Dream Theater

[Refl]

No.

I remember listening to 6:00 (my first DT song)...

...and going "wtf".

I'm now a fanboy...yay.

[Lord Abortion]

Anybody remember listening to Metropolis pt. 1 for the first time and being blown away? :eek:
I do...

I also remember listening to surrounded over and over again.
The vocals at the end still are one of my favourite vocal parts to any song ever.

[badtaste]

Anybody remember listening to Metropolis pt. 1 for the first time and being blown away? :eek:

Yeh, it's the perfect amount of cheese and wankery as well as your standard DT kick *** moments. mmm... bass solo.

Images and Words is definitely DT's greatest album (at the moment). LEARNING TO LIVE!!! I'd go to bed with that song over any attractive female any day.

[Deth]

Anybody remember listening to Metropolis pt. 1 for the first time and being blown away? :eek:
Yep.

[ghettoeddo]

Images and Words is definitely DT's greatest album (at the moment). LEARNING TO LIVE!!! I'd go to bed with that song over any attractive female any day.

little worried about you mate :confused:

anyone who accuses DT of wanking too much is probably just jealous :naughty:
jk. sometimes it is excessive. like the last minute of this dying soul. it's like. wtf. you can shred 16th notes for an entire minute at 200+ bpm but it sounds like cow poo.

but i for one love much of the wanking :cool:

[bwnstl]

anyone who accuses DT of wanking too much is probably just jealous :naughty:
jk. sometimes it is excessive. like the last minute of this dying soul. it's like. wtf. you can shred 16th notes for an entire minute at 200+ bpm but it sounds like cow poo.

That's actually one of my favorite songs on that album. :(

And as for the UAGM debate, I think it is only trumped on I&W by Learning to Live and Metropolis Pt. 1.

[Happy]

Yep, spread over three CDs. Its quite an album.
Woah. I am definately buying that.

[-HellsKitchen-]

Ok, i just recently signed up ibn this forum and its been great and this is the exact thread ive beebn looking for. Dream Theater are ****ing ridiculous. I've been playing bass for just a little over 5 years now and listening to DT for about 1 and a bit. Since jumping into this kind of music my playing ability has skyrocketed. I saw then in montreal when they were on the TOT tour with Yes and i actually got to meet them aftrewards! I brought my bass all the way over to get it signed!! Ive now been playing drums for 6 months and portnoy was actually the one who inspired me to start. :thumb:
Hmm, my first DT song... i belive it was Fatal Tragedy (awesome song) that my amazing guitarist friend showed me and at first i must say i was a little skeptical. But once i got into them there's no turning back.
My fovorite album is defenitly Images and Words, tons of great tunes.
When it comes to there powerful writing theres no comparision, The way they manipulate each riff and do it melodically. They're great.
The one thing i can't stand is someone who sais that mike portnoy is a show off. He does have a ridiculously large kit but tell me you wouldnt play that over a 4 peice... and if you do i dont believe you.
ANY WAYS. thats my rant for now.
Back to school work...
Nice to meet fellow DT Fans!! :chug:

[Happy]

Ok, i just recently signed up ibn this forum and its been great and this is the exact thread ive beebn looking for. Dream Theater are ****ing ridiculous. I've been playing bass for just a little over 5 years now and listening to DT for about 1 and a bit. Since jumping into this kind of music my playing ability has skyrocketed. I saw then in montreal when they were on the TOT tour with Yes and i actually got to meet them aftrewards! I brought my bass all the way over to get it signed!! Ive now been playing drums for 6 months and portnoy was actually the one who inspired me to start. :thumb:
Hmm, my first DT song... i belive it was Fatal Tragedy (awesome song) that my amazing guitarist friend showed me and at first i must say i was a little skeptical. But once i got into them there's no turning back.
My fovorite album is defenitly Images and Words, tons of great tunes.
When it comes to there powerful writing theres no comparision, The way they manipulate each riff and do it melodically. They're great.
The one thing i can't stand is someone who sais that mike portnoy is a show off. He does have a ridiculously large kit but tell me you wouldnt play that over a 4 peice... and if you do i dont believe you.
ANY WAYS. thats my rant for now.
Back to school work...
Nice to meet fellow DT Fans!! :chug:

Awesome story :)

Welcome to the thread.

P.S. You're a lucky git for meeting them. :(

[temporary]

Ok, i just recently signed up ibn this forum and its been great and this is the exact thread ive beebn looking for. Dream Theater are ****ing ridiculous. I've been playing bass for just a little over 5 years now and listening to DT for about 1 and a bit. Since jumping into this kind of music my playing ability has skyrocketed. I saw then in montreal when they were on the TOT tour with Yes and i actually got to meet them aftrewards! I brought my bass all the way over to get it signed!! Ive now been playing drums for 6 months and portnoy was actually the one who inspired me to start.

They toured with Yes? Holy **** that would be a good show. Thats awesome that you got your bass signed, welcome to the forums.

[red barchetta]

Ok, i just recently signed up ibn this forum and its been great and this is the exact thread ive beebn looking for. Dream Theater are ****ing ridiculous. I've been playing bass for just a little over 5 years now and listening to DT for about 1 and a bit. Since jumping into this kind of music my playing ability has skyrocketed. I saw then in montreal when they were on the TOT tour with Yes and i actually got to meet them aftrewards! I brought my bass all the way over to get it signed!! Ive now been playing drums for 6 months and portnoy was actually the one who inspired me to start. :thumb:
Hmm, my first DT song... i belive it was Fatal Tragedy (awesome song) that my amazing guitarist friend showed me and at first i must say i was a little skeptical. But once i got into them there's no turning back.
My fovorite album is defenitly Images and Words, tons of great tunes.
When it comes to there powerful writing theres no comparision, The way they manipulate each riff and do it melodically. They're great.
The one thing i can't stand is someone who sais that mike portnoy is a show off. He does have a ridiculously large kit but tell me you wouldnt play that over a 4 peice... and if you do i dont believe you.
ANY WAYS. thats my rant for now.
Back to school work...
Nice to meet fellow DT Fans!! :chug:
welcome :thumb:

awesome name, hell's kitchen definately one of my top 3 DT songs :thumb:

[Officer Dickhead]

Yes, but Every other song on I&W > those 2

All the songs on I&W rock in my opinion :thumb:

[JamJar]

All the songs on I&W rock in my opinion :thumb:

12 'kin 3.

and i actually got to meet them aftrewards!

Welcome you lucky person :(

[Jack Daniels]

hey i just found out that some german named Fritz Lang made a science fiction film called Metropolis, and guess what year.. 1926! :P
I dont know if this is old news, but it is a little funny, altough it seems the story has nothing to do with Dream Theaters Metropolis.

[nowitzki]

jk. sometimes it is excessive. like the last minute of this dying soul. it's like. wtf. you can shred 16th notes for an entire minute at 200+ bpm but it sounds like cow poo.

I think it sounds awesome. DT songs can have incredibly techinical and fast solos, but they all sound amazing, maybe with the exception of some of JR's on ToT where hes just trying to sound like a guitar.

hey i just found out that some german named Fritz Lang made a science fiction film called Metropolis, and guess what year.. 1926! :P
I dont know if this is old news, but it is a little funny, altough it seems the story has nothing to do with Dream Theaters Metropolis.
The video to Queen's Radio Gaga has clips fropm that film.

[JamJar]

The video to Queen's Radio Gaga has clips fropm that film.

C3P0 is such a blatant rip off of the robot from that film :P

/is nerd

[bwnstl]

There's also an anime called Metropolis that came out a couple years ago.

[White]

Wierd, I just got home from buying Metropolis Pt II and I found this thred, I ahve to say its a wicked CD

[GenuineImitation]

Wierd, I just got home from buying Metropolis Pt II and I found this thred, I ahve to say its a wicked CD


Yes, it is. Is this your first DT album?

[JamJar]

Wierd, I just got home from buying Metropolis Pt II and I found this thred, I ahve to say its a wicked CD

I think that it's easily DT's best. I love concept albums so much. They just seem so full rather than just a collection of random songs.

[nowitzki]

Motorhead's Metropolis > DT's Metropolis
...j/k :p

[GenuineImitation]

Motorhead's Metropolis > DT's Metropolis
...j/k :p

I was about to strangle you for that...until I saw the j/k.

[White]

I think that it's easily DT's best. I love concept albums so much. They just seem so full rather than just a collection of random songs.

