Dream Theater sign with Roadrunner. New album

Yeah for sure, it's much better than the normal one.

Btw, did anyone go see G3 the other month?

Certainly did! And have the photos to prove it!

www.arthousemountain.com/photo/g3

and look at me totally dwarfing Portnoy...do you think he was scared?

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I think that photo was taken using forced perspective, like in Lord of the Rings. Salty is a lot closer to the camera than it looks.
 
Your beard beats the shit out of his beard as well. Did you tell him that?

How'd you get to meet and great, btw?
 
Steven Wilson from Porky Pine Tree:

> Q: Recently news broke about you helping Dream Theater on their upcoming
> album Systematic Chaos. How did you help them out?
>
> SW: It's kind of a weird story actually. They're doing this new record,
> and they've got this track on here called Redemption. It's all about
> regret for the things you've done that maybe hurt others, and the need
> to apologize for those things. And I thought about for a minute and I
> said "why don't I apologize for being negative in the press about
> Dream Theater!?". I've been very honest about my musical likes and
> dislikes in the press, and I even got in a heated discussion about
> going public with not being a fan of DT on your website. The thing is
> they are good friends of mine and they know I'm not really into their

> music. They don't mind it, but their fans get more irate about it,

> they're very passionate. It's a free country. I don't love Dream
> Theater; it's not my kind of music, but they're great people; Jordan
> is one of my best friends. Anyway, so I asked them "why don't I

> apologize on your record?" They said, "Great idea why don't you do

> it!". And I've heard the finished track, and it's amazing. I'm always
> happy to be proved wrong!
 
Winmar - I used to run Rudess' website and have done bits and pieces of stuff for Jordan and Mike over the past 5 years or so. When I found out that JP and MP would be here for G3 I got in touch with Jordan who organised with JP for my photo passes and afterparty stuff. For the interview with Mike, I've had emails back and forth on various things with Mike for a while, so just took the punt and asked if he'd do an interview for OzProg when he was here. To which he said yes!

Great success.

www.ozprog.com it's on there.