Dream Theater

[wossname]

I'd like to thank Atheist and TimeShifter for shouting at me to buy some Dream Theater albums.

They were right.

It's like I've woken up from a coma after 29 years of deafness to find that the world sounds a whole lot better than I ever imagined it could.

I salute them.

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[FunkyDexter]

<sigh>I don't think I've listened to any DreamTheater in at least a decade but I used to love 'em. I might have to do some YouTubing tonight.

[Atheist]

Yay

[Cander]

Only song on their new album I like is Count of Tuscany. The rest was kinda meh.

[FunkyDexter]

Personally I'm busy rediscovering Monster Magnet at the moment. Gods, I tell you, GODS!

[Cander]

Personally I'm busy rediscovering Monster Magnet at the moment. Gods, I tell you, GODS!

Space Lord Mother Mother!!!



I haven't listened to them in forever. Need to remember to download with my Zune Pass tonight.

[demotivater]

<sigh>I don't think I've listened to any DreamTheater in at least a decade but I used to love 'em. I might have to do some YouTubing tonight.

Same here

[wossname]

Only song on their new album I like is Count of Tuscany. The rest was kinda meh.

It's a grower, really. I absolutely adore al three albums I bought the other day ("Black Clouds & Silver Linings", "A Change Of Seasons" and "Scenes From A Memory"). I've been listening to them constantly (eg 15+ hours a day) ever since.

BC&SL's "Take your Fingers from my hair" is just sublime and really demonstrates DT's wide range of aptitudes. Great vocals and some unbelievable guitar work.

But it's the production that really surprised me. This music is flawless (IMHO), not a note out of place not a beat skipped, it's truly utterly breathtakingly amazing.

It's the best music I've ever heard in my life. Wish I'd heard of these guys sooner.

[wossname]

I also bought a King Crimson album today on the (considerable) strength of DT's cover of "Larks Tongs in Aspic".

I'm gonna need a bigger sound system!

[demotivater]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkF4JD2rO3Q

Thank me later.

[RobDog888]

Atheist said he was taking me and PB but he never showed up!

[wossname]

Thanks!

My current fave DT video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HVhQc7foXQ (Thanks to Atheist for that one)

[Cander]

It's a grower, really. I absolutely adore al three albums I bought the other day ("Black Clouds & Silver Linings", "A Change Of Seasons" and "Scenes From A Memory"). I've been listening to them constantly (eg 15+ hours a day) ever since.

BC&SL's "Take your Fingers from my hair" is just sublime and really demonstrates DT's wide range of aptitudes. Great vocals and some unbelievable guitar work.

But it's the production that really surprised me. This music is flawless (IMHO), not a note out of place not a beat skipped, it's truly utterly breathtakingly amazing.

It's the best music I've ever heard in my life. Wish I'd heard of these guys sooner.

If you haven't already heared of them you also might like Opeth. Their songs are vey much like BC&SL's. Long and complex with many layers of sound and style switches during a piece. Vocally they are different though as Opeth switches between, and sometimes mixes, clean progressive vocals and death growls. If you want examples, look on Youtube for Face of Melinda and Blackwater Park. Find their live performances of those songs from the Roundhouse Tapes. Those 2 songs really highlight Opeth's range of style.

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[Atheist]

I enjoy Opeth too, and I've seen them live twice, last time was this friday when I also saw DT.
Mr &#197;kerfeldt has a fantastic voice.

[zaza]

I just got the new Nelly Furtado album. It's good, but all in Spanish. I actually find pop music is better in a foreign language that I don't understand, as the inevitable banality of the lyrics is then less of a distraction from what can be some really good tunes.

[wossname]

Quite.

[zaza]

Quiet!

[TomGibbons]

I've been getting really in to new bands/artists since getting my new job. Wosso pointed me to Dream Theater and I was impressed.

Muse's new album is good. The new Paramore album is good too.

[wossname]

The new Paramore album is good too.

Going all Emo on us now are you?

They don't let you wear black nail varnish in the Marines you know. That's the real reason you're not joining them any more isn't it eh, eh?