perhaps someone can tell me sth about dream theatre?

[ForeverAutumn]

Hey Kaboom,
I hear you on Theater/Theatre front. I'm in Canada, where Theatre is considered the correct spelling. I am constantly correcting myself when writing about Dream Theater.

If you like this type of music but want something a little less metal, try a band called Porcupine Tree, if you can find them. Many of their older CDs are now out of print. But Stupid Dream and Lightbulb Sun sound like they would be right up your alley. These two disks are more spacey-prog than metal. They don't sound like Pink Floyd, but they have the same type of ambience. Their last CD, In Absentia, is pretty easy to find and is a top-notch disk, but is a little heavier than the other two mentioned.

They have a new disk scheduled for release in the next few months. A lot of us here are really looking forward to it!

Happy Listening!
FA

[Dusty Chalk]

I just mentioned it because I thought maybe perhaps if you were searching for sth (MP3's, perhaps?) you might have better luck finding them.

I'm listening to Scenes from a memory at the moment, and i have to admit that the guitar BLOWS ME AWAY!

You should definitely check out Change of Seasons.

i would say the vocalist is "appropriate". not stunning, but appropriate.

Well said.

The singer is much better than he used to be, not in talent, but he is not lost in the 80s hair-band-mode any more. He has matured and, IMO, provides a solid front for the band.

I concur with this as well. I, too, agree that he has grown, and I like him now.