Porcupine Tree - Baltimore, May 22, 2007

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Originally Posted by VAXman

Porcupine Tree is as good as they will get in concert? Or the concert experience in general? I would probably agree with the latter part of your statement... I don't think they'll ever be better.

Irving Plaza, Deadwing Tour. Boring! They played very well but were WAY TOO LOUD. There was nothing happening on the stage but then, I figured they were probably cramped on the I.P. stage. I gave the Deadwing tour a second chance at the Keswick Theater. K.T. has a much much larger stage but they still had a catatonic presence. I like Porcupine Tree but live, IMO, their stage presence was about as exciting as watching milk turn sour. Those last 2 experiences turned me off to wanting to spend the money to catch any of this tour.

I agree with you I was at that concert at Irving Plaza. It wasn't the loudness that bothered me the most, but the crappy distored sound and I guess becuause Deadwing is the lesser album by PT that I enjoy. I stiill prefer their old albums. However, I really enjoy the new album very much ( it is still growing on me) It is a greater inprovement and I was still saved as a big PT's fan. Their stage and sound shows these day are surely superbly greater compare it with their humble early days.
the very first time I saw PT is was a tiny small place (1999 the Nitting Factory NYC) performing to a group of 80 fans ot maybe 100 and the whole sound stage show was a disaster. So, I guess the band stage and sound are at their very best right now. I agree too bad they don't play their old material anymore I don't know why