STUPID DREAM

My second favorite Porcupine Tree album to date, and is their first album, except Deadwing, where I have liked every song on the album more than a little.

Even Less- 8/10 Not my favorite track on the album, but gives a great start on the album, and gives a feeling that you're listining to somthing out of Signify.

Piano Lessons- 9/10 The most straightforward track on the album, and interesting lyrics. (when are porcupine tree lyrics not interesting)

Stupid Dream- 5/10 This 28 second psychedelic blip in the album is kind of cool, but also unessisary

Pure Narcotic- 9/10 The Vocals and acustic guitar are nice, and make it an overall good song.

Slave Called Shiver- 10/10 The bass in this song is repeditive, but awesome, and once again, the lyrics are great. It reminds me of something from In Absentia

Dont Hate Me- 10/10 The long centerpiece that I think is my favorite song on the album, and is really amazing live. The flute and saxiphone in the song is a really great touch to the song.

This is no Rehearsal- 9/10 I like the drums, the lyrics, and the gutar solo.

Baby Dream in a Cellephane- 9/10 A spacy dark-themed song with overlaping vocals, that make it a wonderful addition.

Stranger by the Minute- 8/10 A strange theme, hence the name, and a mix of psychedelic sounds to the song, but it needs to be more complex somehow, like more than just a repeating tamberine, for example. Besides that, its a great song.

A Smart Kid- 9/10 Depressing, but interesting, summs up the song. I can feel it taking me to the end of the world, and to the end of the album.

Tinto Brass- 8/10 Such a very strange song, but enjoyable none the less. A phone off the hook, until the 50 second mark, then the drumms kick in and then finally the flute, then bass, gutars etc. The only instrumental song on the album, unless you include stupid dream.

Stop Swimming- 9/10 The last song on the album and has a theme of just giving up. A depressing theme, but a beautiful song.

Stupid Dream flows so well. So buy it! Unfortunately, there is a rumor of counterfieted versions of this album. One of the biggest ways to tell if it is counterfieted, is if the porcupine tree stupid dream label on the side is bright green.

Long live Porcupine Tree!

5/5 stars

*This review is stale, I might rewrite it, but I must bring this album down to three stars.*