If its a soundcheck, its probably the last before the show, when the sound basically was in place, but as a sound engineer myself, this would have beeen my dream sound check, everything is perfect in this production, and Ninet would have made me cry for making it one of the happiest days of my life being part of it
My guess is because the song is about a woman, who is all alone in her house, always facing the loss of her loved ones, meanwhile, the group is performing the song about her, in a hall that is all alone. Somehow it makes the story even more heart-breaking.
Don't get me wrong. Ninet is amazing but this is an outstanding song regardless. Ninet was just a perfect fit for the song. It made the song perfect. It was outstanding by every measure to begin with.
That's what happens with the beauty of progressive rock and other beautiful genres out there. The thing is that the mass is not always willing to hear this pure arte that we enjoy so much.
I agreed but it doesn't grab me as much as cocaine and Abel by amigo the devil. I requested more to that. But Steven Wilson and porcupine tree have no bad compositions at all
It's seems that canned music is what people have learned to consume. I quit listening to the radio many years ago when they just played the same songs over and over. I lived pink Floyd but hated only hearing another brick in the wall every other song. Then I started going to the"weird bands" locally that were in no way weird. You will never hear this work if art on and mainstream radio. It's a shame. Music should make you feel. I could go on but I think I'm preaching to the choir here. Peace, my porcupine tree loving friends.
This album, this absolutely stainless steel album, I strongly believe it will be recognised as one of the best of all time. 50 years from now, it will play as smoothly as The Dark Side Of The Moon does now.
Everybody is praising Steven Wilson and Ninat Tayeb, I would like to appreciate the guitarist for his amazing solo and the Keyboard artist for his awesome background score......
Steven has said his manager told him this is the most depressing song he as ever hear. Steven took it as a compliment. What a great song and Ninet is perfect in it too.
Can confirm -although at 7:35 (of this take) it rebounds in one hell of a hopeful and optimistic tapestry that seems to even-things out a bit -IMO . I figure some of Wilsons music prepares you for grieving if you are fortunate enough to not have lost a real close loved one.
I don't like the word 'depressing' being attributed to music (or any other art form for that matter). Sad, maybe, and thought-provoking, too. As a clinical depressive, I can attest to the fact that this song does not depress me at all.
brings me to tears every time I listen to this song too, so so powerful in emotion, I can't think of another song that moves me to tears so much. Makes me reflect greatly on the brutality of living this life....
So sorry to hear that, I know how it is, I recomend you to lear about EFT Tapping (Emotional Freedom Technique), to heal yourself, mucho light to you mate.
Ninet Tayeb absolutely kills it on this song. I really can not imagine this song without a strong female vocal. I understand why Mr. Wilson likes to collaborate with her. She is amazing. I have watched this video dozens of times and I have never gotten bored with it or tired of it. This is, to me, a perfect song.
I was my father's carer for three years after my mother died. When he died I had no idea why I was alive. At one point I put a pair of his pyjamas in his bed and I used to take them drinks (he hadn't been able to eat for his last few weeks) and read to them. I moved on - he died twenty eight years, six months and twenty seven days ago. But in a way, I haven't moved on at all. I bought him a little bell to keep beside him for the rare occasions when I wasn't in his room with him and he needed anything. Even now, if I knock his bell and it rings, I can't help but call out, "Coming." It was hell, but I am very glad I had the opportunity to be there for him.
FOR ALL OF US CAREGIVERS WHO WERE THE ANSWER TO THE BELL OF BELOVED ONES SLOWLY PASSING OVER..... HSO MANY TIMES I THANK GOD I WAS THERE TO ANSWER. GOD BLESS YOU TODAY AND Always❤️🙏🏼✝️✡️🕎✝️✡️🙏🏼❤️💥⚡️⚡️🌺
WTF dude, go away with your poor me flag waving - if you have not been able to move on then it's you that has issues. I most certainly agree that death is horrible and exceedingly painful, especially when it's one's parents, but time is, without a doubt and to use the old cliche, the universal healer. 28 years is more than sufficient for any normal brain.
The hook that starts at 06:14 is quite possibly the most hauntingly beautiful piece of music I've ever heard. With Ninet's vocals backed by the long, sweeping guitars it screams despair, reaching the breakingpoint, yet also perseverance and strength. It's astonishing.
I totally agree. I was driving when I first heard this, and that part blew my fucking head back and pulled my heart out! Like most of Wilson's work it's sublime. And her vocals are off the scale.
6:14 La voz junto a la melodía de ese minuto es una de las mejores que pude haber escuchado. Gracias Steven, Ninet y todo el equipo que realizó semejante creación.
I can only watch this a few times a year - it's that emotional for me. Recovering from ptsd is about moving on but not forgetting. Thank you for this and the cathartic tears it always brings....
Omg Ninet, your vocal is absolutely devastatingly beautiful, SW really amazing how he wrote and performs this excellent work of art, and Jess Cope visually captures the same so well!
