Porcupine Tree top 50 Countdown! (top 2 featured! - countdown over)

[romdrums]

13 Way out of Here
Appeared on 18 of 22 lists
Highest Finish: 2 (faizoff, faizoff)
7 Top 10 Finishes.

Did he send two lists?

I was the other person that had it at #2. 

So I'm way behind on this thread, but I had Collapse at 42, Way Out of Here at 2, and Beautiful at 1.  With my top 2, and really my top 10, I'm clearly a bit of a Gavin Harrison fan.  I love his drumming, particularly in PT, and I would have to say that he's my current favorite drummer.  I think his contributions to PT's sound helped elevate the band to a higher level, and my top 2 songs are the best illustration of that.  I find them both to be absolute tours-de-force as far as the drumming is concerned.  I think the chemistry between Harrison and Wilson is what makes modern PT the force that it is.

[HOF]

I like all three of today’s tracks, but Collapse The Light is on another level from the other two. Definitely one of my favorites.

[Buddyhunter1]

At this point I'm fairly certain my #6 didn't make the list at all. :'(

Nevermind!

Unranked

- Where Would We Be
- The Blind House
- Halo
- Lips of Ashes
- Stars Die
- Feel So Low
- Fadeaway
- The Creator Has A Mastertape
- Stop Swimming
- Gravity Eyelids
- I Drive The Hearse
- The Sky Moves Sideways
- Open Car
- Last Chance To Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled
- Shesmovedon

Ranked

#50: Normal
#49:
#48: Drown With Me
#47: A Smart Kid
#46: The Sound Of Muzak
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#38: Glass Arm Shattering
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#34: Dignity
#33: Chimera's Wreck
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#30: Fear Of A Blank Planet
#29: Herd Culling
#28: Sleep Together
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#23: Mellotron Scratch
#22: Waiting (both phases)
#21: Don't Hate Me
#20: Time Flies
#19: Way Out Of Here
#18: Sentimental
#17: What Happens Now?
#16:
#15: My Ashes
#14: Lightbulb Sun
#13:
#12: The Start Of Something Beautiful
#11:
#10: Strip The Soul
#9:
#8: Harridan
#7:
#6: Collapse The Light Into Earth
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#2: Hatesong



Collapse The Light Into Earth: Glad to see this one getting the recognition it deserves. Yeah it's a very simple song, but it's proof that sometimes all you need is a beautifully emotional chord progression and melody. It's easily one of the most emotionally-resonant songs in their entire catalog for me. Not much else to say about it.

Way Out Of Here: Another solid FOABP cut. I love how at this point in the album the dejected depression has turned to full-on desperation, which really comes through in that 2nd verse. The production in the first verse is absolutely haunting, as are the suspenseful strings during the outro. A fantastic penultimate song for the record.

The Start Of Something Beautiful: This was my favorite Deadwing song for a while, but now it sits at #2. One of the best choruses in their catalog, and the instrumental section leading up to that final chorus is just heart-wrenchingly beautiful.

[Buddyhunter1]

Alright, there's 11 songs left and 9 remaining in my top 20. If those leftover two are what I think they are (there's no way those songs won't rank) then I think my entire top 20 should be accounted for!

[Mladen]

Kudos to romdrums and Ben_Jamin for getting their number one just right. 

The remaining two are also terrific. I had Collapse at #9 and Way at #18. That's the golden era of the band for me, so much great music in there.

[KevShmev]

13 Way out of Here
Appeared on 18 of 22 lists
Highest Finish: 2 (faizoff, faizoff)
7 Top 10 Finishes.

Did he send two lists?

I was the other person that had it at #2. 

D'oh!! Sorry about that!

