Steven Wilson - PERSONAL SHOPPER (Official Audio)
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ALBUM OUT 29TH JANUARY 2021
LYRICS:
HAVE NOW, HAVE NOW, PAY IN ANOTHER LIFE
KICKSTART THE FUTURE, ACCEPT THIS LOAN
FILL IN THE FORM, YOU’RE PRE-QUALIFIED
YOU’RE NOW THE SUM OF WHAT YOU OWN
BUY NOW, BUY NOW, HAVE A BETTER LIFE
CLOSE OUT TRANSACTIONS WITHOUT REMORSE
APPLY FOR CREDIT, IT’S YOUR GIVEN RIGHT
BUY IT ALL THEN BUY SOME MORE
BUY FOR COMFORT, BUY FOR KICKS
BUY AND BUY UNTIL IT MAKES YOU SICK
BUY FOR ENGLAND, BUY IT ALL
BUY ONLINE AND IN THE SHOPPING MALL
SELL IT ON THEN BUY IT BACK
BUY THE SHIT YOU NEVER KNEW YOU LACKED
BUY THE UPDATE TO COMPETE
BUY THE THINGS THAT MAKE YOUR LIFE COMPLETE
CONSUMER OF LIFE, HOLD MY HAND, EXTEND YOUR RIGHTS
IT’S THE POWER TO PURCHASE TO EXCESS
THAT SETS YOU APART AND CAN GIVE YOU THE ULTIMATE HIGH
ABUSER OF TIME, IF THERE’S SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT
YOU DON’T NEED IT, BUT HAVE TO CONCEDE IT’S MAKING YOU HAPPY
AND THAT’S ALL THAT MATTERS TO YOU
BUY THE BOX SET AND THE KIND OF STUFF
YOU’VE BOUGHT BEFORE A MILLION TIMES
BUY IN GREEN, BUY IN BLUE
BUY IN PATTERNS COS I TELL YOU TO
BUY THE DREAM, BUY THE SPIN
FEEL THE BITE DOWN OF THE TRAP YOU’RE IN
BUY THE LIES THAT I TELL
LAP UP EVERYTHING I’M HERE TO SELL
BUY NOW, BUY NOW, AT A BETTER PRICE
GIVE IN TO EXCESS, LOSE CONTROL
JUST KEEP ON SPENDING, NEVER COMPROMISE
RACK UP MORE DEBT AND FILL THAT HOLE
BUY FOR COMFORT, BUY FOR KICKS
BUY AND BUY UNTIL IT MAKES YOU SICK
BUY FOR ENGLAND, BUY IT ALL
BUY ONLINE AND IN THE SHOPPING MALL
SELL IT ON THEN BUY IT BACK
BUY THE SHIT YOU NEVER KNEW YOU LACKED
BUY THE UPDATE TO COMPETE
BUY THE THINGS THAT MAKE YOUR LIFE COMPLETE
SUNGLASSES
TEETH WHITENER
DELUXE EDITION BOX SETS
VOLCANIC ASH SOAP
ANTI AGEING CREAM
MULTIVITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS
NOISE CANCELLING HEADPHONES
DESIGNER TRAINERS
DIAMOND CUFFLINKS
DETOX DRINKS
SMART WATCH
ORGANIC LED TELEVISION
FITNESS CLUB MEMBERSHIP
FAKE EYELASHES
MONOGRAMMED LUGGAGE
180 GRAM VINYL REISSUES
BRANDED WATER
SELF-HELP BOOKS
SELF-LOVE
SELF-ESTEEM
SELF-INDULGENCE
SELF-OBSESSION
SELF-EXPRESSION
SELF-DEFENCE
SELF-DOUBT
SELF-CONTROL
CONSUMER OF LIFE, HOLD MY HAND, EXTEND YOUR RIGHTS
IT’S THE POWER TO PURCHASE TO EXCESS
THAT SETS YOU APART AND CAN GIVE YOU THE ULTIMATE HIGH
ABUSER OF TIME, IF THERE’S SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT
YOU DON’T NEED IT, BUT HAVE TO CONCEDE IT’S MAKING YOU HAPPY
AND THAT’S ALL THAT MATTERS TO YOU
BUY THE BOX SET AND THE KIND OF STUFF
YOU’VE BOUGHT BEFORE A MILLION TIMES
BUY IN GREEN, BUY IN BLUE
BUY IN PATTERNS COS I TELL YOU TO
SELL IT ON THEN BUY IT BACK
BUY THE SHIT YOU NEVER KNEW YOU LACKED
BUY THE UPDATE TO COMPETE
BUY THE THINGS THAT MAKE YOUR LIFE COMPLETE
FITNESS TRACKER
BIRTH CONTROL PILLS
BLUETOOTH HEADPHONES
DESIGNER TRAINERS
LIPSTICK
MOBILE PHONE SKINS
SCENTED CANDLES
MEDIA STREAMING HUB
PERSONAL SHOPPER DEVELOPMENT TEAM:
Steven Wilson - synthesisers/samplers, acoustic and electric guitars, percussion, vocals
David Kosten - programming
Elton John - voice
Rotem Wilson - voice
Nick Beggs - bass guitar
Michael Spearman - drums
Wendy Harriott, Bobbie Gordon, Crystal Williams - vocals
Fyfe Dangerfield - vocals
Links:
/ stevenwilsonhq
/ stevenwilsonhq
/ stevenwilsonhq
stevenwilsonhq.com
thefuturebites.com
Nick Beggs on bass! Elton John on spoken words
Damn, he's done it again. Discovering this man's music was one of the best things that ever happened to me
Yeah,and now i'm going to listen also I.E.M., No-Man,Storm Corrosion and all music project wich Wilson worked on. This man Is a music God for me.
