Originality is one of my main go-to's for liking a band, and DT is one of my favorite bands. Dream Theater are as unoriginal as Iron Maiden are. Maiden also combined elements from many already existing bands.
Dream Theater are as original as Iron Maiden are? No way. Of course Maiden combined elements. But that's more stylistic. They didn't copy so many (almost) literal fragments. Could someone make such a vid for Maiden? I guess no one attempted it because they wouldn't get further than 3 to 5 fragments.
Yet here you are, once again arriving at their thread to talk shit about them. Can't you just let it go?
Yet here you are, once again screaming and cursing like a banshee.
Do you see me coming into the Iced Earth thread to talk shit about them?
If you have anything to tell, even if brings a band in a negative light, I have no problem to hear it. It's good even, I get to know the band better.
All music is derivative of something that came before it. I defy you to come up with a purely original artist.
And of course, a few people need to take this to the extremes. No. No band is purely original. That was
not my point. The point is: lots of bands are more original when it comes to
song writing. As I said, it's not easy to make such a vid for other bands. That's it.
Dream Theater takes an insane amount of influences and puts them in a blender while still having a definite DT sound, which I find impressive.
I'm also impressed by the technical side of the band and I love to hear Petrucci's playing. Of course they have their own sound. Even when they cover another band (with credits
), they still sound like Dream Theater. My stance is about writing songs.
Their songs put me off. And now I know, more than ever, why.
I've rarely seen so much effort put into disliking something. It's music. The only one missing out is yourself if you don't like it.
It's music, and if you don't care where they get there music from, fine. If I were a Maiden fan, I surely would like to know where my favourite band would have so many ideas from. I wouldn't be able to deny it, or simply put it aside. Or blame it onto some annoying forumer.
Let's not get so angry when someone criticizes a band (or keeps doing it). Not necessary. I have an opinion and it feels good to see the lack of originality (the idea I had about it) confirmed. Thanks Saap for bringing it up. Thanks Wingman (you at least reacted normally). And thanks Judas for bringing up other examples. When a band does this many times, my joy and respect for their music decreases.