Just found this for the first time. I listen to and watch tons of music videos looking for something that's a bit special. This is special. They have got everything right, the music, the singing and the video are just so spot on. I wouldn't change a thing. It amazes me how once in a blue moon I find something like this, that I never heard of before and just wonder how it's possible that something so good isn't widely known about, that's criminal. Well done to everybody involved in making this music and video. It's going straight into my elite music video locker.
I agree on the ":widely known" aspect you stated. It's almost like other musicians have conspired to keep Steven muted because of his immense talent. I am 67 and I have RARELY seen an artist with the skill of Steven. I had tickets to see him in December of 2018 but a snow storm kept me from getting there, three hours from where I live. I hope I get a second chance.
Was afraid to watch because this song tears my heart. But how can I ignore to listen such a masterpiece again. So, as I was afraid: tears and permanent goosebumps. This is genius and so deep touching
S.w. spills his life over pages nd composes them in the loneliest ways possible with great passionate a feel.. and Ninet Tayeb..hats off to this woman.. she's an Isrelian actress too..she's considered to be the hottest Isrelian woman existing and her vocals ..🤘
@@timirdas5537 Well stated. I missed a chance to see Steven in Asheville, North Carolina. Snow storm prevented me from getting there. I hope I have another chance some day.
This song is so intense. One of the very few times I cried during a gig (I discovered the video during the concert). When Ninet climbed into the high notes, I had the thrills.
Same experience here. I hadn't seen the video before and watching it behind the band just struck a chord, especially being a father of two boys. Such a haunting, intense song! As I was wiping my eyes I noticed many others doing the same, so we weren't alone. Happy Returns was another moment that just hit me hard. Those lyrics, that melody and the solo. So freaking intense (and depressing), especially live!
@@lemas156 HCE tour, he played the whole album in a 300 years old theater in Cremona. Perfect acoustic, fantastic atmosphere, an enthralled public. I sang Happy Returns in unison with a girl standing before me. I kinda sang in her hair, the old theater's stalls were so close. Didn't see her face, I was behind her, but I felt such closeness, a sense of intimacy born from a shared emotion. When it ended, I had tears in my eyes. Didn't want to break the moment by seeing her face, so I left hurriedly just after the gig ended. Girl, wherever you are, thank you for that moment =)
You are missing an important detail. This special show had a dresscode. If you wanted to come then you had to wear a chair costume. As you can see, the whole concert hall is full of people!
She is a force of nature. It makes me reminisce of Ann Wilson during the 70's, in terms of Ninet's raw power, range and charisma. That this was done as warm up to what I am sure must have been an amazing show...oof. I just saw Steven in Zurich two weeks ago and he did not play this song, which I guess is literally impossible without her voice and presence. He and his band were still awesome of course....
I just wish Steven Wilson would keep on doing that style, that gloomy, bleak, depressing style of music. God I love it. I got lucky enough to witness Ninet's talent here in Montreal during one of his tours... Magic.
Every single time I listen to this song I ball my eyes out. It doesn’t matter if it’s in the middle of a Steven Wilson concert or if I’m at my home. But it’s the good kind of cry. The last couple of years it has gotten even worse after we lost our niece to cancer. She was only 15 and it broke our hearts......
Kimael, you will overcome the grief and dry your eyes and someday cherish this Stephen Wilson track for the fond memories of family pain. take care pal
Don't ever let go, try to let go, don't ever let go, try to let go, don't ever... There is deep meaning behind these lyrics! Beautiful song and animation... Congrats to the creators!
Everytime that I listen to the 7:28 part, an electric wave flows through my entire body, it's something inexplicable but most beautiful thing at the same time.
That riff and scream at around 7:23 then quiet gave me chills from head to toe! Another masterpiece from Steven & Ninet. Looking forward to catching Steven in Tampa, Florida in two weeks (Steven my good man, you have to bring Ninet with you on one of your American tours - she is a phenomenal vocalist). Cheers!
Steven is in a class of his own- "Recording/Writing/feeling/passion and truth. He truly is the most inspiring composer/performer alive today. I have see him twice live and he has personally changed my life for the better.
Then she probably won't be at the Tampa show next week. John Wesley (who toured as a guitarist with Porcupine Tree) is going to open for Steven. John is from the suburban Tampa area, and opened for Steven the last time I saw him in Orlando.
Ah the beauty of social media and the internet.... I’d never even heard of this Steven Wilson guy about half an hour ago. I randomly happened upon a link on TH-cam to a Roland drum clinic by Craig Blundell (whom I had also never heard of), discovered that he’d played in some prog rock band with Nick Beggs from Kajagoogoo back in the day, thought “that sounds intriguing” and now I’m on Amazon ordering the Blu-ray of this concert!
John Rhodes: Great comment. There is Porcupine Tree and Blackfield to catch up on for starters. The PT work is mindbogglingly great and so is the Blackfield project for that matter. The latter tends to be more subdued stuff. Enjoy....Steven is a genius if there ever was one.
