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Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England (1987 – present)
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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melez102 wrote:
marshmallowsses speaks the truth... Being a good musician doesn't mean much if you can't write a song. And I'm not even talking about lyrics writing lol.
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pliskin0900 wrote:
God... this band just need more of your love to their old stuff!
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nicoot wrote:
Synesthesia!
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marshmallowsses wrote:
dream theater are a legitimately terrible band aside from having a shitty singer they are all brilliant musicians, its just they don't really produce anything much of worth, a couple of good tracks here and there, but like the majority of american musicians, don't know shit about how to write a decent album.
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ThWormOuroboros wrote:
Progressive Metal? Psychedelic? You have to be kidding me. This is AOR garbage.
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TchukoMaluko wrote:
Musicians, performing psychedelic music under the influence of a mind-altering chemical called...
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soadmatt wrote:
awesome stuff. took me a while to respect this band
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DSlayer wrote:
Down the upstair.
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Sweet_Leaf- wrote:
Up the Downstair.
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Janv92 wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/I+want+to+choose+my+own+artist+picture
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Darkes7 wrote:
Ritesh1977, there are no negative consequences, so it's definitely a good thing ;)
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Ritesh1977 wrote:
i have got more hooked into this band than dope....please help.
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blood-damn wrote:
Portnoy is no dick! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0vWjTtQRE8
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Darkes7 wrote:
Blind DT haters never fail to amuse me.
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ALXKNG wrote:
I'd love to hear Åkerfeldt and Wilson collaborate again, that would be incredible. I think Gavin would be a significantly better fit as well, absolutely incredible drummer. Fuck Dream Theater.
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Zeus00 wrote:
portnoy is no dick. he just seems self-indulgent.
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Darkes7 wrote:
"though portnoy is a dick." - anything to back it up or just random trolling?
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ahmedessam1 wrote:
steven wilson has a unique sensation in his music
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PorcupineTrees wrote:
-also lol @ deathwing. Anyone listen to Grizzly bear? im finding them very flat.
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PorcupineTrees wrote:
"As much as I love The Incident and think it's unique enough as it is, it would be nice if SW took a longer break from PT and came up with something different." - Bring on the Wilson/Akerfeldt/Portnoy colab! though portnoy is a dick. perhaps stick with gavin...
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Enmore Theatre, Sydney, Australia
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The Palace, melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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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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All Music Guide to Porcupine Tree
5 Nov 2009 | from www.porcupinetree.com/news.cfm
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