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Originally Posted by VAXman
Porcupine Tree is as good as they will get in concert? Or the concert experience in general? I would probably agree with the latter part of your statement... I don't think they'll ever be better.
Irving Plaza, Deadwing Tour. Boring! They played very well but were WAY TOO LOUD. There was nothing happening on the stage but then, I figured they were probably cramped on the I.P. stage. I gave the Deadwing tour a second chance at the Keswick Theater. K.T. has a much much larger stage but they still had a catatonic presence. I like Porcupine Tree but live, IMO, their stage presence was about as exciting as watching milk turn sour. Those last 2 experiences turned me off to wanting to spend the money to catch any of this tour.
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I thought the 2nd half of the statement reinforced the first...they are the top of their game right now, and will never be better.
Deadwing tour was super loud. That doesn't bother me if not distorted. Distortion bothers me. Great tour.
Interesting about the stage presence. My perch on the rail of the 2nd floor is the next best thing to being in front. The music is power and so well done. Steven Wilson has grown a lot on stage, and with all of the things he has to do on stage, manages to keep it together and engage the crowd. John Wesley is always good, also grown a lot since the solo tours. Barbieri and Edwin are statues, granted, but Barbieri's not doing anything exciting and Edwin's laying down the beat. And Gavin Harrison, he's got presence.
As many bands as I've seen, I get something different from each one. Some music is made to have the band jump around, but PT is perfect for what they do. Cool screen too. Go see them if you can....and please let me know what you think!