Radiohead vs. Pink Floyd vs. Tool vs. Opeth
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Topic: Radiohead vs. Pink Floyd vs. Tool vs. Opeth
Posted By: adace1
Subject: Radiohead vs. Pink Floyd vs. Tool vs. Opeth
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 01:26
| Just so you all know: Radiohead is my favorite band ever but the other bands are almost as awesome. |
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Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 01:33
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Worthless modern band vs. Pink Floyd vs.Worthless modern band vs. Worthless modern band Haha, rare is the occasion where I cast my lot with the floyd. When its them against post-89 trash, the floyd wins. |
Posted By: adace1
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 01:34
Question: Do you consider them worthless because they are modern or simply worthless or is this just an attempt at trolling?
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WalterDigsTunes wrote:Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 01:37
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I tell it like it is. Thirty six hundred plus posts, and not a single one is in favour of post-89 buffoonery. Say "NO!" to new music and say "YES!" to pre-89 heroes! |
Posted By: adace1
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 01:41
Ok. Thanks for clearing it up.
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 01:56
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What...what is this??? Craziest poll yet!
None of us are 100% sure of that even to this day... |
Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 01:57
Pink Floyd without doubt. ------------- A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 02:13
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Pink Floyd of course. Difficult to compare an historical prog leader band and ... Tool, Opeth and even Radiohead. -------------  One of my best achievements in life was to find this picture :D |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 02:24
Walter plays a bit of a character here on the boards. Don't let him get to you.
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 02:24
| Oh, and I voted Floyd, of course. Tool comes closely after. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 02:33
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Without Pink Floyd there might be some contest here. ------------- 
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Posted By: adace1
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 02:35
That's true
 I should have realized that there would be a Floyd bias before I made the poll. Oh well. |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 02:37
| ^ It's not really a bias. Pink Floyd just have a larger influence and following for obvious reasons. |
Posted By: adace1
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 02:54
You're right but I was kinda hoping that more people would consider the modern bands on their own terms rather than automatically choose Floyd because it influenced all the rest. I just wanted to avoid the whole "Old bands are better because they're old and new bands are worse because they're new" type of logic but yeah, I see your point.
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 02:59
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^ I don't share that mentality, and even I voted for Floyd.
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Posted By: The Wrinkler
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 03:02
YAY! Floyd vote for walter!  I voted Pink Floyd...with Radiohead being second. |
Posted By: adace1
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 03:15
Well I'm not pretending to know what the motive is behind every person who votes for Floyd but the fact that they are currently rating quite high in comparison with the other bands suggests there is some kind of bias and I think, as you said, that it's natural on a forum like this. But of course I have my own bias so I'll stop with this and get on with actually talking about the music
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 03:17
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What's the connection between Floyd and the others? ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: adace1
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 03:19
I think Tool and Opeth are influenced to a fairly large degree by Floyd. I admit the connection to Radiohead is a little hazier but people often compare Radiohead to Floyd (specifically OK Computer to DSOTM).
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 03:22
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OK computer is a quite good album for me, but to be honest I can't see a relation. I've listened to Tool for the first time in my life just yesterday and again I don't see this influence but in this case I may be wrong. ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 03:26
Walter's logic, then? Gotta be Opeth for me. Tool in a tight second with PF, and Radiohead really don't do much for me. ------------- 
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Posted By: adace1
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 03:29
Hmm..As far as Radiohead goes, it might be that both Radiohead and Floyd used synths in an experimental fashion. The two albums might be related more so lyrically than by anything else since the themes on both seem to echo each other. Also, people often say that Tool is the "metal version of Pink Floyd" (although they say that about Opeth too). Maybe if you listen to songs like Disposition or Intension you can hear the resemblance but in my opinion, Tool is a little closer to post-rock/post-metal than traditional prog rock.
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 04:12
| ''What's theeeeeeeeeeere?'' |
Posted By: Synchestra
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 04:23
Also I voted for TOOL but it was hard because I've been on a massive Radiohead binge lately ------------- 'Yeah, thats.. Whatever you're talking about for ya' - Zapp brannigan |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 04:27
With the more recent bands, it's tougher to make a call, since their careers are still valid and going strong. As of right now, I still find it hard to beat Tool, but that could change tomorrow. That's the beauty of the present. With Floyd, we know all their work already and have enough time to compare them with their peers in retrospect. Much easier to pick a favorite in that situation. At least for me.
