[QUOTE=stoned_rat]completely unrelated.........but can i ask what the connection is between metropolis pt.1 ...and pt.2[/QUOTE]

There are a few wee links. Take a look at the lyrics for both. I've written out a Microsoft Word file with all of them.

The first obvious one is names. Part 1 is called "The Miracle And The Sleeper". These are two of the main characters talked about in Part 2.

I'll try and upload the lyrics to YouSendIt for ya. Take a look; you'll understand all the links if you read through this thoroughly.

[URL=http://s42.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0ALTUOJ2G9P7V3DZ9TR351W3TS]Dream Theater - METROPOLIS (Parts one and two - Lyrics)[/URL]

There ye go, stoned rat :thumb:

R.I.P Victoria Page

[QUOTE=firecrackercheese]R.I.P Victoria Page[/QUOTE]

...yep

...

[QUOTE=BlindWriting]This has probably been discussed before, but, the best songs in Portnoy's song trilogy are, from favorite to least:
The Glass Prison > This Dying Soul > The Root Of All Evil.

Too bad they get progressively less good, but what's really interesting is listening to all three of them in a row. Pretty mind blowing.[/QUOTE]



Yes, it is mind blowing to listen to them in a row, but I have to disagree that they are getting "less good". I enjoy all three songs and I do not think any is worse than the other.

The Glass Prison was just mind blowing. I almost have a type of synthesia with that song, it's just great. The other two... not so much..

Anyone managed to link them all together...into like one big AA super track? I can see how it would fit - The ending notes of TGP are the starting notes of TDS, and the end of TDS can easily be made to fit with TROAE in many ways (ie straight into the main riff of TROAE or leaving the build up....whichever). I would try, but I'm pretty crappy at stitching tracks together, so if anyone with talent could then maybe they would upload it?

[quote]I just hope they would keep DT on it.[/quote]
DT are leaving for the last few dates anyway, so I doubt Australia would get them.
[quote]Anyone managed to link them all together...into like one big AA super track? I can see how it would fit - The ending notes of TGP are the starting notes of TDS, and the end of TDS can easily be made to fit with TROAE in many ways (ie straight into the main riff of TROAE or leaving the build up....whichever). I would try, but I'm pretty crappy at stitching tracks together, so if anyone with talent could then maybe they would upload it?[/quote]
Uhh... make a playlist?

Not like that, because at the end of TGP you have the noise of breaking glass after then ending notes and theres the big build up at the start of TROAE. I was just thinking of stitching them all together.

Meh, leave it.

I think TGP was the best song in that series. It just has everything DT is well known for, and they do a superb job on it, on all fronts.

[QUOTE=being.crazy.is.not.a.bad.thing]Meh, leave it.[/QUOTE]

Don't leave it...I'm just about to upload. I'll edit this post with the YSI link when it's done.

EDIT - [url]http://s9.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2757DEEG9EJVG3B25QA1LG4JHZ[/url]

Here ya go fellas. It's not the whole tracks, just the connections which could work live. Not that the discord of This Dying Soul and The Root Of All Evil are actually different!

I would have put all 3 tracks running into another on here, but that's like a 30 minute audio track, and even at 64kbps, it's still a 15 meg file which I can't be arsed to upload. Maybe another day.

You absolute legend. That is EXACTLY what I was talking about.

:thumb:

Expertly done too.

[QUOTE=The Depressed]Don't leave it...I'm just about to upload. I'll edit this post with the YSI link when it's done.

EDIT - [url]http://s9.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2757DEEG9EJVG3B25QA1LG4JHZ[/url]

Here ya go fellas. It's not the whole tracks, just the connections which could work live. Not that the discord of This Dying Soul and The Root Of All Evil are actually different!

I would have put all 3 tracks running into another on here, but that's like a 30 minute audio track, and even at 64kbps, it's still a 15 meg file which I can't be arsed to upload. Maybe another day.[/QUOTE]
Very nice work, dude.

I think I might have just signed my own death warrant on the Metallica thread :p

Quote:
Originally Posted by hetfieldfan86
So...nobody has heard of this DVD i speak of?? "METALLICA: a year and half in the life of" And by the way, MetallicA is definitely better than Dream Theater. I mean c'mon they influenced Dream Theater! METALLICA are imo, the greatest heavy metal band ever. The fact is the redifined the genre and took it to a whole nother level w/ heavier, faster riffs, vocal grit and versatility...and more stability than most bands can compare to....and to all you Megadeth fans out there(not say i'm not a fan) name one tune by Mustaine that rocks as hard and fast as Battery!..yeah exactly.



I'd have to agree with Digital Love on that one

Metallica is NOT definitely better than Dream Theater. In fact, let's just turn that around a bit, and the truth will be told: Metallica is DEFINITELY NOT better than Dram Theater. I'd like to see Lars keep up with Portnoy's playing. Kirk and Robert are fast; James is great at what he does (solid rhythm playing), but that's about it. Metallica is a great band, but technically, they can't touch Dream Theater. The DT level of ability (playing AND songwriting-wise) is just way above 'Tallica.

[QUOTE=The Depressed]Don't leave it...I'm just about to upload. I'll edit this post with the YSI link when it's done.

