| Author | Message | ||
| herbbone
Junior Username: herbbone Post Number: 19 Registered: 5-2011 |
Just finished listening to the new album. Very cool! As with any new DT stuff I will have to listen many times to get the flow. Some songs seems like reformulated old songs. Also picking up the Kansas and Tull influence. Really like the song Outcry. Had to comment I have been a listener since 1991. | ||
| tncaveman
Junior Username: tncaveman Post Number: 32 Registered: 2-2011 |
I really love DT and haven't heard the new drummer yet. Is he similar to Mike Portnoy? And speaking of Mike P - I saw him with Neal Morse this summer and WOW - what a band. I am a new fan of Transatlantic. Peter T is an awesome bass player form Marillion. Some awesome new prog rock. Steve | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3016 Registered: 10-2002 |
I've only heard the song they released online (on the backs of angels) so far but really enjoyed it. The album should drop through my letterbox today. Looking forward to it. Also just heard they're touring early next year so I'll be seeing them in glasgow on Feb 8th and my mate is trying to convince me to go to manchester the day after aswell. (this mate is a superb drummer and he rates Mike mangini higher than portnoy - I'm waiting to see them before I pass judgement) Graeme | ||
| herbbone
Junior Username: herbbone Post Number: 20 Registered: 5-2011 |
The drums sound fuller not as poppy as Portnoy. Similar in style but noticably not the same player. I think Rudess sounds fuller. The whole album has a thicker feel. | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3018 Registered: 10-2002 |
Apparently Myung has written more than one song for this album!!!!! graeme | ||
| herbbone
Junior Username: herbbone Post Number: 21 Registered: 5-2011 |
Neat change up at 8:46 in Outcry. Breaking all Illusions kind of reminds me of 70's prog. Cool stuff. Still taking it all in. | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3020 Registered: 10-2002 |
Liking it a lot after 3 listens. To my ears the drums are slightly lower in the mix than past offerings and I'm pretty certain I'm hearing more Myung than before. Very tasteful bassline from 1:40 on Breaking all Illusions. It'll take a few more listens before I can decide if there's any track on there that I like as much as Forsaken. Tickets for Glasgow ordered yesterday ;-0 Graeme | ||
| wishbass
Member Username: wishbass Post Number: 58 Registered: 5-2011 |
Nice to see some prog fans! Hello from the Northwest! | ||
| wishbass
Member Username: wishbass Post Number: 59 Registered: 5-2011 |
Not a lot of prog in the states.big fan of the "usuals",Yes,Rush,Marillion etc.,and have recently discovered Porqupine Tree, Riverside( really like these guys), and IQ.Do you chaps across the pond have any other suggestions I might not have heard of here in the states? Karl | ||
| herbbone
Junior Username: herbbone Post Number: 23 Registered: 5-2011 |
I like a band called Shadow Gallery. Early stuff off of Carved in Stone and Tyranny. Other bands, Dali's Dalema is pretty good. Symphony X. Any DT schizms Platypus, Mule Muzzler, Transaltlantic, Liquid Tension. BTW I am on the east coast, in Pa. Did spend some time in Eugene. Mark | ||
| tncaveman
Junior Username: tncaveman Post Number: 34 Registered: 2-2011 |
I'm in the "fly over territory" where country music is king (and lame 80's leftovers). Try out www.pandora.com - enter a band and it will play songs from similar artists. I have discovered tons of new stuff: Transalantic, Porcupine Tree, Dejam Karet, Boud Deun (check out the link - only 2 albums available) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av3M3Dn1EU4 Ozric Tentacles, etc. Lots of stuff out there if you can find it! Stephen | ||
| wishbass
Member Username: wishbass Post Number: 60 Registered: 5-2011 |
Yes, pandora is great.Its how I discovered Porqupine Tree,Riverside ,Opeths "Damnation" album.They came up on my Marillion station.I like Ozric Tenticles as well as RPNW.Keep the suggestions coming.Thanks! | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10382 Registered: 5-2002 |
I have the second album by Liquid Tension Experiment, and can highly recommend it to progressive fans who haven't heard it. Listening to "Hourglass" off that album now; beautiful tune. | ||
| edwin
Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 1037 Registered: 5-2002 |
I'm going to have to check these guys out at some point. According to the alumni stuff I get from Berklee, at least one of them was in my class and then I just found out that someone I went to band camp with way back in the 70s is married to the keyboard player (she was a badass bassoonist back in the day). It feels like they are circling in on me! | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10383 Registered: 5-2002 |
