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    Posted: October 09 2004 at 18:38
hey max. great site.

scenes from a memory IMO is one of the best studio albums ever made and one of the most important pieces of prog there is cos it defines the genre near perfectly. Also they are one of the best prog bands cos they kinda brought i
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They have their rockier moments. I can't think of examples at the minute. The last track off Images and Words though, I think?
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Points: 3525 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 09 2004 at 16:21

I think Dream Theater has much more to do with metal than they have to do with progressive rock...and I don't just say that because I hate them  - in fact, I  think that they've done more with th

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[QUOTE=lucas][QUOTE=MAX@][QUOTE=maani]

Ive heard they are suppose to play some songs (including Heart of the Sunrise) together on stage... WOW

 
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Points: 1492 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 09 2004 at 00:26
Originally posted by danbo danbo wrote:

 Why can't James LaBrie be replaced by Geoff Tate?

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Points: 4097 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 08 2004 at 14:27
He probably was a few times on the last tour, I know LaBrie sung with Queensryche at least once in an encore.
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Points: 5243 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2004 at 21:17

Okay, Okay.... I'll try it .... again. I'll even remove the Gentle Giant CD's from my car so I won't be tempted. Why can't James LaBrie be replaced by Geoff Tate?

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My first prog album! I loved it and went out and bouth 4 othe DT albums!! Unfortunatly I'm not very expierienced with Prog music, but it makes a great change from the band "Cattle Decapitation"!!
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So far I just had among my collection four DT albums: "Falling into infinity", "Awake", "Images and Words" and "A change of Seasons", I bought most of them because they were on sale , but I just had t

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Points: 8138 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2004 at 13:35
Originally posted by MAX@ MAX@ wrote:

[QUOTE=maani]

Ive heard they are suppose to play some songs (including Heart of the Sunrise) together on stage... WOW

 
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Points: 4051 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2004 at 08:20
[QUOTE=maani]

DREAM THEATER Scenes From A Memory Metropolis Part II
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Points: 4097 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 06 2004 at 07:05
Oh and to return vaguely to topic, Scenes from a Memory is excellent but a little too... precise? to rank in the very highest echelons of my reckoning at the minute.
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Originally posted by Joren Joren wrote:

IMHO, Dream Theater is NOTHING compared to a band like Gentle Giant!  

There's only one metal band I can think of at the

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Max:

DREAM THEATER Scenes From A Memory Metropolis Part II
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As requested by Richey

we have changed the MP3 to "Overture 1928/Strange DejaVu

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Points: 15 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 30 2004 at 17:37

i dont think that dance of eternity is the best song to represent the album for people who've never heard it before.

 

ive never known anyone to adore the track on their 1st listen to it. id suggest putting finally free or overture1

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Points: 5243 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2004 at 14:44
Originally posted by diddy diddy wrote:

[QUOTE=danbo]I'm gonna keep throwing DT into the CD player and give it a go. But GG still reigns supreme.

Noone ever said h

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Points: 1117 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2004 at 14:25

Originally posted by danbo danbo wrote:

I'm gonna keep throwing DT into the CD player and give it a go. But GG still reigns supreme.

Noone ever said hat DT should be

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Points: 5243 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2004 at 11:50
I'm gonna keep throwing DT into the CD player and give it a go. But GG still reigns supreme.
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Points: 8548 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2004 at 05:04

I saw Gentle Giant live way back in 1976 and they were just wonderful, but I enjoy Dream Theater just as much. SFAM is one of their best albums, but my desert island DT album is Awake.

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