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Anyone like Dream Theatre??

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  1. AFink93 AFink93 is offline

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    Oct 10th, 2011 (10/10/2011 7:26pm)

    Going to see them tonight for first time in Boston. They are supposed to be an amazing live act. I know Mike Portnoy is no longer with them but Mike Mangini is supposed to be a beast on the kit.. Anybody ever seen them? Cant wait.


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    Oct 10th, 2011 (10/10/2011 7:38pm) in reply to AFink93

    Used to listen to them before football games in college. Good jam.
  3. jonnyg123 jonnyg123 is offline

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    Oct 10th, 2011 (10/10/2011 7:55pm) in reply to Oh Rale

    yes, incredible band and amazing live act. my favorite song/performance is definitely:

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    Oct 10th, 2011 (10/10/2011 8:08pm) in reply to AFink93

    huge fan. post tr later tonight!
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    Oct 10th, 2011 (10/10/2011 8:13pm) in reply to Hank H1LL

    Used to follow them extensively in high school


    have a great time
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    Oct 10th, 2011 (10/10/2011 8:15pm) in reply to shanetrain22

    have fun, finkster.

    Edited By: shanetrain22 Oct 10th, 2011 at 08:18 PM
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  7. jonnyg123 jonnyg123 is offline

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    Oct 10th, 2011 (10/10/2011 8:35pm) in reply to shanetrain22

    ^^^ such a great fucking song.

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    Oct 10th, 2011 (10/10/2011 8:37pm) in reply to jonnyg123

    Never saw them. I hope Portnoy left because of a complaint, though.
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    Oct 10th, 2011 (10/10/2011 8:39pm) in reply to BlueDemonJJ

    portnoy left because he'd been with them forever and wanted a change in direction (I think- I could be wrong). I remember he wrote some long letter to the fans on his blog.

    here's the link

    http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=465305449594
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    Oct 10th, 2011 (10/10/2011 9:07pm) in reply to jonnyg123

     
    Originally Posted by jonnyg123 View Post

    portnoy left because he'd been with them forever and wanted a change in direction (I think- I could be wrong). I remember he wrote some long letter to the fans on his blog.

    here's the link

    http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=465305449594

    Oh, okay.
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    Oct 10th, 2011 (10/10/2011 9:18pm) in reply to jonnyg123

     
    Originally Posted by jonnyg123 View Post

    portnoy left because he'd been with them forever and wanted a change in direction (I think- I could be wrong). I remember he wrote some long letter to the fans on his blog.

    here's the link

    http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=465305449594

    And he know plays for Avenged Sevenfold... very well I might add
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    Oct 10th, 2011 (10/10/2011 9:25pm) in reply to jonnyg123

     
    Originally Posted by jonnyg123 View Post

    portnoy left because he'd been with them forever and wanted a change in direction (I think- I could be wrong). I remember he wrote some long letter to the fans on his blog.

    here's the link

    http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=465305449594

    Portnoy was just on That Metal Show this weekend (it aired this weekend was shot months ago) and he was very clear why he left: after 25 years together and NO breaks (other than a few months here and there) he wanted to take a 1-2 year break. The rest of the band didn't so he either had to go record/tour with them against his will or leave so he left.

    The best news I've heard in a LONG time musically though - he and John Sykes (whitesnake, thin lizzy, blue murder, etc) are teaming up and have a ton of material already. Can't. Fucking. Wait!

    To OP, I've seen them live a few times and it's amazing. I've also seen Petrucci a few times on the G3 tours with Portnoy and it was amazing then too. If you can appreciate talented musicians then you will be blown away, granted the level of musicianship is not the same without Portnoy who is an all time great.

    Their most radio friendly song:



     
    Originally Posted by HazeMan View Post

    And he know plays for Avenged Sevenfold... very well I might add

    Was just temporary filling in for the Rev, he isn't there long term
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    Oct 10th, 2011 (10/10/2011 10:37pm) in reply to coolhandkev

     
    Originally Posted by coolhandkev View Post

    If you can appreciate talented musicians then you will be blown away, granted the level of musicianship is not the same without Portnoy who is an all time great.

    mangini is fucking awesome, and if the "level of musicianship" dropped with him as MP's replacement, then it's a pretty minimal one imo.
    Edited By: shanetrain22 Oct 10th, 2011 at 10:55 PM
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    Oct 10th, 2011 (10/10/2011 10:52pm) in reply to shanetrain22

    I'm going to the show Wednesday in NYC. They're playing with Trivium, who is a sick band in their own right.
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    Oct 10th, 2011 (10/10/2011 10:59pm) in reply to NetFan44

    <3 Dream Theater. Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from a Memory is one of the greatest albums of all time. Required listening from 1st second of 1st track to last second of last track. Can't just pick one song. It's a cohesive album that must be listened to in entirety.

