Bridges In The Sky Teaser released!

[Elite]

 

what is this?
Though 1 minute probably doesn't do it justice..
Waiting for the full version for a verdict, but so far, it's 'meh.'

[Firetruck]

Only a month and a bit to go now.. D:

[Zydar]

Hell yeah

[zepp-head]

Very nice 

[kartmaze2]

Not overly excited about the clip itself. I like the first 8 seconds, but the rest doesn't really do it for me. James sounds good, but there's a lack of melody, and even though the riff(s) has some interesting details, it's pretty "stale", IMO...

But I won't prejudge the song based on the teaser, that's for sure...

[bloop]

Not a fan of the drums. They're too predictable.  

[Dynia]

I like it. Cool riff and nice vocals. It's hard to judge a song by a ~1min teaser, though.

[XJDenton]

Note to all: I merged 3 different threads on the subject and stickied the topic. Keep all discussion of the teaser her now please.

Cheers.

[JPX]

Not bad but you think they would have chosen a better clip.

[Blackfield]

Hmm.. can't see why they would release that part, sounds very stale and isn't really saying much at all.

[kartmaze2]

you think they would have chosen a better clip.

My thoughts exactly. I bet it doesn't do the song justice. On the other hand, they probably aren't keen on revealing too much at this time, but the selection is still curious to me...

[TJPNET]

I like it. It sounds like Dream Theater. It's heavy, but not showy.

[tri.ad]

I like it. It sounds like Dream Theater. It's heavy, but not showy.

That's definitely a plus. To be honest, I'm not floored, but definitely interested in the rest of the song.

[Blackfield]

If you're gonna release a teaser (and you shouldn't, never ever) at least make it interesting.

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

Not a fan of the drums. They're too predictable.  

What the fuck does this mean? Sometimes, this type of drumming is what the songs need. The Dark Eternal Night? Those drums are in line with this little 1 minute clip we got.

[roccer]

Should we wait the whole song in about a week I guess??

[WildeSilas]

Not available for mobile devices. Anyone know a work around?

[The Presence of Frenemies]

Sounds like the song TDEN should have been.

TDEN is already the song it should have been.

Fair enough. Call it a "serious-minded TDEN" then. The riffing reminds me a lot of TDEN's opening riffing, except this song doesn't have TDEN's almost comic-book feel--it sounds genuinely dark.

[JPX]

Not available for mobile devices. Anyone know a work around?

Open YouTube in your web browser then select 'Desktop' at the bottom of the screen.

[KevShmev]

Love the clip.  Sounds very dark, but in an old school DT way, ala Awake, as opposed to the more cheesy newer stuff, ala The Dark Eternal Night.  JR's keyboards that came in around the :20 mark were terrific.  Great way of backing up the riff; very early DT-ish.

[ibosmiley]

I dunno, I liked it.  I didn't expect them to totally go "old school" as they need to have songs that those fans who like their "newer" sound will like also.  Even though there may be a bit of a "typical" Dream Theater guitar sound, the vocals and the synth sounds really add a lot to the song.  Not every song is going to be ZOMFG they've never done anything like that before!!  And not every song is going to be the next Metropolis.  All in all, I like the clip.  Looking forward to this album!

And dang I used a lot of quotation marks there...

[tri.ad]

Love the clip.  Sounds very dark, but in an old school DT way, ala Awake, as opposed to the more cheesy newer stuff, ala The Dark Eternal Night.  JR's keyboards that came in around the :20 mark were terrific.  Great way of backing up the riff; very early DT-ish.

Absolutely. The contrast between the heavy guitars and the airy, but still dark synths is pretty cool.

[Dynia]

Love the clip.  Sounds very dark, but in an old school DT way, ala Awake, as opposed to the more cheesy newer stuff, ala The Dark Eternal Night.  JR's keyboards that came in around the :20 mark were terrific.  Great way of backing up the riff; very early DT-ish.

Yeah, It feels like an Awake song to me as well. And those keyboards are great, too.

[Mladen]

Sounds nice. 

[Hayden]

I love how quick so many are to label the snippet 'meh', and go on to express how unexcited they are for the track. I mean, there are dozens of great Dream Theater tracks that have 'meh' moments scattered throughout them. 7:14-8:04 of "The Glass Prison" is a 'meh moment', 5:23-7:34 of "Stream of Consciousness" is a bit of an extended 'meh moment', "Goodnight Kiss" from "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" is almost entirely a 'meh moment', and the verses of "Dark Eternal Night" are very nearly 'meh moments', but all of these 'meh moments' are parts of simply terrific tracks. Integral parts, in fact - parts that may not be entirely exciting or interesting to listen to, but parts that support the track. They aid the structure of the track, which would suffer slightly if these 'meh moments' were not included.

Who is to say that this minute-or-so of "Bridges in the Sky" is not merely another 'meh moment' from another classic, epic DT track which will be remember for years to come alongside tracks like "The Glass Prison". And if this snippet is to be one of those 'meh moments', then let me just say that it's a pretty darn good 'meh moment'.

[ibosmiley]

Love the clip.  Sounds very dark, but in an old school DT way, ala Awake, as opposed to the more cheesy newer stuff, ala The Dark Eternal Night.  JR's keyboards that came in around the :20 mark were terrific.  Great way of backing up the riff; very early DT-ish.

Yeah, It feels like an Awake song to me as well. And those keyboards are great, too.

You know what, this.  As I listen a couple times more, I definitely do get a bit of a Caught in a Web/Voices kind of vibe.

[DejaVu]

I think it sounds better than OTBoA already, I didn't dig that song too much.

