hey w/c is best symphony x or dreamtheatr
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Topic: hey w/c is best symphony x or dreamtheatr
Posted By: yngwie_satriani
Subject: hey w/c is best symphony x or dreamtheatr
Date Posted: December 16 2004 at 06:51
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which of the 2 bands do u think are best? ------------- Guitar destroyer |
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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: December 16 2004 at 09:53
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welcome to the forum Yngwie_Satriani. I take it you're a Hendrix, Townsend Fan aswel?
I prefer Symphony X over DT any time of the day. (although the first is very much influenced by the latter). I find Dream Theater to clinical. SymX has more raw emotion and heart in it (Just my opinion of course) ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: December 16 2004 at 09:59
| Dream Theater. |
Posted By: ShrinkingViolet
Date Posted: December 16 2004 at 10:08
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Symphony X Trans Siberian Orchestra rock! |
\m/Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: December 16 2004 at 10:13
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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: December 16 2004 at 10:22
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Looking for direction ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Velvetclown wrote:Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: December 16 2004 at 10:47
Looking for a tune more like. ------------- 
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Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: December 16 2004 at 11:21
Nope, looking for Symphony X fans and Bay City Rollers fans like Reed 
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Posted By: will
Date Posted: December 16 2004 at 13:20
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I would say SymphonyX, i have all their studio albums and some of Dream THeatres, based on listening to them i would say SX definetly. Dream THeatre are a talented band though. You a fan of Stratovarius? ------------- Long live progression. Will |
Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: December 16 2004 at 14:01
| I'm not big on either, but I'd have to say Symphony X by a little bit. |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: December 16 2004 at 14:34
| I Don't really like both of them. |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: December 16 2004 at 14:37
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I think the opposite, I don't really dislike both of them. ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: frenchie
Date Posted: December 16 2004 at 15:17
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DREAM THEATER BLATENTLY symphony X have too many references to dream theater that cant be coincidental 1. dream theater put their logo in all of their artwork and then symphony x did the same 2. they dress/appear like exactly the same way 3. their album artwork is too similar (V by SX is blatently taken from awake) 4. their riffs sound too similar and their style and vocal range i like both bands but dream theater excell over symphony x and are much more original. i doubt symphony x would be the same if there was no dream theater ------------- The Worthless Recluse 
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Posted By: Avenged7X
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 03:45
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yea ^
def dt
i like symph x because they sound similar to dt besides, portnoy is a god ------------- Watch the sparrow falling.... |
Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 03:48
I'd be a hell of a lot more concerned with the similarities of SyX's "V" and Spock's Beard's "V". ------------- https://soundcloud.com/erin-susan-jennings" rel="nofollow - Bedroom guitarist". Composer, Arranger, Producer. Perfection may not exist, but I may still choose to serve Perfection. Commissions considered. |
Posted By: frenchie
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 08:15
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everyone says DT are cheesy but that gets eliminted when you listen to lets say the divine wings of tragedy album. SX have too much cheese in their music for me so it knocks them down a peg. DT made symphony X and DT will always have the upperhand ------------- The Worthless Recluse
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Posted By: GFoyle
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 08:31
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Haven't heard SX, but I would like to add Shadow Gallery and Vanden Plas
(also perhaps Threshold) to the comparison, both being a bit similar to DT. At the moment I would rank Vanden Plas over DT because they make IMO mostly better songs, have better vocalist (at least way less irritating) and do not have that intrusmental masturbation, which is a bit over the top for DT. About Shadow Gallery I am not sure, maybe they are equal to DT in my eyes and ears. |
Posted By: Mnemosyne
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 10:56
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Symphony X Much more progressive, more emotional, and less pretentiously technical... and what's best, really EPIC. ------------- I'm a Man-Owl-Fish. Creator-Observer-Muse. |
Posted By: DarHobo
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 11:49
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I prefer Symphony X as well, Michael Romeo is a god at guitar tapping, and doesn't draw out his solos like Petrucci. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 11:53
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Dream Theater ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Ty1020
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 11:53
Yeah, it's a really odd similarity, especially since they both came out in the same year. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Ty1020/"> 
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Posted By: frenchie
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 12:00
I hope you mean Sx and SB. cos awake came out 6 years before SX V ------------- The Worthless Recluse
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Posted By: hukt on fonikzz
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 13:41
yes but dream theater got their ideas from other ppl as well...the whole flaming heart thing, that was taken directly from steve vai, the drummer for him, jeremy colosn has the frigin thing tatooed on his chest ------------- there is no spoon... |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 14:24
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I really like Symphony X and their two best albums "The Divine Wings Of Tragedy" and "V: A New Mythology Suite", but take the fact that without Dream Theater there maybe would be no Symphony X. They also got the larger catalogue with outstanding music. So the award goes to: Dream Theater Now all DT-haters can throw me with eggs and poop |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 14:33
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....... eeerrrrrrmmmm...... (thinking)
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(THINKING BAD!!!!!!
but DT are still way better...
