First Time Hearing Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize (Reaction!!)

[@poloreacts27]

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[@nickscud4178]

man, my favorite part was the dead-honesty & sincerity when you said "YO, these guys legit!!" gavin is a moFo, no two ways around it. This was as much fun as watching Dennis have a brain-fuck on schism!! thank you for sharing

[@tarisedai9573]

I paid a ridiculous amount of money for a VIP ticket to see Steven Wilson live for his Raven That Refused to Sing tour and it was worth every damn cent. I got to meet him and get a photo. I also saw Porcupine Tree for their Fear of a Blank Planet tour and they played the entire album from start to finish, including this masterpiece. One of the best concerts of my life.

[@TheAsphyx666]

"I can already see the drummer is badass..." Dude, you have no idea. :D

[@MR-ml2po]

There's no such thing as a bad Porcupine Tree song. They have a huge library of music too. Amazing band

[@DeltaSleepCumtownFan]

I don't much care for halo. But they are truly incredible.

[@TRON0314]

Lazarus, Jupiter Island...

[@ashishkulkarni9783]

4 chords that made a million 😂

[@nimbo2622]

@@TRON0314 Are you calling Lazarus a bad song?

[@user-tu2dr3ny6x]

@@ashishkulkarni9783 I don't care too much for the song on its own, but as a drummer, it's super fun to just go nuts while playing along and channel your inner Gavin Harrison haha.

[@chicosantana4567]

The drummer is also in a band called Pineapple Thief. The singer of this band is the producer of Opeth. You really should listen to this album in its entirety. Thanks Bill for the request

[@davidbailey6397]

He’s also been the premier drummer for King Crimson on their recent tours.

[@mcgreggor5543]

He is great but not the producer of Opeth, he has produced a few albums for Opeth though. He and Mikael also have done a joint project album Gavin H is an amazing drummer

[@pauldavisthefirst]

Gavin Harrison is generally considered one of the best progressive rock drummers to ever have lived. The fact that he only reluctantly accepts that he's a rock drummer at all just adds to the magic. He did an album of big band arrangements of Porcupine Tree songs that is worth checking out just for the experience.

[@vladtheinhaler8940]

Gavin Harrison is a badass, PT, Opeth, and The Pineapple Thief are all good.

[@besloky930]

W8 w8 w8!! Steven Wilson has produced opeth??

[@scottspears9347]

One of my favorite drummers. So amazing what he can do

[@chriscoote2690]

In Absentia, Deadwing and Fear of a blank planet are all fantastic albums. The new one is great too… Fun fact - Alex Lifeson from Rush plays the first solo on the studio version of this song…

[@michaelvanderburgh1088]

Arriving Somewhere.. But Not Here.. another amazing song

[@ansalem12]

Porcupine Tree isn't nearly as popular as they ought to be. If you like this, I definitely suggest trying Sleep Together. They're the kind of band that uses a lot of different styles, some others I'd suggest would be Trains, Blackest Eyes, Open Car, Sound of Muzak, they're all quite different from Anesthetize but just as good (imo).

[@EiriUesugiKun]

They are "the best band you have never heard of" unfortunately. Luckily one more person has been exposed to them and the genious of Steven Wilson. :)

[@soth1sol]

Robert Fripp - soundscapes on “Way Out of Here” :)))))))))))

[@adrianaslund8605]

Its weird. I don't particularly like Sleep Together. Its a grower but it wasn't as immediately powerful as Even Less. Or even the Sky Moves Sideways. The way that Wilson's voice appeared like he was just next to your face in The Sky Moves Sideways really got me as a 17 year old. I had never heard something like that. And the chord sequence in the verse of Even Less is hauntingly pretty.

[@ansalem12]

@@adrianaslund8605 Even Less is the one I listen to the most still. I love everything about it.

[@synonamessbotch4648]

Porcupine Tree, like Tool, don't make music, they make experiences.

[@smilerpink]

Tool was just the comp I was thinking of. Both harder updates of 70’s prog. Longer, musically sophisticated pieces featuring contrasting movements connected by seamless transitions. Insanely high quality musicianship in both bands.

[@johnsowerby7182]

@@smilerpink if you like that, then go back to King Crimson.

