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asimplemistake 
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 Posted: June 04 2007 at 20:51 |
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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
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melvins
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Posted: June 04 2007 at 19:55 |
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It is my professional opinion, that dream theater is really lame. (when compared to PTree)
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Barla
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Posted: June 04 2007 at 19:07 |
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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.
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Tony R
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Posted: June 04 2007 at 19:05 |
 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.
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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing....SW has spent years avoiding the tag "Prog Rock" so you are completely wrong there. 
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akin
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Posted: June 04 2007 at 18:55 |
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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.
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randyhiatt
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Posted: June 04 2007 at 18:28 |
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PT for sure. DT is a bunch of hotshots shooting waaay too often. It's about the writing and lyrics tied with great playing I love. Too old for show offs I guess.
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progressive
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Posted: April 02 2007 at 06:45 |
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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.
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toolis
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Posted: March 30 2007 at 05:52 |
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can't see how could these two be compared but i'll go with DT..
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-music is like pornography...
sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more...
-sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue...
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Kill Fede
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Posted: March 30 2007 at 05:44 |
Dream,Dream...but Porcupine are still great! 
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progadicto
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Posted: March 09 2007 at 12:36 |
No doubt...
PORCUPINE TREE
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... E N E L B U N K E R...
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Melomaniac
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Posted: March 09 2007 at 10:54 |
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Love to see the results here, the other way around would've killed me.
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"One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio
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Moogtron III
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Posted: March 09 2007 at 10:51 |
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Porcupine Tree for me, because the music touches me a bit more than DT's. I like moody music.
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Prayermad
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Posted: March 09 2007 at 10:38 |
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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.
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Mlaen
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Posted: March 09 2007 at 10:27 |
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DT here.
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Floydian42
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Posted: March 09 2007 at 06:29 |
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Porcupine Tree, by a bajillion.
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Xeroth
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Posted: March 08 2007 at 23:19 |
I'm here and I love DT! I'm giving this album a good
chance! Both bands I'm anticipating will make huge breaks!
I've fallen in love with PT lately but DT will always be the roots of
my Prog loving self with Rush! As good as PT is and the good
anticipation they have moving for this album I'm excited just to know
that DT will be coming with another album! They've never really
let me down either.
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I once was cool, but now I'm cold. Can you please turn up the heat.
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Sasquamo
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Posted: March 08 2007 at 16:06 |
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I doubt you fully appreciate those "giants" of music.
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Yito
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Posted: March 08 2007 at 10:08 |
PT is a great and truly prog band, but DT is Still the king of today's Prog 
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Psalm 96
1 Sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all the earth.
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StyLaZyn
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Posted: March 08 2007 at 08:54 |
Rodolfo wrote:
Steven Wilson is a genius without a doubt but DT is an al time great band. |
Over the years, if I understand correctly, PT has become less the Steven Wilson show, and more a entire band effort. After watching the Arriving Somewhere DVD, I saw a real band effort. After watching Score, I saw a bunch of guys individually showing off. I am beginning to see why so many dislike DT.
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micky
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Posted: March 08 2007 at 08:15 |
Sasquamo wrote:
Don't worry, I know what I'm talking about. I
know more about jazz than most here. What you're trying to get at
is the Parker/Coltrane=Great, and Dream Theater=Bad. But if I
asked you how much you listened to either you would probably say very
little to both. The conclusion is that Parker and Coltrane are
protected by their reputation (which is very well deserved), while
Dream Theater's reputation on this site leaves them vulnerable.
Nobody wants to dislike the masters/the people they're expected to
like.
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hahahhah.. I'm not going to get into a pissing match with you. IF you want to think you know more.. go ahead and think so .
Their reputation is well earned..through what has been many
years and will be for the future of music .. or something like that
hahaha. Dream Theater hasn't earned that.. won't earn it...
and shouldn't earn it. Great players does not always equal great
music.. and Dream Theater for some.. even many.. is a
perfect example of that. Love them if you must.... but those who
don't will offer our two cents why we don't. Be it musically,
importance, or reputation.. to mention Dream Theater in the same
context with those giants of music is laughable. Disagree if you
will.....
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