FEAR OF A BLANK PLANET

Porcupine Tree

Heavy Prog

4.28 | 2862 ratings

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Nhelv

XBOX IS MY GOD.

In all honesty, I like this album. I think it's good, but that's it. Musically you can expect a lot of Dream Theater and Growl-less Opeth here, combined with alternative rock like Radiohead. With that said I simply can't call it a masterpiece (even if some moments in it are deserving of that title) because there's a good amount of rather safe and average songs.

So, the good? The opener and title track, Fear Of A Blank Planet, is pretty solid and opens the album well, even if its lyrics are absolutely awful (read the first sentence of this review). It keeps a fast pace all the way through, and around the middle it enters a cool instrumental breakdown. The song ends very well. Sentimental is a very edgy song with a very good chorus, I like it.

The piece of resistance in this album and the only reason why it has a rating as high as 4.27 is Anesthetize which is for sure Porcupine Tree's best track to date. This song is undoubtedly brilliant. It builds up very well and has some pretty heavy sections around the middle. Many great and memorable melodies. Last five minutes are very hypnotic and chill, they end the song very well.

A minor good track would be Way Out Of Here. It has a nice chorus and verse, however I do feel like it drags on for too long. The rest of the album is very average though, with My Ashes being way too long and uninteresting, and Sleep Together suffering from the same issues.

This is a good album and I recommend it, however I simply can't raise the rating just because of one track. In general it's good but that's it. In Absentia is much better in my opinion. Three Stars!

Nhelv | 3/5 | 2022-3-8

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