Stupid Dream [CD+DVD]

 

 

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I feel kind of funny writing this review because at the time, the same day, I have purchase Recording and The stupid dream by Porcupine tree through Market Place and did recievde the 2 cds the same day, and even though I was ready to review the 2 idems, I thought to wait a bit between the 2 reviews so that one would not influence the other one or at least not so much.
having said that it is hard for me not to mention at time the album Recording. As I said in my Recording review, that was an album for music lover to enjoy without getting so mucdh a certain amount of so call commercial track on it. Now, this album, Stupid dream is for sure pack with more tunes that you will be able to easyly remember and kind of sing the tune in your head. I know that it is not really right to use the word commercial when we talk about any of the Porcupine tree albums, as I have mention, I have over 20 albums of the band and it is very easy to see a certain patern happening. Maybee instead of using the word commercial , i will use the word friendly and more easy to get in a shorter time. If this make any sens to you.
Stupid dream is so wonderfull because it goes the complete time of the album a little to the left or the right of being so call commercial and when you finish to listen to it for the first time, you have a feeling , a good one, that yhou have understand the concept of the album or at least you have your own understanding of the album, I am kind of sure that if you would take ten person and ask them the meaning of this album, chances are that you would get different answers, but that is ok, I kind of think that they do it more less on purpose , but that is just me.
but the point is that everyone will have his or her idea and will be happy with it after one listening, wich I can not say that it would happen with the album Recording after the first listen.
For me, it is a matter of how I feel a certain day, I have my day that I want to listen an album that I still don't know what it is about, it kind of bugs me but at the same time I like the fact that I have to work on it to get it. But other day, album like this one and let say lightbuld sun or fear of a blank planet will be easy to simply just enjoy and you don't have to work at itg to figure why the band did this or that.
As I said before , I do believe that Steven wilson is nothing short of a genius, so rare now, well, in fact, they have always been rare. The kind of person that yes of course they want to make money, yes they want the place to be pack at the concdert, but you have a sens that that is not all what the man or the band is about.
I often compare Steven wilson with Robert fripp, I was not surprise at all when I realise that Steven wilson was heavyly involve with the project to do the remixtg of the King crimson catalogue, it made sens to me.
I am 56 years old and I never thought that I could say about someone the type of thing I say about the talent of Steven wilson, I thought that record company and and the way the radio was going in the 80's, I just could not see how someone like him could make it, but of course I didn't realise at the time the power that something call internet would have in the near future.
without the power of the internet, someone like Steven wilson could simply not make it, that is what I believe, I can not count on regular radio station to intruduce to me some great talents, time have change.
But I am so glad that things have change again and band like Porcupine tree did fine their place.
get the album, it is a great one.
P.S. I am sorry if I got carry away, I will do my best that I don't get carry away with big type of speach.
Try to forgive me for now.

What an album. I'm extremely grateful to lavarecords for giving Porcupine Tree a semi-adequate advertising campaign for IN ABSENTIA, because it introduced me to one of the best modern rock bands out there right now. I purchased IN ABSENTIA about 2 years ago because of all of the publicity it was getting (among the world of rock and roll) and, at the time, I was shocked at how great the band was. I rediscovered them in my cd collection about 1 month ago and now I'm hooked. I recently purchased STUPID DREAM and few other of their older albums.
Although I still consider IN ABSENTIA to be their best effort, STUPID DREAM is certainly one of the best albums of the 1990s. All of the tracks here are addicting, especially "Pure Narcotic" (my personal favorite).
To anyone who enjoyed IN ABSENTIA, STUPID DREAM will undoubtedly be one of your favorites.

I was just wondering if David J. Browne even actually listened to the album when he reviewed this? Sounds like he justed based his review off of what he has been told to expect from P.T. Pass the main review by and read the customer reviews (and listen to the samples). This is a great album (and very modern sounding)!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Note for DVD-A Stereo Enthusiasts
Be aware that contrary to the packaging, there is no "high resolution 24-bit stereo" mix on the DVD-A. Read more

Published 8 months ago by Craig J. Fraser

4.0 out of 5 stars Slightly disappointing...
I bought this album, after hearing only 'A Smart Kid' and 'Tinto Brass', assuming that the rest of the album would be like it; condensed post-Delerium Porcupine... Read more

Published on Mar 30 2005 by omar r.

5.0 out of 5 stars Porcupine Tree's best so far
A few years back I first heard Porcupine Tree on the late great netradio.com, and I was totally intrigued by their work. Read more

Published on July 11 2004 by El Kabong

5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty smart.
PORCUPINE TREE is one cool band. They've been around since the early 90s cranking out superb CDs that are both trippy and complex. Read more

Published on Mar 7 2004 by Hogarth Hughes

5.0 out of 5 stars To find a copy of this cd...
...Is a must! It's taken a while for me to get one but it's worth it. While I can't say it was everything I expected I would say that it's still good and has some of what I... Read more

Published on Feb 22 2004 by Nathan M.

4.0 out of 5 stars Further proof of Steve Wilson's genius.
Listening to Porcupine Tree's Stupid Dream, I get the sense that it is the album that Pink Floyd could have written if Roger Waters had stayed in the band. Read more

Published on Nov 9 2003 by Shotgun Method

5.0 out of 5 stars Porcupine's most catchy album
with this album Porcupine tree entered the area of more modern Rock music.no more brave long suits and experiments. Read more

Published on Nov 9 2003 by Mike Chadwick

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