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Anguiad 
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 Topic: HI BUDS! DT FAN HERE!
Posted: January 16 2006 at 01:35 |
Hello everyone!!!
So, I decided to create my topic after all, I kinda think people will stop posting here but it's a pain to remember where did you post every time!
As some of you already know I'm new to prog! I've known Pink Floyd for a while and I really like their music, but it is not the bottom line. I decided to explore into the regions of prog music when my cousin gave me a cd of Dream Theater, the finest prog metal music I've ever heard!(words from a very green rookie )I became a fan in no time. My favorite album is Metroplis part 2, favorite songs: wait for sleep(a moore masterpiece!), learning to live(awesome finale!), take the time(strange thoughts), innocence faded (labrie's vocals at his best!), scarred(you can dance with this song), hell's kitchen(best instrumental piece I've heard), home(where we belong),octavarium(why don't you like it?!). My favorite band members are Labrie and Moore, though all the other guys are cool.
I've never seen them live, but they are coming to my country(Mexico) this march!!FINALLY!! So I hope to be on the front row.
I do not own all their albums yet because I want to buy other albums as well. Besides, it's kinda cool to think there are still many songs i do not know out there, waiting for my mind!
Nevertheless I crave for their b-sides and rarities! I own only a couple of 'em and there are a whole bunch, so I guess I will wait to buy their bootlegs through the net, since I don't download music(not because I don't want to, my computer sucks! )
Anyway, I wish for everyone at this site, or at least a few, to suggest new horizons for me, since I'm new to prog and open to anything!However, I wanna start with the basics, classic ones.
My top ten for beginners are(without DT and PF and disregard of order): Rush, Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, EMerson Lake and Palmer, Jethro Tull, Marillion, Frank Zappa, Porcupine Tree and Dali's Dilemma. Well, the last two aren't classics or must-buys but I'm lookin forward to them! What do you think?Should I reconsider the list? Am I leaving a must-have behind? I really don't know, this is my point of view and I ask for help. My plan is to buy an album, a really good one but not the best, from each band. I already have a Yes one(the yes story) It is quite good! It is a recopilation , I don't know if the other musicians are guests or were once in the group(Jemma Wakeman, Billy Sherwood) Help. I 'm in love with Tron Thomi, it is simply moving!
Well, that's the gist of it. Hope we can help ourselves! Thanks!
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why not
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Location: Lithuania
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Posted: January 16 2006 at 11:35 |
hey. ive been sucked into prog by dream theater myself. and damn... prog changed my life totally  im becoming a 21st century schizoid man because of the prog  . and for the beginning i would reommend king crimson...they are ones of the best ive ever heard.. try their first album AT THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING. it is great though i dont think that its their best work unlike some people do my fav KC album would be (and IS) lizard. MASTERPIECE!! i dont have all DT albums too but im a maniac. as soon as i get some money i go to the record store to buy something that is made by those guys...id like to buy some more stuff made not only by DT, but its kinda hard to find something good here in lithuania... but at least weve got DT,PF,KC,some YES...seen two ELP albums.... i hope that some day DT would come to my country, but i doubt they would sell many tickets...not many people know Dt in lithuania...mostly musicians and few prog fans (its kinda hard so find them,i wonder if there arent many of them or are they afraid of daylight ). anyway... WELCOME
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with a smile of a happy idiot
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Octamarium
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Posted: January 16 2006 at 13:02 |
Welcome....DT addicted friend!!!!
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Look in the mirror...my friend!
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Anguiad
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Posted: January 20 2006 at 21:20 |
thanks there!
tough luck living in lithuania, anyway it's good there are some albums available out there. But if everything else fails there is always buying stuff from the net. At first I was quite skeptical about it, I'm not fond of computers, but the few orders I've made they have been successful. At least from amazon.
About king crimson, i'm looking forward to buy an album, really. I even dreamt there was a king crimson movie!!. But first genesis album and rush's.
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"Tis your birth and faith that wrong you...not I."
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MaRtYn WoPpEr
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Posted: January 26 2006 at 09:55 |
im new here too but i absolutely love dream theater me and my dad own all their albums from when dream and day unite to octavarium. but if u like dt try bands like THREShold and OCI also` there are the dream theater spin offs like:
Madmen and sinners- with James labrie
Spocks beard- Mike portnoy
Transatlantic, Mullmuzzler, Liquid tension experiment etc.
