FUTILE

Porcupine Tree

Heavy Prog

3.48 | 164 ratings

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ZowieZiggy
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Although this EP holds well its name ("Futile"), there are several worthy tracks on here.

Some unreleased ones as "Orchia" and "Futile" which are to be considered almost as prog-metal tracks. But remember that "PT" toured with "Opeth"...these days. There are definite influences (but it works vice-versa since "Damnation" was also released in 2003 and it will be the most true prog "Opeth" album). But these two songs are not truely great to say the least.

For those of you who purchased "Absentia", there will be one bonus track featured on their "Special European Version" (a bad habit of "PT" to release this sort of album, as if they couldn't release onesame version worldwide) which is featured on this EP. It is the excellent "Drown With Me". One of the best song here: truely melancholic and catchy. A really good soft-rock instant. "PT" should have made this great song available on the original version. Shame on you "PT"!

The band will often re-release a "special" version of an existing album a short time after the initial release. I can understand that an "old" band does this type of remastered version (from vinyl to remastered CD with bonus tracks for instance), but "PT" really exaggerate and is too much fooling the fan. I don't like this attitude.

There will be a long interview from Steve Wilson in which he is confirming his discovery of a "new metal scene" from which "Opeth" is one of the most interesting one. He will also confirms his appreciation for some death / doom metal bands. And he tells us how much his latest work has been influenced by these genres. Some info as well about his songwriting (mostly about "In Absentia").

To close this album, we'll get a good live version of "Hatesong" and an "Opeth" one as well : "Death Whispered A Lullaby" featured on the album "Damnation" and co-written by Wilson. A very good song from this excellent album (one of my fave "Opeth" one).

This EP is definitely more than just a fan curiosity. Three stars.

ZowieZiggy | 3/5 | 2007-10-5

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