Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb

[ReaperKK]

That is surprisingly a good deal and I don't own any of those albums, I might have to pick that up

[jammindude]

I already have most of that material and I’m still tempted just for the stuff I don’t have and the “I collect stuff” angle of it.

[devieira73]

https://www.loudersound.com/news/porcupine-tree-announce-uk-outdoor-show-for-summer-2023

So... continuation?

[The Letter M]

https://porcupinetreeofficial.bandcamp.com/album/athens-1995

1. The Sky Moves Sideways (Athens) 12:27
2. Isnot / Radioactive Toy (Athens) 18:26
3. Signify (Athens) 05:46
4. Waiting (Athens) 04:30
5. Moonloop (Athens) 12:04
6. Dislocated Day (Athens) 05:54
7. The Moon Touches Your Shoulder / Always Never (Athens) 11:18
8. Burning Sky (Athens) 11:57
9. Voyage 34 (Athens) 12:56
10. Up the Downstair (Athens) 07:46

About this album
A restored mixing desk recording of the complete 103 minute performance given by PT on their first ever visit to Greece, 2 days before Christmas 1995. It captures the band between albums, premiering some new material from what will become Signify, as well as most of then current album The Sky Moves Sideways. As with all board tapes it favours the instruments with no amplification from the stage, so Richard Barbieri's keyboards have a high profile here (no bad thing!)

What a wonderful surprise! A full live show featuring a ton of TSMS-era material! Cannot wait to listen to this!

-Marc.

[faizoff]

It's fantastic so far. One of these days I should just suck up and download them all from bandcamp. They're great releases and I just listen on the website most times.

[gazinwales]

It's fantastic so far. One of these days I should just suck up and download them all from bandcamp. They're great releases and I just listen on the website most times.

Now is the time to do just this, currently 30% off if you buy the whole lot together.

[SoundscapeMN]

Deadwing Deluxe coming March 3rd, 2023.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3fKrxQVdVg

https://burningshed.com/porcupine-tree_deadwing_boxset

https://twitter.com/PorcupineTree/status/1602713539885547522

We’re happy to announce the Deluxe Hardback Book Edition of our 8th Album Deadwing, available via
@transmissionpt
 on March 3rd 2023.

Pre-order now: https://porcupinetree.lnk.to/Deadwing

#PorcupineTree #DeadwingDeluxe

[The Letter M]

I cannot wait for this! I missed out on the IA set but I won't be missing out on this one!

Tracklist for the curious, lifted from Burning Shed.

CD1 Deadwing CD (2018 remaster)
1 Deadwing [09:46]
2 Shallow [04:17]
3 Lazarus [04:19]
4 Halo [04:39]
5 Arriving Somewhere But Not Here [12:02]
6 Mellotron Scratch [06:57]
7 Open Car [03:44]
8 Start Of Something Beautiful [07:43]
9 Glass Arm Shattering [06:08]
 
CD2 B-Sides
1 Revenant [03:05]
2 So Called Friend [04:49]
3 Shesmovedon [04:55]
4 Mother And Child Divided [05:00]
5 Half Light  [06:38]
 
CD3 Demos
1 Arriving Somewhere But Not Here (demo) [13:03]
2 Godfearing (demo) [04:57]
3 Lazarus (demo) [04:10]
4 Open Car (demo) [05:08]
5 Vapour Trails (demo) [03:53]
6 Shallow (demo) [04:15]
7 Deadwing (demo) [10:35]
8 Mother And Child Divided (demo) [05:02]
9 Instrumental Demo 1 [05:19]
10 Halo (demo) [04:50]
11 Instrumental Demo 2 [05:23]
12 So Called Friend (demo) [05:01]
13 Glass Arm Jam [04:19]
 
Blu-ray Documentary Film, Rockpalast Broadcast & Extras
1 Never Stop the Car on a Drive in the Dark (Deadwing documentary [54:20]
2 Lazarus (promo video) [04:19]
3 Deadwing (remastered album 96/24 LPCM stereo) [59:37]
4 Deadwing B-sides (96/24 LPCM stereo) [25:25]
5 Deadwing 5.1 surround sound mix (by Elliot Scheiner and SW) [59:37]
6 Intro (Rockpalast WDR TV broadcast) [00:35]
7 Blackest Eyes (Rockpalast WDR TV broadcast) [04:33]
8 Lazarus (Rockpalast WDR TV broadcast) [03:58]
9 Futile (Rockpalast WDR TV broadcast) [02:31]
10 Interview (Rockpalast WDR TV broadcast) [06:02]
11 Mother And Child Divided (Rockpalast WDR TV broadcast) [04:50]
12 So Called Friend (Rockpalast WDR TV broadcast) [05:00]
13 Arriving Somewhere But Not Here (Rockpalast WDR TV broadcast [12:24]
14 Sound Of Muzak (Rockpalast WDR TV broadcast) [05:06]
15 Interview 2 (Rockpalast WDR TV broadcast) [01:20]
16 Start Of Something Beautiful (Rockpalast WDR TV broadcast) [07:24]
17 Halo (Rockpalast WDR TV broadcast) [05:03]
18 Interview 3 (Rockpalast WDR TV broadcast) [03:35]
19 Radioactive Toy (Rockpalast WDR TV broadcast) [06:05]
20 Trains (Rockpalast WDR TV broadcast

-Marc.

