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Originally Posted by boo boo
Oh the stupid arguments I've had with DT fanboys who would say things like "Well they're better than Nirvana, at least they're not repetitive".
Repetition can be a good or bad thing depending on how you use it.
Contrary to popular belief, prog bands knew the value of repetition, KC used repetition A LOT, Larks and Red for example.
And that's Dream Theater's biggest problem, they have ADHD or something, they can't stick to any kind of pattern.
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I am going to thank God everyday that I don't have a music outlook like you.
First of all, if you don't think they are prog than I think that disqualifies you from all discussion. They have delved into every facet of progressive rock and if you listen to Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, Scenes from a Memory, or Octavarium, and you find these guys don't play prog then you are deaf.
And yes, repetition is bad. Artists should explore, and produce new things. I think one of the things that appeals to me about DT is that their only goal is to push the limits and play something that sounds good.
I think that if any well known pop artists had their talent, and knowledge of theory, they would take their musical outlook. Jimmy page simply doesn't know how to do some of the things that Petrucci can. I am not saying that DT is better than Zep, I am simply saying that where Page's talent ends, Petrucci has the ability to explore and extract more out of the guitar.