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Poll Question: P. Tree "Time Flies" or P. Floyd "Dogs"
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    Posted: February 01 2010 at 20:11
Do you prefer Porcupine Tree's "Time Flies" (The Incident) or the original, Pink Floyd's "Dogs" from Animals?
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Well, of course Dogs is better... An obvious choice.
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Dogs is an incredible piece of original music. time Flies is an incredible piece of not-so-original music. Went with Pink Floyd Smile
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Dogs is better than any PT song
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I loved Time Flies the first time i heard it, so Dogs it is.
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I refuse to vote because this poll perpetuates the myth that these two songs share any similarity besides strummed 16th notes.
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Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

I refuse to vote because this poll perpetuates the myth that these two songs share any similarity besides strummed 16th notes.
I have to agree. There are so many other instances where PT is blatantly "inspired" by PF, I don't know why people latch on to this tenous one.
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Time Flies by PT is a good song, but Dogs by the Floyd is a great song!  Although I listen to PT alot more than the Floyd.
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Originally posted by Henry Plainview Henry Plainview wrote:

Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

I refuse to vote because this poll perpetuates the myth that these two songs share any similarity besides strummed 16th notes.
I have to agree. There are so many other instances where PT is blatantly "inspired" by PF, I don't know why people latch on to this tenous one.

Me neither, but since I prefer Pink Floyd I voted anyway.
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Steve Wison is a huge Pink Floyd fan and Animals was his first love - the album that really cemented his love of progressive rock.  As such Time Flies is SW paying homage to Animals, both Sheep and Dogs as a matter of fact.  It is his favourite album and seems very autobiographical.  For me, it's the best of part of a simply sensational album, the best PT have released in an awful long time.  Whist it's highly influenced by the Floyd classics, I don't see it as a rip-off as some do, more as a tribute and a reflection of his own  progressive rock initiation and development.
 
Interestingly, the lyrics (which are typically excellent) are very Floyd-like too.  I'm thinking Time from DSOTM.  Very nostalgic and melancholy.   Anyone agree? 
 
Animals has always been my favourite Floyd album too.  Much as I love Time Flies, it has to be Dogs.
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Points: 2506 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2010 at 03:24
I haven't heard the Porcupine Tree track. I can say I like Pink Floyd more then Porcupine Tree. I didn't vote.
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Dogs of course 
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I thought Steven Wilson's fav Pink Floyd album was The Final Cut. 
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Porcupine Tree is yust a bad Pink Floyd / Radiohead clone, dont understand what so special about em? i dont think they are any prog at all, they dont do anything new or intresting, i got 3 albums by em and they bore me to death. Steven Wilson yust sound whiny and anoying. If thats the leading and biggest prog band right now, there cant be much of a future for prog....
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Originally posted by Roj M30 Roj M30 wrote:

Steve Wison is a huge Pink Floyd fan and Animals was his first love - the album that really cemented his love of progressive rock.  As such Time Flies is SW paying homage to Animals, both Sheep and Dogs as a matter of fact.  It is his favourite album and seems very autobiographical.  For me, it's the best of part of a simply sensational album, the best PT have released in an awful long time.  Whist it's highly influenced by the Floyd classics, I don't see it as a rip-off as some do, more as a tribute and a reflection of his own  progressive rock initiation and development.
 
Interestingly, the lyrics (which are typically excellent) are very Floyd-like too.  I'm thinking Time from DSOTM.  Very nostalgic and melancholy.   Anyone agree? 
 
Animals has always been my favourite Floyd album too.  Much as I love Time Flies, it has to be Dogs.
Well said and I couldn't agree more.
 For me Time Flies is a welcome return to PT's earlier PF influences. Porcupine Tree haven't sounded like PF for a long time now. Not that I want them to.
 I rarely listen to PF anymore but when I do it is either Meddle or Animals - my two favourites.
It  would be near on impossible to vote for anything other than Dogs. Despite me singing the opening line to Time Flies almost constantly !LOL
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Points: 192 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2010 at 15:50
Times Flies is one of the worst songs on The Incident.

I've no idea why anybody would call it "epic".
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Points: 6802 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2010 at 16:02
Originally posted by Zargus Zargus wrote:

Porcupine Tree is yust a bad Pink Floyd / Radiohead clone, dont understand what so special about em? i dont think they are any prog at all, they dont do anything new or intresting, i got 3 albums by em and they bore me to death. Steven Wilson yust sound whiny and anoying. If thats the leading and biggest prog band right now, there cant be much of a future for prog....
 
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Points: 674 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2010 at 16:59
Oooh such nastiness from the SW haters !
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Points: 2766 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2010 at 17:54

Dogs. Really easy.
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Points: 1416 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2010 at 23:11

[PT fanboyism] PT haters get out of this Censored thread! [/PT fanboyism]

 
....yeah, I still voted for Dogs. Wink
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