Dream Theater vsVan Der Graaf Generator
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Topic: Dream Theater vsVan Der Graaf Generator
Posted By: YtseJammer
Subject: Dream Theater vsVan Der Graaf Generator
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 03:29
| JUST HOOSE WHAT YOU PREFER! |
Replies:
Posted By: JesusBetancourt
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 03:42
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How dare you!! My vote goes to Vander Graff Generator, Hands down, no contest, Infact without even thinking. Polls like this should be outlawed.
------------- "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water" John 7:38 |
Posted By: paulindigo
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 03:58
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For the first time I have no doubt, my vote goes to Van der Graaf
Generator |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 04:15
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No doubts, hands down, landslide, no contest, etc. etc. Van der Graaf Generator! |
Posted By: -bp-
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 04:25
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Can I quote EVERYONE, VdGG easy. ------------- 
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Posted By: Citanul
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 04:31
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What logical reason is there for comparing these two? They're two
completely different bands, appealing to differing sectors of the
prog-listening community (although there are people who like
both). Personally I prefer Dream Theater, but that's because my
tastes lean towards metal.
------------- Be or be not. There is no question. - Yoda, Prince of Denmark |
Posted By: Eetu Pellonpaa
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 05:07
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JesusBetancourt wrote:
Posted By: magog
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 05:09
Why don't we compair cabbages with gulls? What have to deal DT with VdGG?(I don't mean one is better than other, it's just completely different) |
Posted By: M. B. Zapelini
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 07:27
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Don't see any relation between these bands too... ------------- "He's a man of the past and one of the present" PETER HAMMILL |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 07:42
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The only thing that DT and VDGG have in common is the complexity! Otherwise: completely different. ---------- Though i rate some DT albums higher than VDGG's, my vote goes to VDGG cause they are rather underrated sometimes and deserves more respect. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 07:50
| Weirdest. Poll. Ever. |
Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 07:53
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Gonna have to give this one some serious thought.... ------------- Proud to be an un-banned member since 2005 |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 07:56
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 07:58
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VDGG, of course... But it's like comparing Beethoven with Glen Miller ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 08:08
| YtseJammer Polls are intended to stimulate discussion. I notice you have started a few recently, but have not offered your own opinions, and reasons for them. How about sharing them with us? |
Posted By: dima_olkov
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 08:30
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INCOMPARIBLE!!!!
V A N D E R G R A A F G E N E R A T O R ------------- PF, Genesis, KC, Yes, VdGG, GG, Camel, Jethro Tull |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 09:14
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VDGG. Or is this a trick question? ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 09:24
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One of the easiest polls I've ever answered- VDGG without a shadow of a doubt, every time. VDGG cannot be tied down to any one genre, plus their influences are hard to decipher too- the epitome of true progressive music. Every album is a masterpiece. DT, whilst I like what they do, would probably not have even existed without Metallica, Rush or Yes. |
Posted By: eduardossc
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 09:41
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Van Der Graaf by far ¡¡¡ I still don´t know what is "Dream" doing in this site. What is it with prog fans to keep adding bands to the prog world for small moments of "more experimental", and "less conventional" music than normal in their discography?. Dream Theatre to me is a great solid and powerful metal band with just more diversity in their sound and structure than other metal bands. I recently heard Pain of salvation - "Used". ...Now, that is cheesy and intentional prog ¡¡. It just sounds so forced and with such a lack of conviction I was about to be sick. music like that start coming out when criticts say Metal can be considered "Better metal" if it is prog. This song I´m talking about is plain Metal, some sort of Pantera´s Metal. No better or any different at all. Then, they suddenly present this mellow, melodic ballad moment with no justification whatsoever. ...OH PLEASE ¡¡¡. Don´t tell me that is not "intentional prog" ¡¡¡. Now, Dream is nothing close to that "cheesy" metal, but it´s not anywhere near that feeling of true prog like "Lizard", "Foxtrot", "Tarkus", etc. Please consider Dream a metal band and let them feel proud for making the best metal ever. About the Van Der Graaf vs. Dream issue, ...Well, I can´t think of anythig as original, bizarre, and with so deep textures as " Sleepwalkers" in any "Dream" album. |
Posted By: Seyo
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 10:16
What a stupid poll: you cannot compare totally different stuff! 
