Why Iron Maiden is better than DT

HeirToRuin wrote: DarHobo wrote: "Yeah, there are guitarists out there that are super fast, like John Petrucci, but they are also super lame."                     &n bs p;          &n bsp;                     &nbs p;          &n bsp;    - Alexi Laiho haha I just read that in an issue of guitar world, its so true. Alexi Laiho is a coke head and also said in that same interview that an energetic performance is better than playing your songs correctly.  In other words, his excuse for f**king up so much during performances is that he is so "high energy." Have you listened to Children of Bodom??  Can you say Maiden ripoff done poorly?

Yes, I have seen Bodom in concert, they did put on a high energetic show, and Alexi did play his leads perfectly unlike Petrucci which I have seen two times live.  Have you listened to Peterucci?? can you say gameboy music done poorly?

GrahamK wrote: YOu know the snobbery on here is quite funny... "OH NOES JOHN PETRUCIC IZ TEH SUXORS!!!" Dream Theater might not be the worlds best prog band but they have 8 more albums in the cd stores than you.

"OH n03S!!1111oneone J0hn Petrucc1 is t3h sux0rz h3 me5535 up EveryTh1nG Liv3 i'vee s33n him LyKe 3 TymES!!!1111 StOp TrYin To Be MicHaEL AnGelo Batio 5t00pid j0hn petrruciis"

YOu know the snobbery on here is quite funny...

"OH NOES JOHN PETRUCIC IZ TEH SUXORS!!!"

Dream Theater might not be the worlds best prog band but they have 8 more albums in the cd stores than you.

MikeEnRegalia wrote: DarHobo wrote: MikeEnRegalia wrote: DarHobo wrote: MikeEnRegalia wrote: Tony R wrote: DarHobo wrote: "Yeah, there are guitarists out there that are super fast, like John Petrucci, but they are also super lame."                                                                     - Alexi Laiho haha I just read that in an issue of guitar world, its so true. because Alexi Laiho is the arbiter of taste for the music whole world is he...........? Children Of Bodom aren't exactly the foremost address for innovative guitar work. True, but they rock oh so much harder then Dream Theater ever can and will. And Strapping Young Lad rock even harder than every other band I know, including Children Of Bodom. That doesn't change the fact that their guitarist is nothing special. Cryptopsy are even harder rocking then Strapping Young Lad  And John Petrucci still produces dull guitar lines similar to a pinball machine after you obtain a highscore. Go ask a musician whom you trust whether Petrucci plays dull guitar lines. Let me know what he said ...

John Petrucci is, at best, a good player. The thing is, as a 'technical' guitar player, he is probably the most overrated player ever! He isn't that good of a shredder, period. And this comes from a big DT fan who would defend him to death just a few months ago...

Besides, he stepped on his own tail and tried to pull out stuff that's way harder than what he can play! His performance on the new Dream Theater DVD is very dissapointing. He messed up on just about every 'shred' section on all of his songs! And his clean solos on Solitary Shell and Hollow Years... well, besides hitting the wrong notes a lot, his string action is so stupidly low that his clean tone is terrible! I could hear nothing but fret buzz... a shame. He's way too sloppy for what he tries to play.

I have to say he's a alright songwriter, though. But he should have taken a Valium a long time ago and not try to give Michael Angelo a run for his money, cuz it didn't work...

MikeEnRegalia wrote: DarHobo wrote: MikeEnRegalia wrote: Tony R wrote: DarHobo wrote: "Yeah, there are guitarists out there that are super fast, like John Petrucci, but they are also super lame."                                                                     - Alexi Laiho haha I just read that in an issue of guitar world, its so true. because Alexi Laiho is the arbiter of taste for the music whole world is he...........? Children Of Bodom aren't exactly the foremost address for innovative guitar work. True, but they rock oh so much harder then Dream Theater ever can and will. And Strapping Young Lad rock even harder than every other band I know, including Children Of Bodom. That doesn't change the fact that their guitarist is nothing special.

Cryptopsy are even harder rocking then Strapping Young Lad  And John Petrucci still produces dull guitar lines similar to a pinball machine after you obtain a highscore.

MikeEnRegalia wrote: Tony R wrote: DarHobo wrote: "Yeah, there are guitarists out there that are super fast, like John Petrucci, but they are also super lame."                                                                     - Alexi Laiho haha I just read that in an issue of guitar world, its so true. because Alexi Laiho is the arbiter of taste for the music whole world is he...........? Children Of Bodom aren't exactly the foremost address for innovative guitar work.

True, but they rock oh so much harder then Dream Theater ever can and will.

I agree partly on these points.Though #1 refers as well to Metallica and some other Metal bands.#9 is correct but some diversity would not harm to IM's music (actually I like much of their stuff,as well Dickinson solo).#10 I agree as well partly, might be correct seen by a Heavy Metal fan, but for a ProgMetal fan DT is better live, at least when Mr. LaBrie has a good day!

Actually I don't get the point at all how someone can have the idea to create such a thread. To compare two bands that are obviously that much different from each other is absolutely ridiculous and is just proving that the person doing such a comparison has absolutely no idea about music.

IRON MAIDEN IS AN EXCELLENT HEAVY METAL BAND and

DREAM THEATER IS AN EXCELLENT PROG METAL BAND!

Got it, MaidenRulez?And please stop posting such stupid threads! (Or go to a pure Metal forum!)

maidenrulez wrote: 1.They got a better vocalist. 9.They dont make sentimental ballads. 10.They are much better live.

Tony R wrote: MikeEnRegalia wrote: Who the .... is DT then? Mike,I dont like your new avatar-that top is very distasteful,please remove it!

I agree - it reminds me of a Bon Jovi album cover...

MikeEnRegalia wrote: Who the .... is DT then?

Mike,I dont like your new avatar-that top is very distasteful,please remove it!