.3 - Porcupine Tree

[@ArcaneAardvark]

One of the best bass lines of all time.

[@kebiwoni]

ArcaneAardvark It puts Jaco Pastorius to shame. Lol. I am just kidding.

[@manco828]

Steven Wilson is underrated in terms of coming up with memorable bass lines. One of the best ever.

[@ivanyiattila3547]

Pineapple Thief! :D

[@manco828]

Radiohead, Muse, U2 have some amazing ones too.

[@suparnasengupta6916]

It's great . No doubt about that but it's nowhere close to the best of all time.

[@petecogs]

Full blast in the car after work...

[@davenight]

+Pete C Great analogy PC, a great piece indeed, SW and PT masters of their genre.

[@petecogs]

+George David Just fucking magic, man. Just fucking magic.

[@petecogs]

+Dave Night Just feel the stress shed off you like icebergs calving!

[@kmalysiakPL]

The perfectly balanced mix of base line, violins, electric and classic quitar. Originally a part of 'strip the soul'. If that was my Muzak of the week, is really "one of the wonders going down?" ;)

[@kebiwoni]

I never get tired of string arrangements like these.

[@bnbwhitezombie]

Porcupine Tree has to be right up there with the greatest prog rock bands of all time.

[@omairsh8]

No doubt, especially of the "3rd wave of prog"

[@kasogamer]

I would say they are the best modern prog band

[@PCmaatje]

Help, I can't stop listening!! Goosebumps everytime I listen!! Esp. at 4:03, wow!!

[@YamitKashyap]

+PCmaatje That is what got me to listen to the song the second time...and third...and fourth...and by then I had many other 4:03 similar reasons to listen to it again and again!

[@manco828]

Great piece for testing out the bass on your speakers.

[@tomas_horn]

I can imagine you had a fun time during this session:)

[@manco828]

You mean in Steven Wilson's studio? Yeah I wish I could have been a fly on that wall...

[@Jmar1024]

Hard to believe that mortal men could create something so amazing. PT is just on another level, planet, galaxy, and universe

[@omairsh8]

One of the best instrumentals ever. EVER

[@ivanyiattila3547]

"Black the sky, weapons fly Lay them waste for your race".

[@lesclaypool0727]

One of the best PT song.

[@RiseFromTheAshZ]

This is one the songs that immediately comes to mind when I think of music which is part of my soul. If I am ever in a state of emotional despair or feeling distraught, this is one of the few songs, along with "Light" by Hans Zimmer, which brings me back to zero.

[@samsocash9514]

On this bright morning by David Maslanka is mine

[@gabrielpompe8316]

The keyboards atmospherics are awesome and the bass and drums lay down a stone grove. The guitar at the end is pure Gilmore. Pity its so short!

[@bhootnath858]

Came across this one after quite some time, made me realize the zillionth time how special these guys are. What an incredible piece of music. I enjoy Steven's new stuffs too, but PT will always have a very special place in my heart.. 💕

[@RockChickFace]

Steven Wilson at his brilliant best. Magical

[@shagrat1150]

Bass pattern OSTINATO..Dynamique, Sweetness, Balance, Harmony...so AMAZING...i lost myself with 3...in a beatiful, impossible sensation of felicity...thanks GAVIN HARRISON….MAESTRO..thanks PORCU

[@yorokobiyos2729]

Fine piece of music, let you fly away with pictures that come to your mind.

[@aceTL87]

recently got into porcupine tree, glad i discovered this band and this song!

[@davenight]

An outstanding piece of music. It has everything, the strings and arrangements are mind blowing, only special musicians can write like this. My only regret is that the young people of today are being brainwashed by garbage, music made by "millionaires who are nearly twice your age"!

[@manco828]

+Dave Night Yeah arranging is a special skill all it's own. People lump it in with composition but it's not the same thing. Wilson is a great writer and arranger. A truly rare bird.

[@jdjfnhdhdhdjfjff9158]

+dancers

[@Harry-hy1gz]

Layering is amazing.

[@Buulz]

Amazing song ...

[@albywelch]

love the uplifting and hypnotic type element this song has, i absolutely love all instrument layers, especially the synth and guitar eboe (or held notes). just makes me feel so good and gives me goosebumps :)

[@normanbrodie6161]

still gives me shivers to this day.

[@petecogs]

I can't find words to describe this track.

[@unknown30332]

This is like an awesome movie track..... D: and the..the...the mood makes you feel so alive!

[@carlsedon2571]

utter perfection. nuff' said.

[@kettlemagic]

favourite band. this song has always reminded me of the game Halo with the string arrangements and simple deep bass line

[@aaronsmolar8535]

3:59 gets me every time :D

[@nakymawlot]

I have been listening to this song since 2010 and still my favourite

[@scanzoneri2004]

I can NOT overcomment on this band! They are truly "amazing". How a band can perform to this collabor is just a question to ask and then just listen! Stev, please grace us with a performance here in the US soon!