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Posted By: Pr@gmatic
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 10:21
Agreed. 
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Posted By: acuajon
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 11:29
my life was move by dream theater ,i really love them ------------- jonathan acuna |
Posted By: Logos
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 12:32
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Dream Theater
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Posted By: frippertronik
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 12:36
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there's no comparation, dream theater got brilliant musicians, but his music really doesn't like me. van der graaf is one of my favourite bands, and hammill is one of the greatest genius of the music AGUANTE VAN DER GRAAF CARAJO!!!!! traduction: well, there's no trduction posible. ------------- a plague of lighthouse keepers |
Posted By: eduardossc
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 12:42
Dream´s music doesn´t like you?...Has Dream´s music met you in person ?...just kidding That "aguante carajo" sounds very familiar. I did´t know "carajo" was used in Argentina. It´s so Mexican ¡. |
Posted By: Flip_Stone
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 13:12
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HA! WHAT A LAUGH! VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR! Can't stand Dream Theaturd
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Posted By: Lindsay Lohan
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 13:16
HAH THATS AN EASY CHOICE...everbody knows that Van der graaf is a huge DT ripoff  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Fjuffe/?chartstyle=sideRed - [IMG - http://imagegen.last.fm/sideRed/recenttracks/Fjuffe.gif - |
Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 13:18
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This is the easiest decision I've made all day, Van der Graaf Generator, no contest
------------- "Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression." -Merleau-Ponty |
Posted By: ShaunoNoNo
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 13:24
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VdGG of course. Although, I like DT. ------------- 
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Posted By: AtLossForWords
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 16:21
Dream Theater is progressive metal, and progressive metal does in fact exist. Progressive music is known for diversity in sound and great song structure. Well Dream Theater has done some albums that have great structure and they certainly have a diverse palette of songs whether you like all of them or not. Used is not a good example of Pain Of Salvation, and i could understand progressive rockers hating that song, but comparing Pain Of Salvation to Pantera is f**king disgraceful. Those two bands are everything apart. Pain Of Salvation can play soft, complex, and emotional. Pantera can make you feel like a retarded redneck. (yes, i think Pantera f**king blows) In order to get the full experience from Pain Of Salvation, you must listen to the full album. It could be said that tons of Pain Of Salvation songs are less than brilliiant on their own, but in the format of the albums they have great structure. I think Used is a decent at best song, but i think it's a good intro for The Perfect Element album. I absolutely love Dream Theater and of course i voted for them, but this is a very bad poll. All of the progressive rock fans are going to vote for Van der Graaf Generator, and all of the progressive metal fans are going to vote for Dream Theater. This is just a bad poll. Both of these are great bands with excellent technical skill, but there are many more things that need to be similar in order to compare bands.
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 16:22
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Any time,any place...VdGG...
