Need advice from the masters

My father runs the mother thumper in his big block. I run the MPP 284/528 cam. Both have the same duration. His sounds like a top fuel dragster. Mine sounds very mild. They make nearly the same HP and torque. His is misery to drive.

The only difference is my curve is flat and his is very peaky.
Are the cams flat or rollers? I like the sound of the Thumper but not the price of the roller set up...such as rockers from 600-1055 a set.