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* CoverVersion: Steven Wilson had a whole series of these from 2003 - 2010, featuring covers of songs from the likes of Music/TheCure, Music/{{ABBA}}, and Music/AlanisMorissette. He also currently plays "Space Oddity" at concerts as a tribute to Music/DavidBowie.

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* CoverVersion: Steven Wilson had a whole series of these from 2003 - 2010, featuring covers of songs from the likes of Music/TheCure, Music/{{ABBA}}, and Music/AlanisMorissette. He also currently plays contributed a cover of "Stoneage Dinosaurs" to a [[Music/{{Cardiacs}} Tim Smith]] tribute album, and played "Space Oddity" and "Sign o' the Times" at concerts as a tribute to Music/DavidBowie.following the deaths of Music/DavidBowie and Music/{{Prince}}.
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* ChronologicalAlbumTitle: The first three Bass Communion albums, and almost every Blackfield album (with the exception of ''Welcome to My DNA'').

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* ChronologicalAlbumTitle: The first three Bass Communion albums, and almost every Blackfield album (with the exception of ''Welcome to My DNA'').DNA'' and ''For the Music'').

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In 1986, Steven Wilson launched two projects: "No Man is an Island (Except the Isle of Man)" (a fusion of synth-pop and progressive rock, which would later be shortened to "No-Man") and "Music/PorcupineTree" (originally a pastiche of psychedelic rock). No-Man's second single, a cover of the Donovan song "Colours" would win an award in the Melody Maker magazine and land them a record deal with the One Little Indian indie record label. Both No-Man and Porcupine Tree would both go on to release their first releases later and eventually develop a large cult following. In 2008, he began a solo career, and has released a string of critically acclaimed albums in the years since. His third and fourth solo albums, ''The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)'' and ''Hand. Cannot. Erase.'', are regarded as modern classics of the progressive rock genre.

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In 1986, Steven Wilson launched two projects: "No No Man is an Island (Except the Isle of Man)" Man) (a fusion of synth-pop and progressive rock, which would later be shortened to "No-Man") and "Music/PorcupineTree" Music/PorcupineTree (originally a pastiche of psychedelic rock). No-Man's second single, a cover of the Donovan song "Colours" would win an award in the Melody Maker magazine and land them a record deal with the One Little Indian indie record label. Both No-Man and Porcupine Tree would both go on to release their first releases later and eventually develop a large cult following. In 2008, he began a solo career, and has released a string of critically acclaimed albums in the years since. His third and fourth solo albums, ''The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)'' and ''Hand. Cannot. Erase.'', are regarded as modern classics of the progressive rock genre.



* ''The Future Bites '' (to be released; scheduled for 2021)

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* ''The Future Bites '' (to be released; scheduled for 2021)(2021)


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* GenreRoulette: Each of his solo albums follows a different style.
** ''Insurgentes'' was heavily influenced by PostPunk, {{Shoegazing}} and NoiseRock.
** ''Grace for Drowning'' is a progressive jazz fusion album.
** ''The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)'' is an homage to classic ProgressiveRock.
** ''Hand. Cannot. Erase.'' retains elements of ''The Raven'''s prog sound and merges them with modern post-prog.
** ''To the Bone'' was influenced by progressive pop artists such as Music/TearsForFears, Music/KateBush and Music/{{XTC}}.
** ''The Future Bites'' is an electronic art-rock album.
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** ''Music/{{Aqualung}}'' (2011)

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** ''Music/{{Aqualung}}'' ''Music/AqualungJethroTullAlbum'' (2011)



** ''Close to the Edge'' (2013)
** ''The Yes Album'' (2014)

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** ''Close to the Edge'' ''Music/CloseToTheEdge'' (2013)
** ''The Yes Album'' ''Music/TheYesAlbum'' (2014)



** ''Fragile'' (2015)

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** ''Fragile'' ''Music/{{Fragile}}'' (2015)
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** ''The Seeds of Love'' (2020)

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** ''The Seeds of Love'' (2020)(2020)[[note]]Surround sound mix only. Wilson outright refused to touch the stereo mix, on the grounds that the original mix was already "pretty much perfect"[[/note]]
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** ''The Seeds of Love'' (2020)
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* GenreThrowback: Some of his albums can be described as homages to previous eras. ''Insurgentes'' was inspired by the post-rock and noise rock of the late '80s and early '90s, ''The Raven That Refused to Sing'' by classic '70s progressive rock, and ''To the Bone'' by '80s progressive pop.
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* TakeThat: "Personal Shopper" is a less-than-subtle one towards materialist consumer culture, though WordOfGod has said that it's less of a biting criticism and more of a playful send-up of a culture that he and millions of others willingly partake in.