me too my friend, cheers from Mexico
you will never be disappointed
@@emi98a Don't forget to listen to another one of his side projects: Blackfield. Check out the track Pills from Blackfield IV: th-cam.com/video/stYqszyPekk/w-d-xo.html
YES
What a paradox - so many fans of progressive rock seem to not know the concept of progression and won’t accept that the artist evolves 😃 Love this track💙
You got the most precise point: How not to embrace progression in SW music !
Your comment is everything. 😂
How is a love-letter to consumerism (SW's words) considered progression in any sense?
@@georgioslymperis6117 the op is referencing a musical progression, not a societal progression. SW is leading in the direction of musical progression in every sense, whilst incorporating lyrical context of the present. If progressive music were intended to be progressive only in a psychological capacity, then inventive works like King Crimsons "Court of the crimson King" and The Mars Volta's "Bedlam in Goliath" couldn't be considered progressive due to their exploration into dated concepts and use of near mideaval melodies Incorporated. Truly progressive music is not only invention, but reimaging or rebranding of otherwise "normal" musical qualities into something unheard of. Send me music that sounds exactly like this song, if you feel this, truly, isn't progressive.
@@georgioslymperis6117 ever heard of satire?
Steven Wilson makes the music I never knew I lacked.
Yes!!
Out of all the "prog artists" Steven Wilson is the only TRUE prog. Because the man's music is actually progressing with time.
You have to listen Leprous in order to notice their evolution through every album they've made
So did Jethro Tull. No two albums of theirs were the same. They showed tons of musical creativity and diversity as well as a constant state of evolution between albums. Believe it or not The Beatles and ABBA also progressed with time.
Steven is definitely following in the path of the greats like Prince and Bowie, never predictable and always pushing his boundaries. I know many longtime PT fans will roll their eyes at this one, but I love the early 80s synthpop vibes. Hope we get a US tour.
It actually sounds more like first few PT albums than any of SW-solo stuff
Yeah. And this reminds me of Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic & Never Let Me Down, respectively.
Been a PTree fan for a longtime now and I have always loved the way he keeps experimenting and pushing boundaries (as you rightly said). I TOTALLY LOVE THIS.
One of the best summary's on SW and his work.
Initial pt albums were highly influenced by retro synthpop. This is nothing new, more like going back to the roots where it all began
I really love how this manages to sound cheerful and creepy at the same time...
Gerard Slooven kinda like Pariah. I learned that song to play duo with a friend, and I assumed that it would be all minor chords, because the melody sounds so morose. Lots of major chords there, surprisingly. SW is a master of mood
That's Steven Wilson's niche.
Yes, his music cheers you up until you are only severely depressed from it
"We're lost in the mall, shuffling through the stores like zombies. What is the point? What can money buy?" ("Anesthetize" - Porcupine Tree) ☝😏
Yes
Mr. Wilson deep into the consumerism ideas
I was getting some anesthetize vibes from this as well
+1
My first thought
If y'all like this record, get into Everything Everything! The guy who produced their first two records helped Steven produce this, and EE's drummer is all over it!
Everything Everything rips, Richard Henshall of Haken cites them as an influence, thats how i found out about them.
my god, that model is beautiful
lol, I just realised it's a feminised composite image of Steve Wilson. I ain't changing my opinion. That is an image of an extremely pretty person. Not that I'm creeping on Steve or anyone, FWIW, I'm basically a-sexual, with an awkward and largely uneventful bisexual past. Sex is over rated AF. I get more pleasure using drugs in solitude than I ever have through sexual intercourse. But I believe I have very good taste in aesthetics. If it wasn't such a nasty and shallow business, with the right motivation, connections, and luck, I could have been a very successful talent/model scout for all genders.
