[QUOTE=BlindWriting]This is definitely the next PT album I want to get.[/QUOTE]
I'd have it if I knew where the hell I could find it. I have a few songs from it and they're really amazing.

[QUOTE=Kage]I'd have it if I knew where the hell I could find it. I have a few songs from it and they're really amazing.[/QUOTE]
Amazon is always an easy solution. Last time I checked they had it, but it was a bit too expensive. You could probably find it at smaller, used record stores. You know, the kinds of places where you could find rare stuff, bootlegs, etc.

[QUOTE=BlindWriting]Amazon is always an easy solution. Last time I checked they had it, but it was a bit too expensive. You could probably find it at smaller, used record stores. You know, the kinds of places where you could find rare stuff, bootlegs, etc.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I went on a search of all the places like that around here and none had good PT selection. I found some other good stuff, but no PT :-\

And I always check Amazon, but, yeah, the price of all their PT stuff is too expensive right now.

[QUOTE=Kage]Yeah, I went on a search of all the places like that around here and none had good PT selection. I found some other good stuff, but no PT :-\

And I always check Amazon, but, yeah, the price of all their PT stuff is too expensive right now.[/QUOTE]

[url]http://www.cdpacific.com/CDItem.asp?ID=625863[/url]

[url]http://www.cdpacific.com/search.asp?al=&ar=Porcupine+tree&cd=1&imageField.x=0&imageField.y=0[/url]

(I whore this site as much as I can because.... It's the cheapest place to buy cd's I've ever seen.. Plus, when they ship to europe they lable the box "documents, total worth: $16.75".. so I don't have to pay taxes)

just wondering...
did other tool releases have this kind of secrecy and mysteriousness as this one?
i started listening to tool after lateralus came out, I was in ninth grade and i graduated this year, thats a loooong time at least for me.

[QUOTE=breakinginflames]just wondering...
did other tool releases have this kind of secrecy and mysteriousness as this one?
i started listening to tool after lateralus came out, I was in ninth grade and i graduated this year, thats a loooong time at least for me.[/QUOTE]

I started listening to them this year, so I suppose.

Knifeboy- Yeah, I got the remastered edition. I agree with you that the first 2 songs are quite amazing. I'm dead serious when I say that the solo on Phase I is one of the best solos I've ever heard. The second one. It just. Ohhh, it grooves. :lol: I think that latter 2 phases were put in there not to tell a story, but to aid the user in enhancing their own personal Voyage. :D

Don't worry Madey, I just made that up. 0:-D

[QUOTE=Dr. Jake Destructo]Knifeboy- Yeah, I got the remastered edition. I agree with you that the first 2 songs are quite amazing. I'm dead serious when I say that the solo on Phase I is one of the best solos I've ever heard. The second one. It just. Ohhh, it grooves. :lol: I think that latter 2 phases were put in there not to tell a story, but to aid the user in enhancing their own personal Voyage. :D

Don't worry Madey, I just made that up. 0:-D[/QUOTE]

I agree, really really amazing solo..
And the first two tracks was on the original lp, track 3, and 4 was made as an afterthought and released on a seperate lp.. Ah man, now I feel like listening to it.. But I can't because it's 2:30 am and my parents are sleeping

Headphones are your friend.

[QUOTE=Kage]I'd have it if I knew where the hell I could find it. I have a few songs from it and they're really amazing.[/QUOTE]

Post analysis:

A few=more than 2
the album has 4 songs
I'm guessing you have 3 songs from it? :-D

If you're going to be technical about it, I actually only have one. :p Phase III, I believe. Isn't that actually a studio outtake/jam and not a real tune?

[QUOTE=Kage]Headphones are your friend.[/QUOTE]

I wish I had a good pair of headphones

[QUOTE=Kage]If you're going to be technical about it, I actually only have one. :p Phase III, I believe. Isn't that actually a studio outtake/jam and not a real tune?[/QUOTE]

Yeah, it's sort of a b-side kind of thing, along with phase IV.. And if you like Phase III, you'love I and II...
want me to upload?

Are there no vocals on all of PT's earlier releases?

There's vocals on The first couple of releases.. I actually think Voyage 34 is the only one without vocals.. .. And.. Metanoia

I wondere what is being discussed :(

Porcupine Tree. Very cool prog band that really noone has heard of on this hemisphere. They're big in Europe though, but in the US, they somehow managed to sneak under the radar of mainstream music despite they're easy-to-listen-to soundscape. (At least on their later releases)

Jake did you hear the Lateralus vox yet?

