4:16 120,253
3 Lazarus 4:17 147,779
4 Halo 4:37 114,516
5 Arriving Somewhere but Not Here 11:59 109,032
6 Mellotron Scratch 6:55 95,784
7 Open Car 3:45 109,467
8 The Start of Something Beautiful 7:38 63,367
9 Glass Arm Shattering 6:10 86,760
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About this album

Lava (2005) Released: 26 Apr 2005 9 tracks (59:21)
Deadwing is the eighth studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in March 28, 2005. It quickly became the band’s best selling album to date (though was later surpassed by Fear of a Blank Planet). The album is based on a screenplay written by Steven Wilson and Mike Bennion, and is essentially a ghost story. Given its narrative, most fans have dubbed this a concept album. Wilson has expressed the intention to eventually have this film script made into a movie.

The album includes collaborations with King Crimson’s Adrian Belew (who plays guitar solos on tracks 1 and 4), and Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt (who adds vocal harmonies on tracks 1, 3 and 5, as well as the second guitar solo on track 5).

The complete concept and story has never been entirely announced by the band, and this is likely due to Wilson’s intentions of attempting to turn this into a movie, and not wanting to spoil any portions of the story. Some fans have speculated at the plot based on extensive listening to the album, though there has been no official statement regarding its true meaning.

Wilson said it is a surreal “ghost story,” and “the idea’s ultimately that this album will form a kind of companion with the feature film.” He stated that David Lynch and Stanley Kubrick were major influences for the filmscript.

On September 1, 2006, Steven Wilson announced in his blog that Mike Bennion (Co-writer of the Deadwing screenplay) had released the first fifteen pages of the story.
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  • Neon_Spadezzz

    On another note: if there is anything "technically wrong" with them, then newsflash: every technological utility has its downfall. I believe that there are some technological devices out there that are rather "useless", in my honest opinion, but Ipods generally work, from what I can see. I have friends who use Ipods more than Zunes, and other than a few glitches, they are good for storing music (and streaming videos).

    15 days ago

  • Neon_Spadezzz

    There's nothing wrong with Ipods. You listen to music on them; therefore, there's nothing wrong with them. How can there be "wrong" with something that steers your enjoyment if it is for a generally healthy cause?

    15 days ago

  • Neon_Spadezzz

    I "loved" almost every song on this album. The musicality was very good.

    15 days ago

  • shivaki07

    Podaję się, że do albumu Storm Corrosion przymiarki trwały prawie dekadę. Czy było to wynikiem trudności związanych z wizją produkcji niniejszego wydawnictwa? Nie sądzę, Mikael Åkerfeldt z Opeth oraz Steven Wilson z Porcupine Tree to przede wszystkim świetni muzycy oraz indywidualiści, których podobne korzenie muzycznych upodobań tchnęły w Storm Corrosion ducha art rockowej esencji. Jak im to wyszło? Sprawdźcie czytając na LMF!! http://lamuzi.blogspot.com/2012/05/recenzje-nowosci-storm-corrosion-storm.html

    20 days ago

  • Luftkutscher

    Excellent Album - love it!

    21 days ago

  • mk741

    Fun fact: It was originally meant to be titled Breadthing.

    22 days ago

  • Soundservant

    "No, the production is great! I can listen to this stuff on my iPod (absolutely the best way to listen to music) in a crowded bus or tram. Steven's new stuff is shit, it's too quiet. I can't hear a thing." ...what.

    24 days ago

  • filas312

    iPod users SHALL BUUUUUUURN! Seriously, at least exchange your Apple earbuds to something worthy.

    27 days ago

  • guto013

    the whole album is a masterpiece, but the second half is taken to a whole new level

    last month

  • dimmuborgir6666

    my fav!!!

    last month

  • Sith_Lord3330

    What's wrong with iPod's?

    March 2012

  • Hello1994

    All of you, iPod users, you should go to hell and burn... You're not worth Steven's music.

    March 2012

  • PattyPierce

    My fav. <3

    March 2012

  • jcmatias

    wtf, Deadwing quality/production is the best in the whole PT career

    February 2012

  • mihirnawathe

    Best album of all time for me.

    December 2011

  • KeyWiz

    супер, но не лучший : ) Просто попсовый...

    November 2011

  • JeffersonBV

    Other than the shit quality, the album is beautifully crafted, especially on the second half of the album.

    October 2011

  • worldisblack91

    amına kor bu albüm adamın.

    September 2011

  • javiikiller

    I'm not quite sure this is their best, but certainly is a real masterpiece of soulful music.

    September 2011

  • YOMOTHAINLAW

    the rip on my ipod is 192 cbr so it's not like i give a shit about how he produced it to begin with

    September 2011
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