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Porcupine Tree vs Yes
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Poll Question: Which band do you prefer?
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    Posted: July 25 2019 at 15:11
I thought of adding a "Yes by far" option but that can be said in the comments section. Plus I'd have to put a PT by far option too. Yes is maybe the first real prog band I got into and go deep with me. I'll discuss my feelings about PT later. 
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I’m tempted to vote yes, but admittedly I haven’t listened to Porcupine Tree enough to fairily judge so I’m not gonna vote. I could see myself voting either though as I get more into PT
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I respect your honesty. I think Yes is a band that has sort of gone down the tubes in popularity while PT has gained popularity in recent years so I feel like it's definitely a fair match up. Also, being that PT has broken up a while ago now and Yes is still touring evens things out a bit. 
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You don't seriously think that PT stands a chance here!?
Anyway I'm not the biggest Yes fan around and quite like some PT, but there's no way around the fact that Yes has a few stellar albums. I'd rate PT's best probably about as high and my preference depends on the mood of the day, so ultimately it's a draw. 
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Yes, easily.  I consider Porcupine Tree ok.  I mean I'll listen to them before I listen to Rush.
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Originally posted by Lewian Lewian wrote:

You don't seriously think that PT stands a chance here!?
Anyway I'm not the biggest Yes fan around and quite like some PT, but there's no way around the fact that Yes has a few stellar albums. I'd rate PT's best probably about as high and my preference depends on the mood of the day, so ultimately it's a draw. 

It's a good way to see how many younger prog fans are on here. Wink Seriously, I don't know. I won't assume anything here. Yes beat Rush so anything is possible.
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All the Porcupine Tree albums laid end to end, slathered in gold and studded with diamonds are not as good as The Yes Album, Fragile, CTTE or Relayer, singularly.
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Both are among my favorites. 

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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

I thought of adding a "Yes by far" option but that can be said in the comments section. 


I'll bite: Yes by far.
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Steven Wilson is a true Prog-rock hero.

But Yes by a mile.
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Hmmmm, it looks like someone did this same poll(but without the additional options that I usually add)back in 2011. The final results of that were Yes with 62 votes and PT with 38. It will be interesting to see how this one pans out. I don't know if PA has as many active members as it did back then so the results might be a bit different.

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when Yes was great few could match their progginess---but their career has had many ups and downs and for years it has been a big sad down--no classic guys no Yes----but still classic Yes by far.

(But P Tree is more interesting music and better  than Yes west --Wink)


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Yes is one of the biggest bands in our genre and Porcupine Tree? Well.... Not even close!
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I do like Porcupine Tree a lot, but I believe even Steven Wilson himself would vote for Yes.
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Well many seem to think Yes's peak was 71-72 and it was more or less all down hill from there. Three very solid albums, a few minor classics after that but not much else. For Porcupine Tree the consensus seems to be 2002-2007 which includes 3 solid classics and a few minor classics before it and one good album later(their final album). So in many ways it's a very close match up. In theory Yes should not win a landslide over PT. I think maybe most prog fans are a bit on the older side(no offense since I'm not exactly a spring chicken either anymore)and maybe have a bit more of a nostalgia soft spot for Yes than for PT.

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Originally posted by King of Loss King of Loss wrote:

Yes is one of the biggest bands in our genre and Porcupine Tree? Well.... Not even close!

Can you name a bigger band in prog from the past 25 years than Porcupine Tree?
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by King of Loss King of Loss wrote:

Yes is one of the biggest bands in our genre and Porcupine Tree? Well.... Not even close!


Can you name a bigger band in prog from the past 25 years than Porcupine Tree?


Dream Theater.
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Yes by a gazillion lengths.
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