Porcupine Tree - Shallow

[@timballard27]

So much more than progressive. Steven writes some of the greatest rock riffs ever.

[@fededreamtheater33]

You got goddamn right. There is a riff in "Anesthetize" that it's the heaviest riff that I've ever heard in my life, so simple and so powerful

[@lester499]

idk if anyone remembers but this song was on the xbox360 music when they still had it back then. Crazy!

[@halofanaticboy]

lester499 yep. Launch model. The OG white xbox 360. Good times

[@brandoncooper7432]

Hell yea! That's how I discovered this band lol. Killer tune!

[@RyotaSenju_KOF]

The og white Xbox

[@rockead77]

I totally remember. The good old days.

[@jonathandevereaux484]

I remember

[@jaspergillgannon4991]

Still the best-sounding album I've ever heard. This album is a masterclass in production

[@courtneyblue15]

Man, I was just thinking the same thing! Hadn’t listened to this in AGES and it brings back so many memories. Pure nostalgia! These guys were great. Still are!!

[@markburke3040]

Listen to some of Rich Mousers work Transatlantic Neal Morse Band etc

[@kunstderfugue]

You should see them live, the things they can do with quadraphonic sound in a huge stage are glorious

[@OmnesiaBand]

What a great snare sound

[@sameerbankar6073]

IKR!

[@avelinopereira9773]

It's has the right amout of mids in it ,love it!

[@marco-87]

One of best progressive rock bands ever... they're able to communicate true emotions, feelings and a musical style really really out of common !!! I must absolutely see a their future live concert !!

[@LilHaseProductions]

i have bad news Marco

[@JeffJefferyUK]

@@LilHaseProductions LOL

[@betterlivingthroughdxm3854]

@@LilHaseProductions should I tell him? 😂

I have good news Marco, they're back!

[@marco-87]

​@ Exactly, I saw the announcement yesterday about their upcoming new album. They are definitely back!!

[@TheMaggotUK]

Song came preloaded on the original Xbox 360, racing round on Project Gotham Racing 3 with this in the background, good times :)

[@dalinim3976]

Honestly haven't listened to this album in something like 7 years. Amazing stuff.

[@Lance37a]

The drumming on this song is incredible!

[@zxphers]

used to listen to this while playing halo 3 in 2008. memories man

[@michel-samaxxjoonsonxx6723]

Yes, the 360 was loaded with playlist :,3

[@BurlyMammoth]

I wish I had checked out this band when a friend told me about them 2002. I started listening a few years ago, I missed a really great recommendation.

[@MasterAarott]

The Xbox 360 playlist and the one flim clip for 'fear of a blank planet' I saw on headbanger's ball are the cause of me getting into Porcupine Tree. I listened to this while playing some mediocre 360 games; 'Kingdom Under Fire' and 'perfect Dark Zero'.

[@Karl_Squell]

you didn't listen to Halo from the same album? missed opportunities

[@kanakm3927]

Dont forget counter strike on pc

[@Alvarocrh]

It amazing how this guy has created hundreds of songs, and almost all of them are great!

[@Phangaea]

and all of em sound the same =)

[@AbhishekSharma-zq5qk]

@@Phangaea you must be deaf.

[@smitty9986]

Check out Omar Rodriguez-Lopez he’s got a whole bunch too !

[@Hubedude]

@@Phangaea lol? In what way? In that they are sang by the same person or..?

[@Hubedude]

@@Phangaea I mean why are you even here?

[@tracythibeau8609]

So far my favorite PT song, love this. The energy is incredible and intense.

[@EvilCracky]

wish i got to see porcupine Tree live , One of the most talented bands

[@Jmar1024]

Love their heavy stuff

[@4Qmofo]

Steven Wilson is a god damn musical genius. F ing love this song.

[@alienteknology5390]

Kick arse song!!! The production is amazing.

[@ReservistPOG]

This brings me back to my memories of listening to this song while playing "Call of Duty 2" on the xbox 360. Man, life was so simple.

