FEAR OF A BLANK PLANET

What did we have here? New Porcupine Tree album... First of all, recent PT discography gives all fans great albums, such as Lightbulb Sun, In Absentia, Deadwing. The band is ever in progress, and every album is a step forward. However, Fear Of A Blank Planet. Amazing concept and lyrics, I've to say. They touch a very actual and interesting problem. But music... we start with the Title Track. It sounds like a Deadwing track with cold and impressive riffs. Not the best in the album, i think. My Ashes is an amazing ballad. It reminds me something from In Absentia. Wonderful and emotive lyrics, too. Anesthetize. It's simply one of best tracks i've ever listened. It's diveded in 3 chapter, a initial "almost-Toolish" part, an instrumental and very powerful central part, which gives ourselves great impressions about Gavin Harrison's drum (probably one of best drummer nowadays), and some wonderful riffs and a final, slow, brilliant final part. 17 min? It's not so much. Want more, more and more... Sentimental is another amazing track, maybe the most emotive in the whole album. In his final part we can listen to a Trains recall. Great emotions. Way Out Of Here, wonderful track again. An Heavy rock song, very emotive and powerful. Great solo by Fripp. Sleep Together, a good ending. Not amazing such as the others, but great stuff too, which accompaines us to the end, in a very good way. Impressive. So. By now it's probably the best album out in 2007. And Porcupine Tree, one of the best bands of all time. Thank you, for all.

9/10 = 5 stars