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Old 12-30-2014, 05:19 AM   #52 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Machine View Post
Do you like Dream Theater, and I'd you do could you tell me why. I'm really truly interested because everything I've heard by them I've detested and I don't really have a good reason, the playing is excellent singing is usually good, but I feel like they make their songs over dramatic, and the 10 minute songs are just 3 minute songs and the rest is soloing.
Batty, stay away from Dream Theater. They're exactly the sort of band to make you think this was a bad idea after all. Much of what they do is definitely just technical wankery and not even that melodic. Showing off for the sake of it.
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I'm pretty surprised at how much you guys have shit on ELP in this thread. Maybe I'm just biased because my dad was a huge fan and I grew up hearing it, but I always thought their style was very entertaining.
See above, same explanation. Wankers.
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