If I dare say so, I used to be pretty hot myself in some ways. There were things I hated about my appearance, and I suffered from undiagnosed body dysmorphia (and could also see many of my flaws through a rational and objective perspective. Though some of my self perceived undesirable traits were magnified to the point that I succumbed to periods of intense self loathing; feeling unlovable, and unworthy of existing for my superficiality. Given I was a male soldier in an Army combat ready brigade, I suffered these first world problems in silence. Except when my sexuality, or rather, lack of capitalising on my assets called into question my sexual identity. Being openly gay, or even bisexual was not tolerated, much less accepted in my profession. So naturally, I found love in drugs.
I wasn't a tease, as such. I never lead anyone on, or tried to hurt anybody. Though I spent so much time training to look like Tyler Durden et.al (3 hours a day of resistance and cardio; plus calorie counting). I would prepare for weekend nights out days in advance like I was prepping for a body building contest, so that I looked extremely lean, with big this veins popping out from my with 8 pack, chest, shoulders, thighs, neck, forehead, forearms, etc... Looking back, I looked like an anatomy chart in a Dr's office lol. But, I was not the hottest guy in the circles I moved in. Not by a long hot.
But I was honest with people. I knew I was a vapid loser, and that I exercised so much to manage my anxiety, and that my relationship with food was more dysfunctional than my intimate relationships. Yet, the results gave me a slither of confidence, as the attention I received from both women and men were incredibly reinforcing. People I considered way out of my league, not just in appearance, but social success, personal happiness, carefree images were giving me looks with obvious lust in their eyes. That was enough for me. I never felt the need to take action. In fact I was insecure about the size of my penis (in case that wasn't obvious at this point), and my lack of knowledge regarding how to use it, and whether it would perform when required.
I was content being an a-sexual vol-cel, in the knowledge that many attractive people of both sexes found me to be an unobtainable object of sexual desire, yet honest enough to tell them straight up that I was a phoney, insecure, socially inept, functional idiot. I unironically related to Zoolander. I could really empathise with that character, and he/we made me laugh my arse off.
Though I had some fun during this 'phase', my motivations and self perceptions were somewhat sexually conservative by todays standards, but very liberal for the era. I did not want to treat partners poorly, or use them, or take advantage of my perceived desirability to try to capitalise on it on the greasy social hierarchy. I just wanted to be seen, and briefly feel desirable, and be comfortable and feel confident around males and females. I was going the wrong way about it. Though I leaned this behaviour indirectly, buy having numerous older (much older) predatory women that were close to our family, essentially grooming me to be a fragile narcissist with low self esteem that was only derived from my appearance.
It sure beats feeling depressed. That was/is my alternative.
But I had noting on Steve Wilson's appearance. I wished I could have found a long term partner who looked like Steve in this image. (s)he's not 'perfect', nor everybody's cup of tea, but I see the intrinsic beauty that is clearly more than skin deep.
But let me tell you, such an unhealthy pursuit takes a physical toll. Injuries, aches and pains in later life, messed up metabolism, and binging behaviour followed by feeling of guilt and shame were part and parcel with the image, and they persist well after the looks have faded. Tho if not for the debilitating injury I've injure this past four years, I would have maintain my physique, and remained attractive.
But the again, perhaps it was for the best to lose the ability to keep chasing the dragon, and turn introspective and recluse in order to examine who I was, where I came from, what motivated me, and why on earth I bothered. I mean, I'm a short arse at around 170cm anyway. But there are more than enough people within an acceptable +/- range that I never felt my lack of height was a problem. Well not so much that the loss of a couple of body fat percentage points couldn't more that compensate for my genetic limitations.
Is it a surprise to anybody that I aspired to be a musician, and was very serious about dancing, as it was a way to experience music playing my body like it were an interpretive instrument. I had a disdain for sports, but a love of athleticism. Skateboarding was my favourite physical activity from childhood, until I severely broke my arm as an adult. The bone of the humours has not fused over four years, and the titanium plate is lose as the pins have either come lose, or broken in half. Four years of pain, largely ignored by the medical profession, and woefully untreated with analgesics, that I us heroin on occasion for relief. The stuff I get is as good as it gets, but it certainly isn't a substitute for genuine happiness, or the abstinence of debilitating pain, and the inability to use my arm with precision to play music the way I used to.
Enough of my petty woes. Thanks, Steve. For your work that provides me with a deep connection to your music, and provides a window into your beautiful heart and mind, and also in this image, your angelic facial features. I don't mean to be creepy. I promise I haven't fapped to your image. For one, it hurts too much and it's far too much work, and more accurately, you're too beautiful for me to objectify you like that. Everybody is, really, though you don't turn me on as much as your inspire a sense of pure awe. It's not a sexual desire that you invoke, but a beauty that is classy and beyond admirable.
