Track Listing

1. Even Less - Exploited
2. Slave Called Shiver - Exploited
3. Shesmovedon
4. Last Chance To Evacuate Planet Earth
5. Lightbulb Son
6. Russia On Ice
7. Where We Would Be
8. Hatesong
9. Stop Swimming
10. Voyage 34
11. Signify

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #165751 in Music
• Released on: 2005-01-24
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

One of the best live acts around show you why...
(THIS REVIEW IS BASED ON THE LIMITED RELEASE ON THE BANDS OWN LABEL, WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE GENERAL RELEASE WILL BE EXACTLY THE SAME - AS STATED ON THE PT WEBSITE)

Warszawa comprises a 70+ minute show that was broadcast on Polish radio in 2001. So no In Absentia here, but the majority of songs are from the nearest release at the time, Lightbulb Sun. If you have only heard In Absentia - don't be disillusioned, because the earlier stuff is very much along the same lines, so you will not be dissapointed!

The rest of the show is somewhat of a 'Greatest Hits', with songs such as Voyage 34, Signify, Even Less etc. The Lightbulb Sun songs sound vibrant (Russia On Ice, the 10+ minute epic, sounds superb), and the older songs sound arguably better live than they do on the albums: Slave Called Shiver sounds especially powerful, and the guitar is more prominent in Stop Swimming which makes the song even more beautiful.

Overall, this is an excellent set. The crowd do not feature prominently, and the 70+ minutes of music showcases Porcupine Tree doing what they love - playing live. How could we begrudge them that? They do it so well.

A Great Live Album
This is one of my most listened to Porcupine Tree albums.

It covers a crucial period of the bands time and highlights some great tracks.

The production is superb.

From the opening guitar on Even Less it is fantastic.

If you haven't seen them them live then this is a great introduction.

My personal highlights are Last Chance and Slave Called Shiver.