Artists (D)

D.C. Cooper

– D.C. Cooper (1998) NOT RATED

The D Project

– Big Face (2011) 4.00 stars
– Making Sense (2014) 4.00 stars

D’Accord

– D’Accord (2009) 4.00 stars
– Helike (2011) 4.00 stars
– D’Accord III (2014) 4.00 stars

See my “D’Accord – An Overview” for more information.

D’Molls

– D’Molls (1988) 2.00 stars

D’Priest

– Playa del Rock (1987) 3.50 stars

Daedalus

– The Never Ending Illusion (2009) 4.50 stars
– Motherland (2011) 4.00 stars

Dale

– Screaming for Silence (2009) 4.50 stars

Dali’s Dilemma

– Manifesto for Futurism (1999) 4.50 stars

Dalton

– Riflessioni Idea D’Infinito (1973) NOT RATED

Dam Kat

– Alawn (2016) NOT RATED

Damanek

– On Track (2017) NOT RATED

The Dame

– Losing Sight of What You Want (2018) 4.00 stars

Damian Wilson

– Built For Fighting (2016) NOT RATED

Damnation Angels

– Bringer of Light (2012) 4.50 stars

The Damnation Project

– Reflections (2016) NOT RATED

Damnations Day

– Invisible, the Dead (2013) 3.50 stars
– A World Awakens (2017) NOT RATED

Damn Yankees

– Damn Yankees (1990) 3.50 stars
– Don’t Tread (1992) 3.00 stars

Damon Shulman

– In Pieces (2003) 4.00 stars
– A Brief Moment of Panic (2006) 4.00 stars

Dan Keying

– Black Swan (2008) 3.00 stars

Danger Danger

– Danger Danger (1989) 3.50 stars
– Screw It! (1991) 3.50 stars

Dangerous Toys

– Dangerous Toys (1989) 3.50 stars
– Hellacious Acres (1991) 3.50 stars

Dante

– The Inner Circle (2008) 4.50 stars
– Saturnine (2010) 4.50 stars
– When We Were Beautiful (2016) 4.50 stars

Danté Fox

– Under Suspicion (1996) 4.00 stars
– The Fire Within (1999) 4.00 stars
– Under the Seven Skies (2007) 4.00 stars
– Lost Man’s Ground (2012) 4.00 stars
– Breathless (2016) 4.00 stars

A better-than-average AOR/Hard Rock band featuring a terrific female singer by the name of Sue Willetts. Both her wide range and powerful delivery bring to mind singers such as Holly Woods (Toronto), Debbie Davis (Witness), Sandi Sayara (Saraya) and a host of other female-led bands of a similar style. The band plays ultra-catchy material and had (has) the potential to be a huge. Too bad the band has yet to make a bigger impact on the industry.

Daphne

– Daphne (1996) 3.50 stars

Dare

– Out of the Silence (1988) 3.50 stars
– Blood From Stone (1991) 3.50 stars
– Arc of the Dawn (2009) 3.00 stars

Dario Mollo & Tony Martin

– The Cage 2 (2002) 4.00 stars
– The Third Cage (2012) 4.00 stars

Dark at Dawn

– Of Decay and Desire (2003) 1.00 stars

Dark Avenger

– Dark Avenger (1995) 3.00 stars

Dark Horse Flyer

– Breakaway (2014) 3.50 stars

Dark Moor

– The Hall of the Olden Dreams (2000) 3.50 stars
– Tarot (2007) 4.00 stars

Dark Radio

– Oakwind (2012) 3.50 stars

Darkager

– Silence Times Arrival (2008) 3.00 stars

Darksky

– Where Angels Hide (2010) 4.00 stars

Darkwater

– Calling the Earth to Witness (2007) 4.50 stars
– Where Stories End (2010) 4.50 stars

Darrel Treece-Birch

– No More Time (2016) NOT RATED
– Healing Touch (2017) NOT RATED

Darryl Way’s Wolf

– Canis Lupus (1973) NOT RATED

Darwin’s Radio

– Eyes of the World (2006) 4.50 stars
– Template for a Generation (2009) 4.50 stars

