almosttolerable: Tool vs. Dream Theater

AlexKzillion 09.17.15	Tools stuff is much more memorable also.
adr 09.17.15	both are overrated
Trebor. 09.17.15	Off Minor
Avagantamos 09.17.15	between the buried and me
guilouzzz 09.17.15	T0000000000L
TheMagicalBlender 09.17.15	Dream Theater because Metropolis Pt. 2.
Tunaboy45 09.17.15	tool without a doubt
Friday13th 09.17.15	Dream Theater. They have more variety in I&W and Awake than Tool's entire discog...which is very small admittedly so maybe it's not that impressive lol
chemicalmarriage 09.17.15	Tool
altertide0 09.17.15	not even a contest.
porcupinetheater 09.17.15	Because when it comes to the instrumental side of music, technical ability is the only thing worth discussing.
altertide0 09.17.15	the choice is between 1. a rather unique even if criminally overrated mix of prog rock and alternative metal 2. cheesy musical masturbation, which now that i think of it is also overplayed not a tough decision tbh
Valkyrion 09.17.15	I don't care for either, but dream theater
beefshoes 09.17.15	I love DT's first few albums, but I haven't had the urge to listen to any of the post-SDOIT albums for many years. I also love Tool, but I'm rarely in the mood to listen to them; I'd much rather listen to ISIS or Neurosis. Opeth is my favorite band of all time though, and I've listened to Opeth on a regular basis since 2008.
KingdomOfTyrant 09.17.15	tool, without a doubt
AlexKzillion 09.17.15	I don't think James LaBrie is a BAD vocalist at all, but he sounds cheesy as hell when Dream Theater goes all heavy in Train of Thought onward.
FacelessMan 09.17.15	Danny Carey >>>>>>> portnoy[2]
Mystletainn 09.17.15	Neither
Mythodea 09.17.15	Dream Theater: + Accessible / Fun / Virtuosic / Sometimes extremely good / Variety - Cheesy / Boring for the last decade / Imbalanced Tool: + Virtuosic / Esoteric / Mind boggling / Many Times extremely good - Same over and over / no album for the last decade
UnderTheNorthernScar 09.17.15	Aenima>Awake>all other tool & dream theater
ChoccyPhilly 09.17.15	Well Tool don't have large chunks of their discog that are overtly cringeworthy or even cringeworthy at all, unlike DT... But DT don't make me fall asleep, so DT for me
TalonsOfFire 09.17.15	smh Choccy
chemicalmarriage 09.17.15	Honestly both bands need to try harder to entertain me tbh.
Rik VII 09.17.15	definitiely Tool. I really like Dream Theater, but Tool is on a different level. but yeah, agreed. Opeth is better than both.
UnderTheNorthernScar 09.18.15	Yeah Still life is on a different level than any material from either band
TheCrocodile 09.18.15	Yeah, it's lower. Fight me.
Keyblade 09.18.15	this thread is like a parody of prog fans
blackwatercity 09.18.15	Opeth>DT>Tool Tool bores me, but Opeth and DT ar-were god tier.
Hovse 09.18.15	not a fan of the 3 but Opeth i guess
Artuma 09.18.15	Off Minor [2] wouldn't really compare these two bands
FlyheadMetal 09.18.15	i like dream theater more
TheSpaceMan 09.18.15	"Songs such as Right In Two, Prison Sex etc. have such great lyric" those are some of the worst tool lyrics tho
InFlamesWeThrash666 09.18.15	i vote Dream Theater coz Tool is the most boring band i've ever heard
Flugmorph 09.18.15	Tool & opeth any day. DT suck
Itwasthatwas 09.18.15	Tool is about a million times better. They get compared but really shouldn't be. One is a band that couldn't write a decent song to save their lives (DT) that gets overhyped for their technicality. Tool is incredibly restrained as far as progressive rock goes and theres a much stronger focus on songwriting. When I listen to aenima or lateralus, I hear a unifying vision for the album's sound and what they're trying to accomplish. When I hear a dream theater album I hear a bunch of elements slapped together that the various members think are cool.
Cryptkeeper 09.18.15	Tool > Opeth > DT
NeroCorleone80 09.18.15	Opeth > Tool >>>>>>>>>> Dream Theater
TheCrocodile 09.18.15	"Tool is incredibly restrained as far as progressive rock goes and theres a much stronger focus on songwriting." Not to be a dick, but seriously all of their albums have filler songs or stuff that isn't restrained at all. And Jesus Christ Awake is more song-driven than any Tool album...
UnderTheNorthernScar 09.18.15	Awake is life
trvvve 09.18.15	tool is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo boring tho
Totengott 09.18.15	Opeth > Dream Theater >>> Tool
Snowdog808 09.20.15	I prefer Dream Theater generally, but I like both. I'd rather listen to Rush, Symphony X, and Yes though.
Rawmeeth38 10.12.15	both are overrated [2]
Knave 10.12.15	Tool beats the piss out of Dream Theater. LaBrie's voice sucks and all the songs noodle far too much.
MyNameIsPencil 10.12.15	both are technically good but really annoying