Octane Twisted

Octane Twisted
Live album by Porcupine Tree
Released	5 November 2012
Recorded	30 April 2010 14 October 2010
Venue	Riviera Theater, Chicago Royal Albert Hall, London
Genre	Progressive rock, progressive metal
Length	128:22
Label	Kscope
Producer	Steven Wilson Gavin Harrison Neil Warnock Steve Martin Josh Dick
Porcupine Tree chronology
Atlanta (2010) Octane Twisted (2012) Closure/Continuation.Live (2023)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	(favourable)[1]
Allmusic	[2]
PopMatters	(9/10)[3]
Sputnikmusic	[4]

Octane Twisted is a live album released by Porcupine Tree on 5 November 2012. It contains a live performance of the band's 2009 album The Incident in its entirety recorded at the Riviera Theater in Chicago on 30 April 2010. The second CD contains other tracks also recorded in Chicago (CD 2, tracks 1–4), along with three songs from the band's (then) final show at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 14 October 2010 (CD 2, tracks 5–7). The initial pressing also included a DVD containing a video of the Incident set.

Track listing

All songs by Steven Wilson unless noted

CD 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Occam's Razor"		2:20
2.	"The Blind House"		5:57
3.	"Great Expectations"		1:26
4.	"Kneel and Disconnect"		2:03
5.	"Drawing the Line"		4:43
6.	"The Incident"		5:19
7.	"Your Unpleasant Family"		1:51
8.	"The Yellow Windows of the Evening Train"		2:01
9.	"Time Flies"		12:07
10.	"Degree Zero of Liberty"		1:45
11.	"Octane Twisted"	Richard Barbieri/Colin Edwin/Gavin Harrison/Wilson	5:03
12.	"The Séance"		2:39
13.	"Circle of Manias"	Barbieri/Edwin/Harrison/Wilson	2:34
14.	"I Drive the Hearse"		6:48

CD 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hatesong" (From Lightbulb Sun)	Edwin/Wilson	9:57
2.	"Russia on Ice / The Pills I’m Taking" (Russia on Ice from Lightbulb Sun and The Pills I'm Taking is the second part of "Anesthetize" from Fear of a Blank Planet)	Barbieri/Edwin/Chris Maitland/Wilson	15:02
3.	"Stars Die" (From The Sky Moves Sideways)		5:57
4.	"Bonnie the Cat" (From The Incident)	Barbieri/Edwin/Harrison/Wilson	6:11
5.	"Even Less (Full Version)" (From Recordings)		14:27
6.	"Dislocated Day" (From The Sky Moves Sideways)		7:05
7.	"Arriving Somewhere But Not Here" (From Deadwing)		12:58

Personnel

Porcupine Tree

• Steven Wilson – lead vocals, guitar; mixing
• John Wesley – session guitar, backing vocals (touring member only)
• Colin Edwin – bass guitar
• Richard Barbieri – keyboards, synthesizer
• Gavin Harrison – drums, percussion; mixing

Production

• Eric Dorris – DVD director
• Josh Dick – additional production
• Carl Glover – design, photography
• Claudia Hahn – photography
• Lasse Hoile – photography
• Andy Leff – management
• Steve Martin – additional production
• Diana Nitschke – photography
• Neil Warnock – additional production

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Belgian (Vl) Albums Chart[5]	111
Belgian (Wa) Albums Chart[5]	111
Dutch Albums Chart[6]	68
German Albums Chart[7]	77
Swiss Albums Chart[6]	86
UK Albums Chart[6]	70

References

1. Kelman, John (22 December 2012). "Porcupine Tree: Octane Twisted". All About Jazz. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
2. Jurek, Thom. Octane Twisted at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
3. Blum, Jordan (11 December 2012). "Porcupine Tree: Octane Twisted | PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
4. Beebe, Alex (21 November 2012). "Porcupine Tree – Octane Twisted". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
5. "Porcupine Tree - Octane Twisted". Ultratop. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
6. "Porcupine Tree – Octane Twisted – Music Charts". acharts.us. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
7. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 24 August 2013.