ok i just listened to the 4 songs on the DT myspace page, and i must admit i am quite underwhelmed. the first three songs were slow, boring, and extremely simple. how come the most technical prog band plays 90% chords? the 4th song 'panic attack' was more mid to fast and pretty catchy. there were more leads and melodies than the rest of the songs, but still nothing particularly impressive compared to so many other bands. is the hype because they play some different time signatures than 4/4? thats not very hard if the riffs are as lame as these.
Dream Theater is technical music for people that havent heard technical music.