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What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?

When Day & Dream Unite
0 (0%)
Images & Words
15 (25%)
Awake
3 (5%)
Falling Into Infinity
1 (1.7%)
Scenes From A Memory
17 (28.3%)
Six Degress of Inner Turbulence
5 (8.3%)
Train of Though
3 (5%)
Octavarium
10 (16.7%)
Systematic Chaos
1 (1.7%)
Black Clouds & Silver Linings
5 (8.3%)

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What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« on: April 27, 2010, 04:00:34 PM »
story is my friend is a drummer and I showed him a vid of MP playing Dance of Eternity. He says he wants to check out more DT and wants to know where to start. Album with most votes is what I let him listen to first.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2010, 04:01:44 PM »
What does he normally listen to?
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2010, 04:33:31 PM »
You mentioned he is a drummer.  Do you want us to suggest the best drumming album, or which album we enjoy the most as a whole?
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2010, 04:34:06 PM »
Even if he doesnt really like progressive stuff and concept albums, SFAM has Mike's best drumming imo.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2010, 04:34:14 PM »
The answer is always obvious in these cases.

Octavarium. And an advice from the heart, DON'T tell him to start Images & Words, no matter what.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2010, 04:50:28 PM »
Scenes From A Memory, then either Octavarium or Images and Words, Awake and SDoiT if he's into heavier stuff.  Basically avoid Train of Thought and Systematic Chaos until he has everything else. 
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2010, 04:58:40 PM »
Well it really depends on what your friend likes. SFAM is the best of them in my opinion. Welcome to the forum.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2010, 05:04:25 PM »
initially I would say SFAM or Images (first one to capture me) or Octavarium

based on your name, are you a new fan based on the IM tour?

either way, welcome
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2010, 05:53:58 PM »
I would suggest a live album, just for the fact that is has more diversity. Live scenes is pretty good. I don't really like SFAM anymore, but the live version sounds much better. Score would probably be the best introduction the band. Chaos in Motion is extremely good as well.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2010, 06:03:48 PM »
I wouldn't start with a live album unless its Live at the Marquee or Score.  James' voice isn't always the best on live albums.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #10 on: April 27, 2010, 06:17:20 PM »
Quote from: Darkes7 on April 27, 2010, 04:34:14 PM
The answer is always obvious in these cases.

Octavarium.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #11 on: April 27, 2010, 08:45:17 PM »
Awake.

EDIT: Consult my sig to see my reasoning.
« Last Edit: April 28, 2010, 07:33:00 AM by contest_sanity »
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #12 on: April 27, 2010, 11:15:40 PM »
Quote from: skydivingninja on April 27, 2010, 06:03:48 PM
I wouldn't start with a live album unless its Live at the Marquee or Score.  James' voice isn't always the best on live albums.

I agree with this statement, but it's kind of funny that Once in a Livetime was my first exposure to DT, and it got me hooked - but that just happened to be because that was the day that album came out.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #13 on: April 27, 2010, 11:40:18 PM »
Best to start from the very beginning: Majesty Demos.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2010, 12:06:32 AM »
Scenes From A Memory
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #15 on: April 28, 2010, 12:17:36 AM »
Images And Words was my first DT album and imo, it was a very good choice, so I'll recommend it highly. Throw in SFAM as well, since TDOE got him interested.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #16 on: April 28, 2010, 04:31:43 AM »
Quote from: contest_sanity on April 27, 2010, 08:45:17 PM
Awake.

It's a shame that I noticed your sig just now. Fellow Awake lover. *high fives*
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #17 on: April 28, 2010, 04:57:26 AM »
Quote from: AwakeFromOctavarium on April 28, 2010, 04:31:43 AM
Quote from: contest_sanity on April 27, 2010, 08:45:17 PM
Awake.

