Fear of a Blank Planet is by far the best album they have come up with. It melds Porcupine Tree's prog with much more accessibility without losing the passion. Lyrically it is easily their best album. The album flows perfectly and is the perfect length. I don't see how anyone can hate it.
Also, Porcupine Tree does not recycle. They just don't try to completely change themselves every album. He isn't trying to be a creative genius. Wilson wants to keep the music as accessible as the Beatles, which is perfectly fine with me. I am not always in the mood for something that tries too hard to be original aka. what many prog bands do and succeed at.
Personally, I thought Steven Wilson's solo album was the most original and the best of any of the Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson projects.
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