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Poll Question: For me Dream Theater is...
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
11 [10.58%]
23 [22.12%]
29 [27.88%]
14 [13.46%]
16 [15.38%]
0 [0.00%]
4 [3.85%]
1 [0.96%]
6 [5.77%]
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My favourite Prog Metal band.

They are brilliant!Heart
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Fav. prog-metal...when I am in the mood no one is better......
Although my usual preference is for more of a symphonic prog style.
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Originally posted by Zitro Zitro wrote:

Yeah, I believe that the songwriting of Iron Maiden is a bit superior to Dream Theater's.



I dont know.
After listening to In rock and Machine head by deep purple and salisbury and look at yourself by uriah heep (and of course some other stuff like hendrix, zeppelin, black sabbath and so on...) I get the feeling that everything about heavy metal was already said in the seventies (much like in prog, even though it would be quite the exaggeration to say so in both cases).

in my opinion there are more inventive prog bands than metal bands since the seventies. just listen to the endless list of heavy metal clone bands ā la hammerfall, marduk and cannibal corpse to understand what i mean.

when i was still listening to heavy metal I thought that metal started in the eighties (and many believe it did). just because you use another kind of bread for your sandwich doesnt mean that you are either inventive or that the taste improves when you use brown bread instead of white bread.


I'm really sorry if i'm pissing off any metal head here, as I stated before it isnt my cup of tea anymore (most of the bands arent - look at my last.fm stats).
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Points: 501 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2007 at 14:34
None of the options in the poll adequately described my opinion of them.

I respect them and sometimes enjoy their music (particularly SFAM), but I have two major issues with them:

1) LaBrie's singing. I hate it, and I hate it more and more as I listen to it more. Ironically, I think he did a great job on The Human Equation. Not sure why he sounds so bad with DT generally.

2) Their songwriting. Obviously they can all play their instruments unbelievably well, but creating interesting songs consistently is another matter. On top of that, the lyrics leave a lot to be desired, particularly when they get sappy (i.e. a lot of the album Octavarium).
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best band in the world
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Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

I promise it's the final one.


I'll close the next one.


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Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

I promise it's the final one.


I'll close the next one.


it wont be long till the next dt album is released and thus the next big wave of DT-is-the-best-band-on-the-planet-once-again-even-though-i-only-heard-a-fake-version-of-the-new-dt-album threads will come in a few months already Wink
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Their a fantastic band, but I went for the last option.Wink
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    third option: a very good band.
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ONE of my favorite Prog-Metal bands.
RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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Points: 28427 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2007 at 18:32
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

My favourite Prog Metal band.

They are brilliant!Heart


Same here. In my top 5.
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A very good band.
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Best Band In the World Baby
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My favorite prog metal band is Rush. They inspired Dream Theater and Iron Maiden
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I like every track on images and words, but I dont like much of any other DT
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For me DT is... a band that has lived their best times, have developed, and since year 2000 manages to disappoint me everytime I buy their record. And I expect them to do that again once I buy the new record.
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My fav prog metal band. "Images and Words" and "Scenes from a memory" are essential works in wichever collection.
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Points: 865 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 06 2007 at 17:33
None of these options match perfectly with my opinion of the band.......... but option #1 would be the closest, I guess.
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Points: 4202 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 06 2007 at 17:37
All three most hateful ones of the five last options.

Voted ... the worst band ever to have walked this earth, but they are really just the most annoying.
Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
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But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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Points: 6336 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 06 2007 at 17:38
I knew thouse b*****ds where the reason why Christ won´t show up again...LOL

A very good band
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