Pink Floyd all the way. They were and still are more original than Dream Theater and they have cooler songs. And I can enjoy the singing and lyrics.

I dont even know Dream Theater.
Pink Floyd.

DONT KNOW DREAM THEATER!!! WOW!!! They are really talented i love them but im still gonna have to say Floyd they....just got music "Right"

Pink Floyd hands down, I dont even consider dream theater to be a good band. Lyrics are amazing, musically compelling (like a ton of other people have said), basically just for all the other reasons already listed. I'll say why I don't think dream theater can hold a candle to pink floyd. They've got amazing technical ability, i'll give them that. Aside from that, I don't think they've got anything going for them. There's only so many times you can listen to them wailing on their instruments before it all starts to sound like the same stuff over and over again. They need to bring something else to the table before I'd consider them a good band.

I agree, i dont find Dream Theater all that progressive, i think Radiohead and The Mars Volta are way more progressive than Dream Theater...Of course this is something me and many other prog fans dont see eye to eye with.

Of all the progressive metal bands, i would say DT are the worst, they are certainly the least original, however they were the first band of this genre to get a good deal of popularity, but it pisses me off when DT fanboys confuse popularizing a genre with being innovative and original, because nearly every other prog metal band has more to offer than DT imo...Bands like Tool have originality on their side, because they dont have to rely on nothing but stealing ideas from old prog bands to be considered "prog"...This is not so for Dream Theater...Symphony X and Opeth are better recomended.

Pink Floyd by far, in fact the guy who made this comparison should be shot.

Yeah dude.......very well said...Symphony X is much much better than Dream Theater

I like Dream Theater, and I like Pink Floyd, but I can't decide who I prefer because they are completely different genres.

It's like saying In Flames Vs. Deep Purple.

So yah. That was pointless.

:rofl:

Annnnnd the Prog Dr has made his diagnosis.

Not a big fan of either of those bands. :(

Don't be stupid. The genre is called Rock. And the styles are both progressive, and I thought the comparison was an interesting one. Although I'm a bit surprised by the landslide