[Crow]

damn, all of these are too low  well maybe not way out of here but the other two definitely

[Revenge319]

I've been meaning to do writeups on these but haven't gotten to it yet (admittedly somewhat out of laziness). But I'll update what my rankings look like up to this point:


62. Don't Hate Me
57. Way Out of Here
56. Hatesong
54. Where We Would Be
51. Shesmovedon
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43. Gravity Eyelids
42. Halo
41. The Creator Has a Mastertape
40. Sleep Together
36. Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled
32. A Smart Kid
31. Sentimental
28. The Blind House
27. The Sound of Muzak
26. I Drive the Hearse
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25. Strip the Soul
24. Lightbulb Sun
22. Fear of a Blank Planet
21. My Ashes
17. Stop Swimming
16. Time Flies
14. Mellotron Scratch
13. Open Car
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10. The Start of Something Beautiful
9. Collapse the Light Into Earth
8. Lips of Ashes
6. Glass Arm Shattering


I don't know how the last 11 spots are going to go, but I get the feeling my whole Top 10 won't make it. Guess we'll see how that ends up! I'll try to get writeups for the songs I've not written for soon, I do want to share my thoughts on a lot of these songs.

[faizoff]

20 A Smart Kid
19 The Sound of Muzak
18 Hatesong
17 Lightbulb Sun
16 Don’t Hate Me
15 Fear of a Blank Planet
14 Collapse the Light into Earth
13 Way out of Here
Highest Finish: 2 (faizoff, faizoff)
12 The Start of Something Beautiful

Quite a bit to catch up, I love Way out of here so much and ranked it at 2 Kev mentioned me twice



My rankings

A Smart Kid #14

The Sound of Muzak #12
Hatesong   #37
Lightbulb Sun   Unranked
Don't Hate Me #38
I think the Ninet version would make it a top 10 track, so sublime.


Fear Of A Blank Planet #10
Collapse The Light Into Earth   
Way Out of Here #2
The Start Of Something Beautiful   


As mentioned before I'm a huge Fear fan and the rankings kinda show that.

[The Letter M]

Before we get into the Top 10, I wanted to see how the Countdown looked based on album distribution of songs, so here's all the songs so far split into their respective album/sessions, in their countdown order:

43 Fadeaway

33 Waiting

45 Stars Die
27 The Sky Moves Sideways

34 Stop Swimming
20 A Smart Kid
16 Don't Hate Me

49 (t) Where We Would Be
44 Feel So Low
22 Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled
21 Shesmovedon
18 Hatesong
17 Lightbulb Sun

46 Lips of Ashes
41 Drown with Me
39 The Creator Has a Mastertape
38 Strip the Soul
32 Gravity Eyelids
19 The Sound of Muzak
14 Collapse the Light into Earth

47 Halo
31 Glass Arm Shattering
26 Open Car
24 Mellotron Scratch
12 The Start of Something Beautiful

49 (t) Normal
36 What Happens Now?
35 My Ashes
30 Sentimental
25 Sleep Together
15 Fear of a Blank Planet
13 Way out of Here

48 The Blind House
29 I Drive the Hearse
23 Time Flies

42 Dignity
40 Herd Culling
37 Harridan
28 Chimera's Wreck

I did these by memory, so hopefully I got them all in the right albums! Unsurprisingly, a lot of the songs so far come from the LS-FOABP period, while pre-LS/post-FOABP albums have only accounted for 14 of the 39 songs so far (seven on each side).

Now I'm not doing this to spotlight any of the remaining Top 11 songs, I just wanted to see what the distribution was and it seems fairly consistent with what most of the fanbase enjoys.

-Marc.

[The Realm]

14 Collapse the Light into Earth
Appeared on 16 of 22 lists
Highest Finish: 2 (Duetsch Dream Dates)
8 Top 10 Finishes

13 Way out of Here
Appeared on 18 of 22 lists
Highest Finish: 2 (faizoff, faizoff)
7 Top 10 Finishes


12 The Start of Something Beautiful
Appeared on 18 of 22 lists
Highest Finish: 1 (Ben_Jamin, Mladen, romdrums)
6 Top 10 Finishes

Wow! Three of my top ten songs today, really disappointed all didn't rank higher and also a bit shocked a few people left these songs off their lists?

