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Events and Reports - Dream Theater - An Evening With Dream Theater, K B Hallen, Copenhagen - January 20th, 2004
Outside the poster said "An Evening With Dream Theater" and that should prove to be no understatement at all, in fact this night was rather like a dream!
What I witnessed from about 8:00 till around 11:45 with the exception of a 15-minute intermission (yes that 3 ½ hours) really can't be described in words, but it would be foolish not to try.
There was a real tense mood in the air in front of the stage, Steen and I was consuming those ever-recurring Smirnoff Ice, while Tajs was sent to the photo pit. Then suddenly the lights faded and the crowd went completely nuts. As always when one of my top favourite bands are about to enter the stage I get this funny feeling of pure excitement and when the videos on the three big screens started thematically in album order to count down I knew the time was about the expire.
From the right of the stage the shadow of John Myung appeared and with his deep intro bass lines to As I Am we were on our way to a most magical evening. I personally really dig this new song very much and the crowd helped James with the great chorus in loud fashion and John's vivid and ultra fast guitar solo sparkled with pure energy. The track went right into This Dying Soul that featured a great duel between Jordan and Mr. Petrucci, just fantastic played progressive music with bite.
Under A Glass Moon was the first oldie and the response was earth shaking, this heavy song worked better live than I have ever imagined, the guitar solo was played with an amazing perfection and flair for keeping the energy rolling.
After these three songs the fans had been warmed up and the audience reaction was really intense, this seemed a nice spot for a solo passage and Jordan was up for it. A very unique, classical inspired, keyboard solo that mesmerized the eyes of the spectator on the fast rushing fingers running down the keyboard with a million miles an hour. The three gigantic big screens helped in focusing on what was going on on stage and also gave some great atmospheres with the different and fitting videos.
Jordan ended his solo with the first melodies from the fantastic Through My Words and I just had to sing along when James started to sing all your eyes have ever seen, all you ever heard, these lines are simply divine and James voice does so well in injecting these slower parts with just the right moving feeling. Fatal Tragedy rocked pretty hard while the genius Beyond This Life saw John Myung laying down some very technical bass lines and Mike going completely nuts behind the drums. Jordan and Petrucci spiced the song with an extra mid-section featuring some incredible duelling and some quite joyful parts.
As a welcomed breather Hollow Years was delivered in a completely moving version, the acoustic guitar work was so reassuring and James' soft voice filled the rather big hall with ease and an all-embracing magic.
Things got very groovy with War Inside My Head and thereafter aggressive and fast with the brilliant The Test That Stumped Them All, featuring stunning detailed drums by Mike.
Endless Sacrifice is clearly one of my favourites from Train Of Thought, a big part of this fact lies in the catchy and very powerful chorus that also appeared very bombastic live. A varied track performed with skills that could make everyone seriously jealous. Seeing John handling his bass with such awesome flair is an experience in itself.
Before the break the band lined up to play the amazing and spellbinding Trail Of Tears, and I was sucked into the mystic mood of this song from the first chord, clearly one of the absolute highlights of the evening.
Just before finishing a refreshing beer (we don't drink that much, really!) and a conversation about how great it would be if they threw in some Awake songs, the guys were already back on stage and I felt a stream of satisfaction running through my body as the first heavy chords of The Mirror blasted from John's guitar, how great is that song!
Needless to specify just how fantastic this song worked live, but also getting Caught In A Web was more than could be hoped for. These two songs marked a very raw and dark part of the set.
Mike Portnoy gave a very good drum solo afterwards, innovative and technical. Honor Thy Father worked really well live and all in all being a great song, the very heavy beginning simply rocked.
Another big surprise of the evening was the melodic and soft Another Day fitting in perfectly after such hard songs. The version contained fantastic keyboard work and James' vocals this night was simply impressing and unbeatable.
From the Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence song we were offered another two parts, this time the atmospheric and emotional Goodnight Kiss and the rocking and the very catchy Solitary Shell, featuring Steen and I jumping around like madmen. I just can't help it, the combination of melodic keyboards and the awesome acoustic guitar rhythm is simply divine.
In the powerful Stream Of Consciousness the big screens featured grand firework, which was very symbolic for this 11-minute instrumental monster. I was quite surprised that they played Finally Free but it worked marvellous, this very long song succeed in remaining extremely hypnotizing all the way through, Jordan once again showing what a genius he is.
The first encore was the 14-minute In The Name Of God, a great huge keyboard solo, brilliant synchronized parts with Petrucci and his monster riffing were clear highlights in long track, coming out very raw, hard hitting and rather vivid. Playing almost the entire new album took up a rather big piece of the set but with 3 ½ hours it didn't really matter, these songs were also extremely successful in a live setting.