[@perlaintveen]

Exactly

[@NecroMoz]

Bit cringe though

[@jameshotchkin8438]

As do King Crimson. Who Tool were inspired by. ❤️🔥

[@TedBundyofVibes]

In the last year, Porcupine Tree has become one of my absolute favorite bands, so diverse!

[@dr.emilschaffhausen4683]

Steven Wilson is one of the greatest artists of the last 30 years. All around creator and never sleeps.......

[@texasnewt]

The complete package: music visionary composer, director, artist, editor, and producer! Wilson said he doesn't want to be the most skilled virtuoso in the band; instead, he carefully selects the incredible talents he needs to bring his compositions to fruition ... he shares his musical vision, points them in the right direction, and then turns them loose! Brilliant, they're all top-drawer musicians. Kudos on this selection!

[@fastcars1173]

This is from Live in Tilburg, the entire show is incredible! They sound better live, in many cases, than the albums!

[@stecumo6459]

gavin harrison is an animal(drummer)what a band,check out let's sleep together and steve wilson's solo stuff "the raven that refused to sing" and "drive home" guthrie's solo at the end of that is a jawdropper

[@fastcars1173]

Porcupine Tree is an awesome rabbit hole to go down! I first heard this exact song (first time hearing PT) and was hooked from there! They are in my playlist and listen daily. I'm a drummer and Gavin is an amazing, incredibly amazing drummer. Gavin and Danny from TOOL were head to head in a recent Modern Drummer poll, Danny won by a little bit, it was close for a while there. Pineapple Thief is another great band with him sitting behind the drums. He also plays with King Crimson in a trio of drummers on tour.

[@HybridCult]

I grew up on Primus, Opeth, Porcupine Tree, Buckethead and Devin Townsend. You are heading for a full winning streak in my books man.

[@DaniRobot]

Any recommendation from Primus?

[@jarrettchristensen_music]

@@DaniRobot sailing the seas of cheese is their best album. Tommy the cat and Jerry was a race car driver are some of my favorite primus songs. Pork soda is also a fantastic album.

[@beelzebob23]

@@DaniRobot Frizzle Fry is hella good.

[@TheSshadow7]

Yes, some of us know every note of this song. And many others. If you listen to it regularly, you won't want to cut any part of it out. It'll all make sense.

[@Canine77]

Perfect progressive rock from super talented individuals. Gavin Harrison working his magic on the drums.

[@godlywife]

That look on your face….that pulsing movement in your body. I had the same reaction years ago. They are hypnotic.

[@MadHippie666]

Love the reaction! Porcupine tree is one of my favourite bands. Thanks for reacting to this🤗

[@lkeslinke]

Well POLO Let's just Say it's a Masterpiece!!!

[@Scirzo]

To see the drummer see some really crazy stuff with Porcupine Tree: same concert Cheating the Polygraph. You won't be disappointed! Great song as well. Probably one of my favorites by them. Much overlooked. Thanks for this reaction!

[@kunalkumar8217]

Yeah man cheating the polygraph is such an underrated song! I like the studio version even more than the live version! Gavin goes off in both.

[@Roderick06]

This band, this song in particular, defines what one as a fan of progressive rock or metal understands, loves and perpetuates: it is expressing an idea, a story and everything in the song does it organically at the same time. It doesn't matter if it lasts 30 minutes, there is enough coherence and musical complexity. Nothing is left over, nothing is missing, everything fits.

[@MPrint67]

A guilty pleasure of mine is watching people listen to my favorite bands, when they’ve never heard of them and I know it’s about to completely blow their face off.

[@sietchtabr5120]

Almost the only reason why I'm on these "first" reacts channels, it's like sharing good stuff with new friends😎

[@rozwell5277]

Thank you for reacting to this. One of my favorite songs of all time. Such a masterpiece.

[@onlinebarbecue2480]

Their music from the early 2000s is where it’s at. Anything from Deadwing and In Absentia is peak porcupine tree. Before that it is more psychedelic and after is more progressive. Those two albums have the perfect amount of each.

[@TheBuglemouthBass]

This song is from the album Fear of a Blank Planet, which is a concept album about the effects of the internet age on kids, all against the backdrop of the concurrent overmedication and overdiagnosis of mental illnesses in children. I don't think Stephen would ever claim that there aren't truly sick kids who need medicating, I think he's just saying that it became a crutch for psychiatrists to fall back on, not to mention a lucrative one, that had very real and negative effects on some kids.

