Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Occam's Razor
2. Blind House, The
3. Great Expectations
4. Kneel and Disconnect
5. Drawing the Line
6. Incident, The
7. Your Unpleasant Family
8. Yellow Windows of the Evening Train, The
9. Time Flies
10. Degree Zero of Liberty
11. Octane Twisted
12. Séance, The
13. Circle of Manias
14. I Drive the Hearse
DISC 2:
1. Flicker
2. Bonnie the Cat
3. Black Dahlia
4. Remember Me Lover
| Details | | Producer: | Porcupine Tree | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Steven Wilson (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Richard Barbieri (keyboards, synthesizer); Colin Edwin (double bass); Gavin Harrison (drums, percussion).
Recording information: Nightspace (10/2008-05/2009); No Man's Land (10/2008-05/2009); Red Room Recorders (10/2008-05/2009); Air Lyndhurst (10/2008-05/2009); The Artillery (10/2008-05/2009); Bourne Place (10/2008-05/2009); Monkey Puzzle (10/2008-05/2009).
Photographer: Susana Moyaho.
Porcupine Tree, have found a way to incorporate both prog rock's '70s, with its 10-minute-plus suites and bombast, and its more refined, rock heavy '80s, into their 2009 effort, THE INCIDENT. Set up similarly to Rush's 1978 classic, HEMISPHERES, THE INCIDENT is comprised of a single long song -- the title track -- that features many different movements, followed by a handful of shorter compositions to close the album. Unlike early proggers who favored meandering instrumental doodling over succinct songwriting, Porcupine Tree always favor the importance of memorable songs over flashy solos, which certainly makes the group one of the top modern-day prog rock bands.
Editorial Reviews
3 stars out of 5 -- It's a sprawling beast, but for all its occasional spots of indulgence it's a towering achievement.
Q
[T]hese veteran U.K. virtuosos stretch out on a 57-minute suite that flows like one continuous symphonic composition...
Spin
4 stars out of 5 -- The action is rich in classicism -- add King Crimson and early Genesis to Wilson's list of high standards, which all come with renewed life.
Rolling Stone
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