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                                    Sonic Bond podcast at http://www.sonicbondbookcast.co.uk/Nick Holmes has been passionate about music ever since he joined his local church choir at the age of six. He has an English Degree from Oxford University and before retiring worked for BBC Radio making programmes for Radio 3 and 4, mostly about music. He was a semi-professional classical baritone for some years and has also played guitar in various rock bands with his brother. His first live concert was Tangerine Dream at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, and he is lucky enough to have seen Pink Floyd, David Bowie and Prince live. He blogs at nick-holmes-music.com. He lives in Stockport, UK.Publication: 28th NOVEMBER2024ISBN: 9781789523461Price: %u00a316.99Binding: PaperbackFormat: 210 x 148 mmExtent: 176 pp Illustrated: 16 colour pagesThema: AVLP Popular MusicComp title 9781789523171 Steven Wilson On Track Prev ed 9781789521443 (2021)%u2022 A brand new edition of a Sonicbond Publishing bestseller, including the band%u2019s 2022 reunion album, Closure/Continuation %u2022 Fronted by Steven Wilson, the best known name in the UK progressive rock scene %u2022 The comeback album was a number two album in the UK. The band played arenas in support of the album Porcupine Tree began in 1987 as a solo project for Steven Wilson but became a four-piece band when Steven was later joined by Richard Barbieri, Colin Edwin, and Chris Maitland (who was later replaced by Gavin Harrison). Their first live gig was in a pub in High Wycombe, England, in 1993, but by 2010 the band had toured Europe and America extensively, ending up by playing to thousands of fans at a sold-out Royal Albert Hall in London. The band was nominated for two Grammy awards, and their last album before their hiatus, The Incident, made the top 30 in both the UK and the US.Although often labelled as a progressive rock band, Porcupine Tree constantly changed style. Beginning by playing psychedelic music, Porcupine Tree experimented with space rock, dance, trance and melodic pop as well as prog rock. In their last few albums, the band created a new hybrid of progressive metal riffs, melodic strength and rich vocal harmonies, with strong lyrics and powerful concepts. This aspect of the band has provided their most enduring legacy.This book analyses all of Porcupine Tree%u2019s studio albums and Eps, including the hugely successful reunion album Closer/Continuation, in forensic detail, providing illuminating insight into the band%u2019s music for existing and new fans alike.ISBN 978-1-78952-346-19 7 8 1 7 8 9 5 2 3 4 6 1PORCUPINE TREE ON TRACKREVISED AND UPDATED EDITIONNick HolmesSales: Star Book Sales LLP T: 01404 515050E: enquiries@starbooksales.comOrders: Combined Book Services Ltd. Email: orders@combook.co.ukPhone: 01892 837171Prices and specifications are provisional and are subject to change without notice. 13/06/2024
                                
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