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Started by Graeme55? (Graeme Williams) in Other Bands & Artists

theyre one of my favourite bands right now, they just blow me away, i only own 5 albums of theirs:

scenes of a memory
6 degrees of inner turbulence
train of thought
octavarium
systematic chaos

all of which are amazing albums

anyone else into them?

Posted on Sun, 15 July 2007 at 00:30

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#1

Charlie wrote:

Mike Portnoy’s drumkit is ridiculous !

Its like 5 drumsets next to each other !
http://de.co.ve/datos/2007/01/mikeportnoy.jpg

Nobody needs that much !!!

And the singer sounds like a cat being trod on in slow motion :D

Posted on Sun, 15 July 2007 at 10:52

#2

KJC Dublin (Karl) wrote:

Fantastic musicians,

Have all of their albums and tonnes of respect - a band for musicans to go and see.

They even played master of puppets from start to finish without breaking a sweat.

Squall, unlike Mr. Hetfield, James LeBrie can at least still sing and does not sound like a cat being choked :D

If you had ever seen Mike Portnoy play live you would understand why he needs all that shit - he actually uses it.

Systematic Chaos is a beast of an album.

Posted on Sun, 15 July 2007 at 11:07

#3

buffalo-boy wrote:

I used to own one of their albums - and it was cack. I’ll look at some vids now 10 years later and see if i like them! ;)

Posted on Mon, 16 July 2007 at 13:17

#4

buffalo-boy wrote:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can someone recommend something good they’ve done??????

I just listened to a song called Surrounded and it was truly AWFUL! Gay prog rock and the singer was wearing a waistcoat!!! Lol! :D

Posted on Mon, 16 July 2007 at 13:22

#5

Dennis wrote:

Squall wrote:

Mike Portnoy’s drumkit is ridiculous !

Its like 5 drumsets next to each other !
http://de.co.ve/datos/2007/01/mikeportnoy.jpg

Nobody needs that much !!!

:eek: Jaysis! Imagine being the sound engineer who had to mic all that up and balance the sound out first time round!

Posted on Mon, 16 July 2007 at 13:31

#6

Paddy wrote:

when did it turn into 1987 round here. Makes me wanna buy some spandex and drink “jack” straight from the bottle. Nah not for me at all.

Posted on Mon, 16 July 2007 at 15:14

#7

KJC Dublin (Karl) wrote:

Well,

If you rate a band on an old ballad, of course you are going to find it cack, like 1 + 1 = 2.

There latest vid can be viewed here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atbViys8dFE

I think it is fairer to judge them based on this and I say it now, if you aren’t into prog don’t waste your time, same way I steer clear of anything labled punk.

So, if I only knew Therapy?’s Diane video I would think they are duo consisting of Andy and some cello player…

Exactly! :rolleyes:

Posted on Mon, 16 July 2007 at 15:30

#8

Graeme55? (Graeme Williams) wrote:

buffalo-boy wrote:

Can someone recommend something good they’ve done??????

lookout for their new single ‘constant motion’ its one of their heaviest yet, sounds a little bit like metallica, imo.

Posted on Mon, 16 July 2007 at 21:28

#9

buffalo-boy wrote:

KJC Dublin wrote:

Well,

If you rate a band on an old ballad, of course you are going to find it cack, like 1 + 1 = 2.

So, if I only knew Therapy?’s Diane video I would think they are duo consisting of Andy and some cello player…

Exactly! :rolleyes:

You’ve not been too bright here have you? You’ve just proved the point for me yourself! That was the first thing I came across yeah? So of course you would be forgiven for thinking T? was just Andy and a cello player from Diane… just as I have found DT to be shit from one terrible ballad from the past!

Posted on Tue, 17 July 2007 at 07:24

#10

KJC Dublin (Karl) wrote:

Proven what point?

By the Therapy? example I am merely stressing that you shouldn’t base your judgement on one song as that is quite moronic.

The same goes for basing an opinion of DT on the track Surrounded (a song which I also don’t like - to be honest, I don’t like any of their ballads).

I included the link of their latest track as it gives a more realistic account of what they are about musically.

So tell me, what drugs are you on or am I missing something here?

Posted on Tue, 17 July 2007 at 09:30

#11

Graeme55? (Graeme Williams) wrote:

dudes, please, put ur handbags away.

i love their ballads, i hated ’ the answer lies within’ at first but now i love it!

buffalo-boy, if you want to avoid as many ballads as you can, listen to: 6 degreess of inner turbulence, systematic chaos or train of thought

those albums are the heaviest DT have ever made, if they dont change your mind then fair enough, each to their own.

Posted on Tue, 17 July 2007 at 16:50

#12

Graeme55? (Graeme Williams) wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceT6xLpcV7U

here u are dude, its their new video, ‘constant motion’

Posted on Tue, 17 July 2007 at 16:59

#13

KJC Dublin (Karl) wrote:

For heaviness I would definitely say “Train of thought” and “6 Degrees of inner turbulence”.

I think my fav would be “Images and Words”.

Otherwise would totally recommend “Scenes from a Memory” or “Systematic chaos”.

Found “Falling into infinity” and “Octavarium” the weak links so far.

I don’t know what it is about their ballads but I always find myself skipping them. I guess they probably just seem too simple after listening to their full blown prog tracks.

Posted on Tue, 17 July 2007 at 20:49

#14

Graeme55? (Graeme Williams) wrote:

the dvd that came with the new album is unbelievable!! funny too.