Collapse - my rank 6. Just a brilliant piece of music.

Way Out of Here - my rank 10. Always loved this one and it is my highest ranking song off FOABP.

The Start of Something Beautiful - this song was in the running to be my number 1 but finished at 4. This song is just an amazing epic, really surprised 4 people didn't rank this one.

[nobloodyname]

Wow! Three of my top ten songs today, really disappointed all didn't rank higher and also a bit shocked a few people left these songs off their lists?

Way Out of Here - my rank 10. Always loved this one and it is my highest ranking song off FOABP.

It's a droney, whiny, miserable song. And I left it off my list for those very reasons. Hope that helps

[The Realm]

Wow! Three of my top ten songs today, really disappointed all didn't rank higher and also a bit shocked a few people left these songs off their lists?

Way Out of Here - my rank 10. Always loved this one and it is my highest ranking song off FOABP.

It's a droney, whiny, miserable song. And I left it off my list for those very reasons. Hope that helps

Thanks, all good. I say it with jest because I know music impacts us all in a different way.

I know I said all 3 are a surprise but really The Start of Something Beautiful is the biggest shock as I would have thought that song was a top contender to be on all 22 lists.

[nobloodyname]

I know, it's fascinating, isn't it?

Somebody ranked Collapse at 90 something and hooo boy, that one got me! It's an utterly beautiful piece of music to me. I always mentally pair it with Deform to Form a Star for some reason and while Collapse is a top ten tune for me, Deform is even better.

[The Great Zo]

Way out of Here and The Start of Something Beautiful each appeared on 18/22 lists, which is the high mark so far. And I was one of the four who left them off.

11 songs to go, and I wonder if we'll have any unanimous selections? There's a song that I'd bet my left arm will be in the Top 5 that I did not rank...

[DTwwbwMP]

49 (t) Normal UNRANKED
49 (t) Where We Would Be UNRANKED
48 The Blind House 6
47 Halo 4
46 Lips of Ashes UNRANKED
45 Stars Die UNRANKED
44 Feel So Low UNRANKED
43 Fadeaway UNRANKED
42 Dignity UNRANKED
41 Drown with Me 24
40 Herd Culling 38
39 The Creator Has a Mastertape 30
38 Strip the Soul 19
37 Harridan 49
36 What Happens Now? UNRANKED
35 My Ashes UNRANKED
34 Stop Swimming UNRANKED
33 Waiting UNRANKED
32 Gravity Eyelids 14
31 Glass Arm Shattering UNRANKED
30 Sentimental UNRANKED
29 I Drive the Hearse 21
28 Chimera’s Wreck UNRANKED
27 The Sky Moves Sideways UNRANKED
26 Open Car 9
25 Sleep Together 27
24 Mellotron Scratch UNRANKED
23 Time Flies 1
22 Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled UNRANKED
21 Shesmovedon 39
20 A Smart Kid UNRANKED
19 The Sound of Muzak 32
18 Hatesong UNRANKED
17 Lightbulb Sun 36
16 Don’t Hate Me UNRANKED
15 Fear of a Blank Planet 15
14 Collapse the Light into Earth UNRANKED
13 Way out of Here UNRANKED
12 The Start of Something Beautiful 41

[Ben_Jamin]

#17 Lightbulb Sun - My Ranking: #16

A song that has a simple meaning. I enjoy it for that, and the music is also laid back as well. It's like a calm, yet sort of anticipating type of mood. I like the first verse and how it's reprised again at the end.

#16 Don't Hate Me - My Ranking: (Did Not Rank)

I like the Live version of this song that is the Arriving Somewhere....DVD. It's also where I first this song as well. It's an alright song for me, but it feels more like a jam if anything.

#15 Fear of A Blank Planet - My Ranking: #43

This is the album that speaks to my generation. This album came out the year I graduated, so it was interesting hearing this album and it's theme. It's an overall excellent song, and I would've loved to have heard it live.

