DTF Official Newb Welcome Thread v. 2.0 (Introduce yourself here!)

[sylvinception]

Hello everyone!!

I'm new here, I'm french so I appologise for my english...
My name is Sylvain and I live near Paris.I am a big fan of DT since 1994 and the release of "Awake".

At the time I was listening to some hard rock fm bands like Bon Jovi (yes, at one time they played hard rock, but not anymore... ), Whitesnake, Cinderella, Winger, or other bands like Queensryche, Megadeth, Aerosmith or Tesla...I don't really remember how I heard of DT, all I remember is that I was very curious to listen "Awake", after reading all these good reviews and subjects about them in the press.
And of course, when I first listened to Awake I was totally dazzled, and this is how I fell in love with the band.

Now I am 41 years old and and if I don't really listen hard rock anymore, I remain faithful to DT, because once you have tasted their music you can't live without it!!

Today I listen mostly pop or rock bands like Depeche Mode, Simple Minds, Manic Street Preachers, Queen, Texas...And, as a long time fan of Bon Jovi, if I am disgusted by the "candy pop orientation" of the band (thanks a lot Jon... ), I remained a big fan of guitarist Richie Sambora, his solo albums are outstanding, as his work on classic rock albums like "New Jersey", "Slippery when wet" or "Keep the faith" of course!!

Movies are my other passion.

To be honest I'm a little worried about how I will be received here, because I'm not an "usual" fan of DT when it comes about my favourites albums of the band...

"Metropolis 2000" is not part of my favourites albums, and I do not like "Black clouds and silver linings"!!
I hope you will forgive me...

"Awake", "Images and words", "6DOIT" and "Train of thought" and "Falling into infinity" remains the albums I listen the most.

I really liked "ADTOE", but I will go to the thread dedicated to the album to talk about it...

See ya soon!!

[MoraWintersoul]

Welcome! Don't worry, the prog metal crowd is the majority of the forum but almost all of us have eclectic tastes, and there's loads of people who appreciate pop and rock

[Nekov]

Hey sylvinception! Welcome to the forum and enjoy your stay.


Oh, and don't mind the creepers, we're they're not that bad

[wasteland]

Welcome! And as the other said, don't be afraid of having unconventional ideas (and liking IAW, Awake and SDOIT aren't considered as such here), it's always welcome and refreshing to read about them.

See you around 

[Scorpion]

Bonjour Sylvain! Comment ça va? Malhereusement, je ne parle pas beaucoup de français, so I'll just switch to English here: nice to have you on board and enjoy your stay! This is a really cool place for discovering new music or meeting awesome people.

[sylvinception]

Holy shit I forgot to say I'm also a fan of Def Leppard and The Cult!!
How could I forget them ??

I'd be damned!!

Thanks to all of you guys for your welcome messages!!

[?]

To be honest I'm a little worried about how I will be received here, because I'm not an "usual" fan of DT when it comes about my favourites albums of the band...

No worries, all kinds of opinions are welcome here - that's why this place is called a discussion board. And as wasteland said, I&W, Awake and Six Degrees are all popular albums. Hopefully you'll enjoy your time here!

[lonestar]

You don't like Scenes from a Memory?? GTFO man....





Just kidding, welcome, and have some bacon...

[obscure]

YAY.. new faces!!!! well hello 

[The Stray Seed]

Bienvenu Sylvain!

This is an open-minded community, so make yourself comfortable =)

[PuffyPat]

EDIT: Whoops. Wrong thread.

[DebraKadabra]

Sorry I'm late - hi there, sylv!

[Mister Gold]

Hello everyone, I'm Mister Gold! Been a lurker here for sometime now, and finally got around to joining!

[JayOctavarium]

Hello everyone, I'm Mister Gold! Been a lurker here for sometime now, and finally got around to joining!

yo

[Cedar redaC]

Welcome dude!

[Mister Gold]

Welcome dude!

I like the Riku avatar, dude!

[Cedar redaC]

Thanks, definitely my favorite video game series of all time.

[Mister Gold]

Thanks, definitely my favorite video game series of all time.

Likewise! Been a fan since the first game came out in 2002! Ever play The World Ends With You? FANTASTIC game made by a lot of the same people.

[Cedar redaC]

I haven't played it due to my lack of a DS, but I hear that it's great. I mean, some of the characters even made it into Dream Drop Distance.

[Mister Gold]

I haven't played it due to my lack of a DS, but I hear that it's great. I mean, some of the characters even made it into Dream Drop Distance.

Yeah, it's amazing. Kingdom Hearts is my favorite video game series, but TWEWY is probably my favorite single video game. Absolutely phenomenal game.

[Cedar redaC]

I might have to look around and borrow a DS then. It's going to be tough to beat Kingdom Hearts 2 though. 8 years later and it's still a game that I find ridiculously fun.

[The Stray Seed]

Welcome, crow =]

[Onno]

Welcome, crow =]

^that, welcome 

[MoraWintersoul]

Yo dude, welcome!

[Scorpion]

Yo, Crow.

[DebraKadabra]

Hello everyone, I'm Mister Gold! Been a lurker here for sometime now, and finally got around to joining!

Hi there - did you snag your handle from Once Upon a Time?  If so

Oh, and have some

[Scorpion]

Deb, are you usurping on lonestar's rite of passage? If so, shame on you.

[DebraKadabra]

No, not officially.

[Mister Gold]

Hello everyone, I'm Mister Gold! Been a lurker here for sometime now, and finally got around to joining!

Hi there - did you snag your handle from Once Upon a Time?  If so

Oh, and have some

Wherever would you get an idea like that, dearie?

BACON.

[black_biff_stadler]

Nice Death reference in your avatar text, Senor El Dorado

[Mister Gold]

Nice Death reference in your avatar text, Senor El Dorado

Thanks! TSoP is one of my all-time favorite albums, along with the other two albums referenced. Not necessarily a Top Three or whatever, but certainly some albums I hold in VERY high regard.

[jmplayer]

Hello everyone!

I have been lurking around here tons and discovered many bands and so I figure I should start posting!

[Cedar redaC]

Welcome!

[Ruba]

Hi there!

[Limelight]

Greetings.

After lurking around for a while and getting a feel for the place, I figured I'd actually start contributing myself. Seems like a lot of forums with a big focus on metal quickly turn into a cesspool of immaturity. Doesn't seem to be the case around here though, which is nice 

So I'm a guy in my mid thirties. A lifelong metalhead, although as I get older I find my taste in music ever expanding. Firmly rooted in rock music though, which will probably always feel like "home".

And yes, a big fan of Rush as you can probably guess