PORCUPINE TREE - THE START OF SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL (HD)

Filmed at the Park West, Chicago, USA, 11-12 Oktober 2005

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

Porcupine Tree, the greatest band you've never heard of!!!

[@assaultk47]

So true...

[@AliDiab12]

+Marc Worthington ikr

[@yndihalda]

+Uso Indevido I see what you did there. ;) :D

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

Uso Indevido I've changed it now though lol, to a better one ha

[@augustoalcolumbre2762]

Genio total

[@LapseOfReason87]

The vast majority of songs Steven Wilson has anything to do with are sad, sad songs, about sad, sad topics, and yet his music *never* fails to make me happy. So weird.

[@rphillipcrowley6043]

I feel the same way. As if the melancholy uplifts my spirits because I can feel the pain of the narrator. The empathy stirred, fills me with a sense of joy and happiness. The best I can think to describe such a deep transference of energy.

[@zal8424]

Just look at the bass player, he's always happy

[@radufefceac]

You are feeding yourself with the grief & suffering of other people. You monster!

[@brownkemosabe]

"That's because I've always felt that the saddest music is also the most beautiful"

[@tobi_theguy]

It's probably Colin Edwin's never ending smile haha

[@viperbuller]

You know how good a band is when they're live performance is even better than studio albums

[@PopCulturzTV]

love watching the bass player...you can tell he loves his job

[@TheMetallplayer]

kinda ironic he always smiles while playing songs that are sad as fuck, maaan I love this band

[@y16amp]

Colin knows he's in the moment

[@brownkemosabe]

Colin Edwin. The Happiest Bassist Alive. :D

[@ShivenSinha]

Gavin is deep in the feel of the song. Such brilliant drumming, that that too on an odd time signature. He is actually the king of drums.

[@stevekatz4372]

I really do like him a lot but there is a Great Drummer named Bill Buford that plays for King Crimson, Remember Him!

[@TheActionStack]

@@stevekatz4372 Bill is epic, I feel Gavin is on a different level. Seeing this DVD, I switched back to drums from guitar..... life changing

[@gherantt]

Dont forget Danny Carey

[@Mark-po6ng]

laughs in Neil Peart

[@simonlamphee9905]

The late NEIL PEART wrote a homage to Gavin in one Gavins drum transcription books i believe

[@rudranidasgupta8455]

Colin's beatific grin. Every. Single. Time.

[@mjpicard00]

Makes me smile ... love it.

[@rizzorizzo2311]

Is Deadwing their most underrated album? It’s fucking phenomenal. Shallow, Arriving anywhere but not here, THIS SONG! It’s fucking sooo good.

[@davunderthebluesky]

Also Mellotron Scratch, the title track and Glass Arm Shattering!

[@XJoeyJordison666X]

Who said it underrated? It litterally their most popular album

[@SanketDhume]

Richar Barbieri and Colin Edwin have absolutely owned this track. From 4:40 onwards, this song is an absolutely atmospheric masterpiece! I can't get over how good this work is...

[@Max-io7xe]

One of the most underrated Porcupine Tree songs!

[@David-zo7to]

+Max Laufer almost every Porcupine Tree song is an underrated Porcupine Tree song

[@csanakyattila3665]

My favourite PT song on my favourite PT album (Deadwing), but sadly I think you are right. It is too complex for the main stream. But that's why, you can enjoy it in hundred times. I think this is the song what everyone should listen who is looking for inspiring rockmusic.

[@EliasUlrich1984]

I don't think music will get any better than this. I was lucky enough to see them live in 2010, this was the best song during their performance.

[@MrSirMargas]

4:41 and Gavin's magic playing starts....simplicity of perfection.......perfection of simplicity...

[@hamartinez92]

4:17 to be exact

[@iAlberto923]

It's impressive how he can turn a section that other drummers would make very boring, into a beautiful mix of sounds.

[@windriderrr]

Gavin's playing is anything but simple. But parts like this are the reason why he's my favorite drummer of all times.

[@dylanmontgomery3518]

windriderrr bro he can be predictable but he's def one of my favs his live shit is so cool

[@ragen8470]

That part is PURE FUCKING MUSICAL BEAUTY! And not just on drums.

[@elverduras69]

Porcupine Tree is my way to getting high just by feeling the goddamn music...

[@KingTabor]

this is like I meant and felt Music since I was born

[@xe1ee]

hey!!! nos llamamos igual!!!!

[@hemmantequinecentre6340]

i too feel trough music , this song makes me feel intensely happy and in tune with my soul

[@thesandman775]

I was going to give you shit about this comment until I realized you're 100% right...

