Album of the day (#640): In Absentia by Porcupine Tree

[albummaster]

Today's album of the day

In Absentia by Porcupine Tree (View album)

Year: 2002.
Overall rank: 399.
Average rating: 76/100 (from 100 votes).

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Tracks:
1. Blackest Eyes
2. Trains
3. Lips Of Ashes
4. The Sound Of Muzak
5. Gravity Eyelids
6. Wedding Nails
7. Prodigal
8. .3
9. The Creator Has A Mastertape
10. Heartattack In A Layby
11. Strip The Soul
12. Collapse the Light Into Earth

About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety.

[Guest]

Their best album, better than Fear of a Blank Planet and Deadwing. Trains and Blackest Eyes are marvellous.

[thejoj96]

Good. Up with Lightbulb Sun and Stupid Dream.

[pearljammer13]

I have trouble listening to this all the way through, but I do think it's a good album. The first two songs are amazing.

[SquishypuffDave]

Morecupine Tree? This pleases me. This is one of their most interesting musically and lyrically. Asking the listener to empathise with a serial killer/rapist? That's a pretty compelling proposition, and it's handled remarkably well. There's even a somewhat redemptive ending, in a twisted bittersweet kind of way.

My personal favourite track from the album:

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Yeah, I'm a bit of a downer.

[Wombi]

Pretty decent album, possibly their best. Collapse The Light... is just beautiful.

Big fan of this...b-side(?)...from the recordings


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[SquishypuffDave]

Another wonderful b-side that I've always found mesmerising:


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(unfortunately poor quality video link)