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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier
Dream Theater mostly appeal to people who were AOR and pomp rock fans of the 1970s and 1980s. They then added metal to the mix and hit the jackpot.
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I reckon this is one band I'll never get into. Their songs are just almost like too much work; can't enjoy them. Though that said, "Hollow years" off "Falling into infinity" is a great song. See? When they do it nice and simple...
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ELP were probably the most pretentious of all prog bands, they knew how good they were as musicians and made no secret about how good they were either. They're not a group I love but they do have some great albums and the tracks "Tarkus" and "Karn Evil 9" are two of their best.
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I despise Tarkus, and consider ELP almost the forerunners to Dream Theater. Overly pretentious, preachy in a musical sense and just totally dead boring. IMO of course.
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Rush's lyrics can be pretty bad at times I agree,
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But then there's 2112. And "The necromancer". And what's wrong with "The trees" anyway? I love that track. That said, I'm not the biggest Rush fan, but I can certainly enjoy their music. Geddy's screeching can get on the nerves a little, all right.