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no no, I criticize whoever I want, what can you do.. I have a lot of fun! "And to think they're really innovative".. ah! You’re the first DT fan brave enough to make such a statement, congratulations.. too bad though that it's a bit too easy; explain to us why they are so innovative, otherwise how would we know? "If they weren't so good at playing, they wouldn't be able to evoke these intense emotions".. what you can't seem to grasp even after 100 years is that technique isn't necessary to evoke great emotions.. tell that to Syd Barrett, Black Francis, Kurt Cobain, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, then tell it to Lou Reed, and share it with Kevin Shields, or the Reid brothers, all members of bands you surely know, about how important technique is for eliciting "emotions".. I bet they'd laugh heartily in your face, enjoying the thought that even though they were musicians with little technique, out-of-tune singers, total slackers, they created so much more than a group with enormous potential, but clearly LIMITLESSLY LIMITED, like Dream Theater..

hahaha, good one.. all the '80-'90 bands were useless.. hi Devon! ; )

Regarding the groups that have made music history, dear Stefano, we obviously have totally different views. The only ones I save from your list are Jimi Hendrix and Deep Purple; for the rest, it seems to me there's nothing essential. What have they built? In what way have they been modern? What have they founded, represented, inaugurated, or estranged the other groups you mentioned? However, considering that these are points of view, I still believe that your list is at least incomplete. The idea that Mr. Big or Extreme have made history, while groups like Velvet Underground, Beach Boys, and Sonic Youth have not, seems unthinkable, even to those who may not have much musical knowledge.

To say that the Cure are not original is obviously incorrect. Once again, I believe you are confusing innovation with originality, but they are two very different things (and the DT lacks both); the Cure have been an incredibly original band. As I mentioned a few months and a few dozen comments ago, Robert Smith has been an absolutely unique composer, with a very personal style, thus original. Throughout his career, he has transitioned from the jazz-tinged pop of "Lovesong," to the darkness of "All Cats Are Grey" (and the whole "trilogy"), to the pure psychedelia of "Snakepit" or "The Kiss," to the noisy rock of "Open." Few authors in the history of music have been so varied while maintaining an unmistakable style. And I want to emphasize, all of this with very limited technical means. I'm sorry, you can say whatever you want, including that they suck, but you can't say that the Cure are not original.

To Stefano: in fact, I really don't like Steve Vai. However, I've never generalized about genres; in fact, I never said (that would be an insult to dozens of BETTER bands than Dream Theater) that Dream Theater makes progressive rock. DT actually borrows from Queen, from '80s glam, and sometimes sadly from classic or thrash metal. What I said is that all their supposed "innovations" aren't really innovations at all if you've listened to even just a few '70s progressive rock bands. Everything that many DT fans are amazed about can easily be found in bands from 30 years ago. This is what I said... and I never even defined Pink Floyd as progressive, considering they have always been so only relatively and not throughout their entire career.

I shouldn't have done it.. points of view. In any case, since this is a free site, I'll write whatever I want and you're stuck with this review! There!

As for the solo, there’s a passage IDENTICAL to one by Gilmour in "shine"; it's a short passage, not a whole section of the solo, but it's the same.. Bye! ; )

mmm but listen dear Zuckina, actually I wasn't sure about "pigs on the wing".. I remember there's a piece by the Floyd that's practically copied word for word in "regression".. in fact, now that you remind me, maybe it was actually "outside the wall".. yes yes I agree

Laura Pausini is not an artist... someone who can't even write her own songs and performs pure crap like that cannot be considered one... just because she filled a stadium doesn’t mean anything in artistic terms; it simply means her records sell well... in your definition of an artist, you've overlooked HOW an artist must express themselves to be defined as such. Now, if art is creativity (until proven otherwise, you can say everything but that art is not creativity), and if creativity, scientifically defined, is divergent thinking, that is, the ability to find unusual solutions in solving a problem (in this case, an "artistic" problem, of composition or creation of a work with some meaning), and if divergence, as per the definition, means originality (which is not necessarily synonymous with innovation, as many mistakenly believe), then Dream Theater, through very simple logical deduction, are practically the ANTI-THESIS of art.

Well, in my opinion, Devon, the early Metallica were absolutely incredible! Kill 'Em All, no doubt about it, is just a fantastic album... that was real metal that innovated, not the backwards, retro conservative, superficial exhibitionism of DT.