Get All You Deserve

The ' Get All You Deserve' set is the live culmination of two studio albums and proves that Steven Wilson is not just brilliant in the studio. This set is not the only live album from this tour, to get the bills paid and get the tour around Europe he had to raise money quickly so he produced a limited edition of 3000 cd's called 'Catalogue, Preserve, Amass' which was largely made up of the first gig at Shepherd's Bush, London. It was a big success, sold out quickly and can now only be found on auction sites, it shows his determination to make this tour happen. This set is more slickly produced and the 5.1 surround sound on the DVD is just awesome which I suppose is not surprising seeing as Robert Fripp is letting him do all the mixes on the King Crimson back catalogue. Steven Wilson never sits still, how he finds time to keep so many high quality projects( Porcupine Tree, No-Man, Blackfield, Bass Communion and solo work) going is amazing. My only regret about the success of his solo work is that it could mean the sidelining of his other work for sometime to come but one has to expect that of a man who is constantly pushing the musical boundaries. The new solo album should be out in late March, I can't wait!

There is nothing on this DVD that disappoints. The jazz and ambient progressive elements draw you in and each track blends beautifully into the next. Get all you deserve showcases brilliant musicians and together they take you on a magical musical ride which you don't want to end. Steven Wilson's quirky side is more evident in this DVD and you sense that he is in his element conducting the musicians around him. The brilliant Adam Holzman on keyboards ("sectarian" is pure genius); Marco Minnemann on drums is faultless; Nick Beggs on bass/stick/backing vocals is awesome; Niko Tsonev on guitar is spell binding; Theo Travis on sax/flute/clarinet/keys takes it to another level; and finally the main man himself, Steven Wilson, with his seamless vocals and awesome rhythm guitar and keys make "Get All You Deserve" an astonishing musical experience. I can't get enough of this guy, he is truly one of a kind and continues to innovate musically. Just buy it and immerse yourself in The Steven Wilson Experience!

I know many will think my title is a bit 'over-the-top' but I DO feel this is as good as any bluray live album released to date. Why? Because: 1/Visually it is stunning and the camera angles are expertly shot (not the 'Wayne's World' style 'extreme close-ups' which many rock blurays suffer from for example}; 2/ sound quality is equally stunning {in fact when you take the output of your bluray to a good asychronous dac it is hard to hear much difference between this and the cd version even when played over a good cd transport); and finally of course the music, which includes the performance of the musicians is excellent and IMO better than the originals. If I was to be ULTRA picky I might say that Steven Wilson's voice perhaps wasn't at his best but really that would be splitting hairs because the addition of Marco Minnerman on drums and Adam Holzman on keyboards in particular elevate Steven Wilson's fine solo music to even greater heights. For anyone interested in 'getting into' Steven Wilson's solo stuff, start here!

I'm not being facetious - apart from my utter infatuation with Yes, few things have excited me as much as my first tranny-under-the-pillow pirate broadcast of Jimi Hendrix: off the top of my head, Karmakanik's "Wheel Of Life" CD,King Crimson's "Eyes Wide Open" DVD, Dream Theater's "Live At Budokan" DVD, Steve Vai&Co's "G3 Live In Denver" DVD, Threshold's "Critical Energy" DVD...but Stephen Wilson's exquisite DVD is something else. On my system the 96/24 mix is the best sound I have heard since the 1970's brief flirtation with quadrophonics (but it doesn't sound well on systems with small speakers!). I got hooked on DVDs when I started watching the BBC Proms after I became allergic to headphones and bought my first serious NAD set-up (having paid off my mortgage!). As I could no longer attend live concerts, DVDs were really the only way for me to fully appreciate the unbelievable competence of the best musicians (better than concerts for the involving camera-work). With the much-loved NAD replaced by a HD 7.1 system, my old DVDs sound fabulous. I have not bought anything since Cream's joyous RAH come-back in 2005. Just nothing out there I could find! This, though: the music moves through sound worlds I have only ever dreamed of. Subtle, complex, achingly beautiful. Uncompromising: between the extremes of cool austerity and full-on fusion it weaves a spell that gets deep into what makes this genre the most sublime of sonic experiences.

