PT or DT

That's actually really hard. While Porcupine Tree seems to focus on moody, emotional and eased-out pieces of space rock, Dream Theater tries to metalize progressive music as much as possible. Dream Theater are greater musicians, they're solos are amazing, they're songs (especially Metropolis, one of my fav songs ever) are awe-inspiring. But i somehow like Porcupine Tree better.

Love to see the results here, the other way around would've killed me.

Dream,Dream...but Porcupine are still great! 

Porcupine Tree is just light pop. (sometimes i like it little bit)
That explains the popularity in these "progressive" circles. Melancholic, artistic, nyances. f**k PT.

Though I don't like all DT, but it's still better.

None of them are great in my opinion. I vote for Dream Theater is better because they try to do some different things, but they hardly can do something that is much different from their previous works. At least they work without abbandoning prog.

Porcupine Tree is doing something different from their earlier work, but it is nothing different from some mainstream bands and they are not prog anymore since many years. They are more like an indie alternative metal band that insists in using the tag progressive rock just to appear to be serious concerned about the quality of their music, like many indie bands do.

Have heard only two Porcupine Tree songs in my life...
I'm planning to get one of their albums these days.

So I won't vote.

PT.

Steve is amazing at what he does, all of the musicians in the band do a great job of playing perfectly and with emotion, and their music is also amazing.  Sure, maybe PT can't do the most insane solos (except for Gavin), but their music is emotional and well written.

I used to love DT but now I just don't like their stuff that much...


Edited by A_Simple_Mistake - June 04 2007 at 20:52

Tony R wrote: akin wrote: Porcupine Tree is doing something different from their earlier work, but it is nothing different from some mainstream bands and they are not prog anymore since many years. They are more like an indie alternative metal band that insists in using the tag progressive rock just to appear to be serious concerned about the quality of their music, like many indie bands do.   A little knowledge is a dangerous thing....SW has spent years avoiding the tag "Prog Rock" so you are completely wrong there.

Have you ever read any recent SW interview? He mention his music is the real progressive while Flower Kings, for example, is not in one interview. So before you assuming something you don't know, don't assume anything because maybe it is you that is short of knowledge and as an admin you should be the last to make such an offending statement.
 
Can you prove what you say? I can, just search for a topic about SW and Roine Stolt controversy.

Trademark wrote: Choosing the lesser of two evils is never much fun. Both are awful.

The tree!