Review: Pure Reason Revolution 'Coming Up To Consciousness' (progressive rock)

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Check out the album here: insideoutmusic.bandcamp.com/album/coming-up-to-consciousness

[@PureReasonRevolutionOfficial]

Thanks for the positive review & taking the time to listen 🖤 Appreciate it 🙌

[@ProgRockRules7]

Pete, you should listen to above cirrus & eupnea. Those two are really good!

[@metal_maniac_68]

lol glad I wasn't the only one to hear Pete say "Pineapple Tree"...maybe it is a NEW band that we haven't heard of

[@Stonky77]

It's a Bruce Soord/Steven Wilson supergroup.

[@sylvainvivarais8381]

Pineapple Thief

[@acedylan]

"Pineapple Tree" is a good inadvertent description, Pete. Or perhaps "Porcupine Thief"?

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

lol! Guess I combined the two.

[@jamesfarrow6752]

Could be that Gavin Harrison has started his own band 😊

[@soundsandvisionsHQ]

This may seem weird to some, but despite all the comparisons between the two, I've never liked Porcupine Tree, despite giving several albums of their's a fair chance. But I've become a big fan of the Pineapple Thief. Other than being on the same label and having the same drummer at a certain point, I just don't see the similarities that everyone else seems to. Pineapple Thief has a different feel to their music - less quirky and more melodic & subtle than Porcupine Tree. The pieces fit together better with Pineapple Thief for me, whereas Porcupine can be more jarring & disjointed. Plus I find Bruce Soord to be a better vocalist & lyricist. Honestly, I didn't give The Pineapple Thief a fair listening for a long time because all I ever heard about then was that they were a complete clone of Porcupine Tree & Wilson.

[@jamesfarrow6752]

@@soundsandvisionsHQ I like both bands. However, I have never understood why anyone would be of the opinion that they sound similar. The only link I know of is Gavin Harrison.

[@stevenscharmer1765]

Pete, their first album, The Dark Third, is a top favorite of mine. I implore you to check it out, I think it's head and shoulders their best. Same type of vibe, maybe a bit more proggy.

[@garyjoyce2160]

The cracked jewel 💎 case: no do / no do. LOL. I know your like myself, we don’t like it !! Thanks again for all your time on these reviews 👍💯

[@HazardGoat]

Hi Pete! Speaking of Anathema, are you planning on reviewing the new Weather Systems album?

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Yep

[@wolf1977]

Haven't heard this yet but only liked two tracks from the prior Above Cirrus: "Phantoms" & "Dead Butterfly". Their older The Dark Third & Hammer And Anvil are very good records...Some other new ones: Soul Asylum/Slowly But Shirley (OK) Richie Kotzen/Nomad - that's a good one Steve Howe/Guitarscape - meh Train/Live At Royal Albert Hall Mike Stern/Echoes And Other Songs Taj Farrant/Chapter One And a whole bunch that just hit my In box but haven't heard 'em yet including: Eric Bell - Remembering: Anthology 1996-2017 (5 disks!) Thin Lizzy - 1976 (Super Deluxe Edition) (5 disks!) Big Big Train - A Flare On The Lens (Live) Band Of The Underhand - A Cheap Ride To Heaven Elder - Live At BBC Maida Vale Studios

[@realjoehaynes]

Richie Kotzen for the win.

[@Rabant777]

My favourite "progressive band".... For me they've mostly been Floyd meets Massive Attack with a bit of Muse. I have tickets for their December shows. The first time I will have seen them since they split in 2011. (So long as the other John Sykes is MIA, there is only one John Sykes, and it's this one)

[@garyjoyce2160]

Lmao. Not the John Sykes from the “ milk 🥛 carton” classic.

[@Swipe650]

Good album

[@jeffreyrobinson9120]

I really liked their first couple albums then they kind of lost me. I`ll have to check out this new one.

[@drumz9]

You've arrived at a mellow point in their catalogue Pete 😂 check out the beginning and you will get the big picture.