The Raven That Refused To Sing 2LP Double LP

Third studio album from Steven Wilson is available on Transmission for the first timeThis album shows Wilson to be one of modern rock039s most cunning and soulful protagonists The Guardian 55, UKA progressive masterpiece Classic Rock, UKThe Raven That Refused To Sing is, aptly, magic Metal Hammer 910, UKThe Raven That Refused to Sing And Other Stories, originally released in February 2013, is the third studio album from the Grammynominated writer, producer, amp Porcupine Tree founder member Steven Wilson. Featuring a stellar lineup of musicians including lead guitarist Guthrie Govan, bassist Nick Beggs, Marco Minnemann on the drums, Theo Travis playing saxophoneflute and Adam Holzman on keyboards.His band Porcupine Tree, most recently released CLOSURE CONTINUATION which debuted at 2 in the Official Album Charts and 1 in Netherlands Germany and Switzerland Album Charts.Steven Wilsons solo efforts are no less impressive with 2017s To The Bone and 2021s The Future Bites being top 5 albums around the world.Alan Parsons, who had previously been involved in the creation of Pink Floyds The Dark Side of the Moon, was responsible for engineering the album.Rapturously received by critics, each track on the album is based on a story of the supernatural. The title track explores the story of an old man at the end of his life who is waiting to die. He thinks back to a time in his childhood when he was incredibly close to his older sister. She was everything to him, and he was everything to her. Unfortunately, she died when they were both very young. The man becomes convinced that a raven, who visits the mans garden, is something of a symbol or a manifestation of his sister. The thing is, his sister would sing to him whenever he was afraid or insecure, and it was a calming influence on him. In his ignorance, he decides that if he can get the raven to sing to him, it will be the final proof that this is, in fact, his sister who has come back to take him with her to the next life.The Raven That Refused To Sing And Other Stories is available in gatefold double LP via Transmission.