"There will also be a 120 page hard-book deluxe edition because of course there would be."

lol.

This should be interesting, wonder what approach he'll take on the subject.

120 Page Book About How Progressive Steven Wilson Is by Steven Wilson

"10. Detonation (ft. Anohni)"

"Prominent kind-of-but-not-really-if-we're-honest-progressive-rock superstar Steven Wilson has announced the release date of his impending 5th solo studio album."

Jas I love you

"There will also be a 120 page hard-book deluxe edition because of course there would be."

Laughed hard

oh boi
good writing jas

I liked the song, despite his usual lyrical shortcomings. The feature sounds pretty great

funny news article, take a pos. Album is very promising. What I see, though, is Steven Wilson at the front. It would be nice to see a different cover, expressing exactly this crisis he wants to depict with his music.

Also, this:

''My fifth record is in many ways inspired by the hugely ambitious progressive pop records that I loved in my youth (think Peter Gabriel’s So, Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love, Talk Talk’s Colour of Spring and Tears for Fears’ Seeds of Love)''

good song, excited for this

I remember when H.C.E. (the single) got out and everyone was like ''wtf, where's the prog'', and then Perfect Life came after and the site was raging with ''ok, he's lost it'' comments.

"(think Peter Gabriel’s So, Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love, Talk Talk’s Colour of Spring and Tears for Fears’ Seeds of Love)''

oh wow! Now I'm way more excited than before

Can some one explain "kind-of-but-not-really-if-we're-honest-progressive-rock superstar"? Wilson is prog as all heck... Or are we saying he's not actually a super star?


Help a guy out, I lag behind the cultures and the jokes.

i hope the artwork isn't actually of steven wilson

it is

it's sooo boring don't you think?

Lol at the description. Enjoyed the track.

horrible album cover

"Help a guy out, I lag behind the cultures and the jokes"

Elitists like to peg Steven Wilson as pop because, by doing so, it proves how good at categorizing music they are. If it's got a decent hook it's too mainstream to be prog.

I agree with you though, Steven Wilson is the man.

"Wilson is prog as all heck"

eh. he's definitely a big fan of prog tho.

Love, love, love, love this track

Can't wait for the album, can't wait to see him again

It's the same old discussion about what prog means and a lot of people being short-sighted enough to think the "progressive" in "progressive rock" stands for innovation. That's not how you could define any genre though. "Progressive" usually stands for something like "evolving throughout the duration of the piece" which Wilson does most of the time

Wilson himself said most of his Porcupine Tree works weren't prog and I tend to agree with him, most of his early carrier is psychedelic rock and pop with progressive influences.

I'm really excited aswell, I just hope that Steven won't fuck up the lyrics too much (while he had some good lyrics from Signify to Deadwing, they became really lackluster with the years).

The prog stamp is pushed on too many things anyway. There's no denying The Raven and large parts of HCE were progressive rock though

Prog is such a loose term though. If you're going to claim Steven Wilson isn't prog because he has elements of pop in his music then, by argument, Pink Floyd's "The Wall" isn't either.

Pink Floyd in general aren't that proggy at all tbh.

I mean, a genre is usually used as a term to relate to music that sounds alike. And Pink Floyd and Yes sound nothing alike most of the time, so there's that.

Edit: I don't want this whole thread to turn into a discussion about it though hahah

the guy is keeping prog alive.

"Pink Floyd's "The Wall" isn't either. "

Well I never considered that it was a prog album anyway, I've always thought it was Waters's pop-rock project ^^

Of course having pop sensibilities doesn't mean you're not prog. In SW's case a lot of his past works rely on "simple" compositions (verse-chorus-verse-chorus-break-chorus) while putting the emphasis on production and details. There's no deny that his solo stuff is progressive rock.

i think that progressive as a term was replaced by experimental and avant-garde and now has solidified its character as a genre with various identities, rather than a specific mindset.

please god no

"thematically take the form of a fly-on-the-wall observation of the everyday lives of refugees, terrorists and religious fundamentalists"

Is this also gonna be the album with the song about Facebook

"There will also be a 120 page hard-book deluxe edition because of course there would be."

LOL. Does this guy ever sleep? Snark aside, looking foward to it, he always makes quality stuff.

uninspired fanart prog music

Oh boy!

oh no

I wonder what people are going to complain about now.

