Dream Theater fans, Identify yourselves

I'm one, a pretty substantial one at that, but be warned, there are plenty of people here who dislike them almost as much as you like them.

Also, you may want to add some substance to your opening post.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Storm Petrel

Thanks Helloween, for the advise, how is it now?

It's good, but i would be asking some questions of the viewers, essentially ask people to make posts like Starslight did.

As for me, i enjoy all of their albums almost equally. The only song by them i actually dislike is You Not Me on Falling Into Infinity.

In my opinion they're lyrics have suffered a little bit ever since Moore left the band after Awake. Sure Petrucci is a good lyricist, but it seems that there's alot of pressure on him. Sure Portnoy and Labrie are writing songs too, but not nearly to the extent that John has been, and probably will continue to do.

I'm also going to be picking up SCORE on release. Hopefully it won't be too expensive.

How ya doing, buddy?

I personally really like Charlie Dominici when he sings for Dream Theater on their first album. That's probably because i also really like Michael Kiske's work with Helloween. They have similar voices.

szammit: Train of Thought is very different from all of DT's other albums. The mood is subsantially darker, and most of the ablum is based around heavy pounding riffs. It certainly is an acquired taste, but if you give it time, you may come to enjoy it.

Octavarium is quite different than the other albums, and has a similar feel to Awake. The instrumental qualities are no where near as complicated as Six Degrees, Scenes, or Train. I think this album was focused around trying to appeal to the fans who left the band after Falling Into Infinity Flopped, and trying to return to an older Dream Theater, or at least that's how it felt for me.

How ya doing, buddy?