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Poll Question: Which ProgMetal band do YOU prefer
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    Posted: October 29 2005 at 23:14
I LOVE both of them, they got me into prog rock, prog metal in particular. I still haven't come across anyone else who can quite match them. That said, I didn't want to shirk out of making a choice, so I went Symphony X. Not because they're any better or worse than Dream Theater, but just because I like their style more - the classical influences, the epic choruses, etc.
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Points: 606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2005 at 22:45
I just wondered because you talk as if you've never heard Russell before...

So, you mentioned Russell is a heavy metal singer...
Symphony X does a lot of progressive power metal, that's the reason why he sings in that style.
That doesn't mean that he doesn't fit into other stuff,
he would also be a perfect pop-singer and he also perfectly fits into progressive music...

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Points: 6699 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2005 at 22:18

Originally posted by W.Chuck W.Chuck wrote:

...I can't believe it...
Could you please stop telling such foolish stuff if you obviously don't even know Russell Allen...

I have five Symphony X cds and Ayreon's Universal Migrator, so i guess i've never heard Russell Allen before...

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Yeah.......laBrie and DT!
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...I can't believe it...
Could you please stop telling such foolish stuff if you obviously don't even know Russell Allen...

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Originally posted by W.Chuck W.Chuck wrote:

Russell Allen has a greater range than James LaBrie...
Listen to "Lady of the Snow" or "Candlelight Fantasia"
and then to "Inferno" or "Incantations of the Apprentice". And I now not that much singers who can hold a tone that long like Russell Allen... He has much more sustain than James LaBrie will ever have and furthermore Russell Allen sings much more soulful, feeling and much more pleasant.

Soulfull singing, how about what James does on Learning to Live or the entire Scenes From a Memory album?  Russell Allen is a typical heavy metal singer in a progressive band, James LaBrie is just an all around great progressive vocalist singing in more progressive projects.

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Russell Allen has a greater range than James LaBrie...
Listen to "Lady of the Snow" or "Candlelight Fantasia"
and then to "Inferno" or "Incantations of the Apprentice". And I now not that much singers who can hold a tone that long like Russell Allen... He has much more sustain than James LaBrie will ever have and furthermore Russell Allen sings much more soulful, feeling and much more pleasant.

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Originally posted by W.Chuck W.Chuck wrote:

hmpf
this is no question of taste:
Russell Allen is far better than James LaBrie...

That's totally wrong.  Rusell Allen has a better lower range than James that is about it.  James LaBrie has much more high range, much better sustain, and much better enunciation.  James LaBrie dosen't have the bad gruff overtones that Russell Allen has.  James LaBrie is a very versitile vocalist and fits all of his bands perfectly.  I can't picture anyone else as a proper singer for Dream Theater.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2005 at 17:05

As much as I like Symphony X I have to say Dream Theatre, easily. I dont think any prog-metal band can come close to DT, early DT anyway
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hmpf
this is no question of taste:
Russell Allen is far better than James LaBrie...

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Points: 1617 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2005 at 14:02
LaBrie=Allen
Every single DT member>every single SX member

the winner 5:1 is Dream Theater. Congratulations guys
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Symphony X mainstream??? hahahaha...

A lot of songs by DT are mainstream,
maybe 2 by SX...

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Points: 134 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2005 at 12:18

Originally posted by drumsandbass drumsandbass wrote:

DT all the way. They were the first metal band i got into as well as Prog
Metal. Symphony X is jsut too mainstream sounding in my opinion. Plus DT
has Portnoy and Petrucci! Tremendous amount of skill.

What about Rudess?

My first Prog Metal experience was also DT. I also do not find what is so mainstream in Symphony X. There're some songs which indeed are a bit mainstreamish, yet, there is the same thing in DT.

 
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Originally posted by Drew Drew wrote:

Both

I havnt changed my mind yet........BOTH!
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Dream Theater are quite good. Nice musicians except James LaBrie (I think he's quite ennerving) but Symphony X are far better in my opinion.
Symphony X are incredible good song writers and they know when to stop and they hold back then. Dream Theater exhausts everything to much very often. It comes across as if their only aim ist time and speed in many songs, anyhow they are really good but not as good as Symphony X.

Technically they are both on the same level although I prefer Michael Romeo's and Michael Pinnella's style cause it's not just about speed (Dream Theater are also not all about speed but very often in fact).

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Points: 88 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2005 at 12:01
Progmetal isn't my kind of prog (except for avant-progmetal like Fantômas)
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Points: 1381 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2005 at 11:46
obviously dreamtheater
I can strangle a canary in a tin can and it would be really original, but that wouldn't save it from sounding like utter sh*t.
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Points: 31518 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2005 at 08:24
Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

B O T H.
RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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Points: 10063 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2005 at 04:37
Originally posted by JesusBetancourt JesusBetancourt wrote:

Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Originally posted by JesusBetancourt JesusBetancourt wrote:

Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Best _______ vs _________ poll yet!!!!

I picked "I like them both"

Well, you know what I picked

Just out of curiosity: Why did you create this poll if you like neither of those two bands?

Well, thats becouse I feel that Ive always  been hard on prog-metal fans and I feel that I should atleast do something for them becouse even though our definitions of prog may differ, we still consider ourselves prog lovers and that my friend is what counts. In the end we are all the same no matter what genre of prog one prefers and trust me if there were ever a debate on other musical forms(Rap, pop, etc) we will all be fighting on the same side.

hey bro! nice!

both bands are great! i picked both!!!!

have all their sutdio,live albums and bootlegs.... sweet!

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