No truer words were EVER spoken. Mike Portnoy introduced me to Porcupine Tree in 2004 because of this album. I was HOOK line & sinker after and was so disappointed when they disbanded in late 2009
Steven Wilson , is also a producer ( Opeth , Anathema) and audio engineer in high demand having remastered dozens of classic prog albums by Yes , King Crimson, Jethro Till , as well as Tears For Fears....his solo work is excellent as well....
During the pandemic I was first exposed to Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson. A gold mine in itself. Then Nightwish. Where have I been living? We are not exposed to this on normal radio. We have reactions like this to bring people in. Keep it up!
This album is a modern day Prog masterpiece!!! After this please do a reaction to their next album 'Deadwing' . Another one of their heavier and atmospheric album.. Welcome to the PT world!!
what about The Incident or Fear on a Blank Planet? Uffff Those are amazing as well. Absolutely love this band. Nice reaction. I love seeing people fall in love with my favourite groups
Thanks to yours comments, everyone finds happiness in listening to Porcupine, light or hard, moments which are calculated and well adjusted with the voice of Steven, but also in duet, the instruments, the background, the various sounds and the mixing of all these noises which plunges us into another world although all the pieces are different they are, all, more or less a masterpiece, where the ears and the smile they give us, are the only witnesses, personly I never have enough from them and like always to discover !
A Polish friend of mine introduced PT to me back maybe ten years ago now. Been obsessed since. I returned the favour couple years later by introducing her to Polands Riverside. You should check out thier album Second life Syndrome
Ah this was me: Metalhead listening to Blackest Eyes for the first time. Fell in love and stayed that way. Steven Wilson music has the best solos and riffs.
I love the way this album makes you smile. PT makes me smile like this. Every album is a masterpiece that gives the feels. As an aside, if you want a heavier album that will make you smile listen to Warcrab - The Howling Silence. That is such a feel good album that will make you grin like an idiot. Throwback to old school death metal but played in a sublime way.
Welcome to the awesomeness of PT. :) They are a gift that keeps on giving. Fantastic band, amazing album, and the production is impeccable. I love Steven Wilson's solo work, but PT as a band had a particular magic that I sorely miss. Maybe the best example of the sum being more than its parts.
Have you heard of Pineapple Thief - The Wilderness? Also from Kscope label. Gavin Harrison joined them after PT and they are making some amazing music! Would recommend you give the album a listen :)
Really enjoyed your reaction to the first 4 songs. You've chosen a good place to start. I think In Absentia is probably my favourite PT album, although Fear of a Blank Planet runs it close. As others have said, Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree's frontman, main composer, vocalist and guitarist) also has an extensive catalogue of solo work and collaborations. Plenty of other stuff that will blow your mind! Looking forward to Parts 2 and 3
Also, the subject matter for In Absentia is incredibly dark. You think you're being sung a lullaby, but you're being told a horror story! Lips of Ashes is just horrific.
Thoroughly enjoyed your reaction... I'm an old guy who's lived through the music of the 60's, 70's and beyond and I discovered Porcupine Tree by ha[y accident a couple of years ago... probably about the same time as you did and have been seriously hocked ever since.... They are a band that have stellar musicians in it... And the wonder is that their live versions are just as awesome as thier studio versions. Keep on Rocking.... I'm going to check to see if you have done the live version of Aneathsetize yet.
I'm always late to the party. Although I'd heard of PT, I finally got around to listening to them after they'd parted company! Still, better late than never to discover incredible music, I guess! I'm forever putting covers up on Instagram because their riffs are so damn good!
I would do Stupid Dream next, followed by Lightbulb Sun, Fear and Deadwing. The Incident is not on that same level... Their earlier more spacey stuff is also excellent, with The Sky Moves Sideways as a real highlight...
Welcome to the PT/Steven Wilson universe! You should try the video to SW’s song The Raven That Refused to Sing. It’s a wintertime version of the wall behind you!
Porcupine Tree for me is the perfect band. They have metal riffs and excellent solos, all the changes you'd associate with prog-rock, a ton of soul and ambient sounds rare in any of the above categories. All other music feels empty after PT... except Opeth. :)
Hey man just want to wish you luck with your channel! Also looking forward to more Porcupine Tree reactions but also of other bands if you plan on doing them.