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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BEER GOOD!!!!!)Posted By: pogoowner
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 16:10
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Dream Theater is far superior. Their music is far less cheesey, and more diverse. I also prefer all of the DT members' styles. ------------- And it might as well be raining, 'cause the sunlight hurts his eyes, And his ears will never hear the children's cries |
Posted By: Ty1020
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 16:54
Obviously, that's why I quoted MO's post and not yours  .And I don't really see a huge similarity between V and Awake: 
 They both have mirrors on them, but that's about it. Like MO said, Spock's Beard's V looks a lot more like Symphony X's V, and also has the same name and release year:  It's practically the same picture. EDIT: Oh, and I don't think I answered the original question. I prefer DT, but love both bands. I'm seeing them both on Saturday, which should be fantastic. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Ty1020/">
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Posted By: floydaholic
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 21:03
ZING Dream Theater for me. ------------- I'll see you on the Darkside of the moon... |
Posted By: frenchie
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 21:31
u missed the bold cloud skyline, the sand the contrasting colours in the mirror, the way the horizons carry on thru the mirrors and even the positioning of the band names. Can you honestly tell me that a band who were probably heavily influenced by awake, that they coincidently came up with all those similirities without ever having the awake cover in their heads? The artwork designer blatently looked at awake and made as many comparisons as possible. If awake had orange sand and a red sky, everyone would be saying these 2 are the similar ones, not spocks beard that has no mirror or figures staring. ------------- The Worthless Recluse
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Posted By: frenchie
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 21:39
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awake cover is better too as it relates to the music more. - the clock is in the sky is 6:00 - 6:00 - spider web - "caught in a web" - stone figure - "the silent man" - the mirror - "space dye vest"... lol jus kidding, "the mirror" - planets in right corner - "space dye vest" - the mirror is not showing a true reflection - "lie" - the mirror also represents "reflections on reality" which is part of one of the songs symphony x album cover doesnt really represent the songs. For an album called new mythology suite, they should have had a cover a bit more like twighlight... or odyessey cos they represent mythology better. ------------- The Worthless Recluse
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Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 21:42
| Without Dream Theater, SYmphony X would suck, end of story. |
Posted By: Dream Theater
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 21:58
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Posted By: transend
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 22:13
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Err... Dreamtheater are much better, dont know how else to put it... |
Posted By: James Hill
Date Posted: August 29 2005 at 23:41
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Symhpony X is more what I think of when I think Prog metal.Songs about mythology and over the top finger tapping guitar style.This said both bands are the best American prog metal bands.I think DT is getting more into mainstream metal lately and we will see on the new SX album due soon.Does anyone know when the new SX disk is due out?I heard that death metal touches will be added just like the latest Ayreon.
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Posted By: Reverie
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 00:18
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Bah! I hate these SymX / DT comparisons! I can understand people saying SymX are influenced by DT, a lot of bands are, but not to the extent that most people seem to think. SymX sound as much like DT as they do Blind Guardian, Malmsteen, Helloween, or Stratovarious. Dream Theater tend to sumble into varied influences, ending up with a more bluesy sound mixed with traditional metal and prog rock. Showy instrumentation and often over-the-top compositions. To answer the topic (though not to compare the two bands |
) it depends on what i feel like listening to. I don't make a habit of listening to either too much at the moment, but i just popped V in last night for another listen, as it's one of my favourite albums and i loved it, which is more than i can say for DT lately. Maybe i've just completely worn DT out over the past couple of years though 
Not that i'm comparing the two, of course!Posted By: SirPsycho388
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 01:37
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I have all the DT albums, including almost their entire catalogue... while i only have Sym X's The Odyssey, Divine Wings, and V (which are all amazing!). So as of now, i lean more toward DT, but Sym X are putting up a good fight. They'e amazing, i definately like Russell Allen's voice over James LaBrie's, but i think i like all the musicians in DT better than Sym X (not to say that Sym X's musicians are good - cuz they're all amazing). I guess i feel more personally connected to Dream Theater, and i know every song and can sing along with it (or drum along w/ it being a drummer). I cant say the same for Sym X, sometimes i dont even know the song name, i just listened to the sweet as music. I used to think all their songs sounded the same, but now i'm starting to learn them and be able to name them. In the end, Dream Theater gets my vote, but Symphony X are no doubt amazing! ------------- Strangers passing in the street by chance two separate glances meet and I am you and what I see is me. And do I take you by the hand and lead you through the land and help me understand the best I can |
Posted By: sonic wizard
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 01:42
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No contest... Dream Theater ------------- Arguing on the internet is a lot like the special olympics - even if you win, you're still retarded. |
Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 02:34
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Dream Theater! Although Symphony X are my second favourite band, so they both rule! |
Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 02:35
TSO are associated with Savatage. Not Symphony X. |
Posted By: Lateralus_66
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 02:44
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Both
bands are running different races to me. We could judge against
Symphony X and Shadow Gallery, for example… Anyway, SX and SD are bands
based on a sub-genre that Dream Theater re-energized. IMHO, the
“accolade” goes to DT, even if they score some claptrap in their career. |
Posted By: Lindsay Lohan
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 03:12
| Dream theater by far... |