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Calvo 
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 Topic: Dream Theater - most important member
Posted: May 12 2005 at 07:23 |
My vote goes to Mike Portnoy!!!!!!!!
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Snow Dog
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Posted: May 12 2005 at 07:25 |
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I would say that Portnoy and Petrucci are equally important! So I'll refrain from voting this time.
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spectral
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Posted: May 12 2005 at 11:36 |
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Portnoy - what an incredible drummer!
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Posted: May 12 2005 at 11:37 |
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Petrucci, anyway my favorite member is Rudess
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McBrown
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Posted: May 12 2005 at 21:36 |
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In my opinion...you cant really choose. Without any of them there would
be no Dream Theater...I think they're all equally important.
With that said...
Portnoy - Only Neil Peart can out-drum that man.
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"...And the lord said: Let there be metal"
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Jared
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 10:46 |
Petrucci for DT, Portnoy for the advancement of Prog Rock/ Metal. How's that for compromise?
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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tennyson
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 20:07 |
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Being a guitarist I have to vote for Petrucci, yet it was a very hard decision, as without the over the top keyboarding of Jordan (harmony solos/ doubling/hyperspeed solos) right alongside of John, Dream Theater just wouldn't have that distinct sound of theirs...
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Dan Bobrowski
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 20:12 |
If they jetisoned James LaBrie, I might begin to like 'em.
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Tony R
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 20:16 |
Neil Peart. 
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King of Loss
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 22:02 |
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John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy are now the most important writers in the band, ever since Mr. Kevin "Genius" Moore left the band, but since I like Guitarists a bit I pick Mr. John Petrucci.
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NetsNJFan
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Posted: May 13 2005 at 22:57 |
all I know is It's NOT LaBrie 
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Manunkind
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Posted: May 15 2005 at 09:10 |
So, Tony R, it's Peart who is responsible for all that machine-like drumming, predictable breaks and bad soloing ?
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"In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun
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philippe
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Posted: May 15 2005 at 09:38 |
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Personnaly I think of John Petrucci, the most technical musician of the band with the drummer...surely not James la Brie, he sings wrong and the sound of his voice is really undesirable
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Manunkind
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Posted: May 15 2005 at 09:45 |
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And I voted for John Myung - criminally underrated and unnoticed. IMO he is the most talented and effcient of the quintet.
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"In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun
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philippe
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Posted: May 15 2005 at 09:50 |
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the problem is that none of them get the soul and the groove...
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Velvetclown
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Posted: May 15 2005 at 09:54 |
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Valarius
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Posted: May 15 2005 at 15:02 |
Mike Portnoy.
Although I think they're all important.
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King of Loss
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Posted: May 15 2005 at 18:56 |
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Phillippe, actually, DT has a lot of emotions and soul in their music. If a song like Learning to Live or Trial of Tears does not have soul, then I guess I should eat some dog sh*t.
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rushaholic
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Posted: May 15 2005 at 19:03 |
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Mike Portnoy!
A close second is John Petrucci.
A poll should be created for the least important - JAMES LEBRIE by a mile.
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rushaholic
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Posted: May 15 2005 at 19:04 |
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It's too bad that Kevin Moore wasn't included. Would have liked
to have a chance to vote for him (I love Chroma Key and OSI).
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