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====''Stupid Dream''==== Wilson, Barbieri, Edwin, and Maitland spent all of 1998 recording their fifth studio album, a release that reflected the band's move towards a more song-oriented writing. Wilson acknowledged this time he was "much more interested in songwriting as an art form, as opposed to soundscape development" and commented he took influence from [[The Beach Boys]]' ''[[Pet Sounds]]'', [[Todd Rundgren]], [[Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young]], and "anything with really good ensemble singing". He also indicated that he was "interested in the idea of the pop song as a kind of experimental symphony". {{listen |filename=Porcupine Tree - Pure Narcotic.ogg|title="Pure Narcotic"|description=is a single from ''Stupid Dream''. "Pure Narcotic" is an acoustic song without drums. [[Radiohead]]'s album ''[[The Bends (album)|The Bends]]'' is mentioned by name in the lyrics. ''[[Stupid Dream]]'' evidenced a change of direction in the sound of the band, being a more song-oriented record.|format=ogg}} The band recorded the album without a label, but signed with [[Snapper Music|Snapper]]/[[Kscope]] before releasing ''Stupid Dream'', in March 1999. The album was supported by a tour of the United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, France, Poland, and the United States. The three singles taken from the album: "[[Piano Lessons (single)|Piano Lessons]]", "[[Stranger by the Minute]]", and "[[Pure Narcotic]]", all achieved mainstream exposure in the US and in Europe, and placed well in the UK independent charts and on radio-station playlists. Although the album was a departure from their earlier sound, it brought the band new-found popularity and went on to become the band's best-selling and most acclaimed release up to that time.
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