New DT single download
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Topic: New DT single download
Posted By: Man Overboard
Subject: New DT single download
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 15:47
I hope this is the right forum for this  It's not a recommendation, it's not news, it's not a video, so I -think- this is the place...http://www.dreamtheater.net/news_dreamtheater.php#mp3giveaway - click me!!! My first impression: -The Metallica ripoffs are blatant. -Portnoy's a beast as always, metal suits him -MP vocals? Love 'em more than LaBrie's, hell yeah -Production is SICK -Radio hit. I just know it. ------------- https://soundcloud.com/erin-susan-jennings" rel="nofollow - Bedroom guitarist". Composer, Arranger, Producer. Perfection may not exist, but I may still choose to serve Perfection. Commissions considered. |
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 15:48
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uh-oh...
Its news....
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Posted By: darkmatter
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 15:50
| Nice, thanks! But it's taking a while to load the page.... |
Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 15:53
You're so manly, Tony...------------- https://soundcloud.com/erin-susan-jennings" rel="nofollow - Bedroom guitarist". Composer, Arranger, Producer. Perfection may not exist, but I may still choose to serve Perfection. Commissions considered. |
Tony R wrote:Posted By: akin
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 16:55
| Nice news, but I didn't like the song. I expect this to be the worst song of the album, otherwise I don't think it will be a good album. |
Posted By: darkmatter
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 16:59
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Waiting for the downloads to finish. And surprise surprise.... Systematic Chaos already has a rating.... |
Posted By: WaywardSon
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 17:05
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Definitely a strong Metallica influence there
After the 4 minute mark it gets really impressive, I like it!!
Thanks Man Overboard!
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 17:15
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It is such a hassle to download this thing....
------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: darkmatter
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 17:17
Yea... it's being a real pain in the ass for me too.... |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 17:19
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member_profile.asp?PF=2461&FID=19 - stonebeard
Special Collaborator 
Neo-Prog Specialist Joined: May 27 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Online Posts: 16666  ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Tristan Mulders
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 17:19
Now I must say.. the special edition cover looks pretty good! Especially compared to the regular cover 
------------- Interested in my reviews? You can find them http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=784 - HERE "...He will search until He's found a Way to take the Days..." |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 17:22
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I'm guessing it is ok as the track is FREELy available it says:
To http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/dreamtheater/ - download your FREE copy of the track "Constant Motion" from Dream Theater's new album
However, to be on the safe side I will delete MO's link as it doesnt say that you can freely distribute it.. Shouldnt be difficult to work out how to get it if the server is slow in the origianal link.
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 17:31
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What the hell? This file has been downloading for 10 minutes with over 10 mb done and an unknown file size. What is going on???? ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: rushaholic
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 17:32
| I like Portnoy's KC shirt! |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 17:34
My guess is that there is a lot of traffic....
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 17:35
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Nevermind. Just finished. Second the Metallica tribute. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 17:40
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I hardly believe this. It's just a self-parody. I certainly hope the rest of the album isn't this bad.
------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 17:42
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So much traffic, can't download at the moment.. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: darkmatter
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 17:42
| It's an OK song, but it doesn't quite sound like them. The solo is good though. |
Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 18:08
| Why is it asking for a mobile number? What if you don't have one? |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 18:17
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Leave it blank or make any up starting with 0785 and any 6 random digits. |
Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 18:20
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Woohoo! False information!
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Posted By: NotSoKoolAid
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 18:53
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Did anyone else think "Why don't I just listen to Metallica?"
I still have some hope for the rest of the album.