Yeh, I agree with ya on that, I now have all there CDs and this is one of my favorites, my favorite has to Be Falling To Infinity. y do so many ppl dis-like that album? I love it

[nowitzki]

Yeh, I agree with ya on that, I now have all there CDs and this is one of my favorites, my favorite has to Be Falling To Infinity. y do so many ppl dis-like that album? I love it
Its not that bad, its just all the others are much better.

[White]

Yes, it is. Is this your first DT album?

no lol, my last haha, I now have all of there Cds, I need to get Live a budokan on DVD its the only Dream Theater release i dont have haha

[White]

Its not that bad, its just all the others are much better.

Well its My favorite haha, I really love You not me, or Hollow Years, wicked stuff

[JamJar]

Yeh, I agree with ya on that, I now have all there CDs and this is one of my favorites, my favorite has to Be Falling To Infinity. y do so many ppl dis-like that album? I love it

Also they didn't have full creative control, which really doesn't help it. Alot of the songs just feel mediocre to me. (By DT standards)

[White]

Also they didn't have full creative control, which really doesn't help it. Alot of the songs just feel mediocre to me. (By DT standards)

Yeah I noticed that aswell, but I still really like most of the songs on there thats all lol

[Lionheart1827]

no lol, my last haha, I now have all of there Cds, I need to get Live a budokan on DVD its the only Dream Theater release i dont have haha

Live at Budokan Hollow Years has an extended JP solo that totally owns everything in existence.:thumb:

[GenuineImitation]

Live at Budokan Hollow Years has an extended JP solo that totally owns everything in existence.:thumb:


Budokon is my favorite live album by any band.

Where in Long Island are you from?

[Lord Abortion]

I think that most agree, that apart from WDADU, FII is DT's worst album...

[GenuineImitation]

I think that most agree, that apart from WDADU, FII is DT's worst album...


I agree with that statement. Happy Birthday Ollie.

[JamJar]

I think that most agree, that apart from WDADU, FII is DT's worst album...

I think Octavarium is worse. :( It was so dissapointing.

[GenuineImitation]

I think Octavarium is worse. :( It was so dissapointing.

8V grew on me alot. Its no Metropolis Part 2 or Awake, but its better than FII. At least thats my opinion.

[red barchetta]

I think Octavarium is worse. :( It was so dissapointing.
i think FII and Octavarium are on the same level.

[Happy]

I think that most agree, that apart from WDADU, FII is DT's worst album...
:angry:

WDADU>8v>FII

I <3 WDADU.

[Lord Abortion]

I really like 8VM, it's one of my favourites, actually.

Not as much as SFAM or I&W, But I really do like it.

[Cain]

It took me a long time to actually hear the Muse song that everyone was comparing "Never Enough" to, but yeah, it's a complete and utter ripoff of form, style, and everything. Considering Octavarium was already a disappointment, that just moved it lower.

Personally, Dream Theater were better when they were paying tribute to Rush and Yes instead of blatantly ripping off Tool, Metallica, and Muse on every album. They are hard up on originality, big-time.

[static]

What is the actual Muse song titled?

[eighty d]

i'm pretty sure it's either hysteria or stockholm syndrome. i get those two mixed up. and yes, it's a major ripoff. i still liked octavarium though. not their best, but not their worst.

[Cain]

i'm pretty sure it's either hysteria or stockholm syndrome. i get those two mixed up. and yes, it's a major ripoff. i still liked octavarium though. not their best, but not their worst.

Stockholm Syndrome sounds about right.

Even the solo is exactly the same, just faster.

[White]

Live at Budokan Hollow Years has an extended JP solo that totally owns everything in existence.:thumb:

I must have it haha

[White]

I think that most agree, that apart from WDADU, FII is DT's worst album...

Yeah, Im not gonna lie, I really didnt like that album ,I never listen to it anymore
EDIT:sorry FOr The Two Posts in a row, im stil uncertain How To Quote ppl in an Edit lol

[mudvayne420]

my fav. Dt album would have to be SFAM and my fav. song is HOME. JM is a good Bassists but he really doesn't shine much in the band and he is pretty talented, one of the best bassists out there.

[TojesDolan]

Yeah, Im not gonna lie, I really didnt like that album ,I never listen to it anymore
EDIT:sorry FOr The Two Posts in a row, im stil uncertain How To Quote ppl in an Edit lol
To double quote:

copy + paste below your comment, and put the user name in the quote Next to and equal.

EX:

omg i luv 8v *use Q instead of K*

like that, just to keep track of names. :)

On subject, I'd have to say the only reason I'd buy FII would be probably Hell's Kitchen. Outside of that the album is pretty much Another Day again and again and again.

[White]

To double quote:

copy + paste below your comment, and put the user name in the quote Next to and equal.

EX:

omg i luv 8v *use Q instead of K*

like that, just to keep track of names. :)

On subject, I'd have to say the only reason I'd buy FII would be probably Hell's Kitchen. Outside of that the album is pretty much Another Day again and again and again.

OK thanks, hold on let me try it haha

my fav. Dt album would have to be SFAM and my fav. song is HOME. JM is a good Bassists but he really doesn't shine much in the band and he is pretty talented, one of the best bassists out there.

yeh, I jsut bought that (like stated) of course I ahve heard it before lol, but yah it is a pretty wicked album, and Home is my favorite alos, im actually listning to it right now haha


EDIT: Yes I have done it haha, thats been my mystery ever since I figured how to post pics haha, thanks TojesDoLan :thumb:

[ValeOfShadows]

I love the way DT wrote Vacant to contrast into Stream Of Conciousness. Just a random thought.
NP:Stream Of Conciousness

[Happy]

I love the way DT wrote Vacant to contrast into Stream Of Conciousness. Just a random thought.
NP:Stream Of Conciousness
I love it. It's one of the best intros ever.

[ghettoeddo]

I think it sounds awesome. DT songs can have incredibly techinical and fast solos, but they all sound amazing, maybe with the exception of some of JR's on ToT where hes just trying to sound like a guitar.


i prefer DT songs that sound good to me in the overall context of the song rather than heavy, fast, and metal-ly. i believe DT to be so much more than just a progressive metal band. there are some who like DT for the metal stuff, but i like DT for DT. ToT is awesome yea, and i do like this dying soul, but that solo at the end...totally unnecessary i think. but the opening to the song is cream-worthy. myung does some weird string-pulling thing there. not a bassist, wouldn't know...

Live at Budokan Hollow Years has an extended JP solo that totally owns everything in existence.
is ur user name a reference to FF8? (off-topic) and i watched that solo at least 10 times before moving on when i first saw it.

has anyone heard JP's suspended animation? comments. i think it's neat, but im actually a little disappointed with it. i think he layered too many guitars in many spots and sometimes...shredding just doesn't work.

[ghettoeddo]

sorry for the double post but i predict this latest DVD to have...OCTAVARIUM ON IT?!?!? :O

*orgasm*

[Happy]

myung does some weird string-pulling thing there. not a bassist, wouldn't know...


At the start? Bass harmonics.

[ValeOfShadows]

i prefer DT songs that sound good to me in the overall context of the song rather than heavy, fast, and metal-ly. i believe DT to be so much more than just a progressive metal band. there are some who like DT for the metal stuff, but i like DT for DT. ToT is awesome yea, and i do like this dying soul, but that solo at the end...totally unnecessary i think. but the opening to the song is cream-worthy.

I agree with you. Sometimes DT have unnecessary solos that drag. They should stick more to trying to make the music sound great(even though it already does) and not having JP doing face melting solos.

[Kirk's Muppet]

Face melting solos = Great

[ValeOfShadows]

Yeh but you know what i mean. Did DT do a cover of Aces High?

[Deth]

Not that I know of.

[-HellsKitchen-]

Has anyone heard any word on drummavarium?? I'm sure it would be good but just wondering if anyone has picked it up yet. And also i was wondering about the new DVD i thought they were releasing? but maybe not, my friend coulda been full of ****.

[shamed-angel]

i prefer DT songs that sound good to me in the overall context of the song rather than heavy, fast, and metal-ly. i believe DT to be so much more than just a progressive metal band. there are some who like DT for the metal stuff, but i like DT for DT. ToT is awesome yea, and i do like this dying soul, but that solo at the end...totally unnecessary i think. but the opening to the song is cream-worthy. myung does some weird string-pulling thing there. not a bassist, wouldn't know...


is ur user name a reference to FF8? (off-topic) and i watched that solo at least 10 times before moving on when i first saw it.

has anyone heard JP's suspended animation? comments. i think it's neat, but im actually a little disappointed with it. i think he layered too many guitars in many spots and sometimes...shredding just doesn't work.
To be honest, I don't find that album particularly progressive, in comparison witht heir other stuff, it's more heavy and stuff. JP's guitarplaying is storming though.

