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Dream Theater's Uncool Factor Brought Them Success

07/14/2014
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(Prog) John Petrucci from Dream Theater says being "uncool" became the prog outfit's greatest strength. And the guitarist says the new generation of progressive rock bands is heartwarming for Dream Theater, who are relative veterans of the genre.

Ahead of the band's recent headline slot on the Saturn Stage at Sonisphere, Petrucci tells TeamRock Radio: "Yeah, less cool is correct. Our second album came out and Nirvana and all that was all over the radio.

"For some strange reason for that time, 1992/93, Pull Me Under from that album somehow broke through and was a radio hit. It didn't make any sense in the midst of what was going on with grunge - but it was poking through and it was interesting.

"Over time, those differences and the uncool factor and everything else actually became our strengths; what separated us out and make us successful in the long term." more on this story

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