Porcupine Tree : Fear Of A Blank Planet
 

I love Porcupine tree, and this is my second favorite album by them. ( only behind Voyage 34) There long jams in this are amazing.

Porcupine Tree ftw!!! I gave it an excellent even though I really only like 3-4 songs on it, but the ones I do like pretty much blew me away.

Fear of a Blank Planet is a brilliant album. I'd say it's in my top 3 PT albums. Metal bands wish they could write a riff as heavy as that in the title track. And the drum fills in Anesthetize are the reason Gavin Harrison is one of my favourite drummers.

As a bit of a side-note, Gavin Harrison is now in King Crimson.

I was actually quite disappointed with this album :( I remember hearing them play some of tracks live and felt encouraged about it, but on disc they don't seemed to have clicked. I'd still say the album is good-average though, as they're one of my favourite bands.

And wow, I didn't know that Harrison had joined KC!

Anethetize is worth owning the album alone. Another storming release from Porcupine Tree. I cannot add anymore except that if you like intelligent and engrossing rock music with occasional heavy riffs going on then buy the fucker!

Nice way to put it.

This is another flawless album brimming with all sorts of interesting concepts, short and sweet - it holds your attention until the very end if you're willing to pay attention to it, and doesn't drag. Possibly their most thought out work yet. I'm glad they decided to release the b-sides separately because though I love all the songs on Nil Recurring, this album's shorter format was a welcome change.

I don't get it. They're like Dream Theater on Valium to me.

Uhh, they sound nothing like DT toned down(Which is what you meant by Valium I'm assuming), they're a psychedelic band that uses Metal riffs.

They're nothing like Dream Theater!

PT started out psychedelic and gradually went in a more prog direction, and added metal influence as Wilson discovered bands like Meshuggah, Opeth, Morbid Angel, Esoteric etc.

I suppose they're poppier than your average prog band. They're a combination of a fair few genres and there's no technicality for the sake of technicality with PT.

...And that psychedelic band is Pink Floyd. Porcupine Tree is pretty much the only band who can get a sound close to Pink Floyd and still not copy Pink Floyd. I admire them for that,

I guess I judged them to quickly. the snippet of music I heard Had Metal riffs overlayed with "synth pads" which immediately brought Dream theater to mind, but upon hearing other stuff it didn't sound like that at all. I still don't quite like it, but its hard to judge a prog band from a 30 sec. itunes preview.

Deadwing has some of the heaviest riff-writing on a prog album ever.

TBH there are riffs galore from Lightbulb Sun and onwards.

Way Out of Here has to be one of the most powerful tracks I have heard in awhile. I can't stop listening.

Way Out of Here is my favourite track from Fear of a Blank Planet. The lyrics aren't really poetic, but they're so effective in their bluntness - it really gives you a representation of the character being portrayed, as does the whole mood of the song itself.

Porcupine Tree are awesome, and they are nothing like Dream Theater...just listen to tracks like 'Open Car', 'Trains', 'Don't Hate Me' or 'Lazarus'. I agree that along with Pure Reason Revolution they are as close to Pink Floyd as you can get this days.

soo wat would be ur guys top 5 albums written by pt?

I don't particularly like the heavier side of Porcupine Tree. Kinda urks me that it's bookended by two such tracks but the middle 3 are beyond great.

Is it true he got the name from Public Enemy's Fear of a Black Planet? (according to wikipedia)

Probably. Seems likely I mean.

Such an amazing album, the EP Nil Recurring was just as amazing.

Indeed. Great album. Better than Deadwing in that there were no melodramatic love songs. Did anyone see the Arriving Somewhere DVD? I was so excited when I heard about it. Then I watched it and was pretty disappointed in that Steven Wilson was waaay overboard with those damn hand gestures. I half-expected him to reminiscently bring those two fingers up to his nose for a whiff during "Arriving Somewhere but Not Here". He killed that song for me for awhile, but it's way too good to be ruined forever.

Two years ago, I was completely annoyed by this album at first since half the album was built on one track, or as it seemed. It took me a couple of tries through for me to actually appreciate this album. Once I got into the album, the tracks felt as though they grew on me.

Sorry, I brought Deadwing into the picture and now I don't know which album you're referring to because FOBP came out about roughly two years ago.

I listened to this album today, but I'll probably have to listen again before I can form a proper opinion. It felt a little more consistant as an album than other Porcupine Tree I've heard.

Can't wait to hear what you think about it, Alfred. Did you watch the vid?

No, but the video reminded me that I needed to finally listen to that Riverside EP I downloaded.

I'll watch it though, I absolutely love Arriving Somewhere. The most amazing song I've ever heard.

which ones did you listen to...?my fav is Deadwing,masterpice!

Other than FOABP, I've heard Deadwing, In Absentia, and Lightbulb Sun.

Well, here's a fair warning: In my opinion, the live video that I posted of "Arriving Somewhere" has the possibility of ruining the song for you. It did me for awhile until I recently listened to it again. Another great song from that album is "Open Car".

Thanks to MB I have become a huge fan...Love this record...My third favorite PT album behind Deadwing and In Absentia...but Anesthitize is my favorite song by them...And I havent heard Voyage 34 or Signify yet...I love this band.

Pretty heavy (not in sound) and definitely worth a listen.

Once the album was leaked through the internet, alot of anticipation and hype was built on Fear. I didn't buy the album until months upon months later.

Great album, Deadwing has to be my favorite followed by Fear.. and Lightbulb Sun which i think is very under rated

I voted very good. Album number 4 of my second favourite band :) (Deadwing, In Absentia and The Incident are my top 3.)

I like the message of this album and love songs Anestetize and Way out of here. These two songs are never boring. But for some reasons, Deadwing and In Absentia are for me more attractive like all album.


Soon we will have new DVD with songs from FOABP and some others. Probably also some old songs like Stars die and Sever.

Here si one video from future DVD...

5 Stars
 

I love everything that Porcupine Tree has done, ever. If you like this one you'll love their latest: The Incident. I'd say it was my favorite Porcupine Tree album but I can't really pick a favorite.

Yes, I said The Incident is my third favourite album by Porcupine Tree :)
But some people think it's just boring. You can find here another thread about album The Incident.

My first PT album and I have some mixed ideas, some parts are really great then others just seem empty. Maybe a few more listens will do the trick.

After watching an interview on Mikael and Steven I am determined to give PT a shot, so maybe a different album or two would go down well.

Anethetize was really great though :)