[@kanadiankreme]

9/8 and 5/4 time sigs along with that epic bridge makes this an incomparable, musical tune. They are all exceptional musicians but Gavin keeps it all together with a precision meter.

[@kanadiankreme]

Eric Cain I know. Simply amazing.

[@gauravdey9631]

This is exactly the magic of having such a level of musicians in your band. Never heard a song which is entirely in odd time but still manages to sound so so so fucking melodious.

[@vtnatureboy]

Not 9/8. A meter of three, but not a compound 3.

[@kanadiankreme]

@@vtnatureboy Wrong

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

@Horny Toad right. 😆

[@adityaa3934]

4:30 Colin senpai smiles cz he knows he is gonna kickass with that mellow bassline

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

Aditya A who?

[@yashwanthsrini]

The bassist.

[@einbertalstein9611]

Love this guy, his playing is phenomenal and he reminds me of a sloth.

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

@@yashwanthsrini I know Colin Edwin I don’t know Colin senpai?! 😂

[@yashwanthsrini]

@@Eleventhearlofmars Replying after 2 years? what happened? why the long break?

[@bugatti103]

dont think there has ever been a better song for unrequited love... awesome performance

[@samarramiresz7005]

One of the greatest bridge I've ever heard. Extremely soothing and melodious. That moment so (wordless)

[@ulrikemayer6911]

This is one of the most beautiful songs ever!!!

[@someshkumar1492]

I appreciate the fact that porcupine tree is far more popular in India compared to other places, taking into context the type of bands that are usually followed in India.

[@FuturisticoAB]

Really? That's beautiful

[@joules_sw]

I didn't know

[@ag333ng9]

Iya bener njir, banyak basis fans Porcupine Tree dari India

[@assaultk47]

Collin Edwin..The happiest bassist ever :)

[@DeesoSaeed]

Goosebumps every single time

[@ulrikemayer6911]

Every time I hear this song it makes me feel like being in a dream. This music at the end....❤❤❤

[@rankest2390]

I have no words. This band is pure magic for my ears!

[@omairsh8]

Steven is the best producer of the modern era

[@paullewers4530]

150 thumbs down ! You are all musically numb. This is a great song . Open your state of mind ! I miss porcupine tree so much . They had it all. Steven Wilson is a musical genius.

[@udayandutta3121]

Especially the music section where slowly synth takes over with that awesome solo and bass walk line

[@larryedwards5742]

Im 63 and they are one of my top 3 bands ever! Beatles and Pink Floyd not withstanding!!

[@larryedwards5742]

If your 16 and get... P. Tree. Im proud of you my boy! Real and deep music can heal your troubled soul!!!

[@stevechallis282]

I'm 60 and i agree !! along with some other bands including Gazpacho

[@anshumandwivedi1295]

I am 27 and feel blessed my dad introduced me to this music(pink floyd, jethro tull, black sabbath,) since i was a kid. But porqupine tree i found on my own, this kind of music brings hope that yea humans can create something which can be beautiful...

[@craigmarks7217]

I'm 69 with about 900 albums ripped in FLAC and PT/SW are about all that I listen to. I have a 24 hour PT/SW/Blackfiield/Storm Corrosion playlist on Plex. Nine times out of ten, that's what I shuffle. The tenth time I play the PT/SW concerts that I've ripped off Blu-ray/DVDs. SW at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix on May 14!

[@divyamgautam1407]

15 here

[@arpandas5668]

Probably the greatest band ever existed.

[@marketmogul]

I am not sure I’ve ever heard a song as good as this one.

[@marketmogul]

Then I found Anesthetize.

[@Anesthetize99.]

@@marketmogul You're right😅Anesthetize is one of their best song

[@sadibraiyan7158]

Nobody notices Richard who is the main Gem of this song who made us feel that we are in a starway passage with his Keyboard & stuffs

[@dylansantos5958]

Totally agree

[@paarth8]

I'm not crying You are!!!! 4:40 onwards is just magic

[@dylansantos5958]

Agreed

[@fusion5711]

Always in my thoughts you are Always in my dreams you are I got your voice on tape I got your spirit in a photograph Always out of reach you are Cold inside my arms you are Simple like a child you are I remember when you took my hand and led me through the rain Down inside my soul you are The more I show the way I feel The less I find you give a damn The more I get to know the less I find that I understand Innocent, the time we spent, forgot to mention we're good friends You thought it was the start of something beautiful Well, think again Mother lost her looks for you Father never wanted you I trust to love and then I find you never really felt the same Something in your heart's so cruel The more I show the way I feel The less I find you give a damn The more I get to know the less I find that I understand Innocent, the time we spent, forgot to mention we're good friends You thought it was the start of something beautiful Well, think again

[@AYURBHATTA]

That solo is more than epic.