[Happy]

To be honest, I don't find that album particularly progressive, in comparison witht heir other stuff, it's more heavy and stuff. JP's guitarplaying is storming though.
I think that's what they were aiming for.

[ghettoeddo]

i didnt say i found ToT progressive shamed-angel, if that's what you meant haha.

anyone know when the DVD is set for release? or a general timeframe?

[Refl]

i didnt say i found ToT progressive shamed-angel, if that's what you meant haha.

anyone know when the DVD is set for release? or a general timeframe?


Think late 2006.

[GenuineImitation]

Yeh but you know what i mean. Did DT do a cover of Aces High?


That would be cool, but I dont thin they did. They did cover the entire "The Number of the Beast" cd though.

[rob91]

i recently got live at budokan and i havent watched it all the way through yet because i just cant stop watching hollow years, i havent heard it before i saw it on the dvd, and the solo is just amazing, i would adore them so much more if JP could write more solos like that. its not shreddy, and the bit where he kicks in with the wah saounds awesome.......anyone agree?

[eighty d]

JP's solo at the end of In The Name Of God on the Budokan DVD is better than the Hollow Years one IMO. Not saying Hollow Years doesn't rock, I just absolutely love the end of In The Name Of God.

[Lord Abortion]

Mmm, new DVD.

Live Octavarium sounds godly to me.

[temporary]

Yeh but you know what i mean. Did DT do a cover of Aces High?

I don't think so, although I do have a version of The Trooper they did with Bruce Dickinson.

[GenuineImitation]

I don't think so, although I do have a version of The Trooper they did with Bruce Dickinson.


I didn't know that. Does anyone have that and are willing to upload it?

[classicrockman]

Mmm, new DVD.

Live Octavarium sounds godly to me.
What? Are they coming out with a new DVD or something?

[Happy]

What? Are they coming out with a new DVD or something?
Maybe.

Panic Attack :smash:

[Erotomania]

I like dream theater for how they put like stuff that sound oriental...and like parade music stuff... my favorites gotta be...SDOIT:Overture...Scence Six:Home...Scnece seven: Dance of Eternity... **** thats just some of them... i just like all there songs

[nowitzki]

What? Are they coming out with a new DVD or something?

Yes, its being recorded in New York in March.

[Lord Abortion]

Sounds pretty great.
I'm going to watch Budokan tonight...

[bwnstl]

So I thought maybe some of you on here could help me out.
At my college I'm a volunteer DJ for the student-run free-format radio station. Periodically throughout the semester, we could sign up for "artist features" where we basically play one artist and tell the listening audience a little about the artist.
So of course I jumped on one and picked Dream Theater. Each artist feature show is an hour and a half long, which as you can imagine is proving to be a challenge with Dream Theater. I had the concept of possibly doing one song from each of DT's full-length with the exception of WDADU (because I don't like it and don't officially own it) and one for each dist of 6DOIT. I was wondering what you guys thought of this idea, and if you like it what songs would you recommend I play. If you want to suggest something, I'm not looking for single-song suggestions, I'm looking for entire playlist suggestions (keep in mind I have an hour and a half and I have to talk about the significant events with the band in between each song). Thanks in advance anyone who tries to take this on.
Btw, I have my own playlist already selected, but I'm wondering what you all think and I might alter mine a little based on what you say.

[Deth]

What's your playlist?

It would probably be better if we commented on yours then 20 people making lists.

[ghettoeddo]

Mmm, new DVD.

Live Octavarium sounds godly to me.

amen brotha. amen.
i just might get...a little happy watching it. im so jealous of europe, SA, and asia that got to witness 8vm live.

JP's solo at the end of In The Name Of God on the Budokan DVD is better than the Hollow Years one IMO. Not saying Hollow Years doesn't rock, I just absolutely love the end of In The Name Of God.

anyone notice that in "in the name of god" on budokan, he's out of tune in the end? and one of the last high notes he holds b4 shredding into the band's final "all-out" moment is cringe-worthily flat.

[nowitzki]

amen brotha. amen.
i just might get...a little happy watching it. im so jealous of europe, SA, and asia that got to witness 8vm live.
Yeah, it was amazing. Although Jordan's solo before it was very boring, it dragged on way too long.

[ghettoeddo]

which show were you at?
and when you say jordan's solo...is it the one in 8vm? or did he play one before? i have some vids of them playing 8vm live, and it didnt seem like JR extended his solo

[nowitzki]

I saw them both nights at the Hammmersmith Apollo in London.
It was the thing he plays right at the start of it, on his red pad thing. It lasts about 3 minutes on the album but it must have gone on for about 10 minutes live.

[Triangle]

I saw them both nights at the Hammmersmith Apollo in London.
It was the thing he plays right at the start of it, on his red pad thing. It lasts about 3 minutes on the album but it must have gone on for about 10 minutes live.
Heh, I thought it was pretty cool. Sounded a lot better than the album version imo.

[Happy]

That bored me.

[\m/-CHeV-\m/]

People help me please :O:O I watched this video of mike portnoy and it has some parts from songs (from train of thought), and i was wondering which song belongs to ''short movie'' 6 (if you count the part ''audio commentary'' as 1), or the second last of all, the really like hard metal riff.. i like it and i want to know which song it is :). please help me with this..

[Happy]

Um... Got a link to this video?

[\m/-CHeV-\m/]

lol I'm stupid :S:S
http://www.youtube.com/w/MP?v=qrNeMlmDg6k&search=mike%20portnoy

[Happy]

What songs you want to the names of? All of them in order they're played on the video?

As I am
Honor Thy Father
Can't tell what the next one is, it's just drums
Endless Sacrifice
Honor Thy Father again
Stream Of Conciousness
Not completely sure on the last one. Might be in The Name of God.

[\m/-CHeV-\m/]

the second last one.. not like the-end-of-a-song-fading-out-thingy, but the really like hard metal riff thing before that:P honor thy father i guess.
thanks man :D

[Happy]

If it's not that try Stream Of Conciousness.

[\m/-CHeV-\m/]

ok thnx..

[ghettoeddo]

actually, better idea :]

get the whole album. there's nice heavy riffs in each song except vacant.

[\m/-CHeV-\m/]

It's neither SoC nor HTF..
http://www.youtube.com/w/MP?v=qrNeMlmDg6k&search=mike%20portnoy
anyone else??
sixth part, start counting 1 at ''audio commentary'' (so ''audio commentary'' is 1 and so forth).. which song??

[red barchetta]

It's neither SoC nor HTF..
http://www.youtube.com/w/MP?v=qrNeMlmDg6k&search=mike%20portnoy
anyone else??
sixth part, start counting 1 at ''audio commentary'' (so ''audio commentary'' is 1 and so forth).. which song??
it goes:

Introduction (As I am), Full band (Honor thy father), Isolated drums, Audio Commentry, Endless Sacrifice, Honor they father, Stream of consciencness, In the name of God, and Endless Sacrifice.

[\m/-CHeV-\m/]

endless sacrifice it is.. thank you so much man for your time and help ;);)..

[Happy]

:lol:
Oh God I got that all wrong.

[shamed-angel]

I saw them both nights at the Hammmersmith Apollo in London.
It was the thing he plays right at the start of it, on his red pad thing. It lasts about 3 minutes on the album but it must have gone on for about 10 minutes live.
You were? So was I. That gig was the third best gig I've ever seen. Behind two other DT shows! :D

[bwnstl]

What's your playlist?

It would probably be better if we commented on yours then 20 people making lists.

Good idea.

Images & Words - either Metropolis Pt. 1 or Under a Glass Moon
Awake - Scarred
Falling Into Infinity - New Millennium or Lines in the Sand or Trial of Tears
Metropolis Pt. 2 - Fatal Tragedy or Beyond This Life or Dance of Eternity
6DOIT Disc 1 - The Glass Prison
6DOIT Disc 2 - either War Inside My Head + TTTSTA or just TTTSTA
Train of Thought - This Dying Soul
Octavarium - TROAE or Panic Attack

With the right (or rather wrong) combination of these songs it brings it to right around an hour and a half, which sucks because I need time for talking about the band too and probably station programming. What do you all think?

[shamed-angel]

Good idea.

