Posts from Dream Theater

Well, maybe someone listens to/has listened to this wonderful progressive metal band:) In short:

Dream Theater is a progressive metal band from the USA, founded in 1986 by three students at the Berklee College of Music. Dream Theater are one of the founders and most well-known representatives of the "progressive metal" genre. The band's music is characterized by its unusual song structures, complex instrumental parts, and high level of musicianship.

Discography:

When Dream and Day Unite
Images and Words
Awake
A Change of Seasons
Falling into Infinity
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Train of Thought
Octavarium
Systematic Chaos
Black Clouds & Silver Linings

Personally, it's hard for me to pick a favorite album, maybe Metropolis or Black Clouds & Silver Linings, but they're all good:)

I didn't listen much, but what I did hear, I liked.

I listened to it, and I liked it :) So far, only 2 albums, but both leave a positive impression. Very, very long songs, quite unique, but I wouldn't say it's bad :) The 24-minute Octavarium is something else! At the moment, I like the tracks As I Am and Endless Sacrifice the most.

The discography in the first post can be updated :) Right now, I can add the band to my list of favorites (Maiden is starting to get a bit repetitive and boring). The relatively new albums, Systematic Chaos (In The Presence of Enemies, and especially the solo – it’s simply amazing!) and Octavarium (Panic Attack – one of my favorite tracks by the band), seem particularly interesting. Train of Thought is heavy and gloomy, but also quite interesting. By the way, the latest album also turned out to be pretty good; maybe I just haven’t fully listened to it yet. So far, the most notable tracks seem to be the last one (the long solo and the concluding part, in particular), as well as A Rite of Passage. The band doesn’t immediately “click”; you need to listen carefully and play the albums several times. It seems that this is a characteristic feature of progressive music in general. But you can listen to it for a very long time, as it doesn’t get boring :)

I updated it. You can actually listen to it for a long time; I've been listening to it for almost two years now.