Noble Dust

Indeed, a tree never grows sycamore questions.

Or does it pine for a beauyewtiful peach to grow next to?

*bows down*

In other news, does a tree know it's beautiful? https://i.pinimg.com/236x/ac/15/d3/ac15d3918411c9c4a8f2172e38b18aeb--sad-faces-funny-faces.jpg

I like to spruce up the place now and then.

Olive for this sort of thing, yew know?

*applause* Maple I'd concedar it if my jokes were less poplar around here; life can be a beech, so it's always possible.

Or I should say, I can't stump.

I can't stop.

Don't leaf; tree!

Oh shit, you're probably doing the best you can, then.

Just push upwards!

:’( :’( :’( Real Christmas music, y'all https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_iQqVQZey0

My speciality. >:O The beauty of language. 8-)

:P Regardless, "Tree, little flower!" is a phrase that won't be leaving my lexicon any time soon.

Make it.

That will work for you until you're arrested for whatever crime you commit. *shrug*

Cool. (Y) Sorry if I mis-interpreted you. Fair enough, again. I think I was just looking for some more substance behind that subjective opinion. Obvio...

That's fair, but why argue about it, then? Why make a statement at all? You're essentially stating your bias (as we all do), but then saying that we'r...

I have before, yeah. My stuff isn't as experimental as the average New Am artist, but if you like Porcupine Tree, you'll probably be ok. I don't want ...

Go for it. I'm not even familiar with him, from what I can recall, which speaks to the sheer breadth of their output as a label. I had the good fortun...

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I'm too much of a treeing little flower myself to rap anyone's knuckles; I thrill to see language changing before my very budding little flowers.

I know. :P I liked that seemed to be using it rather creatively; "to tree: to grow".

It seems to have taken Porcupine Tree to get there. >:O It's sort of a secret hand shake, no? (Y) Definitely check out the New Amsterdam Records stuff...

Ah, 1,601 posts. I'm on my way to overcoming in no time.

And by the way, I agree with you that all of the songs/artists/albums you mentioned are great music.

I used one of your songs as an example; you mentioned two songs total as well with regard to pop in the 80's; a similarly nitpicking view by your own ...

Again, this is just a skewed view. The number 2 pop song of '85 (the year of Running Up That Hill) was Madonna's "Like A Virgin". As to today's pop so...

Did you just use "tree" as a verb?

Now it is time that gods came walking out of lived-in Things... Time that they came and knocked down every wall inside my house. New page. Only the wi...

That makes sense; I was made aware of that to a small degree when I was in therapy; living with regret or shame causes us to live in the past, or rath...

Also, Elliot studied philosophy, and then turned to poetry later. The minimalist composer Steve Reich did the same thing, turning to music.

Dunno; I'm much younger than that but love him. Was your dislike because of The Wasteland, by any chance? Edit: saw what you quoted, re: age. Never mi...

Yeah, even within the range of the glory years of classic rock and prog, there were so many other things happening. Eno's proto-ambient records Discre...

Ok, I'm done, I promise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NYuI11VjH4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHGqK04EN1Y&list=PLXyrr1VQ9F6fqQkAItieOCit-7ZEVhF4...

From 1991, but if you're not familiar with this record, you definitely should be. Headphones on, lights off! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckNZljhwL...

Insane deconstruction of the "pop hook": https://aaronrochemusic.bandcamp.com/track/like-why-i

There is literally an unbelievable amount of forward-thinking music being made right now, especially for prog fans like yourself. The music is evolvin...

Constantly changing, evolving, and melting faces off, thus creating open minds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeP__JCmGvQ

PT in the TPF house!

I think great poetry, like any art form, works on multiple levels. It should suck you in viscerally and emotionally, but have enough depth that you ca...

Damn, I get something new out of that every time I re-read it.

Time present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future, And time future contained in time past. If all time is eternally present All time ...

To each their own. The attitude, or personality of that sort of thing to me feels...like a resignation. It feels like an attempt to cover up frustrati...

Sounds like kind of a let down.

I think good, but other times I don't think so good.

>:O

I'll go for Marcel. I was just basing my list off of the first names of some of the French wine makers we work with at my shop. >:O

Those dirty Christians