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Dorian2

Dorian2

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ujju2 said:
Ha no problemm. Btw, considering we seem to like similar music, what's your favourite Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson song?
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I'm a relatively new Porcupine Tree fan so my take on my favorite song probably isn't going to be taken from a larger selection compared to a band like Opeth (reason I got into PT) or Maiden who I've been listening to for years. Dark Matter and Trains stand out for me for whatever reason. I'm always open to suggestions though. :)
 
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Dorian2 said:
I'm a relatively new Porcupine Tree fan so my take on my favorite song probably isn't going to be taken from a larger selection compared to a band like Opeth (reason I got into PT) or Maiden who I've been listening to for years. Dark Matter and Trains stand out for me for whatever reason. I'm always open to suggestions though. :)
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Well for being relatively new to them, you've definitely picked two good ones. Fear of a Blank Planet is probably my favourite PT album personally. I'm sure you've already seen this, but if you haven't you have to check out Anesthetize, live from Tilburg.



As you may know Rush are my favourite band, and imo this performance might be second only to Xanadu from ESL. Gavin Harrison is a god.
 
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Thanks @ujju2 . Listening to it now. Pretty brilliant! Can definitely hear the Rush influence in Wilsons music on this one. And a shit tonne of Opeth sound which makes sense as Akerfeldt is a huge PT fan and friend of Wilsons. No need to mention the Floyd influence. This tune flies by fast. Holy f***.

Here's another band from Bergen I've recently caught onto lately....considered Prog Black/Folk/Melodic Metal....



 
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BMTH's new song Kingslayer as I talked about earlier was just released 20 minutes ago.

 
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Dorian2 said:
Thanks @ujju2 . Listening to it now. Pretty brilliant! Can definitely hear the Rush influence in Wilsons music on this one. And a shit tonne of Opeth sound which makes sense as Akerfeldt is a huge PT fan and friend of Wilsons. No need to mention the Floyd influence. This tune flies by fast. Holy f***.

Here's another band from Bergen I've recently caught onto lately....considered Prog Black/Folk/Melodic Metal....



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Huh, I'm liking these guys. I do wish the drums were higher in the mix on that first song though.

As for the Rush influence on PT, that's quite obvious on Anesthetize partly because Alex Lifeson played the first guitar solo on the studio version of that song. And yeah, the 17 minutes fly by really quickly. Very Rush-like in that regard imo. Also, I'm probably about as new to Opeth as you are to PT (I'm basically the opposite of you in that I found Opeth through PT) so I'd also appreciate suggestions!
 
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ujju2 said:
Huh, I'm liking these guys. I do wish the drums were higher in the mix on that first song though.

As for the Rush influence on PT, that's quite obvious on Anmesthetize partly because Alex Lifeson played the first guitar solo on the studio version of that song. And yeah, the 17 minutes fly by really quickly. Very Rush-like in that regard imo. Also, I'm probably about as new to Opeth as you are to PT (I'm basically the opposite of you in that I found Opeth through PT) so I'd also appreciate suggestions!
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Listen to the entire Blackwater Park album from start to finish. That's the first one the Wilson produced for them. Also Deliverance and Damnation, which is basically a double album. He's mixed 3 other albums for them as well as doing Storm Corrosion with them.

You'll hear Wilsons vocals in this lighter one from Damnation.



This is off of Blackwater Park which is quite a bit heavier

 
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New music from System, what a ride 2020 has been. I thought we’d never see new stuff from them after it’s been so long. Amazing to hear their sound hasn’t changed at all in 15 years.



 
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BarDownBobo said:
New music from System, what a ride 2020 has been. I thought we’d never see new stuff from them after it’s been so long. Amazing to hear their sound hasn’t changed at all in 15 years.



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The message is more important than anything. If I were able to travel there I would. What is happening there needs to be exposed.
 
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Faouzia released a song with John Legend. This girl is going places.

 
Dorian2

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Zaddy said:
Faouzia released a song with John Legend. This girl is going places.

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Not my cup of tea, but I'd have to agree that this 20 year old is definitely going places. I'd argue that John Legend actually took something away from that tune in all honesty. What a rich voice she has.
 
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Been listening to this song a lot lately. Hard to believe this was released when I was only 2 months old. o_O I looked up the meaning behind the lyrics the other day. Wow! I had no idea there was so much termoil in Ireland for so many years long after the Irish War of Independence. Very interesting!
 
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thought I would mellow more as I aged, but I got back into BFMV again.....just can't get enough.
am listening to this album as much now as when it was first released
 
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Dorian2 said:
Not my cup of tea, but I'd have to agree that this 20 year old is definitely going places. I'd argue that John Legend actually took something away from that tune in all honesty. What a rich voice she has.
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I don't really get John Legend at all, in any of his work. Must not be my thing. Agree that his contribution to that song seems just off and detracting from it. To the point you want him to shut up a bit..;)

But overall the song features the kind of oversinging and several syllable too many stylings that kind of annoys me. Like that Celine Dion kind of thing. But I could listen to a song like this 5 times and not remember a bit of it a day later. Its just weird. Nothing pulls me into it. Find that with so much R & B stuff today.
 
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