Good luck with your channel, this is really promising! I will definately check part 2 of this reaction also. You have a lot of good music to look forward to if you just discovered Porcupine Tree! One of the best concerts I have attended was with this band - in a small theatre in Bergen, Norway ca 2010 - amazing songs and musicianship, and the sound was crystal clear! (the drummer has also played with King Crimson!)
I'm reminded a bit of Jethro Tull ... some Yes ... even a bit of America ... PT brings up fans from all around the world ... Well done, atwfoomn! You got 100% watch time from me with this one! Thank you for posting!
This album could almost be described as prog-pop, several of the songs are so catchy, but with a prog ethos - Polyrhythms and odd time signatures. Great drums from Gavin Harrison and amazing sound design from Richard Barbieri on keys and what production!
Great video, man ! Much prefer this format of reacting to the album as the band originally intended it.. Steven Wilson tends to be a big proponent of the "concept album" for his material (with In Absentia in particular being centred around serial killers).
The vocal harmonies are a driving force of their sound. The only other band (that I’m familiar with) that did it this well was Alice In Chains. While AIC vocals were more haunting, PT is just full and glorious.
When is Part 2 coming? Loved your reaction. It's nice and unique to react to the entire album and Porcupine Tree are known to create albums, not singles. The complete experience can only be experienced when the whole album is heard. Hoping to see many more Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson reactions, including live performances. Cheers from India. 🇮🇳
Part 2 should be coming out this weekend! There will definitely be more Porcupine Tree reactions in the future, including live performances, so stay tuned!
7:50 - If you already know the song, why would you not try to take a different view for it? A live performance perhaps? (like this: th-cam.com/video/ut3OQzfaeSw/w-d-xo.html )
IMO, an exploration of Porcupine Tree should start with their live performances. Very few bands are better live but indeed, many of their songs are better live. They are so clean and tight. They are all incredible musicians and Steven Wilson's voice seems to have more depth on stage. Where to start: Arriving Somewhere but not Here, live from Chicago. Anesthetize, live from Tilburg. The Start of Something Beautiful, live from Chicago. Dark Matter, live from. Tilburg.
No, not again those songs. I like it much better this way: full album from beginning to end, like it was intended (for sure) by this artist. This way people get to know them the right way. I personally find many other songs by PT much much better then most songs you mention and I feel more people should know more songs then only these few. I've seen enough reactors doing these songs. So: don't do these songs individually, but take the albums and listen to them as a whole and start with Signify after this one. It's a much much better trip then singling out a few "greatest reactor hits".
Funny when you realize how much Gavin will improvise on the live stuff. Sad it took the last year and a half to actually check PT out... knew Steven from the Storm Corrosion album... really wish I learned of the band earlier
Once you discover Porcupine Tree your musical landscape changes forever"
So true
No truer words were EVER spoken. Mike Portnoy introduced me to Porcupine Tree in 2004 because of this album. I was HOOK line & sinker after and was so disappointed when they disbanded in late 2009
Well I hope you were re appointed last year!@@USMCSDI
Once you discover Porcupine Tree you suddenly realise how boring a lot of other bands actually are. The rabbit hole is deep, prepare to get lost.
That can be said about prog in general. For me, it was Opeth, which eventually led me to PT. Prog makes anything in 4/4 time sound stale.
Steven Wilson is one of the few who is allowed singing "Lalala" and it sounds amazing. 😁 Great reaction
So true 🤣🤣
"Blackest Eyes" is prog-metal gold...simply stunning....welcome.
Steven Wilson , is also a producer ( Opeth , Anathema) and audio engineer in high demand having remastered dozens of classic prog albums by Yes , King Crimson, Jethro Till , as well as Tears For Fears....his solo work is excellent as well....
and his acknowledgement to Meshuggah
Oh no, don't talk about anathema, it makes me cry
He is one crazy talented guy.
During the pandemic I was first exposed to Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson. A gold mine in itself. Then Nightwish. Where have I been living? We are not exposed to this on normal radio. We have reactions like this to bring people in. Keep it up!
Love Porcupine Tree, very underrated band in my opinion, despite being relatively famous
This album is a modern day Prog masterpiece!!!