It's a shame that I noticed your sig just now. Fellow Awake lover. *high fives*
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when I discovered DT two years ago. Awake was my first album and it blew me away. Through out those two years, it never budged from No. 1. A truly epic album.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #18 on: April 28, 2010, 07:56:09 AM »
Images and Words is always the correct answer to these types of questions. Scenes would be 2nd, followed by Six Degrees.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #19 on: April 28, 2010, 08:00:09 AM »
scenes opened me up to dream theater
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #20 on: April 28, 2010, 01:50:07 PM »
Quote from: Dream Team on April 28, 2010, 07:56:09 AM
Images and Words is never the correct answer to these types of questions.
I mean it seriously, it's not accessible in any way.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #21 on: April 28, 2010, 01:54:13 PM »
Quote from: Darkes7 on April 28, 2010, 01:50:07 PM
Quote from: Dream Team on April 28, 2010, 07:56:09 AM
Images and Words is never the correct answer to these types of questions.
I mean it seriously, it's not accessible in any way.

I would agree with you on that one but then we'd both be wrong.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #22 on: April 28, 2010, 02:15:40 PM »
Anything but the debut (too raw-sounding and the vocals...yeah), Train of Thought (too one-dimensional), Octavarium (songwriting isn't strong enough, despite the material being very diverse), or Systematic Chaos (lack of anything truly great, plus noticeably bad lyrics).

Short answer: Images and Words.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #23 on: April 28, 2010, 02:24:04 PM »
Quote from: KevShmev on April 28, 2010, 02:15:40 PM
Anything but the debut (too raw-sounding and the vocals...yeah), Train of Thought (too one-dimensional), Octavarium (songwriting isn't strong enough, despite the material being very diverse), or Systematic Chaos (lack of anything truly great, plus noticeably bad lyrics).

Short answer: Images and Words.

Exactly this.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #24 on: April 28, 2010, 02:26:33 PM »
Quote from: KevShmev on April 28, 2010, 02:15:40 PM
(too one-dimensional)

Short answer: Images and Words.
And that's my problem exactly. I&W is not representative of DT's style at all and has far less variety than any other DT album, WDADU and ToT included. Octavarium represents almost everything the band is.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #25 on: April 28, 2010, 02:31:57 PM »
I&W is a much better representative of DT's style than Octavarium in my opinion. I'm not really a fan of the style they adopted on that album (the song Octavarium and The Root of All Evil being obvious exceptions of course  :P). I&W pretty much sums up all that I love about DT.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #26 on: April 28, 2010, 03:25:23 PM »
Not Images and Words.
I get that it's the obligatory favorite, but the drum triggers are horrid. When I first got into DT, it was entirely because of the drumming. I was recommended I&W and instantly hated it. I also feel Octavarium is much more representative of what DT is, and that is where my vote lands.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #27 on: April 30, 2010, 09:36:04 AM »
Quote from: orcus116 on April 27, 2010, 11:40:18 PM
Best to start from the very beginning: Majesty Demos.
Yeah. He needs to check out John Arch and Steve Stone rockin' it out.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #28 on: April 30, 2010, 09:43:45 AM »
I voted the comedy option.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #29 on: April 30, 2010, 09:48:32 AM »
Systematic Chaos?
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« Reply #30 on: April 30, 2010, 09:49:25 AM »
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #32 on: April 30, 2010, 06:53:11 PM »
Quote from: skydivingninja on April 27, 2010, 06:03:48 PM
I wouldn't start with a live album unless its Live at the Marquee or Score.  James' voice isn't always the best on live albums.

Jame's vocals on Score and Systematic Chaos are pretty great actually.
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #33 on: April 30, 2010, 08:25:43 PM »
Quote from: popol on April 30, 2010, 06:53:11 PM
Quote from: skydivingninja on April 27, 2010, 06:03:48 PM
I wouldn't start with a live album unless its Live at the Marquee or Score.  James' voice isn't always the best on live albums.

Jame's vocals on Score and Systematic Chaos are pretty great actually.

I thought James' vocals on the Score were amazing.  If I introduce someone to DT I usually start with SFAM, specifically The Spirit Carries On.  Octavarium and BC&SL have such a good wide variety of styles that either of them work well for introductions. 
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Re: What Should Be The First DT Album my friend listens to?
« Reply #34 on: April 30, 2010, 09:46:20 PM »
Quote from: Darkes7 on April 27, 2010, 04:34:14 PM
The answer is always obvious in these cases.

Octavarium. And an advice from the heart, DON'T tell him to start Images & Words, no matter what.

Why?  It was the first DT album I ever heard, and it had me hooked.
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