[@braidsmeetsbalthor7517]

I subscribed for Harry Mack reactions but I never expected Porcupine Tree! One of the most underrated bands of all time. If you do them again try a song called “Trains”, it’s easy to digest and such a banger

[@PodCaspar]

So is Sound of Muzak.

[@kechupcheps]

Oh what I'd give to hear this for the first time again!

[@soocool78]

Yea the drummer is Gavin Harrison and is an absolute beast. As others said he is in a band called Pineapple Thief, and is phenominal on the songs Threatening War and White Mist (i mean all the songs, but those two specifically)

[@Unibabble]

I don't know how many times I've watched this video, but each time, it's like I am drawn into another space. This is excellence on every level, performance, songwriting, musicianship, concept. Just an amazing, stunning experience. Gavin Harrison is an incredible drummer. I love seeing people hear it for the first time, because I will never forget hearing it the first time myself, it just blew my mind.

[@grntbggr126]

"Arriving Somewhere But Not Here" is another awesome PT song.

[@Smokinjoewhite]

Every instrument is so well played, but the drumming is freaking monstrous.

[@PodCaspar]

I had the honour watching them live in Amsterdam last year. 3 hours. I still cannot comprehend what happened. What I witnessed. These guys are from another planet and they take you to their planet. Their tracks are amazing. Lyrics as well. Protest band. No happy songs.

[@kunalkumar8217]

Porcupine Tree and TOOL! My favourite bands of all time. PT is such an amazing band. Stupendous talent in both bands! I always melt listening to any song from these! Also happy for their long awaited comeback!❤️❤️

[@gerrevandermeer7500]

As a fan for many many years, I actually got to see them as PT for the very first time at the Ziggo Dome in The Netherlands last year! Never ever have I ever heard something so tight and incredibly good live, what an experience!

[@David-tx1ig]

Good day all. I've seen this video a few time and I love Porcupine Tree, but your comment about them all working for OfficeMax just killed me!! Well done!

[@jabbertwardy]

Love your reaction! Steven Wilson has crafted some of the most beautiful rock music I've ever heard over the past twenty years that I've been listening to his music.

[@Bill123058]

that was my buddy John Wesley's solo. and Richard Barbierri on synth

[@lastborn11]

So quick to get from Opeth to Porcupine Tree … Porcupine Tree in concert was a real highlight of ‘22 for me and the new album just plays so well in my car … hope you enjoy them in your 4Runner … because it is definitely traveling tunes!

[@7riXter]

Thanks for joining my gazzillions time listening to this masterpiece

[@oberon190848]

Hahaha i love the " i didnt say i wouldnt rewind 🤷‍♂"... great reaction

[@jnovak1278]

Porcupine Tree. True prog rock OGs.

[@alexpel4207]

Depend of the time, really not all album

[@Fafnir369]

I had the pleasure of seeing them live in 2022 on their reunion tour. So glad you dove into the longer reaction to cover them.

[@danny.eschete]

What’s great about your videos is that while I can tell that you’ve never listened to anything like this, you’re so open to embracing the experience. To understanding, enjoying, and feeling the universal threads in the message, with the music being executed to perfection live. You’ve opened the door to like 10 albums of their material where many, many more great surprises await you. You get to enjoy this experience that connects you with many of us.

[@trippy_experience]

I get goosebumps everytime I listen to anesthetize. I've been listening to it since 8 years almost everyday. It's my favourite song no doubt, so beautiful ♥️. Glad they're back together miss Edwin for sure. This song and porcupine tree/Steven makes this experience in human form for a short period of time in eternity worthwhile...

[@Thirdeyedreamer]

This not a song, this an album. PERFECT!! I've seen Steven and Ptree once both live.... Amazing!!

[@Massachamp08]

Seeing this song live is an experience all in its own. I saw Porcupine Tree play in Washington DC and it is the best concert I've been to in my life. Every single song they played was on point. They're the band that probably inspired me the most to start making music of my own and start playing guitar.

[@WorldOfPain666]

What gets me is that this is live...totally amazing!!

[@progmanjum]

Thank God that they filmed this night!!!!!!

[@necr00phagist]

I saw them live in oberhausen 2022. What an experience

[@dawncroy]

I love listening to this with you. I'm a huge PT fan.

