Lightbulb Sun
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| Studio album by Porcupine Tree | ||||
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Publication |
2000 |
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admission |
November 1999 to January 2000 |
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Kscope
Snapper |
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Title (number) |
10 |
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running time |
56:17 |
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Steven Wilson |
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Studio (s) |
Foel Studio, Llanfair Caerinon, Wales |
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Lightbulb Sun is the sixth studio album by the British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree . It was released by Kscope and Snapper in 2000 .
Creation and publication
Lightbulb Sun was recorded in Wales and England. A string quartet was involved in the recording. Chris Blair mastered the album at Abbey Road Studios .
In 2001 an edition with a bonus CD was released, in 2008 a DVD-Audio with a remastered and a surround version of the album as well as other bonus tracks.
Title list and style
The pieces were written by Steven Wilson, the seventh in collaboration with Colin Edwin. The ninth track is a joint effort by all band members. A voice recording of the leader of Heaven's Gate was used for the fifth track .
- Lightbulb Sun - 5:31
- How Is Your Life Today? - 2:46
- Four Chords that Made a Million - 3:36
- Shesmovedon - 5:13
- Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled - 4:48
- The Rest Will Flow - 3:14
- Hatesong - 8:26
- Where We Would Be - 4:12
- Russia on Ice - 13:03
- Feel So Low - 5:18
- Bonus title 2001
- Buying New Soul (Edit) - 6:07
- Pure Narcotic - 5:14
- Tinto Brass (Live at Southampton University) - 6:43
- Untitled - 2:06
- Bonus title 2008
- Disappear - 3:40
- Buying New Soul - 10:26
- Cure for Optimism - 6:36
Lightbulb Sun is an overall quieter album than its predecessor Stupid Dream , the atmosphere is mostly melancholy. There are influences from art pop, britpop , psychedelic rock , alternative rock and grunge .
reception
The album was positively received by the press. Thomas Kerpen praises it in Ox-Fanzine as "an extremely aesthetic, artistic rock album that spans the arc between catchy pop and improvised jam sessions and the complexity of which you as a listener have something for a long time". Markus Peltner from Babyblauen Seiten sums it up: “The album has no weaknesses, but a lot of highlights. There is no music here that can be heard on the radio. Here music is offered that is often 'moving', that can touch you, that grabs you and carries you away. Great cinema and already a classic. ”The music magazine eclipsed selected Lightbulb Sun at 38th place on its list of the 150 most important prog albums.
Web links
- Lightbulb Sun at Allmusic (English)
- Reviews of Lightbulb Sun on the baby blue pages
Individual evidence
- ^ Porcupine Tree: Lightbulb Sun , accessed October 29, 2012.
- ↑ Porcupine Tree: FAQ , accessed October 29, 2012.
- ^ Ned Raggett: Lightbulb Sun at Allmusic (English), accessed October 29, 2012.
- ↑ a b Baby Blue Prog Reviews: Porcupine Tree. Lightbulb Sun , Baby Blue Pages , accessed October 29, 2012.
- ↑ Thomas Kerpen: Porcupine Tree / Lightbulb Sun , Ox-Fanzine No. 79, accessed on October 29, 2012.
- ↑ eclipsed No. 144, p. 37.