Stupid Dream

by Porcupine Tree

Stupid Dream cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 22 March 1999
  • Label: Kscope
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:00:01
  • Community rating: 4.13/5 from 10 ratings

Artists on this release: East Of England Orchestra, Theo Travis, Terumi, Chris Maitland, Colin Edwin

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Stupid Dream' acts as the pivotal bridge between Porcupine Tree's early psychedelic jams and their later, tightly structured alternative rock. Steven Wilson pairs highly melodic, introspective songwriting with progressive, atmospheric musicianship.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, atmospheric, progressive, spacey, expansive

Tracklist

  1. Even Less (7:11)
  2. Piano Lessons (4:22)
  3. Stupid Dream (0:28)
  4. Pure Narcotic (5:02)
  5. Slave Called Shiver (4:41)
  6. Don`t Hate Me (8:30)
  7. This Is No Rehearsal (3:27)
  8. Baby Dream In Cellophane (3:13)
  9. Stranger By The Minute (4:30)
  10. A Smart Kid (5:21)
  11. Tinto Brass (6:18)
  12. Stop Swimming (6:54)

Credits

  • Porcupine Tree - primary artist, producer [produced by]
  • Chris Thorpe - arranged by [orchestral arrangements], recorded by [orchestral recordings @ cedar arts centre]
  • Steven Wilson - arranged by [orchestral arrangements], mixed by, producer [produced by], vocals, guitar [guitars], piano, sampler [samples], written-by, organ [hammond organ], bass, organ [hammond organ]
  • Colin Edwin - bass guitar, bass, double bass, written-by
  • Nicholas Kok - conductor [eoeo]
  • Bill Smith Studio - design [cover photography modified by]
  • Chris Maitland - drums, percussion, backing vocals, written-by
  • Theo Travis - flute, saxophone [saxes], tenor saxophone, flute
  • Dominique Brethes - mixed by
  • Carl Glover - photography by [all other photography]
  • Tim Kent - photography by [band photography]
  • Robert Harding - photography by [cover photography]
  • Gary Woods - photography by [crowd photography]
  • Elliot Ness - recorded by [@ foel studios]
  • East Of England Orchestra - strings
  • Richard Barbieri - synthesizer [analogue synthesizers], organ [hammond organ], mellotron, piano, glockenspiel, written-by
  • Terumi - voice

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