Dream Theater Appreciation Thread

It makes you like jamming more if the people jamming are good musicians too.(I agree with J-Man)

J-Man wrote: Tarquin Underspoon wrote: Well the thing is....I'm into EXACTLY that kind of thing   Just never clicked. Same thing with LTE, oddly enough! Though I love DT's instrumentals.   Queer business indeed..... Maybe you don't like it when Petrucci and Rudess jam? Dude, sorry I can't help you anymore -Jeff

Edited by Tarquin Underspoon - October 05 2009 at 17:41

Well the thing is....I'm into EXACTLY that kind of thing

Tarquin Underspoon wrote: Hm I seem to be the only DT fan not impressed with An Evening With. Perhaps it just ain't my style....?

I'm not really a DT fan, but the thing I love about it is that it doesn't seem like anything else they've ever released.

And I KNOW I'll get murdered for saying this, especially in this thread, but DT doesn't usually emotionally connect with me, but this disc did.

I have An Evening With as well, and it is very impressive! Dream Theater is probably my favorite band ever, so my opinion doesn't mean much, but I definitely love it!

-Jeff

DT is one of my all time favourite bands and also one of the best i think ;)

scenes is my personal favourite second is images together with awake...

the thing i appreciate the most is petruccis playing because for me he writes the most beautiful melodies (except for his shredding ofc - wich is not only a bad thing because he often uses his incredible speed to put emphasis on the dramatic feeling of some solo for example).. at this place i again have to tell you all to listen to "an evening with john petrucci and jordan rudess" if you have not done yet :D

only labire never convinced me much...

greets

J-Man wrote: rushfan4 wrote: With my fairly recent purchase of Black Clouds and Silver Linings I have been revisiting the entire Dream Theater discography.  I listened to Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence last night, and it kind of surprised me how non-metal it was.  They seemed to be concentrating more on making good music as a band versus the neverending solos that seem to always get criticized.  I have to admit that I was kind of disappointed with the concept behind Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence.  To be honest I just didn't get what the concept was other then apparently there were 2 to 6 people with various psychological problems which were either trying to be treated or caused as a result of the treatments.  And then with the last song it just ended without really tieing any of the songs or story together or really having a worthwhile conclusion.  What did I miss?   Well, if it was your first listen, you probably didn't pick up all of the themes in one sitting. I thought the conclusion summed it up perfectly, though

I listened to it a number of times when it came out, but probably haven't listened to it more than once or twice since. 

With my fairly recent purchase of Black Clouds and Silver Linings I have been revisiting the entire Dream Theater discography.  I listened to Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence last night, and it kind of surprised me how non-metal it was.  They seemed to be concentrating more on making good music as a band versus the neverending solos that seem to always get criticized. 

Blacksword wrote: J-Man wrote: Blacksword wrote: J-Man wrote: Blacksword wrote: Dellinger wrote: Well, I do love Dream Theater too. Great band, great playing. Though lately I've had the impresion that it is one of the most hated bands here. They've always polarised opinion. I've never been a big fan, but I'm warming to them, and I'm really enjoying 'Systematic Chaos' at the moment.. ..oh, and I thought i'd just slip it in, that I'm going to see them this Saturday, along with Opeth!! Have fun! Two of my favorite bands ever!-Jeff Thanks! I'm sure I will. I've really been getting into Opeth. Just out of curiosity, what are your favorite Opeth albums? Only heard four so far. I would say Still Life and Blackwater Park are equal favourites. Ghost Reveries took a little longer, but I'm getting there. I always had a problem with growl vocals, but I'm starting to appreciate how they work so well in Opeths music. For a while I would only really listen to Damnation. I still love that album, but I guess it not really representative of what they do. What album do you think I should try next??

To be honest, you can't go wrong with Opeth. They haven't released a bad album, but the next ones I would get are "My Arms, Your Hearse", "Watershed", and "Morningrise". Deliverance and Orchid are still worth getting, but these three are the ones I would get next (especially if you aren't a huge fan of the growling).

-Jeff

Blacksword wrote: J-Man wrote: Blacksword wrote: Dellinger wrote: Well, I do love Dream Theater too. Great band, great playing. Though lately I've had the impresion that it is one of the most hated bands here. They've always polarised opinion. I've never been a big fan, but I'm warming to them, and I'm really enjoying 'Systematic Chaos' at the moment.. ..oh, and I thought i'd just slip it in, that I'm going to see them this Saturday, along with Opeth!! Have fun! Two of my favorite bands ever!-Jeff Thanks! I'm sure I will. I've really been getting into Opeth.

Just out of curiosity, what are your favorite Opeth albums?