#14 Collapse The Light Into The Earth - My Ranking: (Did Not Rank)

It's a nice, somber, melancholic ballad. It's also a nice end to the In Absentia album. It's a song were I understand the simplicity of it and why it's structured the way it is. But, I feel it could be more grandiose with an epic closing guitar solo.

#13 Way Out of Here - My Ranking: #08

The intro, the verses, and how it all builds into the chorus are why I love this song. The instrumental middle section is fantastic and it's a nice calm atmosphere until it gets chaotic. It's neat hearing how it also has references to "The Pills I'm Taking" section of Anesthetize, symbolizing it's bipolarity of the person in the lyrics shifting from the different moods.

#12 The Start of Something Beautiful - My Ranking: #01

Incredibly, the first PT song I heard is also my favorite PT song. I love the groove, the rhythm, and how the lyrics have a rhythm that compliments the bass. I think the intro ambience has a nice vibe that sets the mood of the song. The dynamics are also amazing in this song as well. How the chorus is grand and huge, while the verses and instrumental are more calmer and laid back. I am glad that there are others that appreciate this song as much as I do, and I also am appreciative that I got to hear this song live as well.

[KevShmev]

We continue to get closer to the top...

11 Deadwing
Appeared on 17 of 22 lists
Highest Finish: 1 (devieira73)
5 Top 10 Finishes

I ranked this 22nd, but 11th feels more right; I should have had it higher.  Amazing song, and looking back, I am happy I saw the band on the first leg of the tour in 2005 when this was the opener. 


10 Russia On Ice
Appeared on 15 of 22 lists
Highest Finish: 2 (The Realm, Puppies_On_Acid)
10 Top 10 Finishes

Great song.  I ranked it 36th, so I don't have the crazy love for it that many do, but I still love it, and it is from Lightbulb Sun, one of my two favorite albums by the band, so that alone makes it worthy.


09 Lazarus
Appeared on 17 of 22 lists
Highest Finish: 5 (Duetsch Dream Dates, Ben_Jamin, nobloodyname, Buddyhunter1, DTowwbwMP)
7 Top 10 Finishes

This will always be a very important song to me for personal reasons, but I still think it's a great song regardless, and I ranked it 7th, which I feel is more than deserved.  It is a gorgeous song.

[Elite]

I’m starting to think that either my #1 is more popular than I thought it would be, or it’s missed the list completely.


Good update! Again three songs I predicted would show up still.

Deadwing was #40 on my list, which is a little low maybe. I definitely do like it less than all the Deadwing tracks I ranked higher though.
Russia on Ice having 10(!) top 10 finishes is pretty surprising to me. That’s the most we’ve had so far. I may have underrated this one at #58, honestly. There’s a bunch of good stuff in this track.
Lazarus was #47 on my list. I mean, it’s good, but not top 10 Porcupine Tree good. This ranking shows I’m wrong though, which is fine


EDIT: Massive kudos to Kev by the way, for being so consistent with the updates. I know exactly when they’ll hit and they’re always on time. Thanks!

[The Letter M]

11 Deadwing
Appeared on 17 of 22 lists
Highest Finish: 1 (devieira73)
5 Top 10 Finishes

10 Russia On Ice
Appeared on 15 of 22 lists
Highest Finish: 2 (The Realm, Puppies_On_Acid)
10 Top 10 Finishes

09 Lazarus
Appeared on 17 of 22 lists
Highest Finish: 5 (Duetsch Dream Dates, Ben_Jamin, nobloodyname, Buddyhunter1, DTowwbwMP)
7 Top 10 Finishes

