Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet (Official Video) 4K

[@LiamGaughan]

Feel like i've lost an arm and a leg listening to that radio edit... but still, awesome video!

[@kevinallcock5927]

I only knew the edit version.. the full version sounds bloated to me …perspective’s huh?

[@jackalker6384]

Yeah, i love the dirty drum fill in the second half.

[@yigitsenel1873]

the outro was my favorite part of the song...

[@flatikk]

@@kevinallcock5927 Bloated, but those eerie guitar parts are so awesome. This short version of the song lacks the things that make a good Porcupine Tree song to me, still alright but not ideal. The extended version is a bit better at that part.

[@raptorrsr5817]

85k views... is that IT? this band is criminally underrated

[@fr2ncm9]

The first video posted by a KZbin fan fifteen years ago had millions of views. The band copyrighted the song and posted it online about three years ago.

[@Neo-Midgar]

When I first heard this song and discovered the band while in high school 15 years ago, I liked the sound, but the video and lyrics stung. Now, in hindsight I know why. I lived this, to the degree that I felt almost somehow targeted at the time. For me, and many others in my generation, this was our reality; mesmerized by ones, zeroes and perscription medication while the real world passed us by. I'm not typically a person who seeks validation in life or art, but now I see this for what it was and appreciate it: not an attack, but a call to attention. Wilson saw what was happening to us and, in his own stoic, artistic way put a spotlight on it.

[@jule77]

2024 still listening to this absolute banger, let's go

[@dr-amethyst-77]

thanks, credits of Control, for bringing me here

[@NeoSpaceMax]

THE BEST teenage depression song EVER

[@Harvest133]

That's not what it's about. It's about how modern society turns children into inhuman creations devoid of real emotion, depth or desires outside of the base impulses.

[@10th_Doctor]

@@Harvest133 With all the mention of prescription drugs it's more the parents do that, getting their kids put on drugs so they will stop being "annoying." Little Timmy is hyperactive? Or just being a normal kid? Put him on pills so he calms down.

[@hamishwhitehenderson5197]

More about Richard Wilson slowly learning to stop worrying and love the Daily Mail. I was this age perhaps a few years after this song was released and I can tell you that I never experienced any of the supposed "widespread social problems" shown in this video- I never knew anyone addicted to prescription drugs or cough medicine, no one in my social circle did anything remotely druggy until 16 at least and then it was just one of them doing weed at a part- apparently. I never used to play video games, but I know so many people who did and the ones that would have turned out well adjusted, turned out well adjusted- it had no effect either way, it was just something that everyone did. The ones that committed violent crime where raised into it by their parents and thre older siblings. This was certainly the experience of people in my generation, but most would be living in very poor areas which had in many cases been poor, decaying and violent for far far longer than Steven Wilson has even been alive- Glasgow, Croydon, Detroit, Compton etc. etc. and certainly not th efault of modern media

[@10th_Doctor]

@@hamishwhitehenderson5197 Because your experience is the majority experience, right?

[@hamishwhitehenderson5197]

@@10th_Doctor You think this based on something other than Steven Wilson's narrow experience? believing this is an accurate depiction of problems facing "the youth" can only happen if you don't know any actually children or don't care, and only sit in a nostalgic fantasy. Wilson's opinion here is obviously based on his own experience over any experience of young people. All of the things he's having a whine about are either problems caused by things other than some preachy idea of cultural malaise, or not really problems at all. Does anyone in this day and age seriously believe that video games turn people in to violent psychopaths? it was an invention by the same tabloid rags that would say Porcupine Tree is some sort of emo goth band that is responsible for said social problems. In reality, kids attack other kids because their parents abuse them and instil violence from an early age, not because they watched Child's Play. Do his fans seriously consider 14 year olds watching pornography to be on the level of child abuse, considering that's what they almost certainly did at that age? Let's not even talk about the fact that they are all wearing hoodies and smashing televisions and the name of the album comes form a Public Enemy album about by middle American fear of black culture.

[@_MrPink_]

So many records are contenders... but so few merit. This album... THIS ALBUM has to be one of the most significant ever recorded. This is one of the few records I can play without EVER wanting to skip forward or becoming bored. Hundreds of plays later, I never fail to get goosebumps.

[@heylittleman8084]

I bet those kids had a fun time being a part of this music video.

[@TheIllusiveSloth]

Yessss

[@sureshsewa2723]

How can I be sure I'm here? The pills that I've been taking confuse me I need to know that someone sees that There's nothing left, I simply am not here

[@cybercafe-recordings]

Wild as hell to see such a snapshot of the mid 2000s in 4k. Thanks for that!

[@Jakob-B]

Wilson is a genius, all the pain and suffering some poor kids had back then cause of neglect and no care from their parents filled with perscription drugs, perfectly described in the lyrics and video of the song, Wilson puts a perfect picture here of what were going on in the world for some people while many other people didnt live this.

