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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #175 on: March 06, 2010, 06:21:06 PM »
...it descends into a relatively meaningless sequence of emotionless riffs and solo sections. 

I really feel like we're talking about Hell's Kitchen now.
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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #176 on: March 06, 2010, 08:21:04 PM »
...it descends into a relatively meaningless sequence of emotionless riffs and solo sections. 

I really feel like we're talking about Hell's Kitchen now.

OK, enough of that, stay out of this thread.

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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #177 on: March 06, 2010, 08:25:35 PM »
...it descends into a relatively meaningless sequence of emotionless riffs and solo sections.  

I really feel like we're talking about Hell's Kitchen now.
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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #178 on: March 06, 2010, 08:57:59 PM »
...it descends into a relatively meaningless sequence of emotionless riffs and solo sections. 

I really feel like we're talking about Hell's Kitchen now.

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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #179 on: March 07, 2010, 02:38:47 AM »
Wtf bosk :lol

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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #180 on: March 07, 2010, 04:24:01 AM »
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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #181 on: March 07, 2010, 04:27:13 AM »
Yeah, that seriously sucks for Bosk. I wonder if he remembers that awesome instrumental in Wait For Sleep (shh, maybe we can drive him insane in his senility).

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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #182 on: March 07, 2010, 04:29:40 AM »
...it descends into a relatively meaningless sequence of emotionless riffs and solo sections. 

I really feel like we're talking about Hell's Kitchen now.

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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #183 on: March 07, 2010, 04:30:55 AM »
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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #184 on: March 07, 2010, 08:08:43 AM »
Raw Dog is like a bologna & cheese sandwich on two really tasty, homemade pieces of bread.

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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #185 on: March 07, 2010, 08:11:01 AM »
Is there a way to convince DT that this instrumental wasn't the real one, so that they do another one on the next album?

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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #186 on: March 07, 2010, 08:14:15 AM »
Everyone should whine about how MP's lyrics are awful, so that he passive-aggressively writes a lyric-less song as a result.
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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #187 on: March 07, 2010, 08:16:59 AM »
Nah he'd just crucify us in a blog post.

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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #188 on: March 07, 2010, 08:32:58 AM »
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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #189 on: March 07, 2010, 09:52:54 AM »
...it descends into a relatively meaningless sequence of emotionless riffs and solo sections. 

I really feel like we're talking about Hell's Kitchen now.

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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #190 on: March 07, 2010, 09:56:10 AM »
Is there a way to convince DT that this instrumental wasn't the real one, so that they do another one on the next album?

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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #191 on: March 11, 2010, 08:28:36 AM »
Is there a way to convince DT that this instrumental wasn't the real one, so that they do another one on the next album?

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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #192 on: March 11, 2010, 07:21:53 PM »
It's really a Raw Dog, as in raw track, with the whole mess of ideas culminating in the 'copy and paste' outro. Actually has its charm, and some parts are definately DT studio album worthy.
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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #193 on: March 12, 2010, 02:26:03 PM »
My band's drummer made the interesting comment about MP's bass drum, how it's more and more become that "slap" sound of speed and death metal bands.

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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #194 on: March 12, 2010, 09:47:19 PM »
My band's drummer made the interesting comment about MP's bass drum, how it's more and more become that "slap" sound of speed and death metal bands.

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I noticed that too, but we can't really blame him for that song since it is made to be a heavy badass song. I hope it won't sound like that on the next album though.
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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #195 on: March 13, 2010, 12:07:45 AM »
I find that I like this song much better if I just start it at 0:42 and stop it at 5:48.

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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #196 on: March 13, 2010, 08:14:50 AM »
I find that I like this song much better if I just start it at 0:42 and stop it at 5:48.

Nah, I have to include that Messhugah intro, but I agree about cutting it at 5:48.
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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #197 on: March 13, 2010, 09:47:24 AM »
I find that I like this song much better if I just start it at 0:42 and stop it at 5:48.
That would leave out the most interesting part (the intro).
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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #198 on: March 13, 2010, 09:52:00 AM »
I find that I like this song much better if I just start it at 0:42 and stop it at 5:48.
That would leave out the most annoying part (the intro).

I agree, it would. And yeah, this song has its moments, but that being said it is easily my least favorite DT instrumental, and possibly my least favorite DT song ever.
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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #199 on: March 13, 2010, 11:46:12 AM »
All of you are ridiculous.

If you add music to Raw Dog, then plagues will be sent upon you. Although that isn't much of an issue. More risky is the issue of people taking away from Raw Dog that's being discussed in this thread. Aside from decreasing the song's musical quality (the whole thing is pretty rad), you will never see eternal life in heaven.
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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #200 on: March 13, 2010, 11:46:40 AM »
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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #201 on: March 13, 2010, 11:54:02 AM »
I'm glad you like this song, Reap.
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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #202 on: March 13, 2010, 12:37:25 PM »
I find that I like this song much better if I just start it at 0:42 and stop it at 5:48.
That would leave out the most interesting part (the intro).

TBH the intro makes me want to stab my eardrums.  If I heard that on the radio and had no clue it was Dream Theater, I would have shut it off immediately.  This is the one and only song in DT's repertoire that I'd say that about...

Just not the type of noise that I interpret as music.

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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #203 on: March 13, 2010, 12:42:42 PM »
Yeah the intro is so bad.

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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #204 on: March 13, 2010, 05:39:50 PM »
giving it another shot...yeah, the intro is out of character for them, but the rest of it is decent

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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #205 on: March 13, 2010, 06:43:18 PM »
I haven't heard it yet

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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #206 on: March 14, 2010, 08:25:28 AM »
I haven't heard it yet
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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #207 on: March 14, 2010, 09:35:35 AM »
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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #208 on: March 14, 2010, 09:38:22 AM »
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Re: Do you like Raw Dog?
« Reply #209 on: March 14, 2010, 10:39:55 AM »
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This.  Leave that over at 5/8, please.
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