    I didn't even realize they were in Boston tonight. I have plans but am considering changing them..
    Edited By: Rocket Surgeon Oct 10th, 2011 at 11:00 PM
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    Oct 10th, 2011 (10/10/2011 11:09pm) in reply to Rocket Surgeon

    There are still tickets left as far as I know. Stop by. I'm the dude in the hat..;)
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    Oct 10th, 2011 (10/10/2011 11:21pm) in reply to AFink93

    I like Liquid Tension Experiment a whooooole lot more, but Dream Theater is really good as well.
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    Oct 11th, 2011 (10/11/2011 12:01am) in reply to shanetrain22

     
    Originally Posted by shanetrain22 View Post

    mangini is fucking awesome, and if the "level of musicianship" dropped with him as MP's replacement, then it's a pretty minimal one imo.

    I'm pretty biased I guess I am just an enormous Portnoy fan it probably stems from him being so influenced by my favorite band/drummer in Rush.

    I honestly don't know much about Mangini other than he played with Vai for a little while and I only know that because of some old Vai DVDs I have. Doing a quick search he recorded a Rush Tribute album so he is already cool in my book lol

    I guess Dream Theater wouldn't hire anyone who didn't destroy the drums because the replacement was always going to be under the microscope attempting to fill some big shoes
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    Oct 11th, 2011 (10/11/2011 1:47am) in reply to coolhandkev

    Mangini's drum kit is outrageous. 4 bass drums. He's giving Neil Peart a run for his money for amount of hardware on a kit..
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    Oct 11th, 2011 (10/11/2011 1:55am) in reply to AFink93

    DO PIGS LOVE SHIT??

    DREAM THEATER PWNNNNSSSSSS
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    Oct 11th, 2011 (10/11/2011 3:05am) in reply to AMARTIN1181

    Was my fav band for about 10 years but I am not as much a fan of the newer stuff. Although I think Jordan Rudess is a better keyboard player, I kind of like the old vibe with Kevin Moore or Derek Sherinian. Always a great show and I agree with with the resident rocket surgeon that Metropolis 2000 was the best. Actually the live in new york for that album might be the highlight. Oddly enough that was with Jordan Rudess.
     
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    Oct 11th, 2011 (10/11/2011 3:23am) in reply to theredbaron

     
    Originally Posted by theredbaron View Post

    Was my fav band for about 10 years but I am not as much a fan of the newer stuff. Although I think Jordan Rudess is a better keyboard player, I kind of like the old vibe with Kevin Moore or Derek Sherinian. Always a great show and I agree with with the resident rocket surgeon that Metropolis 2000 was the best. Actually the live in new york for that album might be the highlight. Oddly enough that was with Jordan Rudess.

    If you are a Kevin Moore fan have you ever checked out OSI or Chroma Key?
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    Oct 11th, 2011 (10/11/2011 3:35am) in reply to KingPariah

    not that Im a big fan, I just like the older vibe in DT. I havent listened to either of those bands but my bro used to mention OSI alot. Im not doing anything so maybe I will check it out.



    I think it might have been a post in OT that tipped me off to this Joe Bonamassa guy. I have really been digging this band of his with Derek Sherinian lately.
     
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    Oct 12th, 2011 (10/12/2011 3:15am) in reply to theredbaron

    Just a quick update on the Show.. It was at the Orpheum in Boston which is an old theatre and not very comfortable. Kinda like everything in Boston. It was hot as hell in there and we are packed in there like Sardines in the Balcony..

    The show itself was awesome.. Trivium opened and Im not familiar with them too much so nothing exciting to report out of them..
    Dream Theatre was amazing. Any questions about a drop off in musicianship with the new drummer were ended immediatly. Mike Mangini is a sicko. This is what his kit looked like.


    Im only familiar with a few Dream Theatre songs by name and they didnt play them except Forsaken. Here is the setlist. They played for 2 hours.

    Bridges in the Sky
    These Walls
    Build Me Up, Break Me Down
    Endless Sacrifice
    Drum Solo
    The Ytse Jam
    Acoustic
    The Silent Man
    Beneath the Surface
    (with Eugene Friesen)
    Outcry
    On the Backs of Angels
    Forsaken
    Through My Words
    Fatal Tragedy
    Breaking All Illusions
    Encore:
    Under a Glass Moon



    The one song that really was my favorite was Endless Sacrifice. Holy fuck balls that is an awesome Song..
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  25. jonnyg123 jonnyg123 is offline

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    Oct 12th, 2011 (10/12/2011 3:25am) in reply to AFink93

    awesome setlist, glad you had fun OP. amazing band
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    Oct 13th, 2011 (10/13/2011 5:20am) in reply to jonnyg123

    Yeah I just got back from the NYC show. Endless Sacrifice was insane. The drum solo was intense. The new drummer is awesome.
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