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Posted By: xjester
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 19:50
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This is taking forever. Can someone upload this to megaupload or something? |
Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 20:26
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Hmm...does sound a little too Metallica...but I also have hope for the rest of the album (I enjoyed some of the short samples I've heard). And hey...you can hear John Myung in one part! |
Posted By: Fuzz
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 20:28
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-Sounds like the middle section of a song from ToT. -Metallica -Petrucci's playing is sick as ever -Lyrics suck. And from the sounds of it, much of the album will follow suit. -The part at 2:48 reminds me of Opeth and is pretty cool -The Test that Stumped them All -The instrumental section is pretty cool. -Jordan Rudess' solo is ridiculous and dumb per usual (it starts out okay and then gets progressively worse. Also, he overuses that patch.) -MP's tight as hell -Still sounds a little better than almost every track but the title track off of 8VM. |
Posted By: MajesterX
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 20:51
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Well I'm not a fan of this track. It had no feeling- no inspiration. There was typical Petrucci heavy solo riffing and Jordan's annoying guitar synth patch. I will say this again- Mike Portnoy should stay away from the pen- His lyrics are not very good. A Change of Seasons and the Glass Prison are quite good- But I find his lyrical style to be extremely boring and frank sounding. Shorter, heavier songs meant to be singles are the worst side of DT in my opinion. ------------- 
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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 21:20
not sure if I like the new stuff (from the video) 
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 21:31
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Hey, mine doesnt work... why...? on a side note, that picture... is it just me or did Rudess get oooooooold? and Labrie, I didnt recognized him at first... Portnoy has one cool t shirt ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 21:38
Labrie's new haircut makes his face look less chubby 
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Posted By: alan_pfeifer
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 22:31
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I'm pretty meh about the song as of now. Nothing really bad about it (save for Rudess' solo, I'm not a huge fan of his playing as of late.)
In any case, I will probably pick this up someday, but Constant Motion hasn't really made me want to run out and grab it the day it comes out.
the few songs I've heard from Snakes & Arrows on the other hand....
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Posted By: lighthouse
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 01:50
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I hated the verses, liked the chorus .. the music section was nicely played .. over all I think I`m going to give this effort a 6.5/10 the verses sounding so much like Metallica didn`t do much for me I mean it was OK when Metallica invented that sound but its hardly worth an emulation. This will appeal to the heavier audience , but these guys are getting older (and so are we) I was hoping for some more maturity in their style ... this is a step backwards in many ways. I dare say this single may even hurt sales  |
Posted By: theBox
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 02:57
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oh-oh.... BLACKENED rip-off....I'm expecting the rest of the album to
sound better though, based from wht I've heard in the u-tube teaser.
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Posted By: Dalezilla
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 05:29
| Wow this song is incredible! I don't care if it sounds like Metallica, it's still much better than Octavarium, ToT or Six Degrees. |
Posted By: Dalezilla
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 06:04
| By the way check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_rVpJNarE4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_rVpJNarE4 |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 06:43
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I have to say this is better than all of Octavarium (which isnt really saying much) and I'm now awaiting the new album with baited breath.
------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 07:35
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NO! Why is James singing like The Other James from Metallicock?
This one thing is really bad, but the whole song, besides that, is great. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 07:51
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I filled out the form an hour ago and still haven't received any email ... I think they should simply publish the single in advance, like Rush and Threshold did. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa/aotm-2025-1/vote" rel="nofollow - 2025 Monthly Release Poll Listened to: 
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Posted By: magnus
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 08:21
I think Jordan's born the same year as my father.... '56, which means that he is 50 or 51 years old  ------------- The scattered jigsaw of my redemption laid out before my eyes Each piece as amorphous as the other - Each piece in its lack of shape a lie 
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Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 13:36
| Haha, well they definitely look like a Roadrunner Records group now, albeit aged. |
Posted By: cyberiancygnus
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 17:45
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wtf are you lunatics talking about....that song is AWESOME..it only sounds like metallica at one part . the guitar and keyboard solo were amazing
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Posted By: proglil49
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 20:18
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I hope the rest of the album is better, otherwise I won't buy it. ------------- I want to be an astronaut |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 20:53
In their own right, yeah the solos are amazing, but that Petrucci solo could have come off Suspended Animation and I wouldn't have known it was the same. Petrucci is stagnating. Rudess's solo was completely obnoxious and made the song worse. Great playing, but not memorable or really even enjoyable, IMO. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: lighthouse
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 20:54
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Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 21:19
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I always find being called a lunatic is a compliment
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Posted By: MajesterX
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 21:31
How are the solos amazing? Please explain. -------------
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Posted By: cyberiancygnus
Date Posted: April 29 2007 at 02:58
ok , i personaly thought the solos were very well played and complimented the song perfectly..did you not think so ? -------------
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Posted By: cyberiancygnus
Date Posted: April 29 2007 at 02:59
i think we all must have a little lunatic in us to listen to prog -------------
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Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: April 29 2007 at 09:09
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Both solos are very strong and DO compliment the entire song... John and Jordan did an awesome job, otherwise that song wouldn't be much worth...