Well sorry for over sharing. I'm sure nobody wanted to read that. However, I enjoyed expressing it. I may even try to use my thoughts and feelings to inspire a song. I've never known what subject I wanted to write about, and of course that has been an impediment to my ability to compose. I have moderate technical proficiency, but that doesn't go far unless it's used to express something heartfelt and meaningful. However, I'm of no illusion that I'll ever achieve any recognition for my music, so it's a good thing that I'm content to embark on such a project with the aim of trying to impress an audience of one. My harshest critic. Myself.
The amount of times wilson has taken a genre i thought i didn't like and made me like it...
That's probably because nobody had done that genre well enough before!!!
Exactly!!! He is a master in everything he picks up.
This has a heavy Nine Inch Nails (meets Depeche Mode?) vibe. Works for me!
@@PhilRuston Come on now
@@PhilRuston Well said, hahahaha
Permanating + Voyage 34 + Black Mirror
Esatto
Yeah, very 'sharp' and relevant references !
Ooiihhh I loved Voyage 34!!! So trippy, so genius!!!
+ synth from 80 + guitar form sky moves sideway
@@metallitaITA thought about TSMS as well but Sir Elton John speaking is a "really necessary trip"
Steven Wilson without fear of being pop is amazing.
Starting Way back in "Stupid Dream", I really love his pop tunes
SW likes pop, so why would he be afraid of being it? He would enjoy a little more recognition.
@@Icasus On several occasions he has said that he has discarded songs for being "too poppy" (as in the case of Happiness III that dates back to the time of Deadwing). Even in the TTB Deluxe Edition he mentions that Permanating was scrapped for a time and he was scared to release it. Personally I feel that To The Bone is impregnated by that fear, however, listening to this single I feel that that fear disappeared.
@@DinoJunguillo I agree completely. He has embraced the final genre and transformed into super Wilson! That's why his hair is different :)
This song is not pop. How is it pop?
It STILL grows on me. One of the very best songs Steven Wilson ever made and maybe not only my "Song of 2020", but of 2021, too.
Absolutely marvellous!
Wilson is a genius. Rock, jazzy, prog, hard, Electronic, It doesn't care. He is genius in any style.
Even metal🤘 :)))
Metamorphosis complete. SW is now a butterfly! And I LOVE HIM!
Franz Kafka, the Essence of Judaic thought.
Reminds me of silverchair's evolution toward Young modern... Fantastic
@@blockaderunner tell me more
Wow! Steven gets on The Autobahn, meets the Pet Shop Boyz and Yazz, and bumps into a Porcupine at the service station. What am I on! What is he on! Love it....replay...
Nice mashup!
Very well put! Love it!
A very accurate and spot on description about this new Steven Wilson song. I love it 👏
No one:
Sir Elton John: S U N G L A S S E S
Oh hey, Elton John is on this track. NEAT I rather like him.
Elton John : SUNGLASSES
*Lady
@Miguel Melchior That's the joke.
I'm laughing even thinking about this comment :D
@@vejymonsta3006 No, Elton John is busy with Ozzy.... Unbelievable what those Real artists are doing for German "Frühstücksfernsehen"... simply permanating and pandering
This thing is still a banger (in Germany we call it "Brett"), one of the very few disco-songs I really dig and overall (for me) an alltime-favourite in Wilson's 'Oeuvre'.
Edit:
And we still didn't experience it LIVE!!
Steven is one of the best musicians of all times
Steven Wilson is the ultimate musicial chameleon who is not only constantly reinventing himself but is able to not just adapt to a genre but thrive in it but always staying true to his original form without ever allowing himself to be kept in just one box. He truly is a genius and refuses to rest on his laurels, he may very well be one of the most important musicians of the 21st century.
Absolutely!
Absolutely rubbish, it's not original.
Agree!
I love that despite this, you always know instantly it's a Steven Wilson song, no matter what style it's in.
NIN + Pink Floyd = Steven Wilson. Congratulations for the great song!!!
There is a LOT more in the secret mix.
and even more in the extra secret mix
I find it more pet shop boys meets prince meets air.
Meets old porcupine tree from the sky moves sideways era
I really can't understand all the controversy around this song. Personally, I think it's absolutely brilliant. In fact, I'm totally addicted to it. I admire the fact that Steven continues to bring us genre-defying masterpieces and really respect that he does what HE wants and not necessarily what many of his fans want. As an EDM producer, that's exactly what I do, I make the music I want to hear and if people like it, that's cool, and if they don't, that's also cool. A lot of "fans" seem to think that if it's not progressive it must be pop. Sorry to burst your bubble y'all but this song is extremely progressive and it's definitely NOT pop. 80's synthwave? Yes. Pop? Not so much. IMHO, everything Steven touches turns to gold. He makes the music I want to hear, every single album without exception!
WELL SAID. HERE HERE!!!!!
