Caught In The Whirlwind
The Incident
Porcupine Tree - The Incident
I mentioned yesterday that I’d be picking up the new Porcupine Tree album on my way home from work and pick it up I did.
As per usual, I’ve had a chance to spin it a couple times and…my feelings on this album are complicated right now. But first a description.
It’s a 2 disc album, CD 1 is entirely taken up by one long 55 minute song called The Incident. The second disc contains 4 separate songs. It’s definitely a move away from the heavier direction Porcupine Tree had been taking over the past several albums into more of the space-y, pink floyd aspects of their sounds. Steven Wilson isn’t one to be told what to do, as this album is proof of.
Now for my feelings. I like the album and it’s a solid effort. It just…right now feels like there’s something missing from it. I can’t pin down what exactly, but I’m having a hard time really connecting to it as much as I have past PT albums. There’s a lot of cool individual parts to it but I haven’t gotten a feel yet as to how these bits connect to each other.
When I was listening to it last night, I came to the realization that I think I’d like the album a lot better if it wasn’t associated with Porcupine Tree. Because there’s an expectation there that puts the bar so high for quality… If any other band came up with this album, I’d feel differently about it. It’s kinda a weird feeling.
So it’s definitely not my favorite PT album. But it’s a good effort and it feels like it’s a grower. I’m going to spend some quality time listening to it and trying to figure it out over the next few days and we’ll see if my opinion changes. Some reviews I’ve seen say that it takes 4-5 listens to really “click”
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