Advantages: Varied, Stylish, Mellow, Heavy, Contrasting Disadvantages: Lacking in places, A few song spoilers
...and sound great.
In review terms I had to give all the disadvantages, but I find it very easy to forgive the few misgivings Deadwing presents.
If you've heard it all or want to hear something different and varied. Give Deadwing a try, you won't forget it too soon. ...
BFeeder 06.09.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Deadwing - Porcupine Tree
Advantages: heavy guitars in places along with nice vocals Disadvantages: not many 'anthem' tracks
...other albums they have made, Deadwing is perhaps not the best, but it rates quite high in my opinion, especially tracks like open car and shallow. There is little to fault about the album, all the tracks are superbly written, deep lyrics sung with good pleasent voices, excellent musician ships and good rhythms. there will be some fans of their earlier stuff, that will not take to the album as i have, for it is not as progressive and moves closer ...
salmonf1 22.07.2008
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Advantages: An attempt by the band to broaden it's musical horizons Disadvantages: Failed They created something in "Strip the Soul" they could not buld on
Okay the genre of this album is tricky, it goes along the lines of metal in general but the singing style is very much like older Porcupine Tree stuff (alot of harmonised singing for you who are unaware) and personally I feel that took alot away from the music. Interestingly the album itself tells a story which Steven Wilson the frontman is also having made into a film. This idea of a concept is appealing but unless you are told this info you don't ... ...boils down to is; Are you a Porcupine Tree Fan? I am and I was really all that thrilled with this album and I really don't think anyone out side the Tree's fan base could enjoy it. It's musically weak and pretty much a lot of songs all near enough identical to Strip the Soul off their old album. Which if you liked you'll enjoy this follow up. If you didn't enjoy you hate Dead Wing. I seriously would not advise this album to people who are dabbling ...
Phelthew 04.06.2007
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