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Porcupine Tree is a [[Progressive Rock]] group formed by Steven Wilson. They are known to combine elements of rock, [[Ambient]], [[Psychedelic Rock]], [[Kraut Rock]], trance and (on their most recent albums) [[Heavy Metal (Music)|Heavy Metal]] into their music. Many critics have hailed them as the modern day [[Pink Floyd]] when their popularity increased in [[The Nineties]], but Steven Wilson has expressed his dissatisfaction with this label, preferring that Porcupine Tree be known as "the old Porcupine Tree" or "the new Porcupine Tree".
Porcupine Tree is a [[Progressive Rock]] group formed by Steven Wilson. They are known to combine elements of rock, [[Ambient]], [[Psychedelic Rock]], [[Kraut Rock]], trance and (on their most recent albums) [[Heavy Metal]] into their music. Many critics have hailed them as the modern day [[Pink Floyd]] when their popularity increased in [[The Nineties]], but Steven Wilson has expressed his dissatisfaction with this label, preferring that Porcupine Tree be known as "the old Porcupine Tree" or "the new Porcupine Tree".


Porcupine Tree started off in 1987 as a psychedelic/space rock band with only Steven Wilson, who self released two and a half albums (Some songs on ''The Sky Moves Sideways'' were performed by all the band members), initially passing off PT as an old forgotten [[Fake Band]], like [[Spinal Tap]]. Their fourth album, ''Signify'', was their first album where all the band members played. Their next album, ''Stupid Dream'', slightly withdrew from the spacy, psychedelic, [[Epic Rocking]] material on their earlier albums, adding elements of [[Alternative Rock]] and accentuating their [[Progressive Rock]] influences. Starting with ''In Absentia'', their albums have started getting heavier and veering into progressive metal territory, although not to the extent of such bands as [[Opeth]] or [[Dream Theater (Music)|Dream Theater]].
Porcupine Tree started off in 1987 as a psychedelic/space rock band with only Steven Wilson, who self released two and a half albums (Some songs on ''The Sky Moves Sideways'' were performed by all the band members), initially passing off PT as an old forgotten [[Fake Band]], like [[Spinal Tap]]. Their fourth album, ''Signify'', was their first album where all the band members played. Their next album, ''Stupid Dream'', slightly withdrew from the spacy, psychedelic, [[Epic Rocking]] material on their earlier albums, adding elements of [[Alternative Rock]] and accentuating their [[Progressive Rock]] influences. Starting with ''In Absentia'', their albums have started getting heavier and veering into progressive metal territory, although not to the extent of such bands as [[Opeth]] or [[Dream Theater]].


Steven Wilson is known to be close friends with [[Opeth|Mikael Akerfeldt]], and the two have collaborated with each other's bands - Wilson sang backing vocals on and produced four Opeth albums (''Blackwater Park'', ''Deliverance'', ''Damnation'', and the upcoming ''Heritage'') while Akerfeldt contributed backing vocals to three songs on ''Deadwing'' and a guitar solo to "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here".
Steven Wilson is known to be close friends with [[Opeth|Mikael Akerfeldt]], and the two have collaborated with each other's bands - Wilson sang backing vocals on and produced four Opeth albums (''Blackwater Park'', ''Deliverance'', ''Damnation'', and the upcoming ''Heritage'') while Akerfeldt contributed backing vocals to three songs on ''Deadwing'' and a guitar solo to "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here".
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=== [[Porcupine Tree]] provides examples of: ===
=== [[Porcupine Tree]] provides examples of: ===
* [[All-Star Cast]]: Steve Wilson works with a lot of famous prog and metal musicians, and they often end up performing on Porcupine Tree albums. [[Opeth|Mikael Akerfeldt]] and Adrian Belew from [[King Crimson]] show up on ''Deadwing'', and [[Rush|Alex Lifeson]] and [[King Crimson|Robert Fripp]] both contribute to ''Fear of a Blank Planet''. There's also plans for a [[Supergroup]] featuring Mikael, Steven, and [[Dream Theater (Music)|Mike Portnoy]], though that seems to be stuck in [[Development Hell]].
