YTSEJAM Digest 6522 Today's Topics: 1) Subject: Current Dream Theater/Queensrche Tour Dates by "TREVOR HOIT" 2) RE: Subject: Current Dream Theater/Queensrche Tour Dates by "Niall Connaughton" 3) Re: Subject: Current Dream Theater/Queensrche Tour Dates by Mike Shetzer 4) pre-studio writing by "Stephen Gervois" 5) RE: Subject: Current Dream Theater/Queensrche Tour Dates by "Souter, Jan-Michael" 6) DT- Berklee Question by "Ngomez" 7) RE: DT- Berklee Question by "Souter, Jan-Michael" 8) RE: DT- Berklee Question by "Souter, Jan-Michael" 9) RE: DT- Berklee Question by "Souter, Jan-Michael" 10) Re: DT- Berklee Question by "Carlos A. Alfaro Hernandez" 11) RE: pre-studio writing by "Niall Connaughton" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 21:15:42 -0700 From: "TREVOR HOIT" To: Subject: Subject: Current Dream Theater/Queensrche Tour Dates Message-ID: <006f01c30561$2d9c7220$message_id_removed> >Subject: Current Dream Theater/Queensrche Tour Dates Queensryche isn't playing their hometown?! ---YTSEJAM FILTER: Rest of message skipped because of attachment ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 14:54:21 +1000 From: "Niall Connaughton" To: Subject: RE: Subject: Current Dream Theater/Queensrche Tour Dates Message-ID: Hmm, this got me thinking... DT should dump MP and get Virgil. Or even better, just add Virgil, I dig the two drummer sound. Then they will have to play in Australia! Niall > -----Original Message----- > From: ytsejam@torchsong.com [mailto:ytsejam@torchsong.com]On Behalf Of > TREVOR HOIT > Sent: Friday, 18 April 2003 2:40 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: Subject: Current Dream Theater/Queensrche Tour Dates > > > > > >Subject: Current Dream Theater/Queensrche Tour Dates > > Queensryche isn't playing their hometown?! > > ---YTSEJAM FILTER: Rest of message skipped because of attachment > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 01:22:07 -0400 From: Mike Shetzer To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Subject: Current Dream Theater/Queensrche Tour Dates Message-ID: <021701c3056a$74991e90$9b00a8c0@SHETZ> --Boundary_(ID_x9SuMZlsV8cWwAtV1n+LSQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Although DT is the shizz, I have to admit Virgil is SOME drummer. I have only seen MP live once, but I've seen all his videos and stuff, whereas I've seen Virgil twice in the past few years. Virgil can pull of some stuff that I am not sure MP can pull off, which isn't an easy task. However, I'm sure MP can play some stuff Virgil can't as well. I just think On The Virg should release another album, dammit... that's one of my all time fave cds... ----- Original Message ----- From: Niall Connaughton To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 1:10 AM Subject: RE: Subject: Current Dream Theater/Queensrche Tour Dates Hmm, this got me thinking... DT should dump MP and get Virgil. Or even better, just add Virgil, I dig the two drummer sound. Then they will have to play in Australia! Niall > -----Original Message----- > From: ytsejam@torchsong.com [mailto:ytsejam@torchsong.com]On Behalf Of > TREVOR HOIT > Sent: Friday, 18 April 2003 2:40 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: Subject: Current Dream Theater/Queensrche Tour Dates > > > > > >Subject: Current Dream Theater/Queensrche Tour Dates > > Queensryche isn't playing their hometown?! > > ---YTSEJAM FILTER: Rest of message skipped because of attachment > --Boundary_(ID_x9SuMZlsV8cWwAtV1n+LSQ) ---YTSEJAM FILTER: Rest of message skipped because of attachment ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 08:29:13 +0200 From: "Stephen Gervois" To: Subject: pre-studio writing Message-ID: <001101c30573$d480e1e0$3cff9f0a@PCxxxx> >I believe all albums up till FII were. >SFAM and 6DOIT were written in the studio. No : I believe 90% of the ideas on SFAM were written beforehand. 6DOIT was written in the studio. As far as I know (correct me if I'm wrong): WDADU; IAW; CoS; Aw; FII; SFAM were all pre-written => as I've heard DEMOs from them all except Awake. 