New Album Title (A Dramatic Turn of Events) and Track Listing Revealed

jonny108 · June 30, 2011, 02:35:01 AM

ACOS or Octavarium!

cyberdrummer · June 30, 2011, 03:08:05 AM

8V I think. It fits with the photos we've seen of JR using the lap steel in his keyboard rig.

wasteland · June 30, 2011, 03:13:27 AM

Quote from: cyberdrummer on June 30, 2011, 03:08:05 AM
8V I think. It fits with the photos we've seen of JR using the lap steel in his keyboard rig.

Yes, but that very shot does not make 8V a last minute add, if it was already reharsed or elsewhere decided to be played at the time of the reharsals. Anyway, I could be horribly wrong here

cyberdrummer · June 30, 2011, 03:17:33 AM

Perhaps it is ACOS. I sincerely hope it is, but I don't want to get my hopes up. Only time will tell...

Dream Team · June 30, 2011, 06:25:58 AM

If it is ACOS, I really hope it is a staple of the US tour. Been wanting to see that song live ever since I became a fan.

skydivingninja · June 30, 2011, 06:35:53 AM

I just had a vision about JP playing that opening melody to ACoS and a crowd going fucking insane, with me in the center of it.

So if this epic IS ACoS, I really hope I can see it live. It would just be a monumental moment in my concert-going life. Actually, the same goes true for Octavarium and Learning to Live, but I bet ACoS would get the biggest response from the fans at large since it hasn't been played live in any part since the 2003/04 tour.

hefdaddy42 · June 30, 2011, 08:34:34 AM

Quote from: Heaven Outcry Angel on June 29, 2011, 07:11:52 PM
Quote from: chrisbDTM on June 29, 2011, 05:47:26 PM
Quote from: DreamerTV on June 29, 2011, 04:27:10 PM
QuoteWait wait wait till you hear the rest of the DT album... oh my... but please enjoy On the Backs of Angels as it was my 1st recorded song and I can't wait until you hear it in person! There aren't enough hours in the day for me before leaving for Rome. I'm learning a HUGE DT epic (last min. add) to throw in this tour ahhhhh!!!

From Mike Mangini!!
Huge DT epic.... ACOS?!?!?!

ACOS. its gotta beeee

i dunno thats kinda Portnoys personal song it might bother a few fans. Im guessing Octavarium, its a better song anyways

He wrote the lyrics, but it was a long time ago. That is a true DT song, not just an MP song.

bosk1 · June 30, 2011, 09:26:21 AM

Neither of those would surprise me. I tend to think it is ACOS simply because it is such a huge fan favorite. But another part of me thinks it is Octavarium because that song is also incredibly well-liked AND has only been played in its entirely on the 8VM tour.

chrisbDTM · June 30, 2011, 09:45:58 AM

does anybody remember JR asking what our favorite DT epic was on twitter? i could swear this happened

wasteland · June 30, 2011, 09:59:34 AM

Quote from: chrisbDTM on June 30, 2011, 09:45:58 AM
does anybody remember JR asking what our favorite DT epic was on twitter? i could swear this happened

I remember him saying that he had just discovered again how amazing Octavarium was. And yes, I definitely recall that happening. It was, like, February, wasn't it?

darkshade · June 30, 2011, 10:18:39 AM

Quote from: wasteland on June 30, 2011, 09:59:34 AM
Quote from: chrisbDTM on June 30, 2011, 09:45:58 AM
does anybody remember JR asking what our favorite DT epic was on twitter? i could swear this happened

I remember him saying that he had just discovered again how amazing Octavarium was. And yes, I definitely recall that happening. It was, like, February, wasn't it?

oh boy

DeepBlueMajesty · June 30, 2011, 10:39:20 AM

I personally prefer Octavarium over a Change of Seasons, actually. But I have a feeling it's going to be ACOS. Way more of a fan favorite, and it hasn't been played live in quite a while.

orcus116 · June 30, 2011, 10:42:22 AM

Can't go wrong with either.

mocool13 · June 30, 2011, 10:43:02 AM

OMG. If Mangini is talking about acos, ltl, or 8v and they play either one of them when i see them soon, I will die a happy man.

