Porcupine Tree were an English progressive rock band formed by musician Steven Wilson in 1987. The band began essentially as a solo project for Wilson, who created all of the band's music. By late 1993, however, he wanted to work in a band environment, bringing on frequent collaborators Richard Barbieri as keyboardist, Colin Edwin as bassist, and Chris Maitland as drummer to form the first permanent lineup…
One-half of this album is a studio recording featuring Ian McLagan and Kenny Jones of the Faces. The other half is a live recording from the Lancaster Arts Festival in Coventry, England, featuring performances of "My Ding-a-Ling" and "Reelin' and Rockin'" that, in edited form, became the first hit singles for Chuck Berry in many years. ("My Ding-a-Ling" went gold and hit #1.) This gold-selling, Top Ten album represents Berry's commercial, if not artistic, peak.
'The Lockdown Sessions' was recorded at home during the Covid lockdown between 2020 and 2021. Also included is 'Comfortably Numb 2022' which was recorded during Waters' This Is Not A Drill North American tour. The collection includes five seminal tracks from across Roger Waters' time with Pink Floyd and his solo career; 'Mother' and 'Vera' from Pink Floyd's 'The Wall'; 'Two Suns in the Sunset' and 'The Gunner's Dream' from Waters' final Pink Floyd album, 'The Final Cut'; and 'The Bravery of Being Out of Range' from his highly acclaimed solo album, 'Amused to Death'. Waters' new version of the classic Pink Floyd song 'Comfortably Numb' features as the final track.