Dave Greenslade

– Cactus Choir (1976) NOT RATED

Dave Kerzner

– New World (2014) 4.00 stars
– Static (2017) 4.50 stars

David Arkenstone

– In the Wake of the Wind (1991) 3.00 stars

David Bowie

– David Bowie (1969) 3.00 stars
– The Man Who Sold the World (1970) 4.00 stars
– Hunky Dory (1971) 3.50 stars
– The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust… (1972) 4.50 stars
– Aladdin Sane (1973) 4.50 stars
– Images 1966-1967 (1973) 1.50 stars
– Pin Ups (1973) 3.00 stars
– Diamond Dogs (1974) 4.00 stars
– David Live (1974) 4.50 stars
– Young Americans (1975) 3.00 stars
– Station to Station (1976) 4.00 stars
– Low (1977) 2.00 stars
– Heroes (1977) 3.00 stars
– Stage (1978) 2.50 stars
– Sound + Vision (2003) 3.50 stars

David Byron

– Take No Prisoners (1975) 3.50 stars
– Baby Faced Killer (1978) 2.50 stars

David Coverdale

– Whitesnake (1977) 3.50 stars
– Northwinds (1978) 4.00 stars
– Into the Light (2000) 3.50 stars

David Drew

– Safety Love (1988) 3.00 stars

David Essex

– Rock On (1973) 2.50 stars

David Gilmour

– David Gilmour (1978) 3.00 stars

David Lee Roth

– Eat ‘Em and Smile (1986) 4.50 stars
– Skyscraper (1988) 4.00 stars
– A Little Ain’t Enough (1991) 3.00 stars
– Your Filthy Little Mouth (1994) 2.50 stars

David Pack

– Anywhere You Go… (1985) 3.50 stars

David Shankle Group

– Ashes to Ashes (2003) 4.50 stars

Dawn

– Darker (2014) NOT RATED

Dawn of Destiny

– Human Fragility (2009) 3.50 stars

Dawn of Silence

– Moment of Weakness (2006) 3.00 stars

Day Of Phoenix

– Wide Open N-Way (1970) NOT RATED

Days Before Tomorrow

– The Sky Is Falling (2009) NOT RATED

Days Between Stations

– Days Between Stations (2007) 4.00 stars

Day Six

– Eternal Dignity (2003) 4.00 stars
– The Grand Design (2010) 4.00 stars
– Solitary League (2017) NOT RATED

The Dead Daisies

– Revolución (2015) 4.00 stars
– Make Some Noise (2016) 4.00 stars

Dead End Space

– Distortion of Senses (2013) NOT RATED

Dead Flowers

– Altered State Circus (1994) NOT RATED

Dead Heroes Club

– Dead Heroes Club (2004) 3.50 stars
– A Time of Shadow (2009) 4.00 stars
– Everything Is Connected (2013) 4.00 stars

Dead Man

– Get Off My Back (Single) (2011) NOT RATED

Deafening Opera

– Blueprint (2013) NOT RATED
– Let Silence Fall (2018) NOT RATED

The Dear Hunter

– Act I: The Lake South, the River North (2006) NOT RATED
– Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading (2007) NOT RATED
– Act III: Life and Death (2009) NOT RATED
– The Color Spectrum: The Complete Collection (2011) NOT RATED
– Migrant (2013) NOT RATED
– Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise (2015) NOT RATED
– Act V: Hymns With the Devil in Confessional (2016) NOT RATED
– All Is As All Should Be (2017) NOT RATED

