IN ABSENTIA

Absolutely brilliant, Porcupine Tree has moved from one of those meh bands to my top three in seconds. They're up there with Dream Theater, Rush, Kamelot, and Ayreon. Absolutely Incredible musicianship. Dark, melodic, and yet something everyone can enjoy. Bass guitar is so good, so is everything else, I just love the bass. I first started wtih Deadwing with Porcupine Tree and thought they were okay, loved Lazuras, Shallow the usual. But one day I sat down and listened to all of Deadwing and completely fell in love. I told myself I needed more, and I did. Soon I had In Absentia in my hands. I bought it used and when the person told me it was in perfect condition it came to me with a shattered case. However, the booklet, CD were all perfectly intact. So I just switched jewel cases with another dumb CD and listened to this one. Instantly I fell in love with it and had it in my car for a very, very long time. No joke. Everysong has it's own power, melody and meaning. Psychedelia has never gotten better. People ask me who Porcupine Tree is and I tell them a darker, harder version of Pink Floyd. Heck, yes, and it's brilliant. 5/5 stars for almost every album. Not really, but for this one I would complement it's musical structure, catchyness, and many, many more things that I'm too lazy to explain. Just listen to it, it's incredible.