Dream Theater or Metallica Live?
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Topic: Dream Theater or Metallica Live?
Posted By: Dellinger
Subject: Dream Theater or Metallica Live?
Date Posted: March 20 2010 at 23:46
| Both bands have been on tour during this years. If you can only go to one of both concerts, which one would you prefer? As a matter of fact, they came to Mexico with one week difference. |
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: March 20 2010 at 23:56
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Dream Theater without question. I really love Metallica, but they can't compete with DT.
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Posted By: raggedy
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 01:24
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The only difference for me is that I think I might be able to tolerate an entire Metallica concert.
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Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 02:36
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Easiest poll ever for me because that actually happened in this year in Argentina. Metallica came in January, and I didn't go, while Dream Theater came last week and I went there. So Dream Theater is my vote...and with actual proof. |
Posted By: Iron Nate
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 03:32
| Definitely Metallica. Seen both live and although DT were extremely good, Metallica's stage presence is far too great for DT to Equal. |
Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 03:41
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Metallica. Sloppy as hell, but I prefer their songs and the live intensity. Saw Metallica twice last year, decided not to go see DT. ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA! 
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Posted By: bsms810
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 03:42
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tallica, Hetfield is a great frontman ------------- 'when was the last time you had a girlfriend?' 'I dont look at it as when, I look at it as who...and why' - David Brent |
Posted By: Rune2000
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 05:35
I'd pick Dream Theater any day over Metallica and have done so for the last decade.  Dream Theater - 5 Metallica - 1 |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 08:23
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Metallica, but at one condition: if they only play material from the 1983-1991 era. No "Load" admitted. |
Posted By: Rune2000
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 09:31
Sorry, but that's like wishing for Banks/Collins/Rutherford to only play Gabriel-era material during their tour, King Crimson playing a set from the '70s or Yes with Jon Anderson playing material from http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1833 - Drama . It's just not going to happen.  |
CPicard wrote:Posted By: idiotPrayer
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 09:33
| A band that stands still one their respective 1 square meters and plays their stuff excactly like on CD, or one that actually make their songs 10x better live, adding more energy and different sh*t? No super big fanboy of neither but I have seen both live and this is an easy choice. |
Posted By: bsms810
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 12:26
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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 12:27
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DT- easy
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 14:28
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I've already seen Dream Theater live twice, and would easily give them the nod in terms of execution. Plus their tickets would be a bit more affordable. I'd easily see them again if they were touring with some good bands. On the other hand, Metallica has been one of my favorite bands since I was 15, and I haven't seen them in concert. They may be more sloppy than a band like DT, but would give them the upper hand in terms of energy and stage presence. I'm leaning more towards Metallica on this one, so they'll get my vote. |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 14:43
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I skipped both the last time they were in Denmark. I´ve seen both several times in the past though. Hmm...I think I would chose Dream Theater. It´s been the longest since I´ve seen them. Actually not since the tour for Falling Into Infinity. ------------- http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/" rel="nofollow - Metal Music Archives https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 15:23
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I voted DT hands down.....I would go see Metallica though, only cause I think they are getting long in the tooth and may not tour much soon. Tremendous influence on many artists these past 10 yrs.
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 17:41
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Dream Theater, easily.
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 17:46
| Either would be torture. |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 17:55
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 17:55
Metallica, cause I haven't seen them live yet.. 
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 17:59
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DT, because they can actually pull off their material live. Metallica was just atrocious when I saw them. There was one track, Fade to Black I think, where the band was about 1-2 mins into the song before anyone even realize what it was. Very sloppy playing, but maybe they were just drunk that night. It was the 80s. Justice Tour. They were still partying a lot at that time I would imagine. ------------- ...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell" |
Posted By: Jake Kobrin
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 19:13
I've seen both and neither are so great live, so I think I'll stay home and eat cheerios while relaxing in my underwear. 
