Favorite bands beside Dream Theater ( in order of importance )

[yeshaberto]

2.  redemption
3.  heart of cygnus

(in no particular order)

shinedown
neal morse
altar bridge
ayreon
transatlantic
rush

[Ħ]

2.  redemption
3.  heart of cygnus

(in no particular order)

shinedown
neal morse
altar bridge
ayreon
transatlantic
rush

I was actually looking into Redemption, since I know that JLB did some work with them.  Any recommendations for a starting album?

[AwakeFromOctavarium]

Opeth
Pain of Salvation
Symphony X
Porcupine Tree

[Nihil-Morari]

Zappa

no-man
Pink Floyd
Sigur Ros/Jonsi/Jonsi & Alex
Transatlantic

[Ħ]

Opeth
Pain of Salvation
Symphony X
Porcupine Tree

I wholly approve of your limited yet  music library.

[Selkies]

First Post! Hello DTF!


Opeth
Pink Floyd
Pain Of Salvation
Porcupine Tree
Bloodbath
Protest the Hero
Blotted Science
Between the Buried and Me
Immortal
Rush

[Zydar]

Hey, you're off to a great start

[Nihil-Morari]

Welcome Selkies!

You seem to have a pretty  taste in music.

[Selkies]

Thanks Guys! 

I've been on the forums for a few months but I just got around to making an account.

I forgot Coheed and Cambria and LTE . How could I? I don't even.



Continued
(In no particular order)

Cannibal Corpse
Dimmu Borgir
Dj Shadow
RJD2
Chelsea Grin
Iron Maiden
The Mars Volta
Miles Davis
Radiohead

[toro]

Porcupine Tree
Muse
Faith No More
Genesis
Opeth
Mastodon
The Alan Parsons Project
Osi
Rush
Iron Maiden

And just getting in there:
Devin Townsend
Cafe Tacvba
and Pain Of Salvation

[Samsara]

1. Queensryche (original lineup only)
2. Alter Bridge
3. Sevendust
4. Alice in Chains
5. Living Colour
6. King's X


The I&W-FII eras of DT are also a fav. Once upon a time they were #2 to the original lineup of QR, but it has slid down the list over the years.

[AwakeFromOctavarium]

Opeth
Pain of Salvation
Symphony X
Porcupine Tree

I wholly approve of your limited yet  music library.

I've heard more bands of course, but those are the only bands I'd consider my favorites because I checked out 3+ albums from each.

[Samsara]

I was actually looking into Redemption, since I know that JLB did some work with them.  Any recommendations for a starting album?

Big Redemption fan here as well. Go with their latest - Snowfall on Judgment Day.

You can read a little bit about the record and the band here:

https://www.breakdownroom.net/redemption1109.html

[Ħ]

I was actually looking into Redemption, since I know that JLB did some work with them.  Any recommendations for a starting album?

Big Redemption fan here as well. Go with their latest - Snowfall on Judgment Day.

You can read a little bit about the record and the band here:

https://www.breakdownroom.net/redemption1109.html

Last night I checked out the debut album....it wasn't the most impressive thing for me, but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt, since it was the first.  By the way, are they Christian, or just Christian-themed (if that makes sense)?

[fadetoblackdude7]

Metallica
Dream Theater
Nightwish
U2
Tool
Opeth
Thrice
In Flames

Everything after that (which is A LOT) is pretty much equal.

[Perpetual Change]

Top 3 Favorite Bands of ALL TIME:
1. Dream Theater
2. Iron Maiden
3. Yes

Top 3 Favorite Bands RECENTLY:
1. TerresacT
2. Fates Warning (Hey, they're new to ME. Jon Arch > Alder)
3. Haken

Slid Away from being "favorites" Long Ago:
1. Tool
2. The Mars Volta
3. Pink Floyd

[Samsara]

I was actually looking into Redemption, since I know that JLB did some work with them.  Any recommendations for a starting album?

Big Redemption fan here as well. Go with their latest - Snowfall on Judgment Day.

You can read a little bit about the record and the band here:

https://www.breakdownroom.net/redemption1109.html

Last night I checked out the debut album....it wasn't the most impressive thing for me, but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt, since it was the first.  By the way, are they Christian, or just Christian-themed (if that makes sense)?

First album had a different singer. The three with Ray Alder (Fates Warning) as lead vocalist are - The Fullness of Time, The Origins of Ruin, and Snowfall on Judgment Day.

To my knowledge, no, they are not Christian or Christian-themed, no.

[RuRoRul]

The first album with the different singer had a fair bit of Christian themed music on it, but the rest isn't at all. I don't really like the first album, but it was more a project while the other three are an actual band.

I'd also say go with Snowfall On Judgement Day, it's a good start - it's also the one that's got James Labrie on one song.

All three of the ones with Ray Alder on vocals are solid though. Origins Of Ruin is probably my favourite of them.

[Tick]

Besides DT...

Not in order...

Rush
Marillion
Neal Morse
Kansas
Spocks Beard
The Alarm
Crash Test Dummies
The Beatles
The Who
Dio
Porcupine Tree
Transatlantic
Tantric
Alice Cooper
Iron Maiden
Saxon
Redemption
Kings X
Extreme
Stevie Wonder
R.E.M

[yeshaberto]

I was actually looking into Redemption, since I know that JLB did some work with them.  Any recommendations for a starting album?

Big Redemption fan here as well. Go with their latest - Snowfall on Judgment Day.