* [[All-Star Cast]]: Steve Wilson works with a lot of famous prog and metal musicians, and they often end up performing on Porcupine Tree albums. [[Opeth|Mikael Akerfeldt]] and Adrian Belew from [[King Crimson]] show up on ''Deadwing'', and [[Rush|Alex Lifeson]] and [[King Crimson|Robert Fripp]] both contribute to ''Fear of a Blank Planet''. There's also plans for a [[Supergroup]] featuring Mikael, Steven, and [[Dream Theater|Mike Portnoy]], though that seems to be stuck in [[Development Hell]].
** There's hope for the Portnoy/Wilson/Akerfeldt project now that Portnoy's left Dream Theater though.
** There's hope for the Portnoy/Wilson/Akerfeldt project now that Portnoy's left Dream Theater though.
*** [[Jossed]]; according to Akerfeldt Portnoy is probably not going to be involved.
*** [[Jossed]]; according to Akerfeldt Portnoy is probably not going to be involved.
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* [[Epic Rocking]]: Oh god, where do we start. In the lengthy but not all too crazy category, Dark Matter, Deadwing, Burning Sky, Up the Downstair, Don't Hate Me, Arriving Somewhere But Not Here, Hatesong, and Radioactive Toy, to name a few in the 8-12 minute range. Anesthetize, Russia On Ice, each half of The Sky Moves Sideways, the full version of Even Less, and the album version of Moonloop are all around 14-17 minutes (with the unedited version being 40 minutes- the max of 2 sides of vinyl.) The full version of The Sky Moves Sideways is around half an hour long, the album "The Incident" is a 55-minute "song cycle" (alongside a second 20-minute disc), and Voyage 34 is '''70 MINUTES LONG.'''
* [[Epic Rocking]]: Oh god, where do we start. In the lengthy but not all too crazy category, Dark Matter, Deadwing, Burning Sky, Up the Downstair, Don't Hate Me, Arriving Somewhere But Not Here, Hatesong, and Radioactive Toy, to name a few in the 8-12 minute range. Anesthetize, Russia On Ice, each half of The Sky Moves Sideways, the full version of Even Less, and the album version of Moonloop are all around 14-17 minutes (with the unedited version being 40 minutes- the max of 2 sides of vinyl.) The full version of The Sky Moves Sideways is around half an hour long, the album "The Incident" is a 55-minute "song cycle" (alongside a second 20-minute disc), and Voyage 34 is '''70 MINUTES LONG.'''
* [[The Four Chords of Pop]]: Discussed in "Four Chords That Made A Million".
* [[The Four Chords of Pop]]: Discussed in "Four Chords That Made A Million".
* [[Fun With Acronyms]]: "Linton Samuel Dawson"
* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: "Linton Samuel Dawson"
* [[Last of His Kind]]: "A Smart Kid":
* [[Last of His Kind]]: "A Smart Kid":
{{quote| A spaceship from another star<br />
{{quote| A spaceship from another star<br />
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** The title of "The Nostalgia Factory" is a swipe at the music press' short attention span (and hilariously, ''Melody Maker'' compared the song to [[Ride]] when it came out, proving the point).
** The title of "The Nostalgia Factory" is a swipe at the music press' short attention span (and hilariously, ''Melody Maker'' compared the song to [[Ride]] when it came out, proving the point).
{{quote| '''Wilson''': One thing I’ve tended to experience with the British music press is that if you try to talk to them about the history of music, their knowledge often doesn’t go back beyond [[The Stone Roses]] or Happy Mondays.}}
{{quote| '''Wilson''': One thing I’ve tended to experience with the British music press is that if you try to talk to them about the history of music, their knowledge often doesn’t go back beyond [[The Stone Roses]] or Happy Mondays.}}
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?|What Do You Mean, It Wasn't Made on Drugs?]]: The lyrics of [http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/127049/ Nine Cats]. Full stop.
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?|What Do You Mean, It Wasn't Made on Drugs?]]: The lyrics of [http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/127049/ Nine Cats]. Full stop.
** As seen below under Word Salad Lyrics, many of the lyrics prior to ''The Sky Moves Sideways'' or arguably ''Signify'' could fall under this. Nine Cats seems almost sensible compared to [http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/127040/ The Joke's On You].
** As seen below under Word Salad Lyrics, many of the lyrics prior to ''The Sky Moves Sideways'' or arguably ''Signify'' could fall under this. Nine Cats seems almost sensible compared to [http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/127040/ The Joke's On You].
* [[Word Salad Lyrics]]: Mostly seen on the earlier work, like "Nine Cats".
* [[Word Salad Lyrics]]: Mostly seen on the earlier work, like "Nine Cats".
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