THE OVERVIEW

Without completely abandoning the electronic influences of his recent albums, "The Overview" marks Steven Wilson's return to what he does best: outstanding progressive rock!

Here, we find only two unique and lengthy tracks, split into more standard-length songs on disc 2. While these may not represent the instrumental excellence of "The Raven That Refused to Sing" or "Hand. Cannot. Erase." (it's worth noting that the musician himself handles most of the instruments), they certainly bring us back to the most inspired Wilson from a compositional perspective.

Within this work, the most remarkable elements are the more acoustic and less experimental passages, present in both tracks, which might even remind us of the best moments of Porcupine Tree or albums where the British artist served as producer, such as "Damnation" by Opeth.

I hope this return to the right path continues over time and that Steven Wilson keeps delivering music of this quality, whether under his name or that of Porcupine Tree.

A true surprise, indeed!

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