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HeuristicsInc wrote:porcupine tree are awesome! i was listening to them just yesterday. they put on a heck of a live show.
-bill

Dude, I owe you one for causing me to attend their concert yesterday. They were *out of this world*. Amazing. Triple delightful.

2 hours of skill and intensity. They played a lot from "Fear of a Blank Planet" with some heavy hits ("Halo", "Open Car"...) in between. The public were all over the age range, teens to 50-somethings. Most of them damn mesmerized, it seemed.

As the albums are heavy on studio production, I wasn't sure the live gig would match them; proven wrong. I'm guessing lots of practice, a drive to get their point across, and some genius. And occasional decibel and light attacks.

Still giddy :)

PlainSongs

Awesome, now that was some good timing to suggest a live show right before they toured your area. That said, unfortunately I missed them this time, they were here back in October. Maybe next time!
-bill

I wish they'd come to Calgary. FoABP is a great album, but I'd still say Deadwing's my favorite. I still need to hear In Absentia though ... and the countless other cds they've done.

Did Steven Wilson still look creepy? I saw a DVD of them once, and in one of the songs (I think it was Open Car), the band did some pretty heavy shots, and SW looked possessed.

I forget what he said their touring plans were. Not UK soon. Calgary I hope for you! Or pop over to Finland tomorrow.

Steven Wilson didn't strike me as creepy so much as a bit severe. He did made a joke or two though, and relayed how one of the local football teams was doing (not well, I'm afraid :)

Deadwing is how I discovered PT... with popping incredulous ears. It remains my favourite too.

There were also songs from In Absentia and Stupid Dream which are excellent, and a few I hadn't heard, like Hatesong from Lightbulb Sun. This was the start of the long encore!