[@adri14f]

Ayur Bhatta ... try dark matter live solo (from the same film).....

[@shrinidhimadhav6802]

They are so damn underrated that it is frustrating!!!

[@duncanfraser7240]

Just love the BASS lines in this

[@omairsh8]

Fun fact : Steven played bass on the album for this song. Talented bastard

[@nuhashsadib8140]

The first time I heard this , I was on a rail track walking, minding my own business. The first parts didn't hit me up. But when that 9/9 part came on. I immediately knew I had to check on them. And the rest you guys know what happened. It was around 2012. I discovered the best band imo & its 2021 still praising them for what they have left for their listeners. I feel pity for rest of the people who couldn't connect to them. I wish I could erase my memory & go back to the moment.

[@rakeshmd86]

The fucking flow of adrenaline will never lessen howsoever time you listen to this piece.

[@AYURBHATTA]

The song is a masterpiece. Period.

[@O-Grady]

A wonderful, beautiful song, but 4:43 - 6:34 is pure magic.

[@johnfs123]

0:01 - 7:24 is pure magic!!

[@amgere2195]

João Francisco Soares Yeah, but specially that part is the most beautiful part of this song

[@petralukacova9133]

😍😍😍

[@matiasfortuny5440]

4:20 - 6:04. Dont forget that intro of Gavin. One of the best drum pieces you are going to find in youtube. Pure subtlety.

[@134reini1969]

Completely agree! And I never ever heard a drummer make a song in 9/8 groove like this... Imo it´s one of PT´s best works and definitely one of the best parts in music ever written and arranged 🙂

[@86faST13]

Just had twins two days ago, first day home and first song on..i know the lyrics dont match the circumstance but it is the start of something beautiful.

[@lucaschacon8362]

I guess their names are Steven and Wilson?

[@Euphorion314]

+Wall OfNoise Brilliant ! I should think about it ! :P

[@gabrielalemes6687]

Or John and Wesley?

[@ruchiramoitra6679]

Well think again 😂😂😂

[@yoman192]

Keegan Beyer i can feel you brother.. Even though the lyrics aren't apt with thw situation you just mentioned but the music indeed signifies the start of something beautiful! & yea.. Congratulations for the twins :)

[@92JinKazama]

How good can these guys be! Their songs seem like the finest wine that only keeps on improving with age! :)

[@AnkitAnubhav]

the best thing in all PT live performance is the wicked smile on the face of the bassist :P

[@TheJabcon]

ja

[@GH-kp1ex]

92JinKazama You hit the proverbial nail bang on its head. 👍

[@arbitram]

What a lovely song. Gavin and Colin just fabulous

[@jordanneal576]

This is probably my favorite song. It's so intricate and awesome.

[@Oceansize1998]

jesus, that bridge gets me choked up every single time.

[@MrAtomicDon]

I saw PT live years ago in Toronto and met Steven Wilson, barefoot on the street. Never have I witnessed such a precise live performance. Close to perfect sound and delivery.

[@AdityaMukundan]

one of those rarest music that will touch deep inside your own soul

[@kramsniggah4333]

Every time I hear this song I get goosebumps and the bridge at 4.55 almost makes me cry...

[@rankest2390]

+Kram Sniggah I feel the same! This band is just perfect!

[@kramsniggah4333]

Thanks Raul!!!

[@spandanhetfield]

+Kram Sniggah That bridge really does make me cry too.

[@djbarxxx1000]

+Kram Sniggah i think escpecially the fill be gavin makes this bridge so darn epic, so smooth and touching

[@kramsniggah4333]

djbarxxx1000 Thanks, great minds think alike!

[@dylansantos5958]

I wish I could go back to the moment I heard this for the first time... So beautiful!

[@herbertmenge1465]

ich musste 65 jahre alt werden, um diese fantastische band kennen zu lernen - noch mal danke an den bassisten meiner letzten band! und diesen song spielt bitte auf meiner beerdigung!

[@davodavo1782]

This piece is like everything else Porcupine Tree has done. Perfection.

[@omairsh8]

One of the best bridges in music history

[@swatigovindarajan7849]

I think Porcupine Tree is one of the few bands that execute live performances almost exactly like their studio version! I can't get enough of this band! 😍

[@lotti68]

Indeed!!!

[@Spectre42153]

New album in June guys!!!! All I can say is this band will always be criminally underrated

[@dylansantos5958]

Yes! They're back finally!!

