2112 vs.THE ASTONISHING; (RUSH vs.DREAM THEATER) LET THE BATTLE COMMENCE!

[treeduck]

:no: :no: :no:

[treeduck]

I'm looking forward to the album, but it's a bit difficult to compare 2112 with a DT album released exactly 40 years later.

[RUSHHEAD666]

"TAKE HEED! People of the Great Northern Empire of the Americas, all of the Realm, as far as this message will be carried! I am Arhys, Son of Marhys, one of three remaining heirs to the displaced, forgotten, and forbidden Legion Of Sorrowful Song. I contact you from the fair and just village of Ravenskill, far from the Emperor's Palace, in the outer edges of the Realm, nestled on Endless Isleland. By means almost indescribable, we have biohacked the receivers implanted into the flesh so many generations ago, jamming the cacophonous lull of the NOMACS for however much longer our primitive tech will abide.

 

We are a simple people, like most of you. Our hearts beat, our skin cracks, our bones grow tired, like all of you, even the nobility, even those who set themselves above us behind the tallest of walls and heaviest of armaments, as they are as empty as us. BUT LO, of late, Ravenskill is energized by talk of a Chosen One, possessed of a forbidden sound, a stirring melody almost impossible to comprehend. You must've heard tale of this Chosen One, a humble servant with the innate ability to break the shackles of the mind and heart we must've forgotten how to perceive. This Chosen One's very existence portends not the doom of which our Emperor warns, but rather, is a harbinger of untold possibilities. Could you dream of finding power beyond powerlessness? Could it be that very idea is a lie, sold to us by those who benefit most from our endless struggle?

 

My brothers and sisters across the Realm, I send this message to spread word that a Rebellion is rising in Ravenskill, to bring glad tidings that even as the Chosen One has been drafted by the fates, I have been drafted by the people to be your Commander. I am here to tell you that not only is this Chosen One real, and not a fiction as the Emperor’s messengers insist, but this Chosen One is, in fact, my blood, and my brother. Seek the Songs for yourselves. There is true freedom beyond what we’ve been taught. There is more than the endless drone of the NOMACS. I have seen and moreover, I have heard. I am but a messenger of the Chosen, a soldier of his light, a commander of rebellion. He, the Chosen One, is the conductor, of a force once thought lost, a force unrivaled by swords, steel, or even fire, wind, and water. TAKE HEED and PREPARE!"[/background]

 

...What a load of juvenile nonsense!

 

That's the feeling I get about their album and song titles. They're trying too hard.

 

Hell yes Rick!

[RUSHHEAD666]

Haters....

 

Come on Tick! I've had a lot of great experiences with Dream Theater. I used to LOVE this band!

We used to go round and round like a RATT song. I am sure you hate that band.

I have a LOVE/HATE relationship with Dream Theater.

 

I love Ghost and many rip me for digging them because they are pure cheese prog pop.

 

Well Dream Theater is also a cheesy novelty now.

 

Which flavor of the band would you like to suck on now man?

 

They are a joke. A former shell of themselves. They should rename the band EGO COCK THEATER. How about THE PUSSY CAT THEATER? PROG PORN FOR THE MASSES!!! LOL!

 

Hell didn't Mike name the band? They should change it.

 

Douche Bag City works!

 

I have no respect for the band. Same riffs, same crappy keyboard shite. They are the Text Book AC/DC Boy Band Of Frog Prog. LEAP AND MOVE ON INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC!

 

If the original three members had any brains besides jacking off on their instruments they would fire James and the Mickey Mouse Keyboard Player Fantasia Rudess.

 

This band sucks now. They should retire like a band they could never become.......

 

 

 

RUSH!!!!

[Segue Myles]

Haters....

 

Come on Tick! I've had a lot of great experiences with Dream Theater. I used to LOVE this band!

We used to go round and round like a RATT song. I am sure you hate that band.

I have a LOVE/HATE relationship with Dream Theater.

 

I love Ghost and many rip me for digging them because they are pure cheese prog pop.

 

Well Dream Theater is also a cheesy novelty now.

 

Which flavor of the band would you like to suck on now man?

 

They are a joke. A former shell of themselves. They should rename the band EGO COCK THEATER. How about THE PUSSY CAT THEATER? PROG PORN FOR THE MASSES!!! LOL!

 

Hell didn't Mike name the band? They should change it.

 

Douche Bag City works!

 

I have no respect for the band. Same riffs, same crappy keyboard shite. They are the Text Book AC/DC Boy Band Of Frog Prog. LEAP AND MOVE ON INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC!

 

If the original three members had any brains besides jacking off on their instruments they would fire James and the Mickey Mouse Keyboard Player Fantasia Rudess.

 

This band sucks now. They should retire like a band they could never become.......

 

 

 

RUSH!!!!

 

Ghost suck.

 

Lolsies! :outtahere:

[Tick]

Haters....

 

Come on Tick! I've had a lot of great experiences with Dream Theater. I used to LOVE this band!

We used to go round and round like a RATT song. I am sure you hate that band.

I have a LOVE/HATE relationship with Dream Theater.

 

I love Ghost and many rip me for digging them because they are pure cheese prog pop.

 

Well Dream Theater is also a cheesy novelty now.

 

Which flavor of the band would you like to suck on now man?

 

They are a joke. A former shell of themselves. They should rename the band EGO COCK THEATER. How about THE PUSSY CAT THEATER? PROG PORN FOR THE MASSES!!! LOL!

 

Hell didn't Mike name the band? They should change it.

 

Douche Bag City works!