[@dylansantos5958]

Badass riff 🤘 one of my favorites

[@turbodistortionirmc]

love how prog is re emerging

[@shannonpieck6586]

Green Pretzel Prog w a bluesy twist.

[@Hubedude]

It’s funny going back and listening to this song after hearing what Steve said about it being a contrivance, seeing as how it is one of the very first porcupine tree songs I ever heard.

[@simo2805]

This is easily one of the best PT song ever, for me

[@Halfbaked902]

Legends never die

[@TehDorkKnight]

Incredible opening riff. Makes me wish I had long hair to headbang with.

[@aitechnasus1041]

Shallow Is A Great Straight Up Rock Song That Totally Rocks And Kicks Major League Ass And Is A Fantastic Wonderful Masterpiece By Porcupine Tree.

[@ilyas_claymore]

I can't understand why Steven Wilson doesn't like song.. it's just fantastic

[@AxelManuel_Music]

Probably because it's a "single" song rather than a Prog one, but sometimes simple is better imho

[@ignacioelizalde8129]

I love this song

[@PrisonTorture34]

I have to admit, when I discovered PT, I didn't even know about Prog Rock so I thought this was just regular good ol' rock n roll..... Pop, whatever you call it. Great songwriting

[@cabangan_edlester_bautista6194]

My Create a wrestler character theme

[@megspitzer9406]

When my mom heard this song at my sweet 16 party 14 years ago, she thought it was Nickelback, but I keep telling her it's Porcupine Tree🤣

[@rupsanthakali]

2019 & IT STLL GIVES ME THE GOOSEBUMPS

[@aaronm4562]

This song kicks so much ass. My favourite by far.

[@JohnSmith-ws6jg]

Damn this song rocks!!! Glad I'm alone and can jam on it 10 times back to back if I feel like it!!! Oh, and I have long hair and I am flip pin' it around "Hell Yeah" !!!

[@followinggrey8709]

you still vibe on this?? ;)

[@deborahephrem8598]

This song kills every particle of life me

[@madhurjyadeka5569]

Scissors cut my anger

[@8NabootheEnigma8]

I don't remember Did something in my past create a hole? Don't use your gender To drive a stake right through my soul I live to function On my own is all I know No friends to mention No distraction, nowhere to go Shallow, shallow Give it to me Scissors cutting out your anger Shallow, shallow No good to me, not if you bleed Bite your tongue, ignore the splinter This city drains me Well maybe it's the smell of gasoline The millions pain me It's easier to talk to my PC

[@larisaannelawhead1754]

Jacob Sagle hi

[@idontnotdothings2193]

it sounds more like "learn if you plead" to me than "not if you bleed", but idk

[@sambamachineryrecords6498]

FREAK ME OUT , TREE of PORCUPINES ..... I LOVE IT !

[@nereidedanielsrodriguez404]

Me encanta !

[@halofanaticboy]

Would listen to this while playing GRAW and Gears of War in 2006-2007. OOG White Xbox 360 owners will know this song :’)

[@katchub0072]

very good song 🎸😍

[@rajasik_ghosh]

I just don't understand why Wilson has never performed this song live ever yet!?

[@RichyArrowsmith]

A friend told me its because Wilson thought this was a bit too mainstream for his liking - not sure how true that is but maybe why he hasn't performed it live.

[@simo2805]

Steven Wilson apparently does not like this song, I read it in an interview with Steven that was talking about his best song with PT

[@asloii_1749]

its very hard to sing

[@pevlindir]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnOUi3eegJeXgq8

[@1zui]

In a recent interview he stated that the song was written mainly to be radio friendly. So with the song he connects the feeling of being pushed by the label to write this song for marketing purposes and not for the sake of music.

[@ilves6664]

Whole album goes eleven.. Good stuff.. 🤓

[@josephcottone8776]

My Brother's Band Is Going To Add This Song To Their Play List. Most People Never Heard Of This Song. They Don't Know What They Are Missing.

[@SYLVIEK777]

c'est une bombe !

[@RyanxDunn]

Im here from tool and this shizz is freaking awesome

[@ev6944]

Really rocksss soo good!

