THE OFFICIAL DREAM THEATER DISCUSSION THREAD

[SilentRealm]

Labrie > Allen : P

IMO labrie isa much better singer all around.

this kids, is an example of what happens when you listen to too much DT.. you become deaf..

 

[reidie]

this kids, is an example of what happens when you listen to too much DT.. you become deaf..

Didnt you ever watch Bambi?

 

[SilentRealm]

you also kill deer if you listen to too much DT?

 

[reidie]

Maybe ... but i was referring to the wise words of the rabbit's mother - ie. if you cant say anything nice...

 

[SilentRealm]

pfft..nice.. thats for.. nice people.. lol

 

[PrgrsveMetalnChains]

this kids, is an example of what happens when you listen to too much DT.. you become deaf..

HAHAHA. Sorry but that was hilarious.

I respect LaBrie, he has a good voice for what he does, which is sing very clean and true. What's good, and IMO better about Allen, is that he has that AND the ruffage you hear a lot of on the new album. Versatility is the key in my book. I think DT dropped that ball with Train of Thought, trying to be a little harder which doesn't seem to work for them...mostly and probably because of his vocal style.

...and if those are "respectively" Petrucci and Portnoys lyrics? Then he is weak and should, as the singer of the band, write the lyrics himself so people don't think he has no lyrical creativity lol; because I have to be honest...I have yet to hear one DT song that, with the lyrics or meaning, really gets my attention or touches me in some form or another.

As for saying Vai excels in innovativeness and what not, it really all comes down to age, because with every era comes new guitarists with new ideas...so naturally any virtuoso or guitarist in their league will probably turn out to be more "excelled" than Vaughan simply because he died and since then people naturally have gotten better and better. Satriani was around the same time Stevie was, and I don't believe that he was nearly as good as Vaughan at the time...though you may.

 

[J-Dubya 777]

they all pretty much fail compared to kevin moore.

For sure, Moore era DT > Rudess era

I couldn't agree more with these two replies. When I think about it, the addition of JR coincides with my stronger & stronger distaste for DT.
They don't SUCK, but they haven't done ANYTHING for me since SFaM...

 

[progmetaldan]

I prefer Rudess as a player, however I think the band as a whole was at it's strongest song-wise with Moore on keys... I think from a musicianship point of view they're at their strongest now, but the songwriting was best IAW, Awake and ACOS ... imo

 

[Kenneth R.]

agreed

 

[DoomsdayZach]

I prefer Rudess as a player, however I think the band as a whole was at it's strongest song-wise with Moore on keys... I think from a musicianship point of view they're at their strongest now, but the songwriting was best IAW, Awake and ACOS ... imo

I prefer Moore as a player and Rudess as a lover.

 

[Ascension]

l prefer Rudess as a wizard and Moore as a...well....hmm nothing right now because he's not doing much...especially writing decent material.

 

[CantoX]

I like Vai better
Obviously because you like Vaughn better and have not actually attempted to compare the two you have a somewhat biased and unbalanced love for Vaughn, so I recommend you check out more Vai albums before you quickly put him down.

 

[CttN]

I would like to rub Vai against me to ward myself against evil spirits.

 

[progmetaldan]

I would like to rub Vai against me to ward myself against evil spirits.

I'd rather rub Vai against me in the hope that some of his guitar related awesomeness would rub off onto me...

 

[mark b]

I prefer Rudess as a player, however I think the band as a whole was at it's strongest song-wise with Moore on keys... I think from a musicianship point of view they're at their strongest now, but the songwriting was best IAW, Awake and ACOS ... imo

I couldn't have said it better myself, rudess i think is a more talented muso but they definately lost something when Moore left

 

[Kenneth R.]

if you rub the top of joe satriani's forehead you are granted 3 wishes.

 

[Horus]

It's true. I've done it before also.

 

[DoomsdayZach]

So is everyone here saying Moore is less? *snickers*

 

[Matt]

Rudess can't write a fucking song, so Ella wins.

 

[squidfetish]