Kscope/Snapper (UK and US) East Rock/One Music (Korea)
Producer
Steven Wilson
Porcupine Tree chronology
Signify (1996)
Stupid Dream (1999)
Lightbulb Sun (2000)
2006 Reissue
Digitally Remastered CD-DVDA Cover art by Lasse Hoile
Singles from Stupid Dream
"Piano Lessons" Released: April 1999
"Stranger by the Minute" Released: October 1999
"Pure Narcotic" Released: November 1999
Stupid Dream is the fifth studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree. It was first released in March 1999, and then re-released on 15 May 2006 due to the band's rising popularity on major record label Lava Records with their releases of In Absentia in 2002 and Deadwing in 2005. The album, along with Lightbulb Sun in 2000, represented a transitional period for the band, moving away from the band's earlier work in instrumental and psychedelic music, but before they took a more metal direction in 2002 onwards. The album takes a commercially accessible pop rock sound while still retaining heavy progressive rock influences.
The album's title is a reference to frontman Steven Wilson's view of the music industry; while many aspire to be a musician for fame and glamorous lifestyle, he feels it's a "stupid dream" because it actually leads to a life of hard work and struggle.
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^Ezell, Brice (15 February 2012). "The 10 Best Progressive Rock Albums of the 2000s". PopMatters. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
^"Porcupine Tree branches out. By Gene Santoro : Articles, reviews and interviews from Rock's Backpages".
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