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EatThatPhonebook
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Topic: Porcupine Tree albums Posted: April 26 2010 at 15:09 |
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Snow Dog
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Posted: April 26 2010 at 15:12 |
You have three polls of the same title.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: April 26 2010 at 15:13 |
This poll tastes like really thin paper with really small type for some reason. ![Tongue Tongue](smileys/smiley17.gif) I'm partial to my first encounter, In Absentia. You really should click more frenetically when posting.
Edited by Slartibartfast - April 26 2010 at 15:14
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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EatThatPhonebook
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Posted: April 26 2010 at 15:15 |
Oops...
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EatThatPhonebook
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Posted: April 26 2010 at 15:16 |
I tried to delete the poll because I realized that I was in the wrong section.... oh well, I won't do that mistake again!
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Morningrise
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Posted: April 26 2010 at 16:02 |
Fear Of A Blank Planet. I love that album.
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Any Colour You Like
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Posted: April 26 2010 at 16:18 |
Up the Downstair, probably my favourite album of all time.
(Where is On the Sunday of Life... though?)
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martinprog77
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Posted: April 26 2010 at 16:56 |
Lightbulb Sun
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there are no second chances.
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Always live for today.
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Tarquin Underspoon
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Posted: April 26 2010 at 17:05 |
Any Colour You Like wrote:
Up the Downstair, probably my favourite album of all time.
(Where is On the Sunday of Life... though?)
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It seems to be in the question box thingy......
I've voted IA many times before, today I'll vote Lightbulb Sun
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Erpland316
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Posted: April 26 2010 at 17:58 |
It has really baffled me as the amount of praise the last few PT albums get. I think it is partly due to the age of the listeners as well as the fact that the new stuff is probably what they hear first. I know it was that way with myself: In Absentia was my first album to hear by PT. I am not saying the new stuff is bad by any means, but it just doesn't have that sparkle and creative edge that albums like TSMS, Signify, and Stupid Dream have. I am seeing PT tomorrow in Atlanta, GA!! Very excited!!
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Tarquin Underspoon
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Posted: April 26 2010 at 18:11 |
Erpland316 wrote:
It has really baffled me as the amount of praise the last few PT albums get. I think it is partly due to the age of the listeners as well as the fact that the new stuff is probably what they hear first. I know it was that way with myself: In Absentia was my first album to hear by PT. I am not saying the new stuff is bad by any means, but it just doesn't have that sparkle and creative edge that albums like TSMS, Signify, and Stupid Dream have. I am seeing PT tomorrow in Atlanta, GA!! Very excited!! |
I tried to make that show, but couldn't. Congrats there.
But I am baffled as to how people say that they lost their "sparkle" or their "creative edge" over the past few albums. Why? Because they're heavier? ![Confused Confused](https://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley5.gif) To me, The Incident is far far superior to Stupid Dream, which sounds cold to me. Just as an example.
To each his own, of course, but I think a lot of people are associating growing popularity with declining quality when all that's really going on is a sonic progresson.
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Synchestra
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Posted: April 26 2010 at 18:32 |
Signify today. But it really could've been any of them. PTree, to me, are an incredibly consistent band.
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Roland113
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Posted: April 26 2010 at 18:35 |
I'm going with Lightbulb Sun which has been my favorite for a while, though I will admit, I've been giving "The Incident" quite a few listens lately in anticipation of the upcoming show in Pittsburgh and it is growing on me.
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progmatic
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Posted: April 26 2010 at 19:41 |
It's a tie between Signify and Lightbulb Sun. But since I only have one vote, I'll give it to Lightbulb Sun because the album came out when I was going through a painful divorce and was very therapeutic for me. A special album with personal significance. But I still love Signify too!!! (Actually, I haven't met a PT album I didn't like, just some I don't love as much as others.)
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progkidjoel
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Posted: April 26 2010 at 19:52 |
Lightbulb Sun ![](smileys/smiley27.gif) The Incident has been growing on me a lot lately though. In Absentia in a close second.
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: April 26 2010 at 20:02 |
I haven't even heard Lightbulb Sun, apparently I should get it
Sky Moves Sideways, one of the greatest things to come out of the 90s
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The Quiet One
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Posted: April 26 2010 at 20:48 |
progkidjoel wrote:
Lightbulb Sun ![](smileys/smiley27.gif) |
This, with Deadwing up there.
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EatThatPhonebook
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 00:18 |
On the sunday of life should have been a poll choice... Once again I did something wrong.
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Roj
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 02:57 |
Lightbulb Sun and FOABP leading the way, hmmm. Methinks it won't stay that way for long.
I love the early albums Up The Downstair and TSMS. Of the latest albums I prefer Deadwing and The Incident. On the subject of The Incident I really cannot for the life of me understand the flak this gets. I think it's absolutely outstanding. For me, it's their best effort since the mid-90s.
My vote goes to The Sky Moves Sideways, the rest of my top 5 at present are:-
2. The Incident
3. Up The Downstair
4. Deadwing
5. Stupid Dream
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zbida
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 03:41 |
In Absentia is absolutely fantastic. With Up The Downstair and Fear Of The Blank Planet close behind.
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