DT Fanboy? Check my review. Sorry for length.

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Folly's TM review is up to 6800 words...

stop stealing my lines micky

stonebeard wrote: You perplex me, Micky. I don't think SFAM is DT's best album--in fact, I think it's a bit too smooth around the edges compared to something more interesting like Awake--but I think it's really, really odd that you don't like any of the music from the album. None of it. None at all. I think in your bias of Dream Theater you may have formatted you brain to be unresponsive to anything that you might enjoy by a band name "Dream Theater." It's not that I think you aren't capable of disliking them, which you surely do, but it seems to me that you would be horrified at the thought of even liking a bit of their music.   By the way, Zarathustra is rather mediocre and nowhere near as good as Close to the Edge.

hey Stonie.... it comes comes down to a bigger problem.. and it isn't only DT.  I don't like music that is overproduced, sterile, and emphasizes musicianship...over music.  DT is just the poster boy for that...but it is far from a bias alone of DT.  They are have just been more fun to kick around...

You perplex me, Micky. I don't think SFAM is DT's best album--in fact, I think it's a bit too smooth around the edges compared to something more interesting like Awake--but I think it's really, really odd that you don't like any of the music from the album. None of it. None at all. I think in your bias of Dream Theater you may have formatted you brain to be unresponsive to anything that you might enjoy by a band name "Dream Theater." It's not that I think you aren't capable of disliking them, which you surely do, but it seems to me that you would be horrified at the thought of even liking a bit of their music.

The T wrote:   no problem at all... just the "acne-scarred masses" bit kind of confuses me...

That usually refers to teenagers (who are battling with raging hormones) so they get acne, thus the acne scarred masses.  I've never seen someone older than 19 with acne.

micky wrote: The T wrote: micky wrote: now this is how you review an album... fairly and objectively... http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=117496   If you don't like the album, of course.   But a little bit weird to give the album 5 stars and then give it just one....I understood what you tried... can't say I agree, though.   My only question: why people that don't like DT always have to sound a little bit arrogant or even insulting in their reviews? It's like they said "oh, you herd of morons, I'm not like you".... When people dislike other albums, they write without insulting, they can even bash the album but nothing else, but when it comes to bash DT, there seems to be a special need to also bash DT fans....   Very fair and objective indeed, anyway. it's the way I review albums... .two ratings. One for the site. You need to listen to the album if you consider yourself a fan a prog.. thus essential. The other rating is my personal take on it.. for those who care. I don't think I said a thing about DT fans ...in fact.. I validated people like you that ..funny as it was to read at the time.. put it with the truly great prog albums.  In it's funny way.... it is... to me it was shear painful to listen to.  I don't see what you all get out of it to be honest. But it's all a question of taste. I just expressed mine.

micky wrote: now this is how you review an album... fairly and objectively... http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=117496

Edited by The T - April 06 2007 at 16:37