[QUOTE=Dr. Jake Destructo]And when you do that, could you upload 46&2 seperately, for my Featured Song?

whoever "you" are. :p

[size=1]Rep may or may not be involved in this deal[/size][/QUOTE]
[url=http://tinyurl.com/8m9ul]Forty Six and Two[/url]

With Dream Theater I usually listen to individual songs. Awake is becoming my favorite from them. When I saw them live it was just such a good show even with the virtuosity aspect left out. I mean some parts were just such a sonic orgasm and hearing it live it just left me with my jaw to the floor.

[QUOTE=Chu]Really?!
For me it's like the exact opposite, to listen to their CDs I have to listen to the whole thing, especially with Scenes From a Memory.
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I listened to the full cd's back when I wasn't bored of them.. But I just got tired of their sound.. I ocasionally listen to The Glass Prison, and some of the songs from Images & Words, but the rest is just too bland for me

i have all their albums, and i dont think ive listened to all of them actually :lol:


i wont lie, i love petrucci, and thats why i like them hehe

[QUOTE=Moses]Dream Theater is probably the best band I've seen live. I mean they just leave you floored. It's not even the technicality of the music that leaves you floored, it's just the music in general. Alot of people were probably impressed by their virtuosity but some how they just really delivered.[/QUOTE]

I wasn't all that impressed by the Live at Budokan DVD. To be honest, I think Dream Theater are ok. I probably just prefer bands with catchier leads and riffs in the place of technicality. They do have some good songs, but overall I've sorta gone off them. The vocals are hit or miss with me as well.

Also with the mention of Dillinger Escape Plan, the sole purpose of their music is to give a chaotic feeling to the listener.

Also that brings up another band, Meshuggah. Have you ever been listening to them and got like a zoning-out kind of feeling? I read in an interview, that was the sole purpose of their music.

[QUOTE=Shadius]I wasn't all that impressed by the Live at Budokan DVD. To be honest, I think Dream Theater are ok. I probably just prefer bands with catchier leads and riffs in the place of technicality. They do have some good songs, but overall I've sorta gone off them. The vocals are hit or miss with me as well.[/QUOTE]

Listen to Symphony X then.

I own a fair amount of DT albums too, and.. There's definately a couple of songs I haven't listened to yet... Hehehe

[QUOTE=Moses]Also with the mention of Dillinger Escape Plan, the sole purpose of their music is to give a chaotic feeling to the listener.
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The whole point of DEP for me, is finding beauty in chaos.. I love DEP

whats up peaoples

[QUOTE=kurrptsenate]i have all their albums, and i dont think ive listened to all of them actually :lol:


i wont lie, i love petrucci, and thats why i like them hehe[/QUOTE]
In my opinion Myung owns Petrucci :p

But, they're both great, and both are so much better then I could ever imagine being.

[QUOTE=Knifeboy]I own a fair amount of DT albums too, and.. There's definately a couple of songs I haven't listened to yet... Hehehe



The whole point of DEP for me, is finding beauty in chaos.. I love DEP[/QUOTE]


after hearing the singer talk to the audience, id never buy an album

[QUOTE=Moses]Listen to Symphony X then.[/QUOTE]

I do.

They have some fantastic pieces. Though the vocals again are hit or miss with me. Sometimes I just can't stand to listen to them. Also, sometimes I find them to be too technical for the sake of it.

[QUOTE=kurrptsenate]after hearing the singer talk to the audience, id never buy an album[/QUOTE]

What did he say?

[QUOTE=Chu]In my opinion Myung owns Petrucci :p

But, they're both great, and both are so much better then I could ever imagine being.[/QUOTE]

well, Myung's tap solo i saw live on saturday was the sh!t...

but personally, if you see Petrucci going at break neck speed like he was, i dont think you can really compare the 2

Myung has to go at the speed of Petrucci sometimes :p

If you want some awesome tapping, Claypool is the man. I think tapping is really overrated. I mean people see it and are like "OMG taht looks teh hardested!!!1"

[QUOTE=Shadius]

What did he say?[/QUOTE]
well, im not sure what the person in general admission said to him, but he made it a point to talk sh!t about him the entire show..

saying something about "how long did it take you to grow that mustache"

also

"..for someone who is old and lives with their mom"


it just seemed really lame to me.

