Tortoise or The For Carnation?

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 04.23.2008, 11:58 PM

my vote goes to The For Carnation, even though I hate their grammatically nonsensical name.

SuperCreep · 04.24.2008, 12:20 AM

Tortoise by a landslide.

Dead-Air · 04.24.2008, 12:23 AM

Tortoise are more versatile, but I love both.

04.24.2008, 02:52 AM

Both.

khchris(original) · 04.24.2008, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by SpectralJulianIsNotDead

my vote goes to The For Carnation, even though I hate their grammatically nonsensical name.

my vote goes to tortoise. first 3 tortoise releases > anything for carnation put out.

HECKLER SPRAY · 04.24.2008, 04:22 AM

Tortoise, for their 2 first albums.

PAULYBEE2656 · 04.24.2008, 05:37 AM

i love both... but again its a kinda unfair question. both bands are more different than alike.. 2 different things altogether...

super_charger · 04.24.2008, 07:40 AM

Tortoise, easily. One of my favorite live acts of all time.

_slavo_ · 04.24.2008, 08:01 AM

Tortoise.

khchris(original) · 04.24.2008, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by HECKLER SPRAY

Tortoise, for their 2 first albums.

love tragic carpet ride.

batreleaser · 04.25.2008, 12:24 AM

if this was a first round matchup of this years nba playoffs, it would be the celtics vs the hawks, the best team in the league vs the worst.

seriously, how in the fuck did you even come up with this comparison. tortose vs. godspeed or something would be ok, but the for carnation? what business do they have even being spoken in the same breath as tortoise?

avantgarde1 · 04.25.2008, 02:29 AM

in my book, tortoise rivals SY. they are both amazing.

tesla69 · 04.25.2008, 10:50 AM

they're both horribly boring and dull

atari 2600 · 04.25.2008, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tesla69

they're both horribly boring and dull

Yes, you're courageously astute there; each are absolutely boring wankery.

I suppose with Tortoise though, since they have such an expansive collection of sonic hodgepodge and drudgery to pick from, there's bound to be something in there with a measure of likability.

GravitySlips · 04.25.2008, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by batreleaser

seriously, how in the fuck did you even come up with this comparison. tortose vs. godspeed or something would be ok, but the for carnation? what business do they have even being spoken in the same breath as tortoise?

fair enough, i much prefer the for carnation to godspeed though.

anyway i love both bands but tortoise edge it.

Derek · 04.25.2008, 05:29 PM

Tortoise by far.

batreleaser · 04.25.2008, 07:34 PM

tortoise can be boring at times, and theyve had some shitty records no doubt (s/t, its all around you) but theyve had ablums full of brilliance as well (standards, tnt, millions now living). theyre an extremly talented group of musicians, and they make music that you cant listen to with the prenotion that theyre gonna rock your brains out. you have to listen to their shit closely, and perhaps a few times, to really get a full grip of how great they sound when they are at their best. they do wank at times yes, but so do most ridiculously talented bands, but if you wanna find the brilliance, its there.

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04.23.2008, 11:58 PM	#1
SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	my vote goes to The For Carnation, even though I hate their grammatically nonsensical name.
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04.24.2008, 12:20 AM	#2
SuperCreep expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: brooklyn Posts: 2,281	Tortoise by a landslide. __________________
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04.24.2008, 12:23 AM	#3
Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	Tortoise are more versatile, but I love both. __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
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04.24.2008, 02:52 AM	#4
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	Both.
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04.24.2008, 04:22 AM	#6
HECKLER SPRAY invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Near Paris, France Posts: 3,762	Tortoise, for their 2 first albums. __________________
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04.24.2008, 05:37 AM	#7
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	i love both... but again its a kinda unfair question. both bands are more different than alike.. 2 different things altogether... __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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04.24.2008, 07:40 AM	#8
super_charger bad moon rising Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 165	Tortoise, easily. One of my favorite live acts of all time.
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04.24.2008, 08:01 AM	#9
_slavo_ invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ðîññèÿ Posts: 10,886	Tortoise. __________________ you're the boy that can enjoy invisibility
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04.25.2008, 12:24 AM	#11
batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	if this was a first round matchup of this years nba playoffs, it would be the celtics vs the hawks, the best team in the league vs the worst. seriously, how in the fuck did you even come up with this comparison. tortose vs. godspeed or something would be ok, but the for carnation? what business do they have even being spoken in the same breath as tortoise? __________________ listen to pink reason
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04.25.2008, 02:29 AM	#12
avantgarde1 the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 968	in my book, tortoise rivals SY. they are both amazing. __________________ aka ZEROpumpkins
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04.25.2008, 10:50 AM	#13
tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	they're both horribly boring and dull
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04.25.2008, 05:29 PM	#16
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	Tortoise by far.
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04.25.2008, 07:34 PM	#17
batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	tortoise can be boring at times, and theyve had some shitty records no doubt (s/t, its all around you) but theyve had ablums full of brilliance as well (standards, tnt, millions now living). theyre an extremly talented group of musicians, and they make music that you cant listen to with the prenotion that theyre gonna rock your brains out. you have to listen to their shit closely, and perhaps a few times, to really get a full grip of how great they sound when they are at their best. they do wank at times yes, but so do most ridiculously talented bands, but if you wanna find the brilliance, its there. __________________ listen to pink reason
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