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* TakeThat: "Personal Shopper" is a less-than-subtle one towards materialist consumer culture, though WordOfGod Wilson has said that it's less of a biting criticism and more of a playful send-up of a culture that he and millions of others willingly partake in.
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* TheSomethingSong: "Clock Song", an "unused idea" from the ''Raven'' sessions.

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* TheSomethingSong: "Song of I" and "Song of Unborn", as well as "Clock Song", an "unused idea" from the ''Raven'' sessions.
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In 1986, Steven Wilson launched two projects: "No Man is an Island (Except the Isle of Man)" (a fusion of synth-pop and progressive rock, which would later be shortened to "No-Man") and "Music/PorcupineTree" (originally a pastiche of psychedelic rock). No Man is an Island's second single, a cover of the Donovan song "Colours" would win an award in the Melody Maker magazine and land them a record deal with the One Little Indian indie record label. Both No-Man and Porcupine Tree would both go on to release their first releases later and eventually develop a large cult following. In 2008, he began a solo career, and has released a string of critically acclaimed albums in the years since. His third and fourth solo albums, ''The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)'' and ''Hand. Cannot. Erase.'', are regarded as modern classics of the progressive rock genre.

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In 1986, Steven Wilson launched two projects: "No Man is an Island (Except the Isle of Man)" (a fusion of synth-pop and progressive rock, which would later be shortened to "No-Man") and "Music/PorcupineTree" (originally a pastiche of psychedelic rock). No Man is an Island's No-Man's second single, a cover of the Donovan song "Colours" would win an award in the Melody Maker magazine and land them a record deal with the One Little Indian indie record label. Both No-Man and Porcupine Tree would both go on to release their first releases later and eventually develop a large cult following. In 2008, he began a solo career, and has released a string of critically acclaimed albums in the years since. His third and fourth solo albums, ''The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)'' and ''Hand. Cannot. Erase.'', are regarded as modern classics of the progressive rock genre.



* AnimatedMusicVideo: "Drive Home", "The Raven That Refused to Sing", "Routine" and "People Who Eat Darkness" are accompanied by beautifully animated stop-motion videos that [[TearJerker emphasise the sadness of the songs]] (or in the case of "People Who Eat Darkenss", [[NightmareFuel the creepiness]]). "Routine" in particular is notable for featuring some top notch stop motion animation, which is very difficult to pull off correctly without falling into the UncannyValley.

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* AnimatedMusicVideo: "Drag Ropes", "Drive Home", "The Raven That Refused to Sing", "Routine" and "Routine", "People Who Eat Darkness" and "King Ghost" are accompanied by beautifully animated stop-motion videos that [[TearJerker emphasise the sadness of the songs]] (or in the case of "People Who Eat Darkenss", [[NightmareFuel the creepiness]]). "Routine" in particular is notable for featuring some top notch stop motion animation, which is very difficult to pull off correctly without falling into the UncannyValley.



* TakeThat: "Personal Shopper" is a less-than-subtle one towards materialist consumer culture.

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* TakeThat: "Personal Shopper" is a less-than-subtle one towards materialist consumer culture.culture, though WordOfGod has said that it's less of a biting criticism and more of a playful send-up of a culture that he and millions of others willingly partake in.
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* ''For the Music'' (2020)
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* ''The Future Bites '' (2020)

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* BitingTheHandHumor: "Personal Shopper" lists a bevy of products portrayed as vapid and consumerist; among them are luxury-oriented products commonly put out by the very music industry that Wilson operates within, including "deluxe edition [[BoxedSet box sets]]" and "180 gram vinyl reissues." The chorus additionally takes a jab at the box set and reissue model, sarcastically urging the listener to buy "the kind of stuff you've bought before a million times."


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* IWantSong: {{Inverted|Trope}} in "Personal Shopper", which is less an "I Want" song and more a "''You'' Want" song, the narrator listing products that they urge the listener to buy just for bragging rights.


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* ''The Future Bites '' (2020)
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His age was two years out of date. Better to peg it to a birth year, no?


* OlderThanTheyLook: He's ''50 years old''.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: He's ''50 years old''.He was born in ''1967''.

