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Jeff Schu 
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 Topic: Opeth vs Tool
Posted: October 06 2006 at 12:09 |
Two of my fav bands on the Prog-Metal side of things. I find both to be very creative and original but it's hard choosing.
Better Band/Preference: (Creativity/Uniqueness/Originality/Instrumentally)
Opeth
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Tool
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Clark Ashton
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 12:42 |
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.
Opeth are a class act all the way.
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Falling Flower
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 12:45 |
 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.
Opeth are a class act all the way. |
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. 
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 Tool makes the butterflies in my tumybox go woooooooosh
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bctruce
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 12:46 |
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. |
Have any other complete inaccuracies you'd like to share?
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 12:48 |
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Opeth.
*hides from Debby*
Clark, Tool aren't any more commerical than Opeth. Yes, they maybe a little bit more popular than Opeth, but both have large followings, but neither are commerical. I've seen both bands live too and they both were excellent.
I just prefer Opeth.
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 13:01 |
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.
Opeth are a class act all the way. |
You are very,very uninformed.Before you throw out baseless statements like that actually try to know what you are talking about.
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Cristi
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 13:06 |
I think one shouldn't compare these two bands simply because their music is quite different.
I like them both. Both bands are excellent. IMHO.
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Falling Flower
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 13:31 |
I voted for Tool btw.
I got a Opeth cd from a teacher last year but I didn't really like it.
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Tool makes the butterflies in my tumybox go woooooooosh
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Padraic
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 13:33 |
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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Wow, just.... wow. 
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Jared
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 13:40 |
Tool, Tool and er, oh I know....
....Tool!
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Joren
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 13:41 |
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From what I've heard/seen (Blackwater Park, Ghost Reveries and a live show), Opeth are excellent.
From what I've heard/seen (all studio albums and a live show), Tool are brilliant.
So my vote went to Tool.
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Asphalt
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 14:13 |
TheProgtologist 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.
Opeth are a class act all the way. |
You are very,very uninformed.Before you throw out baseless statements like that actually try to know what you are talking about.
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woooh... lots of tension around here  although I appreciate Tool for being more than what I initially thought they were [clever metal band but not really prog] I choose Opeth all the way in terms of originality, inventing and reinventing themselves, technique and even songwriting
Edited by Asphalt - October 06 2006 at 14:14
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heyitsthatguy
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 14:15 |
Cannot....decide...both...so...awesome!!! I vote for Opeth, because though I loves me some Tool, Opeth is fast becoming my favorite band ( I know I'll get sh*t from my friends for this, "oh your'e a deathmetal fanatic" but I don't care  )
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Magic Mountain
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 14:27 |
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.
Opeth are a class act all the way. |
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.
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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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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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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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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.
Opeth are a class act all the way. |
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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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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Mlaen
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 15:35 |
I like Opeth better. 
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