Here's a video of the new lineup playing On the Backs of Angels | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10385 Registered: 5-2002 |
Last night I stayed up and watched the three-part video series that Dream Theater made of the auditions for their new drummer. It was quite well done, and I recommend it for those interested in a very human and offstage view of a significant chapter in the life of a major band with a long history. The video is similar to the video Metallica made of their auditions for their bass position. | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3021 Registered: 10-2002 |
Thanks for the recommendation Dave. The CD came with a 60 minute DVD of the drummer auditions which i guess is the same feature. I just haven't had time to watch it yet - Mrs J isn't a DT fan so I have to wait till she's doing something else before I can use the TV for my own purposes ;-) Graeme | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10388 Registered: 5-2002 |
Graeme; yes I think it is the same thing. I think you'll like it. Oh, and it's not really so focused on DT's music that people who aren't fans wouldn't like it. I think it's a cool "human interest" story, well told. I think that someone who has little or no appreciation for this type of music could still enjoy this video. So tell Mrs J that I suggested it's not just for DT fans, and that I think she might like the ending; the ending is worth sitting through a bunch of flashy drumming. In fact, it probably works best for someone who doesn't know beforehand who won the audition. But of course for musicians who've played in bands, and especially for drummers, it's a very cool video. | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3023 Registered: 10-2002 |
Well I finally managed to make time yesterday evening to watch the DVD (made me late for rehearsals but not as late as the drummer) and as Dave has already said, it's an excellent programme. As it was teatime for me I managed to get Sandra to sit through most of it and she was almost as enthralled as I was although she thought Marco Minneman should have got the job. I don't know if it was purely because I already knew the result but I had the distinct impression that Mangini was a forgone conclusion even before he reached the rehearsal room. He seemed to get more screen time than the rest of the drummers put together. His reaction to the news at the end was emotional enough to bring a lump to my throat. Just been reading a report that Portnoy may be suing DT although his lawyer denies it in the same report. As usual, some of the fan comments below the report are ludicous. I'd like to think that in the real world they're all still great friends. Graeme | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3024 Registered: 10-2002 |
Also, I have to mention at the minute I'm listening to The Dance of Eternity from scenes from a memory which was one of the audition parts and I have no idea how Portnoy remembered all the time changes never mind someone coming in off the street!! Graeme | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10389 Registered: 5-2002 |
Yeah; Marco was great! I loved how the band talked about the "joy" with which he played. Here he is in concert with Adrian Belew and Julie Slick. | ||
| rustyg61
Advanced Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 324 Registered: 2-2011 |
I downloaded the stems for On The Backs Of Angels & loaded it into Pro Tools so I can re-record me playing the bass track & have a recording of me playing with my favorite band! http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/Get-Stems-For-Dream-Theaters-On-The-Backs-Of-Angels-23436.aspx Mangini is an AMAZING drummer, he sounds like a drum machine when you solo his track! | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10393 Registered: 5-2002 |
That's pretty neat that they provide those tracks. | ||
| rustyg61
Advanced Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 325 Registered: 2-2011 |
I thought so too Dave! They don't give you all the tracks individually, just guitar, bass, drums, keys & vocals. Each instrument has all it's parts mixed to one track, in other words, the rhythm & lead guitars are on the same track & multiple keys are on the same track, but you can still re-record parts & remix the song to your liking. I don't have a 6 string bass like John Myung has, so I'll have to get creative with Elastic Audio in Pro Tools to drop some notes an octave. |
