porcupine tree-crap

gentletull wrote: yet another disappointing modern band I heard for the first time ;). They can go in the rubbish bin with Tool and Spocks beard. I have a feeling that Mars volta will be more of the same lol

Why don't you get a bigger rubbish bin and put yourself in there too?

Putting them in the rubbish bin after hearing them for the first time indicates a lack of understanding about how to approach prog.

I know if I had taken that attitude to some of my now favourite bands, I would have missed out on a lifetime of great music.

gentletull wrote: yet another disappointing modern band I heard for the first time ;). They can go in the rubbish bin with Tool and Spocks beard. I have a feeling that Mars volta will be more of the same lol

When you start to dis the new music, you know you're getting old. 

I don't think you will like Mars Volta either if you expect it to be like Gentle Giant or Jethro Tull. But they are a great group, kind of King Crimson meets Jeff Buckley with a little Mahavishnu Orchestra, salsa and the kitchen sink.

gentletull wrote: yet another disappointing modern band I heard for the first time ;). They can go in the rubbish bin with Tool and Spocks beard. I have a feeling that Mars volta will be more of the same lol

You started that post with a lower case letter and ended it without a full stop. I have a feeling your future posts will be more of the same. Much to learn you have.

BTW, what does 'in replace of' mean?

the man machine wrote: i find that porcupine tree just sound naff and cheesy as with much modern prog i have heard. i think i would tend to agree with you.

I don't see the relevance of such generic comments about Porcupine Tree. All of their albums are very different from each other, so all that these generic comments show is that someone doesn't really know them.

Sounds like your rubbish bin would be one worth to rummage about, Gentletull.  What material from Porcy Tree did you hear then? Just curious, that´s all. I only have the last two records, In Absentia and Deadwing, and they are both great as far as I'm concerned. 'Arriving Somewhere' is a modern day classic if there ever was one, and I believe it will stand the test of time admirably.  

gentletull wrote: I can tell straight awway when I won't get much out of a band. I listened to deadwing and I know it will never do anything for me. It's doesn't meet my standards  . Old music is the best. It doesn't just sound awesome straight away, it is gets better after more listens :). I recommend everyone search and search for all the great old music because it's better than todays rock music . I listened to Wobbler today and it sounds like a complete copy of tull, gentle giant, camel, genesis, elp and yes lol. It sounds alot better than porcupine and tool etc, but it was so much of a copy it was embarrasing

That's your problem. You expect new music to sound exactly like the old music or else you don't like it. But if the new music does sound exactly like the old music you call it a copy.

It sounds like you have a lot of preconceptions about any new music, Gentletull... And I´m afraid you are losing out unless you start widening your standards a bit, lol. Of course, you could try some of the other new popular music, not just prog, perhaps that would work out better for you. ANYTHING to make you discover some of the GREAT new music out there!  

Not that the oldies are not fantastic -I, too, love to add them to my collection- but from time to time it´s kind of healthy to come up for air as it can get a bit 'dusty' when exclusively dwelling in the golden 60´s and 70´s, lol!