DT vs Symphony X
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Topic: DT vs Symphony X
Posted By: JesusBetancourt
Subject: DT vs Symphony X
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 03:10
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Its argued that both these groups are pretty similar in style, personally, I think they both are horrible but thats only becouse I dont like prog-metal in general so any comment I make will be biased and unfare. So I leave it to prog-metal fans to decide (and I hope nobody ever says that Ive done nothing for the prog-metal community ------------- "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water" John 7:38 |
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Posted By: Citanul
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 03:32
A sensible Dream Theater vs ... poll, I can't believe it 
------------- Be or be not. There is no question. - Yoda, Prince of Denmark |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 03:48
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I like this poll ... because it has an option "I like both". ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to: 
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Posted By: JesusBetancourt
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 03:50
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And Im not even a prog-metal fan!!!! ------------- "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water" John 7:38 |
Citanul wrote:
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 03:56
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Best _______ vs _________ poll yet!!!! I picked "I like them both" -------------  |
Posted By: JesusBetancourt
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 04:09
Well, you know what I picked ------------- "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water" John 7:38 |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 04:11
Just out of curiosity: Why did you create this poll if you like neither of those two bands? ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: JesusBetancourt
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 04:21
Well, thats becouse I feel that Ive always been hard on prog-metal fans and I feel that I should atleast do something for them becouse even though our definitions of prog may differ, we still consider ourselves prog lovers and that my friend is what counts. In the end we are all the same no matter what genre of prog one prefers and trust me if there were ever a debate on other musical forms(Rap, pop, etc) we will all be fighting on the same side. ------------- "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water" John 7:38 |
Posted By: Pafnutij
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 06:57
| DT. SyX is too power-metallish for me. |
Posted By: DeadGhost
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 07:13
none, but prog-metal is my taste 
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Posted By: AtLossForWords
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 19:42
I'd have to agree, this is quite possibly the most sensible Dream Theater poll i have ever seen here. Dream Theater is actually compared to a progressive metal band, figure that out. Anyways, i voted Dream Theater. The creativity, musicianship, and structure of Dream Theater rapes anything that Symphony X has ever done. Put Symphony X up against a legitimate progressive metal band, and they will probably lose. Well maybe Symphony X could beat Evergrey... -------------  
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Posted By: horza
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 19:48
symphony x for me  ------------- Originally posted by darkshade: Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot. |
Posted By: horza
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 19:48
maybe should have picked both though  ------------- Originally posted by darkshade: Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot. |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 19:50
| Both |
Posted By: Kohllapse
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 19:52
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I'm a Prog Metal maniac ,but don't like either! ------------- 
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 20:15
I'm a DT fanboy ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: drumsandbass
Date Posted: October 20 2005 at 20:30
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DT all the way. They were the first metal band i got into as well as Prog
Metal. Symphony X is jsut too mainstream sounding in my opinion. Plus DT has Portnoy and Petrucci! Tremendous amount of skill. |
Posted By: Olympus
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 18:13
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DT ------------- "Let's get the hell away from this Eerie-ass piece of work so we can get on with the rest of our eerie-ass day" |
Posted By: Crafter
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 18:20
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DT, I prefer Allen, not LaBrie, but Myung, Portnoy, Rudess and Petrucci... Very Great...
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Posted By: goose
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 19:01
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Neither, but I like progressive metal
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Posted By: Paulieg
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 19:05
| I love both bands. |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 19:06
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Sym X is about 1000 times worse than DT.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 19:11
| Have to go for Dream Theater. Symphony X is pretty cool, but they can't hold a candle to the prior. |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 19:34
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Id go with DT but theres not much in it ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: James Hill
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 03:30
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Symphony X rocks better and is equal in the vocal department but DT is more original and is hard to beat in the techinical ability issue.I think they are both great and I wish more American bands where like them.
