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donnymurph
Wow. Are you like, really young? Or do you just live in a country where not many artists tour?
I saw Iron Maiden a few weeks ago, they were fantastic. Saw QOTSA the same day and they were pretty disappointing.
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donnymurph
QOTSA was on before Maiden lawl. Maiden closed the show
I knocked a few good names off my list that day (it was a music festival). Dimmu Borgir, Kylesa, All That Remains, Rob Zombie. Unfortunately, Slayer was cancelled, but I've already seen them twice before anyway.
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LookOut
Agree with that. Only one out of my Big 4 that I haven't seen live.
Yeah, I have also seen a few bands only after they changed their drummer (Blind Guardian and Opeth mostly). It sucked, but guess you have to live with it.
Btw I've seen Dream Theater about 5 times now I believe. The first 2 gigs were "an evening with DT", meaning no support band and 3 hours of godly DT music. This summer I'm gonna see them again in Germany with their new drummer (and they're excited about it, so I guess he's cool. He has to be to replace mr. MP!)
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donnymurph
Yeah replacing MP is a big job.
When they were doing the Evening With Dream Theater thing, I was working in fast food, living alone, and spending most of my disposable income on drugs and partying. Not that I regret doing it, but it meant I was too broke to go to an Evening With DT. Oh well.
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donnymurph
Yeah I'd still be happy to go see Petrucci and Rudess rip it up.
Also, just posted this in the book club thread lol.
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donnymurph
I've only ever (deliberately) posted in the book club once. It was just that they are in the same spot. I posted, then read the post above and thought "Why does this post have nothing to do with what we are currently discussing, and doesn't even reference music at all. Oh... Oops. Delete!"
Post by
LookOut
I don't think they'll ever be able to play "Dance of Eternity" without Portnoy, though =P
You should listen to the drummer on LaBrie's latest solo album. He's pretty crazy too. And iirc he does some grunting vocals!
I'm thinking he's MP's replacement. No way to be sure obviously.
Post by
donnymurph
LaBrie does solo work?
I am so out of the loop. Time to subscribe to Metal Hammer again.
Post by
LookOut
"One More Time"
, track #1 on the Static Impulse album
Edit:
Peter Wildoer
, the drummer on that record (who apparently also played with Arch Enemy etc...)
Post by
donnymurph
First two seconds, already very impressed with the drumming. Does LaBrie actually play any instruments?
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LookOut
Does LaBrie actually play any instruments?
His wiki says drums, keyboards and percussion, but I have not seen him play. I vaguely remember him standing by the keyboard, but that was to like hold down 1 or 2 keys on 1 keyboard while Ruddess went mad on the other xD
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donnymurph
I don't rave over there early work much. It's well put together without being particularly inspiring.
From
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence onwards
, they amaze me. As you can see from my favourite albums list in my user profile.
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LookOut
I don't rave over there early work much. It's well put together without being particularly inspiring.
From
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence onwards
, they amaze me. As you can see from my favourite albums list in my user profile.
Funny, I'm sort of the opposite. I love their later stuff too, but my favorite albums are some of their earliest. The best IMO are
Images and Words, Awake
and
Metropolis Part II,
in that order I'd say. The new stuff is still great for sure. Dream Theater can't go wrong.
Same pretty much. I'm surprised you find the early work uninspiring Donny. My favourites are Metropolis Part II, Images and Words and Systematic Chaos. Least favourite being Octavarium with exception of the title track (still a great album though).
Hang on.
Erotomania <3 ... Awake is my favourite too!
In the Name of God <3 ... Train of Thought as well!
Peruvian Skies <3 ... so is Falling into Infinity!
etc. etc.
You get the idea ^_^
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donnymurph
All of it is amazing musicianship. But being a straight metalhead, I naturally prefer them since their slight style change from 6DOIT onwards. Train of Thought is my absolute fave.
The earlier stuff, while brilliantly written, just doesn't leap out of the speakers at me quite as much.
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