Coma Divine – Recorded Live in Rome or just Coma Divine, is a live album by Britishprogressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in October 1997. It was expanded to a double album in 2003, adding the three tracks from the promotional singleComa Divine II (1999), and one more previously unreleased outtake. The expanded edition was also released on vinyl containing 3 LPs, plus a bonus 7 inch single with two demo versions of the song "Disappear" (later included on the compilation albumThe Sound of No One Listening in 2020; a newer version was included on the "Four Chords That Made a Million" single in 2000 and the compilation Recordings in 2001). The album was finally revamped in digipack through Snapper label in 2004.
The band recorded three shows at the Frontiera in Rome (on 25, 26 and 27 March 1997) for the purpose of this release; however, only recordings from the 2nd and 3rd night were used, as the recordings from the first concert were flawed with technical problems. A vast amount of material had been performed during the shows, but the band eventually decided to release only the best performances on a single CD. While later the album was reissued as a double CD featuring an extra 25 minutes of music, there are still other unreleased performances from the show, featuring both original phases of "Voyage 34," "Dark Matter," "Burning Sky," "Stars Die," "Idiot Prayer," "The Nostalgia Factory," "Nine Cats," the first performances of "Every Home is Wired," and an instrumental called "Cryogenics" written especially to feature on the album;[3] it was ultimately dropped as the band felt it wasn't good enough. Several of these recordings were later released on the 2020 EP Coma: Coda (Rome 1997), made available through the official Porcupine Tree Bandcamp page.
Although essentially a live record, Coma Divine features studio overdubs of the vocals, as the original takes were too poor both in terms of performance and the quality of recording.[4]
Track listingedit
Original releaseedit
All songs written by Steven Wilson unless otherwise noted.
There were various technical problems with the original CD edition due to its extreme length, and later pressings had about two minutes of audience noise removed between tracks to try to solve the problem.[5]
Expanded editionedit
All songs written by Steven Wilson unless otherwise noted.
Metal Hammer – Captured live in Rome, they reinforce both their ability and their charm through the likes of 'Moonloop' and 'The Sky Moves Sideways', lengthy but not overdone pieces, led as ever by Steve Wilson's intriguing vision. Admittedly, it'll make them few friends (live albums never do), but it's essential listening for the faithful.
Referencesedit
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Coma Divine Recorded Live in Rome or just Coma Divine is a live album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree first released in October 1997 It was expanded to a double album in 2003 adding the three tracks from the promotional single Coma Divine II 1999 and one more previously unreleased outtake The expanded edition was also released on vinyl containing 3 LPs plus a bonus 7 inch single with two demo versions of the song Disappear later included on the compilation album The Sound of No One Listening in 2020 a newer version was included on the Four Chords That Made a Million single in 2000 and the compilation Recordings in 2001 The album was finally revamped in digipack through Snapper label in 2004 Coma DivineCover art by John BlackfordLive album by Porcupine TreeReleased20 October 1997 1 Recorded25 27 March 1997VenueFrontiera Rome GenreKrautrock progressive rock psychedelic rock space rockLength78 06 original album 100 51 expanded and remastered edition 2 LabelCD Delerium SnapperVinyl HeadspinPorcupine Tree chronologySignify 1996 Coma Divine 1997 Metanoia 1998 2004 ReissueDigipack reissue on SnapperCover art by Lasse Hoile Contents 1 Recording 2 Track listing 2 1 Original release 2 2 Expanded edition 3 Musicians 4 Reviews 5 References 6 External linksRecording editThe band recorded three shows at the Frontiera in Rome on 25 26 and 27 March 1997 for the purpose of this release however only recordings from the 2nd and 3rd night were used as the recordings from the first concert were flawed with technical problems A vast amount of material had been performed during the shows but the band eventually decided to release only the best performances on a single CD While later the album was reissued as a double CD featuring an extra 25 minutes of music there are still other unreleased performances from the show featuring both original phases of Voyage 34 Dark Matter Burning Sky Stars Die Idiot Prayer The Nostalgia Factory Nine Cats the first performances of Every Home is Wired and an instrumental called Cryogenics written especially to feature on the album 3 it was ultimately dropped as the band felt it wasn t good enough Several of these recordings were later released on the 2020 EP Coma Coda Rome 1997 made available through the official Porcupine Tree Bandcamp page Although essentially a live record Coma Divine features studio overdubs of the vocals as the original takes were too poor both in terms of performance and the quality of recording 4 Track listing editOriginal release edit All songs written by Steven Wilson unless otherwise noted Original ReleaseNo TitleWriter s Studio albumLength1 Bornlivedieintro Richard Barbieri WilsonSignify 19961 232 Signify Signify5 523 Waiting Phase One Signify4 324 Waiting Phase Two Signify5 285 The Sky Moves Sideways The Sky Moves Sideways 199512 386 Dislocated Day The Sky Moves Sideways6 377 The Sleep of No Dreaming Signify5 188 Moonloop Wilson Ricky Edwards Colin Edwin Chris MaitlandThe Sky Moves Sideways11 409 Radioactive Toy On the Sunday of Life 199215 2610 Not Beautiful Anymore Up the Downstair 19939 43Total length 78 37 There were various technical problems with the original CD edition due to its extreme length and later pressings had about two minutes of audience noise removed between tracks to try to solve the problem 5 Expanded edition edit All songs written by Steven Wilson unless otherwise noted Disc OneNo TitleWriter s Studio albumLength1 Bornlivedieintro Barbieri WilsonSignify 19961 232 Signify Signify5 523 Waiting Phase One Signify4 324 Waiting Phase Two Signify5 285 The Sky Moves Sideways The Sky Moves Sideways 199512 386 Dislocated Day The Sky Moves Sideways6 377 The Sleep of No Dreaming Signify5 188 Moonloop Wilson Edwards Edwin MaitlandThe Sky Moves Sideways11 40 Disc TwoNo TitleStudio albumLength1 Up The Downstair Up the Downstair 19937 402 The Moon Touches Your Shoulder The Sky Moves Sideways5 053 Always Never Up the Downstair4 514 Is Not previously unreleased The Sky Moves Sideways6 095 Radioactive Toy On the Sunday of Life 199213 326 Not Beautiful Anymore Up the Downstair9 43Total length 100 28 N B Originally released on the Coma Divine II EP in 1999 Musicians editSteven Wilson guitars vocals Richard Barbieri synthesizers Colin Edwin bass guitar Chris Maitland drums percussion harmony vocalsReviews editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingDPRP nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Professional reviews 7 Metal Hammer Captured live in Rome they reinforce both their ability and their charm through the likes of Moonloop and The Sky Moves Sideways lengthy but not overdone pieces led as ever by Steve Wilson s intriguing vision Admittedly it ll make them few friends live albums never do but it s essential listening for the faithful References edit Delirium Archived from the original on 24 July 2008 Retrieved 26 July 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Amazon de Germany Amazon Porcupine Tree Setlists for Rome Italy 1997 Setlist fm 10 March 2014 Retrieved 4 July 2014 Porcupine Tree the Official Site 24 April 2001 Archived from the original on 24 April 2001 Retrieved 10 February 2012 Porcupine Tree Official Website Coma Divine Archived 2 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine DPRP CD Reviews 1998 Volume 1 dprp net Archived from the original on 4 April 2010 Retrieved 24 November 2009 Delerium Records Porcupine Tree Coma Divine Archived from the original on 24 July 2008 Retrieved 18 April 2008 External links editPorcupine Tree Official Website Coma Divine Recorded Live in Rome at Snapper Music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coma Divine Recorded Live in Rome amp oldid 1190455543, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
