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Is it just me un GuitarNinja that are hootoo researchers AND Dream Theatre fans????

They are just SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO fab. And the production of their albums blows one away - what.

You gotta love 'em for their Prog-Metal fabness

Come on, there's more of you out there huh?

Absolutely love 'Images and Words' - couldn't quite get my head around 'Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence' tho....

How are you on Porcupine Tree?

I like Porcupine Tree but can find that, sometimes, they fail to deliver for me. They never quite reach the crescendo that they promise (sometimes).

btw - 6 degrees of inner turbulence I lurve - nice and LOUD. Plus Mike Portnoy (Drummer) just excels himself at times.

Yam

Perhaps I should give '6 Degrees..' another go sometime. They're definately more (ahem) "subtle" than DT that's for sure .

Except possibly the 'In Absentia' album which was as metal as they've ever got I think. There's some serious metal-out moments on the new one 'Deadwing' too.

How new is "Deadwing"? Plus PTree songs are all Mp3s I've gathered over the years. Some aren't titled and some I don't know what album they're off .

Have you heard Spocks Beard? Only saw them once supporting DTheatre and am wondering what they're like as a whole.

How about, instead of Pop Idol we have a Prog Idol

Prog Idol... Good idea, but the grand final would be about a week long

'Deadwing' has been out a couple of months, and is brilliant. Seriously, if you're a DT fan, you should check it out - and although 'In Absentia' isn't exactly my favourite, it's definately the most metal of their albums and as such would probably appeal to you.

Spock's Beard are great. If you're looking for more metal type stuff, look for the recent output - that's 'Feel Euphoria' and 'Octane' which are both albums made since Neal Morse left the band. Before that they're more traditionally 'prog' - look out for the double album 'Snow' and 'V'.

Wow - un

Thought I was the only prog rock/metal fan here. Not in a big-headed way you unnerstan', just a lo-en-lee, lo-en-lee, lo-en-lee, lo-en-lee way.

Yeah, Prog Idol it is then. I'd watch a week long grand finale .
D'yer think it'd be judged on how many time signature changes they can make in one minute?

Am i the only person that has never heard of Dream Theatre....who are they?? ....i guess they play rock music of some kind,but i aint ever heard of them,ive heard other people mention them too.
I think i mustv'e been hiding in the wilderness somewhere with me ears closed..

sooooooo who are they?
where they from?
what kind of music do they play?
do they sound/resemble any other band,if so who?
are they an old band or an up and coming band?
why have i never heard of them?
in fact who am i??
what place is this??
what planet am i on??

okay the last 3are just silly,but ya already knew that

Em

You are most definately NOT the only person who hasn't heard of Dream Theatre! They're kind of a lesser known band. They've been around quite a while now, but I think they're just getting popular with the new interest in metal music that's surfacing in the States.

How to describe them.... well, they're heavy rock, so lots of loud guitars and stuff but they're also PROG-rock, so their songs tend to be long and complicated with lots of time signature changes and solos. For example, a recent DT album was double CD with the first disc containing about 5 songs and the second containing just one.

Their music is also very grand and theatrical - imagine a cross between Yes, Queen and Metallica. How about that?

Who are they? Did someone just ask WHO ARE THEY - just a progressive-metal band.

They are from North America - where? well maybe New Yoik or California.

Music - prog-metal

They're unique I suppose. Just heavy and prog!

They've been going 20 years - (*psst* noo album 7th june - you aint seen me roight)

Why have you never heard of them? - cos you're a fewl

You are you and no-else is.

This is the planet Magrathea

BYEBYEBYEBYEBYEBYE

Coooooool,they sound awsome.i must try and get myself some sort of copy of their CD..

seeing as i love Queen and Metallica,and seen them both in concert,tho the Queen one was minus Freddieas it was the tribute.,but sadly i'm not into Yes,just haven't heard much of their music,and i don't think i own any CD's ,albums of theirs.

And if i do get their CD,and they sound crap,it'll be all your fault

Have found some samples of Porcupine Tree - think you can hear a snippet of each track from their latest album by clicking 'Listen to Deadwing' at :

http://www.porcupinetree.com/