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TeniGray
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Topic: tool vs porcupine tree Posted: December 22 2006 at 11:49 |
two of the bands more creatives that i know, i preefer porcupine tree, but tool is an excellent band too...teh question is...porcupine tree or tool?
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eugene
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Posted: December 22 2006 at 11:53 |
Big NO to both
no, only kidding - I can listen to PT occasionally (Radioactive Toy live - very good)
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toolsofthetrade
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Posted: December 22 2006 at 12:06 |
Both band's recent albums were abysmal, but tool have a stronger (although smaller) back catalogue, so tool. Porcupine tree haven't released anything to rival aenima and lateralus.
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Revan
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Posted: December 22 2006 at 12:16 |
Porcupine is one of my fav bands of all time, but i'm much into tool at the moment. In creativity, tool does many more sig changes and it's like all instruments are following the drums, it's one of the bands in which the drums are the most important instrument. Porcupine tree is more kindly to develop keyboard textures, so they work much more with armonies. It's a total tie
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Heff
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Posted: December 22 2006 at 12:16 |
I'd have to go with Porcupine Tree. Tool is lyrically stronger, and their music is great, but they tend to always stick to the same sound. Porcupine Tree is able to play so many different styles of music and it is almost always awesome. Porcupine Tree has also released more material so there's more to appreciate.
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dAJaro
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Posted: December 22 2006 at 12:16 |
toolsofthetrade wrote:
Both band's recent albums were abysmal, but tool have a stronger (although smaller) back catalogue, so tool. Porcupine tree haven't released anything to rival aenima and lateralus. |
except of course for Lightbulb Sun, Stupid Dream, Deadwing, The Sky Moves Sideways and In Absentia. ;) maybe its because of my distaste for most bands metal but Porcupine Tree win this contest easily for me.
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johnobvious
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Posted: December 22 2006 at 12:18 |
toolsofthetrade wrote:
Both band's recent albums were abysmal, but tool have a stronger (although smaller) back catalogue, so tool. Porcupine tree haven't released anything to rival aenima and lateralus. |
You forgot your winking eye emoticon because I know this is a Joke. You are saying that In Abstenia and Deadwing are abysmal? Wrong Answer. And Tool are nowhere in their league.
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Easy Livin
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Posted: December 22 2006 at 12:24 |
A poll in all but name I think.
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Guzzman
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Posted: December 22 2006 at 12:30 |
I really don't mind Tool, got their latest CD a couple of weeks ago, but compared to Porcupine Tree? Sorry guys, but it has to be PT!!!
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toolsofthetrade
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Posted: December 22 2006 at 12:34 |
johnobvious wrote:
toolsofthetrade wrote:
Both band's recent albums were abysmal, but tool have a stronger (although smaller) back catalogue, so tool. Porcupine tree haven't released anything to rival aenima and lateralus. | You forgot your winking eye emoticon because I know this is a Joke. You are saying that In Abstenia and Deadwing are abysmal? Wrong Answer. And Tool are nowhere in their league. | It wasn't a joke - i said deadwing is abysmal, not in absentia, which is a solid album. There is no wrong answer, and you're right, tool are nowhere in their league, because they transcended that league back in '96.
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Howe Protege
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Posted: December 22 2006 at 12:58 |
I think are both great bands, but PT is more prog. Lateralus is better than anything PT has ever done though.
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TRoTZ
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Posted: December 22 2006 at 13:24 |
In my opinion, bands are not comparable, specially those trying to make something different in their areas, such as Tool or Porcupine Tree. Both are great bands, two of the best bands of our time. Tool, particularly, have constructed a very specific sound while Porcupine Tree have reavived the supreme sensibility in rock music, not seen in so many years, while making some original textures and mixings.
Both bands are outstanding and comparing is unfair. However, if I had to choose one of two to listen in a desert island, I would choose Porcupine Tree because the band seems not to be lacking in ideas, while Tool I have my doubts, evoked by their last album.
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Mikerinos
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Posted: December 22 2006 at 13:36 |
Porcupine Tree are one of my favorite modern bands, whereas I really don't care for Tool at all.
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MusicForSpeedin
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Posted: December 22 2006 at 13:45 |
I don't care for tool. I don't get it...it all sounds the same. PT is amazing though. I can listen to their music and not get the feeling that I am walking in place. I feel that with tool.
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Scapler
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Posted: December 22 2006 at 14:18 |
Porcupine Tree, hands down
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: December 22 2006 at 14:18 |
Even though I love both bands and Tool has a smaller back catalogue I have to pick Tool(SURPRISED???).
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Arsillus
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Posted: December 22 2006 at 14:19 |
Porcupine Tree. I like Tool, but not as much as PT.
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Philéas
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Posted: December 22 2006 at 14:20 |
Two completely different bands, hard to compare. I prefer Tool though.
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toolsofthetrade
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Posted: December 22 2006 at 14:22 |
MusicForSpeedin wrote:
I don't care for tool. I don't get it...it all sounds the same. PT is amazing though. I can listen to their music and not get the feeling that I am walking in place. I feel that with tool. | I would say that porcupine tree are less memorable and distinctive in their sound, and so are closer to sounding all the same, although neither's songs really do sound the same as each other. If you find tool's music sounds the same, you mustn't have a fully functioning pair of ears - yeah they have a certain pattern and style to their songs, but so do most bands - admittedly their progression has somewhat halted with the release of 10 000 days, but from opiate to lateralus their evolution was clear musically and lyrically, and they embodied the spirit of true progression (i.e expanding their sound, not just conforming to what `progressive music' is meant to be) during that period. They had more passion, drive and focus during that time than pt have ever had. btw, why is there no actual poll for this if it's in the prog polls section? or maybe my computer's playing up again
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Drew
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Posted: December 22 2006 at 14:31 |
PT is an easy choice for me- both are talented- but I listen to far more PT than Tool.
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