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[Bishop]

My friend lent me a load of their albums for a while and he is borowing some of my redhot chili peppers early stuff and I'm really loving "Recordings" its apparently rare so I hope I can get my hands on it in the shops.

Does anyone else like PT and can you advice me on any other traks/albums to ask to borrow?

[Station]

I recently acquired a ton of their albums, but I've really only listened to Stupid Dream and In Absentia.  I recommend Stupid Dream, especially the songs Even Less and Pure Narcotic.

[ObsoleteDonkey]

I'm a huge fan. Suggesting albums can be really hard because Porcupine Tree have covered so much ground since their first album. However, since you're enjoying "Recordings", I would recommend asking to borrow "Lightbulb Sun". "Recordings" is mostly B-side material from the Lightbulb Sun era. My next suggestion would be to check out "Stupid Dream", the album before Lightbulb Sun, as some of the material from "Recordings" stems from that era (namely the full version of Even Less on the "Recordings" album). And then after you've checked out "Stupid Dream", look into "In Absentia". That's the album released after "Lightbulb Sun".

And as a bit of a side note, move backwards through the Porcupine Tree discography if you're a fan of "prog" material, and move forward in the discography if you're more a fan of a rock or metal sound. Hope that helps you.

[Duchess Tapioca]

What he said. My favorite was their first album, but you can't really ask people to reccomend stuff for you unless you said what you liked, cause everything is so differnt. I saw them in concert. They didn't smile. But they played really nice and were... organized.

[Bishop]

I bought In Absentia and its really good and another load of people said Lightbulb sun is really good so I'm looking out for that.

[Martin]

Yeah, I totally love them. Signify, Lightbulb Sun, In Absentia and their latest album Deadwing are all awesome records. Steven Wilson is an incredible musician and a genius.

[sjbrot]

What kind of stuff is it? They are playing down the street from me in a little under a week, and I was wondering if it would be worth the $25.

[Mad Onion]

I don't think I have herd of these people on MTV, and remember MTV OWNS YOU!

[Martin]

What kind of stuff is it? They are playing down the street from me in a little under a week, and I was wondering if it would be worth the $25.

I would say it is definitly worth $25. They play a kind of modern, progressive and melodic rock. Their vocalist produced Opeths 'Blackwater Park', 'Deliverance', and 'Damnation', which in my opinion are all excellent records. You should go, I say.

[Bishop]

What kind of stuff is it? They are playing down the street from me in a little under a week, and I was wondering if it would be worth the $25.

Its progressive rock if I'm not mistaken.

[ObsoleteDonkey]

Mind the difference between "progressive" and "prog" rock. Porcupine Tree is not a Pink Floyd or a Yes re-hash (although their album "The Sky Moves Sideways" is very "prog"). They're progressive, they combine all sorts of styles of music to create their own sound. You can hear rock, metal, folk and even electronic and trip-hop aspects in their music.

Also, Bishop. Right now, Lightbulb Sun basically doesn't exist. It was deleted by their previous record label, and their new record label hasn't re-issued it yet. Same goes for Stupid Dream. If you can borrow it from a friend then that would be a good idea. If not you'll have to wait for the re-issue or pay a shitload of cash for a copy over E-bay.

[KharBevNor]

Hmmn. Sounds rather good actually.

[La Creme]

They're kind of a water'd down Gordian Knot with lyrics.

But it is ok because they are not to bad at all.

[Vlishgnath]

As you can see, anyone who's a Porcupine Tree fan is pretty rabid ;)  That's a good thing, as Steven Wilson is a genius.  I personally didn't like Deadwing so much.  He's writing more aggressively overall, which is cool, but it's not why I got into them (Up the Downstair - Lightbulb Sun is my era of fondness).  But I will say that Mellotron Scratch is one of the finest songs of the last 3 albums.

Also, any Porcupine Tree fan would be well served to check out Pineapple Thief.  (PT + PT?)  Another English progressive rock band that I've been following for about four years now.  Their latest effort really solidified them as one of my favorites.

[Radiowar]

My favorites are probably The Sky Moves Sideways and In Absentia. I have Stupid Dream as well, which I think is just average. 'Slave Called Shiver', 'Tinto Brass' and 'A Smart Kid' are great songs though. I hated Lightbulb Sun. That thing just grates on my last nerve.

[Vlishgnath]

I hated Lightbulb Sun. That thing just grates on my last nerve.

Even Russia on Ice?  And Hatesong?