METALHEAD REACTS to Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet // Part 3 

They did a companion EP called Nil Recurring, definitely worth a fourth part to this series!

Lightbulb Sun (2000) next!

Great reaction to an all timer album ! Wilson's solo work is well worth checking out, particularly Hand Cannot Erase.

I love seeing your reactions and remembering how I felt when I first listened to this album. Now please do the whole album again listening to the live in Tilburg performances. They will blow your mind! If it's possible, the live versions are even better than the album versions. Porcupine Tree reactions without the live in Tilburg performances are incomplete, in my humble opinion. There's something extra soecial about watching them play instruments live, especially Gavin Harrison on drums.

Steven Wilson once said if he was abandoned on a uninhabited island and he was allowed to take one song with him, he would pick Sleep Together

I love these three songs so much, Way Out Of Here being my favorite of the three. The story behind it is actually really sad, it's a real story of a fan of PT killing herself by stepping out in front of a train with one of her friends. The soundscapes by Robert Fripp add to it as well. Great tracks, great album, great reaction. Thanks as always!

Wait till you see the live performances of these songs, even more mind blowing!

Loved watching you discover my favorite band now you need to work your way backwards and do lightbulb sun another great one

This is such an great album and watching you go through it has been a pleasure. And with many PT songs, nice melodies and such dark lyrics.

Yes, 10/10. I recommend continuing to listen to the group and Steven Wilson as well! The list of great songs is endless! It's really important to acknowledge what we have today! An artist master, a living legend! So don't miss a Live Show if you are near to one! When I was in one, I felt like I was living joy. All the rock and roll you could dream of was there, singing and feeling music together. All of the albums and live shows are definitely worth experiencing! **fan vibes**

Loved the fact u had OSI on the background sound in the begining 👌🏼👌🏼

Live performances up the level again.

Personally i like your album react structure but would never dissuade you from watching the live shows which are amazing. Maybe restrict yourself to songs that you have already heard though so as to keep the albums fresh. As far as the albums go, ‘The incident’ which was the next album is a bit heavy going to listen to with the exception of the song’Time flies’ which is excellent so I would suggest doing that track as a stand alone and then either going back to ‘Lightbulb Sun’ or forward to ‘Closure/continuation’ in your PT journey. If you choose to check out SWs solo work then the first album ‘insurgentes’ (written around the same time as the incident)is also heavy going , I think Steven was looking for a new approach and struggling at this point, but the sequence that follows, ‘Grace for drowning’, ‘The raven that refused to sing’, ‘Hand cannot erase’ and ‘To the bone’ are brilliant. The final SW album is interesting but so different as to seem like a different artist in a different genre.

Dude, love the OSI in the intro background!!

You should react to the live version of Sleep Together. The chorus and end slap even harder

You can do the whole FOABP album live. On their live concert Anesthetize they played the whole thing in order as the first half. It's even better live. Or the EP that went with FOABP 'Nil Recurring '. Or the next studio album 'The Incident'. Take your pick!

I’m gonna add to the pile saying you should check out the 4 songs from their EP Nil Recurring next for sure. They were written during the sessions for Fear of a Blank Planet and recorded within the same year. “Sentimental” was actually developed from a song called “Normal” which was remade into “Sentimental”. However, “Normal” was still recorded and is one of the songs on Nil Recurring, so you’ll notice the chorus is almost exactly the same in both songs.

stephen wilson live........home invasion regret#9.......Luminol....Ancestral. And Porcupine tree live at Tilburg.

Leprous - The Congregation next to branch out to more bands

I saw Steven Wilson 2 times live, and Porcupine Tree 1 time ... live versions are absolutely awesome. You could check live versions of "Anesthetize" and "Sleep Together" for sure, but you could also check "Hatesong" ... this one is absolutely blowing, Gavin Harrison drumming is out of this world. For studio albums, have a look at the last one "Closure / Continuation". And if you want to check other bands, I can suggest you the polish band "Riverside", especially the albums "Wasteland" and "Out of Myself"

I just LOVE your reactions! PT is just all the feels and I oh... just so many goose bumps!

Nil Recurring would be good to check out next since it has songs that were supposed to be in Fear of a Blank Planet but didn’t get in since they didn’t want the album to be too long. As for the next main studio album, you should definitely check out The Incident. It’s all technically one big 55 minute song made up of separate songs, but if you count them all as 14 different songs, they all run into each other on the album, some better than others. If I had a recommendation on how to split it all up into three separate reactions, I’d say that part 1 should be Occam’s Razor up to Yellow Windows of the Evening Train, part 2 should be Time Flies, and then part 3 should be Degree Zero of Liberty all the way to the end of the main album. Some tracks to look out for in that album would be Drawing the Line / The Incident / Your Unpleasant Family, Time Flies, Octane Twisted, and I Drive the Hearse. Speaking of Octane Twisted, let that play into The Seance and then from there, Circle of Manias for the ultimate experience.

Stupid Dream, Signify and Lightbulb Sun, their 90s albums are great albums. The Incident has its moments and their latest album Closure/Continuation is great too

❤ the tautological sticker on the wall 😂

Tilburg - if you haven’t actually seen them performing live, your level of appreciation will go through the roof, and it will change the way you hear their music moving forward. Enjoy!!

Still owe you a trip to blinker city and good listen to this one right here I do declare

4:35 - Anesthetize is .. kind of .. three songs. Part 1 is "Anesthetize, part 2 "The pills I'm taking" and part 3 "Surfer". Parts are easy to recognize as well, but the parts 1 and 2 can feel like one because the change is at the end of the guitar solo by Alex Lifeson and the transition is so ... natural? But the change between part 2 and 3 is so obvious and the tone so different I've always felt that the 3rd part does not really fit that well.

The Anesthetize live DVD is definitely worth watching, the full version is on RU-vid and they play the whole album + the ep and other songs. I would also recommend listening through The Incident, there are some gems on it although not everyone loves it, I do, it was my first introduction to the band. Great vids man, I'll definitely be coming back for more!

Sleep together reminds me of I Am the Walrus from the Beatles

Do the live stuff. You won't be disappointed

The next thing you should do is react to song "Buying New Soul" live by Porcupine Tree. This is on one level with Arriving Somewhere But Not Here. Very beautiful song!

Tilburg. Hands down. Amazing concert. In fact, imho, all three of these songs are better on the Tilburg performance.

I can realy recommand Tilburg and Closure Continuation!

All I need to say is.......live in Tilburg

Stupid Dream next or Live

As SAD as Fu*k,BUT SO TRUE,

You definitely should do Anesthetize live from Tilburg. And if you haven't already, you should listen to some Yes, particularly their album Close To The Edge.

beautiful reactions man, we are not many unfortunately. this great band deserves the biggest arenas in the world. in the 90s it was love at first listen, and even today I'm still not satisfied. you started with studio albums and you did great, try to continue with other studio albums before moving on to live although I think you are eager to see them live. great job... greetings from rome

Opeth

OMFG the song you used in the background in the intro is from the band OSI, and Steven Wilson was heavily involved in it !!! (i'm sure you already know that but imma say it still xD) And yes thier live performances are stunning, Tilburg is right, and i can't wait for you to check Steven's solo work either, it's at least as good :D

If nobody mentioned it this one is about drugs and addiction

Next up is...Hand.... cannot....ERASE.

if you told me you had a pot of gold for me I'd believe you m8

What headphones do you have? 😊