Not sure if there are any other fans out there, but this is the best pure prog rock album I have heard in the past 20 years at least and the best album to date by Porcupine Tree or Steven Wilson. Yes, even better than Hand Cannot Erase and Blank Planet in my opinion. Just phenomenal.

I listened to the deluxe version with the three bonus tracks, which were all outstanding and I assumed were just part of the album.

Very highly recommended.

Finally! Saw them years ago at the House of Blues in Houston. Thanks for the heads up. Can't wait to give it a listen.

Is it not yet released in the US? I tried purchasing on Amazon today and it looked like an expensive Japanese pressing.

Been out since the 24th at midnight. I bought it on the iTunes Store because I still buy at least digital albums for bands I really like. Not sure what's up with Amazon. They are releasing some more expensive vinyl and deluxe editions though. Maybe that's what you saw.

Ok thanks. I always buy a physical copy still, even though I immediately rip it to my ipod. Just like owning a physical copy. There were no domestic cds listed on Amazon, just vinyl and some foreign CDs.

Dignity is an incredible song

It's even better than I hoped for. Dignity is my favorite, but it was hard to pick a standout. SW is so brilliant at changing dynamics within a song. It's always for the sake of the song, not to show off. I miss Colin, but I get why he's not there.

I was at that HoB show. Incredible. (Cool to see Bigelf, too.) I also went to SW's last solo show there. It was killer even though he had the flu.