BTW, can we get a link for that statement?

fadetoblackdude7 · June 30, 2011, 10:45:27 AM

I'd like to hear ACOS, because I haven't heard that one yet. I've already heard 8vm and LTL (in the same show), but honestly, any one of those 3 would be AMAZING.

chrisbDTM · June 30, 2011, 10:46:38 AM

ACOS/8VM is a win win no matter what.

when i get home (where twitter isnt blocked) ill figure out exactly what JR said. i even remember him saying something about ACOS and 8VM being the favorites

also ive never considered LTL an epic. its awesome, but i dont think its on ACOS/8VM level epic

orcus116 · June 30, 2011, 10:54:41 AM

Wait I got it. It's SFAM.

Ben_Jamin · June 30, 2011, 11:16:56 AM

I wouldn't mind 8vm and ACoS...but I would prefer 8vm just a tiny bit more to hear Razors Edge.

KevShmev · June 30, 2011, 11:20:34 AM

Imagine what a letdown it will be if Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence is the HUGE DT epic Mangini is talking about, rather than A Change of Seasons or Octavarium.

chrisbDTM · June 30, 2011, 11:22:24 AM

that would be quite the last minute addition

EDIT: dont wanna double post

artwork is official + HQ
https://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/page/News?news_id=111076

HQ: https://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/dreamtheater/DT_ADTOE.jpg

orcus116 · June 30, 2011, 11:41:45 AM

Another Syme? It kinda has that look to it.

EpicCookie · June 30, 2011, 11:45:40 AM

So it's official?
BAH
ah well, at least we'll have a new album

Mebert78 · June 30, 2011, 11:50:20 AM

Holy cow. If you copy and paste the high res image it's really huge. And you get get a close look at all the details. Beautiful.

ariich · June 30, 2011, 12:06:46 PM

I actually quite like it. I mean, it's not amazing, but (1) it's not busy, and is pretty simple, and (2) the colour scheme is very bright. These things make me happy.

orcus116 · June 30, 2011, 12:14:30 PM

Minus the, ya know, imminent rope snap.

Pols Voice · June 30, 2011, 12:25:36 PM

Quote from: Mebert78 on June 30, 2011, 11:50:20 AM
Holy cow. If you copy and paste the high res image it's really huge. And you get get a close look at all the details. Beautiful.

Haha. There's a gap on the far left end of the rope.

The Letter M · June 30, 2011, 12:27:42 PM

I really hope MM is learning ACOS only because I'd want to see/hear him play the over-dubbed drum parts in the first part with the octabans! That would be pretty amazing to see!

-Marc.

TheMadgician · June 30, 2011, 12:30:59 PM

Quote from: Pols Voice on June 30, 2011, 12:25:36 PM
Quote from: Mebert78 on June 30, 2011, 11:50:20 AM
Holy cow. If you copy and paste the high res image it's really huge. And you get get a close look at all the details. Beautiful.

Haha. There's a gap on the far left end of the rope.

Oh wow there is. And the gloves look kinda like clipart or something. I need to stop full viewing this. I'm finding all these little things that don't look right and it's going to ruin it for me.

The Silent Cody · June 30, 2011, 12:37:38 PM

HD picture is just beautiful, I love the clouds. The wing of the plane is I think animated a bit, sth like a cartoon for me

very nice indeed, but as I said in the other topic, I was expecting sth totally different

tri.ad · June 30, 2011, 12:39:05 PM

Quote from: orcus116 on June 30, 2011, 11:41:45 AM
Another Syme? It kinda has that look to it.

Nope. No black bar.

As I said in the other thread, I think that the artwork is OK. Nothing really special, but the brightness of it is a nice change.

chrisbDTM · June 30, 2011, 12:40:02 PM

the little errors arent a big deal. we should only be seeing cd size, but we are in an age where we are given supersized versions to scrutinize.

looks beautiful in HQ

also wiki says its hugh syme, but obviously that's not official. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Syme

chknptpie · June 30, 2011, 01:00:59 PM

Isn't it the tail of a plane? Not a wing?

chrisbDTM · June 30, 2011, 01:02:07 PM

Quote from: chknptpie on June 30, 2011, 01:00:59 PM
Isn't it the tail of a plane? Not a wing?

thats what i thought

but i think people may be using them interchangeably, but are thinking of the tail

Jaffa · June 30, 2011, 01:05:38 PM

I assumed it was a wing because I assumed the plane was turning, thus having one wing above the clouds. But now that you mention it, maybe it does look more like a tail than a wing in general shape. I'm not sure.

Öxölklöfför · June 30, 2011, 01:05:55 PM

And my first post will be...."The snare sounds very ACOS in the section starting @ 3.00" :-)

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