The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)

Occupation

The Raven That Refused to Sing ( And Other Stories ) is the third solo studio album by Porcupine Tree founder and producer Steven Wilson. It was published on 1 March 2013.

Background

In the wake of the publication of his hitherto last studio album " Grace for Drowning" in 2011, and the subsequent tour Steven Wilson announced to postpone its planned for spring 2012 return to Porcupine Tree in favor of his solo career indefinitely.

Each of the six tracks on the album draws its inspiration from the supernaturalism. As a producer, Alan Parsons was won, who had in 1976, " The Raven " to music together with Eric Woolfson, the Edgar Allan Poe poem. Alan Parsons can be heard on " The Raven That Refused To Sing ( and other stories ) " also a guitarist.

The first piece on the album, " Luminol ", was played live on the tour to " Grace for Drowning" and can also be seen on the live DVD "Get All You Deserve " (2012).

Style and reception

Compared to Steven Wilson's previous albums has increased the proportion of jazz-rock and retro prog influences on " The Raven That Refused to Sing ( and other stories ) ." This can be explained by the fact that Steven Wilson was previously the "classical" music albums by Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Jethro Tull and King Crimson subjected to a remastering, on the other hand, the band consists mainly of musicians from this genre to a.

The album was recorded mostly positive; wrote about Anton Kostudis:

" " The Raven That Refused To Sing " is Wilson's been multifaceted camper solo album. The very tidy and warm sound sets the compositions also well staged. "

Markus Peltner agrees with him on the Baby Blue Pages:

" " The Raven That Refused To Sing And Other Stories " has become a very varied album. Exciting from the first to the last bar. Above all though is a more or less known and sometimes even latently perceptible sadness, but the receiver is always caught, captured and hugging. Embraced with chords, melodies and moods that it is worth to enjoy, where you can indulge in all their variety, are never boring and can inspire you again and again. "

Title list

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  • Album 2013
  • Album ( Progressive Rock )
  • Concept album
Record label Kscope Singing Electronic keyboard Rhodes piano Adam Holzman (keyboardist) Bowed string instrument Jazz fusion Emerson, Lake & Palmer
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