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Love both, but TMV for me.
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Originally posted by JS19 JS19 wrote:

Spock's Beard why are you even here? Just don't bother, leave.
 
I'd say the same about The Mars Volta, actually.
 
Spock's Beard are here because they make excellent music, are damned good musicians and are genuinely progressive.


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Originally posted by ck86 ck86 wrote:

Spock's Beard are true prog songwriters. I haven't been a fan for long.. since X, but that was an amazing album from beginning to end. Mars Volta just doesn't sound right to me. Whiny vocals, whiny guitars.. they seem like a bunch of guys who enjoy writing music but aren't true professionals and had some success. Concertina is the only Mars Volta song that I consider listenable (that I've heard). I can understand that some people enjoy a different sound, but Spock's Beard are professionals who write great prog music with their own style.

Also I can't vote in this poll for some reason.. post count required?


You're allowed to have your opinion, but this is a nonsensical justification of it.

Also, 50 posts are required to vote because a bunch of ass-hats have tried to create multiple accounts in order to manipulate polls. Unhappy
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Originally posted by Anthony H. Anthony H. wrote:

Originally posted by ck86 ck86 wrote:

Spock's Beard are true prog songwriters. I haven't been a fan for long.. since X, but that was an amazing album from beginning to end. Mars Volta just doesn't sound right to me. Whiny vocals, whiny guitars.. they seem like a bunch of guys who enjoy writing music but aren't true professionals and had some success. Concertina is the only Mars Volta song that I consider listenable (that I've heard). I can understand that some people enjoy a different sound, but Spock's Beard are professionals who write great prog music with their own style.

Also I can't vote in this poll for some reason.. post count required?


You're allowed to have your opinion, but this is a nonsensical justification of it.

Also, 50 posts are required to vote because a bunch of ass-hats have tried to create multiple accounts in order to manipulate polls. Unhappy

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Originally posted by Hercules Hercules wrote:

Originally posted by JS19 JS19 wrote:

Spock's Beard why are you even here? Just don't bother, leave.
 
I'd say the same about The Mars Volta, actually.
 
Spock's Beard are here because they make excellent music, are damned good musicians and are genuinely progressive.

I like Spock's Beard, they just don't hold a candle to the Volta. Though I can see you don't think TMV are 'genuinely progressive', which, whether you enjoy their music or not, is rather foolish.
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Spock's Beard are probably my least favorite band in this tournament.
No disrespect to them of course, but I just can't get into that SB, TFK, TA sound.
Volta are magnificent though.
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^ SB and TFK have a different sound to each other.
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Not from what I've heard, they both have that cheesy, retro, symphonic sound. They both remind me of each other, maybe thanks to Transatlantic. Either way they all leave me cold.
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Originally posted by Billy Pilgrim Billy Pilgrim wrote:

Not from what I've heard, they both have that cheesy, retro, symphonic sound. They both remind me of each other, maybe thanks to Transatlantic. Either way they all leave me cold.

I can tell you now they sound totally unlike. And not a bit cheesy. Leaving you cold I can't judge on.


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Haha I'll take your word for it, Snow Dog, as you've probably heard more than I have anyway.
There were some moments off V that were okay to me. I think TFK have too big of a discography to draw me in.
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Originally posted by Billy Pilgrim Billy Pilgrim wrote:

Haha I'll take your word for it, Snow Dog, as you've probably heard more than I have anyway.
There were some moments off V that were okay to me. I think TFK have too big of a discography to draw me in.

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Originally posted by JS19 JS19 wrote:

Originally posted by Hercules Hercules wrote:

Originally posted by JS19 JS19 wrote:

Spock's Beard why are you even here? Just don't bother, leave.
 
I'd say the same about The Mars Volta, actually.
 
Spock's Beard are here because they make excellent music, are damned good musicians and are genuinely progressive.

I like Spock's Beard, they just don't hold a candle to the Volta. Though I can see you don't think TMV are 'genuinely progressive', which, whether you enjoy their music or not, is rather foolish.

This.

Also to say that the musicians aren't talented is pathetic.
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Points: 4625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 10 2011 at 14:21
I don't think Neal's that great a musician actually. I like his songwriting tho, so whatevs. Volta is cool and all, but kinda bores me a bit and they don't have a single album I can listen to without skipping tracks.
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Points: 546 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 10 2011 at 14:29
At first, I was gonna skip voting.

But after some thinking I came to the conclusion that I'll vote for Mars Volta, but not because I like them Evil Smile


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Originally posted by ck86 ck86 wrote:

Spock's Beard are true prog songwriters. I haven't been a fan for long.. since X, but that was an amazing album from beginning to end. Mars Volta just doesn't sound right to me. Whiny vocals, whiny guitars.. they seem like a bunch of guys who enjoy writing music but aren't true professionals and had some success. Concertina is the only Mars Volta song that I consider listenable (that I've heard). I can understand that some people enjoy a different sound, but Spock's Beard are professionals who write great prog music with their own style.

Also I can't vote in this poll for some reason.. post count required?

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Gotta vote for the Volt
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Originally posted by Atoms Atoms wrote:

At first, I was gonna skip voting.

But after some thinking I came to the conclusion that I'll vote for Mars Volta, but not because I like them Evil Smile
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Originally posted by Andyman1125 Andyman1125 wrote:

Love both, but TMV for me.

Ditto.
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Originally posted by Andyman1125 Andyman1125 wrote:

Originally posted by Atoms Atoms wrote:

At first, I was gonna skip voting.

But after some thinking I came to the conclusion that I'll vote for Mars Volta, but not because I like them Evil Smile
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He's simply voting against Spock's Beard.

But you prolly knew that :\
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