Und noch ein Eindruck von der Listening Session:
Monday 30th January
Yesterday morning I trundled along to Abbey Road Stadios for a preview of Porcupine Tree’s forthcoming album, ‚Fear Of A Blank Planet‘ in glorious 5.1 surround sound. Before the playback began, band leader Steven Wilson informed the gathered throng that the album is one „continuous piece of music“ that lasts for around 53 minutes, explaining that most CDs these days are way too long to hold the listener’s attention. „It’s a very intense album“, he warned, adding that it includes no potential singles – something that hardly seemed to bother representatives from the quartet’s new label Roadrunner Records. And why should it? The album is simply stunning from start to finish; elaborately conceived, brilliantly orchestrated and executed with consummate sophistication. The track that will surely generate most attention is ‚Anesthetize‘, which at 17 mins and 42 seconds long features a guitar solo from Rush’s Alex Lifeson. Robert Fripp of King Crimson also offers guest soundscape guitar effects to the penultimate song ‚Way Out Of Here‘. But, believe me, the whole album is a stroke of genius.
I also did a quick interview with Mr Wilson, who was helpful, friendly and polite – a pleasure to deal with. I’ve spent spent quite a while chewing the cud with him since Classic Rock’s inception and three things always strike me about Steven; his sheer enthusiasm for music, the diversity of his influences (try talking to him about the Carpenters or Abba one day) and, of course, an unwavering creative focus.
Quelle: Dave Ling’s Music Blog
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