Okay. So as I had written in the last post, things hardly go as planned. And I missed my first target of Saturday (which was just 2 days back) itself! But come on now, a couple of days here or there is alright. ;)
So “the” song this week is the awesome “Trains” by Porcupine Tree- a band which I started listening to quite recently (about 2-3 weeks back) and I have already become a fan!
The song has a very nice, soothing acoustic feeling to it which makes it sweet to the ears. Starting with an acoustic piece (I call it a piece coz it is QUITE different from what normal chords are) and vocals by Steve Wilson, it seems as if he alone has the ability with his guitar to carry off the whole song. But only until the Drums kick in!! What a way to start the drums with the electric guitar and the bass starting off at the same time! The song carries on and a cool set of strings plays at 3:20 which is again followed by just the guitar and the vocals. It creates a huge build-up for the drums and bass to kick in again at 4:50 but this time with a distorted electric guitar which gives an energized feel! \m/
The most astonishing parts of the song are the changeovers from the odd 4x4 set of strings to a normal one like the one at 0:50 and then back at 1:04 to the odd piece. The drumming itself becomes very different because of this and the rolls and the lead are a pleasure to listen to with this normal yet very different time signature.
PS: I read this snippet somewhere that you know you're at a PT show when the crowd can clap and keep up with the tempo. I found this to be so true at 4:44 in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1q50WKVRUM
I missed their IIT-B “Mood I” live show in 2009. :(
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