Agree with you in that 80's synth touch. I like it pretty much.
Stephen Wilson plays from his musical soul to your musical soul, not to your ears.......
I'm familiar with that kind of sound too!
@@marc7574 Uptempo sing along hits are the hardest to write ... This song is just brilliant.
Fear of a blank planet - Phase II
I love it. Truth is spoken here, again.
Love your pic profile, haha it's a very bloody and funny gift
"I think the responsibility of every true artist is ultimately to be selfish, to make something that they themselves believe 100 percent in and to never think about what other people want from them. No one is going to tell me that Picasso painted paintings to please other people, I don’t believe it! I think great artists make things in a very selfish way, and lesser artists think about their fans and try and provide something to please them. For me, those people are not really artists, they’re entertainers." - Steven Wilson, 2016
Listen #3 and this song is gold.
Woow, wise words ! 😀
Damn, that's how I always felt about artists I admire but never found the words to describe it. Did he say or write that in some interview?
@@Daniel_Rodrigues_89 Here's the interview: rollingstoneindia.com/steven-wilson-rolling-stone-india-interview/
Exactly. And not only that....if artists cater to the audience then they lose the ability to bring something NEW and original out. Because you can only know what the many like by looking at the past.
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Electronics + Female vocals + some of his vocals + falsetto = Steven Wilson's version of being a musical genius, innovator, always changing, à la David Bowie...
I hear a dark Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, human League, Massive Attack vibe here ... I like !!!! I love the teasers building up to the release and the complete experience he creates for each album and tour ... no other musician/ artist thrills me the way he does... I will always love PT but seriously his solo music does it for me just as much.. always keeping us on our toes and building up the anticipation .. keep doing what you are doing Steven 😎
And a little like gorilas
Some Pure Reason Revolution in there too.
I'm greedy. I want both :D
I think I hear a bit of early Ministry in this.
And maybe lil bit of NIN?
Who's ready for the 19-minute version?
You can just play this at 0.5 speed until then...
👀 lol
Bring it on, I say!
17 minute blowout version
@@_alex_merrick_ Freebird?
I love this song, and I love Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson's solo albums. This song is a prog-pop masterpiece.
you should check out POD
th-cam.com/video/rGuhrCD2XkI/w-d-xo.html
If you love Porcupine Tree, here's a cover of the king ghost song, Steven Wilson latest release,
in PT style with guitar solos
@@behindthen0thing You mean the rap metal band? They used to be good but they lost the charm after thet 5th or 6th album.
@@Rodrigombia1990 if you love POD you should really check out deicide
This crosses so many genres and is so well-executed, I don't even know where to begin. It's just a slice of awesome.
th-cam.com/video/rGuhrCD2XkI/w-d-xo.html
If you love Porcupine Tree, here's a cover of the king ghost song, Steven Wilson latest release,
in PT style with guitar solos
Probably the best track of brand new album.
Looks like so many people don`t like it.
Just remember whether you like it or not,this track is damn good.
If this song is not what you want,stop complaining and go for other bands that satisfy you.
My favourite part of the trailer turned out to be the chorus.
I'M IN HEAVEN
Never knew who Steven Wilson was last Friday. Saw him promoting this album on Twitter, thought I'd give it a whirl on Amazon Music........HOOKED! It definitely gets better with each listen. I can't make my mind up what track is best.
The weirdest thing to me is that he comes from my home town, Hemel Hempstead!!!!!
Imagine falling down a rabbit hole of 30 years filled with mind-blowing music then. Because that's probably what you will do. I celebrate my personal 20th anniversary with this guys music and I have like 35 records or so, in several different projects, starting about 1990.
And I LOVE "The Future Bites"!
@aname aname OK, Boomer.
@aname aname Not my problem. I come to a totally different conclusion.
Thank you for fighting the ignorance, your contribution to humanity is key for further generations.
Thank you Steven Wilson.
Nick Beggs brought me here
Something of the Heaven 17 Pavement and Penthouse about this that is sublime
Super catchy, another great song in the Steven Wilson catalogue. I don't get people who hate on Steven's poppier side, he's always had pop influences in his music. For those that hate on this because its not "progressive" I would argue that it's more progressive in a musical sense than most things in the prog rock/metal sphere nowadays. I find it ironic that those who claim to be more musically developed by listening to prog are so narrow minded when they are challenged to listen to anything else.
Keep rocking people.. or dancing
.. or whatever you feel like free expression is the whole point of music.
You nailed it. I absolutely agree. 👌🏼
Could not agree more
This has nothing to do with "challenge" to listen to different music. When it's not my taste, I avoid it. Simple as that. And sorry, but SW's recent direction is really turning me off. We have enough pop "music". So we don't need potentially great musicians to add to that pointless ocean of letting computers create sounds. HCE was a masterpiece. I think, it could just go downhill from there.