NR. Where We Would Be
NR. The Blind House
NR. Fadeaway
NR. Glass Arm Shattering
NR. I Drive The Hearse
NR. Chimera's Wreck
NR. Last Chance To Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled
NR. Shesmovedon
NR. A Smart Kid
NR. Lightbulb Sun
NR. The Start Of Something Beautiful
50. Drown With Me
48. Strip The Soul
46. Harridan
45. Mellotron Scratch
43. Halo
41. Stars Die
40. Sentimental
38. Waiting (Phases 1 & 2)
37. Feel So Low
34. Time Flies
33. Open Car
32. Fear Of A Blank Planet
31. Herd Culling
29. Dignity
25. Lips Of Ashes
24. My Ashes
23. Sleep Together
22. Normal
20. Way Out Of Here
19. Gravity Eyelids
18. Stop Swimming
17. The Creator Has A Mastertape
16. Lazarus
14. The Sound Of Muzak
12. Don't Hate Me
11. Deadwing
10. Collapse The Light Into Earth
07. What Happens Now?
06. Hatesong
05. Russia On Ice
01. The Sky Moves Sideways (Phases 1 & 2)

"Deadwing" came in at exactly 11th for me, so right on the nose! Excellent album opener and a great way to set the tone of the album.

"Russia On Ice" was 5th for me, and just ahead of fellow LS song "Hatesong". ROI just grew and grew on me over the years and became my favorite song off of LS.

The beautiful "Lazarus" is 16th for me, so a bit lower than the actual countdown, but definitely worthy of 9th overall.

With 42 songs revealed, only 11 have gone unranked for me, which means my top 50 has 19 songs left to be revealed. Hopefully the top 8 are all among those final 19 off my list!

-Marc.

[DTwwbwMP]

49 (t) Normal UNRANKED
49 (t) Where We Would Be UNRANKED
48 The Blind House 6
47 Halo 4
46 Lips of Ashes UNRANKED
45 Stars Die UNRANKED
44 Feel So Low UNRANKED
43 Fadeaway UNRANKED
42 Dignity UNRANKED
41 Drown with Me 24
40 Herd Culling 38
39 The Creator Has a Mastertape 30
38 Strip the Soul 19
37 Harridan 49
36 What Happens Now? UNRANKED
35 My Ashes UNRANKED
34 Stop Swimming UNRANKED
33 Waiting UNRANKED
32 Gravity Eyelids 14
31 Glass Arm Shattering UNRANKED
30 Sentimental UNRANKED
29 I Drive the Hearse 21
28 Chimera’s Wreck UNRANKED
27 The Sky Moves Sideways UNRANKED
26 Open Car 9
25 Sleep Together 27
24 Mellotron Scratch UNRANKED
23 Time Flies 1
22 Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled UNRANKED
21 Shesmovedon 39
20 A Smart Kid UNRANKED
19 The Sound of Muzak 32
18 Hatesong UNRANKED
17 Lightbulb Sun 36
16 Don’t Hate Me UNRANKED
15 Fear of a Blank Planet 15
14 Collapse the Light into Earth UNRANKED
13 Way out of Here UNRANKED
12 The Start of Something Beautiful 41
11 Deadwing 3
10 Russia on Ice UNRANKED
09 Lazarus 5

[romdrums]

11. Deadwing (3).  Love this song.  The riff, the middle section, the structure, and based on my rankings, my favorite album opener.

10. Russia on Ice (NR).  Didn't rank this one.  I know it's popular, but it falls flat with me.

9. Lazarus (NR). Didn't rank this one.  Doesn't do much for me.

[Zydar]

Lazarus was the first PT song I heard. It's still one of my very favourites.