[@billbart6201]

Caliber

[@awaken77]

So many good prog rock tunes in 21 century. and who said prog is dead? PT, Riverside, Beardfish, Transatlantic, and more... that guys keep it going!

[@manco828]

+awaken77 I keep hearing that these other bands are as good as PT - but I keep trying them and nothing they have seems to measure up. I honestly think PT should be lumped in with Radiohead.

[@joeboutros5111]

pineapple thief are too similar to PT....

[@Irina35mm]

Opeth... :D

[@wherepostrockdwells]

Airbag, Dead Letter Circus, Devin Townsend and Katatonia too!

[@MrShahid0072]

@@manco828 pt is good band but radiohead are on a whole other level imo.

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

Reminds me of Ergo Proxy soundtrack.

[@toxendon]

YES! Just know, that somewhere, someone agrees completely with you and what you experience when listening to this piece.

[@darinlagarry3091]

On of my top 5 favorite PT songs. So simple yet so many wonderful layers.

[@slowburn678]

My current favorite.

[@darrenthetuber743]

This was originally part of the 14 minute cut of "Strip the Soul" in the demos of In Absentia, hence the same baseline

[@stefanospapoutsis9506]

show them live in Thessaloniki...just perfect...

[@robertoduharte2502]

love the bass line in the intro

[@jbasti227]

Damn this song has some amazing basslines

[@DiegoProgressive]

Sounds like the intro form Strip the Soul identical bass line

[@mrsnueffel1782]

on the demos Strip The Soul and .3 were one song and got split up for the album - hence the similarities

[@petecogs]

ultimate groove...

[@Darth_Revan25]

I love how the start is so similar to both the intro to Strip The Soul and Bass Communion stuff.

[@keeksterkw]

Yes, thanks for putting this up. Beautiful piece of music. Love the Tree!

[@Afterdark68]

Epic.

[@aussie_philosopher8079]

Absolute masterpiece of an album.

[@deeliciousplum]

Mmm... Wonderful!

[@isabelcr7874]

Unha obra mestra!!!!!

[@Gest_x3]

Beautiful.

[@peterkufner6148]

Weltklasse band. Danke

[@tariqulislamakash5749]

Soooo good

[@jasonking7700]

just peace of mind

[@TheXero]

This song reminds me of Halo.

[@trevorsteele341]

First time I heard Gravity Eyelids I thought the same thing, I was maybe 11 or 12 but Halo 2 had just come out

[@aj95racer]

love this song thank you :)

[@patrickmahoney9085]

god damn i love all you guys

[@heebiejeepie]

Put this one on the stereo in your Jeep when you're choosing lines on a cool boulder climb. Easy on the pedal, just let it focus your mind . . . the lockers will provide.

[@deceiver444]

Porcupine Tree = Grace

[@peacekeeper3026]

mind blowing song...

[@Anybanks]

I was on google, and my labtop fell and it typed .3 and this came up. Let's see if i's any good

[@WeWantYouToStay]

What do you think?

[@Anybanks]

WeWantYouToStay 6/10

[@WeWantYouToStay]

+Kidney Thief fair, it sounds better in the context of the whole album

[@Anybanks]

Well to be fair 6/10 is better than average, but I was wishing for a lil more juice in this song

[@WeWantYouToStay]

+Kidney Thief yeah, it's more about atmosphere than oomph, but it's a fair point

[@urum4525]

Великолепное содружество!

[@stefanospapoutsis9506]

In my heart , in my mind...

[@Mclovin0exe]

Dios, lloro cada vez que escucho esto, me transporta a lugares donde estuve con la persona que más amo y más amaré, se que ya no estas, pero ay, te amo

[@francotrusa]

The beginning sounds like Blew by Nirvana Amazing stuff

[@raphael_leger]

I see 10 people accidentally hit the wrong button...

[@roba1899]

lol .. tee hee, out loud ..(!)

[@The.uncopyrightable]

The first song on any new audio device for bass test ;)

[@samk4408]

Porcupine Tree's "One of These Days" equivalent.

[@bauer444]

I was at the concert in Toronto and i think he played this.

[@musicforthehead]

He played Dark Matter that night. He hasn't played this song for a *very* long time.

[@sambamachineryrecords6498]

CRAZY GOOD

[@decapitatethecat]

I was listening to this on vinyl. I was more familiar with a few other tracks & just thought "Fuck me, this is a tune"

[@reptilrrudy2389]

my favorite from PT

[@happyatams]

PT can get me through even the most mundane of tasks at office.