[@rishabhbose29]

Does it matter buddy. There will always be a loyal fan base of PT coz we know how important they are. As long as there are people like you and myself PT will be alive :)

[@alexvonaesch5841]

Porcupine Tree please come back to life again🥺

[@pmdeserdio]

Minute 4.44 to 6.44, one of the most wonderfull musical passages of the history of Rock. Only two minutes of beauty. This part of the song could became the start of something beatiful...

[@anokatomichali]

+Pablo Martín de Serdio The drum fill it starts with is incredible!

[@markcusblakc8615]

Thanks! -Steven W.

[@sadibraiyan7158]

Yeah. It feels like walking alone on a starway passage.

[@Juanse84]

Sin duda, amigo, sin ningún tipo de duda que lo es.

[@dante666jt]

My love and adoration for this era of PT is unparalleled

[@vinodharani]

That bass at the start of the song is just out of this world! Mad props to Colin Edwin! Definitely the start of something beautiful! This might very well be the best love song ever made!

[@sinhaboyy5639]

Any eligible female who can connect with me emotionally on this song will be my soulmate.

[@deborahsiahaan9261]

Can i borrow your comment, Same here haha

[@danielbecker6476]

please come back

[@jugalsawdekar]

Salute to Mr. Steven Wilson for creating this masterpiece !!!

[@TunkuH]

Came back to watch this live version of the song after couple of years. Still one of the greatest songs I've ever heard.

[@itzed]

Still the best band ever.

[@prog_post_rock]

I wish all bands had concerts as well filmed as Porcupine Tree's. 😄

[@stefanoriva3525]

One of their best song in my opinion... and this live performance is just terrific. I recommend to buy this wonderful live cd/dvd: great setlist and band always on point

[@deafected]

I had a dream about this exact live show. I was in the perspective John Wesley and my bassist friend was Edwin. It was probably the best dream I have ever had. I woke up in such a euphoric state.

[@tommyhappenstoliftalot4198]

Jack James Imagine this people. This is what dmt can do hehe just drop this here

[@EliasUlrich1984]

Hey Jack such an amazing dream you had, around 2010 I had a dream in which I met Gavin Harrison after a concert and had a brief but unusual talk. One year later I went to Dublin to see him giving a Drum clinic, I ended up being interviewed by Gavin Harrison before the show and spend 30 minutes with he and drum technician before the show. Man, dreams fucking come true and really hope yours come to fruition, here's the video of the interview kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIq5aYqCmsyefrc

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

Jack James I prefer waking up to getting a bj. There’s nothing like waking up to that feeling from a deep sleep to a deep throat. 🍆👌🏼😂

[@stefanoriva3525]

4:40 shivers every single time....

[@SirEx12345678]

What an awesome bass tone

[@stephenowen3383]

SirEx12345678 Yeah. It has a nice mid range and isn't bassy to the point of being muffled and subdued. Just amazing.

[@supperdopplereffect]

@@stephenowen3383 they call it taste

[@soham7282]

This song has helped me through some really difficult times. Also that outro, goddammit that outro is surreal

[@rajatgaur4993]

I can't go a day without listening to Porcupine Tree or Steven Wilson. I think what these guys do and have done is our resume to God that what human is.

[@Fetor]

So beautiful, I feel so happy I was able to see this live.

[@MaynardGKrebs-gv4vy]

I am 67 years old and this band is one of the best I have ever heard/seen. I have seen hundreds, thousands....not quite millions but I'm working on it. Wish I could have seen them live...Had tickets to see Steven last December and a snow storm kept me away.....rats...

[@donnapage8894]

Asheville, I bet.😣

[@amostlyreasonableguy]

You’ll have a chance again soon. They’re back...

[@heinemichaelr]

@@amostlyreasonableguy I hope they come to San Francisco. Aristocrats are coming, that's exciting...

[@spinndjinn]

This band will forever be close to my heart..

[@MrBern91]

What's with Wilson and his music? Always so amazingly delivered and precise... And somehow they always manage to hit so deep in the feels while still seem so hopeful despite how dark and sad they are... And this is not limited to Porcupine Tree, soooo often when he's a featured writer in colaborations this shows.

[@E1666000]

the song is pretty good but at 4:37 it truly starts to be something more than beautiful, how can it possibly be so epic?

[@katemurphy1915]

No wonder everyone misses new music from these guys!!!.........

[@SanketDhume]

damn! I'm gonna miss Colin Edwin on this new tour! that sweet smiling monster

[@reptilrrudy2389]

My favorite Porcupine Tree song from their album Deadwing!