Images & Words - either Metropolis Pt. 1 or Under a Glass Moon
Awake - Scarred
Falling Into Infinity - New Millennium or Lines in the Sand or Trial of Tears
Metropolis Pt. 2 - Fatal Tragedy or Beyond This Life or Dance of Eternity
6DOIT Disc 1 - The Glass Prison
6DOIT Disc 2 - either War Inside My Head + TTTSTA or just TTTSTA
Train of Thought - This Dying Soul
Octavarium - TROAE or Panic Attack

With the right (or rather wrong) combination of these songs it brings it to right around an hour and a half, which sucks because I need time for talking about the band too and probably station programming. What do you all think?
Mine would have to be.
When Dream And Day Unite: Status Seeker, YTSE Jam.
Images And Words: Learning to Live, Metropolis.
Awake: Voices, 6:00.
Change of Seasons
Scenes From a Memory: The whole record... :( Like in Roseland.
Six Degrees: The Glass Prison, Misunderstood, War Inside My Head
ToT: ITNOG, Endless Sacrifice
Octavarium: Panic Attack, Root Of All Evil, Octavarium, Sacrificed Sons.
I honestly would break down if I ever saw them playing a set resembling this.
I really like 8VM, it's one of my favourites, actually.

Not as much as SFAM or I&W, But I really do like it.
I'm going to have to agree with that. Except I would choose it over Awake.
8VM is amazing, and is like cross between I&W and the First Disc of SDOIT. Which to me, is pretty perfect. Except for an entire album sounding like SFAM again. Which would be amazing.

[Deth]

Good idea.

Images & Words - either Metropolis Pt. 1 or Under a Glass Moon
Awake - Scarred (I would go Lifting Shadows Off A Dream)
Falling Into Infinity - New Millennium or Lines in the Sand or Trial of Tears
Metropolis Pt. 2 - Fatal Tragedy or Beyond This Life or Dance of Eternity
6DOIT Disc 1 - The Glass Prison
6DOIT Disc 2 - either War Inside My Head + TTTSTA or just TTTSTA
Train of Thought - This Dying Soul (I would say Endless Sacrifice)
Octavarium - TROAE or Panic Attack

Picks bolded or italicized.

[bwnstl]

Mine would have to be.
When Dream And Day Unite: Status Seeker, YTSE Jam.
Images And Words: Learning to Live, Metropolis.
Awake: Voices, 6:00.
Change of Seasons
Scenes From a Memory: The whole record... :( Like in Roseland.
Six Degrees: The Glass Prison, Misunderstood, War Inside My Head
ToT: ITNOG, Endless Sacrifice
Octavarium: Panic Attack, Root Of All Evil, Octavarium, Sacrificed Sons.
I honestly would break down if I ever saw them playing a set resembling this.

I'm going to have to agree with that. Except I would choose it over Awake.
8VM is amazing, and is like cross between I&W and the First Disc of SDOIT. Which to me, is pretty perfect. Except for an entire album sounding like SFAM again. Which would be amazing.

No, the point of this is that I'm doing an artist feature on DT for my college radio station. The time limit I have is an hour and a half, hence why I'm not playing CoS or 8VM. I made that post because those are the songs I'm thinking about playing and I was wanting some constructive input about what you all thought.

Deth-Thank you for your post, I appreciate it. I have to say I'm not a fan of Lifting Shadows Off a Dream and that as good as Endless Sacrifice is that I like the fast paced-ness of This Dying Soul. Thank you for your input though, I'm definitely taking it into consideration.

[ValeOfShadows]

I only just figured out that i love In The Name Of God.:p I never even noticed it before that. BTW does anyone think that the start of Octavarium(song) sounds a lot like Pink Floyd for the first 3 mins or so.

[Bryan Blakey]

Hey, I'm starting to get into Dream Theater, and I was wondering what you guys thought would be a good album to start with. I have an iTunes gift certificate so I'm probably going to buy one of their albums from there.

edit:
ok, basically off itunes I can buy three of their albums:
Live at Budokan
Train of Thought
Octavarium

I can also buy Metropolis, Once in a Livetime, or Awake, but those three are only "partial" albums so I can only buy the songs individually and not all the songs are available, so I'd rather not go that direction. So out of the first three mentioned, which is probably the best?

[ValeOfShadows]

i personally like Octavarium more than ToT. But Train Of Thought has great songs like Stream Of Conciousness. But id go for live at Budokan. It has songs from both albums. And songs that aren't from either so it gives you a feel for the band. And its live!

[The_Riddler]

Hey, I'm starting to get into Dream Theater, and I was wondering what you guys thought would be a good album to start with. I have an iTunes gift certificate so I'm probably going to buy one of their albums from there.

edit:
ok, basically off itunes I can buy three of their albums:
Live at Budokan
Train of Thought
Octavarium

I can also buy Metropolis, Once in a Livetime, or Awake, but those three are only "partial" albums so I can only buy the songs individually and not all the songs are available, so I'd rather not go that direction. So out of the first three mentioned, which is probably the best?

I would go with Octavarium, the first one I bought, and I loved it. I still love it, I probably am going to listen to a few songs from it tonight. Amazing album in my opinion.

[DimebagDarrell]

Cant go wrong with Train of Thought if you ask me, also Metropolis II: Scences from a memory should be checked out

[shamed-angel]

Cant go wrong with Train of Thought if you ask me, also Metropolis II: Scences from a memory should be checked out
That's to be expected from someone who has dimebag as their username, ToT is by far their darkest, heaviest album. However, that isn't what DT is about to me. I think anyone new should check out Awake or I&W to see what DT really is about.

[GenuineImitation]

I would get Budokon. It has both stuff from ToT and 6DOIT, as well as the awsome Instrumedley and a few songs from other cds (Pull Me Under).

[red barchetta]

I would get Budokon. It has both stuff from ToT and 6DOIT, as well as the awsome Instrumedley and a few songs from other cds (Pull Me Under).
thats what i'll say too. you get a variety of DT with Budokan. you get heavy DT (ToT stuff), mellow DT (Solitary Shell), instrumental-awesomeness DT (instrumedly, SOC), and classic DT (pull me under).

[GenuineImitation]

Budokon may be slightly more money, but its definetly worth it.

[DimebagDarrell]

That's to be expected from someone who has dimebag as their username, ToT is by far their darkest, heaviest album. However, that isn't what DT is about to me. I think anyone new should check out Awake or I&W to see what DT really is about.

i have images and words and awake and personally im not a massive fan of I & W i much prefer ToT but yeah your right its down to my fav style of music, still waiting to hear the new one octarivium if its spelt like that though.

[Lord Abortion]

Budokan blew my balls off.

Solitary shell is absoutely incredible, the second disk of 6DOIT Has barely been out of my ears since.
Goodnight kiss and the war inside my head are brilliant too.

Hollow years is a surprisingly great track, I should listen to FII more often.

I'm getting the CD now.

[scenesfromatheater]

I should listen to FII more often.

Too right. Live at the Marquee has been in my CD player for about a week now. Labrie's vocals are absolutly incredible.

[Lord Abortion]

New thing:
If DT did a set with two tracks from every album, what would you want?
WDADU-The killing hand/ Fortune in lies
Images and words- Surrounded/metropolis
Awake- Space dye vest/ The silent man
ACOS-title track/ perfect strangers
FII-Hollow years/ take away my pain
SFAM: the spirit carries on/ beyond this life
SDOIT:Disk 1- the glass prison/misunderstood
disk 2-Goodnight kiss/ solitary shell
TOT-In the name of God/Endless sacrifice
8VM-These walls/the answer lies within

Encore:
wait for sleep/Learning to live
This dying soul
octavarium

[Bryan Blakey]

Budokon may be slightly more money, but its definetly worth it.

Yeah Budokon is $15.99 while the others are $9.90, but I'm going to go with that one because it seems like it gives me the best mix of their different styles, which is what I'm looking for since it'll be my first DT album.

Thanks everybody.

[temporary]

That's to be expected from someone who has dimebag as their username, ToT is by far their darkest, heaviest album. However, that isn't what DT is about to me. I think anyone new should check out Awake or I&W to see what DT really is about.

I'd definitly agree, Dream Theater with the prog elements overpowered by the metal elements is bad as far as I care.

In response to Lord Abortions thing:

WDADU: Status Seeker/YTSE Jam
Images and Words: Metropolis/Under A Glass Moon
Awake: Erotomania/Space Dye Vest
FII: New Mellenium/Hells Kitchen
Scenes: The Spirit Carries On/Dance of Eternity
6DOIT Disk 1: The Glass Prison/Disapear
6DOIT Disk 2: Sollitary Shell/Goodnight Kiss
ToT: Endless Sacrifice/In the Name of God

Encore:
Finally Free
Learning To Live
A Change of Seasons

[Lord Abortion]

I was really put off by the setlist for Budokan when I first saw it. How wrong I was

[temporary]

I was really put off by the setlist for Budokan when I first saw it. How wrong I was

So was I, because I just saw that all the classics from Images and Words and Awake were not on it.

