A lot of people like DragonForce because they sound awesome and godlike on their guitars. Too bad, they suck. All of DragonForce's songs sound the same. Their solos are mostly unmusical. The only bass contribution is a horribly out-of-place slap bombardment in "Body Breakdown". There aren't enough guitarists to pull off the songs live, they use Whammy Pedals instead of pinch harmonics, they always have a "whoa" section, they suck live, their drummer plays in double-time almost exclusively, they pride themselves on producing noise, not in a musical way like Hendrix. Their lyrics are homogeneous and devoid of real meaning, they can't stop wanking even in a slow song. They repeat riffs, always use the same tone, and are always in 4/4 except the intro to one of the songs on Inhuman Rampage. Their verses always contain single-note tremolo picking and their songs are formulaic. Sure, they sound perfect in the studio, but fail live.
Let's pit them against the best band ever, Dream Theater.
Dream Theater, on the other hand, has chops to spare and knows when not to use them. They are incredibly tasteful and groovy, and know how to compose long songs, concept albums, clever lyrics, and fast and slow passages. Every single member is incredible on their instrument. Oh, yeah, they aren't crap live. They're awesome. Their singer occasionally has difficulty, but their songs are miles from predictable. They know what they're doing and fans appreciate that. Instead of a Samus rip-off among Tetris blocks for cover art, Dream Theater's art is full of symbolism. http://dt.spatang.com/octavarium.phpThat's why Dream Thetear will endure and StudioForce will fade away into the annals of Tasteless Wankers history. Compare "Through Fire and Flames" with something like "Octavarium", "Take the Time", or "Dance of Eternity". Here's a dialogue:
Sam: "Hey Herman, do want to do 'Cry for Eternity' tonight?"
Herman: "Is that the one with the melodramatic intro, frantic verse, chorus-like prechorus, endless solos, 'Whoa' section, vague lyrics, and dramatic end?"
Sam: "I don't know, you just described about fifteen of our songs. I can only remember our solos from 'Fire and Flames', the song that made the world worship our scales. How about we just repeat the solos for the whole night?" Then there's Dream Theater.
Mike: "Hey Jordan, want to do Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence as a whole tonight?"
Jordan: "Sure, I practice for six hours a day to memorize our whole setlist so you can change it to provide a unique concert experience each tour stop."
Which do you think is better?
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