4 1/2 - New Steven Wilson album
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Topic: 4 1/2 - New Steven Wilson album
Posted By: Meltdowner
Subject: 4 1/2 - New Steven Wilson album
Date Posted: November 05 2015 at 11:28
From his Facebook page:
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Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: November 05 2015 at 11:47
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Breaking news on PA. Steven Wilson's new album, entitled "4 ½" hits spot number 24 on Best Prog Albums Ever, beating out Miles Davis, Gentle Giant and *gasp* Steven Wilson himself. Is there anything this man cannot do????? ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: November 05 2015 at 11:53
^ "PA Top Prog Albums" will become "SW Top Albums" in a few years 
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Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: November 05 2015 at 12:03
I wouldn't be surprised unfortunately, I honestly don't get why he's so popular.
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: November 05 2015 at 12:03
Thanks Sam.....I was hoping he would release a statement about PT coming off hiatus.... -------------   
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Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: November 05 2015 at 12:07
I wish they would.
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: November 05 2015 at 12:12
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^ I enjoy all of SW solo material, but I really love Porcupine Tree and the heaviness. On the HCE tour he played Sectarian from GFD, but explained he changed the arrangement so the song was heavier, more metal....It sounded like a PT song off In Absentia........nice. -------------
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Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: November 05 2015 at 12:14
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Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: November 05 2015 at 12:19
He didn't play "Sectarian" but played "Sound of Muzak" and "Open Car" here two months ago
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: November 05 2015 at 22:14
On the Raven that Refused to Sing tour he played Radioactive Toy, and it was amazing (Theo Travis added to the solos). Actually, that was an amazing concert, I wonder why he didn't release any concert from that tour... it would be one of my favourite live albums or videos ever. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 03:03
There is one thing he cannot do: prevent his albums from being overrated by people who haven't even heard them yet  .------------- 
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Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 03:58
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Posted By: Progkid
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 10:17
| well I had read in the interview earlier this year that he planned everything already about his next album... so I was shocked about this news like how could you release a album, tour half a year and then release a new album...so I thought it must be smth else and yeah its the songs from the albums session |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 11:42
I want a new IEM album dammit! ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 11:50
^ I never heard IEM 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 13:28
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Interesting. Even though HCE isn't a fav, I am interested in hearing the stuff deemed no good for it. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: tboyd1802
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 14:52
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At the second Montreal show of the HCE tour, which I attended, Wilson played How is Your Life today and Trains. From setlist.fm they played lots o' PT -- http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/steven-wilson/2015/royal-albert-hall-london-england-73f4da81.html " rel="nofollow - http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/steven-wilson/2015/royal-albert-hall-london-england-73f4da81.html -- including 90's stuff ------------- He neither drank, smoked, nor rode a bicycle. Living frugally, saving his money, he died early, surrounded by greedy relatives. It was a great lesson to me -- John Barrymore |
Posted By: LearsFool
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 18:33
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Should be interesting to see these outtakes. The Raven cut should be good, I'm wondering what the headpaint cuts are like. Considering how dull the album's tracks were after the first two, could it be that these are diamonds carelessly left in the rough, or just more soot? -------------  
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: November 06 2015 at 18:37
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Here in Seattle on HCE tour he did play Sleep Together, which was freaking awesome..so loud and hard, it was great. Would love to have heard Trains.....
BTW: I just pre-ordered 4 1/2 from Burning Shed. -------------
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Posted By: tboyd1802
Date Posted: November 07 2015 at 18:43
Agreed, Sleep Together was fantastic - and fit within the context of the show remarkably well. I also attended shows that were part of the Raven tour. Radioactive Toy was a fantastic encore - probably the best version of that song I've heard. I would love to have a recording of that... ------------- He neither drank, smoked, nor rode a bicycle. Living frugally, saving his money, he died early, surrounded by greedy relatives. It was a great lesson to me -- John Barrymore |
Posted By: pianoman
Date Posted: November 07 2015 at 19:33
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Terrible name for an album. It was probably the first thing he thought of: "I have a b-sides album i want to release right after my fourth album. Got it, 4 1/2!". Cmon man, Really?? Nonetheless, I'm sure it will be an interesting listen, at the very least. |
Posted By: Smurph
Date Posted: November 08 2015 at 09:38
------------- http://pseudosentai.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://pseudosentai.bandcamp.com/ wtf |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: November 08 2015 at 09:41
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^^ It. Isn't. Terrible. |
Posted By: pianoman
Date Posted: November 08 2015 at 10:28
Really though. Most popular/powerful force in the modern art-rock/progressive rock scene, and the best title he could think of sounds like a parody of itself. Don't get me wrong, I like a lot of Steven Wilson's music, but I have a hard time lately taking anything he does seriously anymore. And it leaves me scratching my head: what magic is he doing to keep so many people interested and at the top of the game lately? |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: November 08 2015 at 11:43
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Posted By: Raccoon
Date Posted: November 09 2015 at 01:32
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Yep! I'm off the Steven Wilson bandwagon. Raven or any Wilson releases can't hold up to the 70's classics. I never feel like revisiting the albums, so I got a good bundle of money selling my Raven That Refused Limited Edition Boxset. And I won't regret/miss it. Money went towards something much better than an arrogant artist who believes any modern prog band who isn't heavy deserves s**t (Flower Kings). His personality, his constant eagerness to remaster albums that had plenty of reissues, and his constant, impatient output (Transience, Cover Version..) make an artist I wouldn't care to support.
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Posted By: RaphaelT
Date Posted: November 09 2015 at 18:33
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Well, SW is following the thread of naming his pieces after famous film directors (Harmony Korine, Tinto Brass). This time he mimics Fellini (8 1/2 - 4 1/2). But didn't someone record an album about Fellini? Yeah, but it was Fish, he is sooo neoprog, therefore he does not count. Going to buy this album though. And go to a gig. ------------- yet you still have time! |
Posted By: backtothegarden
Date Posted: November 10 2015 at 15:18
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After seeing him on the Hand Cannot Erase tour, I'll be sure to see him every time he comes around. That show was amazing. On a side note, I hope SW has a little more of a hand in the upcoming Blackfield record. Man, did Aviv Geffen botch that last one. Blackfield II is one of my all time faves.
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Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: November 13 2015 at 07:41
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I'm going to see him and his band in Manchester in January, really looking forward to that. The new album is of course an essential purchase. I'm of the view that his solo output is much better than the PT material (and I say that as a big PT fan). I'm hoping to hear some new material at the January gig as I understand a "real" new album is already in the pipeline. On a side note, I saw Joe Satriani earlier this month. The show was mindblowing, he is an absolute genius. However, Marco Minneman is now Satch's drummer and he was simply out of this world, taking the music to a new level. On his albums Satch's material tends to just noodle along nicely but not with too much aggression, but MM has really beefed things up. He was outstanding. |
Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: November 13 2015 at 09:49
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Not a fan of Raven nor Hand but Wilson/PT has always had interesting 'discarded' material so I may still enjoy this who knows. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: November 13 2015 at 12:03
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H.C.E tour was an outstanding show.....living in Seattle we do not get artists like him often or at all, so these are a treat. I judge PT and SW material on their own, I don't connect the two other than he plays in both. When I want hard driving, more metal SW then I listen to PT. -------------
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Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: November 15 2015 at 04:18
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If this album is 1/2 as good as HCE, I think I'll pass. -------------  
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Posted By: Natural Mystic
Date Posted: November 22 2015 at 05:27
| I like steven's style to be productive and expand the musical areas. I'm sure that he has also expanded his consciousness several times. |