If u like dt i guarantee u will enjoy these
My personal opinion for u try is THRESHOLD and there new album SUBSURFACE it is very good!
well thats it from me
Wopper CARPE DIEM - sieze the day!
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: January 26 2006 at 12:55 |
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gdub411
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Posted: January 26 2006 at 15:39 |
Oh great...another DT fan.
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Manunkind
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Posted: January 26 2006 at 16:26 |
Hello
And don't mind Gdub, he's just another DT hater.
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"In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun
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Tony R
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Posted: January 26 2006 at 18:18 |
 gdub411 wrote:
Oh great...another DT fan. |
Gdub's our resident well-meaning half wit...
Even The Progtologist's welcome lady cant believe what she's seeing from Gdub...
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Drew
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Posted: January 26 2006 at 18:25 |
gdub411 wrote:
Oh great...another DT fan. |
No worries- DT kicks ass
Welcome!
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Drew
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Posted: January 26 2006 at 18:25 |
Tony R wrote:
gdub411 wrote:
Oh great...another DT fan. |
Gdub's our resident well-meaning half wit...
Even The Progtologist's welcome lady cant believe what she's seeing from Gdub...
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What the hell? How did you do that??????????????????
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The Miracle
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Posted: January 26 2006 at 18:30 |
Welcome... Huge DT fan myself, don't listen to all those mean jerks^( ), but don't be a fanboy.
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Drew
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Posted: January 26 2006 at 18:38 |
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We need a seperate page that explains all of these terms- for example ^fanboy
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The Miracle
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Posted: January 26 2006 at 19:20 |
1. A person who is completely loyal to a band reguardless of if they suck or not.
2. A pathetic insult often used by fanboys themselves to try and put down people who don't like whatever it is they like.
"If you don't worship Yes and send them all your money and pay $500 for their entire discography I'm selling on ebay then your obviously a Dream Theater fanboy even though I've never heard you mention a single thing about Dream Theater the entire five minutes I've known you." Said the Yes Fanboy.
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gdub411
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Posted: January 26 2006 at 23:41 |
Tony R wrote:
gdub411 wrote:
Oh great...another DT fan. |
Gdub's our resident well-meaning half wit...
Even The Progtologist's welcome lady cant believe what she's seeing from Gdub...
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As long if it's my better half.
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MaRtYn WoPpEr
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Posted: January 27 2006 at 05:32 |
alot of people on here seem to bring DT down whats all that about?
Who was the fanboy remark at me or anguiad?
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A'swepe
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Posted: January 28 2006 at 16:31 |
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Welcome to the coolest forum on the net.
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David - Never doubt in the dark that which you believe to be true in the light.
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Anguiad
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Posted: March 10 2006 at 00:38 |
hi again! um, I did not expext to this forum to go on but anyway!
Heey! I know there are dt haters out there! It is ok! imagine if EVERYONE in the world liked Dt! It would not be cool! So , i really don't care. Moreover, do hate them! Leave the good music to us, us the ignorant fools! Da!
And about being a fanboy. He, don't bother, in a couple of years i will be diggin' in another band. But I will always luv DT!
I SAW THEM LIVE!! Yaaaaaaay! It was breattaking, awesome, let me tell you that much! Geez, I want them to come really really soon. They played two of my favs: wait for sleep and learning to live. Man! Have you guys seen the Octavarium cartoon they present during the show? It is quite fun! I did not know Rudess also considered himself a keyboard wizard like Wakeman!
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Diarrhea
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Posted: March 10 2006 at 05:00 |
At first I really hated DT....it was too technical for me. My first choice of music was punk(I still like punk) so I kinda got used to 3 min. songs. But I listened to floyd when I was still beginning to like Rock Music...My fisrt album was Images and Words...it took me like 5 mos. to finish it completely...I ended up liking the band and hooking myself to prog. I recommend you to listen to Liquid Tension Experiment....I'm still a newbie but I'm gonna say this anyway....Do'nt limit your prog music horizons with DT...There's whole worlds to explore....Listen to YES, PINK FLOYD, GENESIS and other great bands here on progarchives. I did not know about progressive music then but progarchives expanded my horizons...Look at all the genres(or is it sub-genre,Newbie too!!)Because there is a lot more!!! You may want to try Symphony X too!!!!
HAPPY PROGING!!!
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The World is a Big Ball!!!
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ANDREW
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Posted: March 10 2006 at 08:43 |
Welcome...i love Dream Theater!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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