| Author |
 Topic Search  Topic Options
|
Andy Webb 
Special Collaborator
Retired Admin
Joined: June 04 2010
Location: Terria
Status: Offline
Points: 13298
|
 Posted: November 22 2011 at 21:51 |
|
^Bud, it's a 5 vote difference, not 50, as we saw in the last poll.
|
|
|
 |
Horizons
Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: January 20 2011
Location: Somewhere Else
Status: Offline
Points: 16952
|
Posted: November 22 2011 at 22:23 |
I was kidding.
Saying we should close it while Riverside is winning.
|
|
Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
|
|
Luna
Forum Senior Member
Joined: July 28 2010
Location: Funky Town
Status: Offline
Points: 12794
|
Posted: November 22 2011 at 22:32 |
 Andyman1125 wrote:
Paging all DT fanboys...
|
How many pagers do you have?
|
|
|
|
infocat
Forum Senior Member
VIP Member
Joined: June 10 2011
Location: Colorado, USA
Status: Offline
Points: 4671
|
Posted: November 22 2011 at 22:33 |
DT has two great albums, I&W and SFAM, and maybe disc one of 6DOIT, but I actually haven't gotten anything of theirs since ATOT. Grew out of them maybe? For Riverside I got ADHD last year, and all the rest this year. And I love them all!!! So Riverside it is!
|
|
--
Frank Swarbrick
Belief is not Truth.
|
|
Earendil
Forum Senior Member
Joined: November 17 2008
Location: Indiana, USA
Status: Offline
Points: 1584
|
Posted: November 22 2011 at 22:36 |
SolarLuna96 wrote:
Andyman1125 wrote:
Paging all DT fanboys...
|
How many pagers do you have?
|
4 of them apparently. Who even uses pagers any more?
|
|
darkshade
Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: November 19 2005
Location: New Jersey
Status: Offline
Points: 10964
|
Posted: November 22 2011 at 22:39 |
infocat wrote:
DT has two great albums, I&W and SFAM, and maybe disc one of 6DOIT, but I actually haven't gotten anything of theirs since ATOT. Grew out of them maybe?For Riverside I got ADHD last year, and all the rest this year. And I love them all!!! So Riverside it is! |
You don't like the 2nd disc of Six Degrees?  Well, If you like I&W and SFAM the most, you'd enjoy their new one
|
|
|
|
infocat
Forum Senior Member
VIP Member
Joined: June 10 2011
Location: Colorado, USA
Status: Offline
Points: 4671
|
Posted: November 22 2011 at 22:54 |
darkshade wrote:
infocat wrote:
DT has two great albums, I&W and SFAM, and maybe disc one of 6DOIT, but I actually haven't gotten anything of theirs since ATOT. Grew out of them maybe?For Riverside I got ADHD last year, and all the rest this year. And I love them all!!! So Riverside it is! |
You don't like the 2nd disc of Six Degrees?
Well, If you like I&W and SFAM the most, you'd enjoy their new one
|
I find the second disc to be too much "prog by the numbers". Disc one is more, umm...honest.
|
|
--
Frank Swarbrick
Belief is not Truth.
|
|
JS19
Forum Senior Member
Joined: October 10 2010
Location: Lancaster, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 1321
|
Posted: November 23 2011 at 01:50 |
Riverside Motherf*****!!
But seriously - this was tough. I reckon Riverside have fewer quality releases but when they show what they can do (Hybrid TImes, Second Life Syndrome), it reaches higher places than DT.
|
|
DavetheSlave
Forum Senior Member
Joined: May 23 2007
Location: South Africa
Status: Offline
Points: 492
|
Posted: November 23 2011 at 02:48 |
Ooooooh, I kinda knew this would happen sooner or later  , well unless the DT fans come outta the woodwork.
Seriously DT are by miles a more mature band who have a much larger discography behind them. Their influence cannot be argued. I have all of the Riverside albums barring their recent ep and to be quite candid they do not impress me although I do find them pleasant to listen to in much the same way that I enjoyed Louis L'Amour Westerns or James Hadley Chase books once. The problem I have with Riverside is that, to me, they repeat the same formula over and over and over again. Also they get close to being enjoyable to me with all of their releases thus far but close didn't win the cigar - they don't quite summit the mountain and seem to stumble just short of the peak each time.
Oh well - looks like the DT army are possibly going to lose this one to the DT haters.
|
|
Roj
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: July 02 2008
Location: Manchester, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 3126
|
Posted: November 23 2011 at 02:51 |
Hercules wrote:
I just hope the DT haters (who I think can be irrational, as DT are still a good band by comparison with most) don't dominate the poll.
|
Unfortunately it appears they have.
|
|
octopus-4
Special Collaborator
RIO/Avant/Zeuhl,Neo & Post/Math Teams
Joined: October 31 2006
Location: Italy
Status: Offline
Points: 14869
|
Posted: November 23 2011 at 03:02 |
|
I'm not a DT hater, but I prefer Riverside
|
|
I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution
|
|
Siloportem
Forum Senior Member
Joined: April 14 2005
Location: Netherlands
Status: Offline
Points: 216
|
Posted: November 23 2011 at 03:06 |
|
This is difficult. I feel the relative number of really great albums is much higher in Riverside. The percentage would be something like 75% (like REM less and also love MIMH). Coming up with 3 Dream Theater albums of the same high quality is hard.
