Anybody ever heard o these guys? If so, what thinks you of them? Me thinks they ist ze coolest band ever. Not liken their new album much a 6 degrees though. Gonna see em in concert March 25 in Toronto.

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I love all their albums except for When Day and Dream Unite. A Change of Seasons is a 23-minute masterpiece.

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I haven't heard their older stuff yet, only a little of Awake, Scenes From A Memory, all of 6 Degrees like a million times, both Liquid Tension albums, and of course, Train of Thought. I'm gonna try to get ahold of at least Awake, cuz what I have heard from it really kicks.

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Well, I didn't like the lead's voice, despite how technically versed they are with their instruments

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With this kind of thread it'd be great if you could include a short list of tracks which are worth checking out for the people who have yet to properly encounter the band.

In response to Molgrew, I think their complicated methods are simply the coolest part of the music. Most mainstream is so simple that barely approaches art. This, however, as with most other prog such as Rush, King Crimson, etc., is art. It takes skill to make a composition that borders on classical in its complexity nad make it sound like metal. That is just my opinion.
Also, it takes skill to sing like that too. He learned the technique from opera. It's really amazing what a range LaBrie can hit.

From my small knowledge of the msuic, my favorite tracks are:

Liquid Tension Experiment - Universal Mind
Liquid Tension Experiment 2 - When the Water Breaks
6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence - Misunderstood
Glass Prison

There are lots more, but these are my all time favs.

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A Change of Seasons
Space-Dye Vest
Disappear
One Last Time
The Spirit Carries On
Finally Free
Pull Me Under
Metropolis Pt. 1 - The Miracle and the Sleeper
The Mirror
The Silent Man
Voices
Scarred
Blind Faith
Another Day


I'd say that's a good start.

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And most importantly...

Dance of Eternity

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My lead guitarist is in love with them. Havent really listened to them though.

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A Change of Seasons is freaking amazing

Ack, I can't believe I forgot that. I also forgot Home.

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GLASS PRISON is easily their best.
Disappear off Six Degrees apparently sounds like Radiohead, but it's really good, too.
A Change of Seasons.

The new album is OK. I'd have to give it a few more listens to really get to like any of the songs on it, though; but that's the way Dream Theater songs generally are.

The thing I like about Dream Theater is that no two albums are ever alike. There's something new with each one.

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My favourite song by Dream Theatre would have to be Eve. Really great, smooth instrumental worth taking a look at

They're one of my favorites. I like every album, at the bottom of my list is Falling into Infinity, though. I do like WDADU, just not the vocals. There's a recording floating around called When Dream and James Unite, which is a recording of WDADU with James doing the vocals. I'd really be interested to hear it.

I'm going to see them at MSG on April 3. Woo!

By the way, LaBrie is a great singer, but his range isn't unbelievable; there are plenty of male singers who can go higher. I think what really makes him stand out is his vibrato.

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