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* ''4½'' (2016)

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* ** ''4½'' (2016)



* ''Flowermouth'' - (1994)
* ''Wild Opera'' - (1996)
* ''Returning Jesus'' - (2001)
* ''Together We're Stranger'' - (2003)
* ''Schoolyard Ghosts'' - (2008)

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* ''Flowermouth'' - (1994)
* ''Wild Opera'' - (1996)
* ''Returning Jesus'' - (2001)
* ''Together We're Stranger'' - (2003)
* ''Schoolyard Ghosts'' - (2008)(2008)
* ''Love You to Bits'' (2019)


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* RevisitingTheRoots: No-Man's 2019 album ''Love You to Bits'' harks back to the synth-pop sound of their earlier output.
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* ''Sisters Oregon'' (2017)
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* NoiseRock: ''Insurgentes'' has elements of this and {{Shoegazing}}.
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In 1986, Steven Wilson launched two projects: "No Man is an Island (Except the Isle of Man)" (a fusion of synth-pop and progressive rock, which would later be shortened to "No-Man") and "Music/PorcupineTree" (originally a pastiche of psychedelic rock). No Man is an Island's second single, a cover of the Donovan song "Colours" would win an award in the Melody Maker magazine and land them a record deal with the One Little Indian indie record label. Both No-Man and Porcupine Tree would both go on to release their first releases later and eventually develop a large cult following. Since 2008, he began a solo career, and has released a string of critically acclaimed albums in the years since. His third and fourth solo albums, ''The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)'' and ''Hand. Cannot. Erase.'', are regarded as modern classics of the progressive rock genre.

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In 1986, Steven Wilson launched two projects: "No Man is an Island (Except the Isle of Man)" (a fusion of synth-pop and progressive rock, which would later be shortened to "No-Man") and "Music/PorcupineTree" (originally a pastiche of psychedelic rock). No Man is an Island's second single, a cover of the Donovan song "Colours" would win an award in the Melody Maker magazine and land them a record deal with the One Little Indian indie record label. Both No-Man and Porcupine Tree would both go on to release their first releases later and eventually develop a large cult following. Since In 2008, he began a solo career, and has released a string of critically acclaimed albums in the years since. His third and fourth solo albums, ''The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)'' and ''Hand. Cannot. Erase.'', are regarded as modern classics of the progressive rock genre.
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In 1986, Steven Wilson launched two projects: "No Man is an Island (Except the Isle of Man)" (a fusion of synth-pop and progressive rock, which would later be shortened to "No-Man") and "Music/PorcupineTree" (originally a pastiche of psychedelic rock). No Man is an Island's second single, a cover of the Donovan song "Colours" would win an award in the Melody Maker magazine and land them a record deal with the One Little Indian indie record label. Both No-Man and Porcupine Tree would both go on to release their first releases later and eventually develop a large cult following. Since 2008, he began a solo career, and has released a string of critically acclaimed albums in the years since. His third and fourth albums, ''The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)'' and ''Hand. Cannot. Erase.'', are regarded as modern classics of the progressive rock genre.

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In 1986, Steven Wilson launched two projects: "No Man is an Island (Except the Isle of Man)" (a fusion of synth-pop and progressive rock, which would later be shortened to "No-Man") and "Music/PorcupineTree" (originally a pastiche of psychedelic rock). No Man is an Island's second single, a cover of the Donovan song "Colours" would win an award in the Melody Maker magazine and land them a record deal with the One Little Indian indie record label. Both No-Man and Porcupine Tree would both go on to release their first releases later and eventually develop a large cult following. Since 2008, he began a solo career, and has released a string of critically acclaimed albums in the years since. His third and fourth solo albums, ''The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)'' and ''Hand. Cannot. Erase.'', are regarded as modern classics of the progressive rock genre.
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In 1986, Steven Wilson launched two projects: "No Man is an Island (Except the Isle of Man)" (a fusion of synth-pop and progressive rock, which would later be shortened to "No-Man") and "Music/PorcupineTree" (originally a pastiche of psychedelic rock). No Man is an Island's second single, a cover of the Donovan song "Colours" would win an award in the Melody Maker magazine and land them a record deal with the One Little Indian indie record label. Both No-Man and Porcupine Tree would both go on to release their first releases later and eventually develop a large cult following. Since 2008, he began a solo career, and has released a string of critically acclaimed albums in the years since. His third and fourth albums, ''The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)'' and ''Hand. Cannot. Erase.'', are regarded as mordern classics of the progressive rock genre.