Posted on Thu, 19 July 2007 at 02:14

#15

HurricaneHolgi (Holgi) wrote:

ahh come on !! The first impression is so often the important one in so many ways in life. You get a felling if you like it/someone/a band, etc if you like it or not on first sight. The last and first time I heard anything from Dreamtheater was as KJC torture my ears with them. God knows how long ago that was. And the first thing I realized was this awful singer, so I totaly dislike them. That and the fact that KJC liked them :D After all I didnt know that they still exist !!

That they can play their instruments is fact. But there are so many Bands that can play but suck either !!

I think they are crap :)

H.

Posted on Thu, 19 July 2007 at 08:12

#16

mr self destruct wrote:

I remember the Pull Me Under (?) video from about 1993 on Noisy Mothers…it was silly even then.

Posted on Thu, 19 July 2007 at 08:16

#17

KJC Dublin (Karl) wrote:

HurricaneHolgi wrote:

ahh come on !! The first impression is so often the important one in so many ways in life. You get a felling if you like it/someone/a band, etc if you like it or not on first sight. The last and first time I heard anything from Dreamtheater was as KJC torture my ears with them. God knows how long ago that was. And the first thing I realized was this awful singer, so I totaly dislike them. That and the fact that KJC liked them :D After all I didnt know that they still exist !!

That they can play their instruments is fact. But there are so many Bands that can play but suck either !!

I think they are crap :)

H.

Ah, my good friend - torturing eachother in the 90’s was all the craze, you got your revenge by torturing me with Smashing Pumpkins - Does Billy Corgan sound neutered or what?

Each to their own bro, I consider us even after that ;)

Posted on Thu, 19 July 2007 at 09:48

#18

Graeme55? (Graeme Williams) wrote:

i love both bands, if you ‘tortured’ me, idve loved it :D

Posted on Thu, 19 July 2007 at 13:01

#19

KJC Dublin (Karl) wrote:

Group torture - excellent :D

All we need now is a Barry Mannilow fan…

Posted on Thu, 19 July 2007 at 14:06

#20

hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:

I may have one or two of his works…

Posted on Thu, 19 July 2007 at 14:28

#21

KJC Dublin (Karl) wrote:

Excellent,

Give us your best Cocacobana then Hooch :D

*puts in earplugs and hides the others so HurricanHolgi and Graeme suffer* :D

Posted on Thu, 19 July 2007 at 14:51

#22

HurricaneHolgi (Holgi) wrote:

KJC Dublin wrote:

Ah, my good friend - torturing eachother in the 90’s was all the craze, you got your revenge by torturing me with Smashing Pumpkins - Does Billy Corgan sound neutered or what?

Each to their own bro, I consider us even after that ;)

Didnt you got the pumpkins greates hits ?? :D

Maybe Barry Mannilow should sing for Pumpkins and Dreamtheater so we understand eachother :D

H.

Posted on Thu, 19 July 2007 at 18:17

#23

KJC Dublin (Karl) wrote:

Now,

There is a collaboration that would make all of us happy / kill ourselves :)

Posted on Thu, 19 July 2007 at 21:46

#24

Graeme55? (Graeme Williams) wrote:

buffalo-boy wrote:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can someone recommend something good they’ve done??????

I just listened to a song called Surrounded and it was truly AWFUL! :D

i can understand why u didnt like it, i listened to it for the first time today, its was bit weird, i still like but then again i only listened to it 1ce so, its a grower for me.

Posted on Sun, 22 July 2007 at 01:37

#25

buffalo-boy wrote:

HurricaneHolgi wrote:

ahh come on !! The first impression is so often the important one in so many ways in life. You get a felling if you like it/someone/a band, etc if you like it or not on first sight. The last and first time I heard anything from Dreamtheater was as KJC torture my ears with them. God knows how long ago that was. And the first thing I realized was this awful singer, so I totaly dislike them. That and the fact that KJC liked them :D After all I didnt know that they still exist !!

That they can play their instruments is fact. But there are so many Bands that can play but suck either !!

I think they are crap :)

H.

Thankyou! For me - They suck. Is that allowed? Please let me not like them KJC. Please? Because I don’t. If you would like a well balanced argument as opposed to just an opinion then I would have to say that the music sounds like examples from a book on playing Metal guitar all stuck together into long, dull songs and that guys singing is absolutely the most horrendous, cheesy, outdated howl I have ever had to waste my time on in my life. Just to appease you I listened to alot of their other stuff and I’m certain they are bollocks. Is that good enough for you, sir?

Posted on Fri, 27 July 2007 at 13:12

#26

KJC Dublin (Karl) wrote:

Listen man,

opinions are like assholes, everyone has one. My only point was that basing your opinion on one tune is absolute bollocks and I stick to that. Sorry if that is too tricky to understand.

You checked them out thoroughly now and you still don’t like them, fair play to you - a person can’t like everything.

I permit you to dislike them now :rolleyes:

Next!

Posted on Fri, 27 July 2007 at 14:37

#27

Graeme55? (Graeme Williams) wrote:

finally listened to train of thought

the album is heavy as hell!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted on Fri, 27 July 2007 at 16:30

#28

ziggy (Ziggy Buyle) wrote:

Dream Theater is the best band in the world ( after therapy? of course :D ).
I’m gonna see them in octobre! :p

They played once “darkside of the moon” live and that was totally awesome..

Posted on Sun, 5 August 2007 at 10:14

#29

Graeme55? (Graeme Williams) wrote:

i might see them as well.

Posted on Mon, 6 August 2007 at 16:40

#30

emekataman (Emek Ataman) wrote:

the prog rock that dream theater and alikes do is (and always will be) rubbish (as Martin McCarrick says)
go listen to slayer or in flames for some heavy shit.

Posted on Mon, 6 August 2007 at 17:02

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