What was your first new DT album release and your reaction?

[AcidLameLTE]

[Arcaeus]

...Yep I was a fanboy before I came here, but not anymore. It's not because I listened to all of the negative criticism, though, it's because I discovered so much more music.

[Portrucci]

...Yep I was a fanboy before I came here, but not anymore. It's not because I listened to all of the negative criticism, though, it's because I discovered so much more music.

This, exactly

[orcus116]

Agreed 100%.

[OperantChamber]

I tell you, it's these quote/reference fights that convinced me to join DTF.

Graphs like these are what convinced me to join DTF.

I'm going to need to borrow that.

[robwebster]

[skydivingninja]

 

[emindead]

CRUCIFFFFFYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Was the first new thing I heard from DT once I was a fan. I really disliked it.

Then I listened to the real Octavarium and... oh, well, I hated Octavarium[/b]. When I was in the "Gabba gabba hey hey" part I was like "WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT!". Then I went to their concert and I started loving that song.

[orcus116]

Interesting. I really liked the wordplay Portnoy used in that section from day one. Full Circle plus Intervals is stupidly fun to listen to, partially because of that.

[gabeh1018]

Train of thought...i had just been exposedto dream theater right after six degrees was released even though i wasn't aware of that..  by 03 i was so pumped from listening to awake and SFaM that I was expecting a lot..  upon first listen i was a little weary of "as i am" but the other tracks grew on me except honor thy father.. 7 years later i don't listen to the cd that much even though i like ES, SoC, and itNoG a lot... a little off topic, but i am not a big fan of "black clouds and silver linings" tCoT is a winner though

[Ben_Jamin]

I first listened/heard about Dream Theater before Octavarium came out. Got into them after that album came out, saw em at Gigantour, bought mostly all their albums, burned the rest from my friends  then bought Systematic Chaos. I was happy with what I got, James sounded fantastic, the melodies were great and it was heavy. fell in love with ITPOE, liked forsakens melody (I Rarely listen to it now), Kinda liked Constant Motion, TDEN was alright, POW love the groove and rhythm it has, TMOLS I like how it Get's heavy in the instrumenal.

I'm starting to like this more than Black Clouds, because how it flows and has many styles.

[j]

BC&SL.  I first listened to Dream Theater several months after Systematic Chaos came out.  Didn't really go by albums at first, I mostly just listened to random songs here and there and really liked most of what I heard.  By the time BC&SL was released, I had already come down from the initial "DT high", but I was still pleased with most of the album, excepting the lyrics.

And lol @ rob graphing his arousal relative to seeing graphs.

-J

[JLa]

Six Degrees. I bought it on release, and I thought disc one was "ok". Disc two, on the other hand, blew me away. Today I actually prefer the first disc, it just needed some time to grow on me. 

[Implode]

Wow. I wasn't expecting that kind of response to my post...but all right. Whatever works. 

You could replace DT and DTF with any topic and subsequent forum respectively, and this graph will still work.

[MetalManiac666]

For me it's BC&SL.  By that time I had already been a fan for about a year, and I loved the album from first listen.

[metal_freak]

For me would be Black Clouds And Silver Linings!!! my first reaction was 
the opening track "A Nightmare To Remember" is freaking amazing=D!!!
I might going to see them this summer in the Summer Festival in Quebec City!! along with Iron Maiden, Rammstein and Apocalyptica

[Nic35]

For me would be Black Clouds And Silver Linings!!! my first reaction was 
the opening track "A Nightmare To Remember" is freaking amazing=D!!!
I might going to see them this summer in the Summer Festival in Quebec City!! along with Iron Maiden, Rammstein and Apocalyptica

You live in Quebec?

[metal_freak]

For me would be Black Clouds And Silver Linings!!! my first reaction was 
the opening track "A Nightmare To Remember" is freaking amazing=D!!!
I might going to see them this summer in the Summer Festival in Quebec City!! along with Iron Maiden, Rammstein and Apocalyptica

You live in Quebec?

well i live in Toronto but i have some family in Quebec so I might going to the festival with them=D!! and i used to live in Quebec but then we have to move in Ontario (which sucks!!)...

[Nic35]

For me would be Black Clouds And Silver Linings!!! my first reaction was 
the opening track "A Nightmare To Remember" is freaking amazing=D!!!
I might going to see them this summer in the Summer Festival in Quebec City!! along with Iron Maiden, Rammstein and Apocalyptica

You live in Quebec?

well i live in Toronto but i have some family in Quebec so I might going to the festival with them=D!! and i used to live in Quebec but then we have to move in Ontario (which sucks!!)...

Cool! I'll be there too

[kirbywelch92]

I got into Dream Theater about 2 weeks after BC&SL came out, so the upcoming 11th album will be my real first taste of new DT material as a fan.

[Infinite Cactus]

Octavarium was the first new album I heard by them. I got into them a few weeks before it came out. At that time I owned Images and Words, WDADU, and TOT. I was thoroughly impressed with the album(8VM) and sought Awake, SFAM, and 6doit in the following weeks as I could afford it.

[Quadrochosis]

Octavarium, loved it at first, but now the only songs I really listen to are TRoaE, SS and the title track.

[changeofimages]

for me it was SFAM.

i came for weeks  

[Bandit Manatee]

I was aware of the band and a fairly big fan but did not have their discography when systematic chaos came out.  Was not completley thrilled with that album.  Got way more into them and had more albums by them when black clouds was released.  Really enjoyed that album.