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MFCA13 t1_jcumoc9 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Why is Eminem such a biter? by [deleted]

No point. I already used my words. Imitation is the highest form of flattery. Either you accept it, or you don't. Given you're lack of being able to see an outside view I'll stick with the emoji. Have a good day.

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Dazzling-Astronaut88 t1_jcul9ox wrote

Reply to Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt.2 Encore [Prog-Rock] by ethanhunt_08

I just can’t like this band. It’s just too “music school” nerd for me and I particularly find the keyboards ridiculous. I did watch and very much enjoy the YouTuber series on the drummer audition process and they all seem like genuinely nice, approachable and cool guys. I can also respect the fact that a band like this has built such a fervent fan base. But, musically, no.

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Dazzling-Astronaut88 t1_jcul8ee wrote

Reply to Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt.2 Encore [Prog-Rock] by ethanhunt_08

I just can’t like this band. It’s just too “music school” nerd for me and I particularly find the keyboards ridiculous. I did watch and very much enjoy the YouTuber series on the drummer audition process and they all seem like genuinely nice, approachable and cool guys. I can also respect the fact that a band like this has built such a fervent fan base. But, musically, no.

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Paragon8384 t1_jcuko57 wrote

Reply to Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt.2 Encore [Prog-Rock] by ethanhunt_08

Like a lot of people, DT got me into prog. I was starting college at the time (2014) when I began exploring their discography after hearing Panic Attack for the first time. DT were my gateway band to so many other fantastic prog bands & artists, my current top 10 favorites being Haken, Leprous, Between the Buried and Me, Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson, Thank You Scientist, Gojira, Vulkan, Caligula's Horse, David Maxim Micic, and TesseracT. My only regret is not getting into prog sooner.

I may not be as into DT's music as much as I was when I first started listening to them, but I still have a handful of their albums in my catalog that I occasionally come back to. Octavarium remains one of my all-time favorite songs too.

So op, if you like Dream Theater that much, I'm sure you've already listened to Haken, but in case you haven't, check out their 2013 album The Mountain. Their music is out of this world. They also just released a new album a couple weeks ago called Fauna and it is now my most favorite album from them. Band name is pronounced "Hay-ken."

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jr12345 t1_jcuhpxf wrote

Reply to Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt.2 Encore [Prog-Rock] by ethanhunt_08

I discovered them back in the early 2000s, I want to say some dude I was friends with brought them up and I hadn’t heard of them yet. My introduction was “Images and Words” and I’ve gotta say, I still prefer that album to all their others. Maybe it’s the early 90s prog aesthetic, I dunno. This isn’t to say I don’t enjoy their other stuff - I do.

I will say since getting Mangini I haven’t been the biggest fan. He’s a phenomenal drummer - better technically than Portnoy - but there’s something about Portnoys style that brings me back to his drumming.

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