I came across PT after seeing King Crimson. I had heard of the band, but never the music. I think I thought it was another Seattle band or something. But watching Gavin Harrison play that night made me look deeper at him. I came across the video for Anesthetize, then Russia On Ice. I kept seeing the videos for SW but wanted to absorb the PT before I checked out the solo guy. Then I saw he was coming to ATL in concert. Immersion.
@@Gerf2112 Gavin is one of the best drummers I have ever seen. I have seen Ginger Baker, John Bonham and Bill Bruford in concert and he can go with the best of them. Bill was the absolute best I ever saw. Caught him with YES in the early days. Amazing percussionist.
I first heard of Steven Wilson singing Can Utility And The Coastliners with Steve Hackett - really thought he had a great voice Then I started getting into his songs, like this one.. which is absolutely haunting and mesmerizing! Ninet's soul is pouring out - what an incredible voice. The story is so sad that I can't experience this song too often, yet it is so beautiful and relevant to the world we live in that I can't stop listening to it. I want to share this with my friends on social media but very few of them have my taste in music and I am afraid they would not get it or worse, not even bother to listen.
OK, I know as I am getting older, I get more sensitive. But I gotta tell you, I've been listening to this song many, many times. And it still chokes me up everytime I give it a listen. And a watch, because this video makes it that much more emotional. Emotions, isn't that why we give music a fuck to begin with? GOAT in my opinion.
Just recently introduced to Steven Wilson. Between this, Drive Home and The Raven that refused to sing....you have a trifecta of beautifully depressing music....it's bloody brilliant
my three favs. and also home invasion from hand cannot erase "another day on earth has passed me by. and i have lost all faith in whats outside. the awning of the stars across the sky. in the wreckage of the night" every time i hear that chorus i swear i get a peek/glimpse of joyces' decaying skeletal remains bathed in the screen light of the television that remained switched on throughout the entire ordeal of her death and decay. it's so creepy and curious. but frightening that someone is capable of getting all that into what is essentially just sound. that mans' a fucking genius without any shadow of a doubt.
Wow Steven Wilson ist ein unglaublicher Musiker. Dieser Song löst heftige Emotionen aus. Das Arrangement der Instrumente, die Stimme der Sängerin, - ein Meisterwerk.
This is SO emotional and so supurbly played and sung. Ninet has voice of an angel. I have played this I think about 20 times and still get a thrill out of it.
An absolute privilege to have been at seven of the gigs on that tour, including all three at ‘The Hall’. Truly, Steven Wilson owns the ‘residency rights’ there! And to witness the performances of this. So very many in the audience with ‘something in their eyes’ after this majestic song
Magician and mystical! Vocals were "over the top"! Beautiful harmonies! Ms.Nanet has incredible vocal range! All the musicians performance was stunning!!
Chanson absolument merveilleuse avec la voix incroyable de Ninet Taieb et Steven Wilson 🙏 À chaque écoute, mon esprit s'apaise, mon cœur s'emballe, mes sens sont en éveil ❤️ Merci à ces deux extraordinaires musiciens 🙏
They are all amazing musicians, but as a guitarist myself, I want to shout out to the guitarist here (sorry I don't know his name). He plays the acoustic part without a single even slightly muted note despite complex chord shapes and his solos are totally on-point. Kudos brother.
@@robertedge4183 Just to clarify, the original recording as per the CD was Guthrie Govan but for complex reasons he did not go on tour so Alex Hutchings stood in.
I've always considered this as, "When a bands practice is better than most other bands' performance." ;) Saw Porcupine Tree live this last year at Radio City with my two teen kids. For time for both of them, although they saw Steven Wilson's last solo tour. We got to NYC early and were walking down the block along the side of Radio City. I stopped the kids and put my ear to the door and we heard PT warming up. I got some audio on my phone as well. Surreal moment. ~2 hours from my kids seeing PT for the first time and we got a sample standing on the curb in NYC. :)
"Routine" What do I do with all the children's clothes Such tiny things that still smell of them And the footprints in the hallway Onto my knees scrub them away And how to be of use make the tea and the soup All of their favorites throw them away And all their schoolbooks and the running shoes Washing and cleaning the dirty steel sink Routine keeps me in line Helps me pass the time Concentrate my mind Helps me to sleep And keep making beds and keep the cat fed Open the Windows let the air in And keep the house clean and keep the routine Paintings they make still stuck to the fridge Keep cleaning keep ironing Cooking their meals on the stainless steel hob Keep washing keep scrubbing Long until the dark comes to bruise the sky Deep in the debt to night Routine keeps me in line Helps me pass the time Helps me to sleep Routine keeps me in line Helps me pass the time Helps me to sleep The most beautiful morning forever Like the ones from far off, far off away With the hum of the bees in the jasmine sway Don't ever let go Try to let go Don't ever let go Try to let go Don't ever......
No doubt, Steven Wilson is one of the greats of our age. Composer, musician, talent spotter. Huge talent himself. I am so grateful to have been born in his time.
