New Dream Theater photo

  I really can't wait to see them in their live glory 

you can count on that 

The T wrote: ^Da Chazter... what the hell is your point??

New photos that need some flares bro.

Rocktopus wrote: King By-Tor wrote: Okay, lolz and all aside - why is everyone basing the quality of the music on the new album by the artwork and press photos? That's just stupid. This comment is mainly why I felt like posting something here (Nobody had actually commented the quality of the music when King By-Tor wrote this). I'm obviously not interested in DT's music, but reading/understanding and communicating with images is something that interests me. The information I get from that image is more than enough to stay away from the upcoming album, and don't need to waste any precious listeningtime checking it out. Don't you learn anything from experience? Once again: there are exceptions blablabla... but I'm right most of the time.

Your a complete fool for saying such things, I'm going to listen to it and its either going to blow my mind or be interesting or completely lame. An album cover is meaningless, Its about the music not the front cover.

hawkcwg wrote:

Edited by p0mt3 - April 04 2009 at 17:44

^Mick, the new DT press campaign tells me that they've decided to go cheesy, gothic power metal and get rid of all their Prog tendancies altogether.

Edited by p0mt3 - April 04 2009 at 17:48

p0mt3 wrote: ^Mick, the new DT press coverage tells me that they've decided to go cheesy, gothic power metal and get rid of all their Prog tendancies altogether.   Just my point of view, but I'm figuring most other pseople here feel the same way . . . ?

yes... and that is what I engaged Teo on earlier.... is it unfair to ... on a Progressive Rock website.. to then question the LACK of progressiveness.  Teo did a great job answering that but that is what is interesting here... not simply bashing the group, which few have done.  Quality is extremely subjective.. and if quality matttered... we would be reviewing great albums that didn't have a shred of progressiveness in them.   That is where DT ..the DT that picture suggests..  might be questioned.  Nothing to do with quality... but content.  Prog is art...  what that picture shows is a group more interested in 'image' than substance...a BIG negative when it comes to prog.  What then it the difference with 'Big Hat Country music' or 'Hip-hop'. 

Or should it be?  That is where the discussion could go.. and that is where I am trying to stear it.


Edited by micky - April 04 2009 at 17:51

Raff wrote: I'd just like to add something.... Don't forget that, especially in this day and age, there is a very strong connection between music and visuals. One thing I can tell you is that, when browsing through the shelves of a music store, I often pick up those albums whose cover catches my fancy in some way or the other - and generally because I associate the sleeve design with prog. On the other hand, I steer clear of those albums whose covers and logos suggest a content I may be clearly not interested in.

Raff wrote: I'd just like to add something.... Don't forget that, especially in this day and age, there is a very strong connection between music and visuals. One thing I can tell you is that, when browsing through the shelves of a music store, I often pick up those albums whose cover catches my fancy in some way or the other - and generally because I associate the sleeve design with prog. On the other hand, I steer clear of those albums whose covers and logos suggest a content I may be clearly not interested in.

Indeed! Also, sometimes you can figure out what type of music it is with just looking at the cover(maybe this was mentioned before, right?)

Rocktopus wrote: micky wrote: which brings me back to this.. .what does this say about the music... Rocky has an interesting theme here... this isn't about bashing DT... what does this picture tell you ... maybe knowing... maybe not what group and album this is... Uh. No idea. They don't flash anything specific genrewise.bingo.. and I think that is a good thing They seem to want to have a sophisticated, intellectual/artsy look. Yep hahha. you could say they are infamous for that... The people in the photo makes me think they're a band (or whatever) of the 00's, but wants to look from another time (sort of  vintage image).hahahahhahahha... dead on. Again.. sort of infamous for it That beautiful woman on the left, I know the type. Artsy, alternative with a 70's link, I think.  again dead on... and I think you have the album this picture was taken from nailed

nice job Rocky... I'm impressed