Question, Pearl Jam allusion in Porcupine Tree song

El Pape
El Pape Posts: 81
edited July 2010 in Other Music
Hi to all. Porcupine tree is a new band for me, a great discovery, but the other day, I notice a pearl jam allusion in a porcupine tree song. The song is "Fear of a Blank Planet" and the lyrics is:

My friend says he wants to die
He's in a band
They sound like Pearl Jam
The clothes are all black
The music is crap

What does it means with "The music is crap"??

Do they think that pearl jam music is crap??

or the band of his friend sounds like crap.

PD: Sorry if my english isn't good.

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  • 12345AGNST1
    12345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    yea thats basically what they meant.

    Pretty much assholes if you ask me. Any band that knocks other (good) bands are just douche bags.
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  • doujo
    doujo Posts: 285
    Porcupine Tree is one of the best band out there. I love both bands but yup they are basically called Pearl Jam crap. What can ya do? I'm actually more excited for Porcupine Tree's new album then Pearl Jam's. Can't wait to see them in Boston at the end of September
  • tcaporale
    tcaporale Posts: 1,577
    Technically, the lyrics say that the band that is trying to sound like Pearl Jam is crap, and not Pearl Jam themselves.
  • El Pape
    El Pape Posts: 81
    edited June 2010
    I think the song said the same as you said.

    Butt anyone has read something about it??

    maybe an interview or something

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  • El Pape
    El Pape Posts: 81
    sorry for reviving this topic, but someone has heard anything about it?
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    I think it means Porcupine Tree blows.
  • doujo
    doujo Posts: 285
    I don't think there have been anymore clarification on this topic. But the new Porcupine Tree live bluray/dvd is incredible and I can't wait for the Radio City Music Hall show in September.
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    Love this band! They are great but never knew about this.
  • doujo
    doujo Posts: 285
    who really gives a f*ck. PT doesn't like PJ. I love them both!!!
  • El Pape
    El Pape Posts: 81
    edited June 2010
    doujo wrote:
    who really gives a f*ck. PT doesn't like PJ. I love them both!!!

    je je je... good answer

    but I think Steven Wilson wanted to say that he don't like bans that sound like others.

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  • jwagner
    jwagner Posts: 435
    You could say Creed sound like Pearl Jam (or try to), and Creed's music is crap. I think that's his sentiment, rather than a vicious jab at Pearl Jam. Whatever. I love Porcupine Tree, but wouldn't really care much if Steven Wilson doesn't like Pearl Jam. I know he listens eclectically and is extremely open-minded, but not everyone "gets" PJ. Even less people "get" P.T., so whatever. To each their own.
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  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    El Pape wrote:
    but I think Steven Wilson wanted to say that he don't like bans that sound like others.

    He can continue to pat himself on the back for having a "different" sounding band while I rock the fuck out to Pearl Jam. 8-)
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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,320
    doujo wrote:
    I don't think there have been anymore clarification on this topic. But the new Porcupine Tree live bluray/dvd is incredible and I can't wait for the Radio City Music Hall show in September.

    Just placed a preorder @ amazon.ca for the new release that's coming out the end of June over the weekend. Preorders sold out over @ amazon.com. http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=4740

    I really enjoy their music. Arriving somewhere but not here song really got me hooked on this band. I did a trade few year's back for some of their works. I bought all their albums on CD. But to this day, Deadwing, is my favorite record by them. :)

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  • DocChicago
    DocChicago Posts: 653
    I look at it this way:

    The song is written from the perspective of an overstimulated, prescription-drug-numbed, bored modern teen. Throughout all of the verses, this person seems to hate everything and to be emotionally dead. Everything from his parents to pornography is the target of scorn. This includes his friend's band, who allegedly sound like Pearl Jam. For all we know the band could even be quite good, but the narrative voice in this song is quick to dismiss them as crap.

    It is an extremely large leap to interpret this as a dig from Steven Wilson at PJ. I am not aware that he has ever addressed that particular lyric in an interview, so I could be wrong.
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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,320
    Just finished watching Porcupine Tree's Anesthetize Blu-ray release. It was purely awesome! Crisp audio & video. Wished there was more tracks from Deadwing (one of my favorite records by them). Fact that you get a DL-DVD of the show & a Blu-ray disc of the show for just 17 bucks CDN, blow's my mind on something this good.
  • doujo
    doujo Posts: 285
    demetrios wrote:
    Just finished watching Porcupine Tree's Anesthetize Blu-ray release. It was purely awesome! Crisp audio & video. Wished there was more tracks from Deadwing (one of my favorite records by them). Fact that you get a DL-DVD of the show & a Blu-ray disc of the show for just 17 bucks CDN, blow's my mind on something this good.

    I agree. This release is fn amazing. The camera work and audio are exceptional. They seem to catch every Gavin Harrison's fills wich are so awesome. The 3 Signify songs are perfect. I was listening to the audio of this on my way into work today. Perfect concert release.
  • DocChicago
    DocChicago Posts: 653
    I would love to hear some songs from The Incident on it, but the show was recorded before that album was even released. Still, it's a great setlist. I was particularly impressed with the vocals from the touring guitarist.

    The audio's so clear you can really appreciate when he calls Pearl Jam's music crap.
    It is time to admit that we used to rock like hurricanes. It is time to run for the hills and go round and round. It is time for us to shout at the devil. We've got the right to choose it, there ain't no way we'll lose it, and we're not gonna take it anymore.
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