Reception
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| Allmusic | |
| Sputnik Music | |
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Reception for the album has been mostly positive. Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars, praising the album as "... the next great step forward for Porcupine Tree, a distinct advancement in how well the foursome could completely rock out as well as find its own narcotic style of ambient exploration...For all that Wilson may once again be singing obliquely on the pressures and nature of end-of-century life, he still does so in an engagingly left-of-center way." Sputnik Music gave it a four out of five as well, praising the album for being "Caught between Porcupine Tree's psychadelic roots and their song-oriented future, Signify is a testament to Porcupine Tree's power as a dark, brooding album with excellent production and a thoroughly progressive heart." The Dutch Progressive Rock Page praised the album as well, giving it an equivalent score of 8 out of 10, stating "Signify isn't the best Porcupine Tree album out there, and it certainly isn't one of the first recommendations I would make to a 'newbie' wanting to check out the band...This doesn't mean that there's no high quality stuff on the album though. The CD contains songs that have become big PT classics, like the heavy metal title track "Signify" ...the band's first attempt at a single, "Waiting", and "Dark Matter"" The narrative seagues between tracks was also praised.
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