BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS

I guess I am a completionist because I still buy Dream Theater albums even though I saw the beginning of their decline with "Train of Thought". I read people here say this album starts out great and that is what Dream Theater is good about.

This album starts out terribly. Completely robotic, uninspired sounds and noises. There is absolutely no creativity left in those guys. Plain, simple and boring showing off of their technical musicianship--nothing more. It was so bad that midway I switched to "Scenes From A Memory Metropolis Part II". Ahhhh, thank god.

Mike Portnoy needs to calm the f*ck down. This ass still can't do a smooth natural sounding and appealing drum fill. LaBrie should quit singing completely. Petrucci and Rudess should utilize their amazing guitar and keyboard skills, respectively, elsewhere. I mean it tells you something when they do a better job in their side projects than in their main band.

Those guys need to sit down and think instead of pumping out crap.