bowie&barrett

The Dream Theater are 4 musicians with balls of steel, who play wonderfully. They were born, as a band, to play in the best possible way, not to play in the most innovative way. What drives them is the pursuit of a completely different sound project from that of the progressive bands of the '70s. Genesis, Yes, Gentle Giant sought "reaction," through a fusion between classical music and the anarchic music of jazz; the Dreams and others I won't mention to avoid making this post lengthy pursue "citation," obedient reference. Later, if you want, I will be clearer. But let's talk about the Dreams now.

P.S. It's so nice to talk with you, Giorrrrgio. But respond to the fire, okay? ;-)) Let's show that we know how to use this site!!

Regarding DeBaser's dots: they are nonsense. Period. End of the discussion about DeBaser's dots.

NO NO NO it’s not true, they are not unmistakable: half Rush, half Metallica (the nu-metal ones, the worst). They abandon the Europe sound AFTER Awake. A sprinkle of Tool. Duran Duran here and there (Lifting Shadows Off A Dream; the bridge of "Scarred" is practically "Save a Player"). References bordering on plagiarism to Frank Zappa, Al Di Meola copied from the first solo to the last; GENESIS, in every track. In Octavarium, they completely plagiarize two Muse songs (Stockholm Syndrome, Hysteria). The title track is a cut and paste of stuff ranging from Shine on You Crazy Diamonds to Supper's Ready by Genesis, to Thick as a Brick by Jethro Tull. Either they do it on purpose, which I believe… or they do it on purpose because they understand that the culture of 90% of their fans (not Giorrrrrgio) doesn’t go back further than 1992, the year I&W was released. That said, extraordinary performers. A political 7 and 1/2 for all their albums.

acc... do you really want to know? but a little touch of mystery is an essential component of my charm and vanity :-) anyway, the passage where I write --> "sometimes the quotes made by the Dreams are nothing short of cryptic, and denote a musical erudition that doesn’t annoy, but rather delights the palate of the most seasoned listener. This aspect is, in my opinion, even more important than their extraordinary virtuosity" <-- is something I genuinely think and feel about Dream Theater. as sarcastic as my entire contribution may be, I am truly delighted by the huge number of sound references they embed in their tracks. particularly in this album: I find it objectively decent and nothing more (bear with me, I own about 80 CDs from progressive musicians and bands, I can hardly feel anything down there anymore!!) but I swear that when I listened to it for the first time, I went through my entire life and spent a most pleasant evening. and then, you see? I rate it 3, or 7 and a half.

And I reiterate: I don’t criticize Dreams for their technicality (let me emphasize: an absurd critique if directed at a group of... progressive rock!), but for the painful drop in inspiration they’ve experienced since the dawn of the "New Millennium" (oops... I quoted it too :-)

giorrrrgio... did you not catch the general irony of my "very kind" intervention? Should I write in big letters THAT I'M FED UP WITH ALL THESE SPASMODIC REVIEWS OF DREAMS? My message is not an attack on young Marco: I repeat, God bless him for not listening to Tiziano Ferro. It's naturally addressed to all of you, so we can have a good laugh together about how much of a "gem" albums like these are in the musical landscape!! :-)))) In fact, why don't we continue the game? Which bands would you add to the list?

Yes, definitely, "One Last Time" really hits with the chorus!!! Long live Dreams, then: see you at the next review. [dedicated to the DE-Editorial Team]

7) Home --> LED ZEPPELIN "Kashmir" "Friends" "Gallow Pole" "Four Sticks"... but above all: AL DI MEOLA "Egyptian Danza" 8) The dance of Eternity --> GENTLE GIANT "Proclamation", "Schooldays", "The Boys in the Band", "Valedictory". "Plain Truth"; BANCO MUTUO SOCCORSO "Metamorfosi", "Roma/Tokyo". 9) One Last Time --> SPAGNA "Only Words" 10) The Spirit carries On --> PINK FLOYD "The Final Cut", "The Gunners Dream" "The Past War Dream"; DAVID BOWIE "Life on Mars?" "Heroes"....... 11) Finally Free --> GENTLE GIANT "Three Friends"; QUEEN "Toe Toriatte (Let Us Climb Together)"

Track by Track:
1) Regression --> PINK FLOYD Pigs in the Wind
2) Overture 1928 --> RUSH: "XYZ"
3) Strange Déjà Vu --> RUSH: "Analog Kid", "Freewill"; BLACK SABBATH: "Neon Knight";
4) Fatal Tragedy --> QUEEN: "The Prophet's Song", "White Man" etc.;
5) Beyond This Life --> QUEEN "You Take My Breath Away" RUSH --> "Natural Science"; GENESIS --> "The Return of the Giant Hogweed"; PINK FLOYD "Money";
6) Through Her Eyes --> FABIO CONCATO "Guido Piano".