Ken, chill man your reading too much into things
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Anyhow, the only wanking I hear revolving around Petrucci is the jelous MF's that could never come close to what that boy can and has done with a guitar and music. I enjoy every minute of Systematic Chaos and the rest of their albums as well. I think peoples problem is... first of all they jump on the pier group train that says you must hate DT and to prove this you must... A - start shit everytime the name is mentioned and while doing so you must... B - use the word wank at least every third sentence. I dont think people know how to listen to it, these so called long wank fests are musical passages expressing the atmosphere implied by the song. Some people just arent deep enough to go for the trip, they think they are listening to a "solo... aka wank fest". I find myself always amazed at how they can put that stuff together like that and they have never failed to provide me with an enjoyable adventure.
So...... WANK away all ye great budding musicians... I no doubt will soon be hearing your astonishing, state of the art, break through albums................ baaaahahahahahaha