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chorus of one 
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 Posted: January 10 2005 at 03:15 |
You think Dark Side Of The Moon is average and this album is amazing? 
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Swinton MCR
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 05:47 |
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Yes - DT - 6 Degrees just blew me away - first time listening and consequently has impressed me more and more - I love the drumming the power and the startling guitar/synth virtuosity, all of which are absent from DSOTM - Obviously, but you can still sit t
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chorus of one
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 05:52 |
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Hey whatever floats your boat mate...bit of a curiosity to me though. Back when I first got into prog Dream Theater used to impress me too with their 'virtuosity'.
Would you stop with those Emperor's clothes comments? That's just plain arrogance.
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Swinton MCR
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 05:57 |
You've obviously never tried to play drums, I have and can only marvel at Portnoy's skill.... He's up there with Peart, White, Bruford and the very best Jazz drummers too....
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chorus of one
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 06:02 |
How surprising, another arrogant comment. Portnoy is a good drummer, flashy, but I've heard plenty that are a lot better. Stop thinking you know everything!
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Swinton MCR
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 06:04 |
The Emperors Clothes story applies to DSOTM - How many people have said they liked it because they didn't want to be ridiculed ?? Tales from Topographic Oceans has the opposite effect - Nobody would admit to liking such a "boring" piece of music
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Swinton MCR
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 06:08 |
have you ever sat behind a drum kit ?? If not then I have and Portnoy is astonishingly skilful, I see where your at now "Flashy" - You like Floyd / simplicity - Hate complexity and skill = Fair enough - you are different from me, accept it but d
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Valarius
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 06:17 |
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In my opinion, Mike Portnoy is the greatest drummer alive. We all have different opinions.
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chorus of one
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 06:18 |
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Argh you're just being silly. I don't play the drums, but I know plenty about them (judging from your list of names, more than you do). There are many drummers that impress me far more than Portnoy, from a technical standpoint, as well as creativity and fe
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Swinton MCR
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 06:31 |
Obviously ! - If I want feeling I'd listen to Hackett , Gilmours not bad...But Floyd fans always have him as best...Why ??? And until you try to Drum, you cannot judge drummers, you can like one more than another, I like Howe/Hackett more than
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chorus of one
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 06:36 |
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Why do people think Hackett is the best? Because they personally like his style, and it has feeling to them, regardless of what others think. Same with Gilmour. Pretty simple really.
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chorus of one
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 06:41 |
[QUOTE=Swinton MCR] Obviously ! - If I want feeling I'd listen to Hackett , Gilmours not bad...But Floyd fans always have him as best...Why ??? And until you try to Drum, you cannot judge drummers, you can like one more than another, I like Ho
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Giacas
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 17:34 |
To be honest, does it really matter how complex a piece of music is? If you like it, just leave it at that and enjoy it. Skill can be an big aid in writing songs, of course. But some of the nicest pieces of music are extremely simple but give a gre
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Look at how they flock to him
From an aisle of open sores
He knows that the taste is such
is such to die for
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frenchie
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 17:36 |
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6DOIT has it all
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The Worthless Recluse 
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Giacas
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 17:37 |
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maybe, personally i prefer SFAM, but there you go.
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Look at how they flock to him
From an aisle of open sores
He knows that the taste is such
is such to die for
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frenchie
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 17:47 |
 Giacas wrote:
maybe, personally i prefer SFAM, but there you go. |
well everyone prefers SFAM!!! but 6DOIT is still immense
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Giacas
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 17:50 |
lol im sure not everyone prefers it.... or am i?
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Look at how they flock to him
From an aisle of open sores
He knows that the taste is such
is such to die for
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Bryan
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 19:25 |
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Comparing DSOTM to any Dream Theater album is ridiculous. Dark Side was made at a completely different time in music history, and instead of getting right in your face and dazzling you with incredible musicianship, it's more of a lo-fi, laid back, su
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frenchie
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Posted: January 10 2005 at 19:27 |
hehe you said bashing each other 
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Bryan
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Posted: January 11 2005 at 00:10 |
frenchie wrote:
hehe you said bashing each other |
Exhibit A that prog fans are not smarter than the rest of the world. 
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