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In 1986, Steven Wilson launched two projects: "No Man is an Island (Except the Isle of Man)" (a fusion of synth-pop and progressive rock, which would later be shortened to "No-Man") and "Music/PorcupineTree" (originally a pastiche of psychedelic rock). No Man is an Island's second single, a cover of the Donovan song "Colours" would win an award in the Melody Maker magazine and land them a record deal with the One Little Indian indie record label. Both No-Man and Porcupine Tree would both go on to release their first releases later and eventually develop a large cult following. Since 2008, he began a solo career, and has released a string of critically acclaimed albums in the years since. His third and fourth albums, ''The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)'' and ''Hand. Cannot. Erase.'', are regarded as mordern modern classics of the progressive rock genre.
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In 1986, Steven Wilson launched two projects: "No Man is an Island (Except the Isle of Man)" (a fusion of synth-pop and progressive rock, which would later be shortened to "No-Man") and "Music/PorcupineTree" (originally a pastiche of psychedelic rock). No Man is an Island's second single, a cover of the Donovan song "Colours" would win an award in the Melody Maker magazine and land them a record deal with the One Little Indian indie record label. Both No-Man and Porcupine Tree would both go on to release their first releases later and eventually develop a large cult following.

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In 1986, Steven Wilson launched two projects: "No Man is an Island (Except the Isle of Man)" (a fusion of synth-pop and progressive rock, which would later be shortened to "No-Man") and "Music/PorcupineTree" (originally a pastiche of psychedelic rock). No Man is an Island's second single, a cover of the Donovan song "Colours" would win an award in the Melody Maker magazine and land them a record deal with the One Little Indian indie record label. Both No-Man and Porcupine Tree would both go on to release their first releases later and eventually develop a large cult following. Since 2008, he began a solo career, and has released a string of critically acclaimed albums in the years since. His third and fourth albums, ''The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)'' and ''Hand. Cannot. Erase.'', are regarded as mordern classics of the progressive rock genre.
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** ''Nil Recurring'' (2007)
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Steven John Wilson (born 3 November 1967) is an English singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and audio engineer. He is the founder and leader of the band Music/PorcupineTree, is a founding member of Storm Corrosion alongside [[Music/{{Opeth}} Mikael Åkerfeldt]], a founding member of No-Man, and has an extensive solo career as well. A mostly self-taught musician and engineer, he's worked with a large number of bands and [[AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder has had a huge number of projects]] over the years. He's been nominated for four Grammys, two with Porcupine Tree and two with Storm Corrosion.

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Steven John Wilson (born 3 November 1967) is an English singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and audio engineer. He is the founder and leader of the band Music/PorcupineTree, is a founding member of Storm Corrosion alongside [[Music/{{Opeth}} Mikael Åkerfeldt]], a founding member of No-Man, No-Man and Blackfield, and has an extensive solo career as well. A mostly self-taught musician and engineer, he's worked with a large number of bands and [[AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder has had a huge number of projects]] over the years. He's been nominated for four Grammys, two with Porcupine Tree and two with Storm Corrosion.
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** ''Stormwatch'' (2019)
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* ''Blackfield I'' (2004)

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* ''Blackfield I'' ''Blackfield'' (2004)
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* ''V'' (2017)

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* ''V'' ''Blackfield V'' (2017)
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* WhenSheSmiles: Most photos of Wilson always show him in a sort of neutral/angry look. But there are times where he's actually seen smiling or even laughing. Case in [[http://36.media.tumblr.com/c940b649965beb56b553a22121ce5dd4/tumblr_mswihv7i1X1qcjgqro1_1280.png point.]]

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* WhenSheSmiles: [[WhenSheSmiles When He Smiles]]: Most photos of Wilson always show him in a sort of neutral/angry look. But there are times where he's actually seen smiling or even laughing. Case in [[http://36.media.tumblr.com/c940b649965beb56b553a22121ce5dd4/tumblr_mswihv7i1X1qcjgqro1_1280.png point.]]
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* TextlessAlbumCover: 'Unreleased Electronic Music Vol 1'', plus all of his recent solo work with the exception of ''To the Bone''.

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* TextlessAlbumCover: 'Unreleased ''Unreleased Electronic Music Vol 1'', plus all most of his recent solo work with the exception of ''To the Bone''.work.

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