Up The Downstair
by Porcupine Tree
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Porcupine Tree bestography
Up The Downstair is ranked 10th best out of 46 albums by Porcupine Tree on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Porcupine Tree is Fear Of A Blank Planet which is ranked number 452 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,742.
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Up The Downstair track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/14/2026 15:25 | Exist-en-ciel | 12,882 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/24/2026 11:04 | wizardalien | 845 | 48/100 |
| ! | 07/01/2025 14:43 | iann97 | 2,057 | 74/100 |
| ! | 05/09/2025 15:33 |  Cargusbralem | 914 | 67/100 |
| ! | 09/17/2024 19:40 | VINYLGUY7788 | 421 | 89/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 74.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.
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Overlooked 'modern' progressive album. Not Beautiful Anymore and Always Never are the standouts.
Always Never is a great track, but I didn't find the rest of the album to be that special.
This might honestly be my favourite album of all time
Worth owning for Burning Sky alone.
Everything by Porcupine Tree is genial.
Really underrated album. One of the best psychedelic rock albums. It reminds me a lot of Pink Floyd
Psychedelic rock at its best. A great mix of vocal and instrumental tracks. Favourite tracks are: Synesthesia, Always Never, Not Beautiful Anymore. This release (recorded with real drums) also comes with the bonus ep Stairways Infinities - containing the tracks that didn't make it - All winners in my view.
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