History YMMV / PorcupineTree

* MagnumOpus: ''In Absentia'', arguably ''Fear of a Blank Planet''.
** Older work will usually turn to ''Stupid Dream''.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: "Linton Samuel Dawson". It sounds like it's being sung by a [[Film/DespicableMe Minion]].

** Some will admit besides "Blackest Eyes", "Anesthetize" is a pretty grand song, especially when it hits the [[FanNickname debated movement name, "The Pills I'm Taking"]].

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: "Linton Samuel Dawson".

* FanDumb: A portion of the Porcupine Tree fanbase has exhibited behaviors of this since the band went on hiatus and Steven Wilson began to focus more on his solo career. The more Wilson put time and effort into that form of output, the more those fans became convinced that the band would be splitting up for good.
** It's gotten ''worse'' since his constant collaborations with {{Opeth}}. A portion accuses Wilson for causing the band's new sound (despite the fact he helped with the creation of ''Blackwater Park'' and ''Damnation''..) and even more so go out of their way to make [[HoYay stupid comments about how Wilson and Akerfeldt have a relationship]].
** Go on Wilson and Porcupine Tree's Last FM pages, and you'll end up seeing either:
--> Fans respecting Wilson and PT.
--> Fans ''complaining'' about Wilson's solo career.
--> Fans bitching about how ''The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)'' was Wilson's worst album (to the point where it's that close to [[WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop someone else's thoughts on it..]])
-->Fans saying Wilson and [[{{Opeth}} Akerfeldt]] [[HoYay are in love with each other]].

--> Fans bitching about how ''The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)'' was Wilson's worst album (to the point where it's that close to [[TheNeedleDrop someone else's thoughts on it..]])

* PrettyBoy: Steven Wilson, full stop.

* {{Bishonen}}: Steven Wilson, full stop.

* Bishonen: Steven Wilson, full stop.

-->Fans respecting Wilson and PT.

* SweetDreamsFuel: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDNqLQL1aNE Half Light]]

** It's gotten ''worse'' since his constant collaborations with Music/Opeth. A portion accuses Wilson for causing the band's new sound (despite the fact he helped with the creation of ''Blackwater Park'' and ''Damnation''..) and even more so go out of their way to make [[HoYay stupid comments about how Wilson and Akerfeldt have a relationship]].

* CompleteMonster: The narrator of "Strip the Soul", a creepy song about a serial killer who keeps the bodies of his victims in his own house.

* AcceptableTargets: Technology and the music industry.

* NightmareFuel: Most of the lyrics on ''In Absentia''.
** ''Fear of a Blank Planet'' in general. The music video for the title track takes this UpToEleven.
** Some of their older stuff can be Nightmare Fuel also. Try listening to "Up the Downstair", "What You Are Listening To", "Voyage 34 Phase IV", and "Space Transmission" alone in the dark.
** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr_z9j2btNg music video for Strip The Soul]]. Oh my god. The lyrics reference [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_West the West murders.]]
** "Bonnie The Cat." Holy shit, Bonnie The Cat. It talks about rape and subsequent pregnancy FROM THE RAPIST'S POINT OF VIEW. Well, Steven Wilson ''did'' say he likes to write about things that are scary to him..
** "Radioactive Toy" deserves a special mention, since it was inspired by the movie ''{{Threads}}''.

* CompleteMonster: The narrator of "Strip the Soul", a [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel creepy]] song about a serial killer who keeps the bodies of his victims in his own house.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Most of the lyrics on ''In Absentia''.

** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr_z9j2btNg music video for Strip The Soul]]. Oh my god. Not to mention that the lyrics reference [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_West the West murders.]]

* TearJerker: "Collapse the Light Into Earth", "Heartattack in a Lay By", the ending of "Anesthetize", "Stop Swimming", "Shesmovedon", "Black Dahlia", "Feel So Low", "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here", some others depending on context... probably the majority of their music, but Wilson believes the saddest songs to be the most beautiful.
** The video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY5_nQAPGXY "Way out of Here"]], which is dedicated to the founder of the PT myspace group, who was killed by a train.

** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr_z9j2btNg music video for Strip The Soul]]. Oh my god.