[gazinwales]

How did you mis out on the IA deluxe set? It's still available for a decent price.
Already pre-ordered the Deadwing deluxe from Burning Shed.

[The Letter M]

How did you mis out on the IA deluxe set? It's still available for a decent price.
Already pre-ordered the Deadwing deluxe from Burning Shed.

I just didn't have the money at the time! Where can I still find it at a good price? I might have some Christmas money to spend in a couple weeks!

-Marc.

[Samsara]

I ordered my IA set from Amazon.

As for the new Deadwing set, I just pre-ordered it as well. But man... $117.49 USD with shipping. Ouch.

[ProfessorPeart]

Oh, I want this Deadwing set, especially for the bonus material. I bought the IA set very late from Amazon and don't want to be late on this one. Going to hold off and see if Amazon or Laser CD lists it here. Shipping costs from Burning Shed are nuts.

[ProfessorPeart]

How did you mis out on the IA deluxe set? It's still available for a decent price.
Already pre-ordered the Deadwing deluxe from Burning Shed.

I just didn't have the money at the time! Where can I still find it at a good price? I might have some Christmas money to spend in a couple weeks!

-Marc.

Laser CD has it for $90. Amazon also has it but they will ship it from the UK. That one is $76 right now.

https://www.lasercd.com/cd/absentia-3cdblu-ray-deluxe-edition

https://www.amazon.com/Absentia-Disc-Deluxe-100pg-book/dp/B082QFYW6R/ref=tmm_acd_title_3?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1671041448&sr=1-3

[goo-goo]

Oh, I want this Deadwing set, especially for the bonus material. I bought the IA set very late from Amazon and don't want to be late on this one. Going to hold off and see if Amazon or Laser CD lists it here. Shipping costs from Burning Shed are nuts.

Ken confirmed in the LaserCD forum he will carry it. Usually they carry it a month after BurningShed sells it.

I'm very stoked for this one. Deadwing is probably my favorite PT album, including the B-sides...however, it does have my least favorite song which is Lazarus 

[ProfessorPeart]

Oh, I want this Deadwing set, especially for the bonus material. I bought the IA set very late from Amazon and don't want to be late on this one. Going to hold off and see if Amazon or Laser CD lists it here. Shipping costs from Burning Shed are nuts.

Ken confirmed in the LaserCD forum he will carry it. Usually they carry it a month after BurningShed sells it.

I'm very stoked for this one. Deadwing is probably my favorite PT album, including the B-sides...however, it does have my least favorite song which is Lazarus 

Ken has a forum? Where can I find that? Either way, looks like he'll get my money for this one.

[Mladen]

Ken is one of my favorite members of the Sea Of Tranquility crew. If he ships stuff to Europe, he might just get himself a customer. 

[emtee]

Deadwing is my favorite (and introduction) PT  album but I'm at a point in my life - with thousands of albums - that I have to ask myself, how often will I actually listen to all the extras? And the answer is, not much. The original is all I need. Very beautiful package though. Those who buy it will probably enjoy it.

[goo-goo]

Oh, I want this Deadwing set, especially for the bonus material. I bought the IA set very late from Amazon and don't want to be late on this one. Going to hold off and see if Amazon or Laser CD lists it here. Shipping costs from Burning Shed are nuts.

Ken confirmed in the LaserCD forum he will carry it. Usually they carry it a month after BurningShed sells it.

I'm very stoked for this one. Deadwing is probably my favorite PT album, including the B-sides...however, it does have my least favorite song which is Lazarus 

Here you go. You will probably need to register on the Ultimate Metal site first.

https://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/vendor/lasers-edge/




Ken has a forum? Where can I find that? Either way, looks like he'll get my money for this one.

[Samsara]

I'm very stoked for this one. Deadwing is probably my favorite PT album, including the B-sides...however, it does have my least favorite song which is Lazarus 

 

Wow, I love Lazarus. ha ha ha.

[goo-goo]

Deadwing is my favorite (and introduction) PT  album but I'm at a point in my life - with thousands of albums - that I have to ask myself, how often will I actually listen to all the extras? And the answer is, not much. The original is all I need. Very beautiful package though. Those who buy it will probably enjoy it.

I'm a sucker for documentaries. The In Absentia Making of is very well done so I'm almost pretty sure we are going to get an excellent Deadwing documentary.

[emtee]

Thanks to this thread I listened to Deadwing last night. Such a moody album.

Also, has anyone ever heard SW talk about why trains are so prevalent in his music? I just have this feeling that something monumental impacted his life and it had something to do with trains.

