Dream Theater's New Track out June 29, 11AM EST
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Topic: Dream Theater's New Track out June 29, 11AM EST
Posted By: m@x
Subject: Dream Theater's New Track out June 29, 11AM EST
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2011 at 4:35pm
 Roadrunner Records and Dream Theater are proud to announce the premiere of Dream Theater's new track "On The Backs Of Angels" taken from their highly anticipated upcoming album "A Dramatic Turn Of Events" due out this September. Tune into Roadrunner Records' YouTube channel this Wednesday, June 29th at 11 AM EST Source: http://www.dreamtheater.net/" rel="nofollow - http://www.dreamtheater.net/ |
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Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2011 at 5:48pm
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Won't be able to make much of the album but a sneak peak is always good. SC and BC&SL were decent but lets see if DT can win me back! ------------- Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal! Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
Posted By: m@x
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2011 at 6:09pm
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The Angry Scotsman wrote:Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2011 at 6:24pm
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Looking forward to the new song and the album, but after the disaster that was Black Clouds, I'm not going to preorder. Not to judge music I haven't heard, but all those song titles look like Enya song titles  ------------- Lost respect for these archives when I saw Creed added, among other bands. Not going to be foruming here anymore. You can keep my reviews if you want. |
Posted By: cannon
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2011 at 7:00pm
| BC&SL has become my third fav from DT. Looking forward to hearing the new track. |
Posted By: Coffin Joe
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 6:11am
| At first I didn't like BC&SL, but It's among my favorite DT albums today. I'm very much looking forward to the new album, & yeah I'm prob. going to be preordering it |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 7:49am
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I never disliked BC&SL.
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 8:12am
I won't pass judgement before hearing this song, but anything goes after 11AM.  ------------- https://armchairmaestro.com/" rel="nofollow - My Music Blog |
Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 10:10am
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I was skeptical at first, just looking at the cover (Does anyone like it?), but the song is actually very good IMO. Sounds a lot like "Wither" off of BC&SL, and as DT has mentioned before it doesn't have too much of Mangini's own style to it. On a side note Myung is a freakin boss, I love his bass lines, and he has some excellent ones on this track. Definitely a 4.5/ 5 star song.
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Posted By: LittleBig
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 10:16am
good song, I liked it. 
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Posted By: cannon
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 10:27am
| Fairly impressed. Again it's Labrie when he goes into chorus with Petrucci that jags me. Myung's bass is fabulous. Liked the keys and Petrucci is great as always. It is after all thier first single thus probably being the most "friendly mainstream" song off the album. Nothing too dramatic different from BC&SL. |
Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 10:28am
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I will need to listen to it several times before passing judgement, but first reaction is that it doesn't even get near anything from Black Clouds. ------------- Earn Money Online (NOT a scam): https://premium.gg2u.org?referrer=adg211288" rel="nofollow - GG2U https://adamsfilmcorner.quora.com/" rel="nofollow - Adam's Film Corner on Quora |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 10:30am
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Listening to it now. It sounds like Dream Theater - it's pretty good. Wow... come to think of it 2011 gave/gives us a new Dream Theater album, a new Symphony X album, the Arch / Matheos album and the Adrenaline Mob album.... sweet! -------------
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Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 10:50am
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Songwriting seems a lot better than the repetitive stuff they've been doing. I like it, it sounds like it would fit right in with the rest of Octavarium, which I really liked. That being said, I thought A Rite of Passage was great the first time I heard it, now it's my least favorite Dream Song, so I'll have to give it time. (And seriously, orchestra hits Jordan?) ------------- Lost respect for these archives when I saw Creed added, among other bands. Not going to be foruming here anymore. You can keep my reviews if you want. |
Posted By: Coffin Joe
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 10:59am
Yeah, it sounds very promising. You are forgetting the upcoming Rush album
 2011 is going to be a great year for prog - fans |
Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 11:03am
...And Opeth  ------------- |
Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 11:03am
