J2112YYZ Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Listened to the new song a couple of times and think it's ok. I figured maybe it will sound better in the context of the album which happens a lot with numerous bands. Then I look up the track listing and see this song opens the album? Oh dear. This might be the worst opening track they've done. I initially liked The Gift Of Music better. This song sounds like a middle of the album song not the lead track. Having said all that, the next time I hear it I'll probably fall in love with it and cancel out all that I just said lol. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Listened to the new song a couple of times and think it's ok. I figured maybe it will sound better in the context of the album which happens a lot with numerous bands. Then I look up the track listing and see this song opens the album? Oh dear. This might be the worst opening track they've done. I initially liked The Gift Of Music better. This song sounds like a middle of the album song not the lead track. Having said all that, the next time I hear it I'll probably fall in love with it and cancel out all that I just said lol. i dislike every single any band puts out, lol i'll wait Mick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Listened to it again and it's still not doing much for me. Sounds like it was a leftover from the self titled. Seems ideal for a bonus track. Very ordinary DT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 He impressed himself with this one, I believe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 It's a Dream Theatre album, therefore it will be shite...... Oh very likely...But maybe this album will restore them to a steadier level! You got into them before they released The Astonishing. You really couldn't have picked a worse time to discover them. I've been a huge fan since Images and Words and The Astonishing killed about 90 percent of my enthusiasm for the band. That's how bad that whole endeavor was for me. Oh gosh I think this is what happened to me, very early in my DT experience. Maybe if I do decide to do a marathon in future, we could make it a small group conversation and revisit them together! Me, you, EP and Mick! If I can find the time I’d be down. So much I haven’t heard from them (looking at you Scenes). I think Priest, Sabbath and Queen are more enticing to be honest. (I may mix the marathons up and do each band chronologically but with well thought out breaks in between. Like Rush, do the marathons in batches and swap between bands to keep it fresh). Plenty of Priest and Sabbath I haven’t heard either. Vol. 4, Technical Ecstasy, Never Say Die, Point Of Entry, Defenders Of The Faith, Turbo, Painkiller... Vol. 4 is an amazing Sabbath album. DotF is the second best Priest album. You haven't heard them? Why are you wasting time posting here! Let's go! On the hop! :) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 It's a Dream Theatre album, therefore it will be shite...... Oh very likely...But maybe this album will restore them to a steadier level! You got into them before they released The Astonishing. You really couldn't have picked a worse time to discover them. I've been a huge fan since Images and Words and The Astonishing killed about 90 percent of my enthusiasm for the band. That's how bad that whole endeavor was for me. Oh gosh I think this is what happened to me, very early in my DT experience. Maybe if I do decide to do a marathon in future, we could make it a small group conversation and revisit them together! Me, you, EP and Mick! If I can find the time I’d be down. So much I haven’t heard from them (looking at you Scenes). I think Priest, Sabbath and Queen are more enticing to be honest. (I may mix the marathons up and do each band chronologically but with well thought out breaks in between. Like Rush, do the marathons in batches and swap between bands to keep it fresh). Plenty of Priest and Sabbath I haven’t heard either. Vol. 4, Technical Ecstasy, Never Say Die, Point Of Entry, Defenders Of The Faith, Turbo, Painkiller... Vol. 4 is an amazing Sabbath album. DotF is the second best Priest album. You haven't heard them? Why are you wasting time posting here! Let's go! On the hop! :) Vol 4, Defenders and Painkiller are must listens. Technical Ecstasy, Point Of Entry and Turbo stay far away from. Especially those two Priest albums. STAY FAR AWAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 technical ecstasy and point of entry aren't pieces of shit or anything, just two of the most drastic drops in quality in rock history 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 technical ecstasy and point of entry aren't pieces of shit or anything, just two of the most drastic drops in quality in rock history Pretty much. Point Of Entry did serve a purpose though. It helped Priest to learn what not to do on Screaming For Vengeance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenJennings Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 The new track sounds like something off of Train of Thought. Not my favorite Dream Theater album, but it's nice to hear them getting back in touch with their older sounds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Don't plan on listening to it until I pop it into the CD player. Hoping it's not like Train Of Thought or Systematic Chaos and that the lyrics are not as bad as the last one. Don't have a lot of expectations other than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Dream Theater needs to stop writing crap and doing Nostalgia Tours. I really wanted them to play "Awake" all the way through. Then "Falling Into Infinity." I'm a whore. I will still buy the new record. Always hoping for them to dazzle me again. Shut that unending sewer of "knowledge" you call a mouth. i don't understand if you no longer like a band.......don't follow. Mick Ohhhhh....damn. ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 technical ecstasy and point of entry aren't pieces of shit or anything, just two of the most drastic drops in quality in rock history Pretty much. Point Of Entry did serve a purpose though. It helped Priest to learn what not to do on Screaming For Vengeance. In prefer my Priest Proggy and Epic. Gimme Destiny, Sin and Stained. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 technical ecstasy and point of entry aren't pieces of shit or anything, just two of the most drastic drops in quality in rock history Pretty much. Point Of Entry did serve a purpose though. It helped Priest to learn what not to do on Screaming For Vengeance. In prefer my Priest Proggy and Epic. Gimme Destiny, Sin and Stained. those are the best records 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 I wonder how much they will play from Scenes From A Memory. All of it. Start to finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 Tell me you don't think this guy made the song a gazillion times better by using Portnoy fills and technique throughout the song: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Tell me you don't think this guy made the song a gazillion times better by using Portnoy fills and technique throughout the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdYJE-jUd1c&feature=youtu.be I'm still waiting for the video of someone who sounds like Peter Gabriel covering Abacab..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesweetscience Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Tell me you don't think this guy made the song a gazillion times better by using Portnoy fills and technique throughout the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdYJE-jUd1c&feature=youtu.beThat was fun to watch. A few things. I don't know the song at all. I don't know what the original version sounded like but its hard to imagine it being better in some way due to a different drummer. Even at half volume James LaBries voice is annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemispheresserehpsimeH Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 That's a pretty meh track. Especially for a track that's supposed to open the album. Even at their most formulaic, Dream Theater can at least have some shining moments at times. But this is bland and unexciting. Virtually nothing to get excited about for me beyond Mangini's drums finally sounding somewhat decent. That's one positive change, I guess. It only took them, what, four albums to figure that one out? I commend the band for continuing on, but their mediocre output is outnumbering their good output, and that's the sign of a band that isn't in the right place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 They had a great run but faded long ago. Labrie despite,his talent sounds so dated. Like cheese from the 90's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 New song, with a lyric video: https://www.sonicperspectives.com/news/dream-theater-release-lyric-video-for-new-single-fall-into-the-light/?fbclid=IwAR35ryO0nneclakSuC9h2teIjsRm1d-AP8kwaj7Js3sxueTMmp0bPHLy_0I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) New song, with a lyric video: https://www.sonicperspectives.com/news/dream-theater-release-lyric-video-for-new-single-fall-into-the-light/?fbclid=IwAR35ryO0nneclakSuC9h2teIjsRm1d-AP8kwaj7Js3sxueTMmp0bPHLy_0I Serviceable melody for a brilliant workout with great (NOT OVERDONE) sound! Mangini shines, and JR is channeling Emerson on his solo. Major classic Metallica vibes at the midsection break too. Edited January 11, 2019 by Entre_Perpetuo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) I totally forgot this record was a thing. lol. much more excited for the new Neal Morse Band record at the moment. Mick Edited January 11, 2019 by bluefox4000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 New song, with a lyric video: https://www.sonicperspectives.com/news/dream-theater-release-lyric-video-for-new-single-fall-into-the-light/?fbclid=IwAR35ryO0nneclakSuC9h2teIjsRm1d-AP8kwaj7Js3sxueTMmp0bPHLy_0I It's better than the first single but still nothing too special. The intro is good and so is the last minute or so because they go back to the intro riff again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 I have no doubt in my mind I won't be playing this on release day...underwhelming. It's sad because ADTOE and DT remain two absolutely stunning albums, this line-up fell flat far too soon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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