Porcupine Tree

[...Mole...]

I am a big prog fan, but one of the bands i have never really got in to listening was Porcupine Tree. However i have just been gave Fear of A Blank Planet a few listens and i love it.
Any other good albums you would reccomend?

Been listening to Transatlantic a bit as well but they are still doing nothing for me, which is strange as i really like the bands the guys come from.

[Drew b]

I had never heard of them until the OH's uncle suggested listening to them last week.My favourite at the moment is Blackest Eyes,off the In Absentia album.Strip The Soul is quite good too.Sorry I'm not much help,but I'm wading through their stuff for the first time myself.
Let me know if you find some blinders as well,if you don't mind.

[AdeTuono]

...Mole... said:

Been listening to Transatlantic a bit as well but they are still doing nothing for me, which is strange as i really like the bands the guys come from.

Have you tried 'The Whirlwind'? Portnoy's drumming is unbelieveable. Their best album by far.

[PeteG]

"Arriving Somewhere But Not Here". Someone put it on a TVR video on here - and after a couple of years, we're going to see them for our anniversary in October. Albert Hall. Can't wait.

[...Mole...]

AdeTuono said:

...Mole... said:

Been listening to Transatlantic a bit as well but they are still doing nothing for me, which is strange as i really like the bands the guys come from.

Have you tried 'The Whirlwind'? Portnoy's drumming is unbelieveable. Their best album by far.

Ive been giving the Whirlwind a few more listens and i think its growing on me, Sounds like a fusion of The Flower Kings and Spocks Beard, which can never be a bad thing really.

[slomax]

I really like the albums Deadwing and Stupid dream by porcupine tree. Not sure on the availability on CD or download as i have them on SACD.

[garycat]

...Mole... said:

I am a big prog fan, but one of the bands i have never really got in to listening was Porcupine Tree. However i have just been gave Fear of A Blank Planet a few listens and i love it.
Any other good albums you would reccomend?

Their earlier albums were more proggy - a good one to get is "Stars Die - The Delirium Years" which is a compilation of the best of the early stuff.

Their latest DVD - Anesthetize is excellent if you like concert DVDs.

[The real Apache]

My faves are

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8niJQdFQtU

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQYMYls0MoI

which, IMO, have a touch of utter genius about them, but you have to listen to a lot of padding to find the good tracks

[The real Apache]

...Mole... said:

AdeTuono said:

...Mole... said:

Been listening to Transatlantic a bit as well but they are still doing nothing for me, which is strange as i really like the bands the guys come from.

Have you tried 'The Whirlwind'? Portnoy's drumming is unbelieveable. Their best album by far.

Ive been giving the Whirlwind a few more listens and i think its growing on me, Sounds like a fusion of The Flower Kings and Spocks Beard, which can never be a bad thing really.

Bloody hell are the drummer and bassist siamese twins or something? it's good but a bit like Yes without Steve Howe

[southendpier]

Love them.

fking love them

Deadwing is very good quite heavy in parts.
Open Car - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlstlmD6ORs

Lightbulb Sun - more melodic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcl1PCaxFFw

In Abstentia
Gravity Eyelids http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VfjNAs4lCU&fea...

Latest album The Incident is great too. Signify and Fear of a Blank planet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efsm6aJPybg&fea......you can't go wrong.

[AdeTuono]

The real Apache said:

Bloody hell are the drummer and bassist siamese twins or something? it's good but a bit like Yes without Steve Howe

Marillion never really stretched his bass playing, did they?