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Posted By: Textbook
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 04:29
| I think Opeth are on track to be one of the greatest of all time. Pink Floyd already are. Tool and Radiohead, certainly significant bands, but not greatest of all time. |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 04:31
Except not nearly enough people enjoy scream-oriented vocals to put Opeth in that broadly-accepted a position, even in the future.
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Posted By: JD
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 05:34
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In a PF vs over hyped 'New progressive' bands PF wins hands down. I've listened to all of it except for Opeth which I only have 'Damnation' and they all have a long way to go to touch the material that Floyd produced.
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Posted By: Textbook
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 05:40
| JLocke: I dunno, Opeth played the Royal Albert Hall the other day. They're bringing death metal places people would have bet money it would never go. And even if it's never a mainstream proposition, they'd still be one of the greatest of all time to people who knew them which counts for something. |
Posted By: snobb
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 06:51
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PF against prog metal (good band) against other ... with some scent of prog just for fashion? Strange poll... I really like some modern prog, but - indie/brit-pop/pop-metal influenced bands with some borrowed synth sounds? Hmmm... 
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Posted By: Misomex777
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 06:57
| Did anyone really think Pink Floyd would not win this? |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 07:00
Why don't we start a poll between...let me think...Genesis vs Yes ?  ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: Telinstryata
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 07:05
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I like Radiohead I adore Pink Floyd I love Tool I love Opeth Surprise, surprise... the vote goes to Pink Floyd.
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Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 07:18
I don't. ------------- One of my best achievements in life was to find this picture :D |
Posted By: JROCHA
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 07:32
| Tough choice im a fan of Tool,Radiohead and Floyd. Cant get into Opeth, ive tried. So i would have to go with Tool, great lyrics, great musicanship,great live show...cant pass that up. |
Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 07:43
| Poeple like me ( 55 years old ) have a longer story with floyd albums and it's one reason for choosing it but it's not the only reason , i think they did strong and innovative albums that will last longer time than some modern bands i mean radiohead , for instance , i like them but they sometimes did pretentious things, realy boring stuff and also made stupid statements like , for instance < genesis is an abominable band but we've stolen a few tricks to them ?? is it supposed to be a prog state of mind? |
Posted By: mohaveman
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 09:29
| Floyd |
Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 09:30
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Opeth
Pink Floyd/Tool
Radiohead
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Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 10:53
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Floyd and Opeth, Radiohead and Tool are fine but don't get to me as they should |
Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 10:53
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1. Opeth
Tied for 2nd: Radiohead and Pink Floyd
4. Tool ------------- 
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Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 11:05
Pink Floyd is the only worthy band for me on this list - all the rest bore me.  ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: The Monodrone
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 11:12
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Radiohead. One of my favorite bands. The rest goes Pink Floyd, Opeth and ... Tool, very far behind.
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Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 11:14
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Floyd of course
Love Tool
Radiohead ... mostly meh
Opeth doesn't do it for me
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Posted By: paganinio
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 11:26
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it will be difficult to create a poll that is more pointless and meaningless than this one.
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 11:31
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Tool ------------- 
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Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 11:47
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Why don't we do a.... DSOTM vs. OK Computer vs. 10,000 days vs. Blackwater Park poll? I went with PF. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 12:06
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Pink Floyd, particularly for pre-Dark Side albums, and most particularly I think the "Atom Heart Mother" suite is terrific. Perhaps Walter would like that. Both Waters and Gilmour have called it crap, and I would call it more of a Ron Geesin work than Pink Floyd. So, one can vote for that, while, in a way, vote against Floyd (or at least certain members of Floyd with, I think, rather large egos). I like some Radiohead, but never really tried to explore the music much (not that interested). I haven't liked any Tool I've heard yet, so uninterested in delving further. I respect Opeth, but I don't think it's really my thing so I haven't explored the music much. Pink Floyd was my favourite band for years, but I lost interest until I rediscovered "Atom Heart Mother". ------------- Just a fanboy passin' through. |
Posted By: Atykin
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 12:09
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I never understood all the fuss about Radiohead. I owned OK computer, tried to listen to it, but found it boring.
Opeth is great, Tool is ok.
Lonely at the top is Pink Floyd....