Is his voice too weak? Are Ninet's vocals overdone? Are the lyrics bad? Does it sound like Coldplay? Is is technology-bashing getting old? Does he need to move on from 70s pro- oh wait he already did.

"I'm tired of facebook" -Steven Wilson in 2017

is he still 12

maybe he should stop releasing garbage and make insurgentes pt2

@Tunaboy yes

steven sure does love to complain about technology, silly man xD

that album cover and three albums for several consecutive years indicate that this guy needs help

boring af

A lot of his stuff seems to take ideas from 70s prog and incorporate it into more accessible music. Fine by me. This song is fantastic

Sounds like a song that wouldn't be out of place on the radio, but it's good.

Never was a fan of uninspired 'artist on the front' covers though. It's a pity that the artwork for the single looks a lot better.

the shipping costs through europe are fucking unacceptable and so is that album cover

I was considering the box but since tickets on Monday are going to cost around £40 I'll stick to the standard edition

Does this guy even lift

Doesn't need to, he's perfect

''My fifth record is in many ways inspired by the hugely ambitious progressive pop records that I loved in my youth (think Peter Gabriel’s So, Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love, Talk Talk’s Colour of Spring and Tears for Fears’ Seeds of Love)''

i'm so ready for this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAPJvWJAOFI

ridiculously excited

I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS!!!

Woot!

Member Porcupine Tree?

Why would you complain about technology when you make prog music? smfh!!! lol

Why in fuck's name did he bring up that Tears for Fears album of all the possible choices??

Because it's pretty awesome and their best hahah

I remember reading he thought it was one of the best sounding albums of all time for him, production-wise.

Because it influenced the sound of the album?

It is really good production wise yeah, but song wise ughhhhh. Title track is good and that's about it for me.

Oh my god please no

Won't be as good as raven.

I'm tired of Facebook

Hand.Cannot.Facebook.

Damn whoever approved this edited the shit out of it but its w/e

"It is really good production wise yeah, but song wise ughhhhh. Title track is good and that's about it for me."
Not even Woman In Chains, Year of the Knive or Advice for the Young At Heart? It's a different genre from the previous ones, so it might not be easy to get into, but I really think that there are a lot of amazing and multi-layerd tracks on it. Even though I think they took it a bit too far on Badman's Song.

well, whatever, I'm interested what Wilson will make out of these influences. I knew he digged stuff like that but I don't think it showed that much in his solo project yet.

fuck 2017

New dad prog wank

Thank you for your comment Undine, I'll be sure to pass it on to the Sputnikmusic team!

"Not even Woman In Chains, Year of the Knive or Advice for the Young At Heart? It's a different genre from the previous ones, so it might not be easy to get into, but I really think that there are a lot of amazing and multi-layerd tracks on it. Even though I think they took it a bit too far on Badman's Song."

Lol wait fuck, I meant that I love Woman In Chains, not the title track. That one can go to hell. Agreed Badman is the worst offender.

I'm tired of FaceBo-

"For those looking for further information, including the cover art:

https://www.facebook.com/notes/steven-wilson/steven-wilson-announces-new-album-to-the-bone-major-2018-tour-and-new-track-pari/1463756686977922/"

Why does Steven have to be such a liar?

It's almost as if he's playing a character and that's not actually how he feels! The liar!!

So many snooze comments. It's almost original !!

fucking terrible

"Elitists like to peg Steven Wilson as pop because, by doing so, it proves how good at categorizing music they are. If it's got a decent hook it's too mainstream to be prog."

lmfao

old men aren't allowed to make pop music, it's a rule

there was that one moment at some point some time ago where someone said something and since then its been cool and trendy to hate steven wilson

spot on

I think Steven 's solo material is boring . I would like to see a new PT album . This is much interesting .

why is he so pretentious. Just what we all asked for, Steve Wilsons opinion on Facebook and immigrants.

This isn't bad if u ignore his lyrics of course

Why is he so pretentious. Just what we all asked for, chug73s opinion on Steven Wilson.

I think you're wasting your time Myth, there'll always be people to hate on SW, whether it's justified or not ^^

Oh, I'm just having fun. Long gone are the days were I took people seriously (in terms of music, anyway)

sweven tilson

Mythodea you want to hear my opinion on him, I do.

He is an excellent musician but he does take himself a bit seriously sometimes.
Still think Fear of a Blank Planet is some of his best work....rip PT

I'll never get this website's obsession over FOBP. It's a good album, but certainly not the best he did. His 4, maybe even 5 albums previous Fear were way more remarkable imo.

