Dream Theater Vs Pink Floyd (lyric, ambient, metal, favorite song)

Ghostrider · 06-11-2008, 05:11 PM

There is no comparison here,,,Pink Floyd is one of the all time greatest bands period,,,their music remains unique even 30+ years after they recorded their masterpiece DSOTM. I do not discount DT and their musicianship, but get back to me in 30 years before you start comparing legends with relatively new bands no matter how talented they are.(Will anyone even know who DT is in 30 years?)

BurnTham · 06-11-2008, 08:29 PM

Well they're still kicking after 20+ years so I would like to hope so

Ghostrider · 06-11-2008, 09:05 PM

I like DT BurnTham, but PF is totally unique and simply exist in their own niche, and I don't think any of their albums will stand the test of time like DSOTM has,,,it's just unique in music history.

BurnTham · 06-17-2008, 09:37 PM

I agree with that then, hard to think of any albums with the same glory as DSOTM, pretty much the most recognizable album cover ever

lucifer_sam · 06-29-2008, 08:48 PM

Technical prowess doesn't assure good music. Otherwise, Buckethead would be good. I'm sorry, but I respect Petrucci as an excellent guitarist and Portnoy as an intense drummer but I simply can't listen to DT with the admiration as I have for Pink Floyd.

boo boo · 07-04-2008, 05:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

Technical prowess doesn't assure good music. Otherwise, Buckethead would be good.

Oh oh, someone hasn't heard Population Overide.

Rainard Jalen · 07-04-2008, 05:59 AM

Pink Floyd are a trillion times superior to Dream Theatre. DT write some of the cheesiest, most goofy hard rock I've ever heard in my whole life.

boo boo · 07-04-2008, 06:01 AM

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Rainard Jalen · 07-04-2008, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

That is absolute rubbish. PT sound absolutely nothing like Pink Floyd, at all.

Thats basically like saying any band that makes mellow somewhat psychedelic music is ripping off Pink Floyd. You could call Radiohead and Flaming Lips ripoffs of Pink Floyd by using that logic.

I removed that from my post in order to bring up a wider discussion in the official PT thread. Maybe merge. Cheers.

thedaytripper · 07-08-2008, 01:43 PM

i like them both, they are music for the wandering mind, and that can relate to alot of people i think. but pink floyd has alot more publicity and pizzaz to their music. very psychedelic

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Dream Theater	13	11.30%
Pink Floyd	102	88.70%
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06-11-2008, 08:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
BurnTham Groupie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Williamsburg, Iowa Posts: 10	Well they're still kicking after 20+ years so I would like to hope so __________________ If there's a pensive fear, a wasted year, a man must learn to cope, if his obsession's real, suppression that he feels must turn to hope -Dream Theater

06-17-2008, 09:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
BurnTham Groupie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Williamsburg, Iowa Posts: 10	I agree with that then, hard to think of any albums with the same glory as DSOTM, pretty much the most recognizable album cover ever __________________ If there's a pensive fear, a wasted year, a man must learn to cope, if his obsession's real, suppression that he feels must turn to hope -Dream Theater

06-11-2008, 05:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ghostrider Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 131	There is no comparison here,,,Pink Floyd is one of the all time greatest bands period,,,their music remains unique even 30+ years after they recorded their masterpiece DSOTM. I do not discount DT and their musicianship, but get back to me in 30 years before you start comparing legends with relatively new bands no matter how talented they are.(Will anyone even know who DT is in 30 years?)

06-11-2008, 09:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ghostrider Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 131	I like DT BurnTham, but PF is totally unique and simply exist in their own niche, and I don't think any of their albums will stand the test of time like DSOTM has,,,it's just unique in music history.

06-29-2008, 08:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	Technical prowess doesn't assure good music. Otherwise, Buckethead would be good. I'm sorry, but I respect Petrucci as an excellent guitarist and Portnoy as an intense drummer but I simply can't listen to DT with the admiration as I have for Pink Floyd.

07-04-2008, 05:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
Rainard Jalen Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,219	Pink Floyd are a trillion times superior to Dream Theatre. DT write some of the cheesiest, most goofy hard rock I've ever heard in my whole life.

07-08-2008, 01:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
thedaytripper Groupie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 30	i like them both, they are music for the wandering mind, and that can relate to alot of people i think. but pink floyd has alot more publicity and pizzaz to their music. very psychedelic