Dream Theater

Snow Dog wrote: Catcher10 wrote: I don't think people jumped ship.....there are many still here who enjoy DT a lot. I think, especially for me, the latest album was somewhat of a disappointment so I don't feel the need or desire to talk about them right now and maybe others too feel the same, of course on a dedicated fan site they always will.   I just played ADToE earlier today, I like it enough to have the vinyl version, even though they did a horrible job of mixing it for vinyl, it sounds lifeless. I still skip tracks I just don't like.......But I listen to DT probably 4-5x a week.   Train of Thought, SDoIT and Scenes are still my favs. For me that last album has the usual awesome DT music passages and solos, problem is they are inside some awful boring songs.

zumacraig wrote: Snow Dog wrote: Catcher10 wrote: I don't think people jumped ship.....there are many still here who enjoy DT a lot. I think, especially for me, the latest album was somewhat of a disappointment so I don't feel the need or desire to talk about them right now and maybe others too feel the same, of course on a dedicated fan site they always will.   I just played ADToE earlier today, I like it enough to have the vinyl version, even though they did a horrible job of mixing it for vinyl, it sounds lifeless. I still skip tracks I just don't like.......But I listen to DT probably 4-5x a week.   Train of Thought, SDoIT and Scenes are still my favs. For me that last album has the usual awesome DT music passages and solos, problem is they are inside some awful boring songs.  i hear what you're saying.  however, i'm the opposite.  i kind of loose attention in the middle of all the fast time change stuff.  it's when they get back to melody or memoable riffs, that i enjoy them.  if anything, they could practice a bit of restraint.  count of tuscany is a good example.  the intro had 4 awesome parts.  then comes the singing which loses me, until the chorus.  then i'm lost again with all the time changy stuff.  but, when petrucci does is floyd type solo, i'm all ears.  then that last acoustic part is awesome!  i guess, its about sitting through to get the good stuff :)

Dude, that's why I think Dream Theater is the best band out there - I mean, they change things up a bit every album, and different people like them for different reasons!  I personally think Train of Thought is their weakest album because they were trying to make a metal album, but some people got into them because of that album!

God damn it, what thread was our rant in DTguitarfan? I thought it was in the Flower Kings Thread but.........

Train Of Thought is awesome.

^Who cares?

Edited by Snow Dog - May 05 2012 at 11:47

dtguitarfan wrote: Snow Dog wrote: ^Who cares? THIS!!!!

Edited by Snow Dog - May 05 2012 at 11:47

zumacraig wrote: despite our differences here, this is the most mature board i've ever been on.   dtguifan-i'm with you on the changes ect.  some of their most rewarding songs take a while to get into.  so, i'm sure i'll come to love the passages of songs that don't grab me.  luckily, these are not albums i burn out on.  they are constantly rewarding.  btw, i read your post about playing a DT song for your wife.  same thing happened to me!  we'll these girls to a DT show no matter what also, btw, been enjoying your posts.  have you heard the Flying Colors disc  yet?

Thanks man!

I'm sorry to say I wasn't that impressed with Flying Colors.    But I've got it, and maybe a few months down the road I'll give it another chance.  There's nothing...bad about it, it just didn't grab me, if you know what I mean.  And with the lineup, I was hoping for something...more.  So I haven't mastered the "no preconceptions" thing, I guess. 

Train of Thought is by far NOT their weakest album....and yes it is their most heaviest metal album but it is one of their best PROGRESSIVE METAL albums, and to me a top 5 PROG METAL album.

It just boggles my mind how crazy people get over them.

Maybe it's just because I'm not that big into them...but they are just straightforward, normal prog metal.
THE definitive prog metal band for sure, but musically I think there's far better.

Now if I was in my 30's and was a teen when I&W first came out, I'd probably think they're the greatest.
But for people my age, I get liking them...but why the god status? Even my favorite bands of all time have some weaker albums for example, but some DT fans give auto 5 star to everything. I can't help but think it's because they are like the name of prog metal. That's great but shouldn't grant em god tier.

OK I admit it's probably just because I'm not a huge fan I do think for some that's accurate though (they are DT so you gotta love em)

Catcher10 wrote: Train of Thought is by far NOT their weakest album....

I'd agree, since it's my favorite DT album

What's weird is I used to love Octavarium, now it's one of my least favorites.

I used to hate Systematic Chaos but now it's not bad.

I still do hate BC&SL but not as much as I used to (originally got 1 star from me!)