DEADWING

this1. Deadwing : Rating 2.5/5 (Its different, really like the build up at the beginning and the end and not that fond of how the song progresses in the middle, forgettable there but likeable. great guitar work, song writing in this song is not my taste. very sinsister sounding which i really like.)

2. Shallow : Rating 2.5/5 (Worse then the previous song, not really structured which is not my taste, very heavy guitar parts that I dont like at all, the singing is subpar as of the writing but passable. really more towards people that like heavy guitar solos.)

3. Lazarus : Rating 4.5/5 (Excellent build up of instruments with the acoustic guitar and piano playing in sync, the singing is amazing and the song writing is such a beautiful thing to listen too as it has a very relateable meaning to me, very somber and catchy lyrics. the drums really transitions the song perfectly. excellent song which I think this is what porcupine tree should be like. they nail songs like this.)

4. Halo : Rating 2/5 (most disliked song of this album, the song writing of this is talking about god which isn't my taste at all, very drum heavy and lyrics aren't that good. very cringy and emo. not my particular taste at all. all over the place in structure.)

5. Arriving Somewhere But Not Here : Rating 5/5 (Now, this is probably my favourite song out of all porcupine tree songs, it's such an excellent build up with so much atmosphere around it, it gives me chills down my spine throughout the whole song, the song writing is excellent and the way they used the heavy metal guitar in there is a perfect way to build it back up right into its main parts. I love this song, something special to listen too. anyone wanting to get the best experience of PT, listen to this, strongly recommended)

6. Mellotron Scratch : Rating 4/5 (this is a excellent song, really great work with the mellotron which is right in the title, "mellotron scratch" lyrics are very somber and have decent meaning, excellent build ups and down lows that keep it going. very catchy and gives me chills. very chaotic ending to this song which resolves into a chilling tone with the guitar and the singing is in harmony.)

7. Open Car : Rating 2.5/5 (I can't really get into this song, it's very weird and not something that I like much. very heavy guitar sections and the singing isn't really good, the only reason this song isn't the worst is the harmony parts in this song, they are alright but forgetable.)

8. Start of Something Beautiful : Rating 3.5/5 (this song here is pretty good, good lyrics, good build ups and better use of instruments throughout. it is the start of something beautiful which it becomes beautiful at the end of this song with simple piano playing with the mellotron. kind of hoped for something of a punch with this song but still, good overall. I might like it more the more times I listen to it.)

9. Glass Arm Shattering : Rating 4/5 (what we have for the ending of this album is where I looked for in "Start of Something Beautiful" that punch in the lyrics which it drives that point, Excellent works with the guitar and drums playing. the singing is very good with how it centers it's focus throughout the song, giving that punch. good way to end the album.)

Overall Rating : 3.4/5 Beginning of this album for me was a alright start with some glympises of great works like lazarus and dead wing but songs like shallow, open car, halo, and some of deadwing really destroyed some of what the album was going for which I didn't like at all, as you look at the end of their album, "start of something beautiful", "glass arm shattering","mellotron scratch" and "arriving somewhere but not here" are great pieces of work towards the end which saved this album entirely from it not being medicore album at best. I would recommend listening to its best songs then listening to the album fully but then again, i'm biased towards the heavy metal parts as im really picky on how heavy metal solos are good or bad. this album might be rated higher for people that like heavy metal solos.

Highlights *Glass arm shattering *Arriving somewhere but not here *Lazarus

Not recommended *halo *shallow *open car