PT vs PF
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Topic: PT vs PF
Posted By: The T
Subject: PT vs PF
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 15:52
Well, these two are more related than PT and DT, IMHO, so please, now what band do you prefer? Let's see now if PT rules the world.... ------------- 
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Posted By: Trickster F.
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 15:56
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As much as it was easy to vote for PTree when they were against DT, as much it is ridicolously easy to choose Pink Floyd without even a slight brain action or hesitation. ------------- sig |
Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 16:01
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Pink Floyd are the past, Porcupine Tree is the future. I vote for PT unashamedly ! How childish of you to try and demolish PT after they destroyed Dream Theater in that poll... and you call yourself DT's critical objector...   ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: Nash
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 16:13
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I pick Pink floyd because its my supreme favourite band, but Porcupine tree its also one of my favourite bands.
really, an interesting poll, i would prefer picking my nose ------------- http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/191/sydbarrettg.jpg/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: seamus
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 16:27
| PINK FLOYD....BY SEVERAL LIGHT YEARS.....! |
Posted By: Dalezilla
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 16:29
| Porcupine Tree. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 16:33
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PT. DT got too entwined with classic rock for my tastes.
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Posted By: Phil
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 16:34
| Pink Floyd. But I really like PT as well. |
Posted By: Passionist
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 16:41
| Come Pink Floyd vs. Dream Theater, I'd vote for Dream Theater. I think it goes without saying I'll vote for Porcupine Tree here. |
Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 16:41
Will the student become the master? I think not. At least DT and PT could be considered peers. Yes?  ------------- 
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The T wrote:Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 16:50
 oh man, nice sig!  ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 17:00
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1. Pink Floyd 2. My nose 3. Porcupine Tree I prefer Porcupine Tree to my nose, but still I pick my nose a lot more often than I listen to Porcupine Tree. |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 17:39
 Everybody has a right to get childish at times....
Anyway, this poll is perfectly legitimate...Two good bands set out against each other, plus a third option many people would prefer for it doesn't require to spend neither money nor time. -------------
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Posted By: darkmatter
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 17:49
| Both of these bands are amazing, but I have to vote for PT, they're still my favorite band. |
Posted By: chessman
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 18:15
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A very hard choice this one.
Floyd were always one of my favourite bands in the seventies, just behind Genesis and Yes in fact. And I still enjoy them now.
PT have been one of my fave modern bands since I heard The Sky Moves Sideways; ironically there most Floydy album!
I am one of those who prefer the older PT to the newer, heavier PT.
Nevertheless, as they are still evolving, and as I haven't heard a PT album I don't like yet, (unlike Floyd, were I don't like Ummagumma, More, Obscured By Clouds, Animals or The Final Cut), I voted in the end for PT.
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Posted By: CryoftheCarrots
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 18:37
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Every dog has its day and PF have had theirs, now its PT's turn.
Porcupine Tree gets my vote. ------------- "There is a lot in this world to be tense and intense about" MJK |
Posted By: Verwuestung
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 18:40
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as much as porcupine tree are excellent there is no room for comparison... |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 18:55
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PT is a great band, and they deserve to be succesful, but Pink Floyd is a musical giant, one of the best bands that ever saw the light of day. |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 18:57
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Porcupine Tree. Simple. |
Posted By: Tormato
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 20:19
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Pink Floyd is a monster, a dinosaur, a god of music.
Porcupine Tree is on its way to become one, one of these days. (no pun intended).
Hope their new record company won't make them change even more.... ------------- I like Tormato, so shoot me! Every person in the world can't think the same. |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 20:29
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What are we comparing here???
PINK FLOYD one of the biggest name in modern music history just behind Beatles
and Rolling Stones and Porcupine Who????
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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 21:16
Now remind me again how PT and PF are related musically!!! 
Porcupine Tree are my pick.  ------------- 
"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 21:54
Just listen to PT's "The Sky moves sideways" and you'll find out...
(the child in me says: they are more related than PT and DT at least....
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Posted By: mina
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 22:04
as much as i like porcupine tree, i have to agree wholeheartedly here. not a very fair poll! |
Posted By: Arrrghus
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 22:08
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Well, the only problem is that DSOTM is one of my favorite albums ever. Other than that, PT has this poll in the bag. Their past 5 albums have been mindblowing and very innovative, and I enjoy Deadwing and Stupid Dream especially. I'll go with PT on this one. ------------- 
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Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: March 09 2007 at 23:22
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I am suprised there is any contest..............
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Posted By: Asphalt
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 01:50
 Couldn't have said it better myself. Punk Floyd gets the vote. Based on what each band has done so far [notice how I play nice by deluding you that Porcupine Tree might ever stand a chance for comparison?  ] |
Posted By: enteredwinter
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 02:15
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This poll is a lot like asking: "What's better, the invention of the wheel or the invention of the automobile?" One had to happen before the other. Clearly I'd prefer an automobile over a wheel, but that doesn't mean that the automobile is a better invention. In fact, it could easily be argued that the wheel is by far the most important of the two. Similarly, I like PT more, but I can't actually vote for them, because I see that as being like voting for the automobile. Unlike the PT vs. DT thread, which actually made a lot of sense as a comparison, I really don't see the point of this. ------------- 
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Posted By: r-u-n
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 02:23
Good analogy. In this case, I'll just pick my nose.  I mean, it'll make me feel guilty if I had to vote one over the other. |
Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 09:51
I really think it will be Porcupine "Who", not much longer. IMO, these guys are simply the hottest and best thing to happen to the music scene in quite some time.  -------------
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Posted By: Marcos
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 10:58
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Pink Floyd is the most overestimated band in ProgArchives however is better than PT. PT is the second most overestimed band here. ------------- www.postmortemweb.com.ar |
Posted By: Malve87
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 11:20
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Pink Floyd, of course. ------------- ] 
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Posted By: Floydian42
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 12:11
I very much agree, just about everyone who I've shown PT has liked them. It won't be long until they have that HIT song and everyone notices them. Either way, I still voted Pink Floyd. They have a Song for each time of year. |
Posted By: Trickster F.
