Lol. I was reading on the internet that this album, Metanoia, has been called the opposite of Stupid Dream, but every bit as good. That is so accurate! Why they didn’t release it first as a regular Porcupine Tree album is beyond me…well sort of…this music is great, but it doesn’t sound at all like Stupid Dream, which is often called Porcupine Tree’s best cd, especially by those that don’t commonly listen to progressive rock.
Stupid Dream does not lend itself very well to jazz blending. Stupid Dream’s songs are written seemingly to catapult the band to the fame of bands like Rush. Rush is one of those bands that plays a song again, and again, and again, until they get it correct, and then the song is played exactly the same way for the rest of all time.
Also, if you are looking for something with lyrics, then this one will fail you.
If you want to know how good jazz fusion can get, I highly recommend this album. This is like the sound Miles Davis was trying to achieve in his later years. In fact, Metanoia reminds me a little of the Miles Davis album Bitch’s Brew, except in my opinion Metanoia is better.
Metanoia has some fantastic jams. In fact, they go really well with the other album I am reviewing today, "Spontaneous Combustion," by the Liquid Trio Experiment. You just have to give it a chance though. If you don’t like this one on first listen, I completely understand. However, if you walk away from this album with a negative opinion of it, I judge that you are not a fan of good music. If you don’t like Metanoia, go listen to it when you drink or something, as for me I like this one sober.
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