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Trickster F. 
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 Topic: Dream Theater, Philadelphia 28 March 2006
Posted: December 14 2006 at 14:49 |
Are you telling me you would prefer a Dream Theater concert over a beach full of scantily clad Brazilian women? 
edit:  at my initial misspelling of the word "beach".
Edited by Trickster F. - December 14 2006 at 14:50
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DT_ELP_Yes
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Posted: December 10 2006 at 18:23 |
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I was there and it was maybe the greatest concert of my life
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2112
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Posted: November 19 2006 at 19:35 |
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why wont dream theater come to australia, they are a band i really wanna see!
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 I can't wait to share this new wonder...The people will all see its light!
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: November 13 2006 at 18:41 |
 NaturalScience wrote:
I was fortunate enough to spend last evening with Dream Theater.
I bought a pair of tickets, and in the end I couldn't unload the second
one, but I only paid $60 for the pair and each ticket was $50 through
Ticketmaster. So, an extra $10 doesn't hurt. This was at
the Tower Theater in Philadelphia, a small venue that maybe seats
1500-2000 people. I was in the 11th row in the orchestra right,
in the aisle between the center and right sections. Forgive me if
these descriptions duplicate some of the other reviews. As the
lights went down and the curtain rose, a montage of the past 20 years
of Dream Theater went up on the screen, and then the guys took the
stage and opened with "The Root of All Evil". Started pretty
good, it's not among my favorite tracks on the new album, but
whatever. Then things got interesting. They went all the
way back to the days when they were called Majesty and played a song
from that time (from other sites I think it's called "Another
Won"). The set list then went in chronological order, which helps
me a lot in remembering! Before the first intermission, we were
treated to:
"A Fortune in Lies"
"Take the Time"
"Caught in a Web"
"Peruvian Skies" (with a bit of "Wish You Were Here" and "Wherever I May Roam" thrown in)
"Raise the Knife" (first time I ever heard this, it was absolutely
awesome. Apparently it was an outtake from the Falling into
Infinity sessions.)
then the first set ended with "Home". Such a strong finish, they
were brilliant on this. By this time I was really going nuts with
my various air instruments.
The second set began with the introduction to "Six Degrees of Inner
Turbulence" before the guys came back on stage, at which point they
launched into "War Inside My Head" and "The Test That Stumped Them
All". This was followed by "Endless Sacrifice", which was among
my favorites of the evening. The three songs that opened the
second act were so unbelievable - Portnoy flying all over the kit and
having a great time (always had a big smile on his face), Petrucci and
Myung flying (when they "dualed", as it were, that was so great), the
tradeoff guitar/keyboard solos between Petrucci and Rudess - and let me
add, as other posters have done, that LaBrie was in fine form, and in
fact it was probably the best vocal performance I've heard from him
live (I've been to two other shows).
The second set ended really strong; you know, based on what they did it
was clear I haven't given Octavarium enough spins and have been
ignoring it too much.
"I Walk Beside You"
"Sacrificed Sons"
"Octavarium"
Jordan's keyboard solo for the intro to Octavarium was stunning, the
use of the continuum board and the "slide guitar" made for incredible,
moving sounds that really set the mood. Then we all went nuts as
John came out with his double neck - what progger worth his/her salt
doesn't love the double neck? 
They were nice enough to come out for an encore, ending the show in
brilliant fashion with "Wait for Sleep" and "Learning to Live".
Like I said, the performance on the last three songs were really,
really great, especially the last two; it made me grab Octavarium for
the car when I got home so I could get into it more.
What can I say? I think I still favor the time I saw them perform
the entire SFAM, but this was an incredible performance, seeing them go
one by one through their catalog was a real treat. They're
finishing up the world tour on Saturday night at Radio City Music Hall,
and I think a DVD will come out of that performance (correct me if I'm
wrong), so everyone can enjoy!
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I was at that show. Do you live around Philly Natural?
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Pseudonym
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Posted: November 03 2006 at 01:50 |
I saw them on the first concert of their anniversary tour in helsinki 
just amazing can't wait for the next tour.
and the best bit is the score dvd, it just takes me back to helsinki and brings out the emotions and excitement I had at the gig, although the dvd was shot in NYC
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Dream Theater
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Posted: June 23 2006 at 22:01 |
You could have gone to the show in Brazil
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Dream Theater
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Posted: June 05 2006 at 15:32 |
I saw them in Orlando last year, they were awesome! I love DT 
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imoeng
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Posted: May 15 2006 at 08:48 |
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Ive seen them in Singapore!! friggen awesome!!! God has given us Dream Theater..
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Barla
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Posted: April 29 2006 at 23:33 |
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When Dream Theater came to Argentina last year, it really blew up my head !! AMAZING !!
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Maverick
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Posted: April 26 2006 at 09:36 |
It's a pity, but Dream Theater has never gigged in Russia...  And they aren't going to... and they never will. Just why? I can't understand this thing. As if, Russia was an unattainable part of the world.
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KansasRushDream
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Posted: April 08 2006 at 20:21 |
NaturalScience wrote:
Jordan's keyboard solo for the intro to Octavarium was stunning, the use of the continuum board and the "slide guitar" made for incredible, moving sounds that really set the mood. |
I really can't stand Jordan's solos, because all he does is just blur his fingers and do ascending and descending runs (though usually ascending which bugs the crap out of me since he does it every 2 seconds in his solos). Was this solo you speak of along those lines or was it a lot better (ex: slower, melodic, discernable, musical.... things like that)?
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Empathy
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Posted: April 01 2006 at 16:57 |
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Pure Brilliance: 
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el böthy
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Posted: April 01 2006 at 10:38 |
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"You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Man Made God
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Posted: March 29 2006 at 17:04 |
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I've seen the same show here in Amsterdam (2 times, as they did the
cover of DSOTM the 2nd night), and you've described it wonderfully.
It was a mindblowing experience, and I can't wait for the dvd to hit the shelves!
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 Focus on the music... Focus!
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Empathy
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Posted: March 29 2006 at 13:03 |
As Frank has repeatedly let us know...
The Torture NEVER Stops.
Hey, you've got ALL sorts of shows going on over there that we can't
see. As excited as I am about DT, I've already seen 'em numerous times,
and would gladly trade with you for tickets to the Zappa Plays Zappa
tour kickoff in Amsterdam!
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sleeper
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Posted: March 29 2006 at 12:09 |
Please make the torture stop.
Do you guys know how jealous you are making me, I havnt seen them and I really cant wait for them to come back to the UK.
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Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Empathy
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Posted: March 29 2006 at 10:49 |
I'll be seeing them tomorrow night here in Boston. 
Tonight's The Orb.
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Padraic
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Posted: March 29 2006 at 09:50 |
FragileDT wrote:
I will be there as well. |
Awesome, can't wait to hear about it! 
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FragileDT
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Posted: March 29 2006 at 09:27 |
Rushman wrote:
NaturalScience wrote:
They're finishing up the
world tour on Saturday night at Radio City Music Hall, and I think a DVD will
come out of that performance (correct me if I'm wrong)...
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You are correct, and I will be there![IMG]height=28 src="smileys/
smiley16.gif" width=32>
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I will be there as well.
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One likes to believe
In the freedom of music
But glittering prizes
And endless Compromises
Shatter the illusion
Of integrity
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Rushman
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Posted: March 29 2006 at 09:21 |
NaturalScience wrote:
They're finishing up the world tour on Saturday night at Radio City Music Hall, and I think a DVD will come out of that performance (correct me if I'm wrong)...
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You are correct, and I will be there!
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