Deke Rivers

Just picked up In Absentia..good stuff although not as spacy as thier earlier releases

benedict

I certainly like some prog stuff but refuse to post any in-depth opinions on the matter until anglagard comes back and shows us all how it should be done!

Deke Rivers

to see how its done you have to go way back..early 70's

videoking

I still waiting for Amazon to ship my new PT album.

I've got the cd single promo with 6 songs (3 new) and the new stuff sounds very good.
They seem to be a little bit more metal this time. They do sound very tight. Hope they do a decent American tour.

It would also be nice if they had some promotion from the Record Company on this one.

Deke Rivers

I actually found it in Best Buy of all places when I went to pick up some DVD's..being an old fart I liek their earlier stuff as it tends to have more of the old 70's prog rock sound but even the newr stuff by them is better than anything my kids are listening to

Deke Rivers

any of their other works you would reccomend?? i have Signify and The Sky Moves Sideways in addition to the new one

benedict

Deke Rivers, I'm referring to anglagard the knowledgeable prog fan who used to chime in with some very interesting posts.

Deke Rivers

actually there is a Swedish prog band from the 90's named anglagard ..thought you were referring to them

dvduser6

I have a friend I work with who sent me the promo sampler a couple of months ago. I was lucky enough to catch them on a short warm-up tour at the House of Blues in Los Angeles. As of this Tuesday, I now own all but 2 of their CD's. I'd recommend the following:

Stupid Dream
Lightbulb Sun (worth it for the title track alone)
Recordings (great to hear the full version of "Buying New Soul"

I haven't heard a band I like this much in YEARS. They truly are a gifted group of musicians. I highly recommend everyone gives "In Absentia" a listen. I'm hard pressed to find anything negative to say about any of the tracks.

Deke Rivers

ill have to check those out..thanks!

anglagard

Huh? What'd I do?

benedict

<small></small> Went AWOL!

dvduser6

Also, just a quick FYI for those of you into darker metal:

"Blackwater Park" by Opeth was produced by Steve Wilson (founding member/singer of Porcupine Tree). He also produced their 2 newest CD's which will be released in November and March '03 respectively. While Opeth is certainly much harder, their quieter moments echo some similar styles that you hear in Porcupine Tree's music. Not for everyone, but wel worth a listen.

dvduser6

US Tour dates have just been announced. Here's the skinny:

Greetings all!
In support of their new album, "In Absentia", Porcupine Tree is happy to
announce their much anticipated U.S. tour dates. Below are the first dates
confirmed, with many others to be confirmed in in the following cities:
Baltimore, Portland, Seattle, Cleveland, Detroit. Check the website often
for updates at http://www.porcupinetree.com


OCTOBER
27 SOUTH BEND, IN RUTH ECKERD HALL
28 COLUMBUS, OH SCHOTTENSTEIN CTR
30 NEW YORK CITY (CMJ SHOW) IRVING PLAZA
31 STATE COLLEGE, PA BRYCE JORDAN CTR


NOVEMBER
2 HARTFORD, CT OAKDALE THEATRE
3 BOSTON, MA PARADISE THEATRE
5 ROCHESTER, NY BLUE CROSS ARENA
8 PHILADELPHIA, PA TOWER THEATRE
9 PHILADELPHIA, PA TOWER THEATRE
11 NEWARK, NJ PERF. ARTS CENTER
12 WASHINGTON, DC CONSTITUTION HALL
14 TORONTO HARD ROCK
17 CHICAGO, IL MARTYRS
18 MILWAUKEE, WI SHANK HALL
20 BOULDER, CO FOX THEATER
26 SAN FRANCISCO, CA THE FILLMORE


DECEMBER
2 LOS ANGELES, CA HOUSE OF BLUES



WOOHOO!

Deke Rivers

never see any discussion of some of the new prog rock releases or bands..just curious

TeeSeeJay

I may be a philistine, but I have to ask for examples. "Prog Rock" is one of those vague genre labels that I have a hard time latching onto bands, especially new bands.

Edit: Nice merge.

Deke Rivers

its really not a new term ..older prog rock groups would be Yes, King Crimson, Hawkwind, Floyd, Krann, Gong, etc..some of the newer would be Djam Karet, Dream theater, PTree , etc..yea it has gotten a little more vague as time has gone by ..

FadingSoul

This is one of the best albums I have ever heard, and Trains is one of best songs I've ever heard. Who else likes these guys?

Deke Rivers

excellent group. I just discovered them last fall and have bought quite a bit of thier back catalogue. Its a shame they have not gotten bigger than they have. I think the progressive label they got stuck with in there early days has not helped

fiver

After all the praise this group got on this forum around the time In Absentia came out, I decided to try them since I'm a prog rock fan also. Took me a couple listens but I really like this album now. Haven't got around to checking out their back catalogue though. What order should I try them out in?

Michael

Snowmaker

I downloaded the whole thing because of all the praise it was getting. What a mistake.

Deke Rivers

The Sky Moves Sidewways is good along with Signify. If you can find the Stars DIe compilation thats good to..its a 2 cd set that is a compilation of all thier early stuff up to the Signify album. In Absentia is a different sound compared to all thier other stuff

dvduser6

Easisly one of my new favorites. A friend at work turned me onto them last fall. I now own all but two of their catalog titles. Amazing stuff. I highly recommend you go and find "Stupid Dream", "Lightbulb Sun", "Stars Die", and "Signify". I don't think they write bad songs, just varying degrees of great ones.

Scot1458

The beard is comming out with their first non-Morse CD...I hope it's good. Any other Beard fans out here?

Deke Rivers

although Im a big fan of prog-rock (classic as well as new) I never really cared for these guys..