Prog Rock

Well tonight I listened to "In Absensia" by Porcupine Tree which I purchased off of an Ebay as an experiment. A couple of martinis enhanced the mood and I really enjoyed it. Definately original, with excellent musicianship and tastes of Yes, Rush, King Crimson, Nine Inch Nails, and even Jane's Addiction. The reviews I read implied that this was one of their more commercial albums. I prefered the songs that didn't veer off too far into head banging territory, but all in all, a great discovery. I think that these guys are going to be kind of like when I learned about Gene Harris off of another 'Gon blog about blues/jazz pianists. Once you get turned onto a cool artist, you discover that they have dozens of recordings out and you ask "why haven't I heard of these guys before?" Thanks for the referals and I hope that I can introduce some of you to a new discovery soon. It is one of the simple pleasures of Audiogon.

P tree has some great work.

In Absentia is by far my least favorite PT release, though I know many folks do like it a lot. So . . . if you like that - keep going, it gets better and better. I like "Sky Moved Sideways" a lot.

Ozric Tentacles is pretty awesome.

Van Der Graaf was huge in Italy as well, in the early 70s - blend that with classical, jazz and their own unique approach and that's what many of the outfits sounded like.

It's funny (and proabably typical) - my fave PT by far is In Absentia which I bought upon release (2002 me thinks)...I should mention I'm not a big fan, but no doubt understand their appeal.

If you like PT, you can try Storm Corrosion (incl Steven Wilson of PT) and Steven Wilson - Grace for drowning,