Saw the new DT lineup last night in Wolverhampton and it was pretty amazing. Everyone smiling and joking and Mike Mangini fitted in perfectly. The audience reaction to him seemed really good as well.
I do however think they missed the opportunity for the 'Mangini Mankini' on the merch desk........................
That's really more of an IQ kind of thing. Catherine has evidence. ;)
It was marvellous indeed! Mooncat, you didn't happen to be about 6 rows back in the middle, wearing a Philadelpia Experiment T-Shirt did you?
Nope. Was near the sound desk although was sporting a Frost* shirt!!!
They done good at High Voltage tonight. I got to the rail (in front of one of the big tell screens and soaked up some of the energy. It started to get just a *little* bit samey after 40 mins so went back to sit with Mr Pedro by the big wheel. Still a stunning spectacle even if the sound was more muffled.
We legged it went the encores started so we could get on a bus without too much of a queue.
My lad's mate lent me the DT back catalogue (pre-silver-linings ) a while back, I think with a bit more diligence I could find a good playlist in there.
Nice end to fest, not as big a deal as ELP I guess but much more polished/impressive for me.
Quote from: "Mooncat"Nope. Was near the sound desk although was sporting a Frost* shirt!!!
Ah right, I did wonder if it was anyone on here.
The night was only dampened somewhat by a few tit-heads forming the world's most inappropriate mosh-pit during Fatal Tragedy, and every other song after that. Luckily there was a few people between me and it, but it was distracting to say the least. Damn selfish if you ask me. Other than that the gig was astounding, apart from Eden's Curse, who were horrendous :mrgreen:
Eden's Curse - how many old school metal live albums must they have listened to - "Hello Wolverhampton" was the singers catchphrase for the night - by my count he said it at least twice every song :lol:
Quote from: "Mooncat"Eden's Curse - how many old school metal live albums must they have listened to - "Hello Wolverhampton" was the singers catchphrase for the night - by my count he said it at least twice every song :lol:
Rather like Airbourne's singer who said the word "Newcastle" between every song as well as IN every song at the recent Maiden gig :lol:
Was at the gig too.
Agreed Edens Curse were horrible, me and my mate actually left after 2 songs.
DT were superb, one of the best times I've seen them, very tight. Mangini has slotted in perfectly from what I could see.
I was there in a Frost* tshirt too, with my mate in his Bad Religion tshirt.
For the impatient: Their advance single "On the Backs of Angels" is now available from Amazon as an mp3.
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Actually pretty excited by the snippets from the new album... some really nice sounding proggy bits, and early reviews all very positive. I've a whole bunch of gigs in the autumn, and there are several albums that have to be purchased (or already have been), and this is definitely going to be one of them.
Im also looking forward to ADToE's.From what i gather,theyve gone back to playing more prog rock than the heavier stuff which seems to have dominated the last two albums.Iv managed to have a sneaky preview of the whole track Breaking All Illusions and it is mind blowing..very prog..and very epic,not too disimular too Octavarium.September 13th cant come soon enough. ;)
I've listened to the new album a few times need to give it a closer listen as it's been on while I've been doing other things but I like what I've heard so far wasn't sure about a couple of songs but will give them another listen
Play.com just told me my CD is in the mail. Haven't been this excited about DT for years.
QuoteQuote from: "E.S."Play.com just told me my CD is in the mail. Haven't been this excited about DT for years.
Yep!got the same message from Play.com,and feel the same way about the band...!!A fan since Awake,hoping to see them in the U.K next year,.... their new website looks ...different!! ;)
Just recieved my download,and all i can say is OH MY GOD.This album is awesome....very technical with loads of prog.Two tracks that will blow any prog lovers socks of are Breaking All Illusions...and Outcry which has one of most amazing prog instrumental breaks you,ll ever likely to hear.Those waiting to recieve their copy are in for a real treat.DT are well and truly back on form.
The thing that has bothered me the last few years is the darkness, it just got too dark, sad, angry sounding. Listen to I&W, it's some of the most uplifting music I've ever heard, even though it has lots of heavy and aggressive sounding parts. The same with Metropolis 2, that's probably my favourite album ever. The last two are very good, but nowhere near that level IMO.
These days it's popular to blame it all on Portnoy, but I do believe this change was needed to get them really excited again, and balance the metal and the prog/melodic style. Mangini blew my mind when I heard him with Steve Vai, and I'm super excited to hear him in DT.
Yep, having listened to it a couple of times now I think it's actually more prog-less metal. From some of this other projects it's clear that MP has a great interest in METAL, but I think this album sounds more balanced and therefore the metal tinged bits work better for the sparing way in whihc they are used.
I also think the production sounds much more melodic, with the drums occupying a more 'normal' place in the mix.
Overall I'm really pleased with it.
LOL I read "More prog-less metal" to mean "additional metal without prog"!...what you went on to say made it clear.
I will look forward to getting this one.
Just out of interest, which is the most accessible DT album to start on?...bearing in mind one prefers melody to vocal roaring!
Quote from: "Gman"Just out of interest, which is the most accessible DT album to start on?...bearing in mind one prefers melody to vocal roaring!
If you're looking for a melodic intro to DT, I'd try Falling Into Infinity. I'm probably in a minority in really liking this album which the band themselves now think was too commercial as a result of record company pressure - ironic really as the next album (Scenes From A Memory) where they decided just to do their own thing sold far more! Images and Words is generally reckoned to be one of their best so I'd go for that next and then SFAM. As a single piece, A Change of Seasons is my favourite - at 23 minutes long, it's also one of their most proggy!
Too early to make definitive comments on the new album yet - it's sounding pretty good so far and Mangini fits in fine. Stand-out track at first play is Breaking All Illusions. 8-)
Ithangue - will check em out in that order!
Gman...also check out Octavarium which has two stunning tracks at the end,the title track in particular which is 23mins long and very proggy.Images &Words is also well worth checking out.But i will warn you,as i was told on the It Bites forum...Dream Theater are very adictive....enjoy mate.
I'd always recommend you start at the beginning. Images & Words » Awake » A Change of Seasons has to be one of the (if not The) best three successions in Prog Metal. After that it becomes questionable a matter of preference regarding Falling Into Infinity (which IMO has some sub-par songs) and then Scenes From A Memory which many consider to be on par or even better than their first releases featuring LaBrie.
IMO the new album parts with the "let's do this <hip band band name here> bit here and then go back to something there". Having Dream Theater sound like they're way too inspired by a current trend was awful.
I listened to the new DT album for the first time today. I was surprised, I found it a lot less 'wearing' than their more recent out put. Quite enjoyed it. nicely done.
I may be a little late to this party, but I saw Dream Theater last Friday, and let me just say; it was BRILLIANT.
WOW. I am still astounded, even after listening to them for all these years. The musician schip was spectacular and it is definitely the best concert in terms of musicallity and techical ability I've ever seen.
The set list was:
Bridges in the Sky
These Walls
Build Me Up, Break Me Down
Endless Sacrifice
Drum Solo
The Ytse Jam
Outcry
Wait for Sleep
Far from Heaven
On the Backs of Angels
Caught In A Web
Through My Words
Fatal Tragedy
Breaking All Illusions
Encore:
Pull Me Under
And I'll say it again. WOW. WOOOOW. Amazing.