Also, the guitarist apparently had a problem with his sound, feed, or something during the show, and chucks his guitar, which is kinda kewl, but childish. Then when the tech came out to grab the guitar and give him a new one, the guitarist shoved him outta the way.

[QUOTE=Moses]If you want some awesome tapping, Claypool is the man. I think tapping is really overrated. I mean people see it and are like "OMG taht looks teh hardested!!!1"[/QUOTE]


well, when you can 10 finger tap, you post a video, and i'll finally give this post some merit.

tappin is hard to do CLEAN, and IN TIME

[QUOTE=Chu]Myung has to go at the speed of Petrucci sometimes :p[/QUOTE]


i totally agree, but he picks with like 4 fingers, which helps...

plus when petrucci is going mach 4, myung isnt.

I have such a love/hate relationship with Power-Metal in general though. Well, a lot of metal, I suppose. I can't stand the cheesy traditional metal vocal style most of the time, ie: Iron Maiden, and that goes especially for Power-Metal style vocals. It sounds so out-dated to my ears, I just 95% of the time can't get into it.

But on the other hand, I absolutely adore the guitar-work. It's weird though, because if the style changes slightly I can [i]enjoy[/i] over-the-top vocals. Like, I dunno, Avenged Sevenfold, or Muse.

You mean 8 finger tapping. Also if you think of piano as 10 finger tapping that's what I'm good at. I play classical and jazz and maybe I'll post a recording sometime of that.

Also to not like a band because some one was talking **** is pretty stupid.

yea..

when i heard Fear Factory, i hated the vocal, lyrics, all that..

but there were a few riffs that i could get into a lot. The dudes we met in front of us were BIG fans, so that helped me a little

[QUOTE=Moses]You mean 8 finger tapping. Also if you think of piano as 10 finger tapping that's what I'm good at. I play classical and jazz and maybe I'll post a recording sometime of that.

Also to not like a band because some one was talking **** is pretty stupid.[/QUOTE]
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i dont like the band cause the music sucked. I disrespect them as individuals for their behavior :thumb:

personally, i think piano is a lot easier than guitar, bass, etc. Not saying that good pianists arent bad arse, like Rudess

[QUOTE=Moses]You mean 8 finger tapping. Also if you think of piano as 10 finger tapping that's what I'm good at. I play classical and jazz and maybe I'll post a recording sometime of that.
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It's possible to 10 finger tap.. Hehe

[QUOTE=Knifeboy]It's possible to 10 finger tap.. Hehe[/QUOTE]


well, how about we average it to 9 haha

Yeah, getting the left hand thumb into it is a bitch ;)

exactly

I've been working on my tapping a lot latly... getting decent. :p And its a good way to impress the ladies. :naughty:

is there a specific example you are working on, or what?

Not really, mostly improvising in different keys.

kewl, do you use ur index or middle finger?

At first index, but now I'm trying to tap a section, then go back to picking, so I need my index and thumb to hold the pick.

[QUOTE=Darkness Of Greed]At first index, but now I'm trying to tap a section, then go back to picking, so I need my index and thumb to hold the pick.[/QUOTE]

i had that problem a while ago. EVH used to tuck the pick behind his middle finger, and tap with his index.

As it goes, i can actually tap better with my middle finger. I love practicing sweeps with a tap on the high E string

Yeah tappings cool stuff.

im more into sweeps and legato right now myself. I was heavily into taps for a while, but that move to the way side for now

Yeah I'm getting into sweeping now to.

i had to recently start the ENTIRE way over. I didnt think my left hand technique was where it should be :upset:

Dream Theater is a great band, but i don't like their music: the singer is singing far too high and petrucci is shredding too often.
i prefer non-shredding-progressive-rock/metal

the new DT album has hardly any shred.

i listened only to 'images and words', 'scene from a memory' and 'six degrees under'

you meen 6 degrees of inner turbulance, which is rather awesome. The Great Debate rocks my socks.

i think petrucci shreds with class.


check out his solo CD. Theres not much shredding at all

He does shred with class, some people are always like "OMFG WATS WIT DA CONSTANT WANKIN!?!?!?" I hate that, I love his shredding.