Porcupine Tree - Lazarus
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Artist: Porcupine TreeEdition: Music CD
Audio: German (Unknown)
Format: Import, Single
CD Release Date: 2005-07-12
Music Label: Wea International
Soundtracks:
- Lazarus (Radio Edit)
- So Called Friend (B-Side)
- Half Light (B-Side)
Free Music Notes for Lazarus
Free Music Review: An amazing Porcupine Tree EP to accompany Deadwing
Hit: 5 Stars
Lazarus is the first "single" release in disc form taken from the Deadwing album by Porcupine Tree. Containing one release off of the album in radio edit form and two B-sides that were going to be concluded on the album, Lazarus is just a three song EP/Single. This single CD is the perfect companion to Porcupine Tree's 2005 full-length release of Deadwing.
Lazarus released in March about the same time as the full length album, and contains two songs not featured on Deadwing. You can say these are B-sides, but truth of the matter is they were going to be album tracks. Deadwing ended up being a total of 59:46 musically, which was originally slated to be a ten song album totaling roughly 65 minutes. Steven Wilson, front man of Porcupine Tree, decided to cut "So Called Friend" and "Half-Light" from Deadwing, replacing them with the current album finisher, "Glass Arm Shattering." I like Glass Arm Shattering a lot, but I'm not sure where the decision came from to shorten the album and take away another heavy track.
Most Porcupine Tree fans have been raving about Lazarus which appears as track three on Deadwing. The radio edit is no different from the album version, minus the ambient noise that closes the song. Slightly under four minutes, Lazarus is one of Porcupine Tree's most beautiful songs. Lazarus is a very mellow song accompanied by soft piano work, light acoustic strumming guitar, pretty hammered dulcimer work, supple vocal harmonies and well blended mellotron choirs. All in all, Lazarus is an amazing song that is joyful on the ears. I utterly adore this song. Lazarus is just so likable on so many different levels and you don't have to be a fan of Porcupine Tree to enjoy it.
So Called Friend is a song similar to Shallow on Deadwing. They both are rock songs and share a similar level of intensity done the Porcupine Tree way. As is my understanding, every song recorded during the Deadwing session is based upon the Steven Wilson ghost story screenplay. So Called Friend definitely fits the scheme of the Deadwing album, and has the similar ghost story background. This song would have fit seamlessly after Open Car and The Start of Something Beautiful. However, Steven Wilson did not want to put it there. My guess is that since Lazarus and Mellotron Scratch were the only soft songs up to this point, he probably did not want to keep the album on a heavier pace. Instead he decided to just conclude Deadwing with Glass Arm Shattering. Nonetheless, So Called Friend is definitely an enjoyable song. Yet I can understand that it did not need to make the album. At least it was released and given to us as track two on the Lazarus single!
Similar to Glass Arm Shattering in a lot of ways, Half-Light is a beautiful end to the Lazarus single. This song is a little over six minutes long (same as Glass Arm Shattering) and contains three small verses of lyrics. This is a very mellow, relaxing and spacey song as well. Half-Light is pretty, but it is another atmospheric Porcupine Tree song. There really isn't a lot going on with it, but if you enjoyed Glass Arm Shattering... You will be very pleased with Half-Light.
All in all, if you truly love the Deadwing album, then you won't want to miss out on Porcupine Tree's extra tracks showing up on the Lazarus single. So Called Friend and Half-Light are just as brilliant as any other song that appeared on Deadwing. However, if you are just a casual listener to Deadwing, you probably won't find these two songs to be anything special. Personally, I like the two songs a lot. Yet Deadwing was still an amazing album the way it was released. I guess what it boils down to is whether or not you can justify spending about the same price as an album to get a hold of two extra songs. For my part, I would validate the purchase of the Lazarus single as I highly recommend the two extra songs: So Called Friend and Half-Light.
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