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Nick Holmes’ Porcupine Tree On Track provides an astute analysis of all Porcupine Tree’s studio albums and EPs and provides an illuminating insight into the band’s music for existing and new fans alike.

Burning Shed

“Holmes’ book is a thoroughly entertaining and informative read for anyone with a lively interest in progressive rock, and an essential purchase for fans of the band.”

Jan Buddenberg, DPRP

“It’s more than apparent that [Holmes] has fully immersed himself in the PT catalogue, and that he knows more about rather more about it than anyone outside the musicians concerned… for PT fans who want an abundance of gems, countless pertinent quotes from the band themselves, all the relevant album artwork and a generous helping of shrewd insight, this is as close to a one-stop Porcupine Tree shop as you can get.“

Dom Lawson, Prog October 2021

A Must-have for Porcupine Tree fans

“This is intelligently written by musician / writer Nick Holmes. It’s an easy read in straightforward language, which is a relief because it could so easily have been overblown with pompous art-rock language...

There is a growing amount of PT / Steven Wilson literature emerging – official and unofficial material. This book stands well amongst them because:

1. It’s easy to read as a book that can be dipped into at any part;
2. It’s not overly expensive like some PT literature;
3. It has detail about each track that even a long-time fan like myself didn’t know.

In conclusion: This is one of the better books in the On-Track series and if you like Porcupine Tree and / or Steven Wilson, I definitely recommend having this book.“

Joe Snow, Amazon Customer Review

 Essential (!) Reading for PT fans

As someone who has all the PT albums from ‘Up The Downstair’ onwards I just had to have this book as soon as I learned of its existence. The book did not disappoint.
Another reviewer mentioned that the author appears to be a fan. Sure that is probably true but it doesn’t take anything away from this very nicely detailed analysis of all the PT albums.
Each album is described along with a track-by-track analysis. This includes the featured musicians, background stories to all the tracks and references where available to Steven’s own notes and comments from the recording sessions and other published sources.
I said to a friend and fellow PT fan that this was a fascinating read and a bit of an out of body experience. That was because the author is explaining to you what you already knew (or thought you already knew) but in a way that transcends and enhances your own thoughts and interpretations of each track.
My friend read the analysis of ‘Heart Attack in a Layby’ and messaged me back with just two words… Goose. Bumps.

Paul J, Amazon Customer Review

Great book with lots of details about P Tree’s music, and the story behind the songs. Also a great reference for understanding where the various EP’s and compilations fit into the catalog.

*****

Chris Lira, Good Reads

On Track… Porcupine Tree is available at Burning Shed and on Amazon – including the Kindle Edition