 

I have no respect for the band. Same riffs, same crappy keyboard shite. They are the Text Book AC/DC Boy Band Of Frog Prog. LEAP AND MOVE ON INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC!

 

If the original three members had any brains besides jacking off on their instruments they would fire James and the Mickey Mouse Keyboard Player Fantasia Rudess.

 

This band sucks now. They should retire like a band they could never become.......

 

 

 

RUSH!!!!

Wow Earl, you are really NOT a fan.

I am!

The last two albums are as good as any in the bands catalog.

 

Ratt always SUCKED

Hair metal always SUCKED

 

PURE CRAP!

 

Dream Theater on the other hand are the kings of progressive metal, now and always!

 

CAN'T WAIT for the new record!!!

 

PURE AWESOME BLISS WILL BE HAD!!!

 

Thankfully your opinion or any other means literally nothing to me regarding a band I still love!

 

DREAM THEATER FOREVER BITCHES!!!!!

 

Signed...

 

My opinion is the only one that matters because my ears are the only ones that matter.

 

Peace out to the 666 Devil without a clue.

Edited November 6, 2015 by Tick

[Segue Myles]

DT are awesome! Patchy but awesome!

 

As is hair metal!

[Red Dwarf]

This is a major release!Check out the DT website and you'll find just the beginning of what the band are serving up.Characters,Maps,part of the track listings etc.

Wonder if Rush illustrator Hugh Syme is involved in this,or maybe just the album cover?

Looks like something from a fantasy series.Robert Jordan,Raymond E Feist or Terry Brooks for example!

Anyway it's intriguing!

[bluefox4000]

I'm Very Excited. Can't wait. I know i'll like it better then the Ghost record. Cause that album has already dropped off for me. While DT'S last 2 are amazing.

 

Cannot wait!!!!!!!!

 

Mick

[Tick]

DT are awesome! Patchy but awesome!

 

As is hair metal!

IMO....Hair metal is candy ass music, and I don't do candy ass music.

 

But if you like it that's all that matters!

[HemispheresserehpsimeH]

They can be as nerdy as they would like to be. As long as they're enthusiastic about the album, I don't see anything wrong with it. Enthusiasm is good!

[Tick]

I personally love the over the top way they are going about this record. You can call it corny, cheesy, or whatever you will but it says to me they still have a kid inside them and a sense of whimsy.

I love this band, and let me clue you haters in on something...SO DO MILLIONS OF OTHERS!

Dream Theater is at the head of the class in there genre and that's just a fact.

[Del_Duio]

Next up, the New England Patriots take on your local Pop Warner football team.

 

Oh come on, the Redskins are at least High Schoolers in this contest :D

[bluefox4000]

I personally love the over the top way they are going about this record. You can call it corny, cheesy, or whatever you will but it says to me they still have a kid inside them and a sense of whimsy.

I love this band, and let me clue you haters in on something...SO DO MILLIONS OF OTHERS!

Dream Theater is at the head of the class in there genre and that's just a fact.

 

Correct. Also anyway who stopped after Kevin MoOre left missed out......they just did.

 

Mick

Edited November 6, 2015 by bluefox4000

[Del_Duio]

"TAKE HEED! People of the Great Northern Empire of the Americas, all of the Realm, as far as this message will be carried! I am Arhys, Son of Marhys, one of three remaining heirs to the displaced, forgotten, and forbidden Legion Of Sorrowful Song. I contact you from the fair and just village of Ravenskill, far from the Emperor's Palace, in the outer edges of the Realm, nestled on Endless Isleland. By means almost indescribable, we have biohacked the receivers implanted into the flesh so many generations ago, jamming the cacophonous lull of the NOMACS for however much longer our primitive tech will abide.

 

We are a simple people, like most of you. Our hearts beat, our skin cracks, our bones grow tired, like all of you, even the nobility, even those who set themselves above us behind the tallest of walls and heaviest of armaments, as they are as empty as us. BUT LO, of late, Ravenskill is energized by talk of a Chosen One, possessed of a forbidden sound, a stirring melody almost impossible to comprehend. You must've heard tale of this Chosen One, a humble servant with the innate ability to break the shackles of the mind and heart we must've forgotten how to perceive. This Chosen One's very existence portends not the doom of which our Emperor warns, but rather, is a harbinger of untold possibilities. Could you dream of finding power beyond powerlessness? Could it be that very idea is a lie, sold to us by those who benefit most from our endless struggle?

 

My brothers and sisters across the Realm, I send this message to spread word that a Rebellion is rising in Ravenskill, to bring glad tidings that even as the Chosen One has been drafted by the fates, I have been drafted by the people to be your Commander. I am here to tell you that not only is this Chosen One real, and not a fiction as the Emperor’s messengers insist, but this Chosen One is, in fact, my blood, and my brother. Seek the Songs for yourselves. There is true freedom beyond what we’ve been taught. There is more than the endless drone of the NOMACS. I have seen and moreover, I have heard. I am but a messenger of the Chosen, a soldier of his light, a commander of rebellion. He, the Chosen One, is the conductor, of a force once thought lost, a force unrivaled by swords, steel, or even fire, wind, and water. TAKE HEED and PREPARE!"[/background]

 

...What a load of juvenile nonsense!

 

Aww, its nerdy and geeky and...I dig it!

Ditto, they seem really excited about it, hopefully the music matches it. It'll hopefully be another dork little number like Dio's Magica

 

At least they're psyched about making albums so close together too. What's that, 3 in 4 or 5 years or so? AWESOME.