DT in the studio again!

[The Stray Seed]

I don't care that much about album cover and tracklist: the first because the booklet art that I love the most is in FII, that has the worst cover IMO. The second because many of the songs by DT that I like the most have names that are just simple and plain, such as Surrounded, Learning to Live, 6:00, Voices, Blind Faith, and so on.

[rumborak]

WTF is wrong with those guys. "Dream Theater"?! Really?!!!

How are we supposed to abbreviate this on this forum?!! Do they not care about us at all?!!!

[Lucien]

WTF is wrong with those guys. "Dream Theater"?! Really?!!!

How are we supposed to abbreviate this on this forum?!! Do they not care about us at all?!!!

DT12, that's how.

I don't care that much about album cover and tracklist: the first because the booklet art that I love the most is in FII, that has the worst cover IMO. The second because many of the songs by DT that I like the most have names that are just simple and plain, such as Surrounded, Learning to Live, 6:00, Voices, Blind Faith, and so on.

Does this mean the band is using simple art to make us doubt how great the album is, then suddenly DAMN AMAZING SONGS?

[fadetoblackdude7]

LOL! We call the albums by the number until the official title is announced.

But this one shall stay DT12 forever....

[OsMosis2259]

Possible song structure?
Taken from 0:55 mark from the video. Not really clear but maybe someone with incredible vision can make something

[Kotowboy]

Ticks Degrees Of Inner Turbulent Song Structures

[dparrott]

WTF is wrong with those guys. "Dream Theater"?! Really?!!!

How are we supposed to abbreviate this on this forum?!! Do they not care about us at all?!!!

Purple album!!! 

OH SHIT!!!  I had a amazing thought: DOUBLE PURPLE VINYL!!!   

Off to twitter...

[GasparXR]

DT12 would work, but DTA (Dream Theater Album) could as well, and PA or DTP if it is indeed purple.

[robwebster]

Possible song structure?
Taken from 0:55 mark from the video. Not really clear but maybe someone with incredible vision can make something

Last word's "mellow," but I don't think it's of much use even for speculation purposes. "Weird" three above it.

There's a song chart later in the video, paused it... and the songs are just called "Song 1," "Song 2," "Song 3!" They're on to us!

[CodyWanKenobi]

The thing that bums me out most about it being self titled, is that it probably means it won't be a concept album.

[fadetoblackdude7]

I feel we need a track listing/album cover right now since the reveal of the title was anticlimactic!

[lonestar]

WTF is wrong with those guys. "Dream Theater"?! Really?!!!

How are we supposed to abbreviate this on this forum?!! Do they not care about us at all?!!!

[Kotowboy]

Wednesday : ANNOUNCEMENT COMING TOMORROW ! DREAM THEATER ALBUM COMING SEPTEMBER 24!!!


Thursday : "DREAM THEATER" ALBUM COMING SEPTEMBER 24!!!

[Lucien]

CSI Filter:

[champbassist]

The thing that bums me out most about it being self titled, is that it probably means it won't be a concept album.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. It could be about a dream-granting genie that lives in a dilapidated theater, for all we know.

[CodyWanKenobi]

I feel we need a track listing/album cover right now since the reveal of the title was anticlimactic!

Wait, so we don't think that purple thing is the album cover? hahaha.

[robwebster]

No, I'm fairly confident it's not. Wrong shape, and they'd be making a hubbub - "We can EXCLUSIVELY reveal this BITCHING cover art what HUGH SYME gone and done!"

CSI Filter:

Whoa - a CSI filter that actually works! You can read most of that.

[DebraKadabra]

Purple album!!!

I don't have a problem with that at ALL.

[TheGreatPretender]

If we have to label it a color, let's just be a little more artistic about it:

The Violet Album

[DebraKadabra]

Semantics.

[CodyWanKenobi]

The alplum.

Anyone? 

[TheGreatPretender]

The alplum.

Anyone? 

[Mosh]

DT12 would work, but DTA (Dream Theater Album) could as well, and PA or DTP if it is indeed purple.

But then it'll get confused with "Devin Townsend Project" all the time.

[dparrott]

Violet is cool, since STP already used Purple.

[lonestar]

How about DTDT

[TheGreatPretender]

We could always just call it M, like the majesty symbol. You know, DreaMMMMMM.

[Lucien]

Actually I just used the 1080p setting on youtube and went fullscreen.

What I see:

Weird B Crimson
Ritard on 3
Big E --- ---
E ---- -----
V1 (Em)
Ch1 (C)
Jordan fast
E ---- set up
V2 w/ -----
Ch2 (C)
Vocal Bridge (Chic ----)
Into -- F#
Jordan toy extension (?)
MM ---- / JR ---
JP long pattern w/
Weird B Crimson
Ritard on 3
E hold
Mellow E major prog

[MoraWintersoul]

Jordan toy extention (?)

Kinky.

Also it's E maj(or) prog

[Aythesryche]

WTF is wrong with those guys. "Dream Theater"?! Really?!!!

How are we supposed to abbreviate this on this forum?!! Do they not care about us at all?!!!

I certainly hope they don't take anything that's said on this forum into consideration.  It would completely destroy the music and the bands image. 

If anything, at most any of the band members will take away from the forums is the fact that some people are complaining and there is no pleasing everyone. But based on what JP has said in the past, I don't think this affects him in the slightest. The album sales, ticket sales and energy from the crowds at those concerts probably speak worlds more to him than a hand full of commenters that complain on this forum.

personally, hearing news about the release day and self titled album name has simply made me incredibly excited in wanting to hear the new album. I'll reserve every bit of judgement after I give it a spin.

[Kotowboy]

DT S-T.

[Lucien]

Sitting here, playing my lap dulcimer...

[Madman Shepherd]

Violet is cool, since STP already used Purple.

Yeah but their album was called Purple and the DT album would be called The Purple Album

[wasteland]

How about DTDT

The first way my brain reacted to the problem. Unless something great pops up I'll be likely sticking to DTDT

[lonestar]

How about DTDT

The first way my brain reacted to the problem. Unless something great pops up I'll be likely sticking to DTDT

I think we need a really meaningless thread with voting and polls to decide what to abbreviate it as.

[chknptpie]

DTDT
DTST
DT12

All seem pretty appropriate!