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Posted By: CaptainWafflos
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 03:44
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Symphony X was my first progressive metal band. I listened to Dream
Theater and wondered what all the hype was about. Out of Dream
Theater's discography, I only like the Kevin Moore era, while I like
everything Symphony X has produced (though I haven't heard their debut). Member by member: James LaBrie < Russell Allen John Petrucci == Michael Romeo (both are guitar virtuosos) Jordan Rudess == Michael Pinnella (Rudess is better technically, but I prefer Pinnella's style) John Myung == Michael LePond (I guess, I don't really pay much attention to bass honestly =P) Mike Portnoy > Jason Rullo Overall, I prefer Symphony X. |
Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 04:37
hey bro! nice! both bands are great! i picked both!!!! have all their sutdio,live albums and bootlegs.... sweet! ------------- 
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 08:10
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B O T H. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 08:24
------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: BePinkTheater
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 11:46
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obviously dreamtheater ------------- I can strangle a canary in a tin can and it would be really original, but that wouldn't save it from sounding like utter sh*t. -Stone Beard |
Posted By: daghrastubfari
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 12:01
| Progmetal isn't my kind of prog (except for avant-progmetal like Fantômas) |
Posted By: W.Chuck
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 12:05
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Dream Theater are quite good. Nice musicians except James LaBrie (I think he's quite ennerving) but Symphony X are far better in my opinion.
Symphony X are incredible good song writers and they know when to stop and they hold back then. Dream Theater exhausts everything to much very often. It comes across as if their only aim ist time and speed in many songs, anyhow they are really good but not as good as Symphony X. Technically they are both on the same level although I prefer Michael Romeo's and Michael Pinnella's style cause it's not just about speed (Dream Theater are also not all about speed but very often in fact). ------------- 
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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 12:15
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I havnt changed my mind yet........BOTH! |
Posted By: Suki
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 12:18
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What about Rudess? My first Prog Metal experience was also DT. I also do not find what is so mainstream in Symphony X. There're some songs which indeed are a bit mainstreamish, yet, there is the same thing in DT.
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Posted By: W.Chuck
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 13:11
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Symphony X mainstream??? hahahaha...
A lot of songs by DT are mainstream, maybe 2 by SX... -------------
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Posted By: Wolf Spider
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 14:02
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LaBrie=Allen Every single DT member>every single SX member the winner 5:1 is Dream Theater. Congratulations guys ------------- http://www.lastfm.pl/user/tomash33 - Last.fm |
Posted By: W.Chuck
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 14:06
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hmpf
this is no question of taste: Russell Allen is far better than James LaBrie... -------------
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 17:05
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As much as I like Symphony X I have to say Dream Theatre, easily. I dont think any prog-metal band can come close to DT, early DT anyway |
Posted By: AtLossForWords
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 19:18
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That's totally wrong. Rusell Allen has a better lower range than James that is about it. James LaBrie has much more high range, much better sustain, and much better enunciation. James LaBrie dosen't have the bad gruff overtones that Russell Allen has. James LaBrie is a very versitile vocalist and fits all of his bands perfectly. I can't picture anyone else as a proper singer for Dream Theater. -------------
"Mastodon sucks giant monkey balls." |
Posted By: W.Chuck
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 19:31
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Russell Allen has a greater range than James LaBrie...
Listen to "Lady of the Snow" or "Candlelight Fantasia" and then to "Inferno" or "Incantations of the Apprentice". And I now not that much singers who can hold a tone that long like Russell Allen... He has much more sustain than James LaBrie will ever have and furthermore Russell Allen sings much more soulful, feeling and much more pleasant. -------------
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Posted By: AtLossForWords
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 19:55
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Soulfull singing, how about what James does on Learning to Live or the entire Scenes From a Memory album? Russell Allen is a typical heavy metal singer in a progressive band, James LaBrie is just an all around great progressive vocalist singing in more progressive projects. -------------
"Mastodon sucks giant monkey balls." |
Posted By: W.Chuck
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 20:28
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...I can't believe it...
Could you please stop telling such foolish stuff if you obviously don't even know Russell Allen... -------------
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 20:49
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Yeah.......laBrie and DT! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: AtLossForWords
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 22:18
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I have five Symphony X cds and Ayreon's Universal Migrator, so i guess i've never heard Russell Allen before... -------------
"Mastodon sucks giant monkey balls." |
Posted By: W.Chuck
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 22:45
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I just wondered because you talk as if you've never heard Russell before...
So, you mentioned Russell is a heavy metal singer... Symphony X does a lot of progressive power metal, that's the reason why he sings in that style. That doesn't mean that he doesn't fit into other stuff, he would also be a perfect pop-singer and he also perfectly fits into progressive music... -------------
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Posted By: Kris_man
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 23:14
| I LOVE both of them, they got me into prog rock, prog metal in particular. I still haven't come across anyone else who can quite match them. That said, I didn't want to shirk out of making a choice, so I went Symphony X. Not because they're any better or worse than Dream Theater, but just because I like their style more - the classical influences, the epic choruses, etc. |