[@oussemabououd2768]

wow I never imagined that this song have such a cool video clip

[@waverider6kj32]

I totally empathise with this work of Art,as I take 26 pills a day 4 Epilepsy Bipolar,Psychosis and to round it of PTSD,The education system`s answer to"unruly children in class/school,teacher ,sees school psychiatrist,letter to parents to discuss their child and then basicly made to give the child the me.d`s to make them, "Docile" and "mailable in school" .Another state junkie by 11 ,the product of a Very sick society,and I worked in schools so know it goes on.

[@georgemorgan9331]

Sunlight coming through the haze No gaps in the blind, to let it inside The bed is unmade, some music still plays TV, yeah, it's always on A flicker on the screen, a movie actress screams I'm basking in the shit, flowing out of it I'm stoned in the mall again Terminally bored, shuffling round the stores And shoplifting is getting so last year's thing Xbox is a god to me A finger on the switch, my mother is a bitch My father gave up ever trying to talk to me Don't try engaging me The vaguest of shrugs, the prescription drugs You'll never find, a person inside My face is mogadon Curiosity, has given up on me I'm tuning out desires, the pills are on the rise How can I be sure I'm here? The pills that I've been taking confuse me I need to know that someone sees that There's nothing left, I simply am not here I'm through with pornography The action is tame, the acting is lame Explicitly dull, arousal annulled Your mouth should be boarded up Talking all day, with nothing to say Your shallow proclamations, all misinformation My friend says he wants to die He's in a band, they sound like Pearl Jam The clothes are all black, the music is crap In school I don't concentrate And sex is kinda fun but just another one Of all the empty ways of using up a day How can I be sure I'm here? The pills that I've been taking confuse me I need to know that someone sees that There's nothing left, I simply am not here Bipolar disorder Can't deal with the boredom Bipolar disorder Can't deal with the boredom You don't try to be liked You don't mind You feel no sun You steal a gun To kill time You're somewhere, you're nowhere You don't care You catch the breeze You still the leaves So now where?

[@ErgortanguperPolice]

I’m pretty sure the line is disinformation not misinformation.

[@Stringer13ell]

No stop it. People don't do this anymore. If I want the lyrics ill Google them.

[@Hazel_Mllz]

@@ErgortanguperPolice no it is misinformation on spotify and google

[@Hazel_Mllz]

oh shit this was 10 months ago nvm

[@ErgortanguperPolice]

@@Hazel_Mllz Explain how the lit part of the moon can be facing a different direction from the sun.

[@84jesterx]

Randomly played the credits for Control. Haven't listened to this since college...early 2000s.

[@raphaelgingras6294]

Wow amazing. It has been so many years I haven't heard that masterpiece. As FOABP started, it felt like a balm easing the pain I get witnessing international behaviors on this BLANK PLANET.

[@francisandreimijango7144]

Steve Wilson is a Legend

[@ukaszodalski3267]

Niesamowity utwór. Im starszy tym lepszy.

[@NoNo-sv2fo]

Glad to see an official PT channel! Please start making albums again but if not your discography is flawless and beautiful!

[@violetraven9440]

Well if you haven’t seen it yet I have very good news take a peek at their Twitter they have a few announcements

[@NoNo-sv2fo]

@@violetraven9440 dude holy fuck! Thanks!

[@johnanewquist]

Great song. Super Album. Electrifying in concert.

[@l3mp3]

They dropped it in their last shows 😢

[@welynslostpumpkin6463]

@@l3mp3 At least we still have Anesthetize

[@l3mp3]

@@welynslostpumpkin6463 I’m extremely happy with the show (Rome). I’d love to have seen this and buying new soul..but hey 2 years ago they weren’t even existed

[@IronTeddyBear]

Cool tune, and I get it. I had depression as a teenager in the 70s, my family was falling apart. I was the long-haired nerdy guy hiding behind my electric guitar, drinking and smoking to get through it. I could solve diff eqs and blow shit up, but I couldn't get laid. (Found out later lots of girls had a crush on me, the evil genius.) Thank God we didn't have psych meds back then, they've taken a toll on our current generation. I like the full song too, but this video is blisteringly in your face, great job! It reminds me of a tune I wrote as a teen, a psycho atonal odd time signature mess my band was hesitant to play, but resonated with a lot of people. It was different in the 70s, you didn't talk about your shit.

[@GladbachCEO]

cool story

[@deteriusGD]

best teenage song ever made. fight me

[@TheBlackToadSage1]

Heard this song on control and I’m hooked now

[@FredonMaylor]

Cmon Steven give us the full song with video please!

[@dulwaa]

Thank you for this masterpiece !

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

Great song, great album.

[@takezoshinmen4831]

Control ending credits ❤️

[@JC-yr5by]

Obrigada por essa preciosidade!!

[@MegaManDrum]

I love how the audio is destroyed. Great!

[@marcelooyarzun8708]

Espectacular!!!