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 13:55
That begs for a question, if you listen to Pink Floyd more often than you pick your nose, then how many hours a day do you listen to Pink Floyd? Furthermore, do you ever eat, drink or sleep?  ------------- sig |
Posted By: Prayermad
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 14:46
| I love Porcupine Tree, but Pink Floyd is my fav band. So Floyd it is. |
Posted By: moonlapse
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 15:29
So you base your decision on popularity? Britney Spears is also one of the biggest names in modern music so do you think she is better than PT? And despite their popularity, the Stones and Beatles weren't all that great either. Why say 'Porcupine Who' here?  This band has made some really great music and deserves to be better known by the general public than they are. My vote goes to PT. Simply put, better than all of the above |
Posted By: Sasquamo
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 15:33
| Pink Floyd music scares me into practicing more. That's the only good thing about it. PT by default. |
Posted By: freekske
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 17:12
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that's very easy, PF ofcourse, PT are just not good enough to top PF, nor will they ever be. They already had their peak IMO now they're just going downhill -------------  Yes it is!!
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Posted By: Spacemac
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 17:47
| Pink Floyd |
Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: March 15 2007 at 14:36
That would be Dream Theater...
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Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: March 15 2007 at 14:41
OH! Bite your tongue!!! DT is better than sliced bread.
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Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: March 15 2007 at 14:46
On a more serious note, I recently took DT's 'Octavarium' from the shelf where it was picking up dust, and to my surprise, I actually liked it this time around, save for two songs : The Answer Lies Within and that god-awful Coldplay parody I Walk Beside You. Other than that I have to admit it's a very fine album.
By the way Rich, I read your 'Victor' review. ! Great review for an equally great album !------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: March 15 2007 at 14:49
Thanks!
 You know, I do enjoy that album. It always makes me smile. And Lifeson really didn't get the due praise he deserves, IMO. I believe it shows he could make it as a solo artist, but lets hope this never happens. -------------
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Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: March 15 2007 at 14:52
Lifeson RARELY got the praise he deserves, a CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED guitarist, and an even better songwriter... Does that new Rush album appear promising or not ? ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: March 15 2007 at 15:07
I have had very high hopes for the new Rush CD. I hate to get over excited, but I know, regardless of how much I initially hate it, I will love it. Since Power Windows, it has taken time to get into each release. But now, they all are must haves and each has its own unique flavor.
This new single release seems to be different. I liked it very much from the start because I heard energy in the music. Real, lets have a kick ass time, fun energy. YYZ kind of energy. This is what makes me more excited than ever. Cross your fingers! -------------
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Posted By: Marcos
Date Posted: March 15 2007 at 15:21
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DT and PF are popular. Dream Theater isn't "virtuosity, speed and no more" like much people thinks. They learned Jazz and Classical music. Usually, DT's harmony is too complex. The metters too. Then DT isn't a common band. ------------- www.postmortemweb.com.ar |
Posted By: Microfiction
Date Posted: March 15 2007 at 15:46
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Pink Floyd, for sure. They're far better. The one thing (IMO) PT have going for them (against pf) is the vocal harmonies. |
Posted By: king_pin
Date Posted: March 15 2007 at 18:08
+1 for sure but in this poll i'd go with the Floyd ------------- nou... mag ik het niet nog een keertje overdoen? |
Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: March 15 2007 at 19:13
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I never was a Pink Floyd fan... Ok, ok, I know I'm a freak because of that but besides Animals, Piper and maybe Division Bell PF albums doesn't make me feel nothing... So my vote goes for Porcupine Tree. I really enjoy their albums even when there's a pinkflydian inffluence but Wilson and partners knew how to take that inffluences and make something new and fresh... ------------- ... E N E L B U N K E R... |
Posted By: Kill Fede
Date Posted: March 16 2007 at 06:29
PF are legends of the past..PT are legends of the future..hard choice,so at the end i prefer PF 'cause many songs i like than PT..PT should come to italy at the gods of metal in June,but they wouldn't come  ,they'ill substituted by Dark tranquillity  .Damned!
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Posted By: seamus
Date Posted: March 20 2007 at 15:40
| MARCOS......IMO, you don't like music. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March 21 2007 at 21:59
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And next week folks, Rush vs Dream Theater , King Crimson vs Tool , & the one that compares favorably to the Ali/Wepner slaughter, Genesis vs Marillion
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Posted By: asimplemistake
Date Posted: March 22 2007 at 02:20
it isn't the record companies changing PT, its Steve Wilson's taste in music. He does in fact listen to a lot of metal. Of course he produced some of Opeth's Cds and also he's a huge fan of Meshuggah. He even mentions them in the thank you section in In Absentia: "and to Oliver Badin for introducing me to them [Opeth] and the other Swedish metal gods Meshuggah". I vote PT. They are awesome. |
Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: March 22 2007 at 10:01
Record companies can impact bands. Its been done before. Rush feel the "pressure" to write shorter songs. -------------
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Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: March 22 2007 at 19:00
| I hate to sound like the sort of person who only chooses PF because they have been immortalized by time, but in all honesty, PF were more innovative and revolutionary than PT has been, though PT is also a great band. |