Editing Porcupine Tree (section)

====''Fear of a Blank Planet''====
In August 2006, Porcupine Tree announced that the band had signed with [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner Records UK]].<ref name="Rockdetector">{{cite web |url=http://www.rockdetector.com/news/artist,33401.sm?id=3353 |title=PORCUPINE TREE SIGN DEAL WITH ROADRUNNER |publisher=Rockdetector |date=7 August 2006 |access-date=7 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018090635/http://www.rockdetector.com/news/artist%2C33401.sm?id=3353 |archive-date=18 October 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Prior to their first release on Roadrunner, the band released their first live concert DVD, ''[[Arriving Somewhere...]]'', on 10 October 2006. It was accompanied by a brief tour in which the group performed 50 minutes of new material from the forthcoming studio album for the first half of the shows. Supporting acts included Swedish band [[Paatos]] in Europe and [[ProjeKct Six]] in the United States.<ref name="Porcupine Tree Gig"/>

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The band announced the next album's title would be ''[[Fear of a Blank Planet]]'' in January 2007 and the album was released on 16 April 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seaoftranquility.org/article.php?sid=773|title=News: Porcupine Tree Unveil Fear Of A Blank Planet in NYC!|publisher=Sea of Tranquility|access-date=26 January 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110053420/http://seaoftranquility.org/article.php?sid=773|archive-date=10 January 2011}}</ref> The album charted in almost all European countries,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/album/17345|title=Porcupine Tree – Fear of a Blank Planet – Music Charts|publisher=αCharts.us|access-date=6 April 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110714120158/http://acharts.us/album/17345|archive-date=14 July 2011}}</ref> and peaked at number 59 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].{{cn|date=May 2025}} A 92-date tour for 2007 took the band to countries where they had never performed, such as Finland and Mexico. The tour included appearances in multiple music festivals such as the [[Voodoo Experience]] in New Orleans, the German twin-festivals, [[Hurricane Festival|Hurricane]]<ref name="Hurricane Festival 2007 Lineup">{{cite web|url= http://www.hurricane.de/bands/features.php|title= Hurricane Festival 2007 Lineup| access-date= 17 March 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070629101010/http://hurricane.de/bands/features.php |archive-date=29 June 2007}}</ref> and [[Southside Festival|Southside]],<ref name="Southside Festival 2007 Lineup">{{cite web|url =http://www.lastfm.es/event/31658+Southside+Festival+2007|title = Southside Festival 2007 Lineup| publisher=[[Last.fm]] | access-date =17 March 2007}}</ref> and the [[Download Festival]] of [[Donington Park]].<ref name="Download Festival 2007 Lineup">{{cite web |url=http://2007.downloadfestival.co.uk/lineup/ |title=Download Festival 2007 Lineup |access-date=14 May 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225153357/http://2007.downloadfestival.co.uk/lineup/ |archive-date=25 December 2007}}</ref> The band performed their first ever shows in Australia in 2008.

The lyrics of the album deal with some common behaviour tendencies concerning society, especially youth, in the beginning of the 21st century, such as [[bipolar disorder]], [[attention deficit disorder]], [[drug abuse]], alienation,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.progressiveworld.net/html/modules.php?id=76&name=Interviews&rop=showcontent|title=porcupine tree|website=ProgressiveWorld.net|first=Marcel |last=Haster|date=6 July 2007|access-date=5 April 2008}}</ref> and deprivation caused by mass media.<ref name="DPRP Specials">{{cite web|url=http://www.dprp.net/specials/2008_porcupinetree/index.php|title=DPRP Specials – Porcupine Tree – Interview 2008|first1=Martien|last1=Koolen|first2=Bart Jan|last2=van der Vorst|publisher=The Dutch Progressive Rock Page|access-date=5 April 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402054123/http://www.dprp.net/specials/2008_porcupinetree/index.php|archive-date=2 April 2008}}</ref> The concept of the album was inspired by [[Bret Easton Ellis]] novel ''[[Lunar Park]]''<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.caerllysimusic.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d77.html | title= Interview with Steve Wilson in Preston 53 Degrees venue | publisher= Caerllysi Music | access-date= 20 April 2007 | date= 20 April 2007 | first= Tam | last= Laird | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070928131455/http://www.caerllysimusic.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d77.html | archive-date= 28 September 2007 | df= dmy-all }}</ref> and the title alludes to [[Public Enemy (band)|Public Enemy]]'s album, ''[[Fear of a Black Planet]]'', both sharing the particularity of reflecting notorious conflicts affecting society in the world at some time. Wilson notes that whilst [[racism|race relationship]] was the main issue among young people when Public Enemy's album was released, it was replaced in the 21st century by a general superficiality, boredom, and introversion.<ref name="ProgArchives">{{cite web | first= Joey | last= Kelley | url= http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37160&FID=47 |title=Topic: Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree, April 2007 | date= April 2007 | access-date= 8 May 2007 | url-status= live | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070525144004/http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37160&FID=47 |archive-date=2007-05-25 | df= dmy-all }}</ref> The album features contributions from [[Rush (band)|Rush]]'s [[Alex Lifeson]] and [[King Crimson]]'s [[Robert Fripp]].

