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Well there's underrated for you - DT the most rated band in PA

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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:


'I love this band so much.... that they must be underrated because not everyone sees their inherent brilliance as I do'
 
Nah Micky, that's the 2005 edition,  have you ever read the Fanboy Advanced Dictionary (Edition 2006)?
 
UNDER RATED: How do this ignorants can't notice the band (s) I like is (are) the best in the history of humanity?
 
OVER RATED: What do this ignorants see in that crappy band?
 
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Originally posted by Ivan_Melgar_M Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

'I love this band so much.... that they must be underrated because not everyone sees their inherent brilliance as I do'

 

Nah Micky, that's the 2005 edition,  have you ever read the Fanboy Advanced Dictionary (Edition 2006)?

 

UNDER RATED: How do this ignorants can't notice the band (s) I like is (are) the best in the history of humanity?

 

OVER RATED: What do this ignorants see in that crappy band?

 

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I think you nailed it, Ivan

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its just me or that related to snobness/snobbyness/whatever... lol

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Originally posted by imoeng imoeng wrote:

its just me or that related to snobness/snobbyness/whatever... lol

    
It's just you.


Seriously, snobbishness (or whatever) is a classic symptom of listening to Prog Rock - the more you listen to it the more snobby you get.

And rightly so in my opinion
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Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

If you like them, then fine. If you don't like them, then fine. Just don't make threads about them anymore. It's sad, but some fans/haters can't understand why people like/don't like them. You either do or don't.

 
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You know your topic is controversial when Rideout manages to wander into a DT thread...Wink
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I've been listening to Dream theater for the first time over the last couple of weeks. I like some of the songs, but I'm not big on the heavily distorted sound, and some of the guitar soloing just goes nowhere.
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^ what was the album and the songs if you could tell me

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The first few songs on Scenes From A Memory, especially Overture de 1928 and Strange deja vu.
 Also I like most of Images and Words.
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Maybe the reason Dream Theater are analysed to death on these forums is because most Symph Rock lovers can´t believe (or admit) that here is a Prog Metal band with really talented musicians, or maybe because they are American?
I prefer DT to Yes.
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Originally posted by RycheMan RycheMan wrote:

Maybe the reason Dream Theater are analysed to death on these forums is because most Symph Rock lovers can´t believe (or admit) that here is a Prog Metal band with really talented musicians, or maybe because they are American?
I prefer DT to Yes.
 
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I think the skills level between Dream Theater and many symphonic prog bands like The Tangent, The Flower Kings, and Yes are very comparable.  I don't think symphonic fans have a problem with this, as much as the timbre of DT doesn't tickle their fancy.

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Count me in as a fan! I think there's enough variants in their albums to please anyone if they gave them a chance to listen. However, I think their over eclectic approach does work against them & confuses people.
 
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Originally posted by RycheMan RycheMan wrote:

Maybe the reason Dream Theater are analysed to death on these forums is because most Symph Rock lovers can´t believe (or admit) that here is a Prog Metal band with really talented musicians, or maybe because they are American?
I prefer DT to Yes.
 
It's probably all those snobs over in Britain. LOL Or it could be "the French"
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Heh...anyway, no-one can persuade me to hate Dream Theater.
I liked them, like and will always like them. These guys are real masters.
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DT are certainly not an underated band.
They have been rated extensively and although for some the ratings may not be as high or as low as they would like I think they have been vasted over-rated when it comes to getting attention. I guess that's not a bad thing either.
Personally I really don't like their approach to song writing and arranging. I can see how some people may think they are substituting song-writing ability for technique and coming off looking like they are saying 'Watch me, see what I can do'!
I say tone down the w**king, bring up the songwriting quality.
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Originally posted by Dr. Occulator Dr. Occulator wrote:

DT are certainly not an underated band.
They have been rated extensively and although for some the ratings may not be as high or as low as they would like I think they have been vasted over-rated when it comes to getting attention. I guess that's not a bad thing either.
Personally I really don't like their approach to song writing and arranging. I can see how some people may think they are substituting song-writing ability for technique and coming off looking like they are saying 'Watch me, see what I can do'!
I say tone down the w**king, bring up the songwriting quality.
 
I really don't understand how some people think that songs like A Change of Seasons, Octavarium, Learning to Live, and A Mind Besides Itself are examples of poor song writing ability.  If it's only the shorter songs that listeners have a problem with, that would be the equivalent to someone like me saying Genesis has poor song writing ability because as great as Supper's Ready, Firth of Fith, and The Cinema show are, More Fool Me, Seven Stars, and Get 'em Out by Friday are examples of poor Genesis  (progressive era) songwriting.

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Originally posted by AtLossForWords AtLossForWords wrote:

Originally posted by Dr. Occulator Dr. Occulator wrote:

DT are certainly not an underated band.
They have been rated extensively and although for some the ratings may not be as high or as low as they would like I think they have been vasted over-rated when it comes to getting attention. I guess that's not a bad thing either.
Personally I really don't like their approach to song writing and arranging. I can see how some people may think they are substituting song-writing ability for technique and coming off looking like they are saying 'Watch me, see what I can do'!
I say tone down the w**king, bring up the songwriting quality.
 
I really don't understand how some people think that songs like A Change of Seasons, Octavarium, Learning to Live, and A Mind Besides Itself are examples of poor song writing ability.  If it's only the shorter songs that listeners have a problem with, that would be the equivalent to someone like me saying Genesis has poor song writing ability because as great as Supper's Ready, Firth of Fith, and The Cinema show are, More Fool Me, Seven Stars, and Get 'em Out by Friday are examples of poor Genesis  (progressive era) songwriting.
 
I don't think people complain about those particular pieces as I think mostly anyone can appreciate them. I think rather that it's songs like "In The Name Of God", "Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence", and "Dance Of Eternity" that people complain about, and though I'm a Dream Theater fans on those particular songs amoung others in the later catalogue, I agree with the criticisms.
 
And Seven Stars and Get Em Out By Friday aren't weak by anymeans even in comparrisons to those previously mentioned songs.
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I've loved them for a couple years, just wish labrie would find the best way to use his voice :(

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