[@SwedeSpeeder]

17min well spent. 👍 Also, you're pretty amazing , too, Polo. It's a real joy watching you go down these rabbit holes and discover whole new worlds of music. :)

[@thomasmeyer8798]

This song was absolutely next level when it came out. And still is.

[@gabrielmw3]

My buddy Chris introduced me to porcupine tree in 2017 and as a drummer I was introduced to Gavin Harrison. That man is time itself, always keeping the song alive with all these subtle embellishments. As drummers we love to fill musical gaps in songs, he’s one of the best to ever do it

[@mvellis3863]

Steven Wilson is a musical genius, and all these guys are virtuosos on their instruments. In my opinion Gavin Harrison is the best drummer playing today (Neil Peart of Rush was a big fan of Gavin's). My favorite Porcupine Tree album is "Dead Wing," it's a masterpiece, you should react to the live version of the song "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here."

[@yeahthatkornel]

Arriving Somewhere But Not Here is another incredible song from PT that you should react to.

[@deminybs]

this song plus 🍄= 🫠🫠

[@ericwigart2861]

Porcupine Tree saved my interest in music having fallen out of love with it after the heydays of music produced in the late 60’s and 70’s😎👍

[@evang7954]

oh man you keep posting all these crazy good bands. every single album from them is so crazy good in its own way

[@LuvWFT]

The Drummer, Gavin Harrison is one of the best Drummers in the world!

[@markmccormick4354]

Lmao at the office max comment. Super ordinary looking dudes but they are insane musicians! I saw them play this song live in Switzerland this summer and it was an incredible experience!!

[@The_blindpizzaguy1300]

Welcome my friend the Porcupine Tree. This band started out as a joke in the late 80s, and slowly progressed to this. The lead singer of this band is also the producer of Opeth, but he has done numerous other projects, including office of strategic influence., his own solar work, and has digitally remastered several albums into Dolby Atmos. Most of their songs are not as long as this, but this is for sure their greatest masterpiece.. I went to see them live in 2008, and although it was a very small venue, it was probably one of the best shows I’ve ever been to. but there are several more things to explore now that you have explored Porcupine Tree.. your fun is just beginning.

[@BradBailey-dz1nu]

Gets better each time I listen!

[@ChuckWasHere]

"Steven to aisle two, please. Steven to the printer section aisle two please. " 😂

[@andyshan]

Another great long song by PT worth reacting to is Arriving Somewhere But Not Here (Live) just extraordinary !!

[@DemiseUnseen]

You have been getting some top -tier song suggestions. Love to see it.

[@mermiatwd]

The first guitar solo was composed and performed by Alex Lifeson on the studio version.

[@Eraser18574]

That is the genius of Steven Wilson. He can write these elaborate songs AND good pop songs equally. The whole album is amazing.

[@gordonfagan7798]

Background,omfg, these guys are truly amazing, your reactions are usually spot on. Each to there own I suppose

[@Astralysis]

Thanks so much for reacting to this, Not sure if my suggestion helped to trigger this or not but either way you have a new fan!

[@mpactdesignmedia]

May have been posted already, but if not - in the original recording, Alex Lifeson of RUSH crafted and played the guitar solo.

[@hvmzaxib]

good reaction thanks my man

[@DashyAndDadReacts]

Great reaction! We’ve also covered Porcupine tree and their so unique to their sound it’s phenomenal rock on dude! 🖤🤘🖤 liked and subbed!

[@doctordrummerdude]

Just a masterpiece of a tune.

[@michaelmunno]

awesome band, I think you will also enjoy my personal Porcupine Tree favorite: "Arriving Somewhere but not here" deep library of amazing music though, fantastic band, I got to see them live in the NJ PAC in Newark NJ many years ago, amazing show. also of note, if you have access to a serious surround sound system, I used to many years ago, their 5.1 mixes are among the best surround music I have ever heard.

[@adrianaslund8605]

I got into Porcupine Tree via Opeth and they along with the extended Steven Wilson material(including the very overlooked No-Man) became my favorite thing is music. They focus more on immersive textures over overly complicated guitar riffs and solos. I even like the very early material. Like On the Sunday of Life and Tarquins Seaweed farm. Because its psychedelic and unhinged. The kind of atmosphere stuff like Don't Hug me I'm Scared has. He is apparently abit inspired by disturbing british childrens television like that. And in some of the earlier material it shows.

