Tool VS Pain of Salvation

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    Tool is good... Too "NU" for me (specially aenima, Lateralus much better, 10000 days inconsistent). But POS, on the other hand, is a FANTASTIC band. I haven't heard scarsick yet, but let's see: Entropia, a good debut; One Hour(...), a fantastic album if a little noisy; The Perfect element, marvelous record though for me it falls down and crashes halfway through... Remedy Lane, a MASTERPIECE, among my top5 of all time; 12:5 a incredible acoustic rendition of music that at first hand doesn't seem too "acousticable" (?!?)... Finally, BE... a thesis made into an album, a whole philosophical approach to life by Gildenlow with good music (not during the entire album I must say, there are times that make me yawn...)... All of this shows me POS is, in my eyes, the far superior band. Though I insist, Tool is very good. Just too "NU".

Poll Question: Which do you prefer ?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Tool	56	[48.70%]
Pain of Salvation	59	[51.30%]
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The T Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 16 2006 Location: FL, USA Status: Offline Points: 17493	Posted: January 24 2007 at 19:50
	Tool is good... Too "NU" for me (specially aenima, Lateralus much better, 10000 days inconsistent). But POS, on the other hand, is a FANTASTIC band. I haven't heard scarsick yet, but let's see: Entropia, a good debut; One Hour(...), a fantastic album if a little noisy; The Perfect element, marvelous record though for me it falls down and crashes halfway through... Remedy Lane, a MASTERPIECE, among my top5 of all time; 12:5 a incredible acoustic rendition of music that at first hand doesn't seem too "acousticable" (?!?)... Finally, BE... a thesis made into an album, a whole philosophical approach to life by Gildenlow with good music (not during the entire album I must say, there are times that make me yawn...)... All of this shows me POS is, in my eyes, the far superior band. Though I insist, Tool is very good. Just too "NU".


Ridge Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: September 29 2005 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 96	Posted: January 24 2007 at 20:20
	I've heard all the Tool albums and only two by POS (Perfect Element and 1 Hour by the Concrete Lake). I prefer POS but both bands are great.
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Fuzz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: November 24 2006 Status: Offline Points: 40	Posted: January 24 2007 at 20:55
	Tie for me. They both suck equally.

Mellotron Storm Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: August 27 2006 Location: The Beach Status: Offline Points: 13016	Posted: January 24 2007 at 22:04
	I can't make a choice right now,too tough.
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el böthy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 27 2005 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 6336	Posted: January 24 2007 at 22:20
	Tool only because of Lateralus...they could not release the worst albums ever and POS their best works to date...and I still would have to give it to Tool, just because of Lateralus on a side not, I really like POS
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Benjamin_Breeg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 05 2006 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 229	Posted: January 24 2007 at 23:47
	i cant believe this is a draw! this poll shouldnt exist pain of salvation are thousand times better than any prog metal band


Equality 7-2521 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 11 2005 Location: Philly Status: Offline Points: 15783	Posted: January 24 2007 at 23:49
	^ My Thoughts exactly. No love lost to Tool though as demonstrated by my last.fm stats
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Progger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 26 2005 Status: Offline Points: 1188	Posted: January 24 2007 at 23:57
	If Remedy Lane is the best POS can deliver then I gotta vote for Tool.

Drew Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 20 2005 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 12600	Posted: January 25 2007 at 00:08
	Edited* see page 3 Edited by Drew - February 06 2008 at 18:24


enteredwinter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 05 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 501	Posted: January 25 2007 at 01:08
	These two bands are very close in quality, as supported by the poll results right now (an exact tie as I type this). I voted for Tool, only because Aenima would probably make my 10-albums-on-a-desert-island list, while nothing that POS has made would. I still like POS though, even Scarsick, which half of the fanbase seems to hate with a passion.

MadcapLaughs84 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 21 2006 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 658	Posted: January 25 2007 at 01:53
	I actually voted POS, but Maynard is awesome.


SirPsycho388 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 09 2005 Status: Offline Points: 697	Posted: January 25 2007 at 02:45
	Definately TOOL! They are amazing!
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kazansky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 24 2006 Location: Indonesia Status: Offline Points: 5085	Posted: January 25 2007 at 02:50
	P o S
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oracus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 12 2005 Location: Greece Status: Offline Points: 497	Posted: January 25 2007 at 04:22
	PoS They are just great. They are progin'! Tool just not click for me


Tasartir Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 06 2005 Location: Spain Status: Offline Points: 604	Posted: January 25 2007 at 05:48
	You know I was about to consider voting for PoS on this poll until I remembered their latest album release, it's disgustingly bad! So I'm voting for TOOL on this one since they don't have any weak albums at all.
	...Histoires Sans Paroles...

Moekk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: April 22 2006 Location: Austria Status: Offline Points: 62	Posted: January 25 2007 at 07:05
	You just dont seem to get that good music takes time. I posses the album for 3 years now and I am realising just now how big it is. How great it is and what the concept is all about.

magnus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 19 2006 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 865	Posted: January 25 2007 at 10:03
	Tool. I still dig PoS though, it's just that Tool 'does it' for me to a much higher degree.
	The scattered jigsaw of my redemption laid out before my eyes Each piece as amorphous as the other - Each piece in its lack of shape a lie

Zarec Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: August 19 2007 Location: Romania Status: Offline Points: 33	Posted: February 06 2008 at 05:03
	Pain of Salvation and Tool haven't got much in common, however i believe pain of salvation is a far more complex band than tool. Tool has many experimental/industrial interludes that don't really conform with what music generally is considered. Pain of Salvation sticks to music in what is considered it's purest form. Tool are way to avant-gardist from this point of view.

Seltzer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: February 03 2008 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 40	Posted: February 06 2008 at 06:16
	I prefer Tool, but Pain of Salvation is a very good band (excuse the band name :D ).

Norbert Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 20 2005 Location: Hungary Status: Offline Points: 2506	Posted: February 06 2008 at 08:07
	I rather vote for Pain of Salvation.