Porcupine Tree release that equals Lightbulb Sun?

Tvad - can you elaborate on what you like about Lightbulb Sun, and In Absentia? I have the latter, but not the former, nor have I heard it. It's interesting because my least favorite of all PT releases I have is "In Absentia", and I had to work at it to like it at all. On the other hand I really like Deadwing.

I tend to favor their late '90's work like Sky Moved Sideways, Signify, Stupid Dream. I think it's a little "spacier", and less Pop than what their doing now. I just picked up Fear of a Blank Planet (actually giving it a first listen now) - and really like it

Coma Divine is fantastic for it's performance and recording quality alone (it's a live 2 cd release)

"In Absentia" was the first PT disc I bought, and I was hooked immediately in the first four bars. I'm a bit of a metal head anyway. "Lightbulb Sun" strikes me as a complete work with many dynamics, tempos and variety. I like the earlier stuff..."Signify", "Sky Moves Sideways", etc. but they can get a bit monotonous because they lack variety, IMO. I do like them though.

For me, "Deadwing" is like "In Absentia" Part Two, but without the edge. Maybe that's why many of you like "Deadwing" better...less prog metal content.

I'll check out "Fear of a Blank Planet". Thanks.

I have all of their albums on CD and most on vinyl and many on DVDA as well with many signed on the Stupid Dream Tour,Saw them in SF and LA.Steven asked me why I wanted my cd and album covers defaced with their autographs.I told him that .....I have all their surround disc's and DVD/cd disc's.All sound very good.I have the DVD/cd limited ed. set of Fear and it is very cool.Already a collectors item.Love the music and the theme.Makes you think.6 Songs one being 17 minutes long.Surround DVD-A of Fear due for Sept/07 release.The PT songs I like the best meld The Floyd and The Beatles psych period together and there's a bunch of them.Kids,Steven Wilson is one of the most prolific songwriters and producer out there now,He's a member in 4 or 5 Bands that he is activly engaged in.Ambiant to Pop,Psych,Prog and Prog Metal.A lot of his stuff is highly collectable.If you get started listening and collecting his music,you have a Long Long interesting journey ahead.He started young releasing cassette's of his Imaginary Band Porcupine Tree.Those early releases go through the roof at E Bay.JD

You should try to snag some copies of their live work - Fillmore, Waszawa (Warsaw) and XM Studios 1 and 2. The sound quality is fantastic and they reprise most of their older stuff.

-RW-

Funny, other than Shemovedon, Russia on ice and Hatesong, Lightbulb Sun isn't my fav from their catalog so take me with a grain of salt.

The new album is excellent like the others say, their best since Stupid Dream, although In Absentia is a close second.

You might give the Polish band Riverside 'Second life Syndrome' a try, it's got alot of PTRee elements in there. I like it alot, as much as SD or IA.