FEAR OF A BLANK PLANET

Porcupine Tree

Heavy Prog

4.28 | 2862 ratings

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the record), and can be compared to In absentia. here's a runthrough of all the songs:

Fear of a Blank Planet - The album starts off with the sounds of a keyboard as a 10 year old child logs on to the internet to download all the song, watch all the pornography, and waste his life at his computer, fitting the title "fear of a blank planet." The album goes through a slow section, then picks up steam with vocals similar to that of strip the soul. Finishes off with a mellow section that fits perfectly into the song. 8/10

My Ashes - Ballad. Very slow in the beginning, but becomes much more impressive as the song progresses. has a great verse, great chorus, great vocals in general, and uses strings perfectly. 9/10

Anesthetize - The best song on the album. starts very upbeat and then goes into a mid- section which is not only the best piece of music on the album, but maybe in PT history. After the mid-section, the song cools down into a mellow section that couldn't fit the song any better. 10/10

Sentimental - Another ballad with another great vocal performance. The chorus is very catchy but at the time time depressing repeating "Sullen and bored the kids stay, but in this way wish away each day," again referring to the theme of the album. The song ends with almost the same riff as there is at the end of Train off In Absentia. 8/10

Way out of Here - This is an interesting song. It picks up very slowly, and while the verses aren't too impressive, you can feel the buildup to the chorus where steven wilson sings out "way out of here." amazing songwriting on this song. probably the most balanced song on the album in terms of heaviness. it's sure to be a fan favorite come concert time... 9.5/10

Sleep Together - This song starts off with an eerie keyboard riff and vocals enter, and then drums. The product is a song that sounds like a blend of gothic metal and prog metal, except with something that neither genre usually has - GOOD VOCALS. another great use of string instruments and making the best out of a simple song. 9/10

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5 stars

midnitehysteria | 5/5 | 2007-4-12

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