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POLL: Tool or Porcupine Tree?

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20 (31.7%)
Porcupine Tree
43 (68.3%)

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Offline Fritzinger

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Re: POLL: Tool or Porcupine Tree?
« Reply #35 on: January 16, 2020, 01:14:47 PM »
Quote from: Cruithne on January 16, 2020, 08:12:18 AM
Yeah - first reaction is simply "why?".

Since I only like the odd Tool song, and even then sometimes struggle to get to the end of the song before wanting to hear something with a soaring melody, my vote's always going to go to Porcupine Tree here, but still... why?

Why compare these two?

Why even discuss about music in the first place? Why make the effort?

Because it's fun  :smiley:
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Re: POLL: Tool or Porcupine Tree?
« Reply #36 on: January 16, 2020, 02:25:06 PM »
I love both bands. My complaint against each would be the tendency to have some filler on their albums. I do find myself skipping tracks in Porcupine Tree albums a bit more than I do on Tool albums.

I would rank each bands latest release as good with wonderful moments but weaker than their previous output.

So Tool for me I suppose.
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Re: POLL: Tool or Porcupine Tree?
« Reply #37 on: January 16, 2020, 06:16:30 PM »
To be clear I cite the incident as "knowing when to stop" because that looked like the first notable downturn for the band and they immediately jumped ship

To be clear I have barely listened to the incident, also. Only PT besides like the first two that I don't own :P
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Re: POLL: Tool or Porcupine Tree?
« Reply #38 on: January 16, 2020, 09:32:47 PM »
Quote from: Cyril on January 15, 2020, 02:09:47 PM
One of these bands knew when to stop.
The other released a mediocre album last year.

I didn't know PT released an album last year.
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Re: POLL: Tool or Porcupine Tree?
« Reply #39 on: January 16, 2020, 09:42:14 PM »
Never really been fussed about either band, but there's definitely more that I like in Tool's catalogue than there is in PT's.
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Re: POLL: Tool or Porcupine Tree?
« Reply #40 on: February 06, 2020, 12:49:27 AM »
While I like Tool, their core sound is kind of limited, their albums suffer from being filled to the max with all those interludes, and although they have songs like Wings for Marie, I feel that PT's music is more emotionally charged on the whole, and the bigger emphasis on melody instead of rhythm appeals to me more as well.
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Re: POLL: Tool or Porcupine Tree?
« Reply #41 on: February 06, 2020, 06:52:56 AM »
Both have some stuff I like, both have some things about them I dislike. I rarely listen to either these days. The Stupid Dream through In Absentia run is genuinely pretty great though.
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Re: POLL: Tool or Porcupine Tree?
« Reply #42 on: February 06, 2020, 07:45:02 AM »
Quote from: Kattelox on January 15, 2020, 10:51:30 AM
I'd take my least favorite PT over Tool. Hell, I'd take Bananarama over Tool. I'd even take Achy Breaky Heart on an hour loop over Tool.

That's exactly how I feel about Steven Wilson.  "I'm your Venus, I'm your fire...." 
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