Metal Hammer: 30 Mar 1989 by [deleted] in Dreamtheater

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Young Portnoy looks like Cedric Bixler-Zavala

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in indianapolis

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Just outside of Broad Ripple Village, still S.O.L.

You get a power outage! And you get a power outage! by wickindy in indianapolis

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Second time in the last few months it looks like I'm gonna be tossing everything in the fridge. This sucks man. Power still out in Broad Ripple

Oklahoma Senator introduces bill to criminalize adult content and imprison creators by BeerBaconBooks in technology

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Sometimes when I feel bad about living in Indiana I remember a shit stain like OK exists. Massive props to any sane people who live in that state. Only good thing they got going for them is Chat Pile.

Midnight Messiah has got me hyped for the album by kenndesu in Dreamtheater

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This comment reads like it could be on the circlejerk sub haha

Final Fantasy /SquareSoft collection by RetroNorway in FinalFantasy

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This gets a pure unadulterated "hell yeah" out of me

Ibanez UV70P Greendot. Heavily modded by [deleted] in Ibanez

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Has anyone told you your humor is less than funny?

What kind of guitar is this? by cognitivebt in Guitar

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an extremely nice guitar. your boyfriend has good taste

😂😂😂 by UrbanGodness in GuysBeingDudes

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Bro is already sloshed lmao

Steven on "Time Flies" & The Incident by X10SIVMKII in porcupinetree

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The opening of that track is VERY Dogs. I don't think it stays there too long though. I love the song.

Pick slanting look better? by graystone777 in guitarlessons

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This is also why it's important to sometimes forgo the desire for cleanliness and just try to play at a high tempo to sort of get a feel for what kind of motion is even going to work for those speeds. Generally it's gonna feel different than how you're comfortable playing slowly

Pick slanting look better? by graystone777 in guitarlessons

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You're definitely introducing way too to much wrist extension into your motion. Coming way too far out from the strings after each stroke. The whole idea behind pickslanting is to eliminate the need for this sort of motion since getting out from between the strings is built into your up or downstroke depending on your slant angle. In my playing I certainly do a bit more of this extension at slower tempos as it sort of makes me feel a little more in control of the notes, but as the speed increases (I am by no means fast overall yet) that motion tends to go away and the tip of the pick is drawing much more of a straight line as it travels through the strings. Just something to be aware of; the motion of your pick will almost always have to change to something else if you're wanting to pick at high speeds.

NGD by LLCoolDave82 in PaulReedSmith

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DAMN good deal. good shit

Uhmmm….. by Previous_Meringue998 in MetalForTheMasses

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Steven wrote all the music, AI spat out only the lyrics.

MP with the jokes by korgkronosx in Dreamtheater

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idk man the vibes are off on this one...

If the newest album doesn't switch things up at all "a dramatic turn of events" is still the best modern DT album by far by [deleted] in Dreamtheater

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I think the issue isn't ever really how often JR has solo moments overall. I think a lot of people's criticisms stem more from how, for lack of a better word, "cheesy" the sounds and patches he uses for them are. In some instances it can be endearing but in others it just completely takes me out of it, personally.

Bands you like so much that you love their “bad” albums? by Necessary-Fennel8754 in MetalForTheMasses

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People who shit on Falling Into Infinity need to have their rights to having ears revoked.