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| ARTIST: | Porcupine Tree |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Snapper UK |
| TYPE: | Pop, Rock |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | Radioactive Toy, Nine Cats, And the Swallows Dance Above the Sun, Nostalgia Factory, Voyage 34 [Phase One 1998 Mix], Synaesthesia [8-Minute Extended Version] [#], Phantoms [#], Up the Downstair, Fadeaway, Rainy Taxi, Stars Die, Men of Wood [#], Sky Moves Sideways (Phase One), Waiting, Sound of No-One Listening, Colourflow in Mind, Fuse the Sky, Signify II [#], Every Home Is Wired, Sever, Dark Matter |
| # OF MEDIA: | 2 |
| UPC: | 636551085120 |
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Customer Reviews of Stars Die: The Delerium Years '91-'97
A good summary of the pre - Stupid Dream era Starting with Radioactive Toy from On The Sunday Of Life on Disc A and ending with Dark Matter from the Signify CD on Disc B this excellent collection from Porcupine Tree's Delerium label works cohesively much like the Pink Floyd Echos collection did.
The difference is PT had quite a bit of EP tracks from this era of which many have been included. With a lot of bands non-album tracks are weak, not so on Stars Die. There are 11 tracks from previous album releases (out of 21) and 10 ranging from remixes/hard to find album tracks to unreleased to prior mentioned EP tracks.
The flow of Stars Die works well, much like it was designed to be a complete album which has a disparate yet similar sound. For die hard fans this may not be enough to aquire the album but it's worth mentioning that to purchase the source material for several of these songs would cost more than this album assuming you could find the EPs.
Highlights include Signify 2, a studio EP track that is similar to their live act in expanded form along with Synaesthesia. Hints of the future lie in songs like Colourflow in Mind, another EP track along with Every Home Is Wired from the Signify CD. There are classics as well including The Sky Move Sideways pt 1 and Voyage 32 pt 1.
For the uninitiated this is a good starting point although PT's albums are probably a better place to begin. For those who don't have Porcupine Tree CDs prior to Stupid Dream this is a great place to start.
Unlike many compilations the tracks here do a good job of representing the band. The booklet inside has interesting interviews, biography and comments mostly from the band about each song. There is a lot of music on these two CDs, well over 140 minutes. The only album not represented is Coma Divine, their live album. The performances on Coma Divine were excellent and showed the development of PT from a one man project to band but this is a minor quibble. This set is highly recommended.
Nostalgia Music For The Head
I stumbled on Porcupine Tree (PT) by accident a few years ago with "Stupid Dream" and "Lightbulb Sun". "In Absentia" is still at the top of my list for favorite CD's from 2002. It seems like I continue to go backwards in collecting more and more of PT's collection. This "STARS DIE" will not disappoint even the slightest of PT fans. More incredible trippy space music for the head (more "spacey" music here, as compared to the more progressive rock & pop releases of the late 90's and 2000's). While this double-disc release pulls a majority of the (already) released songs from "On The Sunday Of Life" (Radioactive Toy, Nostalgia Factory, Nine Cats, And The Swallows Dance Above The Sun), "Up The Downstair" (Fade Away, Synesthesia, Up The Downstair), and "Signify" (Dark Matter, Sever, Every Home Is Wired, Waiting)... there is so much more to it than just a collection of songs from early "Delerium" releases. On "STARS DIE", there are 4 songs that have previously been unreleased on any PT album. There are another 4 rarities that have been released only as EP "singles". Plus, new variations (mixes) of 3 familiar tunes. Worthwhile ever for the hardcore Porcupine Tree fan - you bet it is! Sound production, as always, is outstandingly crisp. There are several music jams here... whether it be light and airy, or hard driving rock guitar driven... check out "Nostalgia Factory", "Voyage 34", "Up The Downstair", "The Sound Of No One Listening", "Signify II", or "Fuse The Sky" (this one would make Yanni or even Kenny G proud). With "STARS DIE: THE DELERIUM YEARS '91-'97", Steve Wilson and Porcupine Tree deliver 21 songs on 2 discs with 71+ minutes per disc; a neat slim line cd box; colorful see-thru cd holders; a FANtastic 40-page booklet with all kinds of pictures, history, stories and interviews from the band members. Read what was going on in some of the sessions, or why a song was or wasn't picked to be on an album, etc. Good stuff any way you slice it.
It's Just Another Day
This is a really awesome collection from one of the smartest and most eclectic rock bands ever to record music. Their earlier material was more psychadelic rock, sort of like Pink Floyd. And there later stuff was more experimental prog rock, like a compination of Opeth, Dream Theater, Theatre of Tragedy, Pink Floyd, Rush, and Genesis. I kknow that sounds like a lot, but really shows its eclectic side of aweseomness. Now If you have ever Porcupine Tree album, you still need this. This has some new mixes of certain track and unreleased material. As well as a huge booklet of interveiws a biography and some really awesome pictures and art. And its a pretty cool case too.
Do yourself a favour and get this really cool box from a really talented band.