I never got into'em before, but after hearing Panic Attack I fell with that song, I never liked them before cause they bored me somehow, and any song similar to panic attack or albums with this kind of sound.
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Well, if you like Panic Attack you should check out the album it's from, Octavarium. If you're into the heavier side of Dream Theater then you might enjoy their Train of Thought album. That being said, Train of Thought is, in my opinion, their worst album.
Images and Words, Awake and Scenes from a Memory are generally regarded as their best albums
Vegard Pompey
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Images & Words, Scenes From A Memory and Systematic Chaos are their best albums, but like unknown said, you probably want the heavier side of Dream Theater. Train of Thought is heavy almost all the way through but I regard it as one of their worst efforts. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence and Systematic Chaos are much better albums but aren't quite as heavy.
The Ozzman
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Train of Thought is their best album
Get these first:
Images and Words
Train of Thought
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
A Change of Seasons
then everything else
Get these first:
Images and Words
Train of Thought
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
A Change of Seasons
then everything else
Allfader
Kvelding
Well, if you like Panic Attack you should check out the album it's from, Octavarium. If you're into the heavier side of Dream Theater then you might enjoy their Train of Thought album. That being said, Train of Thought is, in my opinion, their worst album.
Images and Words, Awake and Scenes from a Memory are generally regarded as their best albums
Same Here.
Janga666
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As for heaviness Train of Thought is the way to go. I think its vastly underrated. It might be my favorite DT release actually. Seems like its a love it or hate it kind of album.
Vegard Pompey
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I don't hate Train of Thought, I merely consider it inferior to their other material. Many DT fans seem to be bothered by the nu-metal influence of ToT, though. It doesn't really bother me at all, I just don't think the songwriting on that album is up to par with their other albums.
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If you're looking for heaviness, I would stay away from DT. Nevertheless, Train Of Thought is their heaviest.
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dream theater is my favorite. John Petruicci and Mike Portnoy are easily the greatest guitarist/drummer combination I have seen, and although I've only been around for 18 years, somebody I know (forget who, lol) thinks they're the best combination since Hendrix/Mitchell...powerful words from my father (now i remember, lmao), who is a huge Hendrix fan. I only had to show him the symphony of Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence to get him hooked, and now, to my surprise, he's listening to things like Panic Attack and Sacrificed Sons with ease. Now I'm trying to get my 60 year old father into bands like Kalmah (lol)...I don't think it's possible
Anyways, I'm probably not as an experienced dream theater fan as many on here, but I never really liked Images and Worlds. Pull me Under is, imo, their most overrated song, I mean, I like it, but to me, Dream Theater is all about how they're the gods of musical instruments and singers...not necessarily how popular and catchy their songs are. I don't think you need to be ridiculously heavy in order to be considered "sick". Having said that, Falling into Infinity was my first, and probably my favorite DT album. Burning my Soul and You, not Me will keep you awake, especially since you said you like heavy stuff like that, while Lines In the Sand will probably give you a heart attack when you hear the cool-sounding Petruicci solo. Trial of Tears is just a great song in general, it's got it's highs and lows, but overall, just phenomenal song.
New Millenium, the album's first song, is just a great song. The beginning is great, once it starts sounding like something like Kashmir by Led Zeppelin, except better.
Other worthy mentions are basically the entire Octavarium album. The title track may be 24 minutes long, but to me it feels like 30 seconds--i wish it could go on longer. Oh, and one thing about DT is that if you're skipping through the album, it's usually worth it to listen to those really long songs that start out really slow--those ones are usually the best. Systematic Chaos is another great album--Forsaken's got great keyboard and is just plain fun. The Dark Eternal Night is quite possibly ONE of the greatest guitar riffs I've heard in a metal song. Plus, it kind of shows that they've got a sense of humor. But I won't ruin that part for you, it always makes me laugh Also, In the Presence of Enemies pt 1 AND pt 2 are also terrific songs. Can't go wrong with Dream Theater, the big DT. Enjoy!
Anyways, I'm probably not as an experienced dream theater fan as many on here, but I never really liked Images and Worlds. Pull me Under is, imo, their most overrated song, I mean, I like it, but to me, Dream Theater is all about how they're the gods of musical instruments and singers...not necessarily how popular and catchy their songs are. I don't think you need to be ridiculously heavy in order to be considered "sick". Having said that, Falling into Infinity was my first, and probably my favorite DT album. Burning my Soul and You, not Me will keep you awake, especially since you said you like heavy stuff like that, while Lines In the Sand will probably give you a heart attack when you hear the cool-sounding Petruicci solo. Trial of Tears is just a great song in general, it's got it's highs and lows, but overall, just phenomenal song.
New Millenium, the album's first song, is just a great song. The beginning is great, once it starts sounding like something like Kashmir by Led Zeppelin, except better.
Other worthy mentions are basically the entire Octavarium album. The title track may be 24 minutes long, but to me it feels like 30 seconds--i wish it could go on longer. Oh, and one thing about DT is that if you're skipping through the album, it's usually worth it to listen to those really long songs that start out really slow--those ones are usually the best. Systematic Chaos is another great album--Forsaken's got great keyboard and is just plain fun. The Dark Eternal Night is quite possibly ONE of the greatest guitar riffs I've heard in a metal song. Plus, it kind of shows that they've got a sense of humor. But I won't ruin that part for you, it always makes me laugh
Also, In the Presence of Enemies pt 1 AND pt 2 are also terrific songs. Can't go wrong with Dream Theater, the big DT. Enjoy!
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lol, Falling Into Infinity is easily my least favorite. I just never liked it. Awake, Scenes From A Memory, and Six Degrees... are my favorites.
to each his own, i guess
IMO, you can't NOT like ANY DT album--the worst you can possibly say about Dream Theater is that it was just a "good effort and nothing more" lmfao.
that said, to whoever recommended Awake (i honestly didn't look at the poster's name lol), to me, at least, Awake is just a "good effort and nothing more". EDIT: Oh..nvm it was you, lmfao. sorry about that moment of awkwardness.
And Learning to Live was just ok, i mean, It's got some great songs, but I just personally never got into it. But either way, you can't go wrong with Dream Theater. it's like he said, he likes heavy. Systematic Chaos and/or Train of Though would be the way to go, but I'd go Systematic Chaos, just because ToT's good, heaviest songs are all ridiculously long to the untrained ear. When i say untrained i mean people who aren't used to dream theater and their incredibly long songs lmfao.
IMO, you can't NOT like ANY DT album--the worst you can possibly say about Dream Theater is that it was just a "good effort and nothing more" lmfao.
that said, to whoever recommended Awake (i honestly didn't look at the poster's name lol), to me, at least, Awake is just a "good effort and nothing more". EDIT: Oh..nvm it was you, lmfao. sorry about that moment of awkwardness.
And Learning to Live was just ok, i mean, It's got some great songs, but I just personally never got into it. But either way, you can't go wrong with Dream Theater. it's like he said, he likes heavy. Systematic Chaos and/or Train of Though would be the way to go, but I'd go Systematic Chaos, just because ToT's good, heaviest songs are all ridiculously long to the untrained ear. When i say untrained i mean people who aren't used to dream theater and their incredibly long songs lmfao.
Vegard Pompey
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Dream Theater should be a clone of themselves with a few Symphony X elements added in? Wow.
I haven't heard Circus Maximus' second album though, it's supposed to be more original than the first I hear.
Mr. Bungle
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Go to youtube and check out the song "A Darkened Mind," I love both CM albums, but Isolate is better IMO.
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