[gabeh1018]

I will say back in 03 when they released snippets of ToT, a lot of it didn't get me excited, but when I heard the full album it rocked my world. I don't listen as much now, but just throwing that out there.

[Gorille85]

I love how quick so many are to label the snippet 'meh', and go on to express how unexcited they are for the track. I mean, there are dozens of great Dream Theater tracks that have 'meh' moments scattered throughout them. 7:14-8:04 of "The Glass Prison" is a 'meh moment', 5:23-7:34 of "Stream of Consciousness" is a bit of an extended 'meh moment', "Goodnight Kiss" from "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" is almost entirely a 'meh moment', and the verses of "Dark Eternal Night" are very nearly 'meh moments', but all of these 'meh moments' are parts of simply terrific tracks. Integral parts, in fact - parts that may not be entirely exciting or interesting to listen to, but parts that support the track. They aid the structure of the track, which would suffer slightly if these 'meh moments' were not included.

Who is to say that this minute-or-so of "Bridges in the Sky" is not merely another 'meh moment' from another classic, epic DT track which will be remember for years to come alongside tracks like "The Glass Prison". And if this snippet is to be one of those 'meh moments', then let me just say that it's a pretty darn good 'meh moment'.

Why on Earth would they pick a 'meh moment' as an album-teaser? (I'm also not impressed at all with the said teaser)

[JPX]

I love how quick so many are to label the snippet 'meh', and go on to express how unexcited they are for the track. I mean, there are dozens of great Dream Theater tracks that have 'meh' moments scattered throughout them. 7:14-8:04 of "The Glass Prison" is a 'meh moment', 5:23-7:34 of "Stream of Consciousness" is a bit of an extended 'meh moment', "Goodnight Kiss" from "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" is almost entirely a 'meh moment', and the verses of "Dark Eternal Night" are very nearly 'meh moments', but all of these 'meh moments' are parts of simply terrific tracks. Integral parts, in fact - parts that may not be entirely exciting or interesting to listen to, but parts that support the track. They aid the structure of the track, which would suffer slightly if these 'meh moments' were not included.

Who is to say that this minute-or-so of "Bridges in the Sky" is not merely another 'meh moment' from another classic, epic DT track which will be remember for years to come alongside tracks like "The Glass Prison". And if this snippet is to be one of those 'meh moments', then let me just say that it's a pretty darn good 'meh moment'.

I think you're missing the point. We all know that there are 'meh' moments in DT songs...but why would you chose one to promote a new song as a teaser. If you're going to do it, chose a killer part to get everyone excited.

[DreamerTV]

From RR UK

With the impending release of DREAM THEATER's upcoming album, A Dramatic Turn Of Events, the band have decided to reveal a selection of album components and teasers to get you lot excited about the release (as if you need tempting!?). The first clip in the series is titled Bridges In The Sky and can be viewed on DREAM THEATER's official YouTube channel by CLICKING HERE.

Stay tuned for more weekly updates, right up to the release of the album!

[kartmaze2]

From RR UK

With the impending release of DREAM THEATER's upcoming album, A Dramatic Turn Of Events, the band have decided to reveal a selection of album components and teasers to get you lot excited about the release (as if you need tempting!?). The first clip in the series is titled Bridges In The Sky and can be viewed on DREAM THEATER's official YouTube channel by CLICKING HERE.

Stay tuned for more weekly updates, right up to the release of the album!

Cool beans! 

[Pirate]

I love this riff as a transition sort of thing, or even a climactic sort of thing, but not really as the verse.

[7StringedBeast]

Maybe they wanted to just tease you with a general part of the song cause they know when you hear the whole thing you will be blown away.  Kinda like a little secret they are hiding from everyone.

[Hayden]

Why on Earth would they pick a 'meh moment' as an album-teaser? (I'm also not impressed at all with the said teaser)

Because that's the thing - it's not a terribly unexciting 'meh moment'; it sounds good to me, and it may just be a 'meh moment' in comparison.

Also, 'meh moments' would probably be the only moments which really make sense outside of the context of the whole song, and often they're the only part that really gives an accurate portrayal of the track's sound and theme as a whole. For example, if I were to put out a snippet of "The Dark Eternal Night", I would go with a verse and a chorus. Not because I think they're the best part/s of the track (I don't think they are - not by a long shot), but they give the listener the best idea of the general vibe that the track will have, and that's not always something that can be conveyed through a sporadic series of solos and instrumentation.

For example, with this snippet, I can tell that "Bridges in the Sky" is going to be somewhat of a darker track, similar to "The Dark Eternal Night" or "The Shattered Fortress", and that's because I've been provided with a standard section of the song. If I was given a snippet containing a complex, ever-changing instrumental section, then it would be much harder for me to get a general idea for the tone/theme/vibe of the song.

Sorry if this makes little sense; I'm in desperate need of sleep.

Maybe they wanted to just tease you with a general part of the song cause they know when you hear the whole thing you will be blown away.  Kinda like a little secret they are hiding from everyone.

This too. Why give your audience the best part of your song? Would you not want the final product to exceed the expectations of your audience, rather than disappoint them due to the entire track not being as consistently strong as that snippet they all heard back in early July?

It's a similar thing when it comes to promotional movie trailers. The best films - the ones with depth - will generally put out promotional trailers which give the audience a general idea of the film's story, premise and theme. The worse movies are the ones which will jam-pack all of the best parts of the film into the trailer, in the hope that the audience will like what they see and go see the movie in the hope that there's more of the same in the final product (when, often, there isn't).

When viewed from this angle, I'm actually glad that I haven't been provided with something truly mindblowing as a teaser snippet.