Porcupine Tree "Deadwing" (was: [OFF] Bavarian Planes)

[dave hall]

Mark Hollis had at least one solo album - okay but not brilliant.
Dave
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From: "gary shindler" <bewlay68 at YAHOO.COM>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: Porcupine Tree "Deadwing" (was: [OFF] Bavarian Planes)


> I was a Talk Talk fan early and late. Whatever
> happened to them? I remember reading about Mark Hollis
> solo stuff but nothing else.
>
> Imagine
> > ambient PT crossed with a later period Talk Talk.
> > Hope SW steers the band away from the short song
> > format.
> > Dave
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Denis Regenbrecht" <denis at PTI-INC.DE>
> > To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 1:22 PM
> > Subject: Porcupine Tree "Deadwing" (was: [OFF]
> > Bavarian Planes)
> >
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > On 01.08.2005, at 21:17, Jon Jarrett wrote:
> > >
> > > >> Depends on where you're exactly. But if the
> > planes are 30-year old
> > > >> F-4 Phantoms that smoke like a chimney, than
> > they're definitely
> > > >> ours ;-)
> > > >
> > > >         Not even G for Germany either ;-(
> > >
> > > Nope, ours are F-4F, with the F standing for
> > nothing :-)
> > >
> > > [Eurofighter]
> > > >         They've finally made it into squadron
> > service in Britain,
> > > > so yours
> > > > can't be too far behind... Then you only have
> > the first few years'
> > > > teething troubles while the service gets used to
> > a new plane after the
> > > > same one for 30 years...
> > >
> > > Though we're the second Fighter Wing that'll get
> > the EF in Germany,
> > > we're the first to fly it operationally (the other
> > Wing is just for
> > > training the pilots at the moment). Additionally
> > we'll continue
> > > flying the old Phantoms until the EF is fully
> > operational (at least
> > > 'til 2008), so everything will be very much fun in
> > the next few
> > > years.... ;->
> > >
> > > [Porcupine Tree, "Deadwing"]
> > > >         Hopefully not an appropriate title :-)
> > How's that come out,
> > > > anyway? Any reviews for it? SO far I've only
> > been able to get
> > > > thumbs up
> > > > from people who liked the Blackfield album and I
> > found that pretty
> > > > dispensable, so I'm wondering how much I need
> > this. What's
> > > > different from
> > > > _In Absentia_ and what's stayed the same?
> > >
> > > I'm not a PT-expert, in fact "Deadwing" and "In
> > Absentia" are the
> > > only two albums I have of the Wilson-troupe.
> > Nevertheless I'll try to
> > > do a short review/IMHO of sorts.
> > > DW is a further development of the sound of IA.
> > It's louder, heavier
> > > and more brute (especially so on "Deadwing" [with
> > an Adrian Belew-
> > > guest appearance] , "Shallow" and "Open Car").
> > That's not to say that
> > > it sounds exactly like your typical
> > (prog-)metal-band, but it's more
> > > aggressive and energetic than some of the older PT
> > stuff, with a
> > > dominant distorted metal-like guitar-sound.
> > > Nevertheless there are also more "classical"
> > PT-songs with all the
> > > floydish synthworks, calm melodies, undistorted
> > guitar-solos and
> > > psychedelic influences one expects from PT
> > ("Mellotron Scratch",
> > > "Arriving Somewhere..." and "Glass Arm
> > Shattering").
> > > To sum it up, I say that DW is varied and
> > interesting album. It is
> > > not as accessible and more dark than IA, but the
> > path of development
> > > can clearly be seen. Those who can't stand certain
> > (prog-)metal
> > > devices won't like it, but everyone who liked IA,
> > won't be
> > > disappointed by DW IMHO. 8 out of 10 on my own
> > D+R'o'meter
> > >
> > > (c)IAO
> > >                              D+R
> > > np: Kraftwerk, "Minimum-Maximum"
> > >
> >
>
>
>
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