After this please do a reaction to their next album 'Deadwing' . Another one of their heavier and atmospheric album..
Welcome to the PT world!!
Yeah Deadwing album was amazing
what about The Incident or Fear on a Blank Planet? Uffff Those are amazing as well. Absolutely love this band. Nice reaction. I love seeing people fall in love with my favourite groups
Best valentine's card I've ever seen: "you're tying me up, I'm dying of love, it's okay".
Thanks to yours comments, everyone finds happiness in listening to Porcupine, light or hard, moments which are calculated and well adjusted with
the voice of Steven, but also in duet, the instruments, the background, the various sounds and the mixing of all these noises which plunges us into another world although all the pieces are different they are, all, more or less a masterpiece, where the ears and the smile they give us, are the only witnesses, personly I never have enough from them and like always to discover !
A Polish friend of mine introduced PT to me back maybe ten years ago now. Been obsessed since. I returned the favour couple years later by introducing her to Polands Riverside. You should check out thier album Second life Syndrome
Ah this was me: Metalhead listening to Blackest Eyes for the first time. Fell in love and stayed that way. Steven Wilson music has the best solos and riffs.
Porcupine Tree is an experience. Their stuff with Gavin Harrison is extremely great.
I believe you'd find Opeth - Moon Above, Sun Below brings a smile to your face and your ears.
Lips of ashes is such a wonderful piece of music, so atmospheric 🙏😊🇬🇧
I love the way this album makes you smile. PT makes me smile like this. Every album is a masterpiece that gives the feels.
As an aside, if you want a heavier album that will make you smile listen to Warcrab - The Howling Silence. That is such a feel good album that will make you grin like an idiot. Throwback to old school death metal but played in a sublime way.
he is the most successful musician in gb that almost nobody knows
Welcome to the awesomeness of PT. :) They are a gift that keeps on giving. Fantastic band, amazing album, and the production is impeccable. I love Steven Wilson's solo work, but PT as a band had a particular magic that I sorely miss. Maybe the best example of the sum being more than its parts.
Have you heard of Pineapple Thief - The Wilderness? Also from Kscope label. Gavin Harrison joined them after PT and they are making some amazing music! Would recommend you give the album a listen :)
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Of course I know them. Loved them long before Gavin joined, but he truly elevated them to another level. ;)
Really enjoyed your reaction to the first 4 songs. You've chosen a good place to start. I think In Absentia is probably my favourite PT album, although Fear of a Blank Planet runs it close. As others have said, Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree's frontman, main composer, vocalist and guitarist) also has an extensive catalogue of solo work and collaborations. Plenty of other stuff that will blow your mind! Looking forward to Parts 2 and 3
Also, the subject matter for In Absentia is incredibly dark. You think you're being sung a lullaby, but you're being told a horror story! Lips of Ashes is just horrific.
Thoroughly enjoyed your reaction... I'm an old guy who's lived through the music of the 60's, 70's and beyond and I discovered Porcupine Tree by ha[y accident a couple of years ago... probably about the same time as you did and have been seriously hocked ever since.... They are a band that have stellar musicians in it... And the wonder is that their live versions are just as awesome as thier studio versions. Keep on Rocking.... I'm going to check to see if you have done the live version of Aneathsetize yet.
Porcupine Tree is highly addictive. Next you’ll move to live videos. Next you want to see them live. Do it when you can. You won’t believe it
I think you'd enjoy Polish prog band, Riverside.
I'm always late to the party. Although I'd heard of PT, I finally got around to listening to them after they'd parted company! Still, better late than never to discover incredible music, I guess! I'm forever putting covers up on Instagram because their riffs are so damn good!
I would do Stupid Dream next, followed by Lightbulb Sun, Fear and Deadwing. The Incident is not on that same level... Their earlier more spacey stuff is also excellent, with The Sky Moves Sideways as a real highlight...
damn... looking forward to the next parts! entire album is a masterpiece.
Welcome to the PT/Steven Wilson universe!
You should try the video to SW’s song The Raven That Refused to Sing.
It’s a wintertime version of the wall behind you!
PT was really good. There was no weak points. Need I say? Arriving Somewhere But Not Here.
Lips od ashes....no words needed.
