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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #70 on: March 11, 2012, 11:57:31 PM »
Lips...of...Ashes
Heartattack...in...a...Layby
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Gravity...Eyelids
Collapse...the...Light...Into...Earth
Strip...the...Soul
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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #71 on: March 12, 2012, 03:20:57 AM »
Bound to cause controversy:

The Sound of Muzak
Blackest Eyes
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Trains
The Creator Has a Mastertape
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Heartattack in a Layby
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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #72 on: March 12, 2012, 04:06:41 AM »
Trains
Gravity Eyelids
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Collapse the Light Into Earth
Blackest Eyes
Heartattack in a Layby
The Sound of Muzak
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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #73 on: March 12, 2012, 05:56:10 AM »
Something like this

Heartattack in a Layby
Trains
Gravity Eyelids
.3
Collapse the Light Into Earth
Blackest Eyes
Prodigal
Wedding Nails
Strip the Soul
The Creator Has a Mastertape
The Sound of Muzak
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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #74 on: March 12, 2012, 06:01:10 AM »
The Sound of Muzak
.3
Gravity Eyelids
Prodigal
Blackest Eyes
Trains
Lips of Ashes
Collapse the Light into Earth
Strip the Soul
Wedding Nails
Heartattack in a Layby
The Creator Has a Mastertape

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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #75 on: March 12, 2012, 03:26:27 PM »
I didn't realise that people didn't like The Creator Has a Mastertape (compared to the rest of the album).

It's one of my favourite songs on the album :(

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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #76 on: March 12, 2012, 03:26:55 PM »
Mine as well.
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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #77 on: March 12, 2012, 03:32:33 PM »
It's awesome.

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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #78 on: March 12, 2012, 03:33:49 PM »
I didn't realise that people didn't like The Creator Has a Mastertape (compared to the rest of the album).

It's one of my favourite songs on the album :(
It's a really consistent album though. I do like Creator a lot, especially the drumming.

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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #79 on: March 12, 2012, 04:12:23 PM »
I didn't realise that people didn't like The Creator Has a Mastertape (compared to the rest of the album).

It's one of my favourite songs on the album :(
It's a really consistent album though. I do like Creator a lot, especially the drumming.

Yeah, consistently bad. Bah-dum-tish.  :flame:

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« Reply #80 on: March 12, 2012, 04:17:54 PM »
Consistently inconsistent.
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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #81 on: March 12, 2012, 04:20:50 PM »
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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #82 on: March 12, 2012, 04:36:21 PM »
Can't we talk about how awesome Signify is? Tied with FOABP for their best album IMO.

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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #83 on: March 12, 2012, 04:37:52 PM »
I kinda need to be in the mood for Signify, but it's right awesome. And it has Dark Matter.

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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #84 on: March 12, 2012, 04:41:43 PM »
Signify is a pretty great album but I don't think FOABP is good enough to be tied with it.

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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #85 on: March 12, 2012, 04:47:26 PM »
Signify is a pretty great album but I don't think FOABP is good enough to be tied with it.

Ofc it is. All songs on FOABP are better then any of the songs on IA or Deadwing. ;) Almost at least.
Signify however deserves more praise. Dark Matter, Waiting, Sever, Sleep of No Dreaming and Idiot Prayer are pretty much the crème de la crème of PT.

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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #86 on: March 12, 2012, 04:50:18 PM »
I would probably say IA/Signify > FOABP/Deadwing

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« Reply #87 on: March 12, 2012, 04:51:53 PM »
FOABP is PT's best album, tied with Stupid Dream.
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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #88 on: March 12, 2012, 04:52:57 PM »
FoaBP is my second least favourite PT album.

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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #89 on: March 12, 2012, 04:54:22 PM »
I didn't like it at all when I first got it but it grew on me over a long period of time.

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« Reply #90 on: March 12, 2012, 04:54:43 PM »
FoaBP is my second least favourite PT album.
What don't you like about it?
"All great works are prepared in the desert, including the redemption of the world. The precursors, the followers, the Master Himself, all obeyed or have to obey one and the same law. Prophets, apostles, preachers, martyrs, pioneers of knowledge, inspired artists in every art, ordinary men and the Man-God, all pay tribute to loneliness, to the life of silence, to the night." - A. G. Sertillanges

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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #91 on: March 12, 2012, 04:56:29 PM »
I've given up trying to rank albums, I just can't choose between them  :lol

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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #92 on: March 12, 2012, 04:58:56 PM »
I'm usually not very good at ranking albums. The closest I can get is having some form of tiers.

