Dream Theater

[mr_freeze338]

Let me try to explain......I think you're putting words in my mouth here. I said the band is NOT conterversial. They simply play music. For some reason, everyone uses them as a lightning rod. They're just another band. For some reason you took my quote and said they need to be conterversial.

Guess my interpretation wasn't the best. But anyway, I think I know what you mean. For the amount of people who bring up DT in a forum, there isn't enough for them to talk about besides "Which song do you like the most?". Most of the good topics on this band have been tired out, unfortunately. But I always enjoy discussing about which album is superior and how, or which drum sequences were the most interesting, or who's the better keyboardist... things along those lines.

You know when I first heard their stuff I was blown away. But I can't remember why I changed my mind. Methinks I need to give it another listen.

The only part of that album I got tired of quickly was the glorified jamming that was Three Minute Warning. It's unbelievable how these guys can improvise, but I never enjoyed that half hour of pure speed all that much. Everything else on the album is top notch though, although I can't say the same for LTE 2. Everything until "When The Water Breaks" was great on that one, but after that it got lame. If you already do have that second album, listen to Biaxident right away, it's by far the best song they've made.

I find LTE to be an interesting sound, giving the shot of heavy hitting in combination with a good deal of technical difficulty, just to keep it interesting (and to keep it from being a heavy metal version of ZZ-Top).

You can never be too technical if you ask me, as long as you don't negligeate melody.