One of the best compositions from Steven Wilson.. listening to the song for 8 years now, saw him perform the song at Shilong weekender 2016( the happiest Music festival ironically).. amazing creation.. Ninet sang the song from the heart, and it gives me goosebumps every time I listen to the song. Lots of love from India, hope to see all of Steven Wilson's band together oneday.. PS- PLEASE COME TO INDIA AGAIN... -A Crazy fan
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One of the best soundchecks ever performed at the Royal Albert Hall on TH-cam. Who agrees?
This isn't a soundcheck it's an emotional masterpiece.
My thought exactly.
Even with an open mind, the experience would have been beyond phenomenal
If its a soundcheck, its probably the last before the show, when the sound basically was in place, but as a sound engineer myself, this would have beeen my dream sound check, everything is perfect in this production, and Ninet would have made me cry for making it one of the happiest days of my life being part of it
me,,,about 1000%
There is something about this being performed to an empty hall that increases the emotional impact 100-fold!!
Agree 100%
Wow you are right. And no audience reaction of course. This is really a treat to be able to see like this.
My guess is because the song is about a woman, who is all alone in her house, always facing the loss of her loved ones,
meanwhile, the group is performing the song about her, in a hall that is all alone.
Somehow it makes the story even more heart-breaking.
ghosts are we all singing our cold songs
I agree completely. I saw it performed in that very room on the Hand Cannot Erase tour and it was earth shattering but this is equally as impacting.
Ninet totally changed the whole dynamic of this song. Wilson wrote something good. She made the song outstanding
Don't get me wrong. Ninet is amazing but this is an outstanding song regardless. Ninet was just a perfect fit for the song. It made the song perfect. It was outstanding by every measure to begin with.
Ninet became godess in this song
Her voice is something else
This should be recognized worldwide as one of the best songs of all time. The emotional impact is just over the scale.
Especially the desperate scream @7:18 and the rest of the song leaves me crying each time
That's what happens with the beauty of progressive rock and other beautiful genres out there. The thing is that the mass is not always willing to hear this pure arte that we enjoy so much.
I agreed but it doesn't grab me as much as cocaine and Abel by amigo the devil. I requested more to that. But Steven Wilson and porcupine tree have no bad compositions at all
It's seems that canned music is what people have learned to consume. I quit listening to the radio many years ago when they just played the same songs over and over. I lived pink Floyd but hated only hearing another brick in the wall every other song. Then I started going to the"weird bands" locally that were in no way weird. You will never hear this work if art on and mainstream radio. It's a shame. Music should make you feel. I could go on but I think I'm preaching to the choir here. Peace, my porcupine tree loving friends.
This album, this absolutely stainless steel album, I strongly believe it will be recognised as one of the best of all time. 50 years from now, it will play as smoothly as The Dark Side Of The Moon does now.
Everybody is praising Steven Wilson and Ninat Tayeb, I would like to appreciate the guitarist for his amazing solo and the Keyboard artist for his awesome background score......
the guitarist is the great Alex Hutchings,check him out
Yea
Isn't Guthrie Govan the main writer of this solo ?
@@mehdibelhous9279 ya !
+1
Why Wilsons music isn’t widely known is beyond me. He’s an absolute genius.
It's hard to twerk to
@@laaaliiiluuu hard yet not impossible... Hence the couple of million views
His music is too complicate for the wider audience. Frankly, I like it this way.
@@cristiantudose208 seconded. Id hate to find this on a tiktok video with a 16 yo pretending to have depression.
His music is very widely known.
Steven has said his manager told him this is the most depressing song he as ever hear. Steven took it as a compliment. What a great song and Ninet is perfect in it too.
He's been know to say before "Stop Swimming", that sad songs are the most beautiful
Can confirm -although at 7:35 (of this take) it rebounds in one hell of a hopeful and optimistic tapestry that seems to even-things out a bit -IMO . I figure some of Wilsons music prepares you for grieving if you are fortunate enough to not have lost a real close loved one.
At his concert in Paris - July 2018, Steven joked about the Top-3 of his own songs he found the most depressing - the n°1 being Postcard!
I don't like the word 'depressing' being attributed to music (or any other art form for that matter). Sad, maybe, and thought-provoking, too. As a clinical depressive, I can attest to the fact that this song does not depress me at all.
@@Dwendele i don't think music can reach certain peaks without the dark, brooding corners to make those high moments really shine.
I can't can't listen to this song. Last time I did, it induced a panic attack cos I cried for 4 hours. May you rest in peace dad. Love you always
Love is present , consciousness is forever, you will see him again I promise
brings me to tears every time I listen to this song too, so so powerful in emotion, I can't think of another song that moves me to tears so much. Makes me reflect greatly on the brutality of living this life....
So sorry to hear that, I know how it is, I recomend you to lear about EFT Tapping (Emotional Freedom Technique), to heal yourself, mucho light to you mate.
Don´t worry. This is what leaders do. They go first!
I encourage you to listen to it once again and I'm sure you'll see something that goes beyond our understanding of our existence in this planet.
