which porcupine tree cd should i get next?

[ezekiel]

i got in absentia for christmas and was really surprised with it. now i must get some of their other ones.

 

[avi]

of all the other ones I've heard, Lightbulb Sun is probably my fave. PT isn't my favorite band by any stretch, but when they're on, they're ON. They can be pretty hit n miss overall IMO, but enjoy them most when they're either heavy or a little more straight-forward pop.

 

[FalseTodd]

I was liking that song about the death of music on In Absentia, until I realized the chorus does not go like this:

"One of the wonders of the world/
Is going down/
Is going down, I know/
It's one of the wonders of the world/
and noone cares..."

and instead goes like this:

"One of the wonders of the world/
Is going down/
Is going down, I know/
It's one of the blunders of the world/
and noone cares..."

Ugh. Poor, poor choice.

 

[FrostGiant]

I thought Stupid Dream was pretty good. And I agree, bad choice of word.

 

[Demonspell]

I am an obsessive PT fan. I would suggest getting their albums in reverse chronological order, although Stupid Dream and Lightbulb Sun are about equal (I would give SD the edge because LS has some short but still light years above the dismal norm pop-freindly songs and SD is a bit more consistent, but LS also has Russia On Ice...) Recordings may consist of leftovers from the two but it is still essential, if only for Buying New Soul and the long version of Even Less. After that, proceed to the more experimental space rock/trance phase of their career...Signify, Sky Moves Sideways, and Up The Downstair are all excellent albums.

 

[ezekiel]

Originally posted by Demonspell
After that, proceed to the more experimental space rock/trance phase of their career...Signify, Sky Moves Sideways, and Up The Downstair are all excellent albums.

ok, do you think it is worth getting all these albms, or should i just get "stars die: the delerium years" im not an obsessive fan (yet) like you, but what do u think?

 

[Demonspell]

Stars Die is a compilation of equal value to inexperienced fans as it culls most of the peak tracks of the early years, and diehards as it contains many unreleased and rare tracks, along with excellent liner notes.

 

[bang]

out of those, coma divine.. or stupid dream. but what you really should get, is "on the sunday of life" or "signify"