You can read a little bit about the record and the band here:

https://www.breakdownroom.net/redemption1109.html

Last night I checked out the debut album....it wasn't the most impressive thing for me, but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt, since it was the first.  By the way, are they Christian, or just Christian-themed (if that makes sense)?

First album had a different singer. The three with Ray Alder (Fates Warning) as lead vocalist are - The Fullness of Time, The Origins of Ruin, and Snowfall on Judgment Day.

To my knowledge, no, they are not Christian or Christian-themed, no.

I know that itunes (I think) incorrectly placed them under a "Christian" heading, which may have caused the confusion.
I would definately get hooked with Snowfall, and you can go backwards from there.

[ScioPath]

RUSH
(Jordan Rudess)
PT
Devin Townsend Project
Neal Morse/Spock's Beard
Opeth
Genesis
Yes
Pink Floyd
The Beatles
Coheed & Cambria
Transatlantic
Billy Joel
Tool
Mars Volta
Chroma Key

[guysullavin]

Steve Vai
Tool
(John Petrucci)
Scorpions
Iron Maiden
Eric Clapton
Nevermore

[?]

This isn't exactly in order of importance:

Opeth
Amorphis
Sonata Arctica
Katatonia
Paradise Lost

Sentenced is worth mentioning too.

[MirzekDT]

Porcupine Tree
Pain Of Salvation
Shadow Gallery
Marillion
Transatlantic
Radiohead
Depeche Mode
Rush
Muse
Pink Floyd
Opeth
Queensryche
Metallica

[TAC]

Besides DT...

Not in order...

Dio
Alice Cooper
Iron Maiden
Saxon

Just had a Saxon DVD in (Dortmund 1982). I love Saxon. Still going strong!
Great stuff listed here. Finally, another Alice Cooper mention!

[zxlkho]

In order of importance:
Porcupine Tree
Coheed and Cambria/Opeth/Tool/In Flames
Iron Maiden
Riverside
A Perfect Circle/Karnivool/Agalloch
Katatonia/Queensryche
Muse/Rush
The Human Abstract
Megadeth/Metallica(early albums only)
Alice In Chains


Dream Theater might not actually be at the top of this list. Maybe after Coheed/Opeth/Tool/In Flames.

[lucky7]

Aerosmith
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Pink Floyd
Jimi Hendrix
Foo Fighters

[ReaperKK]

I'll try to put these in order:

dredg
Pink Floyd
Kaki King
Antoine Dufour
Porcupine Tree
Tool
OSI
Dream Theater

[AlAwake]

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Soundgarden
Alice in Chains
King's X
Queen
Pink Floyd
Porcupine Tree
Black Sabbath
Stevie Wonder
Bill Withers
Al Green
Rush
Misfits
Mastodon
Audioslave
Collective Soul
ELO
Heart
INXS
Jethro Tull
Judas Priest
Miles Davis
Tribal Tech
R.E.M.
Talking Heads
Thin Lizzy

and many more. i didnt really put them in any order, because i love them all so much... so very much......

[gabeh1018]

I would have to say Dream Theater will always be at the top, but after that it goes...

nickleback, shinedown, sevendust, bush, fuel, metallica, crossfade, guns n roses, incubus, and idk for now

i am not really into any other progressive or technical music

[kartmaze2]

Loosely ordered:

Dream Theater
Liquid Tension Experiment
Shadow Gallery
Ayreon
Transatlantic
Circus Maximus
Tool
Opeth
Symphony X
Vince DiCola
Neal Morse
Explorers Club
Pain of Salvation
Riverside
Mastodon
Protest the Hero
Queensryche
Toto
Star One
Porcupine Tree
Röyksopp
Tangerine Dream

[Lowdz]

There's lots of bans I really like but the ones I call favourites tend to be the ones who've passed the time test. I've recently headed back to the classic bands from my youth. I come from more of an 80s "hair metal" (God I hate that term) pllace than most here it seems. Not much of a prog fan. Probably missed a load too.
DT are number one. No-one is close. They are the only band I will buy there stuff without hearing it first these days.
KISS
Priest
Rush
fish era Marillion
Satriani
Vai
Queensryche (but only pre Promised Land. Still consider them a favourite despite them spending 20 years trying to piss me off)
Pink Cream 69
Edguy
Rainbow
Harem Scarem
Y&T
Danger Danger
Whitesnake
Poison
Warrant
Winger
Vinnie Moore
Manowar
Gary Moore
Yngwie but he hasn't done anything worthwhile since Facing The Animal except for the Concerto Suite.

[King Postwhore]

in no order

Rush
Porcupine Tree
Pineapple Thief
Kiss
Kings X
Iron Maiden
Dada
Transatlantic
Spocks Bread
Toto


I'll add more later.  DT is top 3 for me.

[Salmacis]

These are not in any real order:


Genesis
Yes
Rush
Marillion
Van Der Graaf Generator/Peter Hammill
The Flower Kings
Zappa
The Beatles
Ayreon/Star One/Guilt Machine
Änglagård
Wobbler
PFM/Banco/Le Orme
Jethro Tull
Spock's Beard
Transatlantic
Beardfish
IQ
Opeth
Symphony X
Porcupine Tree
Arena
Camel
Kaipa
Iron Maiden
Metallica
Megadeth
Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath
Uriah Heep
Deep Purple

... I could go on forever, so I'll stop now. 

[Nihil-Morari]

More Zappa, good.