[@TheAskald]

This kind of song makes me want to pick up a bass. Guitar is great but doesn't have as much groove, bass tone is so satisfying

[@blackmirror706]

tripy

[@moishe43]

Lovely chord changes at the 2:47 mark

[@scanzoneri2004]

Steve...spell check. May i direct your fans to other great tracks? I have to meet you at some point of my life just so I may have the satisfaction of saying "thank you" for your contribution to music. Your contribution to music past/present/and future is unmatched. The ONLY other show on my 'bucket list' is ' dark side of the moon' with Roger Waters and David Gilmour together. Besides that, your band should be the one to see before passing!

[@flyingburritodog]

I get high to this band. THE best high music 😂

[@rochufrutilla5548]

wooow

[@ivanyiattila3547]

One of the shortest lyric of the rock history! :D

[@manco828]

Quality not quantity.

[@BereGoar]

Black the sky, weapons fly...

[@benarrowsmith6520]

That change up at 2:45 😊

[@dodoland8319]

We are in 2018.

[@asterphyll]

Wuuuuaaaaaaaannn wuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaannn

[@ComaDave]

Today in the Middle East, January 8 2020.

[@stobutsos]

Great track,has Pink Floyd written all over it but great track!

[@sabyspeaksonline]

the bassline \m/

[@YannSelka]

2:43 Sound of Muzak...

[@ivanyiattila3547]

Yes it is.

[@FroobTubeLIVE]

This sounds like it could be in Halo

[@USMCSDI]

There was NOT one FLAWLESS track on this CD! It was Pearl Jam's 10 or STP's first album CORE

[@Jmar1024]

What about dark side by pink floyd and toxicity by SOAD? Or hybrid theory by linkin park? All flawless imo

[@briancoker3547]

I really dig this! where are they from?

[@The_oneironaut777]

they were from England. they broke up some years ago.

[@ZaphiroAnejo]

@@The_oneironaut777 and got back together to release another banger this year

[@awaken77]

for me sounds like King Crimson inspired thing . but this is good!

[@Sylvianjj]

+awaken77 You're not wrong

[@bugslayerprime7674]

+awaken77 if you think this is KC inspired, have you heard Steven Wilson's Raven that Refused to Sing?

[@ivanyiattila3547]

I prefer Porcupine Tree than King Crimson, sorry!

[@rocknmetal4life94]

Does anyone know what the back up lyrics are at 3:38? I can't find them anywhere!

[@shivamtripathi7248]

nic

[@ComaDave]

Damascus last night. :(

[@sunnysurfer101MA]

Does anyone else get a Spyro vibe from this?

[@jesicaromero3023]

What say Steven when he sing after the vocals?

[@davenight]

+Jessica Romero "Black the sky, weapons fly Lay them waste for your race..."

[@davenight]

+dave nightingale he sings Welcome home

[@ClarenceDoskocil]

Third Intifada?

[@Rgidhkfel]

Can anyone tell me what is the meaning of .3 or how did SW come up with the name for the song?

[@manco828]

.3 = World War 3, nuclear war.

[@Christfollower89]

If you play it on repeat it would be .33333333333333333333333333∞ Just a fun fact!!!! It really fades into itself forever and ever if you accidentally put it on repeat😁

[@NekoNekic-jf5xb]

AUUUUU,.DOBROG KARANJAA

[@nazimuddinahmed9893]

TRIPY.........

[@lmeza1983]

Sounds like Halo haha

[@jameshopkins21]

The piece was supposed to be part of The Sound of Muzak. It was posted anonymously by Andrew Hopkins a long time ago and has been plagiarized by other groups. Andrew Hopkins is a three-times Grammy nominated, Juilliard-trained drummer. He wrote the song, sang the vocals, played and composed the keyboard and instrumental parts. The guitarist is Matty Jones, a reclusive friend of Andrew. Most importantly Andrew plays the drums. They sound unobtrusive and simple unless you listen to them carefully and recognize all the odd time signatures and polyrhythms. They are almost impossible to play well. I believe that Andrew may be one of the greatest drummers and composers of our time.

[@jeremymacdonald5584]

+Jim Hopkins I guess that's why you can play the chorus chords from the sound of muzak over most of the song as well.

[@jameshopkins21]

+Jeremy MacDonald Yes

[@andrewbrietbart7396]

Lie

[@manco828]

This song is about nuclear war.

[@Mateusfalabretti]

sound like pink floyd

[@andystokes8702]

+Matheus C. Galdonni When people who don't know PT ask me I tell them that this is what Pink Floyd would have become if they had continued.

[@manco828]

+Matheus C. Galdonni The acoustic riffing at 2:45 reminds me of Pink Floyd's "Welcome to the Machine". I'm sure Wilson was very aware of that record, but it's not a conscious copying IMHO.

[@robertwood6297]

reminds me a lot of pink floyd song