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This is an analysis of the second half, and title track, of Steven Wilson's eighth solo album, The Overview. For an introduction to the album, click here. For an analysis of the first half of the album, 'Objects Outlive Us', click here. The Earth Seen from Apollo 17. Source: Wikimedia Commons THE OVERVIEW Perspective Perspective …
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Steven Wilson. Image credit: Kevin Westerberg His Eighth Solo Album The Overview is Steven Wilsonโs eighth solo album, released on 14 March 2025. It charted at number three in the UK, the fourth of Wilsonโs albums (as a solo artist or with his band Porcupine Tree) in a row to reach the UK top five. On …
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"We look inwards so much, and when you look outwards at space there's so much out there which is unattainable and unreachable for a lot of humans, so maybe we don't give much thought to the perspective of what we are and what our reality is." Miles Skarin A still from The Overview film directed …
Friday 18 July 2025 Future Yard Birkenhead ***** Guthrie Govan Joins Shez Raja for Triumphant Birkenhead Show Shez Raja (and Chris Jerome, back left) This was a triumphant homecoming gig for bass player Shez Raja, returning to his native Birkenhead. Raja announced that he was born on the Wirral; it felt like a home audience …
"We look inwards so much, and when you look outwards at space there's so much out there which is unattainable and unreachable for a lot of humans, so maybe we don't give much thought to the perspective of what we are and what our reality is." Miles Skarin A still from The Overview film directed …
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Monday 12 May 2025 The London Palladium *****Steven Wilson's Epic Return to Solo Performance Steven Wilson last performed as a live solo act in England seven years ago at the Royal Albert Hall in London, in a series of three concerts, one of which was later released as the concert film Home Invasion. That tour …
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Steven Wilson. Image copyright Kevin Westenberg Steven Wilsonโs latest album, The Overview, is inspired by the emotional and sometimes spiritual experience that astronauts have described when they look back at the Earth from space, known as โThe Overview Effectโ. This article reflects on Wilson's space songs from his previous solo work. For an analysis of the space songs …
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Steven Wilson. Image credit: Kevin Westenberg Lyrically I arrived at a point where I was no longer interested in writing about abstract concepts, like war, religion, space... etc. These are very personal and emotionally raw songs.Steven Wilson, on Porcupine Tree's Lightbulb Sun (2000) Steven Wilson's latest album, The Overview, is inspired by the emotional and …
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Tuesday 25 February 2005 BFI IMAX, London โItโs about deathโฆ in the nicest possible sense of the word.โ ***** To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pink Floydโs The Dark Side of the Moon, the album has been touring the UKโs planetariums, reaching Jodrell Bank in Cheshire late last year. The showings have been immersive, with …
I am pleased to announce that the Second Edition of my book, Porcupine Tree On Track, is now available to order from Burning Shed and other good bookshops. The new edition is fully revised and updated to include an in-depth analysis of Porcupine Tree's most recent album Closure/Continuation. "... [Holmes'] analysis is critical and well-balanced, …
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