Dream Theater/Queensryche Concert in L.A.

[CanyonCarver]

I took my 10-year-old son to the concert in L.A. He's loved DT ever since he watched the Scenes From A Memory DVD with me.
He knows most of the songs since we play DT in the car on the way to school or summer camp almost everyday.

I'll point out that he was riveted for the most part of the concert. He got a little figgeddy toward the last three songs, but you can't ask much more from a kid that age.
He really loved watching the musicians play and used the binoculars to see then upclose (we were up in the nosebleed section).

It felt really good to be around thousands of other DT fans and true music connoisseurs. I often feel very isolated when I realize that most people around us have no clue and swallow the disposable shit music that's being crammed down their ears.

As we drove up to the Ampitheater I cracked up seeing a sign on the window of this expensive BMW. It said: “Dream Theater or Bust”. I though it was pretty cool.

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[wip5150]

How was Queensryche? Is Chris DeGarmo touring with them?

[CanyonCarver]

We had to leave after DT so I can't tell.
I wish we could have stayed... last time I saw QR was in 1990 or 1991.

[wahwah]

You know Canyon, pound for pound I reckon Dream Theater are the best band on the planet at the moment and rather than feel isolated you should feel liberated that we have this and DT AIN'T gonna budge an inch and do something that they don't think is viable...releasing all 12 minutes of 'Home' as a single was a kick in the eye of MTV etc...long may they keep on doing their thing...One of the best guitar opening riffs of all time...? Pull Me Under without a doubt!

[CanyonCarver]

They are quite amazing, and on the leading edge of quality music today. They're way too good for MTV of course, which is not a music television anyway.