Steven Wilson is one of the best and most prominent rock producers working today. He has worked with the likes of Elton John, Guns N' Roses, Yes, Black Sabbath and more. He has remixed many classic pop albums, one being Tears for Fear's 'Songs from the big chair.' Amongst all of these projects, his band Porcupine Tree remains one of the most influential progressive metal/rock outfits of all time.
'Drive Home' is a track on Steven Wilson's solo project 'The Raven That Refused To Sing.' "Drive Home" is based on a suggestion from illustrator Hajo Mueller. It is "about a couple driving along in a car at night, very much in love; the guy is driving, and his partner – his wife or girlfriend or whoever she is – is in the passenger seat, and the next minute she’s gone." The ghost of the man's partner eventually returns, "saying, ‘I’m going to remind you now what happened that night.’ There was a terrible car accident, and she died, etcetera, etcetera – again, the idea of trauma leading to a missing part of this guy's life. He can't deal with the reality of what happened, so he blocks it out – like taking a piece of tape and editing a big chunk out of it."
'The Raven That Refused To Sing' was released under Kscope. He released four albums with Kscope, until parting in 2017 for his 'To The Bone' album. Steven Wilson collaborated with one of the best guitar virtuosos if not the best, Guthrie Govan, and produced one of the best solos in rock history. However, it is not only Govan on the track that could appeal to many fans. Marco Minneman, a drumming virtuoso in his own right would appeal many fans to the record. The guitar alongside the drums make for a gut wrenching exchange of fills and emotion. The music video itself is delicately animated; this can be seen across his other music videos as well. One being his new 'impossible tightrope' single for his latest unreleased album. The song deals with loss and the music video attempts to convey that feeling through the stop motion like animation effect. Thematically and lyrically, the song is truly saddening yet the solo is so miraculous and speaks for the song.
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