Recent content by XR4Tim

Love Connection... now for Symphony X fans. :p

Looks like Chicago is the plan for now. Maybe Detroit too, but it's too soon to know if that will work for me or not.

I was there when they opened the Dimond Center location. Do they still have the store on Arctic and 36th? My old vocalist's sister works for Mammoth.

What part of Alaska are you in? I know of a couple of prog-heads up there, but get used to special-ordering your music. Sam Goody in the Dimond Center carries Dream Theater and Symphony X, but selection is sparse.

1. Inferno 2. I'm going to leave this one blank since I'm not familiar with ALL of their songs.

I love a standard grand piano sound. Most lead keyboard sounds end up sounding cheesy.

Born in Bavaria, grew up mostly in Alaska, and I now live in Michigan.

Agreed. I have a lot of respect for Will Smith.

No, actually I think your description was a little clearer. Thanks.

I think they're splitting hairs there. Soon every band will have their own genre attached to them.

I had never heard the Term "power metal" before I heard Symphony X labeled as such. What makes a band "power metal"? Symphony X sounds like neoclassical prog metal to me. In fact, the CD says "File under progressive metal". Though I've never seen a store with a progressive metal section...

Yeah, I think you picked the wrong forum to post this on...

I'm 21. I haven't given up on music as a career yet. I play drums, some guitar, bass, piano, trombone, and everything else. I hope to be a professional drummer in a progressive metal band. I know that even "successful" prog musicians rarely make enough just from music for a comfortable...

If they get played on SIRIUS, more people will hear the music, more people will then buy the CDs and attend the concerts, bringing in more revenue for the band. You want Symphony X to be successful, don't you?

I have met VERY few people who have even heard of Symphony X. The one's that have are all musicians. Of course, prog isn't really popular in the US as compared to Japan and some parts of Europe.