Ninet Tayeb absolutely kills it on this song. I really can not imagine this song without a strong female vocal. I understand why Mr. Wilson likes to collaborate with her. She is amazing. I have watched this video dozens of times and I have never gotten bored with it or tired of it. This is, to me, a perfect song.
that scream is thrilling but...
the freakin control and tone on those low notes at 5:30 just keeps me coming back
That part really suprised me, she's really a great singer. What a performance, from all of them! Best thing i've seen in a long time.
Hell yeah !!!
"Don't ever let go, Try to let go" If ever there was any epic line to close a monster of a song in Rock history, this is the one.
That line gets me every time.
The end of this song bring tears to my eyes every time.
I was my father's carer for three years after my mother died. When he died I had no idea why I was alive. At one point I put a pair of his pyjamas in his bed and I used to take them drinks (he hadn't been able to eat for his last few weeks) and read to them. I moved on - he died twenty eight years, six months and twenty seven days ago. But in a way, I haven't moved on at all. I bought him a little bell to keep beside him for the rare occasions when I wasn't in his room with him and he needed anything. Even now, if I knock his bell and it rings, I can't help but call out, "Coming."
It was hell, but I am very glad I had the opportunity to be there for him.
thanks for sharing this, makes me realize life can be a hard and sad. I'm lucky until now..
That story brought tears to my eyes man, I'm not a religious person but bless you man.
FOR ALL OF US CAREGIVERS WHO WERE THE ANSWER TO THE BELL OF BELOVED ONES SLOWLY PASSING OVER..... HSO MANY TIMES I THANK GOD I WAS THERE TO ANSWER. GOD BLESS YOU TODAY AND Always❤️🙏🏼✝️✡️🕎✝️✡️🙏🏼❤️💥⚡️⚡️🌺
WTF dude, go away with your poor me flag waving - if you have not been able to move on then it's you that has issues. I most certainly agree that death is horrible and exceedingly painful, especially when it's one's parents, but time is, without a doubt and to use the old cliche, the universal healer. 28 years is more than sufficient for any normal brain.
Left me in tears. There are literally very few things in my life which can make me cry and this is one of them now.
a couple of Marillion songs do the same to me
Me too.
I think my heart died.
That scream at 7:20 gets me every time
It’s such a beautiful song, but also incredibly hard to listen to since it’s such a deep song.
She is so special. I can see why Mr. Wilson includes her in his projects.
Now we know how many tears it takes to fill the Albert Hall
Ninet straight up killed the vocals on that. She's incredible
Superb singer!
This would certainly be the greatest soundcheck of all time
There's in something in Ninet's voice that gives me goosebumps. It's just so powerful and touching at the same time. It's just so perfect.
The hook that starts at 06:14 is quite possibly the most hauntingly beautiful piece of music I've ever heard. With Ninet's vocals backed by the long, sweeping guitars it screams despair, reaching the breakingpoint, yet also perseverance and strength. It's astonishing.
Couldn't have said it better! I can listen just to this part over and over again...
Couldn't agree more.
I totally agree. I was driving when I first heard this, and that part blew my fucking head back and pulled my heart out! Like most of Wilson's work it's sublime. And her vocals are off the scale.
Steven Wilson's songs affect me in a way no other artist does. It's something magical.
The entire concert is mind bogglingly good. Ninet's voice rips your heart clean out of your chest.
the ending of this song just breaks you...
6:14 La voz junto a la melodía de ese minuto es una de las mejores que pude haber escuchado. Gracias Steven, Ninet y todo el equipo que realizó semejante creación.
Only Steven can rent out the Royal Albert Hall! for his masterpieces.
This entire performance, especially Ninets vocal performance, is so emotional and makes me tear up every time I watch it.
it baffles me how talented some humans are. Unbelievable live performance, perfect all around
I can only watch this a few times a year - it's that emotional for me. Recovering from ptsd is about moving on but not forgetting. Thank you for this and the cathartic tears it always brings....
I can't count the number of times I've listened to this song and it still brings tears to my eyes.
Omg Ninet, your vocal is absolutely devastatingly beautiful, SW really amazing how he wrote and performs this excellent work of art, and Jess Cope visually captures the same so well!
This is one of the songs why I like music. They take their time to develope a story which goes really deep. Awesome ...
Just found this for the first time. I listen to and watch tons of music videos looking for something that's a bit special. This is special. They have got everything right, the music, the singing and the video are just so spot on. I wouldn't change a thing. It amazes me how once in a blue moon I find something like this, that I never heard of before and just wonder how it's possible that something so good isn't widely known about, that's criminal. Well done to everybody involved in making this music and video. It's going straight into my elite music video locker.
I agree on the ":widely known" aspect you stated. It's almost like other musicians have conspired to keep Steven muted because of his immense talent. I am 67 and I have RARELY seen an artist with the skill of Steven. I had tickets to see him in December of 2018 but a snow storm kept me from getting there, three hours from where I live. I hope I get a second chance.
Wonder if you've got this epic in there? th-cam.com/video/fTvJ1TYORJg/w-d-xo.html
Check out Steven Wilson's catalogue. ALSO, please check out Porcupine Tree. Mr. Wilson is criminally under-known and this should change.