<blockquote>Wilson: "My fear is that the current generation of kids who're being born into this information revolution, growing up with the Internet, cell phones, iPods, this download culture, 'American Idol,' reality TV, prescription drugs, PlayStations—all of these things kind of distract people from what's important about life, which is to develop a sense of curiosity about what's out there."<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.mtv.com/news/1555478/porcupine-trees-wilson-talks-complex-new-lp-project-with-opeths-akerfeldt/ | title= Porcupine Tree's Wilson Talks Complex New LP, Project With Opeth's Akerfeldt | publisher= [[MTV News]] | date= 23 March 2007 | first= Chris | last= Harris | access-date= 12 April 2008 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150105231204/http://www.mtv.com/news/1555478/porcupine-trees-wilson-talks-complex-new-lp-project-with-opeths-akerfeldt/ | archive-date= 5 January 2015 | df= dmy-all }}</ref></blockquote>

[[File:Porcupine Tree Richard Barbieri TS Wisła Kraków 002.jpg|thumb|right|165px|Richard Barbieri during a Porcupine Tree performance in [[Kraków]], Poland, in 2007]]

On 5 November 2007, ''Fear of a Blank Planet'' won the Album of the Year award for the 2007 ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' magazine awards.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/page/classicrock?entry=oh_what_a_night | title = Oh, what a night! | magazine = [[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] | date = 6 November 2007 | access-date=8 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214050810/http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/page/classicrock?entry=oh_what_a_night |archive-date=14 December 2007}}</ref> In December 2007, it was nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album|Grammy Award for "Best Surround Sound Album"]] though ''[[Love (The Beatles album)|Love]]'' by [[The Beatles]] won the award.<ref name="grammy">{{cite web | url = http://www.musicramble.com/50th-annual-grammy-nominations/ | title = 50th Annual GRAMMY Nominations | publisher = Music Ramble | date = 6 December 2007 | access-date = 6 December 2007 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071214091926/http://www.musicramble.com/50th-annual-grammy-nominations/ | archive-date = 14 December 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

A new [[Extended Play|EP]] called ''[[Nil Recurring]]'' was released on 17 September 2007, featuring four unreleased tracks from the ''Fear of a Blank Planet'' sessions and including another contribution from Robert Fripp. The second leg of the tour started on 3 October 2007, now promoting new music from the EP. ''Nil Recurring'' entered the [[UK Indie Chart|UK Top 30 Independent Label Albums]] at number eight.<ref name="BBC - Radio 1">{{cite web| url = http://i30.tinypic.com/2hnywjt.jpg| title = BBC – Radio 1 – Chart Show| publisher = [[BBC Radio 1]]| date = 24 February 2008| access-date = 3 March 2008| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080413203405/http://i30.tinypic.com/2hnywjt.jpg| archive-date = 13 April 2008| df = dmy-all}}</ref> The EP was reissued on 18 February 2008 through [[Peaceville Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://theseaweedfarm.com/2007/11/25/nil-recurring-on-peaceville-records/|title= Nil Recurring on Peaceville Records| website=The Seaweed Farm|access-date= 29 March 2010 |url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508142014/http://theseaweedfarm.com/2007/11/25/nil-recurring-on-peaceville-records/|archive-date=8 May 2011 |first=David|last=Mytton}}</ref>

A recording from a 4 October 2007 in-store, mostly acoustic, performance at Park Avenue CDs in [[Orlando, Florida]], was released on 18 February 2008 on CD under the name of ''[[We Lost The Skyline]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://theseaweedfarm.com/2008/02/18/nil-recurringand-we-lost-the-skyline-released-today/|title= The Seaweed Farm: Nil Recurring and We Lost The Skyline released today!|access-date= 18 February 2008|archive-date= 27 June 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200627030019/http://theseaweedfarm.com/2008/02/18/nil-recurringand-we-lost-the-skyline-released-today/|url-status= dead}}</ref> The title is a reference to the lyrics of "[[The Sky Moves Sideways|The Sky Moves Sideways (Phase One)]]", which was the opening song on the live set. The album was released on [[Gramophone Record|vinyl]] of 21 March 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://theseaweedfarm.com/2008/03/21/we-lost-the-skyline-vinyl-edition/|title= We Lost The Skyline vinyl edition| website=The Seaweed Farm|access-date =21 March 2008 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717030019/http://theseaweedfarm.com/2008/03/21/we-lost-the-skyline-vinyl-edition/|archive-date=17 July 2011|first=David |last=Mytton }}</ref> While intended to be a full-band show, the lack of space in the store only allowed the two guitarists, Wilson and John Wesley, to play.