Porcupine Tree - So Called Friend.flv

[euphoricanomaly]

2:04 , gavin has bed head... love this song.

[goofygirly2010]

Fuck me to Punish Me? ......Sounds good to me Steven

[goofygirly2010]

Steven is usually the one making me melt, but Gavin is so damn amazing and a hell of a MAN!

[MusicIzTheAnswer]

porcupine tree have been going on longer than tool anyway, i also doubt someone as talented as steven wilson would purposefully rip another band off

[17primemover]

Some parts of this song sound like Tool...but with about 20 times more talent.

[Kezia04]

@17primemover yea I definitely agree, the song Flood by Tool at about 4:30 in, almost the exact same riff. but I also agree with @MusicIzTheAnswer that Steven Wilson is far too creative to rip someone off

[euphoricanomaly]

@Kezia04 I agree with the "Flood"-like riff. Although Flood is in 13/8, and I believe this is 7/8. Either way, both excellent songs.

[goofygirly2010]

Dear God, I am so mesmerized by Steven. It sounds so damn corny but I am in Love with everything about him, his mind is intoxicating

[RjJena]

could you upload this in hd? This would be awesome!

[mkiiiishuge]

fuck anyone who says "240p we meet again"...this song is so good to be fucked up to be screw with that shit

[mkiiiishuge]

@mkiiiishuge so good to be fucked up with that shit*

[julianoti89]

What kind of friend doesn´t like porcupine tree?

[MrRoobsy]

love the way the band use different time signatures such as 7/4.9/4. shows creativity and experssion

[goofygirly2010]

Steven melts me

[Mantooth901]

4:13

Quick summary of epicness in song.

[jaminlikesdrums]

I always think he says "Fuck me to punish me" at 0:58

[Mantooth901]

@jaminlikesdrums ...does he not?

[jaminlikesdrums]

@Mantooth901 Nope. Read the lyrics online. It's "What need to punish me ...?"

[Mantooth901]

@jaminlikesdrums Oh dang he says "What need" hahaha

[GootenburgSwamp]

Honestly, seeing bands pay homage to Tool in a way like this just assures Tool's influence to me. Its a great honor, showing that they have definitely left a very large mark on music. Look at all the bands that pay tribute to Led Zeplin or Pink Floyd by doing what Porcupine Tree has done.

[Bobby61189]

depends on their intentions if they are trying to be original and it sounds similar than Tool than big deal. i am sick of lawsuits and accusations making artists afraid to be creative. there are only so many chords and notes to play

[Jimbomiles]

Yes, the riff is very similar, but Porcupine tree are about as far from rip off artists as it gets!

[DPScott20]

SW is a self-confessed Tool fan, so any imitation is an homage.

[mariusel666]

i love tool don't get me wrong but don't you motherfuckers insult porcupine tree of being ripoff artists

[messiah90]

@mariusel666 True that man!! Long live Porcupine tree

[melliemichelle1]

Fucking hell - intro to this song is a Tool ripoff. 'Flood' by Tool, at 4 minutes in, is the original to this riff.

[MrsChadam]

@melliemichelle1 care.



[melliemichelle1]

@MrsChadam Care because it's a ripoff. I'd be more inclined to have respect for this group if they came up with their own, not 'borrowed' almost note for note from someone else.

[ToobWurm]

@melliemichelle1

I would've guessed the riff was a rip off of Tool's "Part of Me," but that works too...

[Blehstor]

@melliemichelle1 its not a ripoff, its a nod

[fadaboey]

from which album is this?

[gogolplex74]

@fadaboey arriving somewhere

[happyfuntimearcade]

groovy.

[roja88]

Singing in one tempo and playing licks in another... master performance by PT.

[usmcsdi69]

ONE asslick dislikes..... probably looking for a Justin Beiber video!

[OtherSideOfFlat]

@usmcsdi69 Beiber jokes are like Chuck norris jokes now...they were funny once..and only once

[stubbscoil]

Anyone who likes this song should check riverside's latest albums- pretty much similar..

[Homega12341]

@stubbscoil it is a kick ass album by the way the album released or still that 3 tracks ?

[BlackDotCoffee]

Monster Drummer, great Job Gavin. We both had mothers that would let us play all day, loud and just say "sounded good" parent's children great thing can happen.

[AdMDrumz]

reminds me part of me of tool :\

[georgetheking92]

@AdMDrumz

man i agree the riff is a lot similar to tool's song but dont forget it isnt the main riff that makes the whole song..what about the drums the vocals the lyrics?..

[nitarbell]

A recording does exist, and also appears on their Arriving Somewhere... DVD/CD, but I don't know if there's a studio recording of the song (maybe that's the version in the Deadwing LP, I don't know).

[LaVerduraXBL]

@nitarbell In Lazarus single appears Lazarus, So called Friend and Half Light and is studio recording.

Please Guys stop comparing Porcupine Tree they have their own sound

[Proj3ct420]

um.... this is the bonus track on deadwing... i know a recording of this exists...

[missalyssababyy]

Their from sparta!

[TheAndiHall]

wait, no recording of this song exists? lol I know I have a live recording from arriving somewhere... I'm just now really dissecting Porcupine Tree. First song I heard was Radioactive Toy, then Start of Something Beautiful... and it just progressed from there, I've been an addict ever since. In Absentia is my fav but I like ANYTHING Steven Wilson has even been a part of. Everything he touches is gold. I'm seriously in love.

[muntificator]

78 of the veiws are probably me.

[MisteriosaVampiria]

@muntificator or me...xD

[SekundesC]

Gavin at 3:04 - 4:00 melts me with those cymbals/chimes

[pitons85]

what kind friend are you...? that's the question...



[nitarbell]

I think that with this song, I've listened to their whole discography (including unreleased material).

[Ambulanceo]

@nitarbell

Not quite there yet but almost there. I'm getting sentimental ;_;

[nitarbell]

@Ambulanceo

Actually, when I think of it, I haven't listened to Metanoia yet, but that's it.

[LMA0NAISE]

@nitarbell Including Cryogenics? If so, colour me impressed.

[nitarbell]

@LMA0NAISE

...

FFFUUU-

But no recording of that song exists, at least according to Steven.

[BrotherGilburt]

@nitarbell Actually, a recording of "So Called Friend" was released on the 2005 "Lazarus" single (in Germany and Poland only).

[freerevan]

amazing song! 5 stars!

[Praet0ri4n]

Amazing song Just love it It is from ''Arriving somewhere but not here'' DVD