Before the Mars Volta made prog-metal fashionable again - with a little help from the Dillinger Escape Plan and My Chemical Romance - Porcupine Tree's 2002 US debut, In Abstentia, had already laid most of the groundwork. For the middle-aged...more.
Porcupine Tree defies categorization. This unique London-based quartet make unconventional, uncompromising music that qualifies them as Europe's premiere art-rock cult band. Porcupine Tree's cogent musical personality is a force to be reckoned with. Porcupine Tree's intelligent...more.
Dead Wing follows a more pragmatic and programmatic approach to the prog.rock genre than its predeccesor, In Absentia. In Absentia was very progressive but it featured very intricate guitar riffs and creative drum beats and wonderfully arranged pieces crafted by...more.
I've come to know PT only over the last year. What a joy! Actually their last two albums-In Absentia and Deadwing are clearly the best, with selected songs from older work also excellent (Evenless, Dissapear). The best band I...more.
Porcupine Tree really outdid themselves this time. If you thought "In Absentia" was brilliant, then you're in for a real treat! "Deadwing" picks up where "In Absentia" left off, with metal and pop elements blended to perfection. The title track...more.
I was in high school when Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Yes, etc. were in their prime (I'm just over 50). This group ranks right up there as musicians and with their vision of what a complete "album" should be like...more.
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