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First of all I'd like to say that I like both Tool and Opeth as well as own nearly all of each band's albums.Whether you prefer Opeth or Tool is one thing, but it's obviously not fair (or better said, appropriate) to put Lateralus up against the great Blackwater Park, which obviously should've won this, yet didn't.If I were to put in one of Tool's better albums though, it wouldn't of been Lateralus...lol.Seriously, is this all a joke?Undertow really is the true definition of Tool in their prime, period.The same could nearly be said for Aenima as well all though I think Aenima just falls short when comparing the albums as a whole...to listen to all the way thru, ya know?Then again the thread starts off representing Lateralus as the great Tool album and honestly, if Opiate was longer I'd probally pick that over Lateralus as the better album, ya see?

Putting it the right way would be:

Undertow or Aenima against Blackwater Park.

If it would've been Undertow or Aenima against Blackwater Park, the choice would be difficult.Seeing that you put up Lateralus though, Blackwater Park would clearly win/dominate.By the way, if any of you don't already own Blackwater Park or any other Opeth albums, I'd highly recommend it.Opeth obviously does much more with 7-15 minute songs than Tool ever has.No offense to Tool (I love the band), just simply my appreciation for the incredible metal band Opeth, cheers!!!:beer:
 
This is a new game so pay a little attention to the rules.

At the beginning of the game I choose a pair of albums( for example Black Sabbath's Paranoid vs. Deep Purple's In Rock). You can vote in favor of one of these two albums. The album that gets FIVE votes first wins and goes to the SECOND ROUND.
The person who voted FIRST in the Paranoid vs. In Rock poll gets the right to choose the next pair of albums( for example Metallica's Master of Puppets vs. Slayer's Reign in blood). Again the album which gets five votes first goes to the SECOND ROUND. Again the person who voted FIRST in the Master of Puppets vs. Reign in blood poll gets the right to choose the next pair of albums etc......
We continue in this way until we reach the nuraber of THIRTY -TWO winning albums.

SECOND ROUND
When we reach the nuraber of THIRTY -TWO winning albums ROUND TWO begins. In this round, the person who voted FIRST in the previous poll, chooses TWO out of the winning THIRTY-TWO albums and puts them to ""fight"" against each other. The album which gets FIVE votes first goes to the THIRD ROUND.
The person who voted FIRST in the previous poll, chooses TWO out of the REMAINING THIRTY albums and puts them to "fight" against each other.The album which gets FIVE votes first goes to the THIRD ROUND.
The person who voted FIRST in the previous poll, chooses TWO out of the REMAINING TWENTY-EIGHT albums and puts them to "fight" against each other.The album which gets FIVE votes first goes to the THIRD ROUND etc......
We continue in this way and at the end of the SECOND ROUND there are SIXTEEN remaining albums. In the exact same way in the end of the THIRD ROUND there are EIGHT remaining albums, at the end of the FOURTH ROUND there are FOUR remaining albums, at the end of the FIFTH ROUND (semifinals) there are TWO remaining albums and at the end of the SIXTH ROUND there is ONE remaining album( the champion album).

SOME ADDITIONAL NOTES
1.In the FIRST ROUND the same album CANNOT appear more than ONCE . For example if I choose the pair Black Sabbath's Paranoid vs. Deep Purple's In Rock, you CANNOT put in your pair neither Paranoid nor In Rock.

2.In the FIRST ROUND, AND ONLY IN THE FIRST ROUND instead of voting in favor of one album you can vote ""NONE OF THEM"". For example, if I choose the pair Nevermind vs.Black Album, and you believe that both these albums SUCK, you can vote ""NONE OF THEM". If in a certain poll there are five "NONE OF THEM" votes, BEFORE the END of this poll, then BOTH albums LOSE.

3. The person who created a certain poll CANNOT create the next poll as well. If the person who voted FIRST in a certain poll is the person who created this specific poll, then the right to create the next poll goes AUTOMATICALLY to the person who voted SECOND.

4.If the person who has the right to create the next poll does not create a poll in the following TWENTY-FOUR hours, after the end of the previous poll, then ANYONE can replace him/her and create the new poll.

5.In the first THREE ROUNRAB the album which gets FIVE votes wins; In the FOURTH ROUND the album which gets TEN votes wins; in the SEMIFINALS the album which gets TWENTY votes wins; in the FINAL the album which gets THIRTY votes wins.

6. I am the referee of this game, so if there are any misunderstandings about the rules, I will explain what is going to happen and why.
 
I know you didn't. I don't mean to sound like I'm attacking you for liking Opeth either. I'm a fan of both banRAB.

And like swimintheundertow said, those are just clean electric parts.


Sorry, Hendrix fans. :p:
 
Sound Devastation did not want to do the next match. So Stone Magnet( who was after Moley) will do the next match. If he does not do it in the next 24 hours, ANYONE can replace him.
 
I disagree; although I enjoy Lateralus much( and especially some songs like Ticks & Leeches and Lateralus), I like Blackwater park even more; when I first listened to it I was delighted by the ability of this band to mix brutal death metal with great melodic acoustic parts in such a natural way. I really think that all the tracks of this album are great, and especially the track Blackwater Park, a great 12-minute song with many many great riRAB, one coming after the other.........

