Majesty Demos`

LKap13 · August 10, 2010, 09:12:07 AM

Have you guys heard the majesty demos? I just heard them for the first time last night, and HOLY CRAP they are so good! I would argue that as an album, the Majesty Demos is the most melodic of any DT release since. I was so surprised. Also, the Maiden/Priest/Rush influence is very evident.

yorost · August 10, 2010, 09:22:48 AM

Yeah, definitely a good number of us have heard them. I personally like them, but I think the more common attitude is significantly more negative.

bosk1 · August 10, 2010, 09:26:37 AM

It had maybe enough decent, complete songs for an EP and lots of fun goofing around/jamming, etc. Some cool stuff, but not enough finished material for an album as I recall. It'd be cool if they eventually dropped another one or two of those tunes into a live set, but I'm not sure it will ever happen. At least we have two of them.

hefdaddy42 · August 10, 2010, 09:31:11 AM

Quote from: LKap13 on August 10, 2010, 09:12:07 AM
I would argue that as an album, the Majesty Demos is the most melodic of any DT release since.

Really?

Really?

yeshaberto · August 10, 2010, 09:34:38 AM

yeah, it is more sentimental to me, but good stuff on it as well

yorost · August 10, 2010, 09:45:18 AM

Quote from: bösk1 on August 10, 2010, 09:26:37 AM
It had maybe enough decent, complete songs for an EP and lots of fun goofing around/jamming, etc. Some cool stuff, but not enough finished material for an album as I recall. It'd be cool if they eventually dropped another one or two of those tunes into a live set, but I'm not sure it will ever happen. At least we have two of them.

The Majesty Demos are the last six tracks on the Ytsejam Records release. Everything else is not actually part of Majesty Demos, just collected together with them for the release.

Dr. DTVT · August 10, 2010, 10:12:28 AM

Quote from: LKap13 on August 10, 2010, 09:12:07 AM
I would argue that as an album, the Majesty Demos is the most melodic of any DT release since.

LKap13 · August 10, 2010, 10:50:40 AM

Quote from: yorost on August 10, 2010, 09:45:18 AM

The Majesty Demos are the last six tracks on the Ytsejam Records release. Everything else is not actually part of Majesty Demos, just collected together with them for the release.

Yup I was referring to these

The Letter M · August 10, 2010, 10:57:35 AM

Quote from: LKap13 on August 10, 2010, 10:50:40 AM

Quote from: yorost on August 10, 2010, 09:45:18 AM

The Majesty Demos are the last six tracks on the Ytsejam Records release. Everything else is not actually part of Majesty Demos, just collected together with them for the release.

Yup I was referring to these

At 37:19 total, it's a reasonable length for an album, especially being only 6 tracks. Had it been on vinyl, it would have fit in the order the tracks are on now (split 3 and 3 of course).

It's a good collection of songs, and in the context of when it was made by the band members, they show some impressive skills. I will be listening to this today and revisit an embryonic Dream Theater.

-Marc.

setrataeso · August 10, 2010, 01:50:25 PM

Eh, some of the songs are OK. Chris Collins makes it difficult to enjoy, and some of the songs were still sort of amateur-ish.
However I appreciate the enthusiasm they had back in those days. And when LaBrie sings any of these songs, its always a treat.

Global Laziness · August 10, 2010, 04:37:59 PM

I love the raw Rush/Maiden feel to them. Obviously the production quality and Collins' voice leave a lot to be desired, but they're still fun to listen to from time to time.

tri.ad · August 10, 2010, 10:53:29 PM

The music on there is pretty decent and shows the potential of the four guys, but Chris Collins' voice was often pretty annoying and his style and vocal lines sometimes unfitting.

Global Laziness · August 10, 2010, 10:55:53 PM

Because of this thread, I decided to listen through them again for the first time in a while.

CAUTIONARY NOTE: Do not listen on shitty laptop speakers or Collins' shrillness with intensify tenfold and your ears will bleed.

hefdaddy42 · August 11, 2010, 04:08:00 AM

It's not the laptop speakers.

yorost · August 11, 2010, 08:07:07 AM

Not that his vocals are really that good or anything, but some of you really oversell the negativity. It could easily have been far worse, especially considering the lesser production quality they had.

setrataeso · August 11, 2010, 10:49:44 AM

Quote from: yorost on August 11, 2010, 08:07:07 AM
Not that his vocals are really that good or anything, but some of you really oversell the negativity. It could easily have been far worse, especially considering the lesser production quality they had.

Oh yeah no doubt.
The songs are still pretty good, despite being somewhat amateur-ish in comparison to what they would later write.
Like I said, with LaBrie on vocals, they are pretty great songs actually. But the key factors of poor production and a hard-to-listen-to singer make these songs less appealing.

Global Laziness · August 11, 2010, 01:17:25 PM

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on August 11, 2010, 04:08:00 AM
It's not the laptop speakers.

No no, it is. Believe me, I've heard them many times before but never through laptop speakers.

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