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Valarius 
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 Topic: Any suggestions? (Dream Theater?)
Posted: January 27 2005 at 06:12 |
As some of you might have noticed by now, I'm a HUGE Dream Theater fan. I was just wondering if anyone knows of any bands (from the archives maybe?) who sound similar to Dream Theater?
Please don't recommend 70's stuff that you like, but bands (from any era) which actually have a similar sound/style to Dream Theater (or Symphony X).
Thanks in advance.
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Posted: January 27 2005 at 06:20 |
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NO!
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Valarius
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Posted: January 27 2005 at 06:22 |
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Posted: January 27 2005 at 06:29 |
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Have you heard 'Ayreon - the human equation'? (with James Labrie). A classic.
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Posted: January 27 2005 at 07:24 |
Here you have a few bands worth exploring. There are mp3 samples of many of them in this site, so you can have an idea of how Dream Theaterish they are 
Angra, Ark, Empty Tremor, Enchant, Evergrey, Ice Age, Mind Key, Pagan's Mind, Royal Hunt, Shadow Gallery, Threshold, Vanden Plas, Zero Hour
And of course many more... Enjoy!!!
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Posted: January 27 2005 at 08:12 |
Pain of Salvation is the only other prog metal band I can stomach. They make real mind music, despite the heavy riffs.
But really, prog's not about bands that sound the same. It's about bands that are different - VERY different - so I'd implore you to open your mind to a wealth of astounding music you've probably yet to experience. A good stepping stone might be "Liquid Tension Experiment" - a side project featuring some members of Dream Theatre that fuses heavy metal with a bit of funk, a bit of jazz, a bit of sympho and a LOT of fun to create a very flashy and enjoyable sound. Well worth anyone's time and money.
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Posted: January 27 2005 at 09:28 |
 Trouserpress wrote:
Pain of Salvation is the only other prog metal band I can stomach. They make real mind music, despite the heavy riffs.
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That's also my favourite prog metal band, but I didn't want to mention it, due to the "similar to Dream Theater" constrain. PoS are wonderful, but they are not similar to DT are they?
Oh, and Valarius, I also presumed that you already know bands like Fates Warning, Queensryche or Savatage so I only posted more recent ones...
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Posted: January 27 2005 at 11:56 |
TILES
They opened for DT a few years ago. Their newest disc, Window Dressing, is pretty heavy. Get the special edition with a second live disc from that tour.
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Nerevar
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Posted: January 27 2005 at 13:11 |
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Check out
Pagan's Mind - Celestial Entrance
One of the better prog metal albums I've heard in years.
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The Hemulen
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Posted: January 27 2005 at 13:44 |
nacho wrote:
Trouserpress wrote:
Pain of Salvation is the only other prog metal band I can stomach. They make real mind music, despite the heavy riffs.
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That's also my favourite prog metal band, but I didn't want to
mention it, due to the "similar to Dream Theater" constrain. PoS are
wonderful, but they are not similar to DT are they?
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Why do you think I like 'em?
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AngelRat
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Posted: January 27 2005 at 16:51 |
Pain Of Salvation are by far superior to DT. You might check Fates Warning and Psychotic Waltz also. Or maybe even Arena (they got some reasonably heavy parts as well).
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Posted: January 27 2005 at 18:08 |
There are many DT clones out there, but I refuse to recommend any of them.  However, for prog metal that sounds a bit different, try Ark and Pain Of Salvation.
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Posted: January 27 2005 at 18:10 |
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^both EXCELLENT suggestions
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alan_pfeifer
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Posted: January 27 2005 at 20:01 |
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Posted: January 27 2005 at 21:39 |
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I like Queensryche they're style is their own, but I can see a few similarities in Queensryche as Dream Theater. The song "Mission" is good and you can listen to that from this site.
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Posted: January 27 2005 at 22:26 |
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Transatlantic all the way. If you like DT's style, I'd recommend trying the Liquid Tension Experiment.
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Valarius
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Posted: January 28 2005 at 02:34 |
Trouserpress wrote:
Pain of Salvation is the only other prog metal band I can stomach. They make real mind music, despite the heavy riffs.
But really, prog's not about bands that sound the same. It's about bands that are different - VERY different - so I'd implore you to open your mind to a wealth of astounding music you've probably yet to experience. A good stepping stone might be "Liquid Tension Experiment" - a side project featuring some members of Dream Theatre that fuses heavy metal with a bit of funk, a bit of jazz, a bit of sympho and a LOT of fun to create a very flashy and enjoyable sound. Well worth anyone's time and money.
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I've got both the LTE albums. But thanks anyway.
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Valarius
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Posted: January 28 2005 at 02:35 |
nacho wrote:
Trouserpress wrote:
Pain of Salvation is the only other prog metal band I can stomach. They make real mind music, despite the heavy riffs.
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That's also my favourite prog metal band, but I didn't want to mention it, due to the "similar to Dream Theater" constrain. PoS are wonderful, but they are not similar to DT are they?
Oh, and Valarius, I also presumed that you already know bands like Fates Warning, Queensryche or Savatage so I only posted more recent ones...
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Savatage are my second favourite band. \m/ \m/
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Posted: February 03 2005 at 14:44 |
Emerson lake and palmer are like DT and also evergrey(i think)
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Any suggestions? (Dream Theater?)
