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Re: The Enemy Inside vs. Bridges in the Sky
« Reply #35 on: August 20, 2013, 02:27:45 AM »
Of course DT never made thrash riffs (although song like TDEN is quite thrashy) and it's not because JP can't do it but it doesn't fit style of DT.

I think Honor Thy Father has a very Thrashy opening riff. DT is very versatile, they CAN write thrash metal if they wanted to, but they can also write progressive rock, acoustic rock, etc. etc. So usually the amount of thrashiness you'd have per album will be minimal.
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« Reply #36 on: August 20, 2013, 04:11:28 AM »
^^ this. HTF, TDEN, BITS, TEI, TCOT (first verse), CM, TGP, even As I Am contain some pretty "in your face" riffs.

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« Reply #37 on: August 20, 2013, 04:17:47 AM »
DT is influenced by Metallica but it would be hard for them to make thrash fest with keys  :lol
Thrashy but progressive. And when I started getting into DT ,TGP sounded like Metallica to me ;)
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Re: The Enemy Inside vs. Bridges in the Sky
« Reply #38 on: August 20, 2013, 08:55:24 AM »
I think their metallica influence is starting to go away though.  Which makes me sad because I like that style of heavy.  I don't like the sound of all this new metal stuff these days.
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Re: The Enemy Inside vs. Bridges in the Sky
« Reply #39 on: August 20, 2013, 12:37:51 PM »
DT is influenced by Metallica but it would be hard for them to make thrash fest with keys  :lol
Thrashy but progressive. And when I started getting into DT ,TGP sounded like Metallica to me ;)

I think the songs named above already qualify as "Thrash fest with keys". Jordan Rudess knows how to shred keys, so he can make 'metal' out of a keyboard.
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« Reply #40 on: August 20, 2013, 01:34:17 PM »
You are right but I think we can't compare Dream Theater and thrash.
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Re: The Enemy Inside vs. Bridges in the Sky
« Reply #41 on: August 20, 2013, 01:39:33 PM »
You are right but I think we can't compare Dream Theater and thrash.

Not generally, but songs like HTF and TDS can easily be compared to the hardest Metallica stuff, IMO.

And let's not forget that outro section of the album version of Lie.  :metal

Dream Theater is not Thrash, but they are versatile enough that they can do thrashy songs, and have done thrashy songs. Heck, even the riffs on The Enemy Inside are reminiscent of Megadeth.
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« Reply #42 on: August 20, 2013, 02:23:07 PM »
I tried to prove DT can't make thrash riffs and I proved they can  :lol
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« Reply #43 on: August 20, 2013, 02:28:59 PM »
I tried to prove DT can't make thrash riffs and I proved they can  :lol

That's because you forgot that Petrucci can do ANYTHING.
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« Reply #44 on: August 20, 2013, 03:34:44 PM »
No idea what version of BITS you have, but I think every single riff and melody in that song is fantastic and memorable. It's a top 20 DT song for me in general. I love TEI, but BITS is a masterpiece.

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« Reply #45 on: August 20, 2013, 11:15:54 PM »
No idea what version of BITS you have, but I think every single riff and melody in that song is fantastic and memorable. It's a top 20 DT song for me in general. I love TEI, but BITS is a masterpiece.

I think BITS is the best song in ADTOE

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Re: The Enemy Inside vs. Bridges in the Sky
« Reply #46 on: August 21, 2013, 02:24:44 AM »
No idea what version of BITS you have, but I think every single riff and melody in that song is fantastic and memorable. It's a top 20 DT song for me in general. I love TEI, but BITS is a masterpiece.

I think BITS is the best song in ADTOE

It is
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« Reply #47 on: August 21, 2013, 03:26:42 AM »
It's a fact :P

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Re: The Enemy Inside vs. Bridges in the Sky
« Reply #48 on: August 21, 2013, 03:31:55 AM »
DT is influenced by Metallica but it would be hard for them to make thrash fest with keys  :lol
Thrashy but progressive. And when I started getting into DT ,TGP sounded like Metallica to me ;)

I think the songs named above already qualify as "Thrash fest with keys". Jordan Rudess knows how to shred keys, so he can make 'metal' out of a keyboard.

But can he make a keyboard out of metal ? ;D ;D