Like for example the fast, rather heavy song Shallow, a true musical thunderstorm or the superb rollercoaster ride Open Car, both songs rock like hell, but also have enough melody and diversity to keep on listening to them, again and again. So, there are no super PT hymns like The Sound Of Muzak, Even Less, Four Chords That Made A Million, or Gravity Eyelids on Deadwing! You could also say that there are no real "innovative" songs on Deadwing, but for my part that does not matter, because most songs grab you by the throat immediately. The main difference with any other PT album is however the lack of "catchy" choruses, which could turn out to be a problem for "easy listeners". Song material than the tracks on In Absentia. The typical PT ultra modern metal grooves, the trance like dream journeys and the perfect soundscapes make this album sheer brilliant and sometimes I have the feeling that a few songs like for instance Halo, Arriving Somewhere But Not Here, The Start Of Something Beautiful and the title track are even better
Of course, there are still enough heavy guitar riffs, like on its predecessor, but the CD also has plenty of psychedelic and electronic musical elements sometimes even more as on any PT album since Signify, which dates from 1997. Deadwing is again a rather "heavy" album, which of course is to my liking, although you could also say that Deadwing is a step back. But I think that with this new Porcupine Tree CD, Ed, Rob and Bart will have the same problems and/or comments. So, their ratings were accordingly (Ed (8,5), Rob (7,5) and Bart (8-)), as I would have rated it with a 9,5!! But, hey, there is no accounting for taste, so. My DPRP colleagues Ed, Rob and Bart, however did not agree with me there, as they tended to find that particular PT album too heavy and too "difficult" to listen to in one take. In Absentia was my favourite progressive rock album of 2002. Hidden bonus track: Shesmovedon (US version only) Martien's Review Tracklist: Deadwing (9:47), Shallow (4:16), Lazarus (4:18), Halo (4:39), Arriving Somewhere But Not Here (12:05), Mellotron Scratch (6:57), Open Car (3:48), The Start Of Something Beautiful (7:34), Glass Arm Shattering (6:15)
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