THE INCIDENT

Well to say this was a let down I think it's an understatement. Porcupine Tree are one of the most important prog bands right now, so the hype that is created around every release is huge and still growing. I got into PT around the period of Fear of a Blank Planet and The Incident, so naturally I had huge hopes about this album. The first listen was great, but at times passes by, several things came to mind. First, this is not an "epic" or anything, just a bunch of songs related by one riff, similar to the case of 6DOIT. Now, that's really not a big problem for me, but most of the tracks feel forced, or are just fillers. The high point if the first cd is probably Time Flies, which is obviously, an homage to Floyd, but I don't mind that. The title track, has very bland vocals, something I would't have expected from Wilson, but oh well. Moving to the second cd which is painfully short, we find some of the better tracks(sadly).I really like Bonnie The Cat, as it tries something interesting with it's rhythm section, and the highlight of this double album it's for me Remember my lover, as I feel this doesn't feel as forced as much of this album and has the feeling of old PT albums. Comparing the sound of this album to the past ones, I would say that this is more acoustic than FOABP. This is not a bad album by any means, it's just that with the songwriting abilities that Wilson has, I expected more. Still we can hope that the next album'll be better.