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    Posted: October 12 2020 at 10:13
I haven't made many top tens for a long, long time now, so I've returned with a thread on the magnificent... Porcupine Tree.
My top ten, as already stated on the top 5 KC songs thread (though it was not well thought out; I edited it to include Trains and Blackest Eyes, that I stupidly forgot, Anaesthetize is now above The Incident, and The Sky Moves Sideways is now above Strip the Soul):
1. The Sound of Muzak (by a mile)
2. Anaesthetize
3. Trains
4. The Incident 
5. The Sky Moves Sideways
6. Strip the Soul
7. Blackest Eyes
8. Fear of a Blank Planet
9. Halo
10. Waiting
Bubbling under:
11. Sleep Together
12. Arriving Somewhere but not Here

I'd like to see whether my idea of good Porcupine Tree song is normal. Wink
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  1. Blackest Eyes
  2. The Sound of Muzak
  3. The Start of Something Beautiful
  4. Shesmovedon
  5. Trains
  6. Deadwing
  7. Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
  8. Octane Twisted
  9. Russia on Ice
  10. Dark Matter
Honorable Mention: Anesthetize, Lazarus, Way Out Of here

I'm sure I forgot something



Edited by Argo2112 - October 13 2020 at 12:09
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Here are mine:
1. Anesthetize
2. Russia On Ice
3. The Incident
4. Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
5. Fear of a Blank Planet
6. The Sky Moves Sideways
7. The Start of Something Beautiful
8. Gravity Eyelids
9. The Creator Has A Mastertape
10. Trains
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^^ Great choices!
Didn't know Russia On Ice was so popular.
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One of  my favorite 'modern prog' bands....hard to rank these....but as always many others that are just under the radar.

1. Even Less
2.Dark Matter ( the live track from an old German show is even better)
3.Don't Hate Me
4.She's Moved On
5.Sound Of Muzak
6.Blackest Eyes
7.Lazarus
8.Arriving Somewhere
9.Signify
10.Always Never
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1. Arriving Somewhere.. But Not Here (the headbanging mid section puts this in another league for me)
2. Lazarus
3. Even Less (Recordings version)
4. Time Flies (great homage to Floyd!)
5. Sleep Together
6. Signify
7. Trains
8. Blackest Eyes
9. Drawing The Line
10. Last Chance To Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled
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1. "The Sky Moves Sideways (Phase One)"
2. "Every Home Is Wired"
3. "Time Flies"
4. "Dark Matter"
5. "Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled"
6. "Way Out of Here"
7. "Sleep Together"
8. "Waiting Phase One"
9. "Stars Die"
10. "Blackest Eyes"

Honorable Mention:
"Lightbulb Sun"
"Trains"
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

1. Arriving Somewhere.. But Not Here (the headbanging mid section puts this in another league for me)
2. Lazarus
3. Even Less (Recordings version)
4. Time Flies (great homage to Floyd!)
5. Sleep Together
6. Signify
7. Trains
8. Blackest Eyes
9. Drawing The Line
10. Last Chance To Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled





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Arriving Somewhere but not Here
Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before It is Recycled
Where Would We be
The Sound of Muzak
Don't Hate Me
Idiot Prayers
Waiting Phase 1
The Sky Moves Sideways 1
The Start of Something Beautiful
Up The Downstairs
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I could easily make two lists, Chris Maitland era (Floydion) and Gavin Harrison era.

1. Anesthetize
2. Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
3. Russia On Ice
4. Dark Matter
5. Lazarus
6. The Sound Of Muzak
7. Strip the Soul
8. Sleep Together
9. Fear Of A Blank Planet
10. Burning Sky
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^Yes, good point about two lists. I could make another two threads for the two eras, but I might get done for spamming, and not many seem to have posted here, which is sad. Porcupine Tree have nearly dominated two decades in prog, the 90s and 00s, though Opeth, Dream Theatre and the other prog metal bands snatch it from them for the 90s.
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Originally posted by FatherChristmas FatherChristmas wrote:

^Yes, good point about two lists. I could make another two threads for the two eras, but I might get done for spamming, and not many seem to have posted here, which is sad. Porcupine Tree have nearly dominated two decades in prog, the 90s and 00s, though Opeth, Dream Theatre and the other prog metal bands snatch it from them for the 90s.

You could change your handle to FatherSpammer
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