As they left the stage from the second time I was totally drained of energy, still the voices in my head kept saying, damn I wish they would play my one of my absolute favourite Dream Theater tracks Metropolis Part 1 just to make things totally over the top and two seconds later they fucking did! Simply unbelievable and a version that was just perfect and immensely thrilling.
In accordance with my remembrance from last years show here in Copenhagen, they this time around played completely new songs, a rather astonishing achievement by itself. The sound was much better than last time too, in fact it was amazingly good, ultra tight and totally crystal-like.
The joy these guys showed through an incredible 3 ½ hours was very contagious and mind-blowing in every aspect, truly a wonder band! With Dream Theater you get a lot of improvisation and extra fooling around, keeping the show filled with that "what is going to happen next?" vibe.
A very personal and important element in my relationship with this band is the lyrical element, a great deal of my own life somehow lives and exists within these songs, and tonight they played some of my absolute favourites, over and over that is, with James roaming the stage with absolute brilliance both vocally and as a front man. The show changed fittingly from extensive musical extravagance to intense audience involvement. Each member delivered an incredible performance and I was left completely satisfied.
This one takes full points, simply the best concert I have ever experienced.
Set list
As I Am
This Dying Soul
Under A Glass Moon
Keyboard Solo
Through My Words
Fatal Tragedy
Beyond This Life (with extra mid-section)
Hollow Years
War Inside My Head
The Test That Stumped Them All
Endless Sacrifice
Trail Of Tears
Intermission
The Mirror
Caught In A Web
Drum Solo
Honor Thy Father
Another Day
Goodnight Kiss
Solitary Shell
Stream Of Consciousness
Finally Free
Encore 1:
In The Name Of God
Encore 2:
Metropolis Part 1
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All pictures taken by Tajs | Written by Tommy
Tuesday, January 27, 2004 |
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| Comment by Dea (Anonymous) - Wednesday, January 28, 2004 | Cooooool pics!
Kram
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| Comment by Morten (Anonymous) - Friday, January 30, 2004 | Yes that was indeed a great show!!! This was my fifth DT show, and along with the one in Bremen in 97 this was by far the best. A bit too many sing along tunes, but they compensated for that in so many ways.
Nice pic's by the way!
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| Comment by lars aanum (Anonymous) - Friday, January 30, 2004 | yes it was a great show, i really enjoyed it. it was one of those night´s.....
I have seen menny concerts and have been too menny festivals BUT THIS IS THE BEST CONCERT EVER.....!!!!!!!!!
And by the way GREAT PICS.....!!!
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| Comment by Tommy (Member) - Friday, January 30, 2004 | 
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Comments: 74
Ratings: 31 | | We had a most excellent trip and what a night! .but what is it about those trains ha ha...
Cheers mate!
Tommy
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| Comment by Morten (Anonymous) - Friday, January 30, 2004 | By the way....
I'm the dude with the white sleeves and black t-shirt, and the bald spot at the bottom right in the pic just above the set list he he... I'm so old...
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| Comment by Ole Bach (Anonymous) - Friday, January 30, 2004 | It was fantastic concert,just brilliant musicians and it was very heavy and tight.O.B.
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| Comment by Steen (Staff) - Saturday, January 31, 2004 | 
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Comments: 518 | | In short, a phenomenal concert experience. I totally agree with Tommy (though Star One in Hamburg is still the best concert I have experienced). I'm amazed that you remember all those details, man. I think you owed me a few too many smirnoff Ice that night, hehee.
My personal highlights include the surprising inclusion of Another Day, all the songs from Scenes..., jumping through Solitary shell and singing along with Tajs to the ultra heavy The mirror and Caught in a web. That said, every single moment of this concert was special and I thank Dream Theater for putting on such a fantastic 3½ hour show.
The afterparty at Tex was pretty damn cool too.
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| Comment by Rune (Anonymous) - Sunday, February 1, 2004 | I am still flying high even now a week after the show! This concert was truly the best ever. To me, the hihglight was when they played Fatal Tragedy and Beyind this Life - it simply does not get any better!
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| Comment by Ulrick (Anonymous) - Monday, February 2, 2004 | Great pics and review.
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| Comment by simon (Anonymous) - Wednesday, February 4, 2004 | My brother took me to the Rotterdam concert: my first Dream Theatre - dream. I couldn't believe my ears. But after reading your review, I know: it was true! What a band!
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| Comment by Hein (Anonymous) - Wednesday, February 4, 2004 | It was just an unbelievable dream!!
What a musicians!! Awesome!!
The brother of Simon.
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| Comment by Nicklas (Anonymous) - Thursday, February 12, 2004 | I was in Stockholm too see Dream Theater 22/1 2004. And it was just an unbelievable dream!! Me and my 5 friends think is was the best concert we ever experienced.
Dream Theater Rule. I hope they are going too release a Dvd On this tour.Dream Theater forever.
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| Comment by Nicklas (Anonymous) - Thursday, February 12, 2004 | I was in Stockholm too see Dream Theater 22/1 2004. And it was just an unbelievable dream!! Me and my 5 friends think is was the best concert we ever experienced.
Dream Theater Rule. I hope they are going too release a Dvd On this tour.Dream Theater forever.
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| Comment by Ale (Anonymous) - Thursday, February 12, 2004 | Im Argentinian, and I Want To see DT in Argentina
They are The best band and the musicians in the world.
Thanks DT
Great Review of the show and the pics are awesome.
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| Comment by Agah (Anonymous) - Thursday, February 12, 2004 | I'm From Iran.I went to my first DT concert last year at Istanbul and will see 'em for the second time this year.thanx for review.it remembered me the feeling while waited for doors to open and experienced that brilliant atmosphere.also thanx alooooooooot for Kix Ass Pics.thanx again man
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| Comment by Glowis (Anonymous) - Friday, March 5, 2004 | I'm a !HUGE! fan of Dream Theater, and judging by the great review and comments, it sounds like it was a great concert. Although I don't regret not being there too much, for I would have only recognized three of the songs they played, sense I've only heard two of their albums; "Awake" and "Falling into infinity". They're both great albums, and I'm always listening to them.
I'le probably see them next year, when I have all of their albums.
Sincerely: Glowis
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| Comment by Rasmus Schmidt (Anonymous) - Tuesday, March 9, 2004 | I strongly disagree...
Labrie voice was shit.
He didn't hit any of the notes. It was simply too high for him...
The band played perfectly, but they just stood there... They didn't show any spirit. Sometimes I was bored. I was very disappointed. It was simply the most disappointing concert I've ever attended.
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| Comment by Joe Gast (Anonymous) - Friday, March 12, 2004 | Rasmus youre clearly not a musician. If you knew how complicated their music mostly is, you wouldnt complain about them not moving around enough. It's not Linkin' Park you know.. Besides its not their style. It's progressive rock, not hvy metal...
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| Comment by Morten (Anonymous) - Sunday, March 14, 2004 | @Joe
...I guess DT are labeled as progessive metal.
Crimson, Spocks Beared, Flower Kings are progressive rock.
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| Comment by Rasmus (Anonymous) - Monday, March 15, 2004 | Being a guitarist for many years, I do know the difficulty of their work. I also know that petrucci is such a brilliant guitarist, that moving around on the stage wouldn't affect his playing at all.
If you, Joe Gast, attended the concert, you would have learned that Labrie was way out of league. He didn't hit any of the high notes. For me, being a musician, Labrie's singing ruined the concert.
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| Comment by Joe Gast (Anonymous) - Saturday, March 20, 2004 | @Rasmus
I completly disagree. So what would you have him do?! While playing a 200bpm solo he should have jumped around to the rythm of some 16/19 beat..Is that it? Further more, JP used his amps quite frequently for feedback fills. And have you ever heard of an effectboard? A device to change sounds you know..a thing that might come in handy to be near when having to change sounds.
Dont know about Labries voice. From where i was standing it sounded great, but then again im not a singer and i didnt pay much attention to the melodi when standing in awe from watching JP.
Anyways, maybe they had soundproblems...KB hallen isnt exactly renouned for its soundqualities.
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| Comment by Morten (Anonymous) - Saturday, March 20, 2004 | I agree with Joe, what should JP on stage rather than stand there play the guitar??? I don't know about you guys, but being a musician myself, I come to watch and listen to music being made by 4 (and one singer who has gotten better than he's been the previous two tours by the way.) very very talented players who surtenly has got thiere share of chops down.
This is not Twisted Sister, or Slipknot, this is DT, music comes first. (Also this was my, what fifth(?) DT concert, I've never seen any of them jump and run around, unless they switched instruments and did one of theire "nightmare cinema" stunts. The most active I've seen DT was in Bremen during the FII tour, where Sherinian and Portnoy were during alot of drumstick tossing, (Portnoy would during a track toss his drumstick to DS and DS would toss it back none of them would get sidetracked beatwise) which was kinda funny other than that it's about music not about scene antiks. If you want a show, go see Gwar or something.
This is not the best DT concert I've seen either, but it was'nt bad. Also they've been doing this for almost fifteen years now, and I don't know about you Rasmus, but you cannot stay in 6th gear at every concert during a tour, that's simply not possible.
In short: They delivered.
Enjoy!
Morten
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| Comment by Joe Gast (Anonymous) - Wednesday, March 31, 2004 | Præcis!
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| Comment by BlackNix (Anonymous) - Wednesday, April 7, 2004 | Hey, love the pics...
Article = GREAT
Keep it up, guyz!
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| Comment by Joe Gast (Anonymous) - Tuesday, April 13, 2004 | Does anyone have any info on where to get some video photage of the concert or just any of the concerts from the train of thought tour...?!
Thx
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| Comment by charlees (Anonymous) - Thursday, September 9, 2004 | it rocked!
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| Comment by dan d (Anonymous) - Thursday, November 25, 2004 | hey im a new dt fan and im getting well into them. im gonna try and catch a live show in the not too distant future.
the pictures rock.
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| Comment by Darac (Anonymous) - Wednesday, December 8, 2004 | the greatest pics for greatest band!!!!
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| Comment by JULIO COLMENARES (Anonymous) - Friday, January 28, 2005 | Dream es lo mas arrecho del mundo un saludo desde venezuela y mi email es julio_17_91@hotmail.com, Julio_17_91@dreamtheter.com.zzn
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| Comment by Luis Aurleio (Anonymous) - Tuesday, February 15, 2005 | I love the group and cant wait to see them in live!!
by the way great pics
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| Comment by luis brito (Anonymous) - Sunday, February 20, 2005 | por mi parte agrego que dream theater aparte de ser la mejor banda de todos los tiempos es una de la mas original debido a la fusion de estilos con rock progresivo han cambiado mi prespectiva hacia la musica ya que nunca habia escuchado a una banda que trabaje por metronomo tan exelentemente de verdad todas mis felicitaciones han hecho un trabajo impecable
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| Comment by luis brito (Anonymous) - Sunday, February 20, 2005 | quisiera decir algo mas mi e-mail es luis zepps@hotmail.com y preguntar si van venir a venezuela
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| Comment by reinaldo wooten (Anonymous) - Monday, February 21, 2005 | o dream theater e foda e faz muito sucesso no brazil!
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| Comment by Carlos- (Anonymous) - Tuesday, February 22, 2005 | Dream-Theater es el mejor rock que hay en el mundo.... son de lo mejor compañero Portnoy.. yo soy tu idolo número 1 y de ti tambien compañero Petrucci espero que vengan a Chile algun es lo unico que les pido....gracias:)y por siacaso mi mail es garfield123_9@hotmail.com chao y ojala que vengan:)a nuestro país Chile.
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| Comment by Matt (Anonymous) - Thursday, February 24, 2005 | I saw them TWICE on this tour (summer 2004). The first time, just DT, and the second time was when they were with Yes. BOTH shows were PURE GENIOUS! Dream Theater just....RULES!
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| Comment by rahim saadi (Anonymous) - Thursday, March 3, 2005 | its fuckin rocked!!
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| Comment by Igor Davi (Anonymous) - Thursday, March 31, 2005 | i from brazil i very like dreama theater, i dont espeak english
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| Comment by gil (Anonymous) - Wednesday, July 6, 2005 | come to monterrey mexico
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| Comment by peko (Anonymous) - Thursday, July 21, 2005 | DT wee need you to play in chile(south america, end of the world)
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| Comment by 5569+ (Anonymous) - Thursday, August 4, 2005 | เทพชิบหายเลยแสดดด
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| Comment by perifockiu07@hotmail.com (Anonymous) - Tuesday, August 9, 2005 | el mejor toque de la historia para mi son unos mpipi tocando aver cuando vienen a venezuela
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| Comment by Frissi (Anonymous) - Tuesday, August 16, 2005 | Looking forward going to "An evening with DT" in london :-)
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| Comment by juan fernando (Anonymous) - Thursday, August 25, 2005 | son lo mas cercano a dios en la tierra q he conocido gracias dream theater por existir juan f. mexico
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| Comment by alkaf (Anonymous) - Thursday, September 22, 2005 | i'm from indonesia. please come to my country...
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| Comment by Espen !!!!! (Anonymous) - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 | Dream theater rules.....Dream theater konstert in oslo spektrum!!!:D:D i'm so exided
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| Comment by Espen !!!!! (Anonymous) - Wednesday, September 28, 2005 | opps i forgot....i'm from Norway:P beautifull country!!