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Well.....let's see what we got ...with so many hyped up things (in both directions) I feel completely empty after hearing it. GAH! I'll have to do my usual and wait 3 months after the album is out and then listen ------------- Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal! Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 11:24am
Yes, and Artizan, Queensr�che, Communic, Fair to Midland, Obscura, Sun Caged and a whole bunch of others. I shall now flog myself as punishment. -------------
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Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 11:26am
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Factory of Dreams as well, best prog album this year so far for me, best album this year of any genre in fact. Back to topic, if that is the art in the video (and I can see no reason why it isn't), then I dislike it a lot. I think I actually preferred the fan art that ended up on PA. ------------- Earn Money Online (NOT a scam): https://premium.gg2u.org?referrer=adg211288" rel="nofollow - GG2U https://adamsfilmcorner.quora.com/" rel="nofollow - Adam's Film Corner on Quora |
Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 11:40am
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I hated that fan art but if that was indeed the album art, I dont care for it either. The song IS good and has potential, but it just left me feeling nothing. We'll see when I can hear the whole album. ------------- Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal! Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 11:41am
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Given that it's from the label's official youtube channel, then I assume it's the real thing. -------------
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Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 11:52am
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I'm liking the song more now I've played it a few times. ------------- Earn Money Online (NOT a scam): https://premium.gg2u.org?referrer=adg211288" rel="nofollow - GG2U https://adamsfilmcorner.quora.com/" rel="nofollow - Adam's Film Corner on Quora |
Posted By: Coffin Joe
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 11:56am
Yeah, the cover looks like something from a YES record. Not that I don't like YES, but come on DT!
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Posted By: Coffin Joe
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 11:59am
hehe flogging yourself is so Opus Dei - I knew you where in a cult!  |
Posted By: Coffin Joe
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 12:06pm
Strike that! YES has better covers!
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 1:31pm
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One listen struck me as a pretty good song. Not mindblowingly good, and not crap. I'll hear it a few more times before the day is done to let it sink in. ------------- https://armchairmaestro.com/" rel="nofollow - My Music Blog |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 1:44pm
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All of the Roger Dean YES covers are pretty awesome....
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Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 3:27pm
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It looks like a generic prog metal record cover. Kind of like... Black Clouds, Systematic Chaos, Octavarium, Metropolis Pt. 2, Falling into Infinity, Awake, and Images & Words. Symbolically you could assume the album cover means it is above the Black Clouds with the Silver Linings. It didn't have to go too far up. EDIT: Upon a couple more listens I rather like the song. The verses are kind of slow paced but everything else is generally pretty good. Those orchestra hits by Rudess rub me the wrong way though. ------------- Lost respect for these archives when I saw Creed added, among other bands. Not going to be foruming here anymore. You can keep my reviews if you want. |
Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 6:32pm
Pretty much. Though DT's problem for me as of late (like the last 3 albums) has been inconsistency...so they need the whole album to strike me. ------------- Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal! Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 9:24pm
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I really like the song. Not their best, but a great track overall. And that's after only one listen.
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Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2011 at 2:35am
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Hey guys, how's your impression of the drumming? Is it different from before and all that business? -------------
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Posted By: Coffin Joe
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2011 at 12:00am
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I honestly couldn't hear, there was a new guy behind the kit. DT didn't go for the: "wow, let's show the world our new drummer on this track." Regarding the track, I thinks it really grows on you. Maybe not one of their best songs ever written - but hey that would be pretty wild, considering the back-catalogue of great songs these guys have . I really like the way the song opens with a choir. It gives it an epic feel, that makes me look forward to the album itself.
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Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2011 at 3:07pm
Yeah I know from interviews and such that Mangini wasn't involved in much of the writing process, so this album will still probably have that same, classic Portnoy/ Dream Theater sound with maybe a few influences from Mangini here and there. ------------- |