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condor 
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Posted: September 05 2017 at 12:36 |
Porcupine Tree
Although, DSOTM speaks to me more than any album of either band.
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I haven't explored Porcupine Tree nearly so much, but I still voted for Pink Floyd. I love the lyrics on various albums, but it's the ones on Animals that I tend to recall the most (especially from "Dogs"). Pink Floyd's lyrics often appeal to my cynical view of the world.
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Posted: September 05 2017 at 14:16 |
I went with Floyd, but I had to think about it for a minute. Porcupine Tree is a little hit or miss for me . The stuff I like, I like a lot, but some other stuff, not so much. I think Floyd is a little more consistent ( at least for me) so they got my vote.
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Posted: September 05 2017 at 14:17 |
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Posted: September 05 2017 at 14:19 |
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Pink Floyd
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No PF, no SW. The fact that Steven did the song "Time Flies" shows he knew where he got the butter for his bread from.
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Posted: September 05 2017 at 16:26 |
ahhh.. neither... lyrics are the single most overrated aspect of.... hah... MUSIC. 
RPI rules man... 100% music... 0% lyrical bullsh*t...
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Posted: September 05 2017 at 21:28 |
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Pink Floyd without a single doubt.
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Posted: September 05 2017 at 21:57 |
 Chula Vista wrote:
No PF, no SW. The fact that Steven did the song "Time Flies" shows he knew where he got the butter for his bread from. |
That's a bit harsh. I can't remember Roger Waters writing lyrics about serial killers.
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Posted: September 06 2017 at 01:15 |
iluvmarillion wrote:
Chula Vista wrote:
No PF, no SW. The fact that Steven did the song "Time Flies" shows he knew where he got the butter for his bread from. |
That's a bit harsh. I can't remember Roger Waters writing lyrics about serial killers. |
 SW does seem to have a corner on that market. Blackest Eyes is so incredible. "A mother sings a lullaby to a child Sometime in the future the boy goes wild And all his nerves are feeling some kind of energy A walk in the woods and I will try Something under the trees that made you cry It's so erotic when your make up runs"
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Posted: September 06 2017 at 06:30 |
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The Floyds.
Could never get into PT.
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Posted: September 06 2017 at 12:07 |
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Lyrically, PF.
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Posted: September 06 2017 at 17:35 |
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Pink Floyd. The other band is imaginary.
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Posted: September 06 2017 at 17:46 |
condor wrote:
Whose lyrics speak to you more?
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Wasn't gonna bother with this until i noticed the poll question. Good lyrics are great and very bad lyrics are annoying but lyrics are in general not of great importance to me. Pink Floyd were obviously blessed with having a really gifted lyricist while Porcupine Tree are one of the few bands with lyrics often cringeworthy enough to get in the way of the music (which isn't all that great to begin with).
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Posted: September 06 2017 at 18:02 |
PF was completely overplayed among my circle of friends. Especially DSotM. Every f'n weekend....twice! Will not likely listen to them on purpose for the rest of my days.
Re: PT. I respect much of the engineering work Steve Wilson has done over the past few years. But neither PT or his solo work has connected with me in any way. I saw PT live and they really came off as AOR compared to the other acts at the festival.
So...neither.
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Posted: September 06 2017 at 19:07 |
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Posted: September 07 2017 at 09:52 |
I listen to each for the music. Lyrically neither do a whole lot for me.
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Posted: September 07 2017 at 13:35 |
I think any answer other than Pink Floyd here is baffling. The maturity and grasp of the lyrics is simply so far ahead and if you want to indulge in a bit of grown-man-spewing-strangely-teen-angst nonsense like Porcupine Tree, The Wall is clearly a better version of it. And you have Barrett, who is very much the thinking man's Jim Morrison.
"And the sea isn't green
and I love the queen
and what exactly is a dream? and what exactly is a joke?"
I don't mind PT's earlier lyrics, though FoaBP is just embarrassing, but I don't think they hold up here.
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Posted: September 07 2017 at 13:41 |
I like a couple PT albums but the PF body of work is awe inspiring...not even close 
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Posted: September 07 2017 at 20:35 |
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Pink Floyd of course. PT's lyrics are good, but I prefer Floyd's approach to writing theirs.
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