Steven Wilson

The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories), 2013

1. Luminol 12:10
2. Drive Home 7:37
3. The Holy Drinker 10:13
4. The Pin Drop 5:03
5. The Watchmaker 11:42
6. The Raven That Refused To Sing 7:57

 

길지만 다이내믹해서 별로 지루함을 느낄 수 없는 Luminol 도 좋지만, 후반부 기타연주가 인상적인 Drive Home 이 약간 더 끌린다. 앨범 다른 곡들도 좋은 편이다.

 

 

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Hand. Cannot. Erase., 2015

1. First Regret 2:01
2. 3 Years Older 10:18
3. Hand Cannot Erase 4:13
4. Perfect Life 4:43
5. Routine 8:58
6. Home Invasion 6:24
7. Regret #9 5:00
8. Transience 2:43
9. Ancestral 13:30
10. Happy Returns 6:00
11. Ascendant Here On... 1:54

 

"The basic story, or concept of the record – it's about a woman growing up, who goes to live in the city, very isolated, and she disappears one day and no one notices. There's more to it than that. Now, what's really interesting about this story is that your initial reaction when you hear a story like that is, 'Ah, little old bag lady that no one notices, no one cares about.' [Vincent] wasn't [like that]. She was young, she was popular, she was attractive, she had many friends, she had family, but for whatever reason, nobody missed her for three years."

 

좀 슬픈 이야기를 테마로 하고 있고, 이 앨범도 전곡이 고르게 좋다. 짧지만 탄탄함을 느낄 수 있는 Hand Cannot Erase, 연주가 좋은 Ancestral 등이 있지만, 가장 애잔한 Happy Returns 가 제일 좋다.

 

Hey brother, happy returns, it's been a while now
I bet you thought that I was dead
But I'm still here, nothing has changed
Hey brother, I'd love to tell you I've been busy
But that would be a lie
Cos the truth is the years just past like trains
I wave but they don't slow down
Hey brother, I see the freaks and dispossessed
On day release
Avoiding the police
I feel I'm falling once again
But now there's no one left to catch me
Hey brother, I feel I'm living in parentheses
And I got trouble with the bills
Do the kids remember me?
Well I got gifts for them,
And for you more sorrow
But I'm feeling kind of drowsy now
So I'll finish this tomorrow

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To The Bone, 2017

1. To The Bone 6:41
2. Nowhere Now 4:04
3. Pariah 4:46
4. The Same Asylum As Before 5:14
5. Refuge 6:44
6. Permanating 3:35
7. Blank Tapes 2:09
8. People Who Eat Darkness 6:03
9. Song Of I 5:22
10. Detonation 9:20
11. Song Of Unborn 6:01

 

Steven Wilson – vocals (all tracks), guitars (all tracks except track 9), bass guitar (tracks 1– 3, 5, 8 and 11), keyboards (all tracks), production.

 

물론 본인 이외에도 참여하는 사람들이 있긴 있지만, 앨범작업을 주로 혼자 다 한다고 한다. 시간도 1시간 꽉채워서 발매하고, 곡들도 허접하지 않고 좋다. 영감이 흘러넘친다기보단, 잘 만드는 느낌이 든다. 카리스마 있는 여자 보컬의 목소리가 인상적인 Pariah 등 전반부 곡들이 좋다.