[@penyuwan]

4K yess, after Control. :D

[@dawncroy]

Miss them

[@vitokoskullerx9345]

2024 and still sounds good

[@noogie1]

Masterpiece

[@ale8n]

The video used yesterday in the concert in Santiago was a huge part of the song. I hope there is a long version of this video.

[@flatikk]

I'm still thinking as to why this song is called Fear of A Blank Planet My take is that it's about the fear of being in an environment with no entertainment. As in, a blank planet. Which aligns with the general narrative of the song that certain children live on suppressing their inner self with constant, non-stop entertainment, being afraid of being stuck with their thoughts.

[@wagnerdamasceno3]

Amazing

[@julianoaken189]

I never knew this had a music video! It looks so bleak, and the children look like the protagonists of Let The Right One In.

[@sandokan4028]

great song, Tilburg live version is the best!

[@billygoatboy1]

wow amazing video

[@LoneVocalist]

They cut out the best part at the end. I love this song to pieces but I wish I hasn't seen this video.

[@stephencooley5523]

Normally I hate when bands make shorter versions of their songs but this is one where I think this version of the song sounds better than the album version. Also the band pay this video on a big screen when playing this song live.

[@samvalentine9243]

@@stephencooley5523 don't think this version is better, but I will say it makes sense why they didn't make an 8 minute music video at the time.

[@osvalagunes]

I was really surprised when i heard this song at de control's end.

[@AlucardHV]

4k! finally!!

[@So-Be-It_890]

Fear of a Blank Planet

[@danielsaavedra4472]

I love ❤❤❤

[@sealtheirlid4760]

4k rerelease on youtube is going out of style. Mark my words. One day, we'll have top tier audio and visuals for this kind of thing. Mark my words.

[@mickgalley6627]

Epick.

[@mryomino7909]

I am the Director of the Federal Bureau of Control.

[@vodkadeceiver7813]

That poor SAAB... Great video, but it breaks my heart to see such a lovely 99 being smashed and set on fire. A Morris Marina was a lot more suitable

[@Ollie-hj1fj]

Let's hope it was defective and was going to junkyard anyways :/

[@lorddestructor4696]

My xbox is a god to me

[@The_Sweet_Res]

Biploar Disorder. I guess for the characters within CONTROL universe to be torn between Polaris and the Hiss - two Polars of infectious resonance - would be pretty disordering.

[@salasc]

this looks good but the audio quality is terrible

[@stepanrazov9505]

True story, the same

[@pushkark3972]

The radio edit seems so incomplete ! Cool video though

[@painful-Jay]

I used to cut and cry in the shower to this song on repeat…soooo emo 😂

[@davidkay1948]

Just to think this on the game control

[@bumblebore_13]

Finally!!!! First comment😌

[@Lofzy1]

Duke Pad

[@oldsingleplayer3012]

please don't kill me, but this song has a huge Foo Fighters vibe, specially on the chorus harmony. I love'em both, btw.

[@Marty78919]

haha, which song of the Foo's?

[@Հովհաննես]

The audio on these recent uploads is absolutely awful.

[@gometricusa]

My oh my - When I was a teen, I'd play my guitar, ride my dirt bike, go hiking, learn computer programming, fix TV's and sell them, hang out with good friends - the list goes on. Plenty to do out there, kids and it doesn't involve breaking things or sitting in darkness behind an XBox controller.

[@reni1873]

How about the full video not the radio edit

[@Luke-oi4iz]

Y'all need to get on that Post Malone money

[@stephencooley5523]

This sums video sums up what it is like to live in England under the Tory government in 2022.

[@Zeropadd]

👯‍♀️👯‍♂️👯

[@TheAncientMysteriesBeckon]

*BASED*

[@havanadaurcy1321]

Limp Bizkit poster? Interesting that is there.

[@wahyudecisa2365]

Where?

[@antreastripoz7941]

@@wahyudecisa2365 3:48

[@christopherking9338]

The Kids Are Alright?? 😂😂😂

[@norbertoosvaldovelazquez275]

AHH

[@ethemozdemir]

100% real

[@alienmusik338]

weird in a groovy way

[@mleonardoviveros1735]

I found it pretty seemed to next gen... I don´t hope so, I am not a psychiatrist.

[@sarojrai9051]

First first

[@chevken1831]

"My friend still wants to die"?

[@heylittleman8084]

I believe it’s “my friend says he wants to die”

[@clickdraw9762]

What's with the views?

[@Luke-oi4iz]

Post Malone chemical directly rips this track

[@remisramosc]

Musically this album has aged beautifully, but lyrically... all this "this generation of teenagers suck" was already a tired cliché [check notes] a few centuries ago

[@CowboiDan]

I'm just gonna come out and say it this video was NOT it, Steve.

[@DonTheMoron716]

Amazing song, though.

[@charlessanger2916]

Meh

[@randlerobbertson8792]

Quite brilliant actually.