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moonlapse 
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 Posted: October 06 2006 at 22:31 |
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Opeth rules.
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Selkie
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 20:08 |
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Opeth by a long shot, Tool doesn't do much for me anymore. I used to be a tool fan, but their music just seems tedious and dull now.
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el böthy
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 19:32 |
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Why dont you just ask me which testicle I like more??? too hard...I mean maybe as a band in general Opeth...but then there is Lateralus perfection...I dont know
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"You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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The Miracle
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 18:20 |
I love Opeth but Tool are just too good. As far as prog metal coes they beat all but DT for me.
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the icon of sin
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 17:48 |
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Tool edge it for me, mainly due to "Lateralus" being my favourite album bar none.
Opeth have more stuff, do more tours etc. but Tool's time is special. Can't wait to see them in Nottingham on December 1st.
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Open-Mind
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 17:22 |
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Opeth for me too
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"I'm on a roll, I'm on a roll this time, I feel my luck could change.. "
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GPFR
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 17:10 |
 Mlaen wrote:
I like Opeth better. 
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Yep, me too. As simple as that.
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KoS
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 17:07 |
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Tool, by a mile and 7/8.
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Empathy
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 16:52 |
TheProgtologist wrote:
That is the problem I had with someone's
post,acting like they were media crazy.For the firs couple of years I
got into Tool I barely knew what they looked like.They don't appear in
their videos,and in the early days pretty much shunned the media.
And the Sharon Osbourne comment totally mystified me.  |
I'm pretty much at a loss about all the "MTV Band" comments, and the like.
I, for one, think it's the time-honored "If it's popular it must suck" phenomenon.
Tool has more or less broken every unwritten rule about how to make it in the music industry.
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Pure Brilliance: 
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 16:48 |
That is the problem I had with someone's post,acting like they were media crazy.For the firs couple of years I got into Tool I barely knew what they looked like.They don't appear in their videos,and in the early days pretty much shunned the media. And the Sharon Osbourne comment totally mystified me.
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lightbulb_son
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 16:45 |
Opeth by a mile for me. They're my favorite band of all time so the choice wasn't terribly hard.
Not that Tool are bad, but they're just not my style. I would defend Maynard though, the posts labeling them as MTV darlings are far from the truth, you guys need to think about what you're saying. Tool do get radioplay, but they are not as out there as you all are claiming.
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When the world is sick Can't no one be well But I dreamt we were all beautiful and strong 
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markosherrera
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 16:23 |
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opeth is better because its one of the best mixing deathmetal with symphonic . tool sometimes seems a MTV BAND.
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markosherrera
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 15:58 |
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well i like OPETH that have the mix of death metal and symphonis rock that make it one of the best but tool sometimes seems a MTV band.
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Empathy
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 15:41 |
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Tool.
Opeth is _very_ good, but Tool takes it to a whole new level conceptually.
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Mlaen
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 15:35 |
I like Opeth better.
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Tony Fisher
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 15:29 |
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Opeth by miles. Much better guitarists and Akerfeldt's voice is brilliant; I can just about cope with the death metal vocals but prefer it when he leaves them out.
I keep meaning to review Lateratus but hold back because I know I'm going to offend Tool fans. I just can't see anything prog in them at all, but even reviewing it as a prog album, I'm going to rate it very low. I constantly find myself comparing Tool to metal gods like Metallica and Budgie (a little known Welsh band - for our American brethren, Metallica coverered Breadfan and A Crash Course In Brain Surgery by them) and thinking how bloody tedious they are.
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Magic Mountain
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 15:02 |
Magic Mountain wrote:
Falling Flower wrote:
Clark Ashton wrote:
Tool does have it's merits, but at the end of the day they are just commercial radio/mtv/hot topic mall-core darlings from Sharon Osbourne's stable of dog and pony acts.
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On what planet do you live. 
On mtv here they play Opeth, but never have they played Tool.
They don't even talk about Tool on tv or radio here.  |
Correct me if I'm wrong, but actually Tool won music video of the year with their video for "Sober" from "Undertow."
As for the question, I love both bands and have all of their cds. However, I will chose Tool since they do not use the cookie monster voice. While I've grown to tolerate it for Opeth because of their great music, I'd prefer that they would not use the growls. Call me an old fart. |
I stand corrected. Tool won the following video awards:
Tool won the 1993 Billboard Music Video Awards for Best New Artist, and their video for "Sober" won for Best Clip, Hard Rock/Metal
"Prison Sex" was nominated for 1995's MTV Music Video Awards' Best Special Effects category.
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daz2112
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 15:00 |
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Opeth for me!
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In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole
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enteredwinter
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 14:37 |
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I picked Opeth, reallly only for one reason. They are far more productive in terms of sheer amount of music produced, and all of it is quality. Tool, on the other hand, takes an inordinate amount of time to make an album.
Much better that they focus on making good music instead of churning out a pile of crap year after year, but to have been around for 15 years and only have released 3 truly classic LPs (and only 4 total!) is disappointing.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of Tool, I just want more, dammit.
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Proghat
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 14:37 |
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Tool blows and shouldn't even be on this site.
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