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It was 20 years ago today...

Started by TAC, June 08, 2012, 04:38:34 AM

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TAC

that in 45 minutes, Dream Theater would change my musical life forever!

I saw probably my greatest concert on June 8, 1992:











Setlists:
Iron Maiden
Be Quick Or Be Dead
Number Of The Beast
Sanctuary
Fron Here To Eternity
Wasting Love
Tailgunner
The Evil That Men Do
Afraid To Shoot Strangers
Fear Of The Dark
The Clairvoyant
Heaven Can Wait
Run To The Hills
2 Minutes To Midnight
Iron Maiden
The Trooper
Bring Your Daughter..
Running Free

Dream Theater
Pull Me Under
Under A Glass Moon
Metropolis Pt.1
A Fortune In Lies
Learning To Live

:metal  :metal  :metal  :metal  :metal  :metal  :metal  :metal

Seriously, nothing's been the same since seeing Dream Theater that night. Oh, and Iron Maiden was spectacular. Nice small stage and they just blew me away,
Quote from: wkiml on June 08, 2012, 09:06:35 AMwould have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Quote from: Buddyhunter1 on April 22, 2023, 05:54:45 PMTAC got a higher score than me in the electronic round? Honestly, can I just drop out now? :lol

King Postwhore

And what a journey it had been.  Damn does time fly but I bet you remember it like it was yesterday.
"I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'." - Bon Newhart.

cramx3

I am quite jealous of this but did IM and DT tour together or just play this show or a few? I always wanted my two favorite bands to tour together and i saw them twice when they finally did on the MP "farewell" tour.

MrBoom_shack-a-lack

#3
Ohh man......the things i would do to be able to witness that concert!  :hefdaddy

Was DT support for the whole FOTD tour or only that day?


Edit: I actually got some shivers when reading that ticket!  :laugh:





wolfking

That's basically the gig to end all gigs.

BlobVanDam

Glad to say I've seen 'em both in the past few years. :hat

I'd say I'm jealous, but I was only 7 at the time, so I doubt I would have appreciated the show at the time anyway. :P

MrBoom_shack-a-lack


TAC

It was a pre tour warm up gig. DT opened the Ritz show only. From there Maiden went to Canada and to the west coast. They cut the tour short. I believe Testament may have opened the west coast dates.
Quote from: wkiml on June 08, 2012, 09:06:35 AMwould have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Quote from: Buddyhunter1 on April 22, 2023, 05:54:45 PMTAC got a higher score than me in the electronic round? Honestly, can I just drop out now? :lol

njdtfan

Was a great show. Both bands were killer!

Super Dude

I'm curious, did you originally go just for IM? Or did you already know of DT by that time?

MrBoom_shack-a-lack

Quote from: TAC on June 08, 2012, 05:33:28 AM
It was a pre tour warm up gig. DT opened the Ritz show only. From there Maiden went to Canada and to the west coast. They cut the tour short. I believe Testament may have opened the west coast dates.
Ahh i see!  :tup

TAC

Quote from: Super Dude on June 08, 2012, 05:41:28 AM
I'm curious, did you originally go just for IM? Or did you already know of DT by that time?
Yes and no.. Just Maiden. Maiden was easily my favorite band at the time. I had never heard of DT .. Kinda.
TAC's college radio story again   :yeahright
In college I did the metal show at my college radio station. In 1989, I was going through the new release bin and I came across this album by a band called Dream Theater. It was WDADU. I thought Dream Theater was a great name for a band. I sampled it " on cue". It was interesting, but the album cover was so gay, and the band pic was even gayer! So I put it down and the episode was erased from my memory.
So when I saw them open for Maiden, in my mind I had never heard of them or remembered.
It wasn't untill a couple years later when I ordered their "first" album that whenever I opened it and saw THAT cover. I was Holy Shit that's the band I sampled in college. I was in complete shock!
Quote from: wkiml on June 08, 2012, 09:06:35 AMwould have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Quote from: Buddyhunter1 on April 22, 2023, 05:54:45 PMTAC got a higher score than me in the electronic round? Honestly, can I just drop out now? :lol

jingle.boy

Was I the only one expecting the post to read "Sgt Pepper taught the band to play"?
Quote from: Jamesman42 on September 20, 2024, 12:38:03 PM
Quote from: TAC on September 19, 2024, 05:23:01 PMHow is this even possible? Are we playing or what, people??
So I just checked, and, uh, you are one of the two who haven't sent.
Quote from: Puppies_On_Acid on September 20, 2024, 12:46:33 PMTim's roulette police card is hereby revoked!

lonestar

Quote from: jingle.boy on June 08, 2012, 08:09:09 AM
Was I the only one expecting the post to read "Sgt Pepper taught the band to play"?

