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Dream Theater vs. Symphony X
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Poll Question: Which one is better?
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    Posted: September 22 2019 at 14:15
Dream Theater is way more popular and one of the pioneers of prog metal. They seem to be the instant winners of this poll.

While,

They also have ample haters. Also lots of people think that Symphony X has been more consistent regarding their discography.

I respect and like Dream Theater to an extent, yet I'm a big Symphony X fanboy.

What about you?
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Neither really.
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DT
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I use Symphony X as my go-to example of what is wrong with Prog Metal.
The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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DT, not even fair IMO.
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Don’t know too much by symphony x, but I think their album V is the second best album named V with a yellow desert on the cover released in 2000. First is Spocks beards V
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Originally posted by Progosopher Progosopher wrote:

I use Symphony X as my go-to example of what is wrong with Prog Metal.

wow, really? what's so wrong with them?
there are far worse bands than Symphony X...
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
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DT  for sure
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Dream Theater.
Can't get into Symphony X.
Welcome to the middle of the film.
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Originally posted by Dopeydoc Dopeydoc wrote:

Neither really.
Same with me. Some of their stuff I like, but not enough to consider them on my list of favorites, or even great bands.
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Dream Theater easily, what I have heard of Symphony X hasn't impressed me nor made me want o check out more from them.
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Dream Theater easily......What I have from Symphony X has not been played in years.
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Symphony X all day. Divine Wings of Tragedy, Twilight in Olympus, V, The Odyssey...

Dream Theater makes me want to take a nap. The definition of sterile prog for me.

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Symphony X gets my vote I think but that takes nothing away from dream theater its just Symphony X is more to my taste and I think each release has been slightly more consistent overall. I'm looking forward to a new Symphony X CD ... I hope there will be one.  
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My vote goes to Symphony X. I own a lot of records from both bands but I like SX probably more. But it's true to say that my interest in both these bands diminished during passing years. Last record I really like from SX is The Odyssey from 2002 and Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence (2002) from DT. I do buy both bands new records but in fact they seem to me rather sterile. Especially DT works (every two years a new record - yes, the music is ok and they play it great - but all these record are rather unimpressive, predictable...). The same (to a smaller extent) is true for SX (but they've done only three such records during 17 years comparing with 8 from DT).
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Progosopher Progosopher wrote:

I use Symphony X as my go-to example of what is wrong with Prog Metal.

wow, really? what's so wrong with them?
there are far worse bands than Symphony X...
I am sure they are nice guys who I would like to have a beer with. They are certainly technically proficient, but that is all it is. Just technicality. And every time I have listened to them I was immediately reminded of some other band. Generic.
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Pure technicality and generic? Perhaps it is Dragonforce (your avatar reminded me of them). LOL

I think Symphony X has lots of signature elements and shows a great variety of emotions. Of course it is a matter of liking and perception, after all.

I barely saw anybody who isn't at least impressed by this song's spirituality, BTW.




Edited by Odvin Draoi - September 24 2019 at 20:37
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^ Actually, Comunion and the Oracle is the only song I have particularly liked from Symphony X. Yeah, mostly everything else is nice, and hardly anything makes me want to skip it, but neither does it make me want to hear them.
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Originally posted by Progosopher Progosopher wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Progosopher Progosopher wrote:


I use Symphony X as my go-to example of what is wrong with Prog Metal.


wow, really? what's so wrong with them?
there are far worse bands than Symphony X...

I am sure they are nice guys who I would like to have a beer with. They are certainly technically proficient, but that is all it is. Just technicality. And every time I have listened to them I was immediately reminded of some other band. Generic.


Finding them generic and calling them an example of what is wrong with prog metal are two different things imo.

Just technicality?! But they are very melodic as well.
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