Can't wait for the new album! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5">
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Posted By: Aspiring hope
Date Posted: April 29 2007 at 12:46
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I thought they could only get better after something like Octavarium (the album) - The Score fueled my expectations -, but it turns out they can still surprise me, after all these years. Ok, so there isn't much of a problem about the lyrics, since this is probably the Glass Prison saga song we've heard and Mike'd obviously write it, but when you're announcing an alleged great album, people will misinterpret it to think it won't be a rip off from another band on the first few minutes and a rip off from their own repertoir with riffs of never ending repetition (ok, ok, so it's just this one and Root of All Evil), as well as an instrumental section out of nowehere that could've just easily replaced the rest of the song, for all it's worth, regardless of whether it's original from them or not. A very good instrumental section, aside from soloing (in exception of Myung's contribution), but that's not enough to make a quality song, doesn't even sound like a Single, but I'm not the onecalling the shots on that department, so it might just be. Let's just see if Petrucci can amount to more on the rest of the album... -------------  |
Posted By: karakatoa
Date Posted: April 29 2007 at 12:58
i didnt like it coming from DT  ,this sounds too metal nearly Metallica the only part i like is from minute 4 to 5,the true and only progressive part  id wish the other songs sounds different |
Posted By: Atomic_Rooster
Date Posted: April 29 2007 at 20:58
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I don't mean to be a wet blanket or anything, but you should really change the name of this thread to New Shaunkil Stevens (and John Barth) single download Just a heads up ------------- I am but a servant of the mighty Fripp, the sound of whose loins shall forever be upon the tongues of his followers. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 03:09
^ I bet you even think you're cool.
------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa/aotm-2025-1/vote" rel="nofollow - 2025 Monthly Release Poll Listened to:
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Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 20:42
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I didn't get that
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Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 21:55
that song gets a big fat "meh..." from me. 
------------- http://www.myspace.com/altaic" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/altaic ALTAIC "Oceans Down You'll Lie" coming soon |
Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 22:00
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I'm a pretty big DT fan and I wasn't all that impressed either, but I'm going to give the rest of the album a listen when it comes out, then make my verdict.
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Posted By: Morbix
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 22:03
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I definitely agree with an earlier poster, I can see a radio hit out of this, but also agreeing with an earlier poster, the shorter, heavier songs aren't DT at their best. I can only hope that when my Special Edition gets shipped to me I can take some solace in Portnoy's AA saga continuing. I honestly don't care if people believe that it's a bit corny, Portnoy's putting a difficult personal time in his life on the market as a release. That's art. A few highlights and....lowlights? - Definitely a Metallica influence, I wouldn't necessarily say a cop-off, but then again I didn't like their MoP cover. LaBrie's voice doesn't fit with Metallica's style. - Did anyone else happen to notice the small, almost rap-like segement of LaBrie's? That weirded me out. - As always, John Petrucci's fingers give God orgasms. The solo was beast. - Why the HELL hasn't Portnoy sung more?!?!? - The lyrics weren't as great as I thought they would be (almost simplistic, like Myung's "Learning To Live") but LaBrie's voice is, as usual, tight and well-vocalized. - Rudess' solo was good to a point, but when it starts to sound like mashing keys, it degenerates and brings the song down with it. ------------- Take everything in moderation, including moderation. 