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Posted By: MoodsWings
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 20:30
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Hahhaha, are you kidding me? VDGG In all honesty though, I have yet to check out Dream Theater. Some other time though. |
Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 20:35
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You can't compare the two, so I'm not gonna vote. ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 20:46
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Retarded, Retarded, Retarded, Retarded, Retarded, Retarded poll Still DT ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 20:54
Wait.... how do DT and Van Der Graaf Generator have anything in common? And if there is, is it dispute worthy? ------------- 
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Posted By: eduardossc
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 21:18
I get your point, I really do. I questioned Dream T being in this site just to make more evident the fact that many people is always wondering whether a band should be included or not. If most people say progressive metal exist, then I must agree. However, 7 years ago they came to México, I had never heard them before and a friend told me they were progressive and very good instrumentalists, etc..Well, I went to see them and I found nothing I could relate to prog in that two hours concert. To me it was metal, very well played, but that was it. Now I´ve identified some details for which prog fans call Dream T. prog. It´s fine with me. ...In such case, I could name some "salsa" bands that play latin jazz that could be called prog salsa bands. That wouldn´t be a hit in this site right?. Dude #1.- "Oh listen ¡¡¡. Did you hear that violin sound right in that 15 seconds sudden change of mood?. It was great ¡¡. ...Ok, let´s keep headbanging with the rest of the 58 minutes of the album" Dude #2.- "Oh yes, what a great melodic section of 15 seconds...and the violin was great...you know?, this is prog ¡¡¡" Dude #3.- "It´s prog" Dude #4.- "pure Prog" ...........Dude #10,000 .- "Metal prog" |
Posted By: BePinkTheater
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 22:21
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Both are good, I prefer DT ------------- I can strangle a canary in a tin can and it would be really original, but that wouldn't save it from sounding like utter sh*t. -Stone Beard |
Posted By: Hemispheres
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 23:46
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this is a rather silly poll dreamtheater have about as much in common with van der graff generator as Gary Busey does with Phil Collins ------------- [IMG]http://www.wheresthatfrom.com/avatars/miguelsanchez.gif">[IMG]http://www.rockphiles.com/all_images/Act_Images/TheMothersOfInvention/mothers300.jpg"> |
Posted By: Ultaigh
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 23:52
| Van Der Graaf Generator. |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 00:02
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You can't deny that there isn't something familiar about Busey and PC:
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Posted By: Citanul
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 03:21
That's a very short-sighted and inacurrate view of Dream Theater. Dream Theater's music consists of more than 58 minutes of metal with a change of mood of just 15 seconds. They are considered prog because of lengthy compositions, lyrics that display intricate narratives, concept albums, use of keyboards and unusual time signatures (all of which come from the definition of prog on this site). In addition, the majority of prog and metal fans consider Dream Theater prog, and Dream Theater are prog when compared to other metal bands in the same sense that Genesis (in their prime) are prog when compared to standard rock bands. If your only experience of Dream Theater is one concert, then you aren't really in a position to judge them. ------------- Be or be not. There is no question. - Yoda, Prince of Denmark |
Posted By: magog
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 06:35
Finally somebody else saying what I was trying to express for a long!!!! Thanks Eduardossc |
Posted By: Doesburger
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 07:59
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Prog-metal doesn't exist. It's a pure creation of metal/hard-rock fans who just wanted to have more recognition for their music. If your genre doesn't bring enough money, attach it (by force) to a better-known one... et voila. We have the mess that we have now in our hands. Now what about then : Abba = prog-disco? Celine Dion = prog-sh*t? Bush = prog-idiot? That's exactly what this poll proves. Fans of prog prefer prog. Could be wrong of course! LOL Trust a prog-fan to be so serious about such stupid subjects. No wonder the world is going down the drain. |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 08:20
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It's not totally different : they are both rock acts, not for example classical music on one hand and rock on the other hand. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 08:23
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I've finally decided...VdGG. ------------- Proud to be an un-banned member since 2005 |
Posted By: M@X
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 08:43
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Easy answer : VDGG !
