Omeganex9999

Oh, beautiful concert, the best live performance by Dream in my opinion. Not too showy and full of feeling. Of course, the next review MUST NOT ACCEPT ANONYMOUS COMMENTS, so maybe only those who have actually listened to it will vote. Not AntiDreamTheater fans and their dancing companions (Like watching "Il pastore serafino," who claims not to know the band and gives it a 1 - 1). I’m trying to raise your average.

Well... I don’t understand what you mean by "hitting the mark," referring to the fact that we saw one of your ports above our heads. If you come here to give me a lesson, I think you’re putting yourself a bit higher... I could even quote the phrase for you: you are intelligent people, because it shows, but I also see that you don’t have the right objectivity because, enchanted by a purely technical phenomenon, you are not alone anyway; I’ve met many like that and I myself went through that phase. In time, you will see that you will distinguish true Art from illusory Art. This is arrogance, my friend; this is pride. And it shows immaturity. Leaving aside the argument that Larrok is RIGHTLY bringing forward, to which you CANNOT respond accordingly (like many other points we've raised that you ignore... bah), I want to make you understand that I could easily find Picasso not an exceptional artist and find a 12-year-old a genius, simply because art is subjective. A painting by Picasso might not convey anything to me, while a painting by a kid could drive me crazy. This is the point. But I’ll tell you more; in my opinion (Learn these two little words that honor those who pronounce them :D) the more open-minded one is, the more "art" one can appreciate. Trying to understand what the artist wants to convey is often a good starting point for beginning to appreciate music. I applied myself to this a while ago with the Cure and Joy Division, and, MY GOD, it was never more right in my life. PS: “I didn’t take the liberty of calling you an idiot. The only thing directed at you personally was "ignorant," because you’ve shown yourself to be so, at least in prog-metal matters. Let me give you some advice; listen to "A Pleasant Shade of Gray" by Fates Warning and tell me where there’s showboating, listen to "The Perfect Element" or "Remedy Lane" by Pain of Salvation and tell me where the hyper-technicalities are, listen to "Operation: Mindcrime" by Queensryche and tell me where you find this coldness. After that, you can express an opinion. Right now, you’re speaking in Clichés, tired phrases, and a collective mindset. Then it would be interesting to see who you are as a verified user (and stop ignoring this request of mine...) and to know what you listen to, from a "advanced" mind...

AntiDT, ABOVE ALL, you forgot the "In my opinion," since you are talking about YOUR opinion. You continue to not identify yourself. I don't understand how you can feel a step above "us," without having the slightest idea of who an Omeganex9999, a Larrok, a Poltergeist, etc. might be on the other side of the computer. Whether it's a 15-year-old wanker on DeBaser during breaks between sessions, a 25-year-old who has played in various bands for several years, or a 45-year-old married with kids who just wants to relax by writing a couple of lines here every now and then. You also can’t know what kind of culture someone has, musical or otherwise, to judge them. Sorry for the accusatory tone, but it seems to me that you are exaggerating a bit.

Are you saying that someone who creates great works of art is a genius? And on what basis is a great work of art judged? It seems to me you're not saying anything...

He says it because that's what's said. As can be seen from his empty comments, devoid of any trace of thought or personality. I know far too many people for whom Dream Theater suck "because they suck," who are cold because "they are cold," who are just technical because "they are just technical." Dream Theater draw from many sources of inspiration, they are great lovers of prog and have never made a secret of it (Moreover, in February 2004 Jordan Rudess played a piece of "Impressioni di Settembre"...). If you want to be taken seriously, Mr. AntiDT, stop writing anonymously and come in authenticated, but, ABOVE ALL, justify your words. Petrucci is not a genius, Picasso is.

Great Larrok, here people often forget that art is about feeling, and they place too much importance on "Originality" and "Significance," which matter, sure, but only to a certain extent. There’s a lot of "original" stuff that I often listen to and appreciate too, but when I want to experience EMOTIONS, I listen to what MOVES me. To say that the Dream are fake, that they are only in it for the money and similar bullshit...

Yeah, we are the fanatics... you, on the other hand, are a pathetic being who signs as AntiDT. There is no tolerance because you take shots at the Dream, yourself included. They can be liked or not liked; they are not untouchable at all. If you learn to read before you write, you’ll realize how this OBVIOUS thing has already been said before. The band definitely leaves something! They leave emotions to us who appreciate them, they leave a beautiful slice of prog and metal history, they leave 5 high-level musicians and many whiny little kids who love to mock without any valid reason. The funny thing is that you always say the same phrases... Pure monotony...

Exactly Poltergeist. There is no tolerance here! I don’t go around giving 1 star to all the CDs of a band I don’t like without having heard anything. One can accept that reviews can be voted as one pleases, since it’s presumed that the reviewer has read it, while voting on a CD, especially demonstrating that they haven’t listened to it, is something immature people do. Not to mention Mr. Petrucci, who says that emotions are not a measure of music... maybe art is sensation... but good luck explaining that to him... emotions are subjective, which is why not everyone likes the same things... he answered his own question... but he has a whole ham in front of his eyes, we’ve understood that for a while now...

And you, an anonymous idiot HU HU!

Well Mr. Petrucci, I would say that I like Dream Theater 100% in everything they do, both for what they create and for how they perform it, and ABOVE ALL, for the EMOTIONS they give me. To say they are just about technique means having blinders on. Giving a 1 to the review and a 1 to the live performance is just being narrow-minded (Let's be serious, I don't believe those who rate 1-1 have ever listened to the live performance in question... Arrogant...). To say that one only listens to Happy Metal because they appreciate Dream Theater is idiotic (No offense) and narrow-minded (Just to clarify, I love Death, I love the Meshuggah you mentioned, I listen to a lot of Prog, yes, but also Death, Thrash, and a bit of Black when it comes to Metal, and a lot of Hard Rock/Prog from the 70s to today, not to mention some new wave-darkwave, along with everything else that comes my way). To say that Fates Warning and Pain of Salvation are hyper-technical show-offs is idiotic (Again, no offense), IGNORANT (Here the offense is missing because it’s a matter of fact, regarding the two groups mentioned, of course!) with serious hearing problems from what I can see… and obviously with blinders on. So, PLEASE, once and for all, LET'S STOP firing at zero. Here we have a good number of people who listen to a lot of music, and we don’t need messianic new users coming to explain how things work based on their musical convictions. Here, the one who can say "Broaden your horizons" is the one who appreciates Dream Theater for reasons that people like you cannot even begin to imagine. All the tired and worn-out discussions that come to this site every day about the same bands for years are NOT constructive or educational; they only serve to create confusion. I hope I managed to explain myself. No hard feelings, this is my opinion.