One of the bands I really used to like was Porcupine Tree. I mean still like them very much but my musical taste has taken a different direction over the last few years.
I actually discovered them more or less by accident. I read a good review and during a visit to my favourite record store, I found one of their albums, which was actually wrongly priced so I decided to take a gamble on a band I did not know...If I had to pay â¬15-20 , I probably would not have bought it. But from then on I became hooked on their music.
I particularly like the early, more psychedelic, ambient and experimental Porcupine Tree. Their last albums were much more heavier than the first few. My favourite album is Signify and On the Sunday of Life (because of the atmosphere on the album and the intriguing name).
My anecdote about PT is that they played about 50km away from my hometown and I had already purchased the tickets. For some reason I decided to contact the venue on the day of the concert, asking the manager if it would be possible to get my guitar signed. He told me to come down and he would see what he could do. And there I was, 32 years at the time, but like a little boy hoping for an autograph.... Needless to say the venue manager organized for me to get my guitar signed. Shame that I did not get to meet the band though.
I actually discovered them more or less by accident. I read a good review and during a visit to my favourite record store, I found one of their albums, which was actually wrongly priced so I decided to take a gamble on a band I did not know...If I had to pay â¬15-20 , I probably would not have bought it. But from then on I became hooked on their music.
I particularly like the early, more psychedelic, ambient and experimental Porcupine Tree. Their last albums were much more heavier than the first few. My favourite album is Signify and On the Sunday of Life (because of the atmosphere on the album and the intriguing name).
My anecdote about PT is that they played about 50km away from my hometown and I had already purchased the tickets. For some reason I decided to contact the venue on the day of the concert, asking the manager if it would be possible to get my guitar signed. He told me to come down and he would see what he could do. And there I was, 32 years at the time, but like a little boy hoping for an autograph.... Needless to say the venue manager organized for me to get my guitar signed. Shame that I did not get to meet the band though.
