Favourite Porcupine Tree song?
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Topic: Favourite Porcupine Tree song?
Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Subject: Favourite Porcupine Tree song?
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 15:44
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Which of these choices is your favourite song by Porcupine Tree? |
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Posted By: The Monodrone
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 17:42
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Mine has to be .3 from In Absentia. Really good atmospheric song and I love the e-bowed guitar. Closely followed by Anesthetize or The Sky Moves Sideways. -------------  
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Posted By: CryoftheCarrots
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 18:10
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Whatever I choose is not going to be a permanent decision.Mood is everything when I listen to Porcupine Tree and I love so many of their songs. Today I'll choose Dark Matter.That song was the highlight of the FOABP concert for me. ------------- "There is a lot in this world to be tense and intense about" MJK |
Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 18:13
| My vote was Trains. A flawless track from beginning to end. It's also absolutely stunning live. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 19:08
| Moonloop. |
Posted By: Stupiddream
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 21:20
| Dark Matter. It is my favorite song of all time. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 23:36
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Hatesong. ------------- 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: Morningrise
Date Posted: May 26 2010 at 23:59
| Arriving Somewhere...but not here |
Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 00:29
From the list, yes. Of all their songs that I've heard my favourite is Open Car. ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA! 
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Morningrise wrote:Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 01:21
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It's between Fadeaway, Dark Matter and The Sky Moves Sideways. 3 wonderful tracks from 3 masterpieces...
Gonna have to go with Fadeaway, though. ------------- 
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Posted By: Jozef
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 02:07
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"Russia on Ice" definitely gets my vote.
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 02:34
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Even Less. Other faves are Anesthetize, Arriving Somewhere... but not Here and Moonloop. ------------- 
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Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 03:03
Nice poll, and some really interesting choices  .
To be honest I love most of these. However, as it's classed as one song I'm going for The Incident. That's a fantastic album from start to finish and probably their best full stop.
Others I considered closely are Moonloop, Waiting (both parts), Even Less, TSMS and the magical The Nostalgia Factory (that really was a good choice!)
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Posted By: Kashmir75
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 03:09
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I love pretty much everything they've done, and my favourite changes every day depending on mood. Today, I'm saying Anesthetize. What a song! It really sounded spectacular when they played part two live when I saw them recently. Other favourites include: Russia on Ice, .3, Dark Matter, Even Less (extended), TSMS, The Incident, and Waiting. ------------- Hello, mirror. So glad to see you, my friend. It's been a while... |
Posted By: The Sleepwalker
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 05:09
| Sentimental. |
Posted By: Palliams
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 06:11
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Mine isn't even on the list, Buying New Soul!
If I had to select one from that list I would have to choose Anesthitize.
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Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 06:58
| A lot of great ones here, but easy for me-"Arriving Somewhere...But Not Here." Has everything. |
Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 07:08
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Today, I went with "Even Less" though I like the two phase polls, I did one for Porcupine Tree last year that had two phases, first phase called for everyone to nominate their favorite PT song, then the second phase allowed voting on only the top five or so nominated songs. At the time, "Arriving Somewhere..." received the overwhelming amount of nominations though surprisingly lost round two to Anesthetize. Other favorites include "Last Chance to Evacuate...", "Russia on Ice", ".3" and "Buying New Soul". ------------- -------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob------- I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 07:23
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So many to choose from..! I think I'll go with 'Arriving somewhere but not here' Love the atmosphere of that whole song. Brilliant. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 10:59
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today Anesthitize
tomorrow Arriving somewhere
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Posted By: RoeDent
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 11:27
| I've recently (really) got into Anesthetize, so at the moment I'd vote for that, but I'm going for Synesthesia because it's the first song of theirs I got into (it was almost the first one I ever heard, but that honour goes to What You Are Listening To...) |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 13:44
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Not exactly a purist's opinion, I know, but Lazarus sends shivers down my spine each & every time I listen to it.
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Posted By: Black Rose Immortal
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 14:12
| No Flicker, Prodigal, Lightbulb Sun, Fear of a blank planet, mellotron scratch? alot of my favs missing in here |
Posted By: Citizen Erased
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 14:28
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Arriving Somewhere but Not Here. It just sort of floats along, takes it's time, establishes it's mood and doesn't overstay it's welcome. It's hard to explain. It's just great. ------------- And lo, the mighty riffage was played and it was good 
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Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 15:35
I was considering Lightbulb Sun and Fear of a Blank Planet, but I decided to go with others. Can't please everyone.
