250,000 before W:O:A 09!

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57. Accuse anyone who disagrees with you regarding rule 56 of lacking musical intelli... you've got it now, haven't you?

 

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58. Never, under any circumstances, say "Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence ruled".
[and again...]

 

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59. Never let anyone tell you that Dave Weckl is better than any prog metal drummer. If they still insist, don't kill them, but rather put on the Mike Portnoy drum solo from 1993's "Live in Tokyo" vid, which still today is the benchmark for good drumming, regardless of genre.

 

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60. It would still be a good idea to have that gun ready, though.

 

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61. Drummers: Huge kits are mandatory. If all you have is a 4-piece with three crappy cymbals, then you don't belong on stage.

 

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62. No, six toms are not enough... more drums and cymbals.

 

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63. Reform with old members and release an album intended to make up for years of bad reception from fans (see Yes) or claim your next album will be a return to past glory (see Queensryche). If it flops, be sure to blame a producer or record company.

 

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64. When someone asks you why prog metal isn't more popular if it is so darned good, tell them that it is because "it is over the mainstream people's heads".
[this is my theory for metal in general ]

 

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65. Talent = technical skill. Hail any band with lightning-speed solos for their immense talent.

 

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66. Publicly state that your band is non-religious, then make many religious and/or spiritual allusions in the lyrics.

 

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67. Stress your openmindedness. State that you like all forms of music, except lower forms of music like pop, rock 'n roll, blues, techno, trance, and rap.

 

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68. Accuse fans of the aforementioned genres of not being openminded.

 

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69. Get a Kurzweil. Jordan Rudess plays it, so you have no choice but to get one yourself, no matter what synthesizers you actually like.

 

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70. You still need more.

 

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71. Show off with your equipment. Show off with your playing/singing. Show off with your girlfriend. Show off with anything you can think of. Show off with your dog, even.