Books, Movies, Music & Entertainment - Porcupine Tree

Just picked up Fear of a Blank Planet in the store this morning. I'm only on listen #2 but so far I'm liking it a lot. I don't think it's as "metal" as some reviewers say it is. They've sort of "progressivized" the metal bits.

I think I might wind up liking this one more than In Absentia or Deadwing, which I didn't think would be possible. SW is amazing. I wonder what they're going to come up with next. :eek:

:beer:

Some years back (around the release of In Absentia I think) I tried to get into PT--I found them decidedly less offensive than 99% of the current "neoprog" bands, but still not as good as classic 70s yes, genesis, king crimson, etc. Its like they have the prog aesthetic, but not the substance.

I grew up on the 70s stuff. The bands don't do it for me any more. :( You should listen to earlier PT stuff. Lightbulb Sun, Stupid Dream, Voyage 34, etc. Their sound changed dramatically starting with In Absentia, but I made the leap (so to speak) effortlessly.

Oh and Alex Lifeson and Fripp are on the new album. :)

Personally I don't hear too much of a difference between it and Deadwing. That's a shame, but it's still a good album. Agreed -- In Absentia was a huge jolt from Lightbulb Sun, both in composition and in production. I still play the crap out of In Absentia, but haven't listened to Deadwing since the last time they came to town.

how'd i miss this post!

have you seen them live?.......awesome.

i'm only on about my 20th listen to fear of...

i like it. for me, pt (and more specifically, steven wilson) is one of the very few ground-breaking bands in modern rock. to this day, i listen to in absentia and i'm just awestruck buy sw's genius. i find sw's music very dynamic. not just in its composition, but from a listener's pov. there are just so many subtlties in his music to appreciate. i find myself zoning in on a different aspect of every song with each listen.




this won't mean much to anyone here....but my friends and family are shocked when i say this;

i received the new rush cd, the new blackfield cd and the new pt cd from amazon last friday. as of this post, i STILL haven't listend to the rush cd (or blackfield II). i'm stuck on fear of a blank planet.