[Blue Collar Man]

I was really put off by the setlist for Budokan when I first saw it. How wrong I was

So was I but the first three songs blew my brain up and then the rest also did.

[shamed-angel]

New thing:
If DT did a set with two tracks from every album, what would you want?
I like these, but they'd usually be the same anyway.
WDADU:- Status Seeker, A Fortune in Lies.
I&W:- Learning to Live*, Metropolis.*
Awake:- A Mind Beside Itself (...In my mind it's one song), Space Dye Vest.
Change of Seasons:- ACOS* and The Zeppelin Medley.
FII:- New Millenium, Peruvian Skies:-
LTE:- Universal Mind, Acid Rain.
SFAM:- Overture 1928, Beyond This Life.
6DOIT:- The Glass Prison, Misunderstood.
ToT:- ITNOG, This Dying Soul.
Octavarium:- Octavarium, The Root Of All Evil.
*= Encore.

If you could see them cover any album in the world, which one would it be and why?

[temporary]

I like these, but they'd usually be the same anyway.
WDADU:- Status Seeker, A Fortune in Lies.
I&W:- Learning to Live*, Metropolis.*
Awake:- A Mind Beside Itself (...In my mind it's one song), Space Dye Vest.
Change of Seasons:- ACOS* and The Zeppelin Medley.
FII:- New Millenium, Peruvian Skies:-
LTE:- Universal Mind, Acid Rain.
SFAM:- Overture 1928, Beyond This Life.
6DOIT:- The Glass Prison, Misunderstood.
ToT:- ITNOG, This Dying Soul.
Octavarium:- Octavarium, The Root Of All Evil.
*= Encore.

If you could see them cover any album in the world, which one would it be and why?

Close To the Edge or 2112, because Rush and Yes seem to be their biggest influences (it certainly sounds that way.)

[shamed-angel]

Close To the Edge or 2112, because Rush and Yes seem to be their biggest influences (it certainly sounds that way.)
They covered the song 2112 a while ago... And Roundabout by Yes...

[scenesfromatheater]

WDADU - A Fortune In Lies / YTSE Jam
I&W - Metropolis Pt.1 / Take the Time
Awake - Lie / Innocence Faded
FII - Hollow Years / Trial of Tears
SFAM - Beyond This Life / Finally Free
6DOIT - The Glass Prison / About to Crash
TOT - In The Name of God / This Dying Soul
8V - The Root Of All Evil / Octavarium

[Lord Abortion]

So was I, because I just saw that all the classics from Images and Words and Awake were not on it.
Yeah, they could have done without maybe new millenium or stream of conciousness, but it's still brilliant.

I made a couple of changes. Notably adding SFAM which I contrived to miss out, and replacing caught in a web with the silent man...and adding an encore.

I would love them to cover Iced earth-night of the stormrider

NP-6DOIT:Overture

[Happy]

WDADU- Killing Hand/Afterlife
I&W- Take The Time/Metropolis I
Awake- Erotomania/Space Dye Vest
FII- Hollow Years/New Millenium
SFAM- Fatal Tragedy/Finally Free
6DOIT- Glass Prison/About To Crash
TOT- Vacant/SOC
8v- Panic Attack and Octavarium.

[Triangle]

WDADU- A Fortune In Lies / Afterlife
I&W- Metropolis Pt.1 / Learning To Live w/ extended instrumental section
Awake- The Mirror / Lie
FII- Hell's Kitchen / Lines In The Sand
SFAM- Fatal Tragedy / Home
6DOIT- The Glass Prison / Loosing Time
TOT- Vacant / SOC
8v- Sacrificied Sons and Octavarium.

[Lord Abortion]

Anyone else think the odd backing vocals on The test that stumped them all sounds like System of a down?

[GenuineImitation]

WDADU- Killing Hand/Ytse Jam
I&W- Under a Glass Moon/Metropolis Part 1
Awake- Voices/Space Dye Vest
FII- Hollow Years/New Millenium
SFAM- Fatal Tragedy/Home
6DOIT- Loosing Time/About To Crash
TOT- In the Name of God/SoC
8v- Panic Attack/Never Enough.

Encore:
The Glass Prison
This Dying Soul
The Root of all Evil
Pull Me Under

[eighty d]

WDADU - Only A Matter Of Time/Ytse Jam
I&W - Another Day/Surrounded
Awake - Lifting Shadows Off A Dream/Space-Dye Vest
ACOS - ACOS/Perfect Strangers
FII - Peruvian Skies/Trial Of Tears
SFAM - Beyond This Life/One Last Time
6DOIT 1 - Misunderstood/Disappear
6DOIT 2 - Solitary Shell/About To Crash (Reprise)
TOT - In The Name Of God/Misunderstood
8V - Panic Attack/Root Of All Evil

Encore - Learning To Live/A Mind Beside Itself

[Quickdrop]

I like these, but they'd usually be the same anyway.
WDADU:- Status Seeker, A Fortune in Lies.
I&W:- Learning to Live*, Metropolis.*
Awake:- A Mind Beside Itself (...In my mind it's one song), Space Dye Vest.
Change of Seasons:- ACOS* and The Zeppelin Medley.
FII:- New Millenium, Peruvian Skies:-
LTE:- Universal Mind, Acid Rain.
SFAM:- Overture 1928, Beyond This Life.
6DOIT:- The Glass Prison, Misunderstood.
ToT:- ITNOG, This Dying Soul.
Octavarium:- Octavarium, The Root Of All Evil.
*= Encore.

If you could see them cover any album in the world, which one would it be and why?I think it'd be cool to see them cover some of Alice in Chains and pimp it all out. Labrie would most likely sound aweful singing Staley stuff though, but i'd still be interesting to see.

[Lord Abortion]

They only really cover good music, so Alice in Chains is out of the question

EDIT:
/remembers the Elton John covers. anything is possible...

[Lord Abortion]

Apologies for the double post, but where the hell is the commentary on LATB?!

[GenuineImitation]

Apologies for the double post, but where the hell is the commentary on LATB?!


I never watched it with commentary, but check out the options section or disk two.

[TojesDolan]

WDADU-Ytse Jam... and that's all I know. :upset:
Images and words- Metropolis, under a glass moon
Awake- Erotomania, Lie
ACOS- Probably acts 3-5 of ACOS, and... The big medley, why not.
FII-Hell's kitchen, trial of tears
SFAM: dance of eternity/ beyond this life
SDOITisk 1- the glass prison... and that's all I know :upset:x2
TOT-In the name of God/stream of consciousness
8VM-panic attack, a little octavarium, why not.

[Lord Abortion]

The documentary is entertaining, look at all those people walking past Petrucci in the street like he's a normal non Godly man.

[GenuineImitation]

The d0cumentary is entertaining, look at all those people walking past Petrucci in the street like he's a normal non Godly man.



Yeah, they have no idea that they just walked by a guitar god. Im sure its like that in America and Europe also.

[red barchetta]

New thing:
If DT did a set with two tracks from every album, what would you want?
WDADU-The killing hand/ Fortune in lies
Images and words- Surrounded/metropolis
Awake- Space dye vest/ The silent man
ACOS-title track/ perfect strangers
FII-Hollow years/ take away my pain
SFAM: the spirit carries on/ beyond this life
SDOIT:Disk 1- the glass prison/misunderstood
disk 2-Goodnight kiss/ solitary shell
TOT-In the name of God/Endless sacrifice

choosing only 2 from each SDOIT cd is very hard, i have to say...
8VM-These walls/the answer lies within

Encore:
wait for sleep/Learning to live
This dying soul
octavarium
yay, i like making lists :p

WDADU: Another hand, YTSE jam
I&W: Wait for Sleep, Learning to live
Awake: Erotomania, Space Dye Vest
ACOS: ACOS, love lies bleeding
FII: Hell's Kitchen, Anna Lee
SFAM: Overture 1928, Finally Free
SDOIT: disk 1: Blind Faith, Disappear
disk 2: About to Crash, Solitary Shell
ToT: Endless Sacrifice, SoC
8VM: Panic Attack, Sacrificed Sons

[Lord Abortion]

Apologies for the double post, but where the hell is the commentary on LATB?!
Anyone?

[nowitzki]

Apologies for the double post, but where the hell is the commentary on LATB?!
There's no commentary, they did the documentary instead, which is much better I think.

