Dream Theater

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I've seen no word about any other shows, and I've been reading the DT forums every day for news. But it's still early... we may have to wait until spring for more dates to be announced.
 
I love DT, there a tie for my fave band (with maiden of course :D ). JP tweeted they were in the studio today, hopefully we will know who the drummer is soon  :)
 
None yet. The rumors point to Marco Minnemann or Mike Mangini.

DT is supposed to enter the studio this month, so news should be coming soon.

Last official thing I heard was a James LaBrie interview just before New Year, in which he said they're still getting all the legal stuff worked out, and they will announce the instant they can legally do so.
Jupz said:
JP tweeted they were in the studio today
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There's some debate to what that means, since Jordan Rudess is known to be in China (or, was in China at the time of that tweet). So obviously, it's not the whole band in the studio (yet) ... which means other members could be missing, too.
 
So, the next album can be excepted around mid-2011?

I'm curious how things will work out w/o Mike. I like almost all his compositions: "The Glass Prison", "The Shattered Fortress".

P.S. DT is my 7th favorite band.  :D
 
Black_Thunder said:
So, the next album can be excepted around mid-2011?
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Something like that. In the JLB interview I mentioned, he said they plan to spend four months recording (thru early May). Then (for DT) it's usually another 4 months to get the album out. August is a good guess.
 
You heard wrong. There are no tracks with MP.

It is known (from JP) that much of the album was already written before MP announced his departure. However, it's still unlikely MP contributed, since he was busy with A7X.
 
Black_Thunder said:
I heard they already did some recordings with Mike - even recorded 4 tracks or so... I can't confirm this though...
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Even if that were true, I don't think it would matter; IIRC, when one of the keyboardists left the band after setting up the album, they said they wouldn't ever play his song live and if they would have known he was leaving, wouldn't have put his song on the album.  I can't recall right now who that was or which album.
 
Kevin Moore. He left after recording Awake, but before the album came out. The song is the last on the album, "Space-Dye Vest".

For the concert which became the Metropolis 2000 DVD, they invited Moore to join them and play that song, just to have it played. Moore declined.

DT songs that have not been played live:
Space-Dye Vest
The Shattered Fortress
The Best Of Times
Raw Dog
 
Yes, and the last three of those are from 2009 or later.

That's why they invited Moore to play the song. At the time (for 15 years, actually) it was the only song they hadn't played live.
 
Raw Dog is an awesome song.


It's really sad that MP had to leave. I mean, how can an awesome member leave when there's one member that really has to go? Or hit puberty.
 
Black Wizard said:
I'd like Dream Theater's new drummer to have a reasonable sized kit so that they don't have to play at the SECC.
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I liked MP's big kit. It's like a monster set. But Neil Pert's drumkit owns every drum kit on the planet. including MP's.
 
I admit it was special to see the back of the second stage at Download 2007 being raised up especially to allow Mike's drumkit to be wheeled up to the stage. However later that year Dream Theater had to move their Glasgow show to the Brahead arena because the drumkit was too big for the Carling Academy and in 2009 they played in the SECC. Both those venues are a bit inconvienent (at least the SECC is walkable though) and the Carling Academy is five minutes away from my friend's flat. This is purely self-interest. :P
 
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