Dream Theater- BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS Coming June 23rd

[Detective Clarence Beauregard]

It's just weird how it can go from pretty good to pretty bad to pretty good a fair amount of times within one song.

Well when the majority of your current songs are 10+ minutes long, it tends to happen.

 

[ABQShredHead]

I'm pretty sure if the Cubs spun this disc before every game, they would win out their remaining games this year. Including the World Series.

 

[estYMaj]

Ok so tell me if i liked the 2 songs we all heard earler will i like the whole album? Im gonna get it anyway but just asking

 

[ABQShredHead]

Depends if you're a hater or if you listen to music subjectively irrespective of the artist.

 

[estYMaj]

Depends if you're a hater or if you listen to music subjectively irrespective of the artist.

Not hater , im a big fan of DT the only 2 albums i can't listen to all the way or most of are there first and TOT

 

[Detective Clarence Beauregard]

I'm pretty sure if the Cubs spun this disc before every game, they would win out their remaining games this year. Including the World Series.

Yeah, because "Wither" will really get ya pumped up before a game! Based on how they're playing now, though, you'd think they were spinning Octavarium before every game...

 

[ElvenShadow]

if you liked the frist 2 songs on the album you will most likely like the rest of it. the count of tuscany is worth getting it for alone

 

[Jonin]

Great Album. Listened to it 5 times in a row now.

 

[J-Dubya 777]

Octavarium my @ss.... The Cubs definately have FII stuck in their cd player!

 

[estYMaj]

OK I got the 3 disk set lastnight and will be listing to it all day
I listened to bits and peices of it lastnight while downloading (Yes I payed for it ) I don't remember the title of the song but it seemed like a medley of there songs with a twist ? but i gotta really listen today i didn't have time lastnight

Ok update : after first listen to Disk one as a whole i like the album exept wither -Cheesiest song i think i ever heard from them but will give it more a chance
So far my opinion is its a good album but nothing really stood out yet

Disk 2 I thought was really good , great Job on the Dregs and i thought the vocals on Queen were done very well
So far 2 out of 2 disks well worth it

On to Disk 3
At first i was thinking oh cool we can take this and finnaly go do karoke to DT LOL but reall i was kind of hopeing for more fill in for the vocals with the instruments
But I did notice its kinda nice to hear a little more like the keyboards stick out more this way and you hear more guitar parts that you might miss with the vocals going.
And can we figure out how to play the songs alot easyer for us play by ear people

So with all that said Im very happy with it so far , like i said no big wow factors anywere but still very good

 

[ABQShredHead]

I think the Cubs have abandoned DT altogether in favor of Lady GaGa.

 

[IntoPhagist]

My album of 2009 for sure...I can't get enough all 6 songs. Especially with the real album production...That leaked shit always ruins songs.

A Nightmare to Remember is My Favorite.

Boring Solos? lol The solos on Best of times, fortress and Tuscany are godly.

 

[Detective Clarence Beauregard]

I think the Cubs have abandoned DT altogether in favor of Lady GaGa.

 

[progmetaldan]

Listening to it now. First impressions? AWESOME!!! And I've still got the 2 longest songs to go...

 

[squidfetish]

Bought it. Heard it. Loved it. Job done.

 

[progmetaldan]

yeah I love it, excellent album overall.

 

[noble savage]

Just listened to it again for about the 5th time and I have to say, barring a few parts, this album is amazing! Best thing they have done since 6 Degrees!

 

[Meedleyx10]

Just listened to it again for about the 5th time and I have to say, barring a few parts, this album is amazing! Best thing they have done since 6 Degrees!

I might do a song-by-song review later...but for now I'll just agree with this. 6 degrees is possibly my favorite (top 3 at the very least) DT albums and I would easily say this is the best they've done since then. Most of my complaints center around lyrics and (I'm looking at YOU, Portnoy) vocals in certain spots. I really do like this one though.

 

[progmetaldan]

I really dig the spacey bits in the middle of ANTR, and the intro to TCOT, but really I love the whole album. I agree on the MP vocal bits, but I can get over it due to the quality of the rest of the album.

 

[noble savage]

I might do a song-by-song review later...but for now I'll just agree with this. 6 degrees is possibly my favorite (top 3 at the very least) DT albums and I would easily say this is the best they've done since then. Most of my complaints center around lyrics and (I'm looking at YOU, Portnoy) vocals in certain spots. I really do like this one though.

Yeah definitely. Those two factors are what ruined the last album for me. Hell, I would much rather see an instrumental version of Systematic Chaos than this album.