[GenuineImitation]

There's no commentary, they did the d0cumentary instead, which is much better I think.


They should have done both.

[temporary]

They only really cover good music, so Alice in Chains is out of the question

EDIT:
/remembers the Elton John covers. anything is possible...

You saying that Elton John and Alice in Chains make bad music?

[Lord Abortion]

You saying that Elton John and Alice in Chains make bad music?
I'm saying Alice in chains do.
Elton John is fine if you like that sort of thing, but I hate Grunge.

[red barchetta]

It'll be great if DT covered some Symphony X

[GenuineImitation]

It'll be great if DT covered some Symphony X

Symphony X and/or Nevermore would be amazing.

[TojesDolan]

It'll be great if DT covered some Symphony X
They played a live gig with Napalm Death's singer and they played "Damage Inc."

That should count for something, I guess.

[ghettoeddo]

I only just figured out that i love In The Name Of God.:p I never even noticed it before that. BTW does anyone think that the start of Octavarium(song) sounds a lot like Pink Floyd for the first 3 mins or so.

it was based on that i think they said.

to whomever is doing that college radio thingy...

i cant say anything abt WDADU i dont even have it yet :(
I&W: under a glass moon. short (relatively), progressive, very DT-defining. plus a guitar solo that will blow the pants and socks off of everyone who hears it. good way to open.
awake: go with lie. or the mirror. gives you contrast with UAGM. OR SPACE-DYE VEST :naughty:
FII: peruvian skies
SFAM: fatal tragedy, the spirit carries on.
6DOIT (disc 1): the glass prison OR misunderstood
6DOIT (disc 2): goodnight kiss, solitary shell
ToT: endless sacrifice
8vm: TROAE

that's about 80 minutes, which gives you around 10 to talk. note i just rounded times and used the longer songs when i listed a choice.

[ghettoeddo]

The d0cumentary is entertaining, look at all those people walking past Petrucci in the street like he's a normal non Godly man.

:p if i saw him in the streets...idk what i'd do.
when i was at gigantour, he looked at me cuz i was on my chair yelling and he nodded. HE NODDED :O!!!!! that means personal attention biatches.

[\patheticfanboyness]

whoops sorry for the double post. i like double posts... :]

[Dimebag Dom]

petrucci talked to me , gave me one his guitars and introduced me too his family yeh that was a good day...

[Kirk's Muppet]

Am I the only one that doesn't really like Under A Glass Moon much?

I'm doing my daily dosage of SfaM. Strange Deja Vu's Myung-riff kicking my *** at the moment.

[Kirk's Muppet]

They played a live gig with Napalm Death's singer and they played "Damage Inc."

That should count for something, I guess.

Myung laughing his *** off must be the best moment in the DVD.

[Bryan Blakey]

So I've watched the Mike Portnoy video with Dream Theater on Drummerworld numerous times because he is an amazing drummer and I love the song that they are playing, but I never knew what it was called. I was listening to "Instrumedley" and, no joke, thinking to myself that I wish I had known which song that was on the video so I could have bought the album with it on there... and all of a sudden it's the last 1:30 of Instrumedley and it's like... F*CK YEAH.

right-o. carry on.

[Happy]

Myung laughing his *** off must be the best moment in the DVD.
Woah. Myung laughing.

[nowitzki]

Am I the only one that doesn't really like Under A Glass Moon much?
It is my least favourite song from I&W (which is my favourite album).

So I've watched the Mike Portnoy video with Dream Theater on Drummerworld numerous times because he is an amazing drummer and I love the song that they are playing, but I never knew what it was called. I was listening to "Instrumedley" and, no joke, thinking to myself that I wish I had known which song that was on the video so I could have bought the album with it on there... and all of a sudden it's the last 1:30 of Instrumedley and it's like... F*CK YEAH.

right-o. carry on.
Hell's Kitchen?

[scenesfromatheater]

Am I the only one that doesn't really like Under A Glass Moon much?
The worst song on I&W IMO.

[Kurrpt]

i dont really care for it



im gonna start learning EROTOMANIA today. Can't fukking wait to go home, learn the first 20 bars, then dial in the tone on my MARK IV, and play it on my brand new Tremonti sig PRS :cool:

[scenesfromatheater]

I learnt the solo in Another Day a few days ago.

[Jack Daniels]

im gonna start learning EROTOMANIA today. Can't fukking wait to go home, learn the first 20 bars, then dial in the tone on my MARK IV, and play it on my brand new Tremonti sig PRS :cool:

Erotmania is very fun to play :thumb: exept the last part of the last solo because it is so fast :angry:

[scenesfromatheater]

JP always makes songs that are possible to play into impossilbe ones by adding some uber-fast shredding or sweeps in to spite us. :upset:

[Happy]

JP always makes songs that are possible to play into impossilbe ones by adding some uber-fast shredding or sweeps in to spite us. :upset:
Yeah. I sit there thinking "hey this is pretty easy" then you get the shred.

[scenesfromatheater]

He just doesn't consider anyone elses feelings that Johnathan lad.

[Kurrpt]

Erotmania is very fun to play :thumb: exept the last part of the last solo because it is so fast :angry:



o yea


what is it, like 225 bpm, 16th notes?

[White]

They played a live gig with Napalm Death's singer and they played "Damage Inc."

That should count for something, I guess.

Ya, thats on The "Images And Words/5 Years In A Live Time" its really good actually, they all got together with a couple of other bands and just palyed eachothers stuff

[ghettoeddo]

i learned the another day solo a while back too. but i cant play it anymore.
my low E string broke :( and i cant find my spare strings...

then again, maybe i should pool my money, get off my @$$ and buy myself a new guitar so i dont have to use a ****ty squier strat.
yeayea. quit laughing.

which DVD has myung laughing? on budokan, he says like two words. "i'm tired."

[White]

i learned the another day solo a while back too. but i cant play it anymore.
my low E string broke :( and i cant find my spare strings...

then again, maybe i should pool my money, get off my @$$ and buy myself a new guitar so i dont have to use a ****ty squier strat.
yeayea. quit laughing.

which DVD has myung laughing? on budokan, he says like two words. "i'm tired."

then it would be the Images & Words/5 Years In a Livetime and its a wicked DVD, and haha, nice a strat, I dont paly guitar and I know thats not sooo good lol (my Bro Plays, he has 3 guitars, one Handmade hollow body, and he just boguht a start and hes fixing it up, putting some new pick ups and what not in it, and hes acoustic, he's pretty darn good haha

[eighty d]

i don't remember myung laughing during damage inc. i do remember petrucci cracking up as soon as greenway started singing though.

the dvd commentaries are always good when the other guys try to get myung to talk a little bit.

MP: whoa john myung on stage left
JM: they had some good cookies over there

[ghettoeddo]

then it would be the Images & Words/5 Years In a Livetime and its a wicked DVD, and haha, nice a strat, I dont paly guitar and I know thats not sooo good lol (my Bro Plays, he has 3 guitars, one Handmade hollow body, and he just boguht a start and hes fixing it up, putting some new pick ups and what not in it, and hes acoustic, he's pretty darn good haha

strats are nice. SQUIER strats are not...
so DT is now playing in asia...if my winter break ran longer, i was seriously gonna consider buying tix to korea and seeing em there :]

[Happy]

strats are nice. SQUIER strats are not...
so DT is now playing in asia...if my winter break ran longer, i was seriously gonna consider buying tix to korea and seeing em there :]
:lol:
123, I hate squier strats.

I want them to come back to England already (even though they were here 3 months ago)

[nowitzki]

If you want to hear Myung talk, the double DVD is your only option. He can't say more than a total of 10 words on the other 2.

[Lionheart1827]

I havent really been keeping up with this thread, but I love in the SFAM dvd commentary during Fatal Tragedy.

you can eat my *** and ballllllssss!:thumb:

also, JORDAN RUDESS ACTION FIGURE!

[Lord Abortion]

Yeah, that's awesome.
I want a Rudess action figure :(

[Happy]

I think the Finally Free bit is hilarious "You go through many emotions right there.. Serious, too serious, happy, serious"

[scenesfromatheater]

I havent really been keeping up with this thread, but I love in the SFAM dvd commentary during Fatal Tragedy.

you can eat my *** and ballllllssss!:thumb:
Have you heard the bootleg of when they actually sang that in the chorus? It's super-de-duper.

[Happy]

Don't they do it at every show now?
They did with As I Am when I saw them.

[GenuineImitation]

Don't they do it at every show now?
They did with As I Am when I saw them.


