Dream Theater

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DT 12 was a solid foundation to build off of. I hope they take some of the best things about it (mostly the conciseness and cinematic nature) and build on that. Now is the time to make this lineup's "classic" album. Hopefully more experimentation and I wouldn't mind them going back to long songs as long as they use that concise approach and apply it to a larger song format. If it's a repeat of ADTOE with bloated songs then no thanks. I wouldn't mind some more adventurous instrumental sections, like what they were doing on Six Degrees. DT12 didn't really have many memorable instrumental moments, so it'd be nice to have some on the next album.

But as long as it's good, I'll be happy.
 
Mosh said:
DT12 didn't really have many memorable instrumental moments.
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This is actually one of the biggest reasons why I love that album. If the last decade is any evidence, Dream Theater doesn't really have it in them anymore to write long, complicated instrumental sections that actually benefit the song. LaBrie will be singing this great melody and then WHAM!!! Enter five minutes of out-of-place nothingness. See Endless Sacrifice, The Ministry of Lost Souls, and Outcry for examples. I think this may be due to Rudess - he's a master player but almost nothing he does contains any emotion to my ears. I far preferred Kevin Moore and even Derek Sherinian.

I feel that ADTOE was a necessary growing step away from Portnoy's immature "bad ass" metal sound that became tiring since Octavarium and reached downright obnoxious levels on BC&SL. In short, Portnoy was a huge contributor to the writing style of the band, and simply put, it became stale and predictable. As for ADTOE, I think Bridges in the Sky and especially Breaking All Illusions are two of the highlights, but the last track (Beneath the Surface) is my personal favorite. It's nice to hear Dream Theater exercise some serious emotion and restraint. Damn, that is a sad song.

DT12 (is that what we're calling it now?) really is a great album. I get a bit bored with some of the instrumental stuff in Enigma Machine and Illumination Theory, but luckily neither section lasts long enough to annoy. There's some really strong melodies on the album - the Rush-ness of The Looking Glass, the emotion of The Bigger Picture, the futuristic hopeful feeling of Surrender to Reason - that are very different for Dream Theater. And the heavier songs (The Enemy Inside, Behind the Veil) sound far better to me than most of the recent heavier Portnoy-era stuff (imagine the chorus of Behind the Veil with Portnoy "tuf-guy" vocals to fill in the gaps).
 
Well yea, the lack of boring instrumental sections is one of DT12's strengths, which is why I said I'd like to see memorable instrumental moments. Lets not forget that DT is the same band who wrote Stream of Consciousness, the Octavarium instrumental section, the intro to TCOT...and these are just the more recent ones. So they still have it in them to write good instrumental stuff and that's part of their signature sound. I'd like to see them do stuff like that again but without going too deep into the needlessly bloated song territory of ADTOE.
 
Detective Beauregard said:
DT12 (is that what we're calling it now?) really is a great album.
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Dream Theater will be playing at a festival in Kent in July with Scorpions, Saxon and Blue Oyster Cult. £55 for a day ticket. Hopefully I can go.
 
Can you think of Dream Theater songs to go with those time signatures? :p

Off hand I can I recall all but the 1/8 and 1/4.
 
I love the self titled. The fact that I attended a listening session with Petrucci and Labrie prior to the release doesn't make me appreciate it less. :p

Man, one of the best days of my life.
 
Today, JP announced on facebook that he will be on That Metal Show.

Maybe he will announce a new album.
 
I wouldn't expect any news because JP isn't going to be the main guest on TMS, he's just the guest guitarist. The interview will be Geddy Lee. I doubt he'll get much talking time at all.
 
Ohh guess I shouldve done more research. I still think he should be a guest on the show. It'd probably be a very entertaining episode. I know Portnoy has appeared on the show a lot
 
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