Dream Theater Reccomendations
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Topic: Dream Theater Reccomendations
Posted By: ~Rael~
Subject: Dream Theater Reccomendations
Date Posted: April 19 2006 at 00:17
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Okay, I have downloaded a couple DTsongs and they haven't really grabbed me. I know that many bands, especially in the progressive genre, take getting used to, and sometimes you have to start listening to the right stuff to get into a band. If someone wanted to get into Yes, I wouldn't tell them to download Tales, because it would most likely turn them off with it's complexity. I'm hoping this is what happened with me and Dream Theater, because everyone seems to love them except me. They have a lot of albums, and it is a little intimidating. So where should I start, cause I am lost. ------------- I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress . . . |
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: April 19 2006 at 00:31
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Images & Words is an excellent starting point. Scenes from a Memory is also an incredbile album,and my personal favorite. -------------  |
Posted By: Sacred 22
Date Posted: April 19 2006 at 00:32
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"Awake" is pretty good and "A Change of Seasons" is fun. If you are looking for the Dream Theater like sound without the vocals try Liquid Tension Experiment . The second album is probably the better of the two, but the first is album is damn good as well. Liquid Tension Experiment consists of John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, Tony Levin, and Jordan Rudess. All members of the present day line up of Dream Theater less of course Tony Levin. |
Posted By: BiGi
Date Posted: April 19 2006 at 04:47
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Images & Words and Scenes from a Memory are (IMHO) the best picks
Also Octavarium is a good showcase for their talents, containing heavy riffs (The Root of all Evil, These Walls, Panic Attack), slow melodic pieces (The answer lies within) as well as more complex efforts (the title track epic and Sacrificed Sons) ------------- A flower? 
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Posted By: eddietrooper
Date Posted: April 19 2006 at 04:49
| My favourites are Awaken and Scenes From A Memory. Both four stars albums. |
Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: April 19 2006 at 08:04
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Images and Words first...
then, Scenes From a Memory, then Awake. Cant go wrong with those. ------------- 
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Posted By: ~Rael~
Date Posted: April 19 2006 at 08:08
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So, you would say Images and Words is probably the best starter? ------------- I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress . . . |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: April 19 2006 at 08:10
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It would be helpful if you told us which songs you downloaded, and which one you like best (or worst). ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to: 
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~Rael~ wrote:Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: April 19 2006 at 08:17
Yes. Start there and go in chronological order. |
Posted By: Aspiring hope
Date Posted: April 20 2006 at 14:17
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Perhaps it'd fall in more adequate levels to experience Awake, whilst
composing your prelude to appreciation. I had started to take Dream
Theater into highly revered affinity, within the album's content and I
don't think it'd be that bad of a start, since you seem to enjoy Tool
and Porcupine Tree (I apologize, should I be precocious as to imply
erroneous remarks), whereas Awake most probably bears DT's darkest
ambience (oftenly confused, many tend to yield such label onto Train of
Thought, though I believe that record detains a closer approach to
metal itself, than a virtuously knaved, sullen demeanour), in refined
awareness of qualitative structure, coherent with progressive essence,
yet including many accessive tracks, deprived of whichever complexity a
fan could surfeit of. Nevertheless, Images and Words wouldn't fall much
behind an impressive preface to addiction, in spite of whatever dislike
you'd encounter in primeval DT. I would have to agree with
MikeEnRegalia, also, since the band's work is perpetually dynamic as to
achieve starkly different sets, crafted along with its stable,
conspicuous identidy, opposed to some statements, bedecking forums with
hatred (or simply divergent opinions). Even better to help others help
you, you could come to express your preference, in specific terms, so
as to correlate them to DT. -------------  |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: April 20 2006 at 14:53
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Scenes from a memory and Images and words are the best one to start. One important note: Scenes from a memory is the ultimate prog converter. All of my friends that listen to prog started by me giving them SFAM (and i still do. one by one. they drop like flies hehehehe) It also was my first prog album. ------------- 
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Posted By: lunaticviolist
Date Posted: April 20 2006 at 15:09
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I don't like Images and Words! Start with Scenes from a Memory.
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Posted By: ~Rael~
Date Posted: April 22 2006 at 02:15
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Well, I downloaded Images and Words, and I can't get into that. Too upbeat, and too muc of that 80s like scream. So, I decided one more try, and downloaded Scenes From a Memory. One word: Amazing. I love this album. Awesome musicanship, plus I love concept albums. Also, I only download when I am not sure I won;t like something. I will most deifnatly be buying some Dream Theater CDs. ------------- I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress . . . |
Posted By: Rosescar
Date Posted: April 22 2006 at 13:55
I just bought it, and experienced the same... ------------- http://www.soundclick.com/rosescar/ - My music! "THE AUDIENCE WERE generally drugged. (In Holland, always)." - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: Barla
Date Posted: April 22 2006 at 13:58
Well done !!
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: April 22 2006 at 14:41
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Images & Words and Awake are excellent starting points!! ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: retuow
Date Posted: April 22 2006 at 14:47
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I rate Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence as one of their best. It's the album I got first, by the way...
But I must confess, nowadays, I rarely listen to them  ------------- Human beings were created by water to carry it uphill. |
Posted By: Man Made God
Date Posted: April 22 2006 at 14:50
I guess SDOIT would be the next step. If you couldn't get into I&W I don't think that for example Awake, Falling Into Infinity & A Change of Seasons will be the best albums you'll ever hear 
Well, I'm curious what you're next step will be. And face it, in about 2 years you'll have all cd's by this band, as I had the same feeling in the beginning  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/manmadegod/?chartstyle=ScarlettJohansson1"> 
Focus on the music... Focus! |
Posted By: Asyte2c00
Date Posted: April 22 2006 at 17:16
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Live at Budokan, I encapsulates most of their musicla output except Octavarium. Its a great live show as well. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: April 22 2006 at 18:30
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If Images and Words was too upbeat and 80s sounding for you, go with Awake or Scenes from a Memory. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: WaywardSon
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 07:41
| Best to start with Octavarium as ithas a bit of everything on it, metal, ballad, epic etc. Will give you a general feel for Dream Theater. |
Posted By: retuow
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 09:13
I completely forgot about that one! I own the DVD of that concert, and it's truly amazing. I must check it out some day again, it's been a while ------------- Human beings were created by water to carry it uphill. |
Posted By: ~Rael~
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 12:03
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Well, I have been listening to Scenes From A Memory, and it is awesome, I mean what an amazing display of writing and musicianship. The guitar player is almost unbelievably good, the keyboard player is awesome, the bass player is solid and even throws down an awesome solo near the end, and the drummer is one of the best I have heard in a long, long time. ------------- I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress . . . |