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Music : Lightbulb Sun
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Lightbulb Sun by: Porcupine Tree |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0802644810225 Format: Import, Special Edition Label: Snapper UK Manufacturer: Snapper UK Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Snapper UK Release Date: May 27, 2008 Studio: Snapper UK Sales Rank: 2209 MPN: 102 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Album Description: Special two disc (CD + DVD Audio) pressing of Steven Wilson and Porcupine Tree's Lightbulb Sun album features a bonus DVD-Audio disc that contains a 5.1 Surround Sound mix of the album, the original stereo mix plus other fine bonus features. The CD features a new stereo mix of the album, which was originally released in 2000. Lightbulb Sun was Porcupine Tree's first foray into more commercial terrain and may have initially taken fans by surprise but has become a beloved entry in their impressive catalog. Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Where's Gavin....I have been a PT fan for a long time and have always enjoyed the progressive movements of Steve Wilson. Gavin Harrison is simply a virtuous drummer with crazy skills and texture. Where's Gavin? Gavin adds so much texture to the movements of PT that is so significant and beautiful to the pieces that it makes the album fall short just a bit since he isn't the drummer on this one. The drumming on Shesmovedon by Gavin is so tasty on Deadwing that it makes it hard for me to listen to it on Lightbulb Sun. Rating:  - on the right path I waited long and hard for this re-release, and I'm happy I was patient. The 5.1 mix is beautiful, and the stereo disc sounds great, but this is no news for PT fans used to Steven Wilson's wizardry. The album is great, better than Stupid Dream in my opinion. The songs have more personality and identity and the album has enough variety to keep things interesting. More akin to Stupid Dream than to In Absentia, but still showing sings of evolution in that direction. I like comparing this version of Shesmovedon with the one in Deadwing. It's hard to improve a great song, leave that to Steven Wilson. Rating:  - Great upgradeThis is my favorite Porcupine Tree album. The new stereo mix sounds so much clearer than the original, and makes me love the album more. The 5.1 mix is great and adds new dimension to the band (as usual). Rating: - Lightbulb Sun with bonus tracks!I do not understand why this band is not No. 1 in the American charts right now!!! OK, maybe I do...the charts are simply not what good music is about anymore...not since Dark Side of the Moon or The Beatles, anyway... Lightbulb Sun was the first album with which I fell in love with the British band Porcupine Tree. It blew me away! There has been NOTHING in the mainstream media to compare with it since the seventies progressive rock era, apart from the very rare few modern-day bands who still keep themselves unique, such as Radiohead, my other favorite British band...What sets them apart most of all is not only their accessibility, their hybrid of just the right types of music, it's not simply their progressive rock leaning either ... Read More: Rating: - Porcupine MedicineThank you Steven Wilson and company for providing more Porcupine Tree music which I find I must have periodically to exist musically. Since Fear of A Blank Planet, I have been yearning for more and I'm sorry to say Nil Recurring did not do it for me. This recording is a very nice mellow album heavey on acoustic guitar which is a triumph from the English lads. Bravo! Lightbulb Sun gives us some really solid tunes in How Is Your Life Today (shades of the Beatles), Shesmovedon (a personal favorite), The Rest Will Flow, Russia On Ice (with its slow build up and epic length at 13:03)and the catchy "Hatesong". I highly recommend this album to any Porcupine Tree fans or folks tired of the same old radio BS being "manufactured" to sell cars and fast food. ... Read More: |
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