[SomeoneLikeHim]

Normal
The Blind House
Halo
The Creator Has a Mastertape
Strip the Soul
What Happens Now?
Waiting
Gravity Eyelids
Chimera’s Wreck
The Sky Moves Sideways
Time Flies
Deadwing

48. I Drive the Hearse
46. Lips of Ashes
45. Harridan
43. Way Out of Here
39. Open Car
38. Dignity
37. Don't Hate Me
36. Lightbulb Sun
34. Stars Die
32. Herd Culling
30. My Ashes
29. Sleep Together
27. Where We Would Be
26. Shesmovedon
25. Fadeaway
24. Stop Swimming
23. Mellotron Scratch
21. Collapse the Light into Earth
20. The Start of Something Beautiful
18. Hatesong
17. Sentimental
16. Glass Arm Shattering
15. Drown With Me
14. Fear of a Blank Planet
13. The Sound of Muzak
12. Lazarus
11. Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled
10. Feel So Low
6. Russia On Ice
3. A Smart Kid

Deadwing never came close to my list and I'm kind of baffled to see it this high. When I said I thought I knew 12/14 tracks remaining, this and Way Out of Here were not among the twelve, we'll see if the rest turn out to be correct! Never knew Deadwing was this highly regarded, it was one of three tracks from the album that I didn't rank.

Lazarus on the other hand is an amazing pop song. Simple, effective and beautiful. This is probably the PT song most likely to be enjoyed by a non prog/metal fan.

Russia on Ice is just massive. Somehow it feels like it carries so much weight and when it breaks out of that into the heavenly chorus is one of my favorite PT moments. Much love for this song, interesting to see that it's so divisive. 10 top 10 rankings, 5 11-50 rankings and 7 unranked.

[HOF]

I generally enjoy but don’t just love any of these 3. I’d probably prefer Lazarus to the other two, although Russia on Ice has it’s moments.

[The Great Zo]

11 Deadwing (my ranking: 18)

Kind of pleasantly surprised to see this one so high, even if it's above my own ranking. The main chord progression in the verse, simple as it is, might be one of my favorites by the band. The beat on this song just keeps it driving forward. I also saw it live on the first leg of the Deadwing tour, which was great -- they never pulled it out again, as far as I recall, because Gavin said it's actually a difficult/tiring song to play live.

10 Russia On Ice (my ranking: 9)

Late in high school, I gave a copy of Lightbulb Sun to a girl I was friends with. She was not a prog fan at all, and even made fun of my musical tastes, but somehow she fell in love with the majority of this album.

The one song she claimed she never was able to understand was this one. 

I really like the way this song defies expectations. You start out with an above-average depressing ballad (not exactly new ground for the band, admittedly) and then end with ... well, how do you even explain that second half? Take a classic Colin bass line, a really bizarre tri-tone riff from Steven, and build upon it for several minutes. Then, let Chris go absolutely F'n nuts at the end. The way that final explosive part is produced is so good. All the noise, all the reverb. It's almost frightening. Some great soundscapes from Richard to top it off and run into the album's closing track, too.

I do think this song is maybe just a half step below Hatesong, which I think is a little tighter in the arrangement. I had Hatesong at #3, and this one at #9.

09 Lazarus (my ranking: N/R)

Yet another song that SW clearly loves that I simply do not. As saccharine a ballad as he ever wrote. The piano line in the chorus does not do it for me at all, nor does this song in general.

Through 42 songs, I've only been the high-ranker for one (What Happens Now?). With eight songs to go, I'm pretty certain I've got seven of them pegged, and my top 2 are still alive.

[Buddyhunter1]

Unranked

- Where Would We Be
- The Blind House
- Halo
- Lips of Ashes
- Stars Die
- Feel So Low
- Fadeaway
- The Creator Has A Mastertape
- Stop Swimming
- Gravity Eyelids
- I Drive The Hearse
- The Sky Moves Sideways
- Open Car
- Last Chance To Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled
- Shesmovedon