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Posted By: progger7
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 12:13
THIS ------------- 
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Posted By: progger7
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 12:14
i HATE radiohead btw.....they're a bunch of creeps and weirdos. WTF ARE THEY DOING HERE?!!  -------------
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Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 12:15
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If Pink Floyd hadn't been in the options, I would have gone all the way for Radiohead. There's some Floyd influence in Radiohead's music but they are a vastly different band overall. Tool and Opeth are very far away from Floyd, there might be some elements that you can trace back to PF but they are hardly a major influence on either band.
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Posted By: The Monodrone
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 12:26
That's nice. So, it has nothing to do with their music, then? And you personally know they're creeps and weirdos? Also, why shouldn't they be on here? If Tool's on here, so should Radiohead. -------------
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Posted By: progger7
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 12:54
i was just trying to be funny. i'm surprised you didn't get the reference.  -------------
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 13:06
"But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo What the hell am I doin' here? I don't belong here I don't belong here." ------------- Just a fanboy passin' through. |
Posted By: EliasMisael
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 13:07
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Opeth by far, Then Tool, and the others... not my cup of tea ------------- "...Basic temperamental filters on our eyes Alter our perceptions Lenses polarize..."  |
Posted By: The Monodrone
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 13:09
I knew you were referencing "Creep," but I still thought that you meant what you said. -------------
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Posted By: progger7
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 13:25
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only thing i meant was agreeing that it will be difficult to create a poll that is more pointless and meaningless than this one. might as well remove pink floyd from the list because none of the bands he listed can compete or compare with them. -------------
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 13:33
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Pink Floyd without hesitation, but I like all the bands in the poll. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Weirdamigo
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 13:51
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Seeing that almost 80% of my posts are pro-floyd or floyd related this is an easy poll. I really started to like Radiohead lately, especially their debut album "Pablo Honey". Opeth is just Ok for me and I just can't bring myself to like Tool for some reason. ------------- A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything. - Friedrich Nietzsche |
Posted By: chemebien
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 13:54
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Pink Floyd>.......................................................>Opeth>Radiohead>Tool
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 14:08
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Oh well, it won't be a tie like yes & Genesis, then Radiohead are a sublime, intelligent, progressive, and fantastic band. Unfortunately, they are not Pink Floyd. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org |
Posted By: adace1
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 15:52
| Why do people think this is a meaningless poll? Not everyone thinks Floyd is the best band out of them all, myself included. I happen to think we're having a legit discussion. |
Posted By: Jazzywoman
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 16:08
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Pink Floyd is rockin in my book! Though Tool is pretty sweet as well, and the others....i dont really care for haha. -------------  
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Posted By: snobb
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 16:43
Poll's results show some different things though
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Posted By: Any Colour You Like
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 16:43
Holy f**k, I'd never have guessed. PF > Opeth >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Radiohead >>>>>> Tool |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 16:49
Yes. True progressive artists don't worship past prog artists to the point of pointless emulation. They take concepts and ideas from them perhaps, but then they press on and do their own thing. They try to innovate and be original. Yes didn't sound exactly like their influences, did they? They sounded like Yes. So what if a modern prog band doesn't like Genesis that much? Are they required to?
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 16:51
Oh, just admit you've made a crappy poll and strive to do better next time.
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Posted By: adace1
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 16:54
I was just basing it off of my personal taste
 Maybe that was the problem? |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 16:57
| ^ I'm having a bit of fun with you. |
Posted By: CoCambria
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 17:01
Agreed. Progressive is moving forward. ------------- All The Best FREAKS are Here! Please Stop STARING at ME!-Marillion |
Posted By: adace1
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 17:01
I know
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 17:02
I think you and I are gonna get along quite well here.
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 17:07
Maybe he thinks its 3600+ "trolling" posts.........
 Anyhow...I agree with WalterDigs(Looney)Tunes......The Floyd easily here, I don't care for any of the others, I honestly can say I don't think I have heard any of their music, not on purpose.
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 17:36
Then why would you vote? Seems a bit unfair, if you ask me.
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 17:49
I didn't click PF button....I should have said that...my bad
 ..the vote option is still open for me. That being said to your point I retract my inital post...but not the part about Walter... Thanks for setting me straight! -------------
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 17:52
^ lol, no big deal. I was merely confused.  Sorry.
