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AFlowerKingCrimson 
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 Topic: Porcupine Tree vs The Mars Volta
Posted: March 20 2018 at 14:49 |
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Since both bands are no longer around(although it took PT a lot longer to make an official announcement)I thought I would do a poll with both of them. I was going to add Muse but I think since they are still around it wouldn't be fair. Please vote for the band you like more.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: March 20 2018 at 15:10 |
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Definitley PT. Even with The Incident they have a great string of records vs two or three for TMV.
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Posted: March 20 2018 at 15:36 |
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rushfan4
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Posted: March 20 2018 at 16:06 |
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PT. Muse are still around...and have a new release eminent.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: March 20 2018 at 16:23 |
 rushfan4 wrote:
PT. Muse are still around...and have a new release eminent.
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I know which is why I didn't list them.
However, I just saw online earlier that TMV do plan on reuniting at some point possibly later in the year. That will probably happen after a break from ATDI.
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: March 20 2018 at 18:14 |
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Porcpine. Tried hard to get into Deloused after all the great reviews here, but it never clicked...
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twalsh
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Posted: March 20 2018 at 19:29 |
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I can only enjoy TMV in small doses. Still a great band, however.
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More heavy prog, please!
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Posted: March 20 2018 at 19:33 |
The.Crimson.King wrote:
Porcpine. Tried hard to get into Deloused after all the great reviews here, but it never clicked... |
ditto. My wife loves the group.. and through repeated listens.. I've tried.. I mean I should enjoy it.. it is more up my stylistic alley that SWilson was... but like you.. it never clicked. At there is at least one SWilson..err..PT album I really really do enjoy.. so an easy vote.
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Dellinger
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Posted: March 20 2018 at 21:46 |
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^ And which PT album is it that you do enjoy?
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Manuel
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Posted: March 20 2018 at 21:59 |
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Porcupine Tree for sure. Never been a fan of The Mars Volta, but PT is one of my favorite modern day prog bands.
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Jeffro
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Posted: March 21 2018 at 04:59 |
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Definitely P-Tree but I do like Volta
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: March 23 2018 at 10:23 |
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Even though I started the poll I won't vote. I know most of PT's material but very little TMV. Still, I think I prefer PT by a pretty wide margin.
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Upbeat Tango Monday
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Posted: March 24 2018 at 08:14 |
Dream Theater 
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Posted: March 24 2018 at 08:40 |
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Thinking out loud here and gratuitously reminiscing.
I'm not a fan of either, but I have heard music by both that I appreciate (I have bought albums by both in my early trying to modernize my tastes phase not that long before joining this site, and neither did I like but later on I found some music that I do quite enjoy). It was discovering Miriodor that initially changed my mind that "modern" Prog can be as good as classic era music, then U Totem....
I started with In Absentia by Porcupine Tree and I disliked it. I started with De-Loused In The Comatorium by The Mars Volta and disliked it. In both cases I preferred the subsequent album, which was in each case the next album I heard. I think I'd choose Frances The Mute over Deadwing. I prefer earlier PT material (early to mid 90s) to later stuff. No vote, though, as neither did I become big on and I feel like I haven't heard enough of either's discography or heard it recently enough to vote fairly.
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"Questions are a burden to others; answers a prison for oneself" (The Prisoner, 1967).
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verslibre
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Posted: March 24 2018 at 12:16 |
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TMV for De-loused and Frances. (After that, I jump off.)
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Squonk19
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Posted: March 24 2018 at 12:42 |
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Porcupine Tree
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b_olariu
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Posted: March 24 2018 at 14:38 |
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Neither
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Dopeydoc
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Posted: March 25 2018 at 14:58 |
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PT by a mile or two
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Posted: March 25 2018 at 15:08 |
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Neither
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Posted: March 25 2018 at 15:11 |
Dellinger wrote:
^ And which PT album is it that you do enjoy? |
Yes...I'd like to know which one also... ;)
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Porcupine Tree vs The Mars Volta