ライブ盤で、私がオールタイムベストアルバムと思っている「レイヴァンは歌わない」の１曲目、「ルミノール」が演奏されています。参加するドラマーにより、曲作りの幅はかなり広がるらしく、凄腕ドラマーのマルコ・ミネマン参加により、シャープでスリリングな曲が演奏されす。作曲・歌・プロデュースでは最高評価のステイーブン・ウイルソンがベース、ドラム、キーボードに強者を揃えて行うライブなので、演奏のレベルの高さはほぼ言うこと無し。惜しむらくは、本人がギター弾きたい人で、さほどテクニックが高いわけではないので、ここに「レイヴァン・・」に参加していた、ギターのガスリー・ゴーヴェンが居てくれたらなー・・と思ってしまいますが、そこは求めすぎでしょう。ピンクフロイド的なダークな雰囲気と後期クリムゾン的なインテリジェンスの高さとテクニックが堪能できる作品です。とにかく、ドラムのマルコが良くて痺れます。

Ich habe zwar auch Produktionen von Steven Wilson im CD Regal (Porcupine Tree, Blackfield) bin aber nicht der ausgeprägte Steven Wilson Fan. Dieses Konzert allerdings begeistert mich. Um diesen Ausnahmemusiker (ob man seine Musik nun mag oder nicht) gruppieren sich weitere fantastische Musiker von denen jeder einzelne seine Instumente virtuous beherrscht. Es macht solche Freuden ihnen beim Spielen zuzusehen und ich war immer enttäuscht wenn die Kamera wegschwenkte. Der Bildschnitt ist m.E. sehr gelungen, die Bild- und Tonqualität ist Kscope typisch auf top Niveau. Zur Musik selber will ich mich gar nicht gross auslassen, da es eh Geschmacksache ist. Das Konzert ist aus einem Guss und musikalisch eine gute Mischung.

Qui aurait pu croire que je puisse acheter la dernière production de Steven Wilson, moi qui me suis essayé à Porcupine Tree ainsi qu'à ses productions personnelles, sans grandes émotions pendant des années. Je reste cependant toujours dubitatif sur certaines compositions, le progressif "psychédélique" et "heavy métal" n'étant pas ma tasse de thé (deux courants bien présents dans les créations du garçon) ... Par contre, entre les deux, il y a une place dans mon éponge à émotion, dans laquelle la création de SW arrive bien à s'engouffrer ... Et le dernier CD "The Raven That Refused To Sing" et ce nouveau DVD live est positionné dans une sphère musicale qui me convient mieux. Malgré tout SW navigue tout près du métal progressif et du space-rock à certains moments, mais en se concentrant bien (et les live sont d'une très grande aide pour cela), le heavy de SW devient un rock bien trempé et le psychédélique, un jazz subtil ... Bref vous l'avez compris, ce DVD live et le CD "The Raven ..." m'ont réconcilié avec Steven Wilson. Ce concert enregistré à Mexico en avril 2012 est une pure merveille. Tout y est, la qualité et la précision sont présentes dans tous les registres (son, images, plans, etc), avec un Steven Wilson accompagné par la crème des musiciens. J'ai apprécié particulièrement la basse de Nick Bett, personnage avec un look un peu décalé mais avec un talent phénoménal. J'ai beaucoup apprécié également le clavier jazzy de Adam Holzman, me faisant oublier ce coté musical où je ne suis pas tout à fait à l'aise ... Live à posséder bien évidemment, même si vous êtes comme moi pas adhérent à 100% à la production de ce génie qu'est Steven Wilson, ce concert est d'une valeur musicale inestimable .. Tout simplement brillant ...

Insanely good CD from Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree, Blackfield, and other projects! Steven Wilson is the greatest producer, writer, and arranger than you might not have ever heard of. He is a prog rock master. His solo band on this recording is stellar. Marco Minnemann on drums, Adam Holzman on keys, who creates similar soundscapes as Richard Barbieri does in Porcupine Tree, the incomparable Nick Beggs on bass and the Chapman stick, Niko Tsonev on lead guitar, and Theo Travis on sax, clarinet, flute, and keys. The best way to describe this recording, for those unfamiliar with Steven or Porcupine Tree, is that they are sort of a cross between Pink Floyd and Tool, but with a sometimes softer edge that is punctuated by deeply affecting ballads and woodwinds. The lush soundscapes, odd meters that actually groove, and the wall of sound they produce is stunning. But, when they crank it up, get ready to rock! There is really no one out there who does what they do. Personally, I think Steven has, in many ways, developed beyond Pink Floyd, a 21st century incarnation of prog brilliance. That is a lot coming from a life long Pink Floyd fanatic, so that is saying something...

A great concert, beautifully captured in this set. I just recently was introduced to SW's music so I am trying to catch up with several Porcupine Tree cd's and DVD's as well as his newest endeavours. I am in awe with the creativity and the musicianship in everything I have beard so far and this (Get All You Deserve) set only reinforces my appreciation for Wilson's great talent and the talents of the musicians he surrounds himself with. Super tight musicianship and grate production! Gary