But, anyway, the score is Tool-Opeth 3-1 and Tool need two more votes to go to the second round...

I guess that many people on this site are discouraged to vote, because the rules of this game seem a little complicated. But I believe that if you pay a little attention to the rules, you will like this game and want to participate in it
 
Obviously Hendrix wins here!!!:usehead: PF is a joke.I can understand why some people could be fans of them and all, but when it comes to talent and making good music to listen to...lol...well, PF shouldn't even be on this list.

I believe the vote is now 4-4 though, peace.:)
 
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
Vs.
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?

Two albums that everyone should be familiar with.
 
I voted for OPETH and so the score is

Tool- Opeth 1-1

You are the first person who voted at this poll and so you have the right to choose another pair of albums when the Tool vs. Opeth poll enRAB.
 
I know that you're trying to direct this comment at someone else, but I still have something to say about Lateralus, Tool, Opeth, etc...

Obviously you did say that Lateralus won (duh, we can all see that it won by votes) and that you do prefer Lateralus and hold it so highly.If you wanna judge my opinion by how many times I or anyone else heard Blackwater Park over Lateralus, I'd have to tell you that, honestly, I've actually heard the Lateralus album more than the Blackwater Park album.Blackwater Park is clearly the better one and I don't even have to be a musician, like I have been for many years, to understand this.Blackwater Park is/was a great step for Opeth in their creative process, while Lateralus is only < or = to the album they recorded 5 years earlier, Aenima.Opeth creates greatness in every 1-2 years, while Tool takes nearly 5 years between each album.

I was looking at all of the Tool and Opeth albums I owned and came up with these years between each album being recorded:

Tool:
1. Opiate (1992)...barely an album, but still good.

2. Undertow (1992)...one of Tool's best albums, period!!!

3. Aenima (1996)...took 4 years, but still nearly as good as Undertow.

4. Lateralus (2001)...took 5 more years, doesn't musically reach to the level of the previous 2 albums, but it is still a good album.

5. 10,000 Days (2006)...took 5 more years to create songs = to or worse than Lateralus and not really many actual "songs" at that.A big disappointment making me actually appreciate and become more interested in A.P.C. than ever before.I don't know man, I guess all of these new albums with "10,000" in them are simply steps down for the band.Examples are Disturbed's 10,000 Fists and Tool's 10,000 Days.You may be right, Lateralus is better than this album, but definitely not better than the others, so get over it!!!

Opeth:
1. Orchid (1994)...great dark, melodic album for the band with no filler songs like Tool usually has.

2. Morningrise (1996)...another album in the unique Opeth collection.Once again Opeth is able to come out with great music in a short amount of time and an even better album coming out the next year...

3. My Arms, Your Hearse (1997)...an incredible album that is focused on brutal, dark heaviness, yet still melodic.The definition of aggression and heaviness corabined with remarkable beauty.One of my faves of theirs.

4. Still Life (1999)...only 2 years later Opeth puts out yet another incredible album without sacrificing their sound or image.This is also one of my faves which makes it hard to choose whether I like this or M.A.Y.H. more.

5. Blackwater Park (2001)...only another 2 years, not 5 years like Tool seems to do.This is probally my favorite of Opeth's, but now that I think about it I could pick nearly any of their albums as favorites because they are all so damn good.

6. Deliverance (2002)...only one year Opeth puts out another great album which seems like chapter two of Blackwater Park.This album and Blackwater Park could be considered the White Album of their career.With this band being as advanced of musicians that they are though, I could possibly see them coming out with another great "White Album" again...who knows?

7. Damnation (2003)...another good album.This is the one album that I actually don't own, but I have heard this album and think it's also quite good, especially being mainly acoustic.As experienced guitarists/musicians say, if you can play something great with an acoustic, you can do wonders with an electric.I'd like to hear Tool try to make a good acoustic album...lol.

8. Ghost Reveries (2005)...wow, another incredible album, but what else can I expect from this band?I have yet to be disappointed with their talent and creativity.I saw their live tour this year and they put on one of the best ever metal shows.After seeing them live, I actually get even more of a chill in my spine when I hear Opeth's songs (especially the one's I remeraber being played live).Those intensified chills in my spine are forever there after seeing them play live.They are simply geniuses with creativity in both the dark brutality of metal with the melody to take any song to another level.

I still like Tool and Opeth, but Blackwater Park clearly wins over Lateralus.If you don't believe me then fu(k you, I'm an experienced musician that has played for many years and you're not...lol!!!Adding to that, it is evident that Opeth has went up hill in creativity and greatness, while Tool has clearly gone down hill.Learn a little bit and quit being so jealous, youngster, when you're clearly wrong.Nice talkin', but I've wasted enough time on teaching you about music.The lesson is now officially done...next!!!
 
Well now that you put it that way I obviously see that your opinion is superior to mine. :rolleyes:

It's mere subjective opinion. You're intitled to your opinion as are we. Shut up and deal.
 
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