Steven Wilson’s Fourth Melbourne Show
written by: Michael J Leach
i.
door
to Steven Wilson’s show
passers-by ask, ‘Who’s he?’
ii.
the first cheers…
vocals blend with
synths drums guitars
iii.
prog rockers on stage
celestial bodies on screen
iv.
old theatre
electric guitar solos
surround us
v.
‘The Overview’
Steven sings lines, his wife speaks
names of stars
vi.
two songs in one hour Steven jokes about durations
vii.
acoustic ballad…
fans heckle
the heckler
viii.
more cheers…
vocals blend with
synths drums guitars
ix.
prog rockers on stage
a lone busker on screen
x.
‘Luminol’
then ‘Harmony Korine’…
the crowd crescendos
xi.
encore
Steven tells 2,000 fans
he has no hits
xii.
‘Ancestral’…
one fan calls out,
‘Ten stars!’
xiii.
lights fade—
Steven sits on a stool
in the spotlight
xiv.
his raven song
fades out
the applause
fades in
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