DELUXE 2-DISC CD & BLU-RAY EDITION OF THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED 2013 ALBUM FROM STEVEN WILSONthis album shows Wilson to be one of modern rock's most cunning and soulful protagonists***** The GuardianALBUM OF THE YEAR at the Progressive Music Awards '13
Steven Wilson, four-time Grammy nominee, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and founder member of Porcupine Tree, released his critically acclaimed third solo album �The Raven Refused to Sing� in 2013, reaching #28 in the UK charts and #3 in Germany. In 2017 he shot back into the charts with his fifth solo album �To the Bone� at #3 in the UK and #2 in Germany, which built on the success of fourth solo album �Hand. Cannot. Erase.�, which reached #13 in the UK and #3 in Germany.
�The Raven that Refused to Sing� featured a stellar line-up of musicians including lead guitarist Guthrie Govan, bassist Nick Beggs, Marco Minnemann on the drums, Theo Travis playing saxophone/flute, and Adam Holzman on keyboards. It was engineered by legendary producer/engineer Alan Parsons and consists of 6 songs, 3 of which are 10-minute plus epics based on stories of the supernatural.
The CD contains the album and the Blu-ray disc offers audiophiles the chance to experience the album in its full glory with 96/24 Stereo LPCM of the album, plus 2 x 5.1 mixes of album (96/24 5.1 LPCM & DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1). The Blu-ray also features instrumental versions of the album tracks (96/24 Stereo LPCM), plus bonus track ('Drive Home' � lounge version, also 96/24 Stereo LPCM), an art gallery Art Gallery (images by Hajo Mueller), Photo Gallery (photographs by Lasse Hoile) and a studio Documentary (filmed and edited by Lasse Hoile). It is presented in digipack packaging.
A progressive masterpiece Classic Rock The Raven That Refused To Sing is, aptly, magic 9/10 Metal Hammer If you only buy one album for the rest of your life, buy this one! 10/10 Eclipsed A more inspiring and innovative record will not be released in 2013 5/5 Guitar Steven Wilson is the greatest Prog mastermind of his time! Visions Steven Wilson at the height of his creative powers Sound & Vision
