Blackest Eyes (track)
by Porcupine Tree
Year: 2002
From the album In Absentia (track #1)
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Blackest Eyes appears on the following album(s) by Porcupine Tree:
- In Absentia (track #1) (this album) (2002)
- Rockpalast (track #3) (2006)
- Arriving Somewhere... (track #3) (2006)
- XM (track #1) (2003)
- Ilosaarirock (track #6) (2009)
- Atlanta (track #11) (2010)
- House Of Blues - Los Angeles 2003 (track #1) (2021)
- Closure/Continuation Live: Amsterdam 07-11-22 (track #1) (2023)
- Los Angeles 30th July 2003 (track #1) (2020)
- BBC Session 13th April 2007 (track #1) (2020)
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| ! | 08/17/2026 19:12 | NiceLemon282 | 655 | 86/100 |
| ! | 06/12/2026 12:45 | Exist-en-ciel | 173,010 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/18/2026 00:24 |  Purplepash | 35,628 | 76/100 |
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really like this song, the chorus is really catchy
A musically harmonious, thematically dissonant opener. The dissonance can't be heard; it's all in the unsettling lyrics which are fused into an upbeat, dynamic rocker.
jhuik TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/12/2017 00:44 | #190652
Helps make this album another excellent PT album.
