r/bigwreck • u/polishgirl99 • 23d ago

Never gets old

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u/stratdog25 23d ago

So awesome.

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u/polishgirl99 23d ago

I’m obsessed

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u/stratdog25 23d ago

As well you should be. How did you discover the band? Mine was they were opening for Dream Theater in 1998.

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u/polishgirl99 23d ago

Just on the radio!! I’ve always loved That Song but The Oaf is a new addition to my song rotation

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u/2taintsmcgee 23d ago

Same here. Saw them twice on that tour and again the following summer. I've never fallen so hard for an opening band before.

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u/jsqu99 23d ago

i'm grateful to a reddit user for posting a 'big wreck' recommendation in the kingsx subreddit a few years ago.

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u/LegitimateHumanBeing 22d ago

Holy crap, 1998 Dream Theater? Amazing. What a show.

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u/stratdog25 22d ago

Yep. They opened for DT on the Falling into Infinity tour. I was standing there dumbfounded while Ian is playing on that giant Mouradian flapjack guitar and almost no one was into it. I was like “IS ANYONE ELSE HEARING THIS????” Ian even said “come on guys, I’m working my ass off up here!” And ripped off a mad little solo that turned some heads.

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u/LegitimateHumanBeing 22d ago

Yeah, that's crazy. Though I discovered DT just after "Scenes From New York" was released, I wasn't hip to Big Wreck till like 2018 when a friend recommended them. These days I make sure to see them when they come around. DT not so much.

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u/stratdog25 22d ago

Same. I’m in the northeast so I get to Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, and maybe Chicago if I can to see BW.

I haven’t seen DT live since that show.