A Dream Theater Message: Two songs from two Dreams

Edited by Logan - September 22 2021 at 08:10

^ I first heard it on youtube, that being the first I heard from the album.  "Dreams" blew me away. I love the heavy riffage, and the sax is super.  Great song per my tastes.

I’ll pass. I really don’t like prog metal or metal in the slightest

Edited by Duddick - September 22 2021 at 13:46

apologies. I misread. The Message track is excellent. It’s just when people mention prog metal my attention wanes!

Edited by Duddick - September 22 2021 at 14:08

suitkees wrote: I also think that notions as "underrated" or "overrated" should be banned from PA and everyone who uses it excluded for at least six months...).

I use these terms either to vex people, or when I am condescending. It works! You get annoyed! 

But honestly, I'm not an egocentric person. I never think or claim that my assessments are superior to others. 

I don't remember hearing the non-DT song. I'll check it out soon and present my take, together with my vote.

Edited by Shadowyzard - September 22 2021 at 14:18

Cristi wrote: DT's debut album is anything but overrated, in fact, if you ask me, it's often overlooked, deserves better.  There are other DT albums I find overrated, even overhyped.

My favourite track off DT's debut is "The Ytse Jam" and I think that became a real classic of DT (had it not fit for me so well in this well with Dreams, then I likely would have included that one) The Ytse Jam does remind of Spinal Tap's Rock 'n Roll Creation in part, but that's not a bad thing as I love Spinal Tap.

As for Message here, I'd call it heavy psych/ Krautrock. The band is included in Psych/Space at PA. it isn't Prog Metal, but there are classic early 70s heavy metal qualities to "Dreams". I love its groove. I'd liken elements of it it to the acts like Black Widow, Lucifer's Friend, Atomic Rooster, Bram Stoker, Black Sabbath, Writing on the Wall, Yesterday's Children, Coven as well as some Flower Travelin' Band, Sir Lord Baltimore, Nektar.... That and Nightmares off the same album (the two long tracks) I find brilliant. "Dream" is riff-based music to groove to for me.

Psych is a really important element to me often in music, and I would like to discover more psych metal type music. With an name like Dream Theater, I had expected it at first to have more of a cosmic, psychedelic, dreamy sound (to be a little more Tangerine Dream one might say) since I first checked it out without knowing much about the music.

Not DT

Message for sure and what a bad ass album cover.