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CCVP 
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 Topic: Dream Theater cracks the Billboard top 10
Posted: July 02 2009 at 12:47 |
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Dream Theater's new album, Black Clouds and Silver Linings, is in 6th place in the Billboard top 10, the band's best position ever in the Billboard, 1 week after its release, selling 40285 albums in that period.
There is one thing: you all know DT got things with subliminal messages and this time it is not different. The album got 6 songs, 6 covers and debuted at 6th place in the Billboard. Wicked. . . .
Links:
Portnoy Forum:
http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/m2357900.aspx
Billboard top 200:
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Albums&f=The+Billboard+200
Edited by CCVP - July 02 2009 at 13:53
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Logan
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Posted: July 02 2009 at 12:58 |
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I haven't heard their newest, and am far from a DT expert, but can the success be attributed in part to the latest being a more mainstream metal album? Or because progressive music (and particularly progressive metal) has gained popularity, and more people can absorb it now? And because DT has managed to gain so many fans that are both hardcore proggers and non-hardcore proggers since it has a wider range of appeal than many of the more experimental acts. It's a likely a combination of factors, of course. Of course DT has a hardcore fan-base already, and is gaining many new fans. DT's idols, Rush, did very well with their latest as well.
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Posted: July 02 2009 at 13:02 |
Congrats DT! 
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rpe9p
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Posted: July 02 2009 at 13:10 |
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Cool, even if its not their best its good to see prog in the top 10. You say it is their best position ever, which I dont doubt, but do you know how high I&W got?
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CCVP
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Posted: July 02 2009 at 13:29 |
 rpe9p wrote:
Cool, even if its not their best its good to see prog in the top 10. You say it is their best position ever, which I dont doubt, but do you know how high I&W got?
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Well, according to Portnoy himself (check his forum), the best positions on the Billboard DT had, previously to this one, WERE: Systematic Chaos (#19) and Awake (#32).
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Snow Dog
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Posted: July 02 2009 at 13:34 |
CCVP wrote:
rpe9p wrote:
Cool, even if its not their best its good to see prog in the top 10. You say it is their best position ever, which I dont doubt, but do you know how high I&W got?
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Well, according to Portnoy himself (check his forum), the best positions on the Billboard DT had, previously to this one, WERE: Systematic Chaos (#19) and Awake (#32).
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Don't annoy him by saying that. He'll think its fixed or not "representative".
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JLocke
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Posted: July 02 2009 at 13:51 |
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Dag! Number 6??? That is f**king amazing!
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rpe9p
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Posted: July 02 2009 at 14:06 |
Snow Dog wrote:
CCVP wrote:
rpe9p wrote:
Cool, even if its not their best its good to see prog in the top 10. You say it is their best position ever, which I dont doubt, but do you know how high I&W got?
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Well, according to Portnoy himself (check his forum), the best positions on the Billboard DT had, previously to this one, WERE: Systematic Chaos (#19) and Awake (#32).
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Don't annoy him by saying that. He'll think its fixed or not "representative". |
what? If you want to drop the subject then drop it. I'd be happy to explain to you what I'm talking about if you want, but dont let it spill over into other threads. If you are just trying to make a joke then sorry, your intention does not come across well in text.
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lazland
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Posted: July 02 2009 at 14:11 |
I haven't got the LP yet - I'm not a particularly great fan, but this is great news and a huge rebuttal to all who that prog was dead  
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Moogtron III
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Posted: July 02 2009 at 14:19 |
Quite an accomplishment!
Well done, DT  |
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Evolver
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Posted: July 02 2009 at 14:19 |
They cracked the chart?
I hope they don't get charged too much to repair it.
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KingCrimson250
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Posted: July 02 2009 at 14:27 |
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Yeah, I hear that's seven years bad luck
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JLocke
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Posted: July 02 2009 at 14:30 |
Honestly, this sounds like a flame war, to me. The guy has no business bringing the artgument into this thread, seeing as how it is unrelated except for the Dt connection. 
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RaphaelT
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Posted: July 02 2009 at 15:27 |
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next move will be Dream Theater on MTV Pop :)
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yet you still have time!
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StyLaZyn
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Posted: July 02 2009 at 15:32 |
p0mt3 wrote:
Dag! Number 6??? That is f**king amazing!
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Unbelievable. As if fanboys weren't overbearing enough, this will open the door for a whole new set of them who will immediately assume they found DT first. 
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Posted: July 02 2009 at 15:35 |
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Dream Theater is moving up in the world!
Next, they'll be opening up for Hannah Montana!
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Evolver
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Posted: July 02 2009 at 15:38 |
Epignosis wrote:
Dream Theater is moving up in the world!
Next, they'll be opening up for Hannah Montana!
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Oh please no!
I have tickets to see them in Boston this August!
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Epignosis
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Posted: July 02 2009 at 15:41 |
Evolver wrote:
Epignosis wrote:
Dream Theater is moving up in the world!
Next, they'll be opening up for Hannah Montana!
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Oh please no!
I have tickets to see them in Boston this August!
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No, no...they're not quite cool enough. This year it's the Jonas Brothers.
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kingcrimson2003
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Posted: July 02 2009 at 15:41 |
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Well done chaps! I remember being chuffed when I saw Ocatavarium in the Virgin Megastore Metal Top Ten!
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Evolver
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Posted: July 02 2009 at 15:42 |
Epignosis wrote:
Evolver wrote:
Epignosis wrote:
Dream Theater is moving up in the world!
Next, they'll be opening up for Hannah Montana!
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Oh please no!
I have tickets to see them in Boston this August!
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No, no...they're not quite cool enough. This year it's the Jonas Brothers.
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WAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!
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