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    Posted: November 27 2005 at 08:34
Two great progressive metal bands you probably know about, so which one is better ?  

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This is like comparing beer and wine ... pointless.
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Bad beer and bad wine, no less
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 27 2005 at 09:26
I've only heard Tyranny of the latter and didn't think it was too hot, while I've heard all of Symphony X's albums and I think they're great. So I'll take the Romeo-led band.
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Symphony X

Shadow Gallery are excellent too!
RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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Hhhmmmm...
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I wonder who Ed voted for
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Yes... I wonder myself...

But I do love Symph X!!!
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From Shadow Gallery I've only heard "Legacy" and "Carved in Stone", they were quite good but I like Symphony X a lot more and think they (symphony x) are more interesting, IMO!

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Shadow Gallery demolishes Symphony X.  I used to love Symphony X, they used to be one of my favorite progressive metal bands, but the more I listen to them the blander they get.  Yes, Symphony X has some great songs like Edge of Forever, Divine Wings of Tragedy, and Through the Looking Glass, but the majority of their songs, especially on the later releases are quite bland.  Symphony X has never made an album that is progressive and creative as Room V from Shadow Gallery is.  Shadow Gallery has more diverse tones, much clearer playing, and much more complex music.

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^Now thats the spirit!

Although You tend 2 label Symph X the "prog metal Nirvana"
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I love both bands, but I prefer SG better - their material is more diverse (someone else stated this same notion before me), their instrumental interplaying is more clvere and their musical ideas are more refined.

SG's "Room V" is my fav 2005 prog metal album, but again, I'm having great expectation for SX's next recording. Michael Romeo says that it's going to be darker than previous releases - we'll wait and hear!

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First I think, Symphony X are much more complex and for me Symphony X have the largest longevity ever. I've been into so many progmetal bands but the spirit left after after a while and Symphony X was my first band and I'm still listening to them every day!
Furthermore there are not many bands as diverse as Symphony X!

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Originally posted by W.Chuck W.Chuck wrote:

Furthermore there are not many bands as diverse as Symphony X!

I assuming you're restricting that to mainstream prog metal there, unless SX have done a lot of stuff that I couldn't imagine them doing
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Originally posted by AtLossForWords AtLossForWords wrote:

Shadow Gallery demolishes Symphony X.  I used to love Symphony X, they used to be one of my favorite progressive metal bands, but the more I listen to them the blander they get.  Yes, Symphony X has some great songs like Edge of Forever, Divine Wings of Tragedy, and Through the Looking Glass, but the majority of their songs, especially on the later releases are quite bland.  Symphony X has never made an album that is progressive and creative as Room V from Shadow Gallery is.  Shadow Gallery has more diverse tones, much clearer playing, and much more complex music.

V: The New Mythology Suite is anything but "bland".
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:


V: The New Mythology Suite is anything but "bland".



As well as the track THE ODYSSEY. Gets still better and better after 200 listenings!

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I don't know.... Like Mike said comparing Wine to beer is a bad thing.

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Certainly that was difficult to choose... However I had luck of to assist to a concert of the Symphony X ( ) and although had not gained myself like on disk (too cold...) I should say that with that all technique is passed in second plan. In this sense better Deep Purple (  ) and PFM (  )
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Originally posted by NELMOMEDELPROG NELMOMEDELPROG wrote:

Certainly that was difficult to choose... However I had luck of to assist to a concert of the Symphony X ( ) and although had not gained myself like on disk (too cold...) I should say that with that all technique is passed in second plan. In this sense better Deep Purple (  ) and PFM (  )

What does this mean?????????


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I have absolutly no idea...

maybe he voted for Symphony X...

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