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Poll Question: What year did you first hear Dream Theater ?
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2002. I read a very favourable review of Six Degrees... in Classic Rock Magazine and seeing as I was in the market for new prog I purchased it. It was the first metal album of any type that I purchased and having not listened to much metal before, The Glass Prison was quite a baptism of fire!
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Originally posted by Mr ProgFreak Mr ProgFreak wrote:

Must have been around 1992.


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Holy moly, it's frankly hard to imagine younger people liking Dream Theater when they are so enmeshed in the 80's metal tradition. Myself, being a metal head in the late 80's, was moderately interested in 92 when Pull Me Under came out. Frankly, there were dozens if not hundreds of guys with Pertucci's chops at that point. In 1993 I joined a band where all the other members worshipped DT (including the guy who opened up the rest of prog for me) and so I bought I&W and then Awake. We went to the Awake tour, which was a lot of fun. He lent me Scenes from a Memory and I just couldn't get into it. Lot of fond memories because that band was some of the most fun I had.
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Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

1992.  The video for Pull Me Under was playing on MTV .
 
very similar to me, Scott... 1992, and my sister (of all people) lent me a metal compilation tape of new stuff... she said 'here, there's a track on this, which I think you'll like.. (PMU)' Wink


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2002.  Vapor Trails came out and I bought it on Amazon.  They said, "hey, you might like Dream Theater."  So I bought Scenes and loved it, then I went with 6 degrees and remember it had just come out.  Bridge Across Forever and Unfold the Future came next and I was back into prog again, never realizing it had really never left from when I got into it in the 80's.


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1992.  The video for Pull Me Under was playing on MTV and on my local hard rock/heavy metal radio station and I was immediately hooked and went out and bought Images and Words, and shortly thereafter When Dream and Day Unite.
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The first album I heard was Six Degrees, so it had to be after 2001. I think it was 2003. I was deathly obsessed with them, and DT was almost a part of my life. I bought every album and listen to them 24/7. I still listen to them a lot, but I've been listening to Pain of Salvation and Opeth more lately.Big smile

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I discovered the band with a press sheet announcing the release of Images in Words. I bought this album on a tape cassette and i was flabbergast by their music. Since then i have all their cd's and DVD's. It  has replaced Rush in my heart and not to say in my life... 
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1994, I heard I&W and bought Awake (which is still my fave), was a huge fan back then... and only 15... 
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2003 I think, a friend of mine lent me Images and Words and Scenes From a Memory.
Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005

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1994.
I was 16 then, and now I'm feeling old. Old and wise.
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1992,  I was at 15 in that year, imagine that what a surprise to discover prog music at this ageClapApprove Images and words  is among my fav albums ever, a status remaining from that year.
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Must have been around 1992.
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1995... A Change Of Seasons was the reason but i bought I&W first... managed to get into, many months later, though...

i remember buying it together with Parallels by Fates Warning... up till now, these bands, along with Queensryche, are my fave Prog Metal bands! aaah, first love...

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Originally posted by Green Shield Stamp Green Shield Stamp wrote:

Although I have been listening to Prog Rock since 1979, I only listened to my first Dream Theater album a few months ago.  It was on this website that I asked for recommendations - following the responses, I bought a copy of  'Images and Words'. I have to say that I wasn't exactly blown away at first.  However, I got hold of the CD, 'Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from a Memory' a couple of weeks ago and I have listened to it about a dozen times. I love this album. It's one of the best concept albums I've ever heard.
 
So, inspired by this, I will definitely be buying more Dream Theater albums in the near future.
 
I wonder if I'm the most recent newcomer to Dream Theater in this forum?

I would have definitely recommended Scenes....you should have asked me!Tongue
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Although I have been listening to Prog Rock since 1979, I only listened to my first Dream Theater album a few months ago.  It was on this website that I asked for recommendations - following the responses, I bought a copy of  'Images and Words'. I have to say that I wasn't exactly blown away at first.  However, I got hold of the CD, 'Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from a Memory' a couple of weeks ago and I have listened to it about a dozen times. I love this album. It's one of the best concept albums I've ever heard.
 
So, inspired by this, I will definitely be buying more Dream Theater albums in the near future.
 
I wonder if I'm the most recent newcomer to Dream Theater in this forum?
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Points: 24286 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2009 at 03:39
I think it must have been 2005.
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Points: 19643 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2009 at 03:38


^^^^^^^^^^^

On that DVD, my dad bought as a one-off...

Funny enough, I lent it to two of my friends who were into Metallica, and now they both own the DT discography - And all for 8.99$
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Points: 652 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2009 at 02:59
2002 for me. I had just gotten to France, where I could finally buy "less popular" records and have a descent internet connection :)
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Points: 98 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2009 at 02:03
2004, I downloaded TOT and I&W simultaneusly. I think the first I heard from them was As I Am, but I didn't like it very much at first, plus the archive that I downloaded didn't sounded very well Ouch.
I&W I liked a lot more from first listen, but still didn't blew me away until the third listening or so, when it made a "click" in my head, and actually TOT is one of my fave albums from DT. I kept downloading all their stuff available then, until they released Octavarium, wich I purchased days after it came out. Then I bought all their studio albums (except WDADU) and all their official DVD's. So, I guess I'm a fan of theirs. Embarrassed


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