EDIT - [url]http://s9.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2757DEEG9EJVG3B25QA1LG4JHZ[/url]

Here ya go fellas. It's not the whole tracks, just the connections which could work live. Not that the discord of This Dying Soul and The Root Of All Evil are actually different!

I would have put all 3 tracks running into another on here, but that's like a 30 minute audio track, and even at 64kbps, it's still a 15 meg file which I can't be arsed to upload. Maybe another day.[/QUOTE]

great job :thumb:
thanks for that

[QUOTE=The Depressed]Don't leave it...I'm just about to upload. I'll edit this post with the YSI link when it's done.

EDIT - [url]http://s9.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2757DEEG9EJVG3B25QA1LG4JHZ[/url]

Here ya go fellas. It's not the whole tracks, just the connections which could work live. Not that the discord of This Dying Soul and The Root Of All Evil are actually different!

I would have put all 3 tracks running into another on here, but that's like a 30 minute audio track, and even at 64kbps, it's still a 15 meg file which I can't be arsed to upload. Maybe another day.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, about those discords.

I always have preferred to learn everything (no matter what musical instrument I'm playing) by ear. However, the one thing that I can never seem to work out myself is those kinda discords. WHY THE HELL IS THAT?!?!?! :angry: They sound great, but are confusing to the ear.

And by the way, if anybody can be bothered, the Metallica thread is hilarious :D

[QUOTE=thebigyin]And by the way, if anybody can be bothered, the Metallica thread is hilarious :D[/QUOTE]
Yes it is. Not even the regulars are sticking up for Metallica. :lol:

people people peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee[COLOR=Red]po[/COLOR]le!

NEW DREAM THEATER DATE! CIVIC HALL! WOLVERHAMPTON!

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!

[url]http://dreamtheater.net/tourdates.php#euro2005[/url]

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

I SHALL SEE THEM!

[QUOTE=EddieVanHalen769]Yes it is. Not even the regulars are sticking up for Metallica. :lol:[/QUOTE]
Really? *runs to metallica thread*

[QUOTE=3rdplanet]people people peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee[COLOR=Red]po[/COLOR]le!

NEW DREAM THEATER DATE! CIVIC HALL! WOLVERHAMPTON!

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!

[url]http://dreamtheater.net/tourdates.php#euro2005[/url]

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

I SHALL SEE THEM![/QUOTE]

I SHALL (hopefully) SEE THEM THREE TIMES!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH

[QUOTE=thebigyin]Yeah, about those discords.

I always have preferred to learn everything (no matter what musical instrument I'm playing) by ear. However, the one thing that I can never seem to work out myself is those kinda discords. WHY THE HELL IS THAT?!?!?! :angry: They sound great, but are confusing to the ear.[/QUOTE]

I can't remember the one from 'This Dying Soul', but the ones at the start of 'The Root of All Evil' are just tritones (diminished fifths).

Eb|----
Bb|-5--
Gb|-3--
Db|----
Ab|----
Eb|----

[QUOTE=azathoth]I SHALL (hopefully) SEE THEM THREE TIMES!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH[/QUOTE]

YOU MEAN YOU WILL GO SEE THEM AT EVERY DATE IN ENGLAND???

'CAUSE THAT WOULD BE \M/

[QUOTE=3rdplanet]YOU MEAN YOU WILL GO SEE THEM AT EVERY DATE IN ENGLAND???

'CAUSE THAT WOULD BE \M/[/QUOTE]

IF I CAN AFFORD IT!!!!11

[QUOTE=3rdplanet]people people peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee[COLOR=Red]po[/COLOR]le!

NEW DREAM THEATER DATE! CIVIC HALL! WOLVERHAMPTON!

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!

[url]http://dreamtheater.net/tourdates.php#euro2005[/url]

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

I SHALL SEE THEM![/QUOTE]


Dammit, I already bought tickets for London because I thought they were the only dates they were doing. Wolverhampton would have been much easier to get to. :angry:

Unless I go and see them 3 times..... hmmmm - my heart says yes but my bank account says no...

If I could I would see DT ANYDAY!!!!!

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Is it just me, or does Never Enough sound EXACTLY like Hysteria bt MUSE, or any muse song???? LaBrie rips Bellamy's voice so badly. He sucks.
And Intro to Octavarium is copy from Shine on ya crazy diamond by PINK FLOYD. they do like to copy from others dont they........tut tut.....
Still love 'em though.

Panic Attack and Never Enough do sound very heavily Muse influenced. MP is a huge Muse fan, he said last year that Absolution was his favourite album of the last decade.

Portnoy did. Never Enough sounds exactly like Stockholm Syndrone to me. A [b]big[/b] rip off.

Yeah, I had heard people saying they were similar before I bought the album, and when I heard 'Panic Attack' it sounded a bit like 'Stockholm Syndrome' and I thought that was it. Then came 'Never Enough', with exactly the same riff as 'Hysteria'! Also, I thought that the clean parts at the start of 'Sacrificed Sons' sounded like 'Sing For Absolution', the vocal melody sounds similar.

'never enough' has the same feel as 'stockholm syndrome'. the verse sounds very similar, they both use a similar key, they are both in drop-D tuning, and the structure is similar too.

labrie does do a matt bellamy rip-off vocal style in Panic attack - the bit where it goes 'run, try to hide, overwhelmed, by this complex delirium'