Fear Of A Blank Planet CD

TRANSMISSION REISSUE OF PORCUPINE TREE039S 2007 STUDIO ALBUM 039FEAR OF A BLANK PLANET03934an aggressively modern merger of Rushs arena art rock, U.K. prog classicism especially Pink Floyd and King Crimson and the postgrunge vengeance of Tool34Rolling StoneOriginally released in 2007, Fear Of A Blank Planetwas Porcupine Tree039s ninth studio album. It was the band039s biggest selling album at the time, was their first album to break into the Billboard top 100 in the USA as well as charting across Europe, earned the band a Grammy nomination and has been featured in Rolling Stone Magazines Greatest Prog Albums Of All Time.Fear Of A Blank Planetwas an ambitious 50 minute piece of music made of 6 tracks that flow together to create a cohesive whole, the British artrockers Porcupine Tree created a concept album based on the Bret Easton Ellis novel Lunar Park, with lyrics that addressed how the adolescent protagonist battled his bipolar and attentiondeficit disorders with a regimen of prescription drugs and Internet overstimulation.The music used sprawling vocal melodies, atmospheric guitars and drums that tumbled through chaotic passages to echo the main character039s manicdepressive states.Fear Of A Blank Planetfeatures guest appearances from Robert Fripp King Crimson amp Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson..This new Transmission version of Fear Of A Blank Planet will be released as a CD in a 4panel digipack.