Dear Mr. President

– Dear Mr. President (1988) 2.50 stars

Dear Mr. Time

– Grandfather (1970) NOT RATED

De De Lind

– Io non so da dove vengo e non so dove mai andrò… (1973) 3.00 stars

Dec Burke

– Book of Secrets (2016) NOT RATED

DeeExpus

– Half Way Home (2008) 4.00 stars
– King of Number 33 (2011) 4.00 stars

Deep Limbic System

– The Embryo (2014) 3.50 stars

Deep Purple

– Shades of Deep Purple (1968) 3.50 stars
– The Book of Taliesyn (1969) 3.50 stars
– Deep Purple (1969) 4.00 stars
– Concerto for Group and Orchestra (1970) 3.50 stars
– In Rock (1970) 5.00 stars
– Fireball (1971) 4.50 stars
– Machine Head (1972) 5.00 stars
– Purple Passages (1972) 4.00 stars
– Made in Japan (1972) 5.00 stars
– Who Do We Think We Are (1973) 4.50 stars
– Burn (1974) 4.50 stars
– Stormbringer (1974) 2.50 stars
– Come Taste the Band (1975) 4.00 stars
– Made in Europe (1976) 3.50 stars
– Last Concert in Japan (1977) 3.00 stars
– Powerhouse (1977) 3.50 stars
– Perfect Strangers (1984) 4.00 stars
– The House of Blue Light (1987) 3.50 stars
– Nobody’s Perfect (1988) 3.50 stars
– Slaves and Masters (1990) 3.50 stars
– The Battle Rages On… (1993) 3.50 stars
– King Biscuit Flower Hour: Deep Purple in Concert (1995) 3.50 stars
– Purpendicular (1996) 4.50 stars
– ABandOn (1998) 4.00 stars
– Bananas (2003) 3.50 stars
– Rapture of the Deep (2005) 4.00 stars
– Now What?! (2013) 3.50 stars
– Infinite (2017) 3.50 stars

Deep Thought

– The Tunnel (2013) 4.00 stars

Def Leppard

– On Through the Night (1980) 2.50 stars
– Pyromania (1983) 3.50 stars

Defyance

– Transitional Forms (2002) 4.00 stars

Degree Absolute

– Degree Absolute (2006) 3.50 stars

Déjà-Vu

– Between The Leaves (1976) NOT RATED

Delaney & Bonnie

– Home (1969) 3.50 stars

Delirion

– Silent Symphony (2009) 3.50 stars

Delirium

– Dolce Acqua (1971) NOT RATED
– Lo Scemo E Il Villaggio (1972) NOT RATED
– III – Viaggio Megli Arcipelaghi Del Tempo (1975) NOT RATED

Delivery

– Fools Meeting (1970) NOT RATED

Delpht

– Living in Fantasy (2005) 3.00 stars

Delta

– Apollyon Is Free (2004) 3.50 stars
– Black & Cold (2007) 4.00 stars
– Crashbreaker (2008) 4.00 stars
– Deny Humanity (2010) 4.00 stars
– The End of Philosophy (2013) NOT RATED

Deluge Grander

– August in the Urals (2006) 4.50 stars
– The Form of the Good (2009) 4.00 stars
– Heliotians (2014) 3.50 stars

Delusion Squared

– Delusion Squared (2010) NOT RATED

Demian

– Demian (1971) 4.00 stars

Demolition 23

– Demolition 23 (1994) 4.00 stars

Demon

– Taking the World by Storm (1989) 3.00 stars

Demon Thor

– Anno 1972 (1972) NOT RATED

Dennis DeYoung

– Desert Moon (1984) 3.50 stars
– Back to the World (1986) 4.00 stars
– Boomchild (1988) 3.50 stars
– One Hundred Years From Now (2007) NOT RATED

Derdian

– New Era (Part One) (2005) 4.00 stars
– New Era Pt. 2: War of the Gods (2007) 4.00 stars
– New Era Pt. 3: The Apocalypse (2010) 4.00 stars
– Limbo (2013) 4.00 stars
– Human Reset (2014) NOT RATED

Derek Sherinian

– Planet X (1999) 4.00 stars

Derringer

– Derringer (1976) 3.50 stars

Desdemona

– Lady of the Lore (2001) 4.00 stars
– Look for Yourself: A Tale of Love and Pride (2004) 4.00 stars

