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Exactly. That's why I included the phrase.
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It would be your opinion by virtue that you said it anyway.
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I think the problem I have with this is that to me, they are not a lightning rod for a discussion like this. They are not conterversial, just really technically sound but soulless in their approach.
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There's no consensus for "soul", that's self-appointed. People who aren't crazy about DT's music are quick to point out something like "they're all technical, nothing more"... very easy to assume. I find their music has an immense amount of intensity and emotion, with plenty of melody. "Space-Dye Vest" is hardly an example, but mellow nonetheless. "Hell's Kitchen" and "Stream Of Consciousness" as instrumentals would make for a good dose of "soul" I'm guessing, if you can't get into the vocals just yet. I, for one, love James Labrie's voice more than ever. He's got an immense amount of vocal range. Even next to 10 or so other vocalists, he stands out (anyone ever listen to Ayreon's The Human Equation?).
And what's this about contreversy? What does that even mean? You'd like them to act in a Frank Zappa sort of way? You probably don't mean that in a "every album has a distinct difference" sort of way (which they do), but they do have a very original style of music, considering their early albums anyway. The TOT and SDOIT albums sure didn't help label them as original, but they knew before hand what they wanted to create, and that was a classic metal album, and something ressembling Marillon. Everything before that can't be as easily compared.