Porcupine Tree - Deadwing - review
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing - review
Tracklist
01. Deadwing02. Shallow
03. Lazarus
04. Halo
05. Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
06. Mellotron Scratch
07. Open Car
08. The Start Of Something Beautiful
09. Glass Arm Shattering
10. Shesmovedon [American edition bonus]
A review by
Herzebeth November 07, 2005
The music is beautiful, every instrument works harmonically in both separate and combined ways; everything is structured in a very deep way, the arpeggios the moderatos, the allegros, the melodies, etc. emerge in the song in the exact moment; this is certainly an evidence of the amazing songwriting "Porcupine Tree" has and executes, every song has a lot of incredible timings and paces as you can appreciate from what I just wrote; believe me, not many bands around manage to combine that amount of layers and paces creating outstanding music in the end.
There are 2 perfect songs in "Deadwing", one is "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here", this fifth track is a Progressive instance of Porcupine Tree, and an amazing one by the way. "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here" is a tune wrapped in a lot of scales and musical shades, it creates a really chilling atmosphere?almost depressing, it's a marvelous tune that will shock more than one for sure. The second song is "Lazarus"; this song is actually a whole new face of "Deadwing". Most tracks in this CD are ferocious and fast paced, but "Lazarus is the opposite way, this tune is a mellow experience that can either make you extremely happy or extremely sad, a beautiful tune indeed.
This album is certainly a masterpiece, some might say it's not as good as "In Absentia", but please do not compare this release with anything, just hear "Deadwing" individually and you'll find one of the best and most interesting releases in 2005. I really recommend everyone to get this record, the music is so great that will suit any kind of tastes, so I'll give this one a 10 because it is actually flawless, I found no stain in the music or the production?even the artwork is perfect for the concept, so an unblemished album this is no doubt.
Best Tracks: The whole album is more than amazing
Written by Herzebeth | November 07, 2005
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This may well be one of the most underrated bands in the whole World.
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True, true. I love this review, it is just so right ^^ Best release from 2005 togehter with Ghost Reveries of course  And great album overall indeed, one of their most even and best.
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One hell of an amazing album. Porcupine Tree it's a genious band.
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This is beyond wonderful, beyond words. This pulls your skin and burns it afterwards.
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Herzebeth, did you really rate an album of this genre with an 9.9? Then I must definitely hear it! 
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Great album,now I'm really into Porcupine Tree can't stop playing 'Lazarus',a perfect song indeed
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I agree with the review, definitely an amazing album, excellent choice of the perfect songs from the album. I'm Lazarus...
---- And sometimes I despair At who I've become I have to come to terms With what I've done
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it's really difficult to find bands like this one. i can't describe how much i love Porcupine Tree. great review, Herzebeth. couldn't have wrote it better myself. 
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Wow, I never thought I will ever see something like that: An album which has the highest rate and no one disagree, I must get that one.
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Posts: 4920 Written by Panterica on 26.08.2009 at 16:37 Well, it doesn't deserve a perfect rating maybe, but it is indeed a hell of an album
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This album is one of the biggest growers I've ever heard. I went from thinking it was mediocre to having it become one of my favorite albums of all time. Not quite perfect, but close
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Posts: 11963 Written by Dangerboner on 23.09.2009 at 13:33 Oh come on, it's perfect and you know it! 
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Strangely enough, I actually like the Incident more than this album. I don't think it has anything to do with the musical quality, it just doesn't resonate with me the same way The Incident does, which is especially funny because it seems like a lot of people were disappointed with The Incident.
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