New Dream Theater video

[Spruce Goose]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkF4JD2rO3Q

This is some of the craziest shit they have ever done.

Starts heavy as but holy moly... that middle section is insane

 

[Spiff]

Meh. It's not my cup of tea, like most Dream Theater stuff of the last few years. Some cool bits, but... meh.

 

[phlogiston]

I like it. It's really the first DT song that I've heard that I like. Not that I've listened to all that much. Mainly because I haven't liked what I've heard.

 

[phlogiston]

Just heard "Forsaken" too. That's not bad either? Is this a new and heavier sound for them, or have I been listening to the wrong songs all this time?

 

[Spiff]

They've been doing this sort of heavy thing for a few years now. Their earlier stuff was more melodic, ie less crunching and such.

I prefer the older stuff.

 

[Southy]

The heaviness really started to set in around 6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence, as far as I am aware any how, Train of thought is the heaviest album they have down, and it is awesome

saying that, I can't what for this album to come out, it's gonna be awesome I think

 

[Celestial-Todd]

Don't judge the album solely on that one song... the heavy parts are well balanced with plenty of slower, quieter parts

 

[Spiff]

Oh, I'll be buying the new album, I always buy new Dream Theater. I just haven't really gotten into anything in a big way since FII.

 

[Spruce Goose]

Mike Portnoy has just posted this on his forum:

For whatever it's worth, RR has chosen to release the 2 "heaviest" songs off the album first (CM and TDEN) - and while I do indeed LOVE both of these songs and am very proud of them for what they are - these 2 track do NOT sum up what SC sounds like as a whole...

As in any case when you only hear one or two tracks off a DT album, you're only getting ONE side of a much bigger picture that is represented by the full album....
(could you judge Awake from just hearing The Mirror and Lie?
could you judge Octavarium from just hearing I Walk Beside You and The Answer Lies Within?
how about Images And Words if you only heard Another Day and Wait For Sleep?)

While the heavy side of DT may not be everybody's cup of tea (WIMPS! ), come June 5th you will realize there is plenty of styles for everybody on the new album.....

MP

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Not sure I will listen to this just yet.

On what Dream Theater is best Dream Theater, Train Of Thought is their heaviest album, and easily my favourite. Awake is probably the second heaviest album, and is my second favourite...