Ranked

#50: Normal
#49:
#48: Drown With Me
#47: A Smart Kid
#46: The Sound Of Muzak
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#38: Glass Arm Shattering
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#35: Deadwing
#34: Dignity
#33: Chimera's Wreck
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#30: Fear Of A Blank Planet
#29: Herd Culling
#28: Sleep Together
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#23: Mellotron Scratch
#22: Waiting (both phases)
#21: Don't Hate Me
#20: Time Flies
#19: Way Out Of Here
#18: Sentimental
#17: What Happens Now?
#16:
#15: My Ashes
#14: Lightbulb Sun
#13:
#12: The Start Of Something Beautiful
#11:
#10: Strip The Soul
#9:
#8: Harridan
#7:
#6: Collapse The Light Into Earth
#5: Lazarus
#4:
#3: Russia On Ice
#2: Hatesong
#1:



Deadwing: This was one of the two songs outside of my top 20 I knew had to be ranked, so I'm right on the money so far! It's a good song and tone-setter for the album but the album has so many highlights that this one is kinda just... there. Maybe a bit too long. Also that first guitar solo is fucking awful. But most of the song is good.

Russia On Ice: You know, in hindsight maybe I should have swapped this and Hatesong. They're both so amazing that it's hard to pick between them. There's barely any words to describe how haunting the first half of this song is. The keyboards are just so perfectly moody... that sulking, ominous guitar riff... Steven's completely hopeless lyrics and delivery... and of course those beautiful and dramatic strings. It's so oppressively dark that it almost makes me want to shut off all my lights and listen to it in complete darkness. And the second half? It's great too. I never really got the complaints that the two halves don't go together. Yeah they sound different, but that's the point. The heavier riffs and more energetic performances are the payoff to the mountain of tension that the first half creates. And it's not like the darkness gets lost either, especially in those quiet breaks with the sub bass and the ominous chimes. What a fucking song.

Lazarus: This is a song that took years to finally click with me. I've always enjoyed it, but if I had made this ranking ten years ago it probably wouldn't have even cracked my top 25. But damn, I don't know what changed, but this song is just an emotional wrecking ball for me now. It's such a simple song, but pretty much every thing about it is done perfectly. The melodies, the soft instrumentation, the lyrics... this song just feels like a warm embrace and a brief shelter from a world that's been so hard on you. It's amazing.

[Mladen]

Deadwing is good, but I didn't rank it. I also had Russia on ice at #40, not too high up, which shows that, even though both albums those songs are on are brilliant, there are tracks on both that I like better. Lazarus, however, was in my top fifteen, it's wonderful.

[twosuitsluke]

I don't know much about Porcupine Tree, but I know that without doubt Lazarus is my #1 song by the band. It is just beautiful and the only song I truly rate as incredible.

[Evermind]

Lazarus would've been my #4. Glad I saw it live during one of the SW solo shows.

[devieira73]

Deadwing (#1) - It's not my "best" PT song, but it's the one I love most. A bit like I feel about Achilles/Stairway from Led Zeppelin. It does have that relentless feel like Achilles, but there's also a bit more diversity. I love the way the bass and atmospheric keyboards really drive the song along and, when the guitar riffs or soloing kick in, they just elevate the song even more.

Russia on Ice (#11) - Its slow build up is really engaging and dramatic in such a great way.

Lazarus (#14) - My second fave PT "ballad" after I Drive the Hearse, also gorgeous.

[SoundscapeMN]

Wow! Three of my top ten songs today, really disappointed all didn't rank higher and also a bit shocked a few people left these songs off their lists?

Way Out of Here - my rank 10. Always loved this one and it is my highest ranking song off FOABP.

It's a droney, whiny, miserable song. And I left it off my list for those very reasons. Hope that helps

 

[The Great Zo]

We all love this band, and yet the diversity of opinions regarding individual songs is completely all over the map. Really enjoying the discussion.

[faizoff]

Deadwing - Unranked
Russia On Ice - #16
Lazarus - #9
Same as the list.

I wonder if I'll end up with the least amount of songs ranked.

[The Letter M]

Deadwing - Unranked
Russia On Ice - #16
Lazarus - #9
Same as the list.

I wonder if I'll end up with the least amount of songs ranked.

How many from the Countdown have made your personal Top 50 so far (out of the 42 songs revealed)?

-Marc.