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To Mario: evidently we have a different vision of what "Rock" is: for me both pop and metal are part of rock, regardless of whether they are modern or not. And in any case, I repeat that the stylistic elements of the DT are the same; they certainly cannot be judged by other criteria (for me). bye

oh right, alex :-)

Well.. actually Lux, it's not true at all that I haven't grown.. the fact that I still hold the same opinion doesn't mean my perspective hasn't changed, on the contrary! The point is that if anything, it's been further reinforced.. but now I realize that the review, for example, only touches on one point, and not even the main criticism regarding Dream Theater.. a criticism that I have extensively expanded on in the comments, addressing much deeper and more important topics.. so my point of view has definitely grown.. just take a look at my first comments and you'll notice they were much more superficial in defending my personal viewpoint. Of course, as you'll see if you dig a little, often those who have come here limited themselves to trivialities or worse, insults, or repeated the exact same concept that hundreds before them had expressed.. it seems to me it's quite the opposite. With this, I've also responded to Matt, who for the umpteenth time, given his evident inability to think in strictly musical terms, is trying at all costs to come up with arguments about me, obviously unable to substantiate them.. good for him :-)

Damn, cool... almost 16,000 comments :-D

X Mario: that Dream Theater are not Rock, in my opinion, is absolutely false: they weave around 30 years of rock history as if they were eating chips. So, would 70s progressive not be rock either? Because, ultimately, the approach, however inflated, is the same... but that would be historically false: progressive was indeed the culmination (in terms of elaboration, not quality in my opinion) of a development process whose stages are easily outlined. For sure, if there hadn't been psychedelia, there wouldn't have been progressive, and certainly the latter has enormous continuity with what had come before. Just as Dream Theater, while forgetting an entire generation of innovators in the 80s, have connected back to a very specific tradition to which they have made no substantial changes.

x Matt7, I was just missing your fanciful digressions... :-D where exactly would I be losing my touch? And above all, where is it that "without any defenses" I start to offend people? If you can pinpoint exactly where you read that, please let me know because I personally am unaware... but haven't you realized that I'm having a blast being here? with you it hasn't been very enjoyable, actually... you didn't effectively respond to a single post... :-) well, come back after you've listened to a couple of Velvet Underground records, throw in a Bob Dylan one too... just make sure you don’t pick one of the bad ones, heheheh :-D bye

Finally, I don't want to prove anything at all. This is simply, as already mentioned, a passion. It is you (you, like other recent commentators) who attribute to me absolutely unrealistic tendencies just to provide a comforting explanation for a judgment that you clearly consider heretical. But the point of the situation, I'm sorry for you, does not change: still, one way or another, you haven’t argued anything, as you yourself have admitted by defending yourself behind a questionable viewpoint. So be it :-)

I, for instance, admit that I don't know much about literature... with this, I can get along well with a writer who is not exceptional (probably not too bad either) like Stephen King, but I admit and recognize that I am essentially ignorant and acknowledge that my cultural level in this regard is quite low. There's nothing wrong with that; after all, I spend a good part of my day playing or listening to music. I mean, my passion is another one. But because of this, I wouldn't waste my time making so many critiques and comments in literature as I do in music: the comment you mentioned was indeed directed at this Matt7 (who I see has come back to make yet another useless comment) who pretended to defend Dream Theater while simultaneously labeling bands like Sonic Youth and Velvet Underground as incompetent or mediocre. I think he has little cultural understanding for doing that. Because I would never dream of calling Tolstoy "mediocre," regardless of opinions, and it certainly seems to me that one shouldn’t do the same with an ABSOLUTE band like Velvet Underground... do you understand the contextualization? So please make pertinent comments, because you did nothing but manipulate a very specific point of mine (without even bothering to try to understand it correctly) and you completely decontextualized it.

orione1977: I can understand that your initial posts were venting; in fact, I reiterate that it’s clear that if I wrote it, it’s my opinion; indeed, we’re here discussing it. I don’t feel the need to elaborate excessively on this topic. However, in your recent posts, you haven’t understood anything I’ve written. I did NOT say that LIVING emotions implies culture; rather, I said that having musical culture implies not stopping at the dismal effect that a Pausini piece can have but seeking the enormous expressiveness that a piece, say, by Pink Floyd can offer. It’s obvious that this doesn’t relate to each person’s cultural level; it simply concerns how much each individual (regardless of class or background, as is obvious—but you brought up this topic, not me) has the will and passion to educate themselves… this applies to every form of art…

"useless and biased review" ...ihihihi ...what stupid comments :-D