[Buddyhunter1]

Also, has anyone ever heard SW talk about why trains are so prevalent in his music? I just have this feeling that something monumental impacted his life and it had something to do with trains.

They turn him on.




Real answer: he lived next to a train station as a kid so they're a big source of nostalgia for him.

[Samsara]

Deadwing is my favorite (and introduction) PT  album but I'm at a point in my life - with thousands of albums - that I have to ask myself, how often will I actually listen to all the extras? And the answer is, not much. The original is all I need. Very beautiful package though. Those who buy it will probably enjoy it.

I'm a sucker for documentaries. The In Absentia Making of is very well done so I'm almost pretty sure we are going to get an excellent Deadwing documentary.

I am too, and yes, IA was really good. Looking forward to the Deadwing one.

[dparrott]

Finally got time to listen to C/C, THAT'S a proper PT album.   It makes Incident sound like a whole other band.

[gazinwales]

I don't really remember much about The Incident, I think I heard it once or twice.
But C/C is an amazing album, sonically it rips to shreds just about everything I've heard in a long time.
Production, mix and mastering are spot on, something or a rarity in metal these days.

[KevShmev]

Yeah, but C/C isn't metal.

I will take The Incident over C/C.  C/C is very good, but I feel like The Incident has higher highs, plus it dominated my CD player much more than C/C has.  As much as I love PT, C/C has not been album I have obsessed over for weeks at a time.  Ya know, that feeling when you get a new album and it is so good that you listen to at least once a day for weeks, maybe months.  That happened with Deadwing, Fear and The Incident.  It has not happened with C/C.

[gazinwales]

Yeah, but C/C isn't metal.

I will take The Incident over C/C.  C/C is very good, but I feel like The Incident has higher highs, plus it dominated my CD player much more than C/C has.  As much as I love PT, C/C has not been album I have obsessed over for weeks at a time.  Ya know, that feeling when you get a new album and it is so good that you listen to at least once a day for weeks, maybe months.  That happened with Deadwing, Fear and The Incident.  It has not happened with C/C.

Thank you for stating the bleeding obvious 
My point was that it's such a great sounding album, unlike many nearly all metal albums of the past few years.

Played The Incident in my car this afternoon, and I lasted four songs and had to turn it off, it sounded annoyingly bad to my ears and I really have no desire to hear it again anytime soon.

[KevShmev]

My one hang-up with the song cycle on The Incident are the short intro and interlude tracks (Occam's Razor, Degree Zero of Liberty) that merely sound like ambient pieces with loud crashing chords. They do nothing for me whatsoever, and I always skip them.  I know the chorus to Drawing the Line is a major hair in the soup for many, but I like it, and the verses to that song are so darn good that I have no problem with a chorus that is merely solid in that one.

[Buddyhunter1]

The Incident and C/C are pretty much tied in my rankings tbh. They're both good albums that I enjoy a lot, but they definitely don't hit that same level that the IA-FOABP run achieved.

[Metro]

I liked the Incident back when I first got into PT, and all I knew of them was that album and Fear. Now that I've heard the rest of their catalog, all I see it as is a collection of half-finished songs and interludes with a few gems here and there. Most notably The Blind House, Times Flies, and I Drive the Hearse. SW seems to feel more or less the same based on his comments in his autobiography.

I still like more than the first 2 albums, but it's not something I go back to often.

[Kwyjibo]

I liked the Incident back when I first got into PT, and all I knew of them was that album and Fear. Now that I've heard the rest of their catalog, all I see it as is a collection of half-finished songs and interludes with a few gems here and there. Most notably The Blind House, Times Flies, and I Drive the Hearse. SW seems to feel more or less the same based on his comments in his autobiography.

I still like more than the first 2 albums, but it's not something I go back to often.

I read that too and was wondering if that was the case from the beginning, or if time has changed his opinion on that record.

SW doesn't seem to be the guy to release records he's not happy with.
And if he didn't have enough material, why make it a double album with four additional songs?
And why play The Incident in it's entirety on the following tour, when he thinks the record and concept is subpar?

And right at the beginning in the book he says that he lied in a lot of interviews and that he's probably lying in his book too. So he basically said we should take everything he says with a grain of salt. 

[Metro]

Fair point!

[Kwyjibo]

Fair point!

Or maybe complete rubbish, I don't know. 

It's just that I like The Incident quite a bit and maybe I'm just annoyed, that SW critized it so openly.

[Kram]

The Incident and C/C are pretty much tied in my rankings tbh. They're both good albums that I enjoy a lot, but they definitely don't hit that same level that the IA-FOABP run achieved.

I'm pretty much right with you on this.  I think The Incident would have been much better with some of the fat trimmed off it.

[KevShmev]

I would take SW's opinions with a grain of salt, as he tends to be pretty critical of a lot of his past work, and what he says usually depends on what musical mood he is in that year.