[@lanakorvin2445]

on point with the sound and vocals, my mountain bike video shows how I love Porcupine Tree on my ears !

[@DSkehan2004]

I downloaded this song after I heard it play in Four Brothers in 2005. I also got the whole album.

[@TrevRockOne]

I saw Steven Wilson live last night, and he admitted that he thought this song was "shit", haha.

[@jasonluffman3490]

TrevRockOne haha as an artist i can agree, we don't always like what we do, even if others do. it's a paradoxical sort of thing, alot of writers, painters, and musicians hate what they do. i think this is a great song :P

[@eddietheguy12]

TrevRockOne That's strange, its a fantastic rockin track.

[@TheTrooper9169666]

TrevRockOne maybe he thinks it's THE SHIT - a lot of difference there, haha

[@CoolCakesJack]

I still love it regardless of what Steve thinks man.

[@reviewsfromthenorth7929]

+TrevRockOne Sign of a true artist, I'd say. It's like Thom Yorke said that the song "High And Dry" was "not bad, but very bad".

[@Bob21463]

The outro 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ColmDowling]

There is no simple porcupine tree song ;)

[@braggaron123]

This song was on an old PS2 game. L.A. Rush Love that game Ohmygawd

[@KattAD]

Riverside brought me here.

[@Attack-fb5rj]

PT brought me to Riverside..... :)

[@legojedi3217]

Our Polish band

[@carygernertheoneandonly]

i love heavy Prog!!!

[@antoniofernandes7668]

what a great distortion! Power!

[@ufukbagan7555]

Perfect. Wonderful. Greatıfull

[@artistaglobale]

Mai una nota di troppo. Mai barocchi. Mai voluttà. Grande suono e bellezza.

[@alessandromariani99]

Vero. Diretti al punto nonostante sia un gruppo prog. Arriving Somewhere una roba assurda.

[@TheBushwooky]

This song almost reminds me of Tool

[@NenedzhyanStudios]

Kinda like their Opiate/Undertow era stuff?

[@TheBushwooky]

edward a little bit

[@zonic26]

TheBushwooky This song and also Blackest Eyes also reminds me of Tool, for me I feel like it reminds me of a bit of Undertow and Aenima

[@HotConcentrationFilm]

TheBushwooky eh idk

[@thnikke3486]

TheBushwooky In a way, tool and porcupine have both distinct and different sounds that they work to get, I see what you are saying I mean they are both prog metal bands but it really depends on the songs, but I wouldn't say its like opiate, in opiate Maynard uses a lot of rage in his singing other than steven where he is more laid back, not in a bad way, I would say its like AEnima more than anything

[@mjpicard00]

F A N T A S T I C

[@scottwinfrey519]

My favorite song to crank during FEAR

[@kebiwoni]

Epic.

[@omairsh8]

Guitar tones are so sumptuous

[@frankievillarreal2901]

My Xbox brought me here I remember listening to this and funeral for a friend that was installed on my first white brick

[@LaserGadgets]

This seems to be the loudest / rockiest song so far. Any pointers anyone? The rest of the album sounds really slow and quiet.

[@nitro5247]

That’s the point, the album is supposed to be about (supposedly) a toxic relationship and its effect on the main character. Open car is still a pretty similar song to this one, but something like In Absentia might be more up your alley

[@HalfGermanBeats93]

Good Music!

[@lounellv543]

pineapple thief and Porcupine tree are equally great!

[@pauloshea3741]

^^True story.

[@ripjaws6229]

What a fuckin tune!!

[@TheJcg14]

Generation Next ROH😎

[@GenXMetal_Head]

If Tool and Alice In Chains has a baby......👍

[@wolgy4429]

Nah bruh silverchair

[@Awonderchild]

something in this town is draining me, could be the junkfood or the gasoline.

