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TexasKing 
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Posted: January 28 2018 at 15:05 |
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Dopeydoc
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Posted: January 28 2018 at 15:46 |
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Steven Wilson, Porcupine tree, Blackfield, No man...
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Squonk19
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Posted: January 28 2018 at 16:09 |
Devin is a talented guy - but Steven Wilson, despite the hype, is the prog icon, at least here in the UK. I'll even forgive him for Permanating. 
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Posted: January 28 2018 at 17:20 |
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Townsend. Wilson does nothing for me (unless it's Brian Wilson).
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Thatfabulousalien
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Posted: January 28 2018 at 17:46 |
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Devin Townsend 100%, Steven Wilson %0
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Posted: January 28 2018 at 17:57 |
 Thatfabulousalien wrote:
Devin Townsend 100%, Steven Wilson %0 |
This. Steven Wilson is pure ego. Devin is the opposite.
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Posted: January 28 2018 at 18:39 |
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Posted: January 28 2018 at 19:51 |
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Steven Wilson for me... but... What do they really have to do with each other?
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Posted: January 28 2018 at 20:46 |
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I don't know, I really like both a lot, even though I know much more Porcupine Tree / Steven Wilson solo than Devin Townsend. I still want to get some more Devin, of course. Perhaps I would give a bit of an edge to Steven Wilson, but in this case I really would need to know more albums from Devin to vote.
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Posted: January 28 2018 at 21:30 |
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Steven Wilson, but not by much.
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Posted: January 29 2018 at 01:02 |
Wilson’s music is average Townsend’s music is dogsh*t. I guess Wilson wins 
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Posted: January 29 2018 at 04:45 |
Steven Wilson is a minor genius. Hand Cannot Erase is one of the great albums of the C21st so far.
Devin Townsend's work leaves me as cold as a bucket of liquid helium.
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Posted: January 29 2018 at 04:55 |
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Posted: January 29 2018 at 06:00 |
Devin is cool
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Steven Wilson
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Prog On!
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Jeffro
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Posted: January 29 2018 at 07:28 |
mlkpad14 wrote:
Steven Wilson for me... but... What do they really have to do with each other? |
That's what we do here, polls that sometimes don't make much sense. It's gotten to the point where I actually look forward to polls that try to compare two completely disparate artists/bands.
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Posted: January 29 2018 at 11:58 |
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Pretty tough selection between the modern pioneers of prog, considering their respective areas. I like a good portion of Wilson's works overall but most of the cake goes to Townsend from me. Love especially his albums Ocean Machine and Casualties of Cool.
Edited by Kustin - January 30 2018 at 04:25
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Posted: January 31 2018 at 05:15 |
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Devin Townsend has his great, exceptional moments, such as Ocean Machine or a masterpiece called Synchestra. But since latter, he seems to be losing the steam and repeats more of the same, only without conviction. His mellow side has also good moments (several pieces on Casualties of Cool, album Ki) but the total quality is imo inferior. Steven Wilson has constantly high quality music, still shows high degree of creativity and inventiveness, and despite I perceive his solo a little inferior to Porcupine Tree, it tops Devin's efforts full of fillers (Deconstruction, Epicloud, Z2, Transcendence..) by miles.
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Posted: January 31 2018 at 05:53 |
I respect Devin Townsend and judging by interviews he also seems to be a very cool chap with a good sense of humour. His music though leaves me cold. Love most of Steven's music so there you go.
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Posted: January 31 2018 at 08:55 |
Guldbamsen wrote:
I respect Devin Townsend and judging by interviews he also seems to be a very cool chap with a good sense of humour.
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His sense of humor is absolutely out of this world. Brilliant it is, and completely crazy. Look up his Instagram profile and you will never think about life the same way ever again. Awesome I tell you, and crazy!
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Posted: January 31 2018 at 11:43 |
Jeffro wrote:
mlkpad14 wrote:
Steven Wilson for me... but... What do they really have to do with each other? |
That's what we do here, polls that sometimes don't make much sense. It's gotten to the point where I actually look forward to polls that try to compare two completely disparate artists/bands. |
Well both do share a heavy, metallic yet atmospheric and melodic take on prog structures, even if they work with different moods. You could say that Devin Townsend is doing for experimental metal what Steven Wilson is doing for artsy rock.
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Devin Townsend or Steven Wilson?