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| Comment by hector sanchez (Anonymous) - Thursday, September 29, 2005 | Man, I'm withstanding your own words in this prelude to Stockholm's DT presentation. It's just some hours for it to start. It shall be my first DT concert (my ever preferred band).
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| Comment by gokhan_serkan_ahmetkutsitecer (Anonymous) - Sunday, October 9, 2005 | turkiyeden yazıyoruz... biz de bu siteye girenler gibi dream theater ı cok seviyoruz...
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| Comment by CoNaN (Anonymous) - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 | Great pics....
I have my ticket already for the concert in chile :P
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| Comment by Gabriel (Anonymous) - Sunday, October 23, 2005 | Holaa, ahora se viene acá en chile !!
Un saludo a lso chilenos q van al concierto =D
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| Comment by =ViToKo= (Anonymous) - Tuesday, December 6, 2005 | mañana lokooo tengo mi ticket...tengo las ganas...por fin dreamtheater !!!!!
la banda que mas espere...y estare alla!
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| Comment by Gabriel (Anonymous) - Thursday, December 8, 2005 | LISTOOOOOOOOO ya fue el conciertoooooo... !!
espectacular !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Comment by Armando (Anonymous) - Wednesday, December 14, 2005 | VIVA DREAM THEATER!!!!!!!!Ayer lo vi en el poliedro de caracas!!!!!El mejor concierto de todos!!!!Cantamos casi todas las canciones!!!!no las cante todas xq se me iba la voz jejeje...Yeah!!!!!DREAM THEATER RULES!!!!!!!!!
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| Comment by piyal (Anonymous) - Tuesday, January 31, 2006 | Hi.we are from bangladesh.we like dreamthertre band so much.In our country there are many fan of dreamtheatre.
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| Comment by Josue Ruiz (Anonymous) - Wednesday, March 1, 2006 | Los vi en Puerto Rico este ano en su 20 aniversario. Exelente show de parte de cada miembro. Una velada definitivamente inolvidable, no solo para los fanaticos de Dream, sino para los que saben reconocer la calidad en la composicion de su musica. Without doubt one of the greatest bands today.
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| Comment by jairo (Anonymous) - Saturday, April 1, 2006 | dream theater is amazing !! i am super fan
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| Comment by Little Drummer Boy (Anonymous) - Sunday, May 7, 2006 | All I know was when I saw them in Seattle sometime back they were amazing. Being that it was also billed with Queensryche and Fates Warning (a musicians concert to say the least) I got my money's worth and more. DT was bang on. And through it all DT was so interactive with both bands during the shows including a 45 min oncore with Queensryche. The drum duel was somthing else. Gotta love MP kit since 2 drummers can play behind it. And the two bands going back and forth trading each others songs. Never saw anything like it before (Elton John and Billy Joel doesn't count). It was an experience. But I noticed that the concert you went to Pull Me Under was not on the set list. Shame!
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| Comment by handa (Anonymous) - Friday, May 19, 2006 | dream heater is the crazy fuckin' music. It make us to feel so deep
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| Comment by Rebecca (Anonymous) - Sunday, July 16, 2006 | Very cool design! Useful information. Go on!
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| Comment by Mark (Anonymous) - Sunday, September 3, 2006 | I have been looking for sites like this for a long time. Thank you!
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| Comment by DT.fan (Anonymous) - Friday, November 10, 2006 | First show ever cant wait to see them again!!!
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| Comment by street ranger (Anonymous) - Saturday, January 13, 2007 | meu site... queria que avaliassem e dessem opinioes!
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| Comment by pamheiba (Anonymous) - Sunday, February 18, 2007 | all you lowras listen up..............d.t is the fucking best band in the whole fucking planet,there music is not like any bands.............they are progressive metal musicians................and there music is really hard to play..........its isnt like metallica or slipknot................there songs needs brains,which many of us dont have,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,so just shut up and LOVE THEM....
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| Comment by Matt (Anonymous) - Saturday, February 24, 2007 | Maybe if all their songs were as good as Octavarium, they would be CLOSE to "best band in the whole fucking planet," but as it stands most of their songs are drawn out as hell and have no structure.
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| Comment by OTS (Anonymous) - Tuesday, June 5, 2007 | Fucking Brilliant. Shall i say anymore?
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| Comment by creamy cum (Anonymous) - Friday, June 8, 2007 | LÒinteret du forum est precisement de susciter un debat parmi les citoyens pour que le budget et les choix quÒil sous-tend soient places au c?ur du debat public. Un budget, ce sont des choix. Des choix supposent des priorites.
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