Desert

– Star of Delusive Hopes (2011) 3.00 stars

Desert Sin

– The Edge of Horizon (2009) 3.50 stars
– Destination Paradise (2012) 3.50 stars

Desert Wizards

– Beyond The Gates Of The Cosmic Kingdom (2017) NOT RATED

Desmond Child

– Discipline (1991) 3.00 stars

Det Skandalose Orkester

– No Har De Laget Skandale Igjen (2014) NOT RATED
– Tenk Om Noen Ser Deg (2018) NOT RATED

Detective

– Detective (1977) 4.00 stars
– It Takes One to Know One (1977) 4.00 stars

Deventter

– The 7th Dimension (2007) NOT RATED
– Lead…On (2009) NOT RATED

Devil Electric

– The Gods Below (2016) NOT RATED
– Devil Electric (2017) NOT RATED

Devil’s Din, A

– Skylight (2016) NOT RATED

DeWolff

– Orchards / Lupine (2011) 4.00 stars

D.F.A. (Duty Free Area)

– Lavori in corso (1996) 4.00 stars
– Duty Free Area (1999) NOT RATED
– 4th (2008) 4.00 stars

DGM

– Change Direction (1997) 4.00 stars
– Wings of Time (1999) 4.00 stars
– Dreamland (2001) 4.50 stars
– Hidden Place (2003) 4.50 stars
– Misplaced (2004) 4.50 stars
– Different Shapes (2007) 4.50 stars
– Frame (2009) 4.50 stars
– Momentum (2013) 4.00 stars
– The Passage (2016) NOT RATED

An energetic Prog-Metal band from Italy that, from 2001-2007, featured one of the finest (and busiest) singers in the genre, Titta Tani (Astra/Empty Tremor/Ashent/etc). Dreamland is the first DGM album on which he appeared (the band’s third release overall), and the music is a complex, driving form of Prog/Power Metal that fits nicely into the style of music often played by groups such as Stratovarius, Elegy, Symphony X, and Labyrinth to name but a few.  Even though the band now has a new vocalist, DGM continues to deliver some rollicking, high-quality material.

Diagonal

– Diagonal (2008) 4.00 stars
– The Second Mechanism (2012) 3.50 stars

Dial

– Synchronized (2007) NOT RATED

Diamond Dogs

– Set Fire to It All (2012) 3.50 stars

Diamond Head

– Borrowed Time (1982) 3.50 stars
– Canterbury (1983) 3.00 stars

Diamond Rexx

– Land of the Damned (1986) 2.00 stars
– Rated Rexx (1989) 2.00 stars

Dice (DE)

– Newborn (2011) NOT RATED
– Twentaurus (2014) NOT RATED
– Son Sister Sun (2015) NOT RATED
– X Is Double Two on the DICE Map (2016) NOT RATED
– Brainstorming (2017) NOT RATED
– Chance for the Link of a Chain (2017) NOT RATED

Dice (SW)

– Four Riders Of The Apocalypse (1977) NOT RATED
– Dice (1978) NOT RATED

Different Strings

– It’s Only the Beginning (2006) 2.50 stars

Digital Ruin

– Listen (1997) 4.00 stars
– Dwelling in the Out (2000) 4.00 stars

Dilemma

– Random Acts of Liberation (2018) NOT RATED

Dillinger

– Horses and Hawgs (1991) 2.50 stars

Dimension

– Universal (2002) 3.50 stars
– Ego (2007) 3.50 stars

Dimension Act

– Manifestation of Progress (2012) 4.50 stars

Dimension X

– So…This is Earth (2005) 3.00 stars
– Implication of a Genetic Defense (2007) 3.00 stars

DiMino

– Old Habits Die Hard (2015) 4.00 stars

A release from Frank DiMino, former lead singer for the legendary group Angel.