I don't think they do it every show. At least not on Live at Budokon. Unless I missed it every single time I watch it.

[Lord Abortion]

I think he means on the Octavarium tour.
And obviously, when they play it, as the set is changed every night...

[GenuineImitation]

I think he means on the Octavarium tour.
And obviously, when they play it, as the set is changed every night...


Oh. That would explain why I didn't hear it on Budokon.

[shamed-angel]

Yeah, that's awesome.
I want a Rudess action figure :(
I'd be like a fanatic Kid with that and I+W bedsheets. I remember I used to have Thunderbirds bedsheets too... I didn't find the "Eat my *** and balls"
funny in As I Am. But I don't know why.

I think the Finally Free bit is hilarious "You go through many emotions right there.. Serious, too serious, happy, serious"
Yeah, and the "loads of kids in China been having seisures here." :lol:

[ghettoeddo]

man im missing this I&W double DVD thingy... *sad*

rudess action figures? are they serious?

[White]

man im missing this I&W double DVD thingy... *sad*

rudess action figures? are they serious?
You've never heard of the I&W/5 Years In A Livetime DVD? its not as good as budokan, but sitll pretty wicked. and ya, rudess action figures????? I didnt know they existed lol

[eighty d]

the rudess action figure thing is from the scenes from new york dvd commentary.

i found this video that i thought was kinda cool. dream theater and queensryche covering pink floyd's comfortably numb.

http://www.youtube.com/?v=SqFyldhmtUw

[ghettoeddo]

did they close all the mailing list threads?
i smell the MPA...

and ^ yea that video is great. petrucci nails that solo pretty close, and james does a great job too i think

[nowitzki]

You've never heard of the I&W/5 Years In A Livetime DVD? its not as good as budokan, but sitll pretty wicked. and ya, rudess action figures????? I didnt know they existed lol
http://www.dtfaq.com/attachments/jractionfigure.jpg :D

[Auronthewarrior]

YESS http://www.dreamtheater.net/tourdates.php#ustour2006 DT COMING TO TORONTO :D:D::D:D

[Happy]

http://www.dtfaq.com/attachments/jractionfigure.jpg :D
:lol:!
I want one!

[Lord Abortion]

Me too, it'd be awesome.
Hours of fun

[Happy]

It's got the most awesome Jordan pose I've ever seen.

[GenuineImitation]

I think Rudess looks funny with hair.

[Triangle]

Yeah, and the "loads of kids in China been having seisures here."
That part gets me every time! :lol:

[temporary]

YESS http://www.dreamtheater.net/tourdates.php#ustour2006 DT COMING TO TORONTO :D:D::D:D

Screw, they're not coming to Philly! *Hopes there will be more dates*

Rudess action figure equals awesomness.

I'm going to check out that Comfortably Numb video, Queensrych are cool.

Edit: Watched it, definitly a good performance. I really liked Tate's vocals, and LaBrie's weren't to shabby either. The outro solo was awesome, too (even Petrucci's shredding.) Is there any other footage from that concert?

[temporary]

Not to double post, but has anyone seen this:

http://youtube.com/w/dream-theater---metropolis-%28live%29?v=saHVHG2mZR0&search=Dream%20Theater

Its got to be the most energetic performance I've seen from them. You can find some really great stuff on YouTube.

[Blank]

Mike Portnoy :D
Mike Portnoy :D
Mike Portnoy :D
:thumb:
DT rocks.Every member is excelent at what they do.



um..word.

[eighty d]

Not to double post, but has anyone seen this:

http://youtube.com/w/dream-theater---metropolis-%28live%29?v=saHVHG2mZR0&search=Dream%20Theater

Its got to be the most energetic performance I've seen from them. You can find some really great stuff on YouTube.

wow, labrie's vocals are atrocious on that recording. he goes so far off key on "as a child, i THOUGHT i could live...." really makes me appreciate how much better his live vocals have gotten.

[IbanezSamurai]

Screw, they're not coming to Philly! *Hopes there will be more dates*



Yeah, no Atlanta eather :(
cant wait for more dates.

[ghettoeddo]

Not to double post, but has anyone seen this:

http://youtube.com/w/dream-theater---metropolis-%28live%29?v=saHVHG2mZR0&search=Dream%20Theater

Its got to be the most energetic performance I've seen from them. You can find some really great stuff on YouTube.

that one's in korea :]
KOREAN PRYDE

anyway...
THEY'RE NOT COMING TO PHOENIX!!! *crushed*
there better be more tour dates...i will cry. i've never been to an evening with show b4...

[Lord Abortion]

This disk cannot be played due to regional restrictions
:mad::angry: :mad:

[GenuineImitation]

:mad::angry: :mad:


Were those the DVD's you bought not too long ago?

[eighty d]

that one's in korea :]
anyway...
THEY'RE NOT COMING TO PHOENIX!!! *crushed*
there better be more tour dates...i will cry. i've never been to an evening with show b4...

i'm betting on more dates. no milwaukee or chicago... it can't stay that way. milwaukee gets skipped over pretty often, but chicago never does.

[Lord Abortion]

Were those the DVD's you bought not too long ago?
Nah, I got it for Christmas. Unfortunately it's the first time I got round to watching it, and my PS2 won't let me play it.
I'm going to my Dad's tomorrow. Hopefully it'll play it on my DVD player up there.

[GenuineImitation]

Nah, I got it for Christmas. Unfortunately it's the first time I got round to watching it, and my PS2 won't let me play it.
I'm going to my Dad's tomorrow. Hopefully it'll play it on my DVD player up there.


That sucks big time. I hope it works for you at your dad's.

[Lord Abortion]

It'll be because it's NTSC, not PAL.
So it won't work on my PS2.

It's still region 2 so it should be fine.

[GenuineImitation]

I never got this whole region concept. Why cant they make everyones life easier and make one universal player?

[Lord Abortion]

Because they hate everyone in the entire world, regardless of race, age, sexual orientation, or religion.

So therefore they don't want any inter-racial relationships blooming because of selling DVDs to each other.

[GenuineImitation]

Because they hate everyone in the entire world, regardless of race, age, sexual orientation, or religion.

So therefore they don't want any inter-racial relationships blooming because of selling DVDs to each other.


Or video games.

Whats on that DVD you got for christmas?

[nowitzki]

It'll be because it's NTSC, not PAL.
So it won't work on my PS2.

It's still region 2 so it should be fine.
So its Region 2 and NTSC? That doesn't seem to make any sense at all, seeing as Region 2 is for Europe.
My copy is Region 1 because I ordered it from the US before it came out over here.
I never got this whole region concept. Why cant they make everyones life easier and make one universal player?
It is annoying but I'm guessing it is so we can't buy movies etc, before they get released over here. I do have a few region free DVDs, but they seem to all be music DVDs.

[Lord Abortion]

I found it odd too. But the case at the very bottom of the back cover it says "manufactured in the USA-NTSC"

But inside on the disk it says "R2-97034"

[nowitzki]

Ah, well I've just checked mine, and the disc has the same code on it, and mine is Region 1 (I can't play it on my Xbox).

[Happy]

I hope my DVDs aren't gonna be like this.

P.S. Thanks to all your filthy mouths, I can't view the last 3 pages of this thread :angry:

[nowitzki]

What's that all about, a swear filter or something?

[Happy]

Yeah, material not suitable for learning :rolleyes:
I have to go back to page 188 and quote to reply.

[nowitzki]

A message from Mike Portnoy on his forums:
Greetings from our dressing room in Hiroshima...

We just finished rehearsing some of this weekend's classic album and I am EXCITED!
It is gonna ROCK big time and is going to be a BLAST to play!

I don't think it is an album that anybody is expecting as it is probably the least predictable of any of the albums we've covered so far...
But it is perfectly suited for us and sounds awesome!

I can't wait!
MP
Interesting...

[Kirk's Animal Photographs]

Here's my vocal cover of The Spirit Carries On :D

http://media.putfile.com/The-Spirit-Carries-On---Jack-on-Vocals

Only up till the solo though. Backing track's MIDI from Power Tabs. It's my first vocal cover of any song, please crit.

[Lord Abortion]

Yeah, material not suitable for learning :rolleyes:
I have to go back to page 188 and quote to reply.
Wow, school filters suck arse.

[Happy]

A message from Mike Portnoy on his forums:

Interesting...
It's gonna be a Europe album.

[Triangle]

I want my fanclub dvd. :(

[Happy]

I want my fanclub dvd. :(
I want your fanclub DVD :angry:
You're in the DT fan club? what stuff do you get for joining?

