Porcupine Tree albums

 

The Sky Moves Sideways and Fear Of A Blank Planet. These two albums for me personally, have everything that I look for in an album. They need to be listened to from start to finish in order for them to make full sense, they take you on a journey.

 

The Sky Moves Sideways was the 1st album I purchased by PT, and I had never heard a single note by this band until I put that CD on and I was blown away, similar to when I descovered Pink Floyd. Fear Of A Blank Planet had exactly the same effect on me. Whilst the other albums I have mentioned are extremely strong, there are songs on all of them that I care little for. On Signify I always have to skip Idiot Prayer and Intermediate Jesus. Four Chords that Made A million on Lightbulb Sun is argubly the worst song Steven Wilson has ever written. In Absentia has Lips Of Ashes, which whilst quite plesant at times, is also quite boring, I don't like Wedding Nails, whilst Gravity Eyelids is over-long but can be forgiven when it finally kicks in. Deadwing is a very strong album though, I can listen to this in it's entirety without a problem and the issues I have with songs on this album or minor. I find Lazarus a lbit too commercial and repetative and after listening to Half-Light I can't help but find Glass Arm Shattering a little wanting, although it does fit into the albums sound much better than if Half-Light had of been included instead.

 

FOABP is the album I have to choose though. Anesthetize,for me, is there ultimate achievement, whilst the other songs fit in perfectly around it and it's themes to create the perfect record for me. I also think Sleep Together is very underrated. It is a brilliant example of prog.