Dio

– Holy Diver (1983) 4.50 stars
– The Last in Line (1984) 4.00 stars
– Sacred Heart (1985) 3.50 stars
– Dream Evil (1987) 3.50 stars
– Lock Up the Wolves (1990) 4.50 stars
– Strange Highways (1994) 4.50 stars
– Angry Machines (1996) 3.00 stars
– Magica (2000) 3.50 stars
– Killing the Dragon (2002) 3.50 stars
– Master of the Moon (2004) 3.50 stars

Dionysus

– Sign of Truth (2002) 4.00 stars
– Anima Mundi (2004) 4.00 stars
– Fairytales and Reality (2006) 4.50 stars

Direction

– EST (2008) NOT RATED

Dirtbox

– Uneasy Listening (1999) NOT RATED

Dirty Looks

– Cool From the Wire (1988) 3.50 stars

Dirty Tricks

– Dirty Tricks (1975) 3.50 stars
– Night Man (1976) 3.50 stars
– Hit & Run (1977) 3.50 stars

Dirty White Boy

– Bad Reputation (1990) 3.00 stars

Discipline

– Push & Profit (1993) 4.50 stars
– Unfolded Like Staircase (1997) 5.00 stars
– To Shatter All Accord (2011) 4.50 stars
– Chaos Out of Order – 25th Anniversary Reissue (2013) 4.00 stars

Disconnect

– Obscuros (2010) NOT RATED
– Enough Blame To Go Around (2012) NOT RATED
– Planned Obsolescence (2014) NOT RATED
– Darkling (2016) NOT RATED

Discordia

– Season Changes (2014) NOT RATED

Distant Dream

– A New Beginning (2005) NOT RATED

Distant Lights

– Beneath The Waves (2008) NOT RATED

Distorted Harmony

– Utopia (2012) 4.50 stars
– Chain Reaction (2014) 4.50 stars
– A Way Out (2018) NOT RATED

This talented Prog-Metal band from Israel blew me away when I heard the debut album Utopia several years ago. In many respects, the group reminds me of Haken, another “newer” group with tons of potential. I’m hoping Distorted Harmony continues to release material for many years to come.

Divided Multitude

– Inner Self (1999) 3.00 stars
– Falling to Pieces (2003) 3.00 stars

Dividing Horizons

– Seizure (1994) 2.50 stars

Divine Ascension

– As the Truth Appears (2011) 4.00 stars
– Liberator (2014) NOT RATED

Divine Baze Orchestra

– Dead but Dreaming (2010) NOT RATED

Divine Regale

– Ocean Mind (1997) 3.50 stars

DivineFire

– Glory Thy Name (2004) NOT RATED
– Farewell (2008) NOT RATED
– Eye of the Storm (2011) 4.00 stars

Diving for Pearls

– Diving for Pearls (1989) 4.00 stars

Division by Zero

– Independent Harmony (2010) 3.50 stars

Dixie Dregs

– What If (1978) 4.00 stars
– Night of the Living Dregs (1979) 4.00 stars
– Dregs of the Earth (1980) NOT RATED
– Unsung Heroes (1981) 4.00 stars
– Industry Standard (1982) 4.00 stars
– Bring ‘Em Back Alive (1992) 4.00 stars

Dog Soldier

– Dog Soldier (1975) NOT RATED

Dogma

– Na Ne (2016) NOT RATED

The Dogs D’Amour

– In the Dynamite Jet Saloon (1988) 4.50 stars
– (Un)Authorised Bootleg Album (1988) 4.00 stars
– Errol Flynn (1989) 3.50 stars
– Straight??!! (1990) 3.50 stars
– Dogs Hits & Bootleg Album (1991) 4.00 stars

Dokken

– Breakin’ the Chains (1981) 2.50 stars
– Tooth and Nail (1984) 3.50 stars
– Under Lock and Key (1985) 3.50 stars
– Back for the Attack (1987) 4.00 stars
– Dysfunctional (1995) 4.00 stars
– Shadowlife (1997) 2.50 stars
– Lightning Strikes Again (2008) 3.50 stars

Domine

– Ancient Spirit Rising (2007) 4.00 stars

Dominici

– O3: A Trilogy (Part 1) (2005) 2.00 stars
– O3: A Trilogy (Part 2) (2007) 4.00 stars
– O3: A Trilogy (Part 3) (2008) 4.50 stars

The band features (and is named after) the original singer from Dream Theater. Only the second and third albums interested me (the first album is all acoustic non-metal), and these are fine pieces of Prog-Metal, with the third album being my favorite.

Dominoe

– The Key (1990)

Don Airey

– All Out (2011) 3.50 stars

Don Dokken

– Up From the Ashes (1990) 3.50 stars

The Doobie Brothers

– Toulouse Street (1972) 3.00 stars
– The Captain and Me (1973) 3.00 stars
– What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (1974) 2.50 stars
– Minute by Minute (1978) 3.00 stars

Doogie White

– As Yet Untitled (2011) 3.50 stars

Doomstress

– Supernatural Kvlt Sounds, The Second Rite (2017) NOT RATED

The Doors

– The Doors (1967) 4.00 stars
– Strange Days (1967) 3.50 stars
– Waiting for the Sun (1968) 3.00 stars
– The Soft Parade (1969) 2.00 stars
– Morrison Hotel (1970) 3.50 stars
– L.A. Woman (1971) 4.50 stars

Doracor

– The Long Pathway (1997) 4.00 stars
– Segni premonitori (1998) 4.00 stars
– Antiche impressioni (1999) 4.00 stars
– Transizione (2001) 4.00 stars
– Evanescenze (2005) 4.50 stars
– Onirika (2007) 4.50 stars
– Lady Roma (2008) 4.50 stars
– La vita che cade (2011) 4.50 stars

Dorian Gray

– It’s Your Day (2001) 2.50 stars

Doro

– Warrior Soul (2006) 3.50 stars

Dotma

– Sleep Paralyses (2011) 4.00 stars

Another Gothic/Symphonic Metal band along the same lines as Nightwish and After Forever with a better-than-average vocalist named Johanna Lesonen. The band shows promise so I’m looking forward to any future recordings.

La Dottrina Degli Opposti

– Arrivederci Sogni (2018) NOT RATED

Doug Woods & Colin Powell

– The Astronomers (2016) NOT RATED
– The Dark Side Of The Pen (2016) NOT RATED

Dracma

– Limits (1994) 3.50 stars
– A Fine Stormy Weather (1996) 3.50 stars
– Ubud (2008) 3.50 stars

DragonForce

– Ultra Beatdown (2008) 2.50 stars

A Power-Metal band with some Progressive-Metal elements. Just not for me. The “mile a minute” rhythms appear almost continuously on all the tracks (which are all 5-7 minutes), and I do mean ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY, and the guitar-shredding gets really annoying after a while, meaning the band is extremely boring to me since everything sounds nearly exactly the same throughout just about every single track. Way too little variety.

Dragonland

– The Battle of the Ivory Plains (2001) 3.50 stars
– Holy War (2002) NOT RATED
– Starfall (2004) NOT RATED
– Astronomy (2006) 4.00 stars
– Under the Grey Banner (2011) 4.00 stars

Drakkar Nowhere

– Drakkar Nowhere (2016) NOT RATED

Drama

– Melodrama (1971) NOT RATED

Dreadnaught

– The American Standard (2001) NOT RATED

Dreamaker

– Human Device (2004) 4.00 stars

Dream Devoid

– Aeons of Forgetfulness (2001) 2.00 stars

Dream Evil

– Gold Medal in Metal (Alive & Archive) (2008) 3.50 stars

The Dreaming Tree

– Progress Has No Patience (2010) NOT RATED

Dreamlost

– Outer Reality (2006) 4.50 stars
– Psychomedia (2009) 4.50 stars

Dreamscape

– Trance-Like State (1997) 4.00 stars
– Very (1999) 4.00 stars
– End of Silence (2004) 4.50 stars
– 5th Season (2007) 4.00 stars
– Everlight (2012) 4.00 stars

Dreamtale

– Beyond Reality (2002) 3.50 stars
– Ocean’s Heart (2003) 3.50 stars
– Difference (2005) 4.00 stars
– Phoenix (2008) 4.00 stars
– Epsilon (2011) 4.00 stars
– World Changed Forever (2013) NOT RATED

Dream Theater

– When Dream and Day Unite (1989) 3.50 stars
– Images and Words (1992) 5.00 stars
– Awake (1994) 4.00 stars
– A Change of Seasons (1995) 4.00 stars
– Falling Into Infinity (1997) 4.00 stars
– Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory (1999) 4.50 stars
– Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002) 4.00 stars
– Train of Thought (2003) 4.50 stars
– Octavarium (2005) 4.00 stars
– Systematic Chaos (2007) 4.00 stars
– Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009) 4.00 stars
– Official Bootleg: Cover Series: Uncovered 2003-2005 (2009) 3.00 stars
– A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011) 4.00 stars
– Dream Theater (2013) 4.00 stars
– The Astonishing (2016) NOT RATED

Dream Theater is probably the ultimate “granddaddy” of all Progressive Metal bands that inspired a high percentage of acts within the same genre, and by which every other group within the genre is often compared whether it deserves the comparison or not. Face it, Dream Theater is to Prog-Metal what the band Genesis is to Prog-Rock.

I loved the band when it first appeared on the scene in the 1990s, and still enjoy most of its releases. I have, however, grown less enchanted with the band through the years, and it’s likely because Dream Theater (in my mind) has overstayed its welcome a bit. Sure, the releases are always high quality, but the band no longer inspires me as it once did. Perhaps because I seem to have heard it all before. Seriously, the band probably has the longest list of bootleg albums (authorized or not) that I’ve ever seen, so suffers from overexposure. And James Labrie’s voice (although good) feels so “samey” nowadays, whether with Dream Theater or outside the band on his many side projects or during his frequent “guest appearances.” Again, overexposure abounds with this band, making anything new “less special.”

Still, the group deserves the respect of every single fan of the genre since, without Dream Theater, the genre might not have exploded onto the music scene when it did and, in turn, inspired so many thousands of bands.

Dream the Electric Sleep

– Beneath the Dark Wide Sky (2016) NOT RATED

Dreamtide

– Dream and Deliver (2008) 4.00 stars

Dreyelands

– Rooms of Revelation (2010) 4.50 stars

Drifting Sun

– Drifting Sun (1996) 4.00 stars
– On the Rebound (1999) 4.50 stars
– Trip the Life Fantastic (2015) 4.00 stars
– Safe Asylum (2016) NOT RATED

Drive, She Said

– Drive, She Said (1989) 4.00 stars
– Drivin’ Wheel (1991) 4.00 stars
– Excelerator (1993) 4.00 stars
– Real Life (2003) 4.00 stars
– Pedal to the Metal (2016) 4.00 stars

Dropshard

– Anywhere But Home (2011) 3.50 stars
– Silk (2014) 3.50 stars

Drosselbart

– Drosselbart (1970) NOT RATED

Druckfarben

– Druckfarben (2011) 4.50 stars
– Second Sound (2014) 4.50 stars

Druid

– Toward the Sun (1975) 3.50 stars

Drum Circus

– Magic Theatre (1971) NOT RATED

Dr. Dopo Jam

– Entree (1973) NOT RATED
– Fat Dogs And Danishmen (1974) NOT RATED

Dr. Z

– Three Parts to My Soul (1971) 3.50 stars

Duello Madre

– Duello Madre (1973) NOT RATED

Duff McKagan

– Believe in Me (1993) 3.00 stars

Duke 72

– The Mid Shires Herald (2019) NOT RATED

Dull Knife

– Electric Indian (1971) NOT RATED

Dust

– Hard Attack (1972) 4.00 stars

The Dust Connection

– Trails (2009) 4.00 stars

Dynamic Lights

– Shape (2005) 4.00 stars

Dynamo Bliss

– Poplar Music (2013) NOT RATED
– Day And Night (2013) NOT RATED

Dynazty

– Bring the Thunder (2009) 3.50 stars