Porcupine Tree for me is the perfect band. They have metal riffs and excellent solos, all the changes you'd associate with prog-rock, a ton of soul and ambient sounds rare in any of the above categories. All other music feels empty after PT... except Opeth. :)
Hey man just want to wish you luck with your channel! Also looking forward to more Porcupine Tree reactions but also of other bands if you plan on doing them.
Good luck with your channel, this is really promising! I will definately check part 2 of this reaction also. You have a lot of good music to look forward to if you just discovered Porcupine Tree! One of the best concerts I have attended was with this band - in a small theatre in Bergen, Norway ca 2010 - amazing songs and musicianship, and the sound was crystal clear! (the drummer has also played with King Crimson!)
Excellent album! Every PT song is full of surprises and contrasts and atmosphere!!! 🎸🎵🎤 Great reactions btw 😃
I'm reminded a bit of Jethro Tull ... some Yes ... even a bit of America ... PT brings up fans from all around the world ... Well done, atwfoomn! You got 100% watch time from me with this one! Thank you for posting!
This album could almost be described as prog-pop, several of the songs are so catchy, but with a prog ethos - Polyrhythms and odd time signatures. Great drums from Gavin Harrison and amazing sound design from Richard Barbieri on keys and what production!
You should react to "Anesthetize" Live performance. You'll thank me later, I'm telling you! ^^
Agreed
its an amazing album start to finish , mellow, catchy, heavy (especialy fred west track strip the soul)
Fantastic record by an incredible band. Try Steven Wilson's solo stuff - it's even better.
Great video, man ! Much prefer this format of reacting to the album as the band originally intended it..
Steven Wilson tends to be a big proponent of the "concept album" for his material (with In Absentia in particular being centred around serial killers).
The vocal harmonies are a driving force of their sound. The only other band (that I’m familiar with) that did it this well was Alice In Chains. While AIC vocals were more haunting, PT is just full and glorious.
I’m HOOKED!!
Amazing album.
When is Part 2 coming? Loved your reaction. It's nice and unique to react to the entire album and Porcupine Tree are known to create albums, not singles. The complete experience can only be experienced when the whole album is heard. Hoping to see many more Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson reactions, including live performances. Cheers from India. 🇮🇳
Part 2 should be coming out this weekend! There will definitely be more Porcupine Tree reactions in the future, including live performances, so stay tuned!
John Wesley is the other guitarist that harmonises with Wilson there perfect!!!!!!!!!!
15:29 - Gavin Harrison: th-cam.com/video/6suv3mraIhw/w-d-xo.html
Such an great drummer he is.
Lips Of Ashes is my favorite
Listen to Deadwing next.
Please do their new Closure/Continuation
7:50 - If you already know the song, why would you not try to take a different view for it? A live performance perhaps?
(like this: th-cam.com/video/ut3OQzfaeSw/w-d-xo.html )
The lead singer
Is the band.
Full disclosure: Listening to PT IS full disclosure!
TURN IT UP! :)
Blackest Eyes is about Ted Bundy
Please, please listen to Turnstile and their album Glow On. You won't regret it.
IMO, an exploration of Porcupine Tree should start with their live performances. Very few bands are better live but indeed, many of their songs are better live. They are so clean and tight. They are all incredible musicians and Steven Wilson's voice seems to have more depth on stage.
Where to start:
Arriving Somewhere but not Here, live from Chicago.
Anesthetize, live from Tilburg.
The Start of Something Beautiful, live from Chicago.
Dark Matter, live from. Tilburg.
No, not again those songs. I like it much better this way: full album from beginning to end, like it was intended (for sure) by this artist. This way people get to know them the right way. I personally find many other songs by PT much much better then most songs you mention and I feel more people should know more songs then only these few. I've seen enough reactors doing these songs. So: don't do these songs individually, but take the albums and listen to them as a whole and start with Signify after this one. It's a much much better trip then singling out a few "greatest reactor hits".
Funny when you realize how much Gavin will improvise on the live stuff. Sad it took the last year and a half to actually check PT out... knew Steven from the Storm Corrosion album... really wish I learned of the band earlier
Hav you done Time flies yet. If not why are you waiting. Deadwing album
You should check out Cigarettes after sex. Just think of slow dance music with F'd up lyrics. I have actually been enjoying their sound.