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The Incident Revisited
Oct 2nd 2009
The Incident
Well it’s a couple weeks since the release of Porcupine Tree’s new album, The Incident and I’m going to revisit and revise my opinion of it.
I’ve had a chance to spin it a couple more times, as well as hearing it live and seeing the video show. There’s also been some stuff happening recently that’s thrown me into an entirely different state of mind than I was in last week.
As a result of all this, The Incident (the 55 minute long title track) has finally clicked for me. I’ve wrapped my head around it and I totally get the vibe that it’s trying to give off now. It’s not the best thing they’ve ever written, but it’s not the disappointment it once was. I’m quite enjoying it.
Of course, it clicked just in time for a new group of albums to drop next week. The biggest one I’m looking forward to now is Redemption’s Snowfall on Judgment Day.
The Incident
Sep 16th 2009
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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