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Porcupine Tree - On the Sunday of Life

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Manufacturer: Snapper Classics UK
Release Date: 2004-09-27
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Summary: Porcupine Tree - Brilliant Beginnings
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Comment: This was the first Porcupine Tree release back in 1991 (have they really been around that long?). There was not really a band at this point as this album was mainly collaboration between Stephen Wilson and Allen Duffy. The album is very different from what the band is today, but Wilson's incredible talent shines through on just about every track here. You won't find any metal here, but there is plenty of psych, electronic, pop, elements of progressive rock and some material that is just plain weird. The only track from the album that has survived into Porcupine Tree's more recent live shows is "Radioactive Toy" which for many years was the band's encore number and is a great song. Other highlights include the pop-ish "Jupiter Island" and "Linton Samuel Dawson. The more progressive "Swallows Dance Above The Sun", and ""It Will Rain For A Million Years" are great and show a glimpse of where Wilson would go with future material. The album gets mixed reviews from Porcupne Tree fans and I can understand why. For those who have come to the band in the last few years, they may not "get" what this early album is all about, but much like Pink Floyd's "Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" this album is a brilliant portrait of Stephen Wilson as a young raw artist at the beginning of his career.
Summary: My outlook on On theSunday of Life
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Comment: Some of the songs on here I have heard from Compilation Albums. Songs like Lynton Samuel Dawson is almost comical. It gives me a laugh which is a good thing. On the sunday of life is a beautiful song. I have always loved And the swallows dance above the sun. I believe its Space Transmission that I am thinking of but it gives off a sort of eerie feeling. It may not be their greatest work ever but it is definitely compelling in nature.
Summary: If you're a fan, you should get this
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Comment: You should buy the album, not only to familiarize yourself with the band's beginnings, but for one song: "It Will Rain for a Million Years". I agree that most of the album isn't very good, and all the other good songs on here (Nine Cats, Radioactive Toy, Nostalgia Factory, And the Swallows Dance Above the Sun) can be found on Stars Die, the compilation of their early work. But I would recommend buying the album just for the beautiful closing song, which itself is worth the price of admission. It can't be found anywhere else, and it's one of my favorite Tree songs of all time. It's classic PT, and really showed where the band (Or really, just Wilson at the time) was going with their sound. Anyway, yeah. Overall, a lot of experimental stuff, but still worth buying for the closer.
Summary: Call me crazy...
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Comment: Call me crazy, but this is my favorite porcupine tree album. I agree that it is TOTALLY different from any other PT album, so I wouldn't recommend making it your first PT purchase. In my opinion it seems as though Steve Wilson was at the peak of his creativity during the making of this album, even if he was still undeveloped technically. While this album doesn't have all the bells and whistles that later PT albums have, I feel as though it is the most unique and creative of their albums (to be fair, i've only heard about 7-9 of their albums; not all of them).
Summary: Not for beginners
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Comment: The reason I chose the title for this review is, if this was your first glimpse into this immensely talented, super- intelligent group, it may detract from what was to come. But I feel that this collection gets undeserved poorer ratings. You have to keep in mind that these songs were only meant to be demos from a fictitious group of musicians (almost a tongue- in- cheek joke, if you will.) Sure they are what you would call "humble beginnings" but there are some really cool songs on here. The ones you personally dislike can always be skipped (I thank God daily for CD's!!!)I personally am glad to own this collection of tunes. It's somewhat like sharing in the journey of one of the greatest (IMHO) rock bands ever! But, I would start out with some of the band's more recent additions: In Absentia, Deadwing or Lightbulb Sun to break you in. To be honest, some of the songs on the above mentioned took a LITTLE time to grow on me, but most I loved instantly. I haven't been this excited about a band in many years ,but this wouldn't be a good place to start your journey. It's kinda like with any of the great bands I like (Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Yes,) I started out with the more current offerings at the time and went back through their catalog to see how far they had progressed. You will be amazed.....
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