[Lord Abortion]

I bet it's drugs

[Erotomania]

Here's my vocal cover of The Spirit Carries On :D

http://media.putfile.com/The-Spirit-Carries-On---Jack-on-Vocals

Only up till the solo though. Backing track's MIDI from Power Tabs. It's my first vocal cover of any song, please crit.


errr:rolleyes: not bad... but i wouldnt give it a 10/10

[GenuineImitation]

Does anyone have the link to the Petrucci Gigantour pic. The one where he has the spikey hair and baggy pants.

[IbanezSamurai]

Does anyone have the link to the Petrucci Gigantour pic. The one where he has the spikey hair and baggy pants.

You can find some of them there.
http://www.gigantour.com

[GenuineImitation]

muchas gracias

[ghettoeddo]

that pic is weird. they still haven't released more tour dates!! *panic*

[Maggot Dream]

that pic is weird. they still haven't released more tour dates!! *panic*
They've released the only one I care about....March 14, 2006 at the Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO.

:D

[ghettoeddo]

just because phoenix, AZ is in the middle of a god-forsaken desert doesn't mean it can be ignored! >:-|

last i checked, we were the 6th largest city in the country. and 2nd or 3rd fastest-growing. SO...i won't ever forgive em for passing us by

[Maggot Dream]

just because phoenix, AZ is in the middle of a god-forsaken desert doesn't mean it can be ignored! >:-|

last i checked, we were the 6th largest city in the country. and 2nd or 3rd fastest-growing. SO...i won't ever forgive em for passing us by
I was shocked when I saw the tour date. I never thought I'd get to see them, as they seem to be stuck in Asia constantly.

[Happy]

Wow. I've never seen the Gigantour site before. It looks brilliant.

[Lord Abortion]

I got my I&W live DVD working.

I love the version of surrounded.
It's pant-wettingly great

[raz0r]

It's gonna be a Europe album.

I really can't see them doing that.

Maybe that's the whole point though :D

If they did a Rush or a Tool cover...

Words cannot describe how awesome that would be.

[GenuineImitation]

I really can't see them doing that.

Maybe that's the whole point though :D

If they did a Rush or a Tool cover...

Words cannot describe how awesome that would be.

A Rush cover would be cool. Especially if it is 2112

[Happy]

I really can't see them doing that.

Maybe that's the whole point though :D

If they did a Rush or a Tool cover...

Words cannot describe how awesome that would be.
I never really liked Tool.

A Rush cover wouldn't exactly be a surprise though would it?

[Lord Abortion]

It could be something really different, like Gore Obsessed by Cannibal corpse:p

Maybe Rust in peace?

[Happy]

Maybe Rust in peace?
I would cream.

[ghettoeddo]

i ordered I&W / 5 years in a livetime DVD :]
3-5 days and it's MINE HAHAHAHA!!!


rust in peace would be nice.

[nowitzki]

I really can't see them doing that.

Maybe that's the whole point though :D

If they did a Rush or a Tool cover...

Words cannot describe how awesome that would be.
Rush is a too obvious band for them to cover, so it won't be that.

Tool would be very interesting, I'd love to hear that.

I think Pantera may be a possibility, VDOP perhaps.

[IbanezSamurai]

I just saw a NY DT 3rd row ticket for +800 smackaroonies.

[Happy]

I just saw a NY DT 3rd row ticket for +800 smackaroonies.
I just bought General Admission tickets and snuck to the front.

[shamed-angel]

Rush is a too obvious band for them to cover, so it won't be that.

Tool would be very interesting, I'd love to hear that.

I think Pantera may be a possibility, VDOP perhaps.
James has no chance of EVER pulling off Phil's vocals. Not in 100,000,000 years. And they already did cover Rush, they did the song 2112 a while back.

[nowitzki]

I just bought General Admission tickets and snuck to the front.
How would you do that in an all seated gig? I'm pretty sure the NY show is gonna be sold out.

[Cain]

Rush is a too obvious band for them to cover, so it won't be that.

It's not that obvious a choice at this point, considering the band has nearly purged all traces of Rush's sound and style from their own. I think they could benefit from covering a group that actually requires subtlety and dynamics instead of "BRAAWR! METAL!" -type groups all of the time.

EDIT: And I really don't think covering Tool would be a good idea.

Petrucci ≠ Jones
LaBrie definitely ≠ Keenan

[nowitzki]

You do realise the last band they covered was Pink Floyd?

[Cain]

You do realise the last band they covered was Pink Floyd?

Yeah, they named it "Octavarium." :p

EDIT: What I meant was more of a subtle and dynamic use of the same skills that Dream Theater values: Rush has all the odd time, the solos, the instrumental skill DT has but they do it in less obvious ways. Pink Floyd does not make anywhere near the same kind of music DT does.

[nowitzki]

I was reffering to you saying "I think they could benefit from covering a group that actually requires subtlety and dynamics instead of "BRAAWR! METAL!" -type groups all of the time."

BTW, check out this goodies I've just come across on Google video:
Octavarium live in Chilie:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8560508862008529120&q=dream+theater

and a little clip of Money in London:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3162741817971571768&q=dream+theater

[temporary]

That version of Money wasn't that bad...Portnoy looks laughably relaxed behind the kit, which is only to be expected, really. I think that Dream Theater covering Tool would be interesting, but wouldn't be that good an idea. Assuming they fitted in Jordan Rudess, then I don't really think his style would suit covers of Tool. Obviously he could do it if he wanted to (all of the band could), but I'd far rather see them try another band rather than Tool, pretty much. Seeing them do Rush would be pretty neat.

I still hold out for Rush or Yes. Both seem to have left the biggest imprint on the band, and would be interesting to see them tackle. Plus, it would definitly be a challenge for them. Seeing them to some King Crimson wouldn't be to bad, either.

[jpshortstuff]

OMFG!!

Got a DVD player last week and my mate is letting me borrow Live at Budokan. :eek:
I've had the CD for about a while, but it seems so much better to see the band in action. I didnt realise it made that much difference. Now im probably going to spend all my money buying all the other DVDs. Ah well, its probably worth it. Got to see them live aswell sometime if they come near enough.

[nowitzki]

Apparently the album they covered was.... Deep Purple - Made in Japan (the live album):

Highway Star
Child In Time
Smoke On The Water
The Mule
Strange kind Of Woman
Lazy
Space Truckin'

Very cool if you ask me, I can't wait to hear it, especially hearing LaBrie sing Child in Time.

[thunderzstruck]

YES!!1! March 17 they're coming to Minneapolis!

I will be SURE to get tickets for that! :D

[classicrockman]

Apparently the album they covered was.... Deep Purple - Made in Japan (the live album):

Highway Star
Child In Time
Smoke On The Water
The Mule
Strange kind Of Woman
Lazy
Space Truckin'

Very cool if you ask me, I can't wait to hear it, especially hearing LaBrie sing Child in Time.
What do you mean? They're covering that album for this tour?

[nowitzki]

What do you mean? They're covering that album for this tour?
They covered it last night in Tokyo.

[classicrockman]

They covered it last night in Tokyo.
Wow! That's awesome. I freakin' love Deep Purple and have always wanted to see DT cover them. I liked their cover of "Perfect Strangers."

[Happy]

How would you do that in an all seated gig? I'm pretty sure the NY show is gonna be sold out.
Well apparently the Astoria sold out too but there were seats empty. When people turned up for them we went "oh sorry, thought these were our seats" and moved to some other vacant ones.

[IbanezSamurai]

So are there going to be any more dates between Feb and Apr, since their last gig will be in NY?

[ghettoeddo]

there better be...*still watching the site like a stalker*

[White]

I soooooooooo want to go to a DT concert, but the closest they have ever came to New Brunswick was Toronto, 18 hours away, and I almost got my mom to let me go (it was the Gigantatour) but then she said no when I thought I had her lol. But someday I will see them...............someday

[Happy]

I soooooooooo want to go to a DT concert, but the closest they have ever came to New Brunswick was Toronto, 18 hours away, and I almost got my mom to let me go (it was the Gigantatour) but then she said no when I thought I had her lol. But someday I will see them...............someday
Next time run away from home to see them.

[Leukeh]

Ok I have just recently got into DT, and right now my favourite songs are Panic Attack and Lie :D

[ValeOfShadows]

I love In The Name Of God. BTW my band is learning As I Am for our first song that we can play together and maybe one day a cover song (if we do it good). But i havent learned the drum solo yet(if i ever do) and our guitarist hasnt learnt the solo(if he ever does). i thought it was relevant.