[@egnateshamugia]

Steven Wilson is genuinely a music encyclopedia!

[@piyusha1234]

This song has been the closest to my heart since I heard it in 2008. From 6.04 to 6.34.... that solo...that's pure love !! This song gives you goosebumps every time you listen to it with eyes closed. REPLY

[@greywarbler1862]

Totally agree, I use that section as a ringtone and have been asked numerous times who is playing.

[@davebrown9725]

A friend turned me onto PT last year, agree this is one of their best. So many of the tones and spatial sounds cast way back to groups like Barclay James Harvest. I put on some PT a couple weeks ago,when my sister was visiting, by the second song she was hooked, another fan.

[@scottgreene2297]

I love all of Steven Wilson's different projects; even his solo stuff is great, but I loooooovve Porcupine Tree the best. I've always been a prog rock lover, but these guys do it beautifully!

[@EllenCoxBrainiac]

I agree, and like my comment above, I pay they did not breakup and will give me a fix of the my PT drug I am craving so badly!!!

[@MarcoRocks3333]

Scott Greene Absolutely Right! They are more powerful together... I wish they’d reunite for some new tunes. 🙏🏼

[@juanckjim]

MarcoRocks finally someone have the guts to say it!

[@shadowsruss5748]

He's a genius - such great and varied music from one mind. God bless him.

[@sarunkhadka9281]

The sexiest bass line ever and the most amazing bridge

[@assaultk47]

The great Colin Edwin 🎉

[@coolingbroom5934]

Outstanding ... Their live performances are always spot on

[@passionbard888]

One of my favorite... I cried.... God would please bring us back that Steven Wilson...

[@belianthir]

I missed the chance of seeing them live way back in 08, also because i thought there would be plenty of other opportunities, but mainly because I needed to work overtime on a stupid project... In a job I was later let go like a dog as soon as the crisis hit hard and IMF were called to Portugal in 2010. Last year, I didn't make the same mistake. One of my life's biggest regrets, solved. Top 3 shows of my life, ever.

[@mikesimmons4519]

Constant amazement at the perfection in these guys live performances! I’m just waking up to Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson. Had a chance to see Steven a couple years ago at a small venue in SLC but missed it. I’m kicking myself for that dumbass mistake.

[@TheKarmamoi]

Love this Band. Great to have Colin Edwin playing in our album

[@mickeytaker4255]

Absolutely love these guys and their musicianship

[@assaultk47]

Awesome in 2021 too ;)

[@assaultk47]

PT will always be a legend

[@bapuly1836]

what a beautiful song. been listening to this masterpiece since 2011 and cant seem to get enough of porcupine tree / steven wilson.

[@17primemover]

Can't get enough of this song.

[@thevamsi]

they're good in all seasons but listening to them during monsoon is amazing

[@abmxabmx]

yo malmsteein \m/

[@thevamsi]

+Akhil Valsalan yo chava!

[@GauravKumar-bf2rq]

I listen to them while bathing so I cant tell if I'm crying or not

[@susanbransonsmith9013]

Blows my mind how amazing Wilson sounds live. Just as fantastic as studio recordings. My God, I love this man.

[@Ask-a-Rocket-Scientist]

Love the bass so much

[@user-wx7id3yh7i]

Smooth as silk...I'm a bassist and Colin makes me want to "Pete Townsend" my bass. lol

[@kostasmponis1042]

Gavin what an elegant drummer he is!! DAMN!!!!

[@jorgecalero.fm2]

That melody at 6:04 .... what a wonder!!

[@BethQareen]

God i miss you guys... So beautiful music...

[@chinmaypednekar501]

Steven's guitar playing (or should i say Steven's guitar "crying") from 6:35 onwards, goddamn those notes hit right in the feels Also, I definitely am in love with the song in its entirety, but 4:40 onwards this song goes from great music to an other worldly vibe, one of the best build ups to and followed by an amazing outro.

[@bobporemba7803]

Absolutely. That groove is angelic

[@gaycha6589]

Still fucking awesome in 2020

[@onlygreatmusic8950]

Just great. Never too late to hear good sounds at 70.

[@j.d.harvis9184]

Love this tune! I call it the 9 to 5 song.

[@indyyy_9114]

Every note in its right place. I get unbelievable energy from this.

[@roshanbasu1714]

How these guys make considerable amount of their songs very heavy without the decibel is something that gets me. The song would have a lot of depth, sadness and aggression without the loudness. Just the feel of the stuff. Hits my general passive aggressive feelings to the core. And thus I feel that I can't get enough of their songs. Love PT........🤘