THE INCIDENT

After many listens to this album, I can surely say that so far this is my favorite album of 2009, and stands out as one of Porcupine Tree's best albums.

The first disc of the album is the better one, and the sections and songs flow into each other very well, honestly the first disc might be Porcupine Tree's most cohesive and complete work to date! No weak track in here, and if you only listen to the first disc as a whole then this is an amazing piece of work. Those 55 minutes are very varied in style and feelings, and my favorite sections off this 55 minutes work are: The Blind House, Great Expectations, Kneel And Disconnect, The Seance, and my favorite off the whole album - I Drive The Hearse - an amazing ballad with sad and touching melodies and singing, and a great guitar solo(s). Overall a 9.5 for the first disc.

The second disc is also very good, but I feel like if the all album was only the first disc it could have been better, because finishing an album with track like "I Drive The Hearse" just leaves you eager for more and the first disc (obviously) flows better, while the second disc even tho still really good doesn't hold up to the first disc and it doesnt leave you with that same feeling as the first disc does. However as I said, it is a very good disc, and I would give it a 8.5/10.

This album would get a perfect score from me if: the second disc was released later as EP or something and the whole album was only the first disc, if few parts on the first disc would flow better into each other and if the chorus on "Drawing The Line" would fit better to the rest of the amazing song (but those 2 last things are REALLY little complaints about the first disc).

Overall I would give it a strong 9/10, and I feel like it is more close to 5/5 than to 4/5.