On the other hand, Dream Theater is a very important band for me. Probably the first "metal" band I got into. And I feel I should vote for them in defense of all the haters. I'll have to think about this for a while.
On the "renewing their sound" issue: they should've hired Christian Vander instead of Mike Mangini.
And let him write all the lyrics too.
|
|
Thanks !! Your topics always so good and informative. I like you talk.
|
|
yanch
Forum Senior Member
Joined: January 03 2010
Location: Lowell, MA
Status: Offline
Points: 3247
|
Posted: November 23 2011 at 05:38 |
|
Riverside for me. Acknowledge how talented the members of DT are, but their music has never interested me. I like Riverside a lot.
Edited by yanch - November 23 2011 at 05:39
|
|
Warthur
Prog Reviewer
Joined: January 06 2008
Location: London, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 617
|
Posted: November 23 2011 at 05:58 |
Roj M30 wrote:
Hercules wrote:
I just hope the DT haters (who I think can be irrational, as DT are still a good band by comparison with most) don't dominate the poll.
|
Unfortunately it appears they have. |
I see comparatively few DT haters compared to the Riverside lovers. ;)
I genuinely hope Riverside win, to be honest. I know they have the smaller back catalogue, but I'm the sort of guy who'd rather see a band release 1 fantastic album as opposed to five good albums.
|
|
The Willow Farmer
Forum Senior Member
Joined: February 04 2011
Location: USA
Status: Offline
Points: 112
|
Posted: November 23 2011 at 07:06 |
DavetheSlave wrote:
Ooooooh, I kinda knew this would happen sooner or later , well unless the DT fans come outta the woodwork.
Seriously DT are by miles a more mature band who have a much larger discography behind them. Their influence cannot be argued. I have all of the Riverside albums barring their recent ep and to be quite candid they do not impress me although I do find them pleasant to listen to in much the same way that I enjoyed Louis L'Amour Westerns or James Hadley Chase books once. The problem I have with Riverside is that, to me, they repeat the same formula over and over and over again. Also they get close to being enjoyable to me with all of their releases thus far but close didn't win the cigar - they don't quite summit the mountain and seem to stumble just short of the peak each time.
Oh well - looks like the DT army are possibly going to lose this one to the DT haters. |
As a person who voted for Riverside, I don't hate DT. In fact, I've seen them live (opening for Iron Maiden, great show). Riverside just have a fantastic (if smaller) body of work. The Reality Dream Trilogy is amazing and ADHD hints at a bright future for the Polish proggers.
Im not voting against DT, I'm voting for Riverside.
|
|
Recent Music Acquisitions:
Johnny Marr-"The Messenger"
Steven Wilson-"The Raven that Refused to Sing"
Fish-"Sunsets on Empire"
Riverside-"Shrine of New Generation Slaves"
|
|
Roland113
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: March 30 2008
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Status: Offline
Points: 3843
|
Posted: November 23 2011 at 07:18 |
|
Yeah, I think I'm going with Riverside here. I love both bands, but the bottom line is the iPod test. Riverside has four albums that frequently show up on the pod while Dream Theater has only Awake.
|
|
-------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob-------
I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms.
|
|
Hercules
Prog Reviewer
Joined: June 14 2007
Location: Near York UK
Status: Offline
Points: 7024
|
Posted: November 23 2011 at 07:38 |
Roj M30 wrote:
Hercules wrote:
I just hope the DT haters (who I think can be irrational, as DT are still a good band by comparison with most) don't dominate the poll.
|
Unfortunately it appears they have. |
Not so - I think the majority actually prefer Riverside. Very few negative comments about DT.
|
|
A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life.
|
|
Snow Dog
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: March 23 2005
Location: Caerdydd
Status: Offline
Points: 32995
|
Posted: November 23 2011 at 07:45 |
Hercules wrote:
Roj M30 wrote:
Hercules wrote:
I just hope the DT haters (who I think can be irrational, as DT are still a good band by comparison with most) don't dominate the poll.
|
Unfortunately it appears they have. |
Not so - I think the majority actually prefer Riverside. Very few negative comments about DT.
|
You don't need to comment to vote.
|
|
|
|
Alitare
Forum Senior Member
Joined: March 08 2008
Location: New York
Status: Offline
Points: 3595
|
Posted: November 23 2011 at 09:03 |
|
I don't hate DT. I pretend to to muss up a few feathers, but I genuinely enjoy at least a few of their records. That being said, no DT album hits me like these first two Riverside records.
|
|
kawkaw123
Forum Senior Member
Joined: November 11 2009
Location: Minnesota
Status: Offline
Points: 445
|
Posted: November 23 2011 at 09:05 |
|
River side really only has 2 good albums IMO, bur Dream Theater has at least 5 Prog metal classics
|
|
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.
/PAlogo_v2.gif "Progarchives.com Homepage")
Post 70's Prog World Cup: Riverside- Dream Theater
