Lefsetz on Pork Tree

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  • 02-27-2007, 09:07 PM
    MindGoneHaywire
    Lefsetz on Pork Tree
    ...figured the Porcupine Tree fans around here would enjoy this. While I'm not a huge fan of this band, some of their stuff ain't bad, and Lefsetz has a way of putting things...

    http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.p...ing-somewhere/
  • 02-28-2007, 05:59 AM
    ForeverAutumn
    Great article. Totally hits the nail on the head for me. It's all about setting your mind free, baby.
  • 02-28-2007, 06:10 AM
    kexodusc
    Who's this clown think he is? "Arriving Somewhere" is a waaaaay better song than "Radioactive Toy"....:D
  • 02-28-2007, 07:25 AM
    Troy
    Prog gets love in the mainstream rock press. Will wonders never cease?
  • 02-28-2007, 11:00 AM
    Mr MidFi
    Well said.

    Personally, I like both of those epic-length tracks just fine...in fact, they're my favorite tracks on their respective albums. But more to the point, he's spot-on when it comes to the appeal of prog (at least, for me). It takes me back to the "real me". The one who grew up in the 70s...the skinny, pimple-faced, stringy-haired one who hadn't a worry in the world.

    The real me, who never had to laugh at a client's poor jokes, or act like a responsible parent, or balance a budget.

    It makes me want to put on headphones, do a bong hit, and just chill.

    NP: the iTunes shuffle gods have seen fit to reward me with "The Sound of Muzak". Coincidence?
  • 02-28-2007, 01:30 PM
    ForeverAutumn
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Troy
    Main system:
    1972 SoundDesign AM/FM with a TT built in to the top of it, 3 pennies on the tonearm. Cracked TT dustcover, won't sit straight or stay up. Built in 8-Track player, stuck on track 2.

    Speakers:
    Pair of one way 4" spks in water-stained (My wife over-watered the fern) shoebox-sized wooden boxes with non-removable, cat-scratched burlap covers.

    Video:
    12" black and white Admiral with wire coathanger for an antenna. Simulated woodgrain. Not the "works in a drawer" model.
    LMFAO!!!! :lol:
  • 02-28-2007, 04:35 PM
    MindGoneHaywire
    That's funny, sure, but so is Troy's characterization of the source I linked to as the mainstream rock press.

    Actually, there's some good stuff on there from last week that I'll try to put together a post about later on if I can.
  • 02-28-2007, 05:36 PM
    Dusty Chalk
    Thanks for posting that link -- you're right, he does say things in an interesting manner.