Any other Dream Theater fans out there?

Vanity | 11/17/2004 | Me

[TChris]

Just a check to see if Dream Theater is gaining in popularity as much as I hope.

I saw a Dream Theater / Queensryche concert last year in Denver. That was a dream (no pun intended) come true! Awesome rock and roll!

[TChris]

Dream Theater = Sound/styles of Kansas + Rush + Metallica + !!!

Very, very good hard rock. Not vulgar, violent or sloppy.

[theDentist]

Never heard of 'em.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I saw Joe Hill in a Dream... does that count?

[TChris]

Umm... Sure. ...can he play the guitar? :)

[itssoamusing]

Dream Theater is huge (sells out in most venues) in the progressive metal ranks.....worldwide.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

(best Butthead voice) Uh-huh-huh-uh-huh...prog rock!

[TChris]

You and I know they're huge, but I wondered how many FReepers might be (closet) headbangers?

[AZamericonnie]

John Petrucci is a guitar god!!! We have almost all their CD's. Probably one of the most musically skilled bands of all time. My husband & son go see them every time they are in town.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Possibly, he was alive as you and me.

[TChris]

IMO, every member of the band is among the top 5 - 10 in the world on their particular instrument...with the possible exception of James LaBrie. He's pretty good, but with the rest of the band at a stratospheric level, sometimes I wish for better vocals. Geoff Tate (Queensryche) did the vocals for one D.T. song at the concert. That was absolutely incredible! Swap Geoff in for James and D.T. would be absolutely perfect.

[zygoat]

I like Dream Theater. Also Slipknot, Pantera and Alison Kraus. Wierd, Huh.

[TChris]

I am completely mesmerized by Alison Krauss. I don't have the slightest interest in Slipknot, and haven't heard much Pantera. I revere great musical talent and performance in nearly any genre.

[zygoat]

Have you ever heard Jason Becker? Great young guitarist who became afflicted with Lou Gherig's disease. Sad.

[AZamericonnie]

Good point about LaBrie. I love watching John Myung play that seven string bass.

[TChris]

Jason Becker

Play for any particular band?

[zygoat]

I hate to admit it, but I believe he had a short stint with David Lee Roth. It was his solo work that I thought was great. He also had an album with the guy from Megadeth, Marty Friedman, that was quite good.

[infidel29]

Not a big fan of Dream Theater, they`re okay. Used to be big Queensryche fan until Geoff Tate(vocalist) fell off the left wing and decided to re-do "Operation Mindcrime" with a pervasive G.W. theme.

[infidel29]

"You and I know they're huge, but I wondered how many FReepers might be (closet) headbangers?"

Not a "headbanger" back in the day, headbangers were considered "posers". I formed my musical tastes in the middle/late '80s. Much more into speed metal and "viking" metal. (Manowar, Leige Lord, Candlemass)

[TChris]

Heard of/like Saxon?

[infidel29]

That`s a blast from the past. I liked them enough, although I couldn`t tell you any of their songs unless I thought very hard about it. I was separated from much of my collection years ago.

[infidel29]

Just did a search, got this...

http://www.saxon747.com/frame.html

9th November 2004 British heavy metal legends SAXON will embark on the "25th Anniversary of NWOBHM" tour of Germany beginning in early March 2005. To celebrate the anniversary of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, the band will only play songs they recorded during the 1980s. Before and after the show, editors from Rock Hard magazine will work as DJs and will also present songs from this period.

[TChris]

Their own stuff is terrific, plus they have done a couple of awesome covers: You've Got Another Thing Coming, and Ride Like the Wind

[itssoamusing]

The best progressive metal bands are coming out of Europe frankly. Check out Stratovarius, Nocturnal Rites, Hammerfall, and Sonata Artica (amazing) to name a few. While American bands are also excellent with music theory, they are sadly lacking catchy melodies.

As for Jason Becker, he and Marty Friedman (Megadeth) used to play years ago. Both solo and a collaboration called Cacophony

[itssoamusing]

The group is Sonata Arctica....sorry for the mis-spell
http://www.sonataarctica.info/

[TChris]

Yeah, there aren't too many melodic pieces from D.T. I'll definitely check out the groups you mentioned. Have you heard Liquid Tension Experiment?

[erikm88]

love dream theater... jordan rudess is the man... (i'm a keys player, so.. i'm kind of biased) but the rest of the band is superb, and highly talented!!!

--erik

[TChris]

I play piano, moderately OK. I haven't done much at all in the way of synth work -- other than the different voices on my Roland digital piano.

[lilylangtree]

I dreamed of falling in love with Col. Jack O'Neill (played by Richard Dean Anderson) of Stargate Command.

[TChris]

Thanks for sharing. ;-)

[rollo tomasi]

Awesome band. I primarily listen to Classical music but indulge in heavy progressive music at times. Just seeing a live show is musical bliss with all the medleys and variations plus their musical talent Dream Theater plays.

Other bands I like are Fates Warning, Angra, Nightwish, Rhapsody etc...

One eerie thing about DT's live album 'Scenes from New York' was the same day 9-11 happened. The eerie part was the album cover had New York in flames. I bought it the day it came out and was taken aback-ed when I saw the cover. Needless to say the band and label pulled the cover and issued a new one.

[TChris]

Other bands I like are Fates Warning, Angra, Nightwish, Rhapsody etc...

Thanks! Others in the genre worth checking out: Ra, Sonata Arctica and Stratovarius (Misspelling is correct)

[rollo tomasi]

Will be seeing Nightwish and Sonata Arctica in April. Should be fun.

[Mr. K]

I think we're all bozos on this bus

(no wait- that's FIRESIGN theatre)


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