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^^Third Eye would beg to differ with that.

Also, fan or not of the band, Lateralus is on the brink of conceptional genius. The fact that Tool was more raw and primative back in the early 90's does not mean they are not just as good on Lateralus. They are just as good, if not better, under a different light.
 
I don't care if other people differ!!!Hell, I already said that PF has their fans and "other people" even on this thread might disagree with me.Everyone has their opinion and I said mine, as in PF ain't that great.Lateralus is a great album too and that's why I bought it.Honestly, no matter who says what, Undertow is the better album as a whole.I'd be able to listen to Undertow all the way thru without thinking "oh, lets skip this track" or "damn, didn't I already hear a similar track to this on the album?", while Lateralus is simply good, but not great (even for the band).I also do believe the possibility of them being better musicians today than they were earlier in their careers.Hell, every musician learns a few new tricks or ways of taking their playing to an even further level after a couple of years and I would obviously know because I myself am a musician that has been playin' and jammin' for many years.I have the experience to play the advanced stuff, whether on drums or guitar, although I'm mainly a drummer nowadays.I'm therefore influenced by Danny Carey because he is a great and unique drummer.Other than the amazing talent of Danny Carey, the long, structured songs that Tool creates and the basic fact that they are a great hard-rock band, Tool is still nowhere in the league of being as advanced of musicians as Opeth are.Opeth takes long songs to another level while making them not only listenable, but also seem more like 3 minute songs than 12 minute epics as they are.Seriously, the way Opeth is able to take their talent and construct a much more melodic, yet more heavier of a song than other metal banRAB, including Tool, is simply amazing.Time really does fly by when you listen to Opeth because, as I already mentioned, their wonderful 12 minute epics only feel like 3 minutes simply because you just can't get enough.To close this out though, I would still like to say that no matter what Lateralus was simply a poor choice to bring up against Blackwater Park or any album for that matter.If you think that Lateralus was a good choice to put up against Blackwater Park because you think it's a more progressive version of Tool, then you've got somethin' to learn, fella.If you were a musician, as I already said I was, then you might be able to learn to understand.Musicians are supposed to (or should be encouraged/inspired to) know just about every aspect of music.I've come to believe that you simply don't know what a heavy, progressive album is if you were gonna put Tool's Lateralus up as it...lol.No offense, but get real!!!:usehead:
 
I think you'll find the only thing begging to differ was a 13 minute song called Third Eye. How the hell you pulled "people" out of thin air is beyond me.

Also, Pink Floyd, what the hell? Where the hell did that come from?

Also, are you saying Tool's songs don't fly by in 3 minutes like Opeth's do? Because that is purely opinion and I would be the first to disagree.

Also, Lateralus is a fine album overall, and no one ever said this was a competition of the better progressive outfit. We're talking overall here sunshine, and again, I would disagree, and say that Tool should win.

Also, there is not one point on Lateralus where you say I think I've heard this song before. You're doing something wrong if there is.

Also, do us a favour and use a fucking paragraph.
 
I hold Blackwater Park highly as well. I think it's a great album. Personally, I believe it's Opeth's best work to date.


In your opinion. In my opinion, Lateralus is clearly the better one. This is absolutely pointless.


Lateralus was a huge, huge step up for Tool. They improved in every single way they could have.


They toured until 1998, then had legal problems with the record company for a year or two. After that, they started writing and recording. They're a band that likes to take their time. They don't owe anything to anybody.


It's "barely an album" because it's an EP.


If you're such a big fan of this album, you should know that it was released in 1993.


After the release of Undertow, they toured for quite a while. They wrote and recorded
 
I am sorry this last post was wrong and Tool have won

Lateralus( Tool)- Blackwater Park(Opeth) 5-2

Lateralus goes to the next round.

Moley, it is your turn to pick the next two albums
 
It was fair to put Lateralus up against Blackwater Park. Lateralus is Tool's most highly regarded album, just as Blackwater Park is often Opeth's most highly regarded album. Undertow expanded on Opiate,
 
Crowquill did not do the next match in 24 hours, so I will do it.

Black Sabbath- Master of Reality
vs.
Judas Priest- Sad wings of destiny
VOTE!!!
 
I feel a little ashamed to admit it, but I have never listened to Dark Side of the Moon....... So I cannot vote.
Anyway... I want to remind to that if you dislike both these albums you can vote ""NONE OF THEM"". If in a certain match there are 5 ""NONE OF THEM"" answers, then both albums lose. Offcourse I do not think that anyone wants to vote " none of them" in the Floyd vs. Hendrix match, but it is good to remeraber this information for the following matches.

The score is Hendrix- Pink Floyd 2-2 and Crowquill will pick the next two albums.
 
I'm voting tool and i'll pick the next 2 albums.

2-1 to tool.

great thread idea if you ask me, oy! people! get your lazy arses in here and vote!
 
Anyone there???????
We have a match here
Tool's Lateralus - Opeth's Blackwater Park 2-1
Come on, vote!!!!! I know many of you like these two banRAB
 
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