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 17:54
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^ Although for a small monetary contribution I might be swayed into voting for a non-PF option... -------------
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 18:06
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Posted By: CoCambria
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 18:27
Thanks! I really like it here! You will be seeing me a lot. ------------- All The Best FREAKS are Here! Please Stop STARING at ME!-Marillion |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: October 27 2010 at 18:47
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Opeth BY FAR
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Posted By: ferush
Date Posted: November 05 2010 at 19:52
| I like all but the worst of them is Pink Floyd for me; fortunely vanguardist music is going on. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: November 07 2010 at 08:11
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Check my sig for my choice ------------- 
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Posted By: OT Räihälä
Date Posted: November 07 2010 at 09:10
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Don't know why just these four bands are in this vote, but I say Radiohead because they are the proggiest of them. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/osmotapioraihala/sets" rel="nofollow - Composer - Click to listen to my works! |
Posted By: cesarsc
Date Posted: November 07 2010 at 17:05
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Pink Floyd . ------------- Still a Newbie in THIS forum.... |
Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: December 04 2010 at 06:04
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Opeth!!!!!!
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Posted By: overmatik
Date Posted: February 14 2011 at 09:54
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All these are great bands, but Floyd is like four levels above the rest, with Tool coming in 2nd place.
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: February 14 2011 at 11:19
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Pink Floyd >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Opeth>>>>>>>Tool>>>>Radiohead ------------- 
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Posted By: Steven Brodziak
Date Posted: February 14 2011 at 16:26
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It's like the difference between "SHHOTING A BULLET" (Floyd) & "THROWING IT" (all the rest listed). After reading the comments here. I must admit that Floyd being in the poll was what got me here.I do like Opeth, but only when not screaming. ------------- Well, there it is. (Amadeus) |
Posted By: By--Tor
Date Posted: February 14 2011 at 16:48
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If Opeth, Radiohead and Tool are anything but distant long forgotten memories thirty years from now then it might be fair to compare them to Pink Floyd, otherwise they should not even be brought up in the same breath. |
Posted By: By--Tor
Date Posted: February 14 2011 at 16:50
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Posted By: boo boo
Date Posted: February 14 2011 at 16:55
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I think Radiohead are comparable to Pink Floyd in terms of quality.
Not Tool and Opeth however, though those are good bands.
Pink Floyd take it but only slightly over Radiohead. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/kingboobs/?chartstyle=LastfmSuicjdeGirls" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Anirml
Date Posted: February 14 2011 at 17:37
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Pink floyd and Opeth are great. Rather listen to some Can instead of Radiohead =p
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Posted By: overmatik
Date Posted: February 15 2011 at 06:51
Wow, human beings never cease to impress me... ------------- "Wear the grudge like a crown of negativity. Calculate what we will or will not tolerate. Desperate to control all and everything. Unable to forgive your scarlet letterman." |
Posted By: idiotPrayer
Date Posted: February 15 2011 at 13:09
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well it feels sort of silly to choose radiohead over pink floyd but at the end of the day, when it all comes down to my individual music enjoyment radiohead IS better. pink floyd is certainly fantastic and superinfluential but i enjoy the musical qualities of radiohead more. oh yeah, tool and opeth are great too. |
Posted By: (De)progressive
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 13:35
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Pink Floyd=>Radiohead>>Opeth>>>Tool ------------- ''Hope is the first step on the road to dissapointment.'' (Friedrich Nietzsche) 
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Posted By: Rapataz
Date Posted: August 10 2012 at 12:54
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Albums like Meddle, Atom heart mother and Umma gumma are next to impossible to beat ... on the other hand... imagine the poll would be "post-wish you were here-Pink floyd" against the other bands... I would go for the other three... Opeth, Radiohead and Tool all showed a great consistency, creating new & interesting stuff along their career without making any bad albums. But, of course that's not the question ------------- www.myspace.com/rasayanaband |
Posted By: MonsterMagnet
Date Posted: August 19 2012 at 07:24
| OPETH!!! |
Posted By: mohaveman
Date Posted: August 19 2012 at 15:34
| Floyd |
Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: August 19 2012 at 18:58
| Pink Floyd and Opeth are tied for me.. I don't like the other bands at all. |
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: August 19 2012 at 23:43
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I'd say it's pretty equal for me, throughout all these bands. I've never been a huge Floyd guy and I've really learned to appreciate and respect Radiohead over the years. ------------- 
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