New prog (singer, metal, rock, great song, genre)

joyboyo53 · 01-12-2009, 12:28 PM

The Mars Volta earn my vote, rightfully so. Honorable mention for Muse and Tool.

khfreek · 01-12-2009, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen

Tool. Are a crapload of a lot better than the rest of those bands. Tool in some ways are genuine virtuosi. Danny Carey is the best drummer in prog, period.

blachalaheebow · 01-12-2009, 03:00 PM

man, does everybody hate Tool here or something???

~~The Unfan~~ · 01-12-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by khfreek

Tool are still better than half the choices on the poll though.

Inuzuka Skysword · 01-12-2009, 03:17 PM

If you are estimating then yes. If you are going down to the exact number than no.

Tool are too pretentious. Still an okay band.

khfreek · 01-12-2009, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by blachalaheebow

man, does everybody hate Tool here or something???

I don't hate Tool, his post was just wrong in every statement it made.

Anteater · 01-12-2009, 03:52 PM

The best drummer in prog. is Bill Bruford, followed closely by Neil Pert. Danny Carey isn't bad or anything, but there's just too much history out there to agree with that kind of statement...

But then again, most prog. drummers don't hold a candle to the drummers in most of the jazz/jazz-fusion bands I listen to, so the argument is irrelevant.

dac · 01-12-2009, 08:54 PM

Who the fuck cares about who has the best drummer. This poll is about the music. Go to the drummer thread if you want to argue a pointless thing. It reflects nothing on the quality of the music.

Anteater · 01-12-2009, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by dac

Who the fuck cares about who has the best drummer. This poll is about the music. Go to the drummer thread if you want to argue a pointless thing. It reflects nothing on the quality of the music.

Sure it does. Skilled instrumentation (drumming included) is as viable criteria as any for judging music, though these days people don't seem to care as much.

On another note, what do you guys think about The Secret Machines?

dac · 01-13-2009, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

Sure it does. Skilled instrumentation (drumming included) is as viable criteria as any for judging music, though these days people don't seem to care as much.

Are you honestly going to sit there and listen to a song and think about the drumming difficulty while doing so? I mean, I understand disliking bands and music for have incompetent instrumentation, but it's not a competition.

View Poll Results: Who's your favorite among the new blood?
Tool	25	22.73%
The Mars Volta	16	14.55%
Porcupine Tree	24	21.82%
Muse	15	13.64%
Kayo Dot	3	2.73%
Coheed & Cambria	8	7.27%
Oceansize	2	1.82%
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum	3	2.73%
Battles	4	3.64%
Spocks Beard	1	0.91%
Flower Kings	1	0.91%
Ozric Tentacles	8	7.27%
Secret Machines	0	0%
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joyboyo53 down the rabbit hole Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: the mountain called monkey Posts: 764	The Mars Volta earn my vote, rightfully so. Honorable mention for Muse and Tool.

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Inuzuka Skysword Existential Egoist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,468	If you are estimating then yes. If you are going down to the exact number than no. Tool are too pretentious. Still an okay band.