Any suggestions? (Dream Theater?)
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Topic: Any suggestions? (Dream Theater?)
Posted By: Valarius
Subject: Any suggestions? (Dream Theater?)
Date Posted: January 27 2005 at 06:12
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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 By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: January 27 2005 at 06:20
| NO! |
Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: January 27 2005 at 06:22
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Posted By: Richardw
Date Posted: January 27 2005 at 06:29
| Have you heard 'Ayreon - the human equation'? (with James Labrie). A classic. |
Posted By: nacho
Date Posted: January 27 2005 at 07:24
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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!!! |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: January 27 2005 at 08:12
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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. |
Posted By: nacho
Date Posted: January 27 2005 at 09:28
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... |
Trouserpress wrote:Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: January 27 2005 at 11:56
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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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Posted By: Nerevar
Date 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. ------------- "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy." |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: January 27 2005 at 13:44
Why do you think I like 'em? |
Posted By: AngelRat
Date Posted: January 27 2005 at 16:51
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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 By: chorus of one
Date 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. |
Posted By: Metropolis
Date Posted: January 27 2005 at 18:10
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^both EXCELLENT suggestions
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Posted By: alan_pfeifer
Date Posted: January 27 2005 at 20:01
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um, Tool?
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: January 27 2005 at 21:39
| 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. |
Posted By: Glass-Prison
Date 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. ------------- Sun Tsu said: To fight and conquer in your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. Sun Tsu: The art of War |
Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: January 28 2005 at 02:34
I've got both the LTE albums. But thanks anyway. |
Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: January 28 2005 at 02:35
Savatage are my second favourite band. \m/ \m/ |
Posted By: arkitek
Date Posted: February 03 2005 at 14:44
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Emerson lake and palmer are like DT and also evergrey(i think) |