Was afraid to watch because this song tears my heart. But how can I ignore to listen such a masterpiece again. So, as I was afraid: tears and permanent goosebumps.
This is genius and so deep touching
Steven Wilson is a genius. There: I said it.
S.w. spills his life over pages nd composes them in the loneliest ways possible with great passionate a feel.. and Ninet Tayeb..hats off to this woman.. she's an Isrelian actress too..she's considered to be the hottest Isrelian woman existing and her vocals ..🤘
@@timirdas5537 Well stated. I missed a chance to see Steven in Asheville, North Carolina. Snow storm prevented me from getting there. I hope I have another chance some day.
And I think Alex Hutchings plays the solos better than Guthrie Govan. There: I said that.
This song is so intense. One of the very few times I cried during a gig (I discovered the video during the concert). When Ninet climbed into the high notes, I had the thrills.
Same experience here. I hadn't seen the video before and watching it behind the band just struck a chord, especially being a father of two boys. Such a haunting, intense song! As I was wiping my eyes I noticed many others doing the same, so we weren't alone. Happy Returns was another moment that just hit me hard. Those lyrics, that melody and the solo. So freaking intense (and depressing), especially live!
@@lemas156 HCE tour, he played the whole album in a 300 years old theater in Cremona. Perfect acoustic, fantastic atmosphere, an enthralled public. I sang Happy Returns in unison with a girl standing before me. I kinda sang in her hair, the old theater's stalls were so close. Didn't see her face, I was behind her, but I felt such closeness, a sense of intimacy born from a shared emotion. When it ended, I had tears in my eyes. Didn't want to break the moment by seeing her face, so I left hurriedly just after the gig ended. Girl, wherever you are, thank you for that moment =)
Genius is not appreciated until it is gone and SW is a freaking musical genius!
Bass player: *solo*
Camera Guy: Is that coming from the guy strumming chords?
Seriously
Guitar solo. Camera guy, shot of Steven staring over an empty stadium
This comment is sitting on 69 likes.. wanted to like this but idk.. I'll keep it that way.
It the director’s fault not the camera man’s i think
@@behindthen0thing525 Except, of course, Steven - the guitar player, is playing the guitar line at that moment! I mean, figureitoot!
What a fantastic voice Ninet Tayeb has, and what an icredibly beautiful tone in that guitar solo!
Wow I'd imagine he'd sell more tickets!
lol
You are missing an important detail. This special show had a dresscode. If you wanted to come then you had to wear a chair costume. As you can see, the whole concert hall is full of people!
Oliver G no but like seriously, why is there no one?
@@thomaslarmit6434 cause it's a rehearsal. The band and technical support are setting all stuff up and testing everything.
@@thomaslarmit6434 You'd know that if you bought the DVD\Bluray ;-)
perhaps the most beautiful, sad, and powerful song I've ever heard....gives me chills of exhilaration and tears of pain
This is special, glad I'm around to hear it.
She is a force of nature. It makes me reminisce of Ann Wilson during the 70's, in terms of Ninet's raw power, range and charisma. That this was done as warm up to what I am sure must have been an amazing show...oof. I just saw Steven in Zurich two weeks ago and he did not play this song, which I guess is literally impossible without her voice and presence. He and his band were still awesome of course....
First time I've heard this live. Made the hairs on my arms stand up. Absolutely stunning. SW is a genius songwriter. Love it.
I just wish Steven Wilson would keep on doing that style, that gloomy, bleak, depressing style of music. God I love it. I got lucky enough to witness Ninet's talent here in Montreal during one of his tours... Magic.
Ninet's voice is haunting, captivating, moving. I can't get enough.
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Every single time I listen to this song I ball my eyes out. It doesn’t matter if it’s in the middle of a Steven Wilson concert or if I’m at my home. But it’s the good kind of cry. The last couple of years it has gotten even worse after we lost our niece to cancer. She was only 15 and it broke our hearts......
Kimael, you will overcome the grief and dry your eyes and someday cherish this Stephen Wilson track for the fond memories of family pain. take care pal
Don't ever let go, try to let go, don't ever let go, try to let go, don't ever... There is deep meaning behind these lyrics! Beautiful song and animation... Congrats to the creators!
This is the lockdown soundtrack for me..... especially the "lonely" feeling of the empty hall... wow...
2018 : no people inside
2020 : no people inside
why no one inside?
@@guilhermeabdalla5696 ignorance is truly bliss my friend
2021 ...and still no one inside
To all aspiring musicians - note the palpable passion here that even goes into rehearsal. Extraordinary and appreciated.
"Ninet's amazing!" = Understatement of the year!
Alex Hutchings. Always been a seriously genious guitar player in my eyes. Glad to see him playing with Steve Wilson.
Everytime that I listen to the 7:28 part, an electric wave flows through my entire body, it's something inexplicable but most beautiful thing at the same time.
