Round 1 Rome Bracket: Dream Theater v. Caravan - Progressive Rock Music Forum

rushfan4 wrote:

Not to disappoint you Micky, my vote went for DT. I like Caravan, but definitely prefer DT.

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micky wrote:

Catcher10 wrote:

Wanorak wrote:

Believe it or not, DT for me as I have probably listened to more DT in the last few years! I rarely listen to Caravan anymore.

This...

DT's rabid fans left for either MMA or the DT fan sites....not much to discuss though based on the last couple albums DT released, they are boring save for a couple songs.

hah. So much for the notion of DT being a gateway band into the larger world of prog huh. Confused

They are a gateway for so many bands of the late 90's and 00's and 10's...Will they continue to be a gateway, probably. But the influence has been set well before the past 2-3 albums.

I listened to a Dream Theater album a few times (Scenes From a Memory) and I can't deny I was entertained, so I don't want to jump on the bashing bandwagon. But Caravan is much, much, much better. I vote accordingly.

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DT hasn't grabbed me except for "Pull Me Under" and "A Change Of Seasons"

Caravan on the other hand is one of my top favorite bands.

I love Grey And Pink, For Girls Who Grow Plump, Caravan And The New Symphonia, Cunning Stunts and Blind Dog At St. Dunstans especially.

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Raff wrote:

This place is truly unrecognizable these days LOL

. When we first joined, over 9 years ago, the forum was positively teeming with rabid DT fans. I wonder where they are now...

If you remember Raff..I told you DT was a bluff.

This kind of bands get a lot of easy fans (There are also faithful intelligent DT fans who really appreciate the music and virtuosity, but are the less) in a blink of an eye, but they lose them as soon as a new viking band with a lot of distorted guitars appear.

I remember when the DT virus spread all over, the album Octavarium had an almost perfect 5 stars average from people who hadn't even heard it (They heard a LaBrie solo album), they said it was the future of Prog, and the best thing since the invention of bread.

I also told you when the first page of the forum was almost exclusively full of DT threads (I counted 21 threads once), that 99% of the people who called them the best band of history would vanish...Time gave me the reason.

Still the people come to talk about Genesis, Yes and King Crimson, but DT has almost vanished

Caravan always

I like both, but have to go with DT. Not that it helps though.

^I think the big problem is that most of the serious Prog Metal fans; people like Jared, DTguitarfan, Avestin, TricksterF, Brian, Tristan, Jody, Mike etc, either don't post much or are long gone laving a forum of retro fans and a small group of avant-heads.

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rushfan4 wrote:

I am quite shocked that this is such a blowout. I am led to wonder how many of the votes are as much a vote against DT as they are for Caravan. Caravan had so little impact in the USA. I'm pretty certain I have never heard them mentioned anywhere outside of PA. Their box set Canterbury Tales was my gateway to this band. I had read about them back in the day, but their music was not available in local stores until this box set came about.

what has their impact on MickyMouse Land got to do with things?

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Poll Question: Who is your band?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Dream Theater	21	[23.86%]
Caravan	67	[76.14%]
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