Nope.

Jaq

Quote from: jingle.boy on June 08, 2012, 08:09:09 AM
Was I the only one expecting the post to read "Sgt Pepper taught the band to play"?

Nope. Totally thought the same thing.  :rollin

TAC

Quote from: wkiml on June 08, 2012, 09:06:35 AMwould have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Quote from: Buddyhunter1 on April 22, 2023, 05:54:45 PMTAC got a higher score than me in the electronic round? Honestly, can I just drop out now? :lol

Jaq

 :lol

You can't blame us, though. I'm sure that was an amazing concert, but "It was 20 years ago today" is the first lyric of one of the most iconic albums of all time. Of course it's gonna come to mind :D

TAC

Quote from: wkiml on June 08, 2012, 09:06:35 AMwould have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Quote from: Buddyhunter1 on April 22, 2023, 05:54:45 PMTAC got a higher score than me in the electronic round? Honestly, can I just drop out now? :lol

wkiml

would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related


theseoafs


TioJorge

Quote from: wolfking on June 08, 2012, 04:57:21 AM
That's basically the gig to end all gigs.

Man, no shit. So raspberry preserve. Every song is full of awesomeness, especially the DT setlist.

Jaffa

Quote from: jingle.boy on June 08, 2012, 08:09:09 AM
Was I the only one expecting the post to read "Sgt Pepper taught the band to play"?

I was coming in to post the next line.


Anyway, awesome concert.  =D 

Super Dude


TAC

Quote from: Super Dude on June 08, 2012, 09:46:50 AM
Quote from: theseoafs on June 08, 2012, 09:22:11 AM
Quote from: TAC on June 08, 2012, 08:18:09 AM
Beatles ???
Not a fan.
You should fix that.

Seconded.
Not a chance. Oddly Amazon sent me an email today adverti sing Yellow Submarine. I've never even browsed them.

Quote from: wkiml on June 08, 2012, 09:06:35 AM
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related


I may have to sig that!
Quote from: wkiml on June 08, 2012, 09:06:35 AMwould have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Quote from: Buddyhunter1 on April 22, 2023, 05:54:45 PMTAC got a higher score than me in the electronic round? Honestly, can I just drop out now? :lol

theseoafs

Quote from: TAC on June 08, 2012, 10:05:10 AM
Quote from: Super Dude on June 08, 2012, 09:46:50 AM
Quote from: theseoafs on June 08, 2012, 09:22:11 AM
Quote from: TAC on June 08, 2012, 08:18:09 AM
Beatles ???
Not a fan.
You should fix that.

Seconded.
Not a chance. Oddly Amazon sent me an email today adverti sing Yellow Submarine. I've never even browsed them.


That's god talking to you.

Super Dude

Quote from: theseoafs on June 08, 2012, 10:07:23 AM
Quote from: TAC on June 08, 2012, 10:05:10 AM
Quote from: Super Dude on June 08, 2012, 09:46:50 AM
Quote from: theseoafs on June 08, 2012, 09:22:11 AM
Quote from: TAC on June 08, 2012, 08:18:09 AM
Beatles ???
Not a fan.
You should fix that.

Seconded.
Not a chance. Oddly Amazon sent me an email today adverti sing Yellow Submarine. I've never even browsed them.


That's god talking to you.

It was also God compelling you to skip on Yellow Submarine, because Sgt. Pepper and Revolver are infinitely better.

theseoafs


DebraKadabra

Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on June 08, 2012, 05:09:15 AM
Steve´s T-shirt FTW!

Indeed! :metal

Quote from: jingle.boy on June 08, 2012, 08:09:09 AM
Was I the only one expecting the post to read "Sgt Pepper taught the band to play"?

No. :lol

KevShmev

Quote from: theseoafs on June 08, 2012, 10:27:18 AM
God works in mysterious ways.

I thought she moved in mysterious ways?  ???

DebraKadabra

Yeah, that's something there Kev... ;)

Jirpo

That would have been amazing! :metal Especially with DT's setlist.

Progmetty

I love DT's set list, short but right to the point  :tup