Porcupine Tree is awesome.

Whats are some of their best songs jake?

I got my first album from them a few days ago, In Absentia. They're really good, and the song .3 kicks ***.

[QUOTE=Mr Herb]Whats are some of their best songs jake?[/QUOTE]

(even though I'm not jake hehe)

Last Chance To Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled
Trains
Shesmovedon
Voyage 34: Phase I
Wedding Nails
Russia on ice

Those should be a good introduction

[QUOTE=Knifeboy](even though I'm not jake hehe)

Last Chance To Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled
Trains
Shesmovedon
Voyage 34: Phase I
Wedding Nails
Russia on ice

Those should be a good introduction[/QUOTE]
I wanted jake! jk.

nice, thx dude.

[QUOTE=Purple Floyd]I got my first album from them a few days ago, In Absentia. They're really good, and the song .3 kicks ***.[/QUOTE]
.3 is incredibly beautiful and was the song that convinced me to buy In Absentia. Along with Blackest Eyes, too. The whole album is just amazing, every second of every song is just perfect.

[QUOTE=Mr Herb]Whats are some of their best songs jake?[/QUOTE]
I think you're actually better off just buying In Absentia. I think it's the perfect introduction to PT's very extensive and very diverse body of work.

I personally bought Deadwing first, which is also great, but for that album it's the individual tracks that really stand out, not the album as a whole. Deadwing, Arriving Somewhere (But Not Here), Halo, and The Start of Something Beautiful are the best on that album.

[QUOTE=BlindWriting].3 is incredibly beautiful and was the song that convinced me to buy In Absentia. Along with Blackest Eyes, too. The whole album is just amazing, every second of every song is just perfect.[/QUOTE]
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They really need to reissue all their CDs so we can get the earlier stuff for sane prices at regular music stores. Has anyone heard Stupid Dream, Lightbulb Sun, the Sky Moves Sideways? Those albums are incredible.

[QUOTE=Kage]123


They really need to reissue all their CDs so we can get the earlier stuff for sane prices at regular music stores. Has anyone heard Stupid Dream, Lightbulb Sun, the Sky Moves Sideways? Those albums are incredible.[/QUOTE]
I have a few songs from each of those albums on my computer, but In Absentia and Deadwing are the only full albums I own. Every member of PT is incredibly talented, and Gavin Harrison, the drummer, is godly.

The drummers dynamics are absolutely mindblowing.. The creator has a mastertape have one of the most interesting beats i've ever heard

I think Gavin's only been in the band since In Absentia, or at least that was the first album he recorded with them. But, I agree. Colin, the bassist, is amazing. His chops are really powerful and, though more subtle in the newer stuff, he really belts out some awesome lines. Richard's keyboards are absouletely mesmerizing and perfect, adding the perfect textures to all the songs. Without him, PT wouldn't be what they are. And, of course, Wilson is a master.

[QUOTE=Knifeboy]The drummers dynamics are absolutely mindblowing.. The creator has a mastertape have one of the most interesting beats i've ever heard[/QUOTE]
The Creator Has Mastertape is great. The lyrics, especially. And yeah, a really crazy beat, with some incredibly challenging fills.
He also uses odd time very well. The Sound of Muzak has a very interesting verse section in 7/4. Also, the heavy part in Blackest Eyes, in the time of 10, was a huge inspiration for a song I wrote with my band.

[QUOTE=BlindWriting].


I think you're actually better off just buying In Absentia. I think it's the perfect introduction to PT's very extensive and very diverse body of work.

I personally bought Deadwing first, which is also great, but for that album it's the individual tracks that really stand out, not the album as a whole. Deadwing, Arriving Somewhere (But Not Here), Halo, and The Start of Something Beautiful are the best on that album.[/QUOTE]
Thatd be easier, to jsut buy a record from em. Does it take a while to really get that album? like it does with lateralus?

The intro to blackest eyes is a pure stroke of genius..

One thing I dislike about Deadwing is that Steven wrote and played most of the basslines on the album.. And it shows, I miss Colin's distinctive fretless laidback sound..

[QUOTE=Knifeboy]The intro to blackest eyes is a pure stroke of genius..

One thing I dislike about Deadwing is that Steven wrote and played most of the basslines on the album.. And it shows, I miss Colin's distinctive fretless laidback sound..[/QUOTE]
I believe Steven writes most of the basslines anyway? I actually really like the bass on that album. It's more subtle than when Colin plays it, but there are still plenty of awesome lines that really enhance the songs.