New Porcupine Tree Album

Sigh.

I just keep wishing they would come out and say this is a joke and then present the real new album. Unfortunately, this is the real thing and I can't get into it.

Courtesy Flush wrote: Sigh. I just keep wishing they would come out and say this is a joke and then present the real new album. Unfortunately, this is the real thing and I can't get into it.

What don't you like about it, if you don't mind me asking?

Just received the Incident via courier a couple of hours ago and finished my first spin.

Don't be too quick to judge folks , give it a few spins.

I think the expectation level has been so high for this album it was always going to be a bit of an anti-climax for some

Have too say I'm enjoying it

Edited by intensedaz - September 14 2009 at 12:27

Well I am on the 3rd listen, and still struggeling to decide.

The funny thing is that only the new album is rated with 5 stars on PT page.

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=290

I have heard it a few times now, and I think its great. I applaud Wilson for not just delivering a carbon copy of FOABP, but going in a completely different direction. 

Kashmir75 wrote: I have heard it a few times now, and I think its great. I applaud Wilson for not just delivering a carbon copy of FOABP, but going in a completely different direction.  'The Blind House', 'Kneel And Disconnect', 'Drawing the Line', 'The Incident', 'Octane Twisted', and 'Bonnie The Cat' are my favourite songs so far.  I think there's a much darker ambience around this album. I suspect there might be an Opeth influence. In fact, ever since Steve Wilson worked with them, I think both bands have influenced each other a lot.

Who?

I'm a tremendous PT fanboy and yet this is probably the largest disappointment of the past few years for me. It's a very weak and underwhelming album. I've listened to it 6 times I believe and each time I do so, I actually like it less. My opinions:

Disc 1:

I quite like:
The Seance (That acoustic riff at the end is the coolest riff on the whole album)
Octane Twisted
Kneel and Disconnect
Time Flies
The Yellow Windows of the Evening Train (reminds me of Sigur Ros)

I like:
I Drive the Hearse
Circle of Manias(Cool mathy track.)
Occam's Razor/The Blind House (Pretty cool beginning, has more energy than anything else on the album)

I don't like:
The Incident

I really dislike:
Drawing the Line - teh fakk is dis sh*tt/?? By far the worst thing Steven Wilson has ever participated in.
Great Expectations

Neutral/Undecided:
Your Unpleasent Familly
Degree Zero of Liberty

And from Disc 2:

I quite like:
Flicker
Bonnie the Cat (Very unique track. Awesome bass playing & drumming.)

I don't like:
Remember me Lover

Neutral:
Black Dahlia

What's with the swearing in the lyrics? It makes the already bad lyrics even worse... Immature, IMO.

I hope Porcupine Tree does make another album eventually, for the sole reason that this one is simply not good enough to act as the signature on their discography... More importantly, I hope that the next one is better than this one.

Dalezilla wrote: I found the first disc to be incredibly inconsistent. It had good moments, but some laughably bad ones as well. Second disc is overall a bit better, but still not that great.To be honest, I don't like their new "proggier" direction. Prefer the good old Deadwing days.

I prefer the good old UP THE DOWNSTAIR days