As of late there seems to be more talk about Porcupine Tree. I was a latecomer to the band and really wasn't introduced to them till 2005 when a friend of mine talked me into going to a show at the House of Blues in Los Angeles during the Dead Wing tour. I had never at that point even heard one song from the band ever. I was completely knocked off my chair several times during the show and became an instant fan. My love of progressive rock made me wonder why I had never heard of this band? I remembered seeing the album In Absentia back at an old record store in LA that doesn't exist anymore. I passed it up because I thought by the cover that it was some type of industrial album. Later on I remember my mother's words don't judge a book by its cover. No kidding and for me at the time no clue. From that point forward I became a huge fan, never missing any other shows that came into Los Angeles all the way up to the final show in 2010. And of course I have obtained their entire back catalogue and couldn't believe what I had missed and how great they were. Of course Steven Wilson was the brains behind it all but he picked well when he picked the perfect musicians for the band. To this day I think there was better chemistry between the musicians in Porcupine Tree than with the current musicians he uses as a solo artist. Original drummer Chris Maitland was great but when Gavin Harrison joined it put the icing on the cake just like when Phil Collins and Steve Hackett joined Genesis. I posted on the thread about the Bandcamp live releases put up by Wilson and read today that a podcast about Porcupine Tree is now online. Anyway I'm sorry to ramble so much but I wonder if there's anybody out there that feels as deeply about PT as I do and how important their legacy is in progressive rock? And according to what Steven Wilson has said in the last year or two it doesn't look like there may ever be any reunions, but you never know. For many many years I never thought Robert Fripp would bring the music of early King Crimson back the way he did and it made me very happy. Because of the coronavirus I've been in self-isolation more and have dwelled back in time to the music of the band, and more than ever realized how much of a huge influence they have on today's progressive rock. Just wondering what other people's thoughts are and if you think there might be a chance of a reunion? I guess anything's possible I mean I really didn't think Genesis would do it again.
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