FoaBP has the last five minutes of Anesthetize which is top 3 PT moments

the lyrics :-(

nice song tho

god tht album cover

its the sequel to born again

Yeah lyrics on FoaBP are all time low for the band, but there's still plenty of good lines to be found after the opener at least.

Not bad but expected much more from him

lol yet wont riff nearly as hard

whacha guna be brother

FOABP wouldn't be the same (conceptually) with other lyrics, they fit the theme perfectly, along with his whiny singing. They suck though, yeah.

you know what I like? SW's lyrics are everyday. He wears the role he's writing for. His language is simple, humane. He sings what he has on his mind, what someone in a bad mood would admit in a secret discussion. No poetic stanzas, no use of pretentious or difficult words. I think that's why many people can connect with his work, because he expresses what's on their minds. Every personal thought about our pains and difficulties would sound awkward if it was said aloud, but that's what he does. And he takes it out of us.

lol

fukc, I went all personal again

'difficult words'
yeah no soporifics and none of that language elitist shit

KEEP THE HOUSE CLEAN

KEEP THE ROUTINE

Steven is such a nerd about deluxe packaging and other special shit. I think it's cute, in a way. I missed this song, actually. I didn't give it much of a chance. The crescendo is great, though. Need more of that, Stephen.

Just released a new song, and it's fire.

Boring drums, too bad SW lost marco minnemann

too bad SW lost marco minnemann [2]

even if I like the new guy a lot, I think his drumming is a bit dull on ''The Same Asylum As Before''.

Well the new album is gonna be more influenced by 80s art pop/rock like Talk Talk and Kate Bush so it's not gonna have the technical prog jams on Raven that would require drumming like Minnemann's or Gavin Harrison's.

H.C.E's t/t had some simple, yet fenious drumming by Minnemann, so did the other PT pop songs (Open Car, Shallow)

simple =/= boring tho. drumming from the 30 sec sample i heard was incredibly dull

i wanted to write ''genious'' but accidentally pressed ''fenious''. Of course simple =/= simplistic. I'm disappointed, because Campbell's shown he's really capable, but really doesn't shine on the new one.

Nup

genious isn't a word @mythodea just trying to help

Also this article title is funny. ''2017 brings new Steve'' Steve? Isn't it Steven?

I'm still Stevie from the block

there was a great parody album collab of this guy and michael from opeth floating around years ago where he was called ''stephen wilton''

wtf is that? link?

https://soundcloud.com/akerstache/sets/wilton-akerstache-storm

Wow

I honestly thought you were joking

' Oh baybuh

Storm Corrosion
Of Love And Emotion
Mmmbaybuh
Storm Corrosion
Of Love And Emotion

Oh baybuh

['The Sleaze' guitar solo]
[Wilton keytar solo]
['The Sleaze' guitar solo]
['The Sleaze' & Wilton dual solo]
'

holy shit

I love you Eons

@Eons, fuck the word Genius and all that derive from it

I just found this Youtube comment regarding the "Facebook" lyric:

"Yes he did write that. Straight to the point. I know it might sound like some really cheesy lyrics, but this is Wilson, and I know exactly where he is coming from. Facebook is shallow, fake, fucked up, and It's utterly mundane, and proven to affect people's physical health and mental well-being. I relate to Wilson he is definitely more enlightened than any artist you'll find in the charts! He's actually real!"

lol

wat is the facebook lyric

"I'm tired of Facebook, tired of my failing health" in the second verse

it just feels really awkward when he suddenly brings it up in the song

It also doesn't help that he uses Facebook quite frequently

I mean I literally gleaned all the info for the article from his facebook post

seems pretty par for the course of steven wilson lyrics

show some respect to great cock rocker stephen wilton

This should be good...


Or terrible.

People need to realize that the lyrics are not from the perspective of the singer who sings them but from the perpective of the character depicted in there. At some points Wilson goes on singing about his SON for instance and he doesn't have a son. Stop linking the lyrics to his personal beliefs.

Edit: And no, his X-box is probably not actually a god to him, in case you wondered ;)

So Wilson is a shit actor, all good I'm just happy my boy's finally doing pop music

A shit actor and a shit lyricist, yes. But not a housewife whose children died, not a 15 year old depressed boy and not a serial killer (at least I hope so). Who would have thought?

In before "Wilson killed prog/music"