6DOIT was the only studio written. DT has heard the critics from the fans on this way of writting. So they've brought back, what I think of being, their best way of song writting, after reflection on this criticism ! :) But the most important question is : HOW ARE WE GOING TO WAIT THE WHOLE SUMMER ! ? See ye soon, ACBLF ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 07:39:53 -0500 From: "Souter, Jan-Michael" To: "'ytsejam@torchsong.com'" Subject: RE: Subject: Current Dream Theater/Queensrche Tour Dates Message-ID: Bafu's gonna be pissed............... -----Original Message----- From: TREVOR HOIT [mailto:email_address_removed >Subject: Current Dream Theater/Queensrche Tour Dates Queensryche isn't playing their hometown?! ---YTSEJAM FILTER: Rest of message skipped because of attachment ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 17:12:30 -0300 From: "Ngomez" To: "Ytsejam List" Subject: DT- Berklee Question Message-ID: <004601c305e6$f869b500$a04928c8@nicols> Hi jammers!... I have a question... Everybody knows that MP, JP, JM and KM went to Berklee...the thing I don't know is which of those genious mentioned below graduated from Berklee or just they attend to some lessons there... that's all ---YTSEJAM FILTER: Rest of message skipped because of attachment ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 15:30:48 -0500 From: "Souter, Jan-Michael" To: "'ytsejam@torchsong.com'" Subject: RE: DT- Berklee Question Message-ID: Hmmmm from memory, I believe they dropped out to pursue "Majesty" full time. Will consult the Faq (frequently asked questions) -----Original Message----- From: Ngomez [mailto:email_address_removed Hi jammers!... I have a question... Everybody knows that MP, JP, JM and KM went to Berklee...the thing I don't know is which of those genious mentioned below graduated from Berklee or just they attend to some lessons there... that's all ---YTSEJAM FILTER: Rest of message skipped because of attachment ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 15:35:14 -0500 From: "Souter, Jan-Michael" To: "'ytsejam@torchsong.com'" Subject: RE: DT- Berklee Question Message-ID: Petrucci, Myung, Portnoy and Sherinian all went to the Berklee school of music in Boston, MA. Berklee is a music-dedicated school that has produced the likes of Steve Vai, Al Di Meola and Chris DeGarmo. Jordan Rudess attended Julliard in New York from the age of 9, and Kevin Moore went to SUNY Fredonia, in New York. The two Johns and Kevin also went to high school together. Info in the FAQ.. -----Original Message----- From: Ngomez [mailto:email_address_removed Hi jammers!... I have a question... Everybody knows that MP, JP, JM and KM went to Berklee...the thing I don't know is which of those genious mentioned below graduated from Berklee or just they attend to some lessons there... that's all ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 15:39:19 -0500 From: "Souter, Jan-Michael" To: "'ytsejam@torchsong.com'" Subject: RE: DT- Berklee Question Message-ID: Can't locate if they graduated or not, but here's some more in the Faq.... www.dtfaq.com September 1986 was when it all began. Guitarist John Petrucci and his bassist friend John Myung both attended the Berklee School of Music in Boston, and they were looking to form a band in their spare time. They came across drummer Mike Portnoy in one of Berklee's rehearsal rooms, and after a few days chatting they decided to give it a shot. They contacted high school friend Kevin Moore to fill the keyboardist position, and vocalist Chris Collins completed the line-up to be known as Majesty. The quintet started jamming in their free time, and recorded a short demo tape consisting of 8 tracks to be distributed around the local area. The demo tape was called the 'Majesty Demos', and sold 1000 copies within the first 6 months of availability. Amazingly, the demos continued to be copied and distributed by fans and is still widely available today. The following November, the band underwent their first in a long string of line-up changes as Chris Collins and Majesty parted ways. In need of a singer, the band continued writing and recording demos for about a year to follow, and instrumental versions of some future DT classics were conceived. Finally, in November 1987, the band recruited Charlie Dominici as their singer and frontman. Eager to professionally distribute their demoed material, the band signed to Mechanic Records and started working on When