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Track Listings

1. Even Less

2. Piano Lessons

3. Stupid Dream

4. Pure Narcotic

5. Slave Called Shiver

6. Don't Hate Me

7. This Is No Rehearsal

8. Baby Dream In Cellophane

9. Stranger By The Minute

10. Smart Kid

11. Tinto Brass

12. Stop Swimming

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5.0 out of 5 stars Remarkable, 25 Jul 2001

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Having been a rock music fan since the late 70's I had become a little jaded until I heard this release. I bought this album off the back of a review and would have to say this is possibly one of the most evocative records I have ever heard. Swirling guitars, excellent hooks and strong melodies combine for a truely glorious experience. Some say Pink Floyd influences which may be marginally true but, frankly, who cares when the music is this good. I have subsequently bought Lightbulb Sun and Signify by the same band but find this the most accessible to the uninitiated. Enjoy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I don't usually give 5 stars but this is worth it, 27 Nov 2004

By	T. Parker "thenuttysquirrel" (Cheltenham) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Don't get this album expecting it to be Prog Rock, buy it because it is simply wonderfully inventive rock that could easily appeal to fans of many types of music. The opening of the album is simply awesome, as the huge thunderous chords of Even Less sweep you up with them. Piano Lessons is almost bordering on pop, but it is still great and contains my favourite lyrics of theirs. The quality is maintained throughout as well - Baby Dream In Cellophane has beautiful harmonies (a excellent general PT quality), and A Smart Kid and Stranger By The Minute are excellent as well. In a word - superb.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Important turning point for Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson, 12 Jul 2004

By	Dr. D. B. Sillars - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

At last Porcupine Tree are enjoying something like the recognition they deserve after signing to Lava and releasing the excellent "In Absentia" album early last year. A new album is due in a few months. But for me "Stupid Dream" marks an important turning point for the band and especially for Steven Wilson as songwriter. This was the first album where there was a completely integrated band sound and the material was more consistently song based, apart from the one instrumental piece, "Tinto Brass". The results are an exceptional collection of what could be called English melancholia. Something the likes of Pink Floyd, Anathema and Pineapple Thief do so well. The songs are superbly crafted and performed. Drummer Chris Maitland is particularly impressive throughout. His drumming is precise and detailed. His metronomic cymbal work on "Stop Swimming" is a joy to hear and carries the track along beautifully. The use of a string section throughout is also inspired, especially on the aforementioned "Stop Swimming" where a wonderful elegiac, almost dreamlike feeling is produced.

The opening track, "Even Less" is superb with slide guitar taking us to crunching riffing by Wilson. The lengthy "Don't Hate Me" has excellent flute and sax playing by Theo Travis. My particular favourite is "A Smart Kid", with it's lyrics of a sole survivor of a post-holocaust Earth. This has a fantastic trademark Wilson guitar solo at the end.

This is such a mature effort from the band. The following "Lightbulb Sun" is nearly equally as good and "In Absentia" shows a band continually developing and changing. But "Stupid Dream" is special and shows Wilson breaking the band free from the reigns of being pigeonholed as prog rock or psychedelic, into something clearly there own.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Transition Album 1
Rather big porc tree fan here. When I first listened to it, this album really, really didnt fit together. Read more

Published on 9 Oct 2006 by M. P. Rumsby

2.0 out of 5 stars Pretty average.
I bought this album under the impression that this was a Progressive Rock record - a tag this doesn't live up to in my ears. Read more

Published on 23 Mar 2003 by the_green_pirate

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not the best
It seemed as if this was the most likely step for Porcupine Tree to take after Signify. Signify was more sing along than previous albums and in Stupid Dream this has been taken a... Read more

Published on 26 Jul 2002 by brigbrags

3.0 out of 5 stars Hmmmm ... Its hardly the sky moves sideways
Well well well. I bought this album ages ago and was kinda disapointed, looks to me like the band are moving away from what they do best and thats instrumentals. Read more

Published on 27 Aug 2000 by luvly_jubblies

5.0 out of 5 stars Music for the connoisseur.
Having only recently found the sounds of P.T. I decided to give this album a listen based on reviews on this page. It proved to be an excellent choice. Read more

Published on 5 Aug 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
How a so good album did not received a better success in the charts, well it does not matter to me, but I think it is unfair when you see who is trusting the charts. Read more

Published on 5 April 2000 by alaimay@hotmail.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Listen to this once and you may be hooked - superb
In my view Porcupine Tree are THE band of the 90's. Stupid Dream is arguably their most accessible album to date and is a wonderful piece of work. Read more

Published on 21 Dec 1999 by juval@btinternet.com

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