A rush of warmth
That riff and scream at around 7:23 then quiet gave me chills from head to toe! Another masterpiece from Steven & Ninet. Looking forward to catching Steven in Tampa, Florida in two weeks (Steven my good man, you have to bring Ninet with you on one of your American tours - she is a phenomenal vocalist). Cheers!
Steven is in a class of his own- "Recording/Writing/feeling/passion and truth. He truly is the most inspiring composer/performer alive today. I have see him twice live and he has personally changed my life for the better.
I have heard Ninet in Montreal a couple of years ago - she is the REAL deal. Last week, in Montreal, she wasn't on stage, unfortunately.
Totally agree. This will be my 5th time seeing him live (including Porcupine Tree shows).
She came with him to Salt Lake City last summer and her band opened the show. Ya, talk about chills... her band is amazing, too
Then she probably won't be at the Tampa show next week. John Wesley (who toured as a guitarist with Porcupine Tree) is going to open for Steven. John is from the suburban Tampa area, and opened for Steven the last time I saw him in Orlando.
This is dramatically a sad song, but on the other hand it's a masterpiece and I could say it's the perfection itself in music terms .
I wish i was there for this beautiful amazing masterpiece live 😭 how melancholy is this , beyond the limitions
Ah the beauty of social media and the internet.... I’d never even heard of this Steven Wilson guy about half an hour ago. I randomly happened upon a link on TH-cam to a Roland drum clinic by Craig Blundell (whom I had also never heard of), discovered that he’d played in some prog rock band with Nick Beggs from Kajagoogoo back in the day, thought “that sounds intriguing” and now I’m on Amazon ordering the Blu-ray of this concert!
Well, You have about 25 years of back catalog to catch up on, including past and side projects.
John Rhodes: Great comment. There is Porcupine Tree and Blackfield to catch up on for starters. The PT work is mindbogglingly great and so is the Blackfield project for that matter. The latter tends to be more subdued stuff. Enjoy....Steven is a genius if there ever was one.
I came across PT after seeing King Crimson. I had heard of the band, but never the music. I think I thought it was another Seattle band or something. But watching Gavin Harrison play that night made me look deeper at him. I came across the video for Anesthetize, then Russia On Ice. I kept seeing the videos for SW but wanted to absorb the PT before I checked out the solo guy. Then I saw he was coming to ATL in concert. Immersion.
@@Gerf2112 Gavin is one of the best drummers I have ever seen. I have seen Ginger Baker, John Bonham and Bill Bruford in concert and he can go with the best of them. Bill was the absolute best I ever saw. Caught him with YES in the early days. Amazing percussionist.
Actually quite jealous that you're discovering this for the first time!
God I love Ninet’s voice
I say this again; Ninet is like a rock angel descendant from heaven for us to hear.
I just discovered Steven Wilson a day ago and I can stop listening to this song ...
This gives me goosebumps every time... The live version is better than the studio track. Wilson is a modern genius.
I first heard of Steven Wilson singing Can Utility And The Coastliners with Steve Hackett - really thought he had a great voice Then I started getting into his songs, like this one.. which is absolutely haunting and mesmerizing! Ninet's soul is pouring out - what an incredible voice. The story is so sad that I can't experience this song too often, yet it is so beautiful and relevant to the world we live in that I can't stop listening to it. I want to share this with my friends on social media but very few of them have my taste in music and I am afraid they would not get it or worse, not even bother to listen.
OK, I know as I am getting older, I get more sensitive. But I gotta tell you, I've been listening to this song many, many times. And it still chokes me up everytime I give it a listen. And a watch, because this video makes it that much more emotional. Emotions, isn't that why we give music a fuck to begin with? GOAT in my opinion.
I’m wrecked.
I may never be the same, after this musical experience
Just recently introduced to Steven Wilson. Between this, Drive Home and The Raven that refused to sing....you have a trifecta of beautifully depressing music....it's bloody brilliant
my three favs. and also home invasion from hand cannot erase "another day on earth has passed me by. and i have lost all faith in whats outside. the awning of the stars across the sky. in the wreckage of the night" every time i hear that chorus i swear i get a peek/glimpse of joyces' decaying skeletal remains bathed in the screen light of the television that remained switched on throughout the entire ordeal of her death and decay. it's so creepy and curious. but frightening that someone is capable of getting all that into what is essentially just sound. that mans' a fucking genius without any shadow of a doubt.
Wow Steven Wilson ist ein unglaublicher Musiker. Dieser Song löst heftige Emotionen aus. Das Arrangement der Instrumente, die Stimme der Sängerin, - ein Meisterwerk.
Steven: Ninet. Time to wake up and sing Routine.
Ninet: Huh? OK.
NAILS IT!
Wish I was there to see this alone in that Hall. Magical!!
Even better than the studio version!! That's pure magic! 🤩♥️
2020 and I'm still here.
me 2
Okay nobody asked
This is SO emotional and so supurbly played and sung. Ninet has voice of an angel. I have played this I think about 20 times and still get a thrill out of it.
This song has a different atmosphere.Every time I listen to this it makes me cry.