@@7thString84 Well you are certainly entitled to your own opinion and I respect that. I don't see it as letting computers make sounds personally. It takes a personality behind that software and machinery to allow it to come to life. While yes there are fewer acoustic instruments on this track as compared to most of his previous works the man has always had a heavy love for electronica. Who knows maybe this album will have a number of great instrumental tracks. For me personally, the difference is giving these artificial sounds a character of their own which I think Steven has done on this song. It's what people have like Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, Aphex Twin, and countless others have done in the past.
Who knows maybe you'll grow to love this album, my guess is Steven is just growing tired of using guitar tones heavily on every album, I mean the guy has been doing it for like 25-30 years now, and wishes to test his skills in another area that he loves.
@@smccann1998 You definitely understand Steven Wilson and art itself. What's the problem with pop? There's bad pop, good pop and Steven Wilson. People should enjoy music for what it is not having stereotypes. Music is like life and life evolves. So what's the problem with this stuck people. There are plenty of bands out there with the same formula over and over. So go listen to them if you're narrow minded. I understand it's a matter of tastes and Mr. Wilson has a widely taste in everything and it influences HIS music. Yeah, because he's doing what he likes and enjoys not what people want to and he has said that in many interviews. I guess this people just stay in the shallow part of music. Because Wilson has always been this way through all his projects. How can't people notice it?
He's telling the truth and that's why he's relevant. It concerns me. What he's doing surprised me consistently. Most of the music he's composing affects me - more or less. However: I love the music he's giving to us. There's something in it, what gives me strength. I like the combination of "pictures", "videos" and "music" ... and the variety in his discography. Well done! Thank you very much...
The world is starving for the truth. There's so much bs out there.
STRACHAU but isn’t he the guy who sells Deluxe expanded box sets and 180 gram vinyl reissues? A bit hypocritical . Not a good idea to throw rocks at a glass house. The song is pretty good though.
@@marctoupin3968 He has to make a living. Hypocrisy is a shared human condition. At least the stuff he's putting out is quality.
David Thomas I’m just tired of artists who tell us what to do while they do the total opposite of what they’re saying. I sincerely hope he won’t turn into a new Bono or Roger Waters. Maybe there’s a second level that I don’t see tonight.
@@marctoupin3968 lol, he's not famous enough for that. He hardly even tours in America. A sure sign of quality. At least in Europe and S. America they have musical taste.
I tried to describe this to a friend: It's Nine Inch Nails jamming with Boney M and then Elton John shows up to read a shopping list and question your mental health.
oh gawd, and you just know Elton is wearing his Nightflight to Venus glittered jumpsuit
Hahahahahahaha, you made me laugh, thanks :3
Cool description 😂
Haha but it works!
This description is unexpectedly accurate.
Steven wilson on a crusade against consumerism.
After three listens it snaps into focus as another SW winner. We have tickets to the London show in September. I hope Sir Elton walks out and talks about the Sunglasses. The Dome will explode.
I hope it will happen at all...
But yes, this IS indeed fantastic!
He just can’t stop exploring.
Great music
This song might be in reference to “Normal” “Sentimental”
Home Invasion also.
Steven Wilson will always leave this taste of nostalgia in your mouth, no mater how much the years have passed
Well put. Feel the same way
Holy shit - what a track! Discovered this JUST in time for Christmas consumer season. I simply love this guy! Fantastic refrain on this song. Now to find the 180g vinyl of it...
I'm almost 65. Steven Wilson is my musical hero....but this frightens me a little bit for his music in the future....
And it makes me looking forward for it. Both is legit. He was controversial since at least STUPID DREAM.
That's an important part of his (attention: personal opinion) god-likeness.
That bassline 😍
These dance/electronica elements have always been present in Steven music... the early Porcupine Tree albums had LOTS of these kind of beats - how they sounded in the early nineties of course - so I can't understand why people is surprised. Maybe cause they think that In Absentia is the first PT album...
Well explained ! I wrote a quite similar comment by answering someone who slaughters the track and the so-called death of SW's musical creativity...
LoL in Absentia was my first PT album. BUT i loooove the old electronic tracks !
Sterbus Official agree 100%, and in No Man too
@@topkho true! Especially the late eighties stuff... Love you to bits it's a reprise of those concepts too...
Everybody stop complaining, please give Steven a chance, listen and enjoy hhis music, he has long prooved he masters each and every genre he wants to. I only know two genres, good music and bad music.
I cannot understand the hate.....This is TRULY progressive.....moving on as an artist....never heard him do anything like this....I absolutely fucking LOVE it
Everyone fears difference:that’s the problem with this planet.
It sounds like early Porcupine Tree as well. It wouldn't sound out of place on Up the Downstair. People who say this isn't Steven Wilson don't know what they're talking about.
