THE SKY MOVES SIDEWAYS

Serving notice to the world of the genius of STEVEN WILSON and his new band, Porcupine Tree with JAPAN/DAVID SYLVIAN/MICK KARN/RAIN TREE CROW's RICHARD BARBIERI on keyboards, COLIN EDWIN on bass, and CHRIS MAITLAND on drums. Incredible sound engineering.

1. "The Sky Moves Sideways - Phase 1" (18:37) My absolute FAVORITE LP prog epic of the 1990s. (40/40) 2. "Dislocated Day" (5:24) the heavy side of PT. (8.5/10) 3. "The Moon Touches Your Shoulder" (5:40) great second half. (8.75/10) 4. "Prepare Yourself" (1:54) a guitar solo coming off of the spillover from "Moon." (4.25/5) 5. "Moonloop" (17:04) spacey jam that turns into an homage to NASA moonwalks before going TD-Crimson-blues jam. Hypnotic. (31/35) 6. "The Sky Moves Sideways - Phase 2" (16:46) (30.75/35)

A-/five stars; a minor masterpiece of progressive rock music.