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 19:26
Ya can't beat a DVD on a great home theater. The beer is cheaper, you can smoke (if you smoke), the sound is better, no parking hassles, and no a****les. Plus the DVD is less money than the tickets, and you can enjoy it again and again. I used to think nothing beat the live experience. I was wrong. My living room does. And by a damn long shot. ------------- ...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell" |
Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 19:43
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Posted By: Sckxyss
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 22:49
Uh, I saw them a couple years ago, and they only did 3 or 4 post-black-album songs in a 3 hour set. These guys know where their audience is. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 23:35
| Well, as I said, both bands came to Mexico, and while I didn't consider too seriously going to see Metallica (and didn't), at the moment I foud DT were coming I made up my mind to go see them. As a matter of fact, later on I was wishing I could have gone to see Metallica too, but in the end I couldn't have afforded to see both of them, and still prefered to see DT. I just got a DVD from Metallica, and even though I was gladly surprised, I think a whole Metallica concert would be harder to digest for me: too raw most of the time (except for the songs that I like), while the Dream Theater concert was ALL of it an enjoyment, even the songs that I don't like so much, and there's more variaty in their music such as not to make it so tedious. And even the "showing off" solos are entertaining to see being performed, even if they are a bit boring on the CD. |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: March 21 2010 at 23:56
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If you can't enjoy DT or Metallica live just friggin quit going to concerts.
I say DT during the Awake tour and the recent Black Clouds tour and both were great. I saw Metallica during a legendary concert with fireworks so crazy they were banned from the venue. Hetfield was burned to a crisp not long after with the same pyrotechnics.
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Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: March 23 2010 at 17:01
| I have seen both once, both great - but being a die-hard Metallica fan, I would prefer to watch them |
Posted By: Camel666
Date Posted: March 25 2010 at 04:51
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I have seen both many times and, while I love both bands almost equally, I think Metallica are a better live act. There is no one in DT who is even remotely comparable to Hetfield as to charisma and presence on stage. This said, I think DT are still one of the best bands to see live.
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Posted By: kawkaw123
Date Posted: March 30 2010 at 08:37
| Dream Theater is the best band I've seen live. That may no be saying much but, back when they had there 3 hour concerts with no supporting acts they were amazing. |
Posted By: InClouds
Date Posted: March 30 2010 at 21:58
| I haven't seen Metallica live but I would still choose DT. Metallica are good, no question, but I don't quite think that they could top the shear epicness of a DT concert. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 31 2010 at 06:17
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For me it is two very different ways of attending a concert. DT I really listen to- the way they (try to) change the songs and never play the same set two nights in a row. On top of this they are far more technical and invites the listener to "dwell" in the music - for lack of a better word... Metallica on the other hand is a giant wrestling match that leaves you with a broken jar, shattered clothes, sweating like a racehorse and with 500 different kinds of dna on your body - and I wouldn´t have it any other way. Metallica this time - maybe it´s DT when I´m 70 and I´ve lost all of my muscle strenght... |
Posted By: Pimpernal
Date Posted: March 31 2010 at 07:45
Shoot me down, but i actually hate Metallica!  ------------- 
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Posted By: Kashmir75
Date Posted: April 15 2010 at 00:31
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Haven't seen either live, unfortunately. ------------- Hello, mirror. So glad to see you, my friend. It's been a while... |
Posted By: Guzzman
Date Posted: April 16 2010 at 10:30
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Posted By: ElaineAbigayle
Date Posted: April 17 2010 at 02:21
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"i hope metallica make a good new album" -captain obvious on metallica. |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: April 17 2010 at 10:27
| Black Sabbath |
Posted By: el_macleod
Date Posted: April 19 2010 at 13:37
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Posted By: halabalushindigus
Date Posted: April 20 2010 at 03:30
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Posted By: alissagiadagreen
Date Posted: April 21 2010 at 02:59
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: April 21 2010 at 09:49
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Date Posted: April 22 2010 at 02:02
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Posted By: EatThatPhonebook
Date Posted: April 22 2010 at 14:20
| I would go see them both, but I slightly prefer DT |