Dream Theater

In 1994, my brother and I were living together for a while, he listened to alot of bands, and alot of them I wasn't into. One day, he was listening to DT in his room, I walked past and heard them. I just remember saying "My God, who is this?" He let me borrow I&W, in which I just fell in love with Surrounded and I was thinking what a voice this guy has!! Then the brother got me Awake for my birthday, and I listened to just I&W and Awake for the longest time. It has since been an 18 year "love affair" with these guys!!!

I was a late bloomer.

As early as the late 80's/early 90's I remember reading people like Rush's Alex Lifeson raving about Dream Theater, but for some reason I associated them with the rather flaccid 80's synth band Dream Academy ("Life in a Northern Town") and couldn't understand what rockers saw in them.

It was only in early 2007 that I got ahold of a Prog Rock Magazine (primarily for articles about Yes and Tool) that I read about Dream Theater. The magazine also had a list of the top 20 (or so) concept albums of all time, and Scenes from a Memory was #1. I proceeded to iTunes and downloaded their latest album (Octavarium--this was a few months before Systematic Chaos was released), and after one listening through "The Root of All Evil" I was hooked. By the end of "Octavarium" I was in tears for the sheer beauty of the album (and already downloading my next DT album)!

For me, I owe it all to my son! He was searching the web for guitarists to assist him in teaching himself to play guitar. He stumbled upon Petrucci. Having never heard of him, he Googled and lo and behold, several DT fanatics were born. After listening to several songs, he talked me into buying "Live at Budokan" in DVD format. Before we had watched half of it, I was hooked. Coming from a musical family - classical to metal, I recognized the sheer talent I was watching. I have never looked back, being the "unofficial DT researcher" for any info on the guys and relate to family & friends! Hey, maybe we are a small but intense fan club! Music is part of my soul and-my family's, s and we are truly moved, many times, to unashamed tears of pure delight while listening to our guy's. Keep the Dream Alive!

as a kid i always wanted more from life but i never know how to get it......... until i heard "change of season" right from the start
i knew that i'd discoverd the true essence of life and i'm proud to say that DREAM THEATER changed my life!!!!!
THANK YOU DREAM THEATER!!!!!!!!

Someone handed me a tape of awake somewhere during 2005, saying: "you should check this out. It is a bit strange and soft (him being a diehard metal fan) but it's musical." By the time the album hit voices an the "a mind..." three-piece I was hooked, never to release me ever since. I am also grateful for them leading me to prog classics as early yes an PF, as well as fusion and jazz and more recent prog artist. They inspire me as a musician to always reach that extra bit, and as a person to look beyond and be ready for the unexpected. I cincerely hope to grow old with their music an I am looking forward to many albums to come!

By 2005 I meant 1995.....

Pull Me Under - heard it on the radio in early 90's. Then I saw the 6:00 video on MTV Metal show (or maybe it was "Caught In A Web?") and later bought the Awake CD which I wore out!

My Dad's best friend's son copied an album for me in early 2011. It was the Train Of Thought album. As soon as me and Dad placed it in the car's CD player..well..that was it. Since then..nothing else has played in the car except DT, and we have almost all of their albums.

Hello everyone...glad to be a new member....I remember back, I think it was 1994, where I read a reveiw for the Live At the Marquee album where it specifically was saying "Buying the album is like making a gift to yourself". So I decided to spent the money and purchased it...from the first moments of "Metropolis Prt.1" I knew I had something different in my hands. From then, DT has been a big part in my life and hopefully they will be for many years to come. They have never let me down....

I first got into Dream Theater in 2006. When I was at school a friend sent me "A Change of Seasons"

I was really impressed by it and decided to do research on the band and find more songs.

By 2007 I found some videos from the Score Tour, I love all the songs, specially The Spirit Carries On.

From There I purchased my first 2 albums "Awake" & "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance"

Since then I've purchased all the albums and can't wait for their new one.

I didn't know they were touring in 2012 in the UK until I decided to look on this website.

My top 11 songs I listen to still everyday are:

The Spirit Carries On
Finally Free
Beneath The Surface
Silent Man
Another Day
Vacant
On The Backs of Angels
Outcry
Far From Heaven
I Walk Beside You
One Last Time