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* ''On the Sunday of Life'' (1991) - consists of tracks from the early cassettes ''Tarquin's Seaweed Farm'', ''Love, Death & Mussolini'' and ''The Nostalgia Factory''. Wilson mentioned in the reissue's liner notes that this album is impossible to remaster because it was recorded directly to tape on various 4-, 8- and 16-track machines at his home, and the tracks would be wiped once he finished a song.
* ''On the Sunday of Life'' (1991) - consists of tracks from the early cassettes ''Tarquin's Seaweed Farm'', ''Love, Death & Mussolini'' and ''The Nostalgia Factory''. Wilson mentioned in the reissue's liner notes that this album is impossible to remaster because it was recorded directly to tape on various 4-, 8- and 16-track machines at his home, and the tracks would be wiped once he finished a song.
** ''Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape'' (1992) - a compilation of the leftover early tracks that didn't make it on ''Sunday''. Includes the original cassette version of "Radioactive Toy", a song that was re-recorded for ''Sunday''. The CD version includes a cover of "The Cross" by [[Prince]], while the vinyl version replaces that with "Out" (originally from ''Love, Death & Mussolini'').
** ''Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape'' (1992) - a compilation of the leftover early tracks that didn't make it on ''Sunday''. Includes the original cassette version of "Radioactive Toy", a song that was re-recorded for ''Sunday''. The CD version includes a cover of "The Cross" by [[Prince]], while the vinyl version replaces that with "Out" (originally from ''Love, Death & Mussolini'').
* ''Up the Downstair'' (1993) - features [[Early Bird Cameo|Early Bird Cameos]] from Barbieri and Edwin; PT only became a functioning band after the album was released.
* ''Up the Downstair'' (1993) - features [[Early-Bird Cameo|Early Bird Cameos]] from Barbieri and Edwin; PT only became a functioning band after the album was released.
** Remastered, partially re-recorded with the band and re-released in 2005, bundled with the ''Staircase Infinities'' EP.
** Remastered, partially re-recorded with the band and re-released in 2005, bundled with the ''Staircase Infinities'' EP.
* ''The Sky Moves Sideways'' (1995) - ''almost'' their first band effort; time constraints during recording meant that "The Moon Touches Your Shoulder" and "Dislocated Day" were entirely recorded by Wilson alone.
* ''The Sky Moves Sideways'' (1995) - ''almost'' their first band effort; time constraints during recording meant that "The Moon Touches Your Shoulder" and "Dislocated Day" were entirely recorded by Wilson alone.
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* ''The Incident'' (2009)
* ''The Incident'' (2009)


Plus the predictable [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcupine_Tree_discography bunch of EPs, compilations, rarities and live albums].
Plus the predictable [[wikipedia:Porcupine Tree discography|bunch of EPs, compilations, rarities and live albums]].


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** ''In Absentia'': Loosely tells the story of a serial killer
** ''In Absentia'': Loosely tells the story of a serial killer
** ''Deadwing'': While not necessarily one, it does link together elements of a movie script Steven was writing.
** ''Deadwing'': While not necessarily one, it does link together elements of a movie script Steven was writing.
** ''Fear of a Blank Planet'': Told from the viewpoint of a teenager in modern day society, isolated and alienated by prescription drugs and mass media. According to that other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_a_Blank_Planet#Concept wiki] it was heavily influenced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Park Lunar Park].
** ''Fear of a Blank Planet'': Told from the viewpoint of a teenager in modern day society, isolated and alienated by prescription drugs and mass media. According to that other [[wikipedia:Fear of a Blank Planet#Concept|wiki]] it was heavily influenced by [[wikipedia:Lunar Park|Lunar Park]].
** ''The Incident'': Has a theme of moments that change someone's life forever. The title track was inspired by a car accident Wilson witnessed, and his thoughts the the word "incident" was a very cold way to describe an event that could destroy people's lives. Another song (The Blind House) was inspired by the US government raid on a cult's ranch in Texas where polygamous marriages to teenage girls were going on.
** ''The Incident'': Has a theme of moments that change someone's life forever. The title track was inspired by a car accident Wilson witnessed, and his thoughts the the word "incident" was a very cold way to describe an event that could destroy people's lives. Another song (The Blind House) was inspired by the US government raid on a cult's ranch in Texas where polygamous marriages to teenage girls were going on.
* [[Cover Version]]: The US version of ''Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape'' includes a cover of [[Prince]]'s "The Cross".
* [[Cover Version]]: The US version of ''Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape'' includes a cover of [[Prince]]'s "The Cross".
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* [[Progressive Metal]]: ''In Absentia'' onward. It helps that ever since that album, the metal community has considered them a member, with websites such as ''Metal Storm'' and ''Metal Underground'' reviewing their latest albums and adding their artist profile to their database.
* [[Progressive Metal]]: ''In Absentia'' onward. It helps that ever since that album, the metal community has considered them a member, with websites such as ''Metal Storm'' and ''Metal Underground'' reviewing their latest albums and adding their artist profile to their database.
* [[Record Producer]]: Steven Wilson does it himself, and has produced other bands (most notably [[Opeth]]). He's also been remixing [[King Crimson]]'s old albums for re-release.
* [[Record Producer]]: Steven Wilson does it himself, and has produced other bands (most notably [[Opeth]]). He's also been remixing [[King Crimson]]'s old albums for re-release.
* [[Self Backing Vocalist]]: Wilson, most of the time.
* [[Self-Backing Vocalist]]: Wilson, most of the time.
* [[Stoic Spectacles]] Steven Wilson is a pretty man. More so with glasses than without.
* [[Stoic Spectacles]] Steven Wilson is a pretty man. More so with glasses than without.
* [[Shout Out]]: "Pure Narcotic" has one in the first verse, to the [[Radiohead]] album "The Bends". A slightly less subtle one would be The Sky Moves Sideways, a psychedelic rock album with five tracks, the first and last of which are halves of the titular song. Does this remind any Pink Floyd fans of anything? And The Incident contains the song Time Flies, which is about nostalgia and contains MANY musical and lyrical hat-tips to Pink Floyd - ''Animals'' was the first album Steven Wilson bought as a child. It also has passing references to [[The Beatles]] and [[Jimi Hendrix]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: "Pure Narcotic" has one in the first verse, to the [[Radiohead]] album "The Bends". A slightly less subtle one would be The Sky Moves Sideways, a psychedelic rock album with five tracks, the first and last of which are halves of the titular song. Does this remind any Pink Floyd fans of anything? And The Incident contains the song Time Flies, which is about nostalgia and contains MANY musical and lyrical hat-tips to Pink Floyd - ''Animals'' was the first album Steven Wilson bought as a child. It also has passing references to [[The Beatles]] and [[Jimi Hendrix]].
** ''Fear of a Blank Planet'' is named after [[Public Enemy]]'s ''Fear of a Black Planet''.
** ''Fear of a Blank Planet'' is named after [[Public Enemy]]'s ''Fear of a Black Planet''.
* [[Take That]]: A bunch to the music industry, such as "Piano Lessons" and "The Sound of Muzak". The entire ''Fear of a Blank Planet'' album can be seen as one to today's youth popular culture as a whole, with "Anesthetize" directly mentioning MTV.
* [[Take That]]: A bunch to the music industry, such as "Piano Lessons" and "The Sound of Muzak". The entire ''Fear of a Blank Planet'' album can be seen as one to today's youth popular culture as a whole, with "Anesthetize" directly mentioning MTV.
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