John Petrucci iz Da Shiz.

DavetheSlave wrote: Hi Crimson87 - surely you like "Scenes from a Memory???????

Perhaps he does, and perhaps he doesn't, but whatever you do, don't call him "Shirley".


Edited by jplanet - December 30 2008 at 02:34

Henry Plainview wrote: HughesJB4 wrote: Well I only just realized this thread was not originally in the Appreciation section, so my bad if I sounded a bit harsh earlier Well it was moved to Appreciation almost immediately, so you're covered. :P DavetheSlave wrote: Hi Crimson87 - surely you like "Scenes from a Memory??????? Is liking it a requirement?

crimson87 wrote: Have you cheched Hat & Field yet?

crimson87 wrote: The band is called Ain Soph , it's from japan

PetrucciPal wrote:   lol it's...interesting. XD

Edited by crimson87 - December 30 2008 at 15:45

Dream Theater isn't my favorite band, but Scenes from a Memory alone shows that both Dream Theater and Petrucci can be heavily accomplished in fields of technicality AND emotion. No metal album can top that, IMO. The powerful combination of virtuosity, emotion, and songwriting is what makes Dream Theater the most representative progressive metal band. When they're on the top of their game, they deserve that title. When they're not, we get Falling into Infinity.

Nonetheless, SFAM and Six Degrees are worth owning alone just for sheer brilliance (followed by Images and Words and Awake).

Be hating on Dream Theater if you want, but I'd stand alone if I had to on my praise for their musicianship and accomplishments. Petrucci isn't my favorite guitarist, but he hardly gets the respect he deserves around these parts; and I'm glad this appreciation thread was created.

You don't have to agree with me, but that's my two cents. If Scenes from a Memory doesn't move you emotionally by the time you're done listening to it, then I find that hard to understand.

PetrucciPal wrote: Avantgardehead wrote: The one good thing Petrucci's music has done for me is that it got me out of shred and made me tired of the Dream Theater writing-style. Now I can appreciate concise songs and emotions so much more!   But Dream Theater's FULL of emotion- I don't understand why people don't think they are. Ever heard Hollow Years? Just Let Me Breathe? Even Repentance contains a certain amount of feeling. Petrucci doesn't shred on some songs....but even when he does, it just makes the song better =)

But full of emotion in relation to what? I am sure you are comparing Petrucci with some other guitarists and not just talking about emotion in an absolute sense, because in an absolute sense, all music is emotional, how emotional is as the listener perceives.  Now, have you heard Steve Hackett's work with Genesis or his solo albums because I cannot find anything as emotional as Spectral Mornings (song) or Shadow of the Hierophant in Petrucci's solos. Even what looks superficially like a typical upbeat rock solo in Every Day, Hackett invests so much emotion into his every note, that it ends up becoming astonishingly memorable.  If you say Hackett doesn't shred and so you don't like his style, there you are. People look for different things from the same artists. 

MovingPictures07 wrote: Dream Theater isn't my favorite band, but Scenes from a Memory alone shows that both Dream Theater and Petrucci can be heavily accomplished in fields of technicality AND emotion. No metal album can top that, IMO. The powerful combination of virtuosity, emotion, and songwriting is what makes Dream Theater the most representative progressive metal band. When they're on the top of their game, they deserve that title. When they're not, we get Falling into Infinity. Nonetheless, SFAM and Six Degrees are worth owning alone just for sheer brilliance (followed by Images and Words and Awake). Be hating on Dream Theater if you want, but I'd stand alone if I had to on my praise for their musicianship and accomplishments. Petrucci isn't my favorite guitarist, but he hardly gets the respect he deserves around these parts; and I'm glad this appreciation thread was created. You don't have to agree with me, but that's my two cents. If Scenes from a Memory doesn't move you emotionally by the time you're done listening to it, then I find that hard to understand.

Petrucci gets a lot of respect at this forum board.
You start a thread, asking who likes Petrucci, and I guarantee you'll get many takers.
And oh, I can perfectly understand why someone might not be moved by SFAM.
They could hate DT for a start.........

Wow, a Petrucci thread that didn't get beaten into the ground by trolls by page two? This place has definitely undergone changes as of late. I'm impressed. And utterly appalled.

^Yeah, I personally don't understand why SFAM is hailed as the best DT album ever either.
Images and Words is just on another level IMO.
Stream of Consciousness is still my favorite DT instrumental.
I remember when I heard Stream of Consciousness for the first time, back in late 2006.
It was such an intense and beautiful experience, I listened to it on repeat so many times.


Edited by HughesJB4 - January 02 2009 at 22:27