Reasons Dream Theater is Better Than Tool

I feel like I should be offended by this list being the big Tool fan that I am, but I'm not. Although I will gladly say Dream Theater is the single most overrated band in prog metal and Tool is a close second.

Third Eye is easily in my top 10 Tool songs :/

Can't argue here sadly :/

LaBrie's voice can get a little dry for my tastes but he's not terrible as some say. Maynard is actually a really good singer, with a lot power in his voice. The ending to Vicarious is a good example. He's a tenor singer so he's not going to always be heavy sounding. I can't imagine any other singer that fits better for Tool.

Calling a prog band pretentious is like calling water wet.

Lateralus (and as well as 10,000 Days) beats any DT album, in my opinion. But that's okay if you prefer otherwise.

Okay I can agree here but Tool isn't always about the crazy guitar solos. They're more about the overall sound and atmosphere. Reflection barely has guitars until near the end but it's full of atmosphere.

In the case of Lateralus, the interludes makes sense given the concept around the album. Ænima is really the only guilty one of abusing their interludes. 10,000 Days has Lipan Conjuring which is more of a break between Lost Keys/Rosetta Stoned and The Pot and Viginti Tres is actually part of a hidden track (look up 10,000 Days secret song to know more about it)

Okay this point made me laugh. It's true the band loves to use dirty jokes and sex acts as metaphors. Stinkfist anyone?

They never made a set of tools look like a penis. Enough said.