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Posted By: magog
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 09:45
I'm with you, boy |
Posted By: eduardossc
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 09:58
You guys are not alone. You know, I´ve been reading so many pro-dream notes lately, that yesterday I played both "Awake" and "Images and words". Two of the very best right?...Well, I was entertained for one and a third albums. ..I really couldn´t continue. At the end I could not remember a single note I had just heard. Metal is just so monotonous, Metal prog is a little more bearable. Iron maiden, Whether plain metal or not, presents more diversity. I can listen to The flower kings 3 times longer than to Dream T. Despite Flower kings´ conventional diversity. At least you can listen to them without feeling annoyed by the hard sounds. Flower Kings´music is generic prog but still, I can listen to them for hours as background. |
Posted By: the dragon
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 09:59
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DREAM THEATER vs VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR Stop kidding, please!!! VdGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted By: Cygnus
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 10:40
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I haven't heard VDGG but with that reactions I WILL because you guys seam to love them. I didn't vote ofcourse. |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 10:57
| Different Stuff- But DT for me |
Posted By: krusty
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 11:02
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undoubtably VDGG for me. But to be fair I have just recently started listening to DT. ------------- http://www.humanism.org.uk/site/cms/contentChapterView.asp?chapter=309" rel="nofollow - Humanism |
Posted By: Hemispheres
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 22:31
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Posted By: AtLossForWords
Date Posted: October 15 2005 at 13:04
This is just wrong. Will you care to define for me what exactly being a progressive musician is? I've always considered progressive to be a prefix to a genre. A musician would be made progressive through unconventional creativity, technicality, distinct tonality, unconventional song structure, and etc. That's why we have Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, and Progressive Jazz (also considered to be Modern Jazz). Other genres have this too, just take country rock and country pop. Progressive is a style of play, it really isn't a genre. Dream Theater does have unconventional creavity, i would say an album like Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence is very technical, progressive, and structured. Futhermore, when Dream Theater came out, not many bands were playing progressive metal the way that they were. Their technical ability is well understood. Everybody knows these guys can play in intricate keys using unconventional times signatures. Dream Theater has a distinct tonality as well. Jordan Rudess does an excellent job of staying away from the "typical" synth sounds that musicians so often use. Dream Theater is well structured too. Their songs are made up of many parts and many technical parts as well. These songs are extremely difficult to memorize on any insturment. Dream Theater was very creative before Train Of Thought came out. I would agree with most fans in saying that their creativity is a little drained now, but that shouldn't take away from what they've done in the past. Images and Words has a brilliant song structure, Awake does an excellent job of keeping a similar atmosphere throughout many changes in tonality throughout the album. Falling Into Infinity is not very progressive, but i find it to be well structured. Scenes From a Memory is brilliant, this album portrays many different moods using many different tonalities, and very unconventional synth sounds. Six Degrees further expands with the forty-two minute epic that can make someone feel so many different things with so much technical intricacy. I love Dream Theater and i think up to this point they have been a very creative and progressive band.
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Posted By: Rockin' Chair
Date Posted: October 15 2005 at 16:22
| I don't vote because DT and VDGG are too different. You can't compare them. |
Posted By: Don Quito
Date Posted: October 15 2005 at 16:31
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I totally agree: There is no point for comparing Dream Theater and Van Der Graaf Generator... They're both way to different and even though they're both prog, they are not related or share a common thing... On the other hand, I voted for VDGG, not because I am a hudge fan of them, but because I think "classical" is always on the top... No matter what... They're bands that influenced others and because they changed the way of music... ------------- KEEP THE PROMISE YOU MADE |
Posted By: carlo394
Date Posted: October 16 2005 at 04:10
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Agree. anyway voted VdGG
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Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: October 16 2005 at 12:27
This is a stupid poll! 
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 16 2005 at 12:29
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^ Agreed ... it's pointless. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to: 
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Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: October 16 2005 at 12:32
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Yea, and look at the intolerance !!!!!!!!!!
