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Shiny and contoured the railway winds
And I've heard the sound from my cousin's bed
The hiss of the train at the railway head
Always the summers are slipping away
A 60-ton angel falls to the earth
A pile of old metal, a radiant blur
Scars in the country, the summer and her
Always the summers are slipping away
Find me a way for making it stay
When I hear the engine pass
I'm kissing you wide
The hissing subsides
I'm in luck
When the evening reaches here
You're tying me up
I'm dying of love
It's OK
When I hear the engine pass
I'm kissing you wide
The hissing subsides
I'm in luck
When the evening reaches here
You're tying me up
I'm dying of love
It's OK
(Always the summers are slipping away)
(Find me a way for making it stay)
Always the summers are slipping away
Always the summers are slipping away
is
so
great.
Mind the PT and the Steven Wilson websites for announced tours and go see them!
When I hear that chugga-chugga train, I'm in a honeyed kiss, feeling no pain
Its whistle's a-whistling, like a lovebird's song, with you, my darling, where I belong
Careful; idiot_wind might start asking for royalties. ; )
Back in 2002ish, I was getting excited about Yes touring again, and for part of the tour they announced the opening act was Porcupine Tree. Who? Then within a few days or weeks, I found Radio Paradise and heard a song that just blew me away; Blackest Eyes. I ran in the house to check the computer to see who the band was....PT. Hmmmm, I need to check up on this new (I thought was new) band. Then a few days later I heard Trains on RP. Whoa.
17 years later, I'm still listening to Radio Paradise non stop, and PT/SW have been my favorite/obsessed band since that day.
that's really cool. i think i first heard them here on RP that year as well. i can see the symmetry of them touring with yes. couldn't at first, but it makes sense. i like it. hope it was a good tour.
A rock song inspired by happy childhood events.
I have listened to Wilson in an interview express what struck me as surprise at how popular this song became with Porcupine Tree concert goers.
In Absentia was the best of the lot of a string of seven solid albums and several great EPs.
If you enjoy In Absentia, then the latest Closure/Continuation album is a must listen. It easily figures among the top 3 Porcupine Tree albums.
what is C/C ?
Closure/Continuation - 2022 album by Porcupine Tree.
Must add that the recently released C/C album ranks among the top 3 of my favourite Porcupine Tree albums. Not sure what that means, I love them all as well as the EPs.
what is C/C ?
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In Absentia was the best of the lot of a string of seven solid albums and several great EPs.
Must add that the recently released C/C album ranks among the top 3 of my favourite Porcupine Tree albums. Not sure what that means, I love them all as well as the EPs.
Its that crazy time...9/8?
Sorry, I can't count. My downfall as a musician.
If I'm not mistaken that is Buddy Rich - yes?
.......
Thought briefly about seeing them in SF next month, but tickets run from $300 to $1200
Yup, that is expensive.
The lads might make more money with this album and the tour than ever before. PT has graduated from narrow cult status. Wilson has some smart managers. Somebody in the crew knows how to market, price discriminate, etc. PT and Steven Wilson solo are all well beyond playing summer musical festivals.
I grew up on King Crimson, Yes, Jethro Tull, Moody Blues, Focus, ELP, Harmonium, Pink Floyd, Camel and similar and I still listen to all those bands (except maybe ELP). Discovering/re-discovering King Crimson and Camel in recent years has been an absolute delight.
Porcupine Tree is even better.
Ten minutes later: there are several lessons on YouTube. RP is introducing me to music that I feel is arcane, because I'm the center of my own universe. Humbling to find out that many thousands of ears got there before me.
Thought briefly about seeing them in SF next month, but tickets run from $300 to $1200
US tour this fall. Can't wait. i love these guys, so talented.
Here's a good one.This band is on the depressing side but still good music.
Maybe it's just me, but IMHO, most good music is on the depressing side.
I just listened to this song for the very first time in my life... and... I... think... it's... a masterpiece :o)
I Agree! I felt the same way, first time I heard it!
its freezing outside, albeit sunny and snow
need some more of these guys
I have listened to Wilson in an interview express what struck me as surprise at how popular this song became with Porcupine Tree concert goers.
In Absentia was the best of the lot of a string of seven solid albums and several great EPs.
Here's a good one.This band is on the depressing side but still good music.
Agreed!
Album is in my mobile rotation,
seems I must have been a very new RP listener around the time this came out. Thanks Bill.
There is quite a tradition of songs with meaningless lyrics (David Bowie, John Lennon) but Trains "Always the summers are slipping away" is longing to boyhood's endless hot summer weeks with nothing to do, I'd say
Buddy Rules!..Even Animal is stunned.
Skip forward a couple of years when I went with the same friend to see Dream Theater. Same story, too long in the bar and we missed catching Porcupine Tree as the support act again.
Next time you two should try drinking with the band, at least that way if you miss the show so does EVERYBODY...
And I'm fixing a glaring problem on my end with my LOW 6 rating; +2 to the average rating of 8 and Long Live RP!!
Alas demon alcohol. Still drinking?
Skip forward a couple of years when I went with the same friend to see Dream Theater. Same story, too long in the bar and we missed catching Porcupine Tree as the support act again.
17 years later, I'm still listening to Radio Paradise non stop, and PT/SW have been my favorite/obsessed band since that day.
I was listening to this for the first time in 2003, the day the space shuttle exploded, and that lyric, 'a sixty-ton angel, falls to the earth, a pile of old metal, a radiant blur', forever cemented to that memory...
(Well, more open than when this album originally came out, that's for sure...)
Love the banjo bridge in the middle.
You should watch some of his performances with King Crimson. Talk about some interesting time and drumming concepts. Evidently, he had a case of food poisoning for the Manchester show, didn't need the barf bucket provided luckily and incorporated it into one of his drum solos.
Meaning.... the barf bucket morphed into a percussion instrument? Yes, that is so cool as well as so professional to not allow a little personal discomfort to get in the way.
(joke Gavin Harrison is truly awesome)
You should watch some of his performances with King Crimson. Talk about some interesting time and drumming concepts. Evidently, he had a case of food poisoning for the Manchester show, didn't need the barf bucket provided luckily and incorporated it into one of his drum solos.
The clapping reminiscent of Brubeck's "Unsquare Dance", which I think is in 7/4 time. The clapping bit in this one is just 3/4 - waltz time.
(joke Gavin Harrison is truly awesome)
The drummer doesn't seem to be human.
Or the 12!
Good show and a good value for $35
Totally agree....
thanks
ditto x a gajillion
superplusgood
I do not.
His latest extended play 4 1/2 is stellar and I listen to it obsessively these days. Nice jazz overtones. A little Frank Zappa influence perhaps?
Thanks so much for the pointer to 4 1/2! Now obsessing over it myself :) YARTLRP (yet another reason to love RP)
The drummer doesn't seem to be human.
Sweet.
Some of PT/SW work goes over my head - Saw him at the Corn Exchange Cambridge a while a go and that was cracking - somewhat dimmed for me as I had terrible flu and Terry Pratchett died that day.
But yes, this is why we love prog - shivers down the spine.
I do not.
His latest extended play 4 1/2 is stellar and I listen to it obsessively these days. Nice jazz overtones. A little Frank Zappa influence perhaps?
Almost?
Tell you what, when blasting down a mountain on a bike this is perfect motivator to push a bit harder, a bit faster
I bet! LOL!
I'm the guy that stays quiet in the bush so I can hear the bears coming...... Or the crazy, wild-eyed mountain bikers!
In the latest issue of Prog Magazine, Wilson says he sees some new Porcupine Tree in the future
... on the condition that the band mates contribute to the writing.
I hope it happens.
Relayer: How about lobbying keyboardist Richard Barbieri directly? Ask Richard if he would be interested in a new Porcupine Tree album and tour and if he would be willing to accommodate some new album/tour musician mates.
In the latest issue of Prog Magazine, Wilson says he sees some new Porcupine Tree in the future
I run.
I tried walkmans about 30 years ago in an urban environment and decided that I did not want to get hit by a car (again).
For running trails, music in the ears is a major distraction.
Love this music but would strongly suggest that folks do not run with music in their ears.
Tell you what, when blasting down a mountain on a bike this is perfect motivator to push a bit harder, a bit faster
Relayer: How about lobbying keyboardist Richard Barbieri directly? Ask Richard if he would be interested in a new Porcupine Tree album and tour and if he would be willing to accommodate some new album/tour musician mates.
I would not bet on PT getting back together.
The commercial interest is obvious. A PT formation headed by SW with maybe a few other musicians thrown in would have great audience appeal.
Artistically, it is behind him. Maybe two keyboardists would work? If Barbieri cannot stomach jazz, I just don't see PT coming back.
On Steven's current tour they are playing PT Trains periodically. Other PT songs (Lazarus, Sleep together, How Is Your Life Today?)
I saw SW Saturday in NYC - Great great show
On Steven's current tour they are playing PT Trains periodically. Other PT songs (Lazarus, Sleep together, How Is Your Life Today?)
I'm going to see Steven Wilson in concert in a few weeks. Can't wait.
My favorite is Signify
Looks to me like they have played 53 different PP Tree songs from the playlist. You must be missing the others.