[@bonilla9974]

Nicholas Arnold happines III

[@nieckolai]

Love The Tree, love SW. \m/ \m/

[@TRAYANOVA]

LYRICS: I don't remember Did something in my past, create a hole. Don't use your gender. To drive a stake right through my soul. I live to function, On my own is all I know. No friends to mention, No destruction, nowhere to go Shallow, shallow, Give it to me, give into me Scissors cutting out your anger Shallow, shallow, No good to me, not if you bleed Bite your tongue ignore the splinter This city drains me, Maybe it's the smell of gasoline. The millions pain me, It's easier to talk to my PC. I live to function, On my own is all I know. No friends to mention, No destruction, nowhere to go Shallow, shallow, Give into me, give into me Seasons caught in a triangle, Shallow, shallow, No good to me, not if you bleed, Bite your tongue end on a splinter Shallow, shallow, Give into me, give into me Seasons caught in a triangle Shallow, shallow, No good to me, not if you bleed Bite your tongue end on a splinter

[@d4j3b]

Brilliant band. But don't compare with tool. Two different bands.

[@ItsFicticious]

Yes. And tool isn’t the fucking be all and end all of proggy bands. The amounts of ehandies tool gets is baffling.

[@MoonChild-yd9ik]

@@ItsFicticious I disagree

[@ItsFicticious]

@@MoonChild-yd9ik thats cool. I like tool and all. But There are better bands.

[@MoonChild-yd9ik]

The words speak to me.

[@ItsFicticious]

@@MoonChild-yd9ik Love bands that do that for me.

[@captDymov]

That new Audioslave song is amazing

[@bernlin2000]

A great "direct rock" song from PT :-) those lyrics are killer: "don't use your gender, to drive a stake right through my soul".

[@sfirv]

I FUCKING LOVE THIS SONG. Anybody know where I can find more of this kinda sound?

[@wolgy4429]

Silverchair, HUM, chout

[@bobjenks8642]

They should really consider playing this live someday...

[@goalhornfanatic9449]

I got to see them do Arriving Somewhere But Not Here in Buffalo. Absolutely amazing.

[@ThomasJ502]

SW doesn't like the song

[@alkabukodikcisszel8723]

This song is my favorite of all songs that are my least favorite of their respective albums

[@kettlemagic]

probably the simplest pt song. wish they'd play it live

[@jaydumon2784]

Still uses 7/8

[@spacebird7479]

0:10 0:18 0:46 1:06 1:30 1:35

[@jimmybenyoucef4416]

Chris Benoit tribute sent me here! :D

[@matthewxaviur8930]

Bliss

[@DAPL]

I play gears of war with this song

[@amoshnagarkoti4430]

Albatross - Chaina kehi Chaina

[@samholliday8309]

Steve sounded like Mike Kerr at the start of this song

[@kierwilliams2235]

Used to play this song when even i played gears 1 because i was shit scared of it but everytime i put this song i raped gears haha

[@tongding817]

2:41

[@guitarlml12]

Esta, El descueve!!!!

[@tequilasun]

DUUUMMM DURURIRURIMRUMRUM

[@iaincook5835]

"Shallow": yes, I've been listening to Tool, why do you ask?

[@MrCookie31c]

feel so low

[@JeffJefferyUK]

54 people don't like good, modern, rock music.

[@Maniac1607]

"Don't use your gender to drive a stake right through my soul."

[@Had3s21]

cool fakin yea !

[@Had3s21]

five stars

[@mininananana]

4 brothers

[@layersofjade5197]

I think wwe used this for a ppv theme in 2005

[@jameshopkins21]

Shallow was written and sung here by Andrew Hopkins. Andrew is also the drummer. Andrew's friend Mattie is the guitarist. He posted it anonymously. It was then picked up by Steve Wilson.

[@akoc18]

+Jim Hopkins Why do you keep writing these comments? i really don't understand.

[@getlost8027]

Might explain why Steven thinks it's a shit song...

[@mafalda24]

Adios!

[@dot5511]

noice

[@thomasgussett903]

Xbox 360 sent me here

[@MuntedMetalFan]

Try "Open Car"

[@markadams9999]

I hear no Rush. ?

[@getlost8027]

I think that's the point.

[@daniolus]

You should probably click on a video that says "Rush" on it next time then

[@Dragon_W0LF]

This was on the LA Rush Bonus CD