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CCVP
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Topic: Dream Theater back in studio, again! Posted: October 09 2008 at 15:09 |
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Apparently, after their world tour, Dream Theater immediately got in the studio to record a new album, just like they have been doing since Scenes from a Memory.
The firsts news come from Jordan Rudess's web site: http://www.jordanrudess.com/jr/ (click on Wizard's Log). Lets hope for the best!!!!!!!!!! The funniest thing is to check how they are getting old. Mike is growing a freaking gut and gray hair and Petrucci looks like a middle aged biker, lol. Edited by CCVP - October 09 2008 at 15:17 |
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Padraic
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Posted: October 09 2008 at 15:16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Just can't get excited about this like I used to. Expectations will be fairly low I'm afraid. Probably will still obtain the new album once it's released, though.
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poslednijat_colobar
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Posted: October 09 2008 at 16:38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I hope for a good release.
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stonebeard
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Posted: October 09 2008 at 16:44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Uh-huh. where's this news again?
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npjnpj
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Posted: October 10 2008 at 05:41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Systematic Chaos was a very good album, a giant step up fomr the lame-ish Octogenarian.
I'm quite optimistic.
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Posted: October 10 2008 at 05:50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
If the next album is anything less than amazing, then that I wont bother buying any more Dream Theater studio albums after that. In fact, I wont buy the next album without listening to it first (because I will have DT fanboy friends that will buy it) anyway.
I don't like to have to say that about one of the bands that got me into prog, but unfortunately the last two albums were far from being truly inspiring and because of that, for prog and metal releases in the last few year years I tend to listen to other bands instead. I don't expect the next album to be particularly great either.. again, something I hate to say for the band that released some of my favorite prog metal albums ever in the form of I&W and SFAM. |
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Jared
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Posted: October 10 2008 at 06:31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oh, come on people, lets have a bit of optimism, please!! I'm always happy to hear they've returned to the studio, but then I'm an unashamed, 40 year old DT fan-boy....
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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progmetalhead
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Posted: October 10 2008 at 06:50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Same here J, albeit slightly older but better looking!
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Posted: October 10 2008 at 06:59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
i was hopeful for Octavarium... it sucked with the exception of the first and last tracks. I cannot really even listen to that album anymore, except maybe Root Of All Evil and Octavarium once every 2 months or so. I waited another 2 years for Systematic Chaos. It was not really worth the wait, they could have just easily done that album 2 weeks after Octavarium rather than releasing something quite average like that. I barely listen to SC anymore either, I can think of so many 2007 releases that were so much more inventive, inspiring and left me wanting more. It's hard to be optimistic when a band managed to disappoint me several years consecutively with studio albums. Hell, I understand your post was being a bit on the fun side, but still |
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Jared
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Posted: October 10 2008 at 07:39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
each to their own, Hughes.... I would agree that 2007 was almost certainly the strongest year ever in terms of quality PM offerings with at least 20 highly respectible releases, but for me there was no one release I heard which stood out as being a total masterpiece. That said, and for what its worth, I'll print you off my Top 20, just so you can see what I thought about the year...
I would just say that in addition to hearing SC copious amounts of times, I also caught them live twice... the shows were completely awesome.... Edited by fandango - October 10 2008 at 07:41 |
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Statutory-Mike
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Posted: October 10 2008 at 08:29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
YES! That means new tour, finish to the AA suite (full AA suite live), possibility for more meet & greet oppurtunities. I'm probably the most excited out of any of you
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Queen By-Tor
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Oh my god, it's not ever yet?? As much as I am highly excited about a new DT album so soon I don't think I could sit through another installment of that song, it's getting very tiring. Although I did think that Systematic Chaos was their best album since Six Degrees! |
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For me, Octavarium was the best recent DT album - it was the only one that showed the full range of their material - light to dark, dark to light. Systematic Chaos and Train of Thought were both a bit unvaried and heavy for me.
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CCVP
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Posted: October 10 2008 at 13:40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
oh, damn you all! I like all DT releases, except Falling Into Infinity, which is quite boring. Though it took me a wile to get into SC, i now like it very much. In fact, the only sub-par DT "recent" release is Train of Thought.
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Statutory-Mike
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Don't damn me! I'm with you, except I even enjoy Falling Into Infinity
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and I enjoy them all *except* FII...I'm afraid...
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Queen By-Tor
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I enjoy FII a fair amount. Less than many other DT releases, surely, but still a fair amount.
It's Train of Thought that gets me a bit derailed sometimes. Enjoyable, but hardly memorable (IMO!!!). But DT certainly does have some killer albums . Personally, I hope the new album is in the SC style... although I hope they change it a little bit, because I know a lot of critics who will have their heads if they don't. |
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Nice list ... here's mine: Feel free to rate your favorites of 2007 (or any other year) at Progfreak ... you can create a similar chart simply by replacing the user name in the image url. |
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Jared
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^^^
that's a great list Mike...you tend to listen to more albums than I do, and a wider variety of Prog Metal as well...
of course, its all subjective, but I'm slightly surprised that there is no SUE or Darkwater on the list, and I never thought you'd have a Therion album at No 8!!
you do deserve a thumbs up for that....
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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MikeEnRegalia
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^ here's the full list of albums from 2007 which I listened to:
http://progfreak.com/_dbe,users,_auto_4948817.xhtml?chart.year=2007&list.display=ratings_complex&path=charts BTW: Unfortunately I never got my hands on SUE or Darkwater ... there's so much to listen to! Edited by MikeEnRegalia - October 10 2008 at 16:44 |
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