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Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: October 16 2005 at 12:46
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Errrggghh... When I look at some of these post I have a feeling I'm sharing this site with Morons... Prog metal in not a genre... ? here it goes again... Delusional Old Farts!!!! *rapid and hectic breathing...* I don't like VdGG, I love DT but still I will not vote... this poll is stupid, useless, ignorant! And all the posters here should really reconsider what they wrote... ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: October 16 2005 at 13:06
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I vote for Celine Dion. She is soooo RIO. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: krauthead
Date Posted: October 16 2005 at 17:46
VDGG  ------------- *Dancing madly backwards on a sea of air* - Captain Beyond |
Posted By: robertplantowns
Date Posted: October 16 2005 at 18:04
Jesus Christ is everyone on this post retarded? The question clearly asked what band you SUBJECTIVELY prefer, not which band is better, nor does this question ask to compare both of them or find any commonality between them! That has nothing to do with the question! I don't know why all of you have to make something so easy so goddamn difficult. It's like asking someone whether they prefer pizza or sushi. Or would you still complain that pizza and sushi are too dissimilar for you to be able to say which one you preferred! No comparison is being done between VDGG and DT, nor did the poll say they were related at all! Why are you guys making something out of nothing? Just say which band you PREFER, it's as easy as that. VDGG for me. |
Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: October 16 2005 at 22:42
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Pancakes are yummy.
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Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: October 16 2005 at 23:00
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I like them both for different reasons, but overall I like Van Der Graaf Generator more by quite a bit. Now if this were Pain of Salvation vs. Van der Graaf Generator, that I would be unsure of. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: October 17 2005 at 01:31
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Damn straight. To All: Listen to this man!!!! ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: October 17 2005 at 03:20
I stand by my words....Pancakes are yummy. |
Posted By: JesusBetancourt
Date Posted: October 17 2005 at 03:24
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I prefer Waffles especially the blueberry ones ------------- "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water" John 7:38 |
Posted By: greenmonster
Date Posted: October 18 2005 at 03:50
| I have the feeling that these bands are incomparable. Van der Graaf, of course!!! |
Posted By: Crafter
Date Posted: October 18 2005 at 07:15
Yes... But I prefer DT, I sleep during listening to VDGG  *shame on me*...------------- Uh ? Oh, I see :D |
Posted By: eduardossc
Date Posted: October 18 2005 at 10:31
How could such an absurd Poll get 4 pages of opinions and 100 votes ??. My polls are always a failure. Once I started a "lizard vs Atom heart mother" Poll with a large range of options and it worked for only a dozen of votes. 
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Posted By: Draconean
Date Posted: April 16 2007 at 14:10
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VDGG!
I do like DT a lot also. But their discography doesn't compare to VDGG's + I like the emotion that goes with the vocals and the lyrics of VDGG. ------------- I'm running still, I shall until, one day I hope that I'll arrive |
Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: April 16 2007 at 14:45
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VdGG!!! ------------- ... E N E L B U N K E R... |
Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: April 16 2007 at 15:20
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Dream Theater! ------------- In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole |
Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: April 16 2007 at 15:24
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Is this a joke??? When DT compose a tune such as "House with no door", only then they'll be able to stand competition. ------------- 
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Posted By: seamus
Date Posted: April 17 2007 at 07:49
Impossible to compare VDGG & DT!
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Posted By: febus
Date Posted: April 17 2007 at 09:17
SHAKIRA for me
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Posted By: Prayermad
Date Posted: April 17 2007 at 11:43
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VDGG
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Posted By: Yito
Date Posted: April 17 2007 at 12:02
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Very different bands to vote,
anyway i vote for Dream Theater because VDGG always make the same experimental music and DT change his music in every album (but without changing his style). two great bands with different music and different art, i think this poll is meaning less because all the people is gonna vote fo VDGG because they are 100% prog and DT is a mix of different rock. ------------- Psalm 96 1 Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 17 2007 at 12:15
While the two can be compared/ contrasted, one doesn't have to draw-out comparisons between the bands to choose which band one prefers. I quite like VDGG (love some of the band's stuff) and largely dislike Dream Theater from the rather limited material of DT's that I know. I'm not keen on DT style-metal. I'm not that into metal, but the metal influenced (metal fusion music) I do like tends to be listed here under Art Rock and Avant Prog. I'd take Estradasphere, for instance, any day over Dream Theater. |
Posted By: darksideof
Date Posted: April 17 2007 at 13:41
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you guys are so cruel and so hateful to dream theater.!!!! Don't be so hatefull to their awsome sucess!!!
