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Fear of a Blank Recurring

Vinzo | Boston, MA United States | 02/19/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Nil Recurring is comprised of four songs which add a luster and polish to last year's masterpiece, "Fear of a Blank Planet" beautifully. However, when blended with "Fear", the two separate releases linked together work remarkably well as a complete project. Each of the four songs on "Nil Recurring" carry the themes or motifs which highlight "Fear". I have created my own version of "Fear" by incorporating the songs of Nil Recurring. It is intersting to see where these songs fit in the Fear mix. My favorites on Nil Recurring are "Normal", which contains variations of "Sentimental" and starts with a dynamic accoustic guitar intro and then simply soars. Outstanding!! The last song, "What Happens Now" is a tour de force for Steve Wilson: great vocal and a blast of sonic guitar that he displays in concert. This is great stuff.

Taken together, "Fear of a Blank Planet" and "Nil Recurring" continue the long string of brilliant music that Wilson and his mates have turned out regularly. Perhaps the well-deserved attention is finally coming to them, with the recently announced Grammy nomination for surround sound album. If you love Wilson's other stuff and with no new PTree music on the horizon this year, this is a must."

Another great title from Porcupine Tree

AccessDenied | 02/20/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Fantastic mini album! Steven Wilson utilizes the more recent sounds of PT like FOABP and Deadwing.



Track Info:

1.Nil Recurring is an instrumental song

2.Normal is a fantastic song with a great guitar riff (it uses a chorus to that similar on the track "Sentimental" from FOABP)

3.Cheating the Polygraph is what some fans consider to be the best on this album, although it is not my favorite track on the album but it is very unique.

4.What Happens Now? Really really good song, reminds me of The Sky Moves Sideways the way its format is. This and Normal are the two best tracks on the record.



Any PT fan should get Nil Recurring, they will not regret it!!!"

Quality always beats quantity

Ronald H. Parry | University Place, WA United States | 04/06/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I am amused that many of the complaints here are due to the length of this CD. In my opinion, half an hour of PT rewards the listener with much more quality music than most bands' full-length CDs. The songs on Nil Recurring are not merely outakes from the FOABP sessions, and even though SW makes use of some of the conceptual and musical themes that occur on Blank Planet, each composition and performance easily stands on it's own.

In particular, Cheating the Polygraph showcases the talents of Gavin Harrison more than any PT track I can think of (besides the live version of Hatesong), and What Happens Now? is one of those tracks that about the third time around you realize just what an amazing song it is.

When I began buying albums they were typically around this length; this one is worth every penny."