ABDUCTING THE UNICORN [AKA: ABDUCTED AT BIRTH]

And the meteoric trajectory that he has taken with The Pineapple Thief in the last years is nothing but a confirmation of this fact. What began as a side project while he acted as a guitarist in Vulgar Unicorn, has become a band capable of extensive international tours and that counts among its ranks one of the best drummers of all time.

However, in "Abducted at Birth", as happened with Porcupine Tree in its beginnings, we have an album in which Soord acts as a one-man band, which, although it gives us really brilliant moments, still suffers from a lack of maturity and the weight that The Pineapple Thief currently possesses.

In any case, all fans of 90's British prog (especially Porcupine Tree) will surely enjoy this debut that, although it falls behind Soord's best works, is a remarkable one.

Best Tracks: Private Paradise (long but fun, and excellent guitar work towards the end), Drain (intense and with a great chorus) No One Leaves this Earth (good instrumental in the vein of Up the Downstairs) and Parted Forever (Soord proves here again that apart from being a talented songwriter, he is also a great guitar player)

My Rating: ***

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