Up The Downstair (studio album) by Porcupine Tree

Up The Downstair by Porcupine Tree
Year: 1993
Overall rank: 4,911th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 88 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1993 (87th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (843rd)
Award Best albums of all time (4,911th)
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Porcupine Tree bestography

Up The Downstair is ranked 9th best out of 38 albums by Porcupine Tree on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Porcupine Tree is Fear Of A Blank Planet which is ranked number 420 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,290.

Porcupine Tree album bestography « Higher ranked (3,981st) This album (4,911th) Lower ranked (6,597th) »
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75/100 (from 88 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 74.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.

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From 03/19/2022 11:02
Overlooked 'modern' progressive album. Not Beautiful Anymore and Always Never are the standouts.
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From 01/14/2022 15:41
Always Never is a great track, but I didn't find the rest of the album to be that special.
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From 10/06/2021 14:50
This might honestly be my favourite album of all time
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From 01/19/2019 13:29
Worth owning for Burning Sky alone.
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From 09/30/2016 14:04
Everything by Porcupine Tree is genial.
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From 06/09/2015 23:00
Really underrated album. One of the best psychedelic rock albums. It reminds me a lot of Pink Floyd
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From 05/14/2012 11:37
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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Best Albums of 1993
1. Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins
2. In Utero by Nirvana
3. Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan
4. Souvlaki by Slowdive
5. Vs. by Pearl Jam
6. Debut by Björk
7. Midnight Marauders by A Tribe Called Quest
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12. Last Splash by The Breeders
13. Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey
14. Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur
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17. Songs Of Faith And Devotion by Depeche Mode
18. Pablo Honey by Radiohead
19. Zooropa by U2
20. Undertow by Tool
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