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EL OSO 
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 Topic: Operation Mindcrime v.s. Metropolis Pt.2
Posted: November 24 2005 at 14:48 |
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Don´t know if this one´s already been done, but I had to do it. Two of the greatest progressive metal albums of all time, or perhaps the best two. I really love Dream Theater but this time I think Queensr˙che made the top.
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The Miracle
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Posted: November 24 2005 at 15:02 |
SFAM for me 
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Mr_Upside_Down
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Posted: November 24 2005 at 15:19 |
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As much as I love them both, for my money the clear winner would have to be Mindcrime.
Musically, they are both excellent - but Mindcrime has a much stronger concept, and is much tighter as an overall composition.
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sleeper
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Posted: November 24 2005 at 15:22 |
I cant believe it, Mindcrime is winning!
Dont get me wrong Mindcime is a fantastic album, I have the live version and find it brilliant, but IMO Scenes.... is the greatest album of all time, bar none. I think you know who I voted for.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: November 24 2005 at 15:34 |
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Metropolis pawns mindcrime at the pawn shop!
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King of Loss
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Posted: November 24 2005 at 15:44 |
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PaHa
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Posted: November 24 2005 at 15:59 |
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SFAM.
I like Queensr˙che and I like Dream Theater.
But I think Dream Theater has more variety in instruments.
I love the keyboards of DT.
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salmacis
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Posted: November 24 2005 at 16:02 |
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I'd go for 'Metropolis' personally; I find it more progressive and musically interesting than '...Mindcrime', even though both are unquestionably terrific, modern prog rock/metal albums.
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: November 24 2005 at 16:02 |
No contest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SFAM
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Norbert
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Posted: November 25 2005 at 02:57 |
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SFAM is a bit better for me.But it's not my fave DT album.
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Lindsay Lohan
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Posted: November 25 2005 at 03:39 |
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I dont hear anything special about Operation Mindcrime just another boring metal album (NOT PROG)
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misiu
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Posted: November 25 2005 at 04:54 |
Operation Mindcrime for me, although SFAM is the best DT album.
Don't forget that OM was a revolutionary prog-metal album at that time while SFAM was, 11 year later, just a very good album.
SFAM has some far-fetched parts where especially Petrucci and Portnoy want to watch that they are gods on their instruments, the album concept being forgotten, while in Queensryche everybody has enough room to express its talent. For instance, I can hardly hear the bass of Myung whereas the sound of Jackson is great throught the OM. I admit that some instrumental parts are better in DT's SFAM but at the same time some songs are too long and a boring ... The concept and the flow of the album is much better in OM.
And Tate's amazing voice against the girl-singing-metal La Brie ... 
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Snow Dog
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Posted: November 25 2005 at 05:23 |
Tates amazing voice? Thats a good one 
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M. B. Zapelini
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Posted: November 25 2005 at 05:47 |
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Queensryche is great, but DT is better... "Metropolis part 2" wins!
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"He's a man of the past and one of the present"
PETER HAMMILL
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fairyliar
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Posted: November 25 2005 at 06:10 |
For me, it's Operation Mindcrime cos I do believe Metropolis takes its roots in this album regarding the development of the story and the tone of it.
But Metro is very very good too.
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fred84
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Posted: November 25 2005 at 06:28 |
Love at first sound for Metropolis pt.2:Scenes from a memory.No critics are accepted for this album because is superb an incredible drama pičce(in french style because it's cool), so a concept album very tangled and tied structure.no operation mindcrime can compare to this faboulous opera.
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sularetal
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Posted: November 25 2005 at 08:45 |
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It's icredibly hard to choose but after thiking about it for a while I'd go for Operation: Mindcrime. But damn you can't compare two so different MASTERPIECES!!!
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cucacola54
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Posted: November 25 2005 at 15:19 |
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SFAM
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Most listened albums last week
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Dragon Phoenix
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Posted: November 25 2005 at 15:41 |
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Love them both, but SFAM wins without doubt.
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TheLamb
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Posted: November 25 2005 at 16:49 |
Mindcrime is a very cool album... but nowhere near Scenes from a Memory is one of the most important albums of all time in prog... including the legendary 70's...
SFAM wins
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