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Which decade of music do you like better?

70s Queen
25 (69.4%)
90s Porcupine Tree
11 (30.6%)

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Voting closed: November 13, 2012, 12:49:08 PM

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Offline KevShmev

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Decade Battle #5: 70s Queen vs. 90s Porcupine Tree
« on: November 06, 2012, 12:49:08 PM »
70s Queen vs 90s Porcupine Tree

70s Queen
Queen
Queen II
Sheer Heart Attack
A Night at the Opera
A Day at the Races
News of the World
Jazz

90s Porcupine Tree
On the Sunday of Life...
Up the Downstair
Staircase Infinities EP
The Sky Moves Sideways
Signify
Stupid Dream
(plus, a variety of other compilations that mix and match stuff released on other records...I am not listing them all)

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I thought this would be an interesting matchup, pitting Queen's classic decade vs. PT's less popular decade.  I love Queen, and most of those 70s records are absolute classics.  Meanwhile, I love 90s PT; Stupid Dream is a top 3 PT record for me, and Signify and The Sky Moves Sideways are both stellar as well.  However, I am gonna give the very slight edge to Queen here.
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Re: Decade Battle #5: 70s Queen vs. 90s Porcupine Tree
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2012, 12:52:36 PM »
Queen. By so far it isn't funny.
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Re: Decade Battle #5: 70s Queen vs. 90s Porcupine Tree
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2012, 12:52:44 PM »
I have never heard one song from any of those PT albums! :lol

Guess I will go with Queen.
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Re: Decade Battle #5: 70s Queen vs. 90s Porcupine Tree
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2012, 12:57:49 PM »
As much as I LOVE the S-albums by PT (The Sky Moves Sideways, Signify and Stupid Dream), the first two aren't that great in the grand scheme of things.

There's a higher quality throughout the 70's Queen Albums that makes them more enjoyable, and consistent. Besides, the three-album run of Night/Day/News is just stellar. The first three are great and Jazz is good as well. They're just top-notch albums and they have had a lot of hits and staying power.

Had it been the other end of PT's career, this might have been a LOT harder to decide.

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Re: Decade Battle #5: 70s Queen vs. 90s Porcupine Tree
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2012, 01:00:24 PM »
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Re: Decade Battle #5: 70s Queen vs. 90s Porcupine Tree
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2012, 01:13:02 PM »
The obvious option. And I'm not sure this is a fair compare for PT.
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Re: Decade Battle #5: 70s Queen vs. 90s Porcupine Tree
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2012, 01:13:25 PM »
to me, PT is great, but not because of the 90's

Queen in a landslide
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Re: Decade Battle #5: 70s Queen vs. 90s Porcupine Tree
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2012, 01:13:28 PM »
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Re: Decade Battle #5: 70s Queen vs. 90s Porcupine Tree
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2012, 01:27:59 PM »
Porcupine Tree. Queen's alright but I never did manage to get particularly into them. Porcupine Tree, however, trancy, dark and atmospheric. And Signify is one of my favourites.
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Re: Decade Battle #5: 70s Queen vs. 90s Porcupine Tree
« Reply #9 on: November 06, 2012, 01:29:18 PM »
Queen takes this one by far. That era of PT is not the one that interests me, except for Stupid Dream
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Re: Decade Battle #5: 70s Queen vs. 90s Porcupine Tree
« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2012, 01:31:39 PM »
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Queen. By so far it isn't funny.
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Re: Decade Battle #5: 70s Queen vs. 90s Porcupine Tree
« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2012, 01:44:13 PM »
I like PT better as a band, but I still pick Queen.
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Re: Decade Battle #5: 70s Queen vs. 90s Porcupine Tree
« Reply #12 on: November 06, 2012, 01:54:08 PM »
That includes the only Porcupine Tree albums I like, and I dislike Queen.  ...so easy choice.  I have been listening to Queen II today, though, after a friend thought I might like that one.
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Re: Decade Battle #5: 70s Queen vs. 90s Porcupine Tree
« Reply #13 on: November 06, 2012, 01:54:36 PM »
 :facepalm: at me for being a PT fanboy and not fully using my brain while reading the 90s PT that is so clearly written and vote in a blink of a sec.  :blush

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Because let's face it: Queen all the way (i'm sorry PT!)
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Re: Decade Battle #5: 70s Queen vs. 90s Porcupine Tree
« Reply #14 on: November 06, 2012, 02:02:56 PM »
Signify, Stupid Dream and Up the Downstair are among PT's best albums. The Sky Moves Sideways is fantastic as well.
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Re: Decade Battle #5: 70s Queen vs. 90s Porcupine Tree
« Reply #15 on: November 06, 2012, 02:56:55 PM »
I'm so glad PT isn't winning this poll.
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Re: Decade Battle #5: 70s Queen vs. 90s Porcupine Tree
« Reply #16 on: November 06, 2012, 03:13:52 PM »
Queen is one of the biggest meh's of a band I know of. PT all the way.
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Re: Decade Battle #5: 70s Queen vs. 90s Porcupine Tree
« Reply #17 on: November 06, 2012, 05:38:25 PM »
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Re: Decade Battle #5: 70s Queen vs. 90s Porcupine Tree
« Reply #18 on: November 06, 2012, 05:51:03 PM »
Quote from: Big Hath on November 06, 2012, 01:13:25 PM
to me, PT is great, but not because of the 90's

Queen in a landslide

Exactly.
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Re: Decade Battle #5: 70s Queen vs. 90s Porcupine Tree
« Reply #19 on: November 07, 2012, 01:14:13 AM »
Quote from: Sketchy on November 06, 2012, 01:27:59 PM
Porcupine Tree. Queen's alright but I never did manage to get particularly into them. Porcupine Tree, however, trancy, dark and atmospheric.
This. Sky Moves Sideways and Up the Downstair are in my "big 4" of PT albums with In Absentia and Fear of a Blank Planet. I like Signify and especially Stupid Dream a lot as well. Queen has some good songs and they were obviously an important band in their era, but I'm not a fan.
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