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Posted By: bsms810
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 15:47
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probably arriving somewhere ------------- 'when was the last time you had a girlfriend?' 'I dont look at it as when, I look at it as who...and why' - David Brent |
Posted By: The Monodrone
Date Posted: May 27 2010 at 19:49
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"Don't Hate Me" is probably the best song from Stupid Dream, and one of my personal very favorite PT songs. Theo Travis' guest appearance is just magical. -------------
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Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: June 04 2010 at 08:34
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Ambulance Chasing... SW the roy Budd of prog rock! Buying New Soul... frrk... none of my top 20 pop disco trendy numbers are here... Nil Recurring... nope, nothing happening again... Arriving.. vs Burning Sky... needs Small Fishes to preface that classic so I'll go with Arriving Somwhere... can't go wrong with any... Nostalgia Factory is a greta number...but The Incident is still my least favourite. Bit of a dividing line this album among Tree fans... The big news... look at the poll for Radioactive Toy. Not a vote. Must be one of their worst and least popular tunes...  |
Posted By: Caliban
Date Posted: June 04 2010 at 08:45
| Stars Die, Fadeaway, Shesmovedon and of course Sky moves sideways. |
Posted By: idiotPrayer
Date Posted: June 04 2010 at 09:49
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try to figure it out which one i chose, the clue is in my username |
Posted By: Palliams
Date Posted: June 07 2010 at 04:43
| Wow, didn't even spot that... How can't you include SHESMOVEDON? |
Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: June 07 2010 at 10:11
I gave it consideration, but decided the others were better.
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Posted By: EatThatPhonebook
Date Posted: June 07 2010 at 12:42
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Anesthetize for me. ------------- 
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Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: June 07 2010 at 13:41
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The Cross / Hole / Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: lensag
Date Posted: August 03 2010 at 06:25
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what can i say? It depends on mood i suppose. lets see:
The following have been my fav PT song in previews years (cronological order of appealing):
1) The moon touches your shoulder (the first)
2) Dark matter
3) Anesthethize
4) Russia On Ice
5) Buying new soul
6) Trains
7) .3
8) Way out of here
9) Arriving Somewhere but not here
10) Lazarus
11) Stop Swimming
12) Stars Die
13) The start of something beautiful (the actual)
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Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: August 03 2010 at 06:31
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Last time the poll surfaced I went with "Even Less", were I voting today, the winner would be "Dark Matter". The solo in that song has got to be one of Mr. Wilson's most soulful.
------------- -------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob------- I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms. |
Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: August 03 2010 at 06:48
| Arriving Somewhere. Near perfect song for me. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 03 2010 at 15:40
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Arriving Somewhere ..but not here
the metal-ish shredding in the middle is pure genius!
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Posted By: Matthew T
Date Posted: August 03 2010 at 16:50
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Posted By: steppenfloyd
Date Posted: December 26 2010 at 11:22
| Trains, Russia On Ice, Dark Matter, and Lazarus |
Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: December 26 2010 at 11:39
| Arriving somewhere...but not here(you know why)!!!My alternative votes go to Sentimental,anesthetize and Small fish(where is it?). |
Posted By: Tychovski
Date Posted: December 26 2010 at 12:10
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Voyage 34. ------------- Everyone knows rock attained perfection in 1974, it's a scientific fact. |
Posted By: paganinio
Date Posted: December 27 2010 at 01:16
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The OP is washed up on the ProgArchives He has a thread that's on my hard drive He just made a poll and it's very long For the grace of God please vote for this song ------------- 
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Posted By: trackstoni
Date Posted: December 27 2010 at 02:05
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Anesthetize , but not far from Arriving , Trains , Sky moves & Evenless , and my special favorite the Start of Something ! ------------- Tracking Tracks of Rock |
Posted By: sydbarrett2010
Date Posted: December 27 2010 at 10:42
| can't choose theyre all great |
Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: December 27 2010 at 20:04
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Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: December 27 2010 at 20:05
Yeah, that was a pretty bad mistake by me forgetting that, considering it's my favourite short song on earth.
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Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: December 28 2010 at 06:24
| Ok,nevermind.I remember that.But this track is so cathartic.Incredible. |
Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: December 28 2010 at 08:37
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From this list: Arriving Somewhere...
But I´m surprised by absence of some cinches like Deadwing, Sleep Together, Open Car, Wedding Nails, The Creator Has a Mastertape... ------------- A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
Posted By: ergaster
Date Posted: December 28 2010 at 15:39
LOL. Reminds me of that Youtube guy with his "Fifty favourite PTree songs".... FIFTY!  ------------- We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty. Captain Malcolm Reynolds Reality rules, Honor the truth Chemist99a R.I.P. |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: December 28 2010 at 15:45
| There's a lot of great songs on there, but if I had to choose one at the moment it'd be Arriving Somewhere but Not Here. That has in one song all the different parts of Porcupine Tree that I love |
Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: December 28 2010 at 16:01
| Dark Matter. What a perfect end to Signify. |
Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: December 28 2010 at 16:14
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Many great ones, couldn't possibly decide. ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Jake Kobrin
Date Posted: December 28 2010 at 16:29
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The Extended version of Even Less. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Neil-Kobrin/244687105562746" rel="nofollow - SUPPORT MY FATHER AND BECOME A FAN Jacob Kobrin Illustration |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 28 2010 at 16:59
My favourite PT track is contained in this poll, but I can't vote it. 
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