What a fantatic voice. Holy shit I'm getting chills
Devastatingly beautiful. Steven Wilson and Ninet Tayeb - may they ever make beautiful music together!
This is not a song...This is pure emotions....
An absolute privilege to have been at seven of the gigs on that tour, including all three at ‘The Hall’. Truly, Steven Wilson owns the ‘residency rights’ there! And to witness the performances of this. So very many in the audience with ‘something in their eyes’ after this majestic song
This is one of the most beautiful videos I've seen... I'm repeating it exhaustively.
I'm crying. So beautiful
Truth....
נינט יא כישרון נשמה! מרגשת עד כדי דמעות! כוכבת בינלאומית יא אללה, למה לא נולדתי יהודה לוי
Magician and mystical! Vocals were "over the top"! Beautiful harmonies! Ms.Nanet has incredible vocal range! All the musicians performance was stunning!!
Chanson absolument merveilleuse avec la voix incroyable de Ninet Taieb et Steven Wilson 🙏
À chaque écoute, mon esprit s'apaise, mon cœur s'emballe, mes sens sont en éveil ❤️
Merci à ces deux extraordinaires musiciens 🙏
Unbelievable...! Goosebumps when Ninet sings over the soaring tones of the guitar (6:13)!
100% agreed.
me too. full body.
This is my favorite all time Steven Wilson track…just so haunting. Ninet’s vocal contribution makes it too.
What a gut punch! Sometimes I think I'm not an emotional man, but bam! There it is! This song just captures me!
Steven and Ninet... why do you do this to me.. I can't cry anymore!! This is like the saddest song known to man.. omg I am CRYING AGAIIIN!!!
I am currently watching this during Covid. It seems evem more apropriate now.
In my opinion....THIS IS REAL MUSIC!!! Music with Hearth and Soul!
This is truly one of the greatest songs ever written.
Music as its meant to be, melodic, haunting, leaves an impression on your soul.
They are all amazing musicians, but as a guitarist myself, I want to shout out to the guitarist here (sorry I don't know his name). He plays the acoustic part without a single even slightly muted note despite complex chord shapes and his solos are totally on-point. Kudos brother.
Guthrie Govan I believe..
Alex Hutchings
@@robertedge4183 Just to clarify, the original recording as per the CD was Guthrie Govan but for complex reasons he did not go on tour so Alex Hutchings stood in.
I've always considered this as, "When a bands practice is better than most other bands' performance." ;)
Saw Porcupine Tree live this last year at Radio City with my two teen kids. For time for both of them, although they saw Steven Wilson's last solo tour.
We got to NYC early and were walking down the block along the side of Radio City. I stopped the kids and put my ear to the door and we heard PT warming up. I got some audio on my phone as well. Surreal moment. ~2 hours from my kids seeing PT for the first time and we got a sample standing on the curb in NYC. :)
Ninet it is so 💖 stunning to hear you sing this song live and to empty space with Steven
"Routine"
What do I do with all the children's clothes
Such tiny things that still smell of them
And the footprints in the hallway
Onto my knees scrub them away
And how to be of use make the tea and the soup
All of their favorites throw them away
And all their schoolbooks and the running shoes
Washing and cleaning the dirty steel sink
Routine keeps me in line
Helps me pass the time
Concentrate my mind
Helps me to sleep
And keep making beds and keep the cat fed
Open the Windows let the air in
And keep the house clean and keep the routine
Paintings they make still stuck to the fridge
Keep cleaning keep ironing
Cooking their meals on the stainless steel hob
Keep washing keep scrubbing
Long until the dark comes to bruise the sky
Deep in the debt to night
Routine keeps me in line
Helps me pass the time
Helps me to sleep
Routine keeps me in line
Helps me pass the time
Helps me to sleep
The most beautiful morning forever
Like the ones from far off, far off away
With the hum of the bees in the jasmine sway
Don't ever let go
Try to let go
Don't ever let go
Try to let go
Don't ever......
Steven Wilson had outdone himself
What a release at the end, how did Steven find this absolute gem of a singer!
I’m 68 I have all of porcupine tree and Steven Wilson he is a musical genius can’t stop listening
Ninet compliments his music like plant and page
Fathers fear losing their children too. Mothers express it so beautifully.
No doubt, Steven Wilson is one of the greats of our age. Composer, musician, talent spotter. Huge talent himself. I am so grateful to have been born in his time.
Cannot be so thankful for this video, really really thanks from the deep of my heart! :)
One of the best compositions from Steven Wilson.. listening to the song for 8 years now, saw him perform the song at Shilong weekender 2016( the happiest Music festival ironically).. amazing creation.. Ninet sang the song from the heart, and it gives me goosebumps every time I listen to the song. Lots of love from India, hope to see all of Steven Wilson's band together oneday..
PS- PLEASE COME TO INDIA AGAIN...
-A Crazy fan
Ok, I can stop TH-cam now. This will be the best thing I've seen forever.
Steven is so lonely that he likes performing in an empty Albert hall. :D
Elite..