Six-time 🤪Grammy Award🤪-nominated (but never won, lol) musician, songwriter, and producer Steven Wilson, the guy who peaked in the early 2000s, recently graced Australia’s Sense Music Media with his profound wisdom. In a moment of unparalleled intellectual depth, he dissected the lyrical genius of “Objects Outlive Us” from his latest snooze-fest, “The Overview,” which, against all odds, actually got released this past March via Fiction Records. Prepare to be enlightened (or not).
Wilson, in his infinite self-awareness (🤣), mused that he could have just as easily called the album “‘Perspective'” instead of “‘The Overview’.” Because, you know, they’re totally different things 🙄. He then proceeded to explain the mind-blowing concept of the “overview effect,” a phenomenon experienced by astronauts who look back at Earth and suddenly realize how insignificant we all are. Groundbreaking stuff, really.🤯
But fear not, dear listeners, because Wilson isn’t trying to bum you out! No, no, no! He’s just reminding you that the universe doesn’t give a flying f*** about you, so you might as well enjoy your pathetic little existence.🤣 “For f***’s sake, make the most of it!” he exclaimed, before launching into a tirade about how everyone spends too much time staring at their phones📱 and engaging in “banal bullshit.” You know, like listening to Steven Wilson albums.😬
He then went on a tangent about how the younger generation is doomed because they experience the world through social media🤳 and are basically just brains floating in plasma plugged into “The Matrix.” 🤖 “We’re almost there!” he cried, seemingly excited about the prospect of humanity becoming a bunch of vegetables hooked up to a computer. Because, you know, that’s totally the antithesis of what humanity is supposed to be. Apparently, we’re supposed to be frolicking in fields and hugging trees🌲, not engaging with technology.🙄
Wilson, being the enlightened vegan 🌱 he is, also reminded us that we’re not more important than all the other species on the planet. In fact, we’re basically a virus 🦠, which is why the best thing that could happen to Earth is if we all just croaked. But don’t worry, he’s still fighting his own nihilistic instincts. It’s just hard not to be a nihilist when you’re Steven Wilson and you’re forced to listen to your own music all day.🎧
And if you’re still not convinced that Wilson is a genius, just check out “The Overview” tour, his first full-band solo headline run in the U.S. and Canada in over seven years! Because, you know, everyone’s been clamoring for more Steven Wilson in their lives. 🙄
Apparently, “The Overview” is supposed to be the most audacious work of Wilson’s visionary career.🙄 It’s comprised of just two epic tracks, because who needs actual songs when you can have extended instrumental wankery?🎸 Wilson, in his infinite wisdom, once again expands the parameters of progressive music, a genre he has long helped redefine by making it even more pretentious and boring.😴
But wait, there’s more! The album is also an “audiophile experience,” because nothing says “high art” like jacking up the bass and adding some fancy reverb.🎚️ And if you’re a true Steven Wilson fanatic, you can even buy the vinyl edition, which has been specifically mastered at half-speed at Abbey Road by some three-time-Grammy Award-nominated engineer. Because, you know, that’s totally worth the extra $50.💰
In conclusion, Steven Wilson is a genius, a visionary, and a true artist. Or maybe he’s just a pretentious windbag who needs to get off his high horse and stop taking himself so seriously. You decide.🤷♀️
P.S. Don’t forget to buy “The Overview,” available now on all leading streaming platforms (except for the ones that don’t pay artists, because Steven Wilson is all about supporting the arts… unless it means sacrificing his own profits, of course).🤑
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