Steven Wilson The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)
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Mongi123
December 29th 2014


22036 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Not everything has to be original for there to be some enjoyment of it.

KerfuffleinaHussle
December 29th 2014


1033 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

Nah sorry this album is just pretty lame



Hope the next one is better, but as others have said Wilson's output hasn't been that great recently and there are other people doing modern prog in much more inventive ways now.



Mongi123
December 29th 2014


22036 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I mean yea PT is def influenced by some older stuff sometimes but they're pretty original most of the time. I hope your not

decidin like this all of the sudden because Jamie and LordePots have said it so many times lol



Plus dude, literally everything is influenced by something. So I don't see the problem with having a bit of the sound in there as

long as they don't do a poor job of "ripping them off"

SirDrumsalot
December 29th 2014


1835 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

SW said while recording this album that he wanted it to sound like it was something that was made in the 70's. So yeah, its gonna sound like certain bands from that era. The music still kicks balls.

Mythodea
December 29th 2014


7457 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Of course, there's no parthenogenesis. SW knows exactly what he's doing and his inspirations go beyond the ones we know. He has a very good taste in chosing characteristics from genres or bands and he makes his sound not original, but certainly has quality. I have no problem with 70's prog rock to be used as set square if it helps him expand on it. And he does, in my own humble opinion.

Mongi123
December 29th 2014


22036 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Oh ok but prog worship of who? Yea sky moves sideways maybe but their other older stuff? No way. This however definitely plays lots of homage to older prog though.

Artuma
December 29th 2014


32773 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

ripping off =/= being influenced by

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
December 29th 2014


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

Sunday of Life and Up The Downstair are basically modernized psychedelic/prog rock but I wouldn't call either of them prog worship. Signify is my favorite PT album partly because it seems like they really step out of their comfort zone by it being their most unique and ambitious.

Lord(e)Po)))ts
December 29th 2014


70242 Comments




ripping off =/= being influenced by


JamieTwort
December 29th 2014


26988 Comments


Sunday of Life and Up The Downstair are basically modernized psychedelic/prog rock but I wouldn't call either of them prog worship.


Those albums aren't prog at all. Neither is The Sky Moves Sideways, the title track just has strong similarities to Shine On You Crazy Diamond which itself isn't a typical prog song in the first place. All 3 are psych albums.

Lord(e)Po)))ts
December 29th 2014


70242 Comments


dude have u even read the album names they are obvs trve prog as fuk

Mongi123
December 29th 2014


22036 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Neither do you Futures you've only heard some of PT's recent stuff lol

Lord(e)Po)))ts
December 29th 2014


70242 Comments


trveprog

Lord(e)Po)))ts
December 29th 2014


70242 Comments



Neither do you Futures you've only heard some of PT's recent stuff lol


plebest comment of the year

JamieTwort
December 29th 2014


26988 Comments


Also taking strong influence from a particular music scene of the past is fine when the album has a sound of it's own and doesn't just sound like a lesser version of something that came many years before it. That's why I have a lot of love for Heritage, even though I talk shit about 90% of albums that "rip off" 70's prog. That album doesn't sound like any particular prog band or album (apart from 3 moments which probably total up to no more than 4 or 5 minutes).

Plus, taking influence from or paying tribute to other artists can be much more creative than ripping your own albums off for the 10th time (no matter how original that sound was initially).

Mongi123
December 29th 2014


22036 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

My point is how is he to imply that he knows more when he hasn't even heard those two?

Lord(e)Po)))ts
December 29th 2014


70242 Comments


because anyone who thinks wilson sucks knows more about everything than those that dont tbh its just science

Mongi123
December 29th 2014


22036 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Well if you have I apologize but I don't recall you saying that you have. Have you?

Tunaboy45
December 29th 2014


18433 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

If it's not authentic 70's prog, it's not prog at all. Am I right guys?

Lord(e)Po)))ts
December 29th 2014


70242 Comments


no you're wrong, its just shit false-prog



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