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I've been listening to Hand Cannot Erase almost exclusively since it came out. Its an album I'm happy to listen to from start to finish without feeling the need to skip a single track. I saw him live in Edinburgh on Monday and it was one of those gigs you wanted to go on a bit longer then it did it was that good.

It made me think though, that while his latest solo album is his highest charting album to date he is a musician who doesn't get the appreciation he deserves. Beyond his current solo career you have his other bands/projects like Porcupine Tree, Storm Corrosion and Blackfield among others. In fact one of the main reasons I got into his material in the first place was because he worked with Opeth on a number of their albums at the turn of millennium.

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I should really like him more than I do - he's obviously extremely talented, and is, by all accounts, a very nice chap as well.

For some reason, I don't really get him as much as I should.

Quite enjoying that Harmony Korine' track I'm listening to while posting, mind.

As well as being a great musician, composer, producer, performer, and singer, he's pretty much the go-to guy for re-mastering/5.1 mixes - I think he's done these for the likes of Yes, Genesis, and (my favourites) XTC.

Really admire the guy - I'll seriously have to investigate more of his stuff - it always impresses me, but I want to be moved.

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Fear of a blank planet was his best.

Fear of a Blank Planet was my introduction to Porcupine Tree. It is a stunning album. I was delighted when he played Sleep Together during his recent gig in Edinburgh.

As I mentioned before it was through Opeth that I first heard about Steven Wilson/Porcupine Tree. Here is an Opeth song he was heavily involved with from their Damnation album.

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