[@d.Rahmanov]

The vocal was the sound and audio engineer who recorded and help Opeth on them iconic albums deliverance and damnation

[@Danny_Inflames]

9:07 y bueno deberías saber también que Steven Wilson, vocalista de Porcupine Tree, es el productor musical de algunos discos de Opeth

[@darkphoenix2]

The multiple sections is what I love about progressive music like this song, or Opeth. It really feels like storytelling. Each section is a different part of the whole journey, with its own message and tone and growth into the next stage of the journey. You can't get that feeling with a typical 3 minute song that goes "verse chorus verse chorus bridge chorus".

[@chetthehoss]

I can understand what you mean that you listen to certain songs or bands when in certain moods. For me, I have to be in the right mood to enjoy things like Motley Crue. There are several artists, however, who actually create the mood. Buckethead, Haken, Porcupine Tree, Pineapple Thief, Karnivool, Tool and others are examples where if the song comes up on my playlist or iTunes, it creates the mood.

[@ram11198]

Driving with the top down in the desert southwest cranking

[@Grodstark]

Gavin Harrison is the master of ghost notes. He's insanely talented.

[@emjem99]

Porcupine Tree are amazing. Gavin Harrison is one of the best rhythmic drummers I have ever heard, and I've heard quite a few in 65 years.

[@sharilynbratton6476]

Love Porcupine Tree, another great prog band! They broke up around 2011 and Steven Wilson has some great solo projects, but they've come back together and had a ne4w album out this past year! I think they lost at least one former member though who didn't return due to other obligations. Hope you do Arriving Somewhere but Not Here live next; they always sound great live.

[@theuslopes]

"this is my favorite part" resumes the entire video haha

[@DiegoProgressive]

I´ve been waiting for this reaction!!

[@Boots_McScoots]

PT is so, so awesome. I strongly suggest Arriving Somewhere But Not Here. Brilliance.

[@jessemorris8820]

Their drummer, Gavin Harrison, was one of a THREE-DRUMMER line-up in his OTHER band, King Crimson. They're worth checking out, too. My favourite bit - "Office Max - for all your Porcupine Tree needs!" 🤓

[@Dwendele]

That drummer is the amazing Gavin Harrison!

[@edruiz1202]

One of my favorite bands!! Office max lol!!! These guys are geniuses!!

[@johnjohn37371]

Office Max or a 2006 tech start-up...I love Steve Wilson!

[@rumpelpumpel7687]

when i put on porcupine tree as "background music" i end up sitting down and activly listening to every single song 🤷 cant help it

[@Attilathemum]

Good, eh? My favourite band, musical geniuses all and nothing beats them live. Glad you enjoyed them. Investigate the back catalogue and everything up to the most recent album - you won’t be disappointed 😊🎸🎶

[@matthieuL-bk2ev]

I've just discovered your channel and.... welcome to my world. My favourite bands are : Opeth, Porcupine Tree and Tool. I've been hearing them for 20 years and will never stop, never been bored. Check : Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet and Blackest Eyes, Trains, Arriving Somewhere but not here (Albums : Deadwing, Lightbulb Sun, In Absentia and Fear of a Blank Planet), Opeth : Forest of October (live in Royal Albert Hall), Baying of The Hounds, Harlequin Forest, Black Rose Immortal, The Moor, Deliverance, Blackwater Park, Wreath, Sorceress, DEMON OF THE FALL (WOOOOW Best growl ever heard), more progressive rock style : Moon Above, Sun Below, the Devil's Orchard. Solo Steven Wilson album The Raven that refused to sing is a masterpiece too IMO. Highly recommended from a prog metal fan. Enjoy !

[@IAmFat1968]

Absolute badass musicians, love these Pink Floyd Like end

[@BuzzaB77]

Colin Edwin (bass player) always has that look like he heard a great joke just before they went on stage and he can't wait to tell the others when they finish the set 🤣🤣

[@KytexEdits]

"I love the bass here" I think it was just synths and drums during that part that account for bass, right? It's amazing how big of a role the keyboards play in this band.

[@enricolisciandrello312]

Try the final thing on my mind, by the pineapple thief. The drummer is the same of Porcupine tree. They're amazing too

[@johnpbh]

It's a track for all moods. Simple really. Keeping on Rocking.

[@joedaddy-619]

I would suggest your watch the entire live recording they did in san Francisco, one of the best live performances ever.