To the "thumbs down" people: Steven Wilson is all about music. This is music! If it doesn't fit your taste, should fit your hears. I'm a metalhead, but love Steven Wilson work.
This is fanperson shit.
Just like Metallica's St. Anger.
@Some Kind of Master you're right, but... they can also simply press the back button and show some intelectual respect for the creator, don't they?
thank you mr. wilson
Steve, you are a bloody musical genius !!!!!
I love the musical journey you've taken me on the last 20 years 😊
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This is a great song! Very different from the rest of his catalog once again, I can't wait for the rest of the album. Even though this style is vastly different from, say, Grace for Drowning etc. there are very distinct Steven Wilson chord progressions and textures sprinkled throughout.
Imagine when he play this song live... he will blow our brains out. I like it, and i'm not surprised; Steven is not just a musician, he is a composer (and a very good one) who likes to experiment.
My favorite thing about this track is that he's simultaneously trolling us because he's a part of the system (boxsets and vinyl reissues being things he's directly contributed to the market), but is also like "yeah, we're in trouble if we don't slow down. We should really take a look at ourselves."
I'm not sure whether I like this one or not, but a true artist has to do what comes from within. There are a lot of people who didn't want the Beatles to expand their artistic horizons, but they did what THEY found interesting. Thank goodness
Yeah it's different but it still sounds like him. His soul is in it and you can clearly hear it...at least I can. I respect a musician that experiments. Great track.
I love the guitar chords in the middle section. Impeccable taste, classic Steven Wilson.
.... in particular, the chord strummed immediately following "noise - cancelling headphones"..… and "smart watch" . Beautiful choice, Steven.
@@richardwoodworth8996 he's repeating the chords he does in 'consumer of life' section. I think they are Am Fmaj7 C9 G D B(5dim) the chord after noise cancelling headphones is a D major
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Come on people in 2020 you guys really got spoiled! There is nobody been like Steven Wilson for 35 years! Come on let him spread his wings! He's not Icarus! He knows what he's doing! Signify!
I think people are just hating it because it sounds "pop". Just because it sounds pop doesn't mean you MUST hate it. If it's sounds good it sounds good. And to me this sounds fire. And that's all that matters. Listen to the music not the genre.
There was always some "pop" in Porcupine Tree or Steven Wilson. Just because it's the only primitive category of criticism you can think about doesn't mean it has anything to do with it. It shows rather in how few ways you can actually think about music, which is condemning in wanting to praise this at all costs. It is just damn lame and uninteresting. One can't construe another way to make it good.
The best defense would actually probably be: It's Steven Wilson doing another routine song about some familiar topic...
Steve Wilson is a genius. Incredible music. It doesn't matter what the pace is, but he manages to make everything look good. May the most conservative musicians forgive me, but Steve Wilson's work is beyond belief.
You know Nick Beggs is having his way with his bass on this song
I'm not sure if I can hear it over the pulsing sequences.
Sure, what bassist doesn't love playing techno music over bass sequences.
@@GuitarWholesale I'll tell you which type of bassist doesn't to love that. A close-minded one. Which Mr. Beggs is not.
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Let me guess, everything that Steven Wilson does is "holier than thou", am I right?
I doubt you are a techno or electronic fan, but a Steven Wilson fan, that's why everything he does is "pure genius", no matter what, right?
@@GuitarWholesale Nah, gotta disappoint you there. Like that of any truly great artist, Wilson's catalogue is comprised of hits and misses. That being said, Nick Beggs has been working with Wilson since 2011. He's a great and open minded bass player. The fact that you can't imagine a bass player being versatile and professional enough to play additional bass over an electronic bassline just showcases your own ineptitude to understand musicianship.
From progressive metal and rock, through alt. rock and pop to synth-pop. The madman will go through all of them sooner or later.
I'm interested in his take on rap. I might start enjoy it once he makes a song in that genre.
@@tomvesely4008 Have you heard of Death Grips? They're an experimental hip-hop group. As a guy who doesn't like much other hip-hop, I highly recommend them.
@@WalkTuahthePolls Same
Why the labels? At about the 8-minute mark this song takes all your little boxes and pushes them through a jolly genre-busting trash compactor!
I listen to Steven for a very long time. He locks the circle. Compare with first PT-album "On a sunday of life".
Since this long phase he never dissapointed me. It is THE experience to join his music. Nobody else is a genius like him.Thank you for the music.....
agreed friend!
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Hi, I am Erika. I from Colombia. Thanks for allowing me to please my soul with your music.
jUST BRILLIANT ...i DONT THINK THIS MAN KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES!
Once again, it sounds completely different, yet *feels* like Steven. Love it.
It gets better with every re-listen. And the lyrics are so contemporary and thought-provoking.
