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Poll Question: Steven Wilson-the guitar player on a ten-point scale
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4 [8.89%]
30 [66.67%]
6 [13.33%]
4 [8.89%]
0 [0.00%]
1 [2.22%]
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 21 2014 at 14:22
17 out of 26 voters say its 6-8.
Now i see some appreciation for Mr. Wilson's guitar playing
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 21 2014 at 14:49
6-8 for me.....What he does with the guitar for Porcupine Tree and his solo work is very good.
I also think he is a good vocalist too.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 21 2014 at 18:42
Solid 8 from me. He has always had a lovely tone no matter which project he is involved in.He  may not be a technical wizard but always manages to make his guitar sound just right for any song.
Love his acoustic work as well as electric.
Myself and mates spoke to Guthrie Govan recently about his soloing  work on SW's Raven album and he said  that he followed SW's demo's pretty much because they were just so detailed and "right". Good praise we thought.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 22 2014 at 15:45
All I know is that when the solos for Shesmovedon and Sound of Muzak come on, I am happy. Don't need to grade him. He's just fine in my book.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2014 at 06:23
When I hear something like Burning Sky it's just great. He has the guitar part to fit the piece. This is the key thing, he fits solos and leads in the arrangements to complement the music rather than ok, verse, chorus, (repeat) NOW guitar solo.

Re: The recomposed thing - yes especially with the third album, the first I heard. Sky Moves Sideways. Anyone hearing that who had not heard PF may be blown away. It really is fine. But he made that "as PF were not making music like that any more" and went on to say he regretted that album now. I can note some Tull lyrical influences particularly on Stupid Dream. But everyone is the sum of their influences and newer rock is not really that different from older rock. Which is a problem as the essence of originality is being different while influenced by favourites... Fortunately SW with P Tree has a lot of talent and made some great albums like Signify.

In a way he kind of reminds me of Jeff Lynne who is a great writer , v. good singer and no great guitarist - ELO got away with not having a guitar whiz on board like KC got away with not having a keyboard whiz.

Slightly OT but as the vocals were already mentioned....if anyone ever wonders if SW ever over stepped the vocal mark it's on an unreleased number recorded on the Blank Planet concerts. Clearly his association with Opeth was happening. The number unreleased - tune? -  features the death growl. Only... much worse than anyone who doesn't like death growls has ever heard. It was actually a bit funny. Props for stepping outside the comfort zone. More props for leaving it off the album....
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2014 at 08:58
Originally posted by johnobvious johnobvious wrote:

All I know is that when the solos for Shesmovedon and Sound of Muzak come on, I am happy. Don't need to grade him. He's just fine in my book.
Two songs by him I really like....even though they are more 'commercial' I like those as well as Even Less and Dark Matter.
One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2014 at 09:10
I'd rather listen to Steven playing his guitar over McLaughlin, Vai, Holdsworth, Petrucci or Malmsteen. All of those mentioned can wipe the floor with him in terms of technicality and flash, but fortunately that's not all there is to musicBig smile

In terms of a rating? 42 is always the answer when in doubt.


Edited by Guldbamsen - September 23 2014 at 09:10
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2014 at 10:13
6-8 easily!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2014 at 22:07
6-8.
When he rides, my fears subside.
For darkness turns once more to light.
Through the skies, his white horse flies.
To find a land beyond the night.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 25 2014 at 08:03
He's no Petrucci in terms of ability, but I'd give him a 8-10 for his talent for composing a great solo that conveys a lot of emotion and is amazing to listen to. I'd rather listen to him than many other guitarists purely for this reason.

Just a few great moments from him. Dark Matter, Sound of Muzak, and Shesmovedon is one of the best solos I've heard in terms of structure and how it builds and builds to a climax. Check out the version on the XM CD, a radio recording. 

His guitar parts for Blackfield, are also very strong, he's a master at knowing what works for the song.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 25 2014 at 08:27
Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

I'd rather listen to Steven playing his guitar over <... Malmsteen...> 

Oh, that's so unfair Shocked ... The Holy Man of rock Yngwie is the only dedicated heavy metal guitarist in the World that I ever listen to!
 


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