Dream and Day Unite. Unfortunately, before they could get too far, they were contacted by a Las Vegas band also called Majesty and were forced to change their name. Names were considered and discarded, until Howard Portnoy (Mike's father) suggested they use the name Dream Theater, the name of a now demolished California cinema. When Dream and Day Unite was completed and distributed throughout the underground prog scene, gathering quite a bit of support from starving prog rockers waiting for another Yes- or Rush-esque masterpiece. Unfortunately, the band were restricted to small clubs and bars as Mechanic lacked the size and funding to provide a suitable tour program. -----Original Message----- From: Ngomez [mailto:email_address_removed Hi jammers!... I have a question... Everybody knows that MP, JP, JM and KM went to Berklee...the thing I don't know is which of those genious mentioned below graduated from Berklee or just they attend to some lessons there... that's all ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 16:40:42 -0500 From: "Carlos A. Alfaro Hernandez" To: Subject: Re: DT- Berklee Question Message-ID: <000801c305f3$29aad840$0a01a8c0@carlosbook> Actually i believe KM didnt go to Berklee, plus none of them graduated anyways Carlos ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ngomez" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 3:26 PM Subject: DT- Berklee Question > > > Hi jammers!... I have a question... Everybody knows that MP, JP, JM and > KM went to Berklee...the thing I don't know is which of those genious > mentioned below graduated from Berklee or just they attend to some > lessons there... > > that's all > ---YTSEJAM FILTER: Rest of message skipped because of attachment > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 10:39:15 +1000 From: "Niall Connaughton" To: Subject: RE: pre-studio writing Message-ID: If you are going to say that SFaM was pre-written, you have to acknowledge that it was pre-written about 5-6 years before the album was released, and most of what was pre-written is not found in the actual album. For the most part, they wrote that album in the studio as they recorded. I think their whole write while recording thing started off with LTE. Everything from LTE onwards was written in the studio. I don't count the Met 2 demo as a demo for the album. Neither does MP, I think, because he tried so hard to stop it getting out because it wasn't intended to be a polished demo. I'm sure I remember MP saying something along the lines of after FII, they asked the record label to give them the chance to do things their way, and they didn't make any demos, didn't give anything to the label, they wrote it all in the studio. Sure, they used some of the themes they'd done before, but not too much. Also, you can hear some of Beyond This Life in one of JP's live solos from some time before SFaM was released. Do you count that as pre-written? Niall > -----Original Message----- > From: ytsejam@torchsong.com [mailto:ytsejam@torchsong.com]On Behalf Of > Stephen Gervois > Sent: Friday, 18 April 2003 4:45 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: pre-studio writing > > > >I believe all albums up till FII were. > >SFAM and 6DOIT were written in the studio. > > No : I believe 90% of the ideas on SFAM were written beforehand. > 6DOIT was written in the studio. > > As far as I know (correct me if I'm wrong): > WDADU; IAW; CoS; Aw; FII; SFAM were all pre-written => as I've heard DEMOs > from them all except Awake. > 6DOIT was the only studio written. > > DT has heard the critics from the fans on this way of writting. > So they've brought back, what I think of being, their best way of song > writting, after reflection on this criticism ! :) > > But the most important question is : > HOW ARE WE GOING TO WAIT THE WHOLE SUMMER ! ? > > See ye soon, > ACBLF > > ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 6522 ************************** === Contributions to ytsejam: ytsejam@torchsong.com === === Send requests to: ytsejam-request@torchsong.com === === More information at: http://www.dreamt.org/local/ytsejam.php === === Brought by the ghost of ytsejam@arastar.coms past === === Reach the owner of this list at: ytsejam-owner@torchsong.com ===