Really? I thought the lyrics were 15 year old Marxist level
@@Spright91 Marxist-Level? Let me guess: You are an U.S. Citizen?
@@Spright91 Nothing is marxist about the lyrics man, it's just talking about consumerism.
Love it. Extremely addictive. Which I think is the point.
Yes i'm addicted to this too
Best song I have heard in a long time. Yep.
The brilliant solo at the end of the song crying .. “Don’t do it” “ Enough stop it already !”
This feels like a personal attack. Although I don't buy stuff much, but I buy things that aren't an absolute necessity. Amazing piece, SW!
I felt attacked too hahaha
Making us look at ourselves a little bit critically.. No bad thing every so often. And also guilty of buying lots of stuff I don't "need"
Well, I'm definitely not buying this Deluxe edition boxset.
@Matthew Gammon so... You're never moving out of your moms basement?
Well it's all relative. I bet Steven Wilson buys a whole lot more stuff than any of us, that many minimalists and anti-consumerists would deem to be over-the-top consumerism. But for him he would say these items are essential - like his extensive record and CD collection. It's easy to judge the buying decisions of other people while we defend our own though.
I will always love Steven Wilson ❤️
I liked the part where Elton John went through his vacation packing checklist
This comment deserves to be more popular 😂
"This is just my standard packing list."
😂😂😂😂
Me too
Hahaha 🤣
Oh boy, an Elton John monologue. A sure way to bring an interesting piece of music to a grinding halt.
It fits perfectly with the message, the robotic electronic music, ironically reminding of the music in shopping malls. Its of course leaps and bounds above the average electro song in terms of meaning and composition.
70ies Disco beat, synths like J.M. Jarre, choirs like Chique, great lyrics and message, and a shimmer of prog. Almost no guitars. Great fusion. Some folks might dislike it. I definitely like it. Looking forward to the live shows
Steven has no limits
Excellent 21 century's piece of music..true artists create music first of all in order to satisfy their own need, not to satisfy their audience..Mr Wilson is one of them..
Non male radiofonica dal vivo sarà una bomba!!
Gutted The Future Bites has been pushed back! I want it now. 😢 Ahhhh.
This song arrives just in time. The virus stopped the earth and in the silence, we can hear clearer. We buy and long to have so much stuff that is totally unnecessary. We pay attention to so many things that aren't worth it. We argue about topics that in the end, doesn't make a real difference in our lives. Idk it just made me think
That´s exactly the same statement what I´m thinking too.
@@manuelson80 Aaaand the music is incredible too! Get people to think while being groovy (and spacy) like fucking hell!
@@sidnew2739 Of course Without questions- The music is incredible!
Strange that the timing is good. It’s crazy.
Truth!
This should have millions of views !
And after all this time i must admit, that this is one of my favourite songs from S.W
Hell yes is amazing! 😍
The 80s still alive.
The musical composition and the way this track sounds like it was supposed to be launched back in 2016.
I like this dark massive attack Vibe in the beginning. This song grows and grows. Steven Wilson is a Great Songwriter!
The more I listen to this track, the more I like it and the more it sticks in my head. That's a good sign.
Well, good job once again, magician Wilson.
The music makes you feel a certain way. That is why I love this man. This makes me feel stressed out. But its upbeat and fast. It's like fake happy. But at the same time it's dark. Like you cant stop the beat/shopping. Compulsive. Like something is wrong. Love music that makes me THINK. He has done it once again folks!!
What an amazing artist Steve is. Love it.
I was scanning the radio in the car and heard something I didn't immediately recognize, but it had a similar vibe to this song. Then I heard the voices come in, and it was ABBA 'Lay all your love on me'. He said in interview Abba was one of his influences.
The more I hear the more addictive it becomes
Steven Wilson you're GOD
Saw your vocal cover of Phariah! Dam your an amazing singer @Derrick!
@@jennyx655anna6 wow. Thank u very much!
Sorry GOD is GOD and He hates this song too
A me piace, ho già prenotato l’album. Steven è l’artista numero 1 del nuovo millennio
I just love this song
This Steven Wilson guy is gonna outshine almost all the others. Sheer brilliance.
It is so bad compared to most of his other work.
SW has reached a level capable of creating music like this, electronic of the best quality. Fantastic!!! I want more !!!
The best musician today !!!
Steven Wilson & Elton John!!! I can officially die happy, now!!
*Steven (:
His name is in the title and you still managed to fuck it up
@@NSalonen hahahaha, c'mon, he was over excited!
@@NSalonen shit happens bro.
Just a gorgeous surprise 🤩
This guy never disappoints! A true musical genius, seen him many times live and always gives a perfect show! I do miss porcupine tree but as long as sw keeps making art/music I'm happy!
The Prince of Prog vs. Scissor Sisters ... brilliant!
This guy just gets better and better .