With some bands, you miss the spark needed to get into their musical style. For me, this is the case with the two PT-bands: Porcupine Tree and The Pineapple Thief. I saw the latter live on stage once, but I couldn’t get enthusiastic of both their music and their performance. Recently they released 3000 Days, a compilation album that I thought to be a good reason to get deeper into their music. 3000 Days contains twenty songs and some of them really draw my attention. They even made me tap along with the music. A good example is Shoot First reminiscent of the music made by Porcupine Tree. Some songs contain the distinct sound of the mellotron and they brought me in a good mood either. I mention Part Zero that also has an awesome guitar solo, All You Need To Know and Clapham. TPT also knows how to create a strong climax. Listen to Remember Us and you know what I mean. For me, this compilation was a great opportunity to get a summary of their back catalogue consisting of six albums. Their latest release Tightly Unwound is a highly acclaimed album that already opened the door for many people who like prog rock. Their ‘bittersweet’ progressive sound contained elements that I enjoyed. Maybe I can erase one PT from my list now… *** Henri Strik (edited by Peter Willemsen) Where to buy? |
