Porcupine Tree or The Pineapple Thief?
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Topic: Porcupine Tree or The Pineapple Thief?
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Subject: Porcupine Tree or The Pineapple Thief?
Date Posted: November 20 2020 at 06:55
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As much as I can predict the outcome of this poll, I have a small curiosity about the people who (possibly) prefer The Pineapple Thief over Porcupine Tree. Leave a comment saying why you prefer Porcupine Tree.
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Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: November 20 2020 at 06:56
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Just noticed the little typo in the title, please ignore it! |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 20 2020 at 06:57
edit it
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A Crimson Mellotron wrote:Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 20 2020 at 07:00
I think it rolls off the tongue better with "of" instead of "or." But I'm weird like that. Voted for PT.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 20 2020 at 07:01
| I like them both equally these days. |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 20 2020 at 08:20
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I like PT's highs better, am put off by their lows more; I think TPT has been more consistent and certainly more melodic as well as equally adventurous if less prone to surges into metal. Thus, I would vote for a seventh category, "I like them both equally, but for different reasons." ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: November 20 2020 at 08:26
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PT by a country mile. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 20 2020 at 08:41
yeah, how dare they try new things, throw in some metal riffs, experiment, try to become somehow unique.
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: November 20 2020 at 08:45
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I like both bands quite a lot. The fact that the Pineapple Thief are still a going concern and are still producing new albums kind of gives them a leg up on Porcupine Tree for me. i.e. I like bands that are still active. :) ------------- 
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: November 20 2020 at 09:16
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For the past couple years The Pineapple Thief has been brilliant for me. I was probably a casual listener for the past 10yrs, with a couple albums being really good to excellent. The addition of Gavin Harrison has brought them a well rounded out sound and production quality especially on Your Wilderness and Dissolution, the last album was a bit too melancholy for my tastes. Especially after seeing them live last December they absolutely are a kick-a$$ band, super musical and talented as you can tell they have a great stage presence together. Porcupine Tree will always be in my top 5, The Pineapple Thief in my top 10.....but recently like others said with current output of albums The Pineapple Thief gets my vote. -------------   
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: November 20 2020 at 11:40
| Porcupine Tree. I really like both, but Porcupine Tree appeals more to my taste. |
Posted By: Dopeydoc
Date Posted: November 20 2020 at 12:23
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Porcupine tree. More varied, more memorable, great live shows. |
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: November 20 2020 at 13:34
Point out some of the lows of Porcupine Tree.
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: November 20 2020 at 14:18
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The tree for sure. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 20 2020 at 15:11
the debut and their last one are my lows, still listenable records though.
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Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: November 20 2020 at 15:46
I'm the opposite. I'm put off by the lows of Pineapple Thief. Some songs I absolutely love while others send me to sleep.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 20 2020 at 15:50
I fell asleep a few times in my life listening to thrash
That only says i was tired and needed sleep though. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: November 20 2020 at 15:57
| This is kind of like a poll I would have done. I did one with Thieve's Kitchen and Pineapple Thief but not the two PT's. Anyway, I'm rather suprised someone on here doesn't know Porcupine Tree. I wonder what kind of rock they have been living under. Apparently not a progressive one. |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: November 20 2020 at 16:06
I'll play The Pineapple Thief in the morning then instead of nights.
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Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: November 22 2020 at 12:44
Totally agree ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: November 22 2020 at 12:51
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Tree......and not close.....just listened to a Thief lp yesterday and while they have some nice things going on PT is better in song writing ,playing, etc... ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: November 22 2020 at 14:54
'The Incident'? Always enjoyed it, the debut is not that good, really.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 22 2020 at 14:59
I did not say I don't enjoy the Incident, just that it's a low for me in their discography, I rarely listen to it, if I need some PT, that's never the album I go to. It's that album you give another chance and see if things work out better that time around.
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Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: November 22 2020 at 15:13
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What The Incident is for you, Your Wilderness is for me. I just can’t seem to get into it, but I do give it another chance every now any then, to see if I like it better the next time around. YW is quite easily my least favourite TPT album, The Incident, on the other hand, is probably in my top five PT (studio) albums... ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: Deadwing
Date Posted: November 23 2020 at 03:10
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The last 4 TPT albums were awesome for me. I also like some of their earlier works (the debut, little man and someone here is missing), but most of their work is quite hit and miss. PT is overally better, bar their debut, but I still love TPT lol |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 23 2020 at 03:25
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the typo in the title thread bothers me, I don't know what's wrong with me. I've become the guy that is annoyed by typos.
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Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: November 23 2020 at 03:33
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I do think PT are overall more consistent in quality (apart, as many have stated, from the debut), but when TPT gets it right, they are superb. I was completely surprised by Dissolution, though, as the majority of my favourite TPT albums tend to be towards the beginning of their discography. In addition, I found Your Wilderness to be incredibly disappointing, and it’s still my least favourite TPT album. Until Dissolution, nothing had come even remotely close to removing Variations on a Dream from being my absolute favourite TPT release, but I have to say Dissolution pretty much shares that position now. (Similarly, most of my favourite PT releases are also from their earlier (Delerium) years, apart from The Incident, which really impressed me.) I do find it hard to choose between the two, though, as it’s a bit “apples and oranges”. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: November 23 2020 at 04:14
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Porcupine Tree swing between excellence and soporific mediocrity IMO. I need to explore Pineapple Thief more. I like what I've heard. If I give them the time they probably deserve, I suspect I will like them more than PTree overall. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: November 23 2020 at 07:41
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Hi, For me PTree has history on its side and some creative endeavors from the very first days ... in many ways, PThief is a much more "conventional" band than PTree ever was in its first 20 years ... so, this, for me, makes the poll rather ... strange and weird ... we're comparing a man to a boy, so to speak, or a woman to a girl.
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 23 2020 at 15:40
If you haven't had the chance to visit the "An Obligement of Prog" thread, we've come up with many interesting ways of using the word "of." You might also see why I don't actually see a typo. http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=109206&PN=155" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=109206&PN=155 ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |