The Official DREAM THEATER Thread

[Lukeage]

The Astonishing is boring as fuck.

Only about three songs I actually remember from the whole 34.

Sometimes, less is more. I would have been happy with a 8-10 track album, with a single 15 minute epic and some other songs.

It probably would've worked better if they did it like Six Degrees...

[anguyen92]

So, don't know where else to put it, but back around 2004, a progressive metal band named Ayreon got James Labrie to do vocals in the album, The Human Equation, (which to me is probably my favorite Progressive Metal album in which JLB played a big role to me really liking the album) which is the closest thing to a metal opera as one can get. Then back in 2015, Ayreon finally pulled the trigger and do 4 live shows and played The Human Equation album in its entriety and managed to get a good amount of the original vocalists and musicians that played in the album. Now, there's going to be a DVD of this show and I can't wait to watch this. I'm too excited for this.

[youtube]http://youtu.be/VQKygo4uJeI[/youtube]

[Andy92]

I think Kev posted this song in another thread, but I thought I'd put it in here for discussion.



Our New World - Featuring Lzzy Hale

[Nick_917]

Their new album Distance Over Time is out today! I think it's safe to say it's really damn good. It's aggressive yet fun to listen to. You can tell they had a good time making it. Petrucci really shines, you can hear Myung, Rudess knew when to step up and when to be restrained, LaBrie's age is starting to show but he makes it work, and most importantly, Mangini sounds much better than past albums. My favorites in no particular order are At Wit's End, S2N, and Pale Blue Dot. I'm not sure where I'd rank this album as a whole, but it's definitely their best Mangini-era album in my opinion.

[gbruin]

Their new album Distance Over Time is out today! I think it's safe to say it's really damn good. It's aggressive yet fun to listen to. You can tell they had a good time making it. Petrucci really shines, you can hear Myung, Rudess knew when to step up and when to be restrained, LaBrie's age is starting to show but he makes it work, and most importantly, Mangini sounds much better than past albums. My favorites in no particular order are At Wit's End, S2N, and Pale Blue Dot. I'm not sure where I'd rank this album as a whole, but it's definitely their best Mangini-era album in my opinion.

Totally agree. I'm listening to it the first time through right now (on Pale Blue Dot right now) and I'm really really enjoying it - which is saying something because their music is typically so complex and non-catchy that I have to hear it a few times to get my head around it and appreciate it. Not that this album is simple - because it is not - but it's much more listenable than a lot of their work (I can't even hum anything off of The Awakening).

Love Barstool Warrior and Untethered Angel, and the bonus track Viper King is def one of my favorites.

[VigilantSteve]

The whole album is pretty excellent. The songs definitely seem a lot more focused than they have in a LONG time now, and the benefits of it show. Not sure what my favorite songs are yet since I've only listened 2 times through, but this one is going to stay in my rotation far longer than The Astonishing.

[VigilantSteve]

Big news for Dream Theater fans!

https://blabbermouth.net/news/dream-the ... ke-portnoy

[Dolo]

This is probably the biggest prog news of 2023 to be honest.

I'm only hoping that the album they are writing with him is going be a return to form from the 2000s after a series with half-assed records with Mangini.

[Dolo]

Any thoughts on the new song? I listened to it a couple times and I still can't quite wrap my head around it. It's cool, It's Dream Theaterish all the way through, Portnoy is back and all of that stuff but I'm just not that excited anymore. They could have released it with Mangini and I would feel the same way I suppose.

[Andy92]

I think it feels more like the Dream Theater I grew up with now that Portnoy is on drums again. I haven’t followed this guys closely in a while, but I do think it’s a good song.

With that being said I do get what you mean. Their material as a whole doesn’t excite me like it did 15-20 years ago. Something about this new track does give me a nostalgic feeling though. Reminds me how so much of my current taste in music as well as guitar tone in general was shaped by their work and Petrucci’s sound.

[Crumbso]

Night Terror didn't stay with me in the slightest but this I can get behind. There's something here that feels a bit more urgent and different from what DT has been doing for the last 14 years.

[Dolo]

No idea what to think of this song in overall, it's alright I guess, pretty cool, cheeky blues bit around 5:55. But the intro gave me an anxiety attack.