Did you know because of Dream Theater great sucess there are 1000 of fans discovering progressive rock for the first time so stop this kind of hatefull thread
.!!!! we shouldn't have this kind of discution here. there are prog bands i don't like much, but I don't make thread to compare them and try to creat riots. ------------- http://darksideofcollages.blogspot.com/ http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Darksideof-Collages/ |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: April 17 2007 at 15:25
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: April 17 2007 at 15:39
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Comparing VdGG to Dream Theater is like comparing a large diamond to a grain of sand. There is only one choice really, and that's VdGG. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: April 17 2007 at 15:40
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Great. You take the two groups with the biggest, most obnoxious fanboys and pit them against each other. Not an inflammatory poll at all. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Nash
Date Posted: April 17 2007 at 21:10
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damn this is really hard, i love this bands!
but being objective, Van deer graaf generator is a better band in my point of view ------------- http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/191/sydbarrettg.jpg/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: April 18 2007 at 07:04
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Dream Theater are responsible for 1000's of people avoiding prog.
------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: April 18 2007 at 08:31
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Van Der Graff of course.
Dream Theater are excellent musicans, but I dont find their work original, soulful or remotely interesting. I'm delighted that a band can still be acclaimed for their ability as musicians in these crap times, but for me their songs just dont appeal. Sorry. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: April 18 2007 at 08:35
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Dream Theater!!!!! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: kazansky
Date Posted: April 18 2007 at 08:44
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Dream Theater... ------------- The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us. |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: April 18 2007 at 19:46
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Hmmm... Dream Theater is one of my least favorite bands, while VdGG is one of my all-time most beloved bands.... I guess I got to go with Hammill and the crew here!
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Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: April 18 2007 at 19:48
Dream Theater by a lot, at least for me!  Just overall better musicians in general.
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Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: April 18 2007 at 20:45
| VDGG for obvious reasons. |
Posted By: endlessepic
Date Posted: April 22 2007 at 03:34
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Dream Theater is talented. Van Der Graaf Generator is amazing. VDGG |
Posted By: endlessepic
Date Posted: April 22 2007 at 03:35
Very true, I hold no hatred toward Dream theater. good band I just lik VDGG better |
Posted By: Endless Wire
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 00:02
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Hmm...I gues I'll have to go with DT because the only VDGG album I have is Pawn Hearts and while it is good I do feel its a bit overrated ------------- . |
Posted By: LeInsomniac
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 11:41
Ditto It´s like comparing the movie 2001 : A Space Oddysee from Stanley Kubrick to a movie (any movie from Ed Wood like Glen or Glenda or Plan 9 From Outer Space) Van der Graaf Generator make a far more interesting work than DreamTheather (it realy is a bit strange comparing these two groups )maybe if you had tried to compare DT with TheMarsVolta it would be more challenging and even so my vote would ´ve gone to TMV. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/LeInsomniac/?chartstyle=volta"> 
Happy Family One Hand Clap, Four Went On But None Came Back |
Posted By: moonlapse
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 13:10
My thoughts exactly as I read this poll. At least somebody has some sense here. Supposedly open-minded prog fans all saying things like stupidest poll ever, can't compare 'em, whining ad nauseam. No wonder prog gets a bad rap. Think of it this way guys: given a choice, in general who would you rather listen to, VDGG or Dream Theater? Is that a hard question? For me, I love both, and both types of music, but I have to go with DT as their music being more metal-oriented is more straight-forward, and also because they are still around and I've seen them in concert a couple times. Also looking forward to Systematic Chaos and the new tour, will be getting tickets for sure |
Posted By: annexusquam
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 07:21
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it is unbelievable that u even compare these two bands......van der graaf of course for a thousand reasons |
Posted By: Kurpij
Date Posted: May 05 2007 at 21:12
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Dream Theater
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