Dream Theater

Can't have a Progressive forum without Dream Theater. Awake is by far my favorite by this band.

http://www.myspace.com/dreamtheater

The vocals have alwasy turned me off this band... although the instrumentation is fucking brilliant!

I think all of them is brilliant, allthough I maybe like the vocals a litle less than the rest. But I love this band. Metropolis part 2: scenes from a memory is my favourite album, with Octavarium as a close runner up.

Best band in this genre imo...

in my opinion, the most overrated band I can think of...

Only really got their early stuff which just sounds like a progressive Toto, which isn't a bad thing. Love the pseudo hip hop samples at the beginning of Take The Time.

'Hold on, wait a minute! Just let me catch ma breath!'

They're not a great band but they do have their really good moments. I found their more straight up metal stuff to be most interesting, as it is basically ends up as technical and cleverly written metal. When they go proper proggy it doesn't work very well, they're inferior to the original prog and no where near as inventive as genuinely progressive bands.

However they have more than a few good songs and great instrumentation.

This band are talented no doubt. I respect the talent the members of this band has. However, for the most part they're boring for me.

narthwastaken wrote:

They're not a great band but they do have their really good moments. I found their more straight up metal stuff to be most interesting, as it is basically ends up as technical and cleverly written metal. When they go proper proggy it doesn't work very well, they're inferior to the original prog and no where near as inventive as genuinely progressive bands.

However they have more than a few good songs and great instrumentation.

Yeah, that's actually one thing why I don't like them. I don't know why people call them "progressive" metal because a always think their music is just a load of "guitar/keyboard masturbating" if you know what I mean

Great band, highly technical components (Petrucci, Mike Portnoy) ; my favorite album are Images and Words and Awake. The last album I do not like much, but there is always some good song... do you think?

Well don't listem to them anymore, but for about 2, 3 years ago i was in love with images and words

Heat wrote:

Awake is by far my favorite by this band.

same here. though my favorite song is a change of seasons (great solo)

Shit, my guita teacher gave me their whole disco and I didn't listen to it yet

Anyway, I think these guys are good, though from what I've seen there isn't much to expect of them live, and LaBrie's vox kinda put me off, but then again we got the instruments to compensate for that

GodlessEndeavor wrote:

Shit, my guita teacher gave me their whole disco and I didn't listen to it yet

Anyway, I think these guys are good, though from what I've seen there isn't much to expect of them live, and LaBrie's vox kinda put me off, but then again we got the instruments to compensate for that

ill have to agree with that.. i absolutly love the instrumentals... but the vocals just... ugh not good imo if they had a different vocalist i think id actually listen to the band more

I liked the LaBrie's singing in the early years, he has now ruined her voice too much...

i dont listen to DT as much as i used to when i was still in high school.

Dream Theater is......... OK. Only heard some songs. They were OK. I liked them but you know. That's only like three of four songs.

Empty guitar wankery + the sound of U2.

I recently started listening to "Octovarium", and wow!

Mash wrote:

The vocals have alwasy turned me off this band... although the instrumentation is fucking brilliant!

Set Abominae wrote:

GodlessEndeavor wrote:

Shit, my guita teacher gave me their whole disco and I didn't listen to it yet

Anyway, I think these guys are good, though from what I've seen there isn't much to expect of them live, and LaBrie's vox kinda put me off, but then again we got the instruments to compensate for that

ill have to agree with that.. i absolutly love the instrumentals... but the vocals just... ugh not good imo if they had a different vocalist i think id actually listen to the band more

this.....

i gave octavarium a listen...it was ......weird.........i only liked one song tbh

What? "Octavarium" is actually really good, but it does take some getting used to

My Favourite is "Scenes from a memory". Love that Album. Live they're also awesome!

GodlessEndeavor wrote:

What? "Octavarium" is actually really good, but it does take some getting used to

*shrugs* thats just imo....some people said there were better albums, iono

Yeah I heard that, but some people told me that "Octavarium" was their magnum opus

I only like the bootleg album where they perform the entire Number Of the Beast album by Iron Maiden....