What Would BeThe Funniest Songs/albums For Dream Theater To Cover?

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Dream Theater - Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polkadot Bikini.

-- Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 26 May 2006 16:13 (twenty years ago)

Here is a clip, someone's cameraphone clip, by the look of it, from you tube, of dream theater playing live:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkdK4doF3s8&search=dream%20theater

they are the exemplars of the comparatively recent style "Progressive metal", music as an exercise in athletic achievement. How many notes can you play? 16ths? 32nds? Start at 64ths and work upwards if you want to step up to Dream Theater. How long can you keep it going for? Hello carpal tunnel syndrome, hello repetitive strain injury.

One of Dream theater's "things" is that they will book 2 nights at an auditorium, and on the second night, they will play a complete album - "Master of Puppets", for example, or "Dark Side of the Moon". The idea of Dream Theater covering something a little less obvious coule be kind of funny, I suppose - "Autobahn" or "From Gardens Where we Feel Secure" or "White Light, White Heat" could perhaps benefit from the DT mega-shred sound & feel being imposed upon it?

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 26 May 2006 16:34 (twenty years ago)

Based on your description, it would be fun to see them cover "Heroin."

― Eppy (Eppy), Friday, 26 May 2006 16:35 (twenty years ago)

"Too Drunk To Fuck"

― Edward III (edward iii), Friday, 26 May 2006 16:37 (twenty years ago)

Or the Moldy Peaches album.

― Eppy (Eppy), Friday, 26 May 2006 16:41 (twenty years ago)

Minor Threat - Out of Step

― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Friday, 26 May 2006 16:43 (twenty years ago)

Michael Jackson - Thriller (the album and the thriller video)

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 26 May 2006 16:57 (twenty years ago)

G. G. Allin: Freaks, Faggots, drunks and Junkies

― veronica moser (veronica moser), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:24 (twenty years ago)

Dashboard Confessional: Swiss Army Romance

― marc h. (marc h.), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:28 (twenty years ago)

Rose Melberg's new record?

― schwantz (schwantz), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:29 (twenty years ago)

Public Enemy "It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back"

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:32 (twenty years ago)

Tony Conrad - Early Minimalism

― Matt #2 (Matt #2), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:32 (twenty years ago)

haha and Cage's 4'33" of course

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:38 (twenty years ago)

a version of Starland Vocal Band's "Afternoon Delight", but one where Petrucci makes that divebombing guitar swoop throughout the entire song, about once every three seconds, as if unable to help himself

― milton parker (Jon L), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:57 (twenty years ago)

The Well-Tuned Piano

― zach mercer (suizen), Friday, 26 May 2006 19:03 (twenty years ago)

anything by keiji haino. srsly.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 26 May 2006 19:09 (twenty years ago)

The Shaggs -- Philosophy of the World

― tronidlkfjsdl, Friday, 26 May 2006 19:12 (twenty years ago)

Jandek - Blue Corpse

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Friday, 26 May 2006 20:07 (twenty years ago)

Ashlee Simpson - Autobiography

― Z, Friday, 26 May 2006 20:32 (twenty years ago)

Something by Drum Theatre. "Eldorado", for instance.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 26 May 2006 21:51 (twenty years ago)

flight of the behemoth

― GOD PUNCH TO HAWKWIND (yournullfame), Friday, 26 May 2006 22:10 (twenty years ago)

Melon Collie & The Infinite Sadness

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Saturday, 27 May 2006 00:41 (twenty years ago)

the "less than zero" soundtrack

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Saturday, 27 May 2006 00:42 (twenty years ago)

Slanted and Enchanted

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Saturday, 27 May 2006 00:43 (twenty years ago)

Tapestry

― Bucky Fullminster (vincent spano), Saturday, 27 May 2006 10:49 (twenty years ago)

Jonathan Richman?

― Pessimist (Pessimist), Saturday, 27 May 2006 11:21 (twenty years ago)

Plasmatics "New Hope for the Wretched"

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Saturday, 27 May 2006 11:26 (twenty years ago)

Especially if they, like, blew cars up and chainsawed their instruments to pieces whilst they were playing them.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Saturday, 27 May 2006 11:29 (twenty years ago)

A Symphony X song.

― Øystein (Øystein), Saturday, 27 May 2006 12:33 (twenty years ago)

Psychocandy

― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Saturday, 27 May 2006 13:08 (twenty years ago)

Checking through the Dream Theater clips on "youtube", it looks like between 1/4 and 1/3 of them are bedroom guitar shredders filming themselves attempting to play along with petrucci's insane guitar solos.

In small doses I find them quite likeable, admirable, even. I really don't think I could sit through an entire concert of that, though.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Saturday, 27 May 2006 13:18 (twenty years ago)

You find Dream Theater admirable or the bedroom guitar shredders?

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Saturday, 27 May 2006 22:03 (twenty years ago)

James White and the Blacks 'Off White' Serge Gainsbourg L'histoire de Melody Nelson RE/SEARCH Incedibly strange music volumes 1+2

― peat moss, Tuesday, 30 May 2006 08:34 (twenty years ago)

eight months pass...

Not dream theater but MANOWAR DOING NESSUN DORMA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SclJmnRMLnQ

Now can you imagine Dream Theater covering that?

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Tuesday, 6 February 2007 18:48 (nineteen years ago)

How about "Anarchy In The UK"?

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 01:46 (nineteen years ago)

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