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Posted By: giantenemycrab
Date Posted: May 01 2007 at 12:01
I really agree with this guy here. I like DT, I have liked all their cds so far(yes, including Octavarium). So, I have been really looking forward to this cd.. and I really wanted to like this song, I have tried so hard! But in the end, yeah, Metallica flavor runs strong through the entire song. If we wanted just regular heavy metal, we would listen to Metallica! What they seem to be doing is focusing on the Metal and less on the prog.. Maybe they needed to have a radio hit with Roadrunner, or they would lose them as a label. Maybe this CD will suck(thus appealing to the mainstream ) and a new, proggier one will shortly follow.Of course, that is mere speculation. What I do know is this: I don't like the song. Hopefully Constant Motion is the Never Enough of Systematic Chaos. Please let it be.. In the end, I am still looking forward to this album, but as of right now, not as much as I was before I heard that song..  |
Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: May 01 2007 at 14:12
Well said! 
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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: May 01 2007 at 14:25
because his voice isn't all that good??  ------------- |
Posted By: Morbix
Date Posted: May 01 2007 at 15:12
Personally, I really liked his vocals. He should definitely sing backup more often, is what I'm trying to say. ------------- Take everything in moderation, including moderation.
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Posted By: MajesterX
Date Posted: May 01 2007 at 19:25
No, I do not think so. Of COURSE the solos were played well- It's Dream Theater, they can play almost anything. How were these solos different from solos they've done in the past? They're not. John Petrucci played with his awful guitar tone that sounds like your typical solo lead guitar sound with too much bass IMO, and then you have JR's over-used guitar sound. He's not a guitarist, he shouldn't be trying to sound like one! The solos were just big presentations of how much DT can play- but we know they can play! There is no point to blistering guitar and keyboard trade-off solos that they have worked TO DEATH in the past. They're not evolving- The song is a combination of Train of Thought and Octavarium. -------------
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Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: May 01 2007 at 19:37
simplistic? Those are some of the best lyrics DT's ever had, its a shame they don't let Myung write anymore. ------------- 
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Posted By: Bupie
Date Posted: May 02 2007 at 04:36
It seems that DT's fate is to divide, even their fans : Never Enough is by far my favorite song on Octavarium ...
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Posted By: Morbix
Date Posted: May 02 2007 at 20:33
I heard Learning to Live after hearing Metropolis, I guess my hopes were up from hearing Fatal Tragedy. I'll give it another chance, I'm just judgemental. And what do you mean they don't let Myung write!?!? Fatal Tragedy was great! What's wrong with them? ------------- Take everything in moderation, including moderation.
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Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: May 03 2007 at 09:55
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Myung is an incredible lyricist. HE should definitely write more. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5">
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Posted By: Aspiring hope
Date Posted: May 03 2007 at 11:52
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Myung writes some pretty good and refreshing lyrics (at least in contrast to the more prominent contributions from Portnoy and Petrucci), but there's hardly anything incredible about any of his works with DT. Don't really know how they don't let Myung write anything, but if that's tru and he's really not just a lazyass when it comes to the pen, then it's a great disappointment. ------------- |
Posted By: cyberiancygnus
Date Posted: May 03 2007 at 18:07
well they wrote and recorded TOT and Oct......maybe they like them and think other people do to..... -------------
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Posted By: Barla
Date Posted: May 06 2007 at 20:35
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While filling with my info, they ask for my "mobile", what's that?? My celphone??
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Barla/?chartstyle=LastfmMyspace">  
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Posted By: Aspiring hope
Date Posted: May 07 2007 at 10:16
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Yup. ------------- |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 07 2007 at 10:29
They have said that this will be a heavy album. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: May 07 2007 at 11:41
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Didn't mind Constant Motion, it's fine imho- BTW it's also included on Classic Rock's free CD that's a sampler of Roadrunner's new albums.
I'm playing Train Of Thought now and I can say I definitely prefer this to Octavarium. Honor Thy Father (which I strongly dislike) and to a lesser extent, Endless Sacrifice aside, TOT is excellent and I wouldn't mind if they went back to that style for the new album.
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