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Old 12-21-2011, 08:44 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by SgtMeowenstein View Post
It's a decent album, if inconsistent, IMO. I would say that Deadwing is better. Of course, my personal favorite of their later material is Fear of a Blank Planet. That is a flawless album. I have to separate their later work from their earlier work - of which The Sky Moves Sideways and Signify would be my favorites.
I would rank "Deadwing" as on par with "In Absentia". "Fear of a Blank Planet" is my favorite PT album as well: the 17-minute Anesthetize might be their best track. Plus, with guest stars of Alex Lifeson from Rush and Fripp from Crimson... tough to beat.
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