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« Reply #93 on: March 12, 2012, 05:15:27 PM »
Yeah ranking albums is tough for me too, especially with bands like PT where their work is so consistently good.  I don't have any of the pre-Signify albums, so if I had to pick a favorite from what I have I'd probably go with Lightbulb Sun because I find it very diverse.  On that same note if I had to pick a least favorite I'd probably go with Stupid Dream because imo it's the least diverse, but it's still a great record that I love and listen to all the time.

That reminds me, when I finally get around to expanding my PT discography what pre-Signify album do you guys think should be my first priority to get?  I figured I'd just work backwards but if there's an album in that bunch that's a mustgetnao then please let me know.

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« Reply #94 on: March 12, 2012, 06:59:34 PM »
They are all good albums but I would probably get The Sky Moves Sideways first, doesn't really matter what order though.

My two fave PT albums are FOABP and LBS tied for first then Deadwing third.

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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #95 on: March 12, 2012, 07:11:52 PM »
Up The Downstair is their best pre-Signify effort.  It's not as eclectic (read: inconsistent) as On the Sunday of Life and it doesn't meander as much as The Sky Moves Sideways.  It's a really, really good psychedelic album.

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« Reply #96 on: March 12, 2012, 07:39:29 PM »
FoaBP is my second least favourite PT album.
What don't you like about it?
It's still a good album, I think all PT's albums are at least good. It's mostly that lyrically I find it impossible to take seriously and musically a few moments are just boring to me.

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« Reply #97 on: March 12, 2012, 07:55:29 PM »
Up The Downstair is their best pre-Signify effort.  It's not as eclectic (read: inconsistent) as On the Sunday of Life and it doesn't meander as much as The Sky Moves Sideways.  It's a really, really good psychedelic album.

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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #98 on: March 12, 2012, 08:06:05 PM »
FOABP is glorious

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« Reply #99 on: March 12, 2012, 08:23:12 PM »
^^^^^THIS
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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #100 on: March 12, 2012, 08:32:51 PM »
FOABP is gloriously quite good, but not a top PT album.

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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #101 on: March 12, 2012, 08:38:57 PM »
FoaBP is my second least favourite PT album.
What don't you like about it?
It's still a good album, I think all PT's albums are at least good. It's mostly that lyrically I find it impossible to take seriously and musically a few moments are just boring to me.
Really? I can think of very few lyrics that I actually dislike, and most are interesting enough to keep me captivated in the concept.
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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #102 on: March 13, 2012, 03:07:57 AM »
Both Up the Downstair and The Sky Moves Sideways are fantastic albums, and if you don't have them, then I can't really recommend them enough. Some people don't even have Signify, which is a shame. :/
Even On the Sunday of Life is worth picking up, it's more of a "fun" listen and interesting to hear, but Radioactive Toy, Nostalgia Factory and Nine Cats are all solid songs.

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« Reply #103 on: March 13, 2012, 03:15:09 AM »
I agree that OTSOL is a fun listen if you're into PT history. It's like the Majesty demos for Dream Theater. The album as it stands alone is pretty awful, but if you take it into context as the first 'real' album Steven Wilson ever released (even though you could technically argue it's not a real album, as SW describes as kind of a joking experimental project to share with friends), it is very interesting.

I'm particularly fascinated with how SW went from writing mostly musical soundscapes (OTSOL to TSMS/Signify-ish), to splitting his writing style into two categories - songwriting and pure soundscapes (through Bass Communion), to splitting prog with pop (Blackfield and No-man), to splitting up experimental with even more experimental (solo work). The evolution of the man is so interesting to follow.
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Re: Porcupine Tree v. Glarung is a Lightbulb
« Reply #104 on: March 13, 2012, 03:22:40 AM »
Still, I think what makes OTSOL impressive is the fact that he made it all by himself with the means he had available at the time. Obviously he could do another album better today (by himself), but I just think about it as him sitting in his room and doing music-stuff, and he didn't really have access to an awesome studio or great instruments, so the album has a certain amount of charm if you consider that.