Place your bets for DTXII

[KevShmev]

No. of songs/tracks on the album: 15
Lyrics from Petrucci: 9
Lyrics from LaBrie: 3
Lyrics from Myung: 1
Lyrics from Mangini: 0
Lyrics from Rudess: 0
Instrumental(s): 2 (one of which will be a short interlude-type track)
Concept/Storyline: Thematic
How many 10-minute+ songs?: 5
15-minute+ song: 1
20-minute+ song: 1
Double album: Yes

[MajorMatt]

I expect it to be an exact structural copy of Awake.

[MoraWintersoul]

I expect it to be an exact structural copy of Awake.

And the next one FII, which means we can expect a concept album somewhere in 2017

[MajorMatt]

And the next one FII, which means we can expect a concept album somewhere in 2017

[Pols Voice]

I expect it to be an exact structural copy of Awake.

I can't wait for Rudess' sad closing track, Universe-Ink Jacket.

[MoraWintersoul]

I expect it to be an exact structural copy of Awake.

I can't wait for Rudess' sad closing track, Universe-Ink Jacket.

Oh god Pols Voice you're win after win after win.

[Pols Voice]

I expect it to be an exact structural copy of Awake.

I can't wait for Rudess' sad closing track, Universe-Ink Jacket.

Oh god Pols Voice you're win after win after win.

I knew you'd like that one.

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

I expect it to be an exact structural copy of Awake.

I can't wait for Rudess' sad closing track, Universe-Ink Jacket.

Oh god Pols Voice you're win after win after win.

Or:

[Pols Voice]

I'm being avatar-quoted all over the place.

[MoraWintersoul]

I'm being avatar-quoted all over the place.

Omg me too!


Also:

I knew you'd like that one.

I knew there would be some disadvantages to communicating my KM fangirlism to everyone, one of them is being ridiculed

[wasteland]

Universe-Inked Jacket? 

More like LSD-Trip Ipad!

[DebraKadabra]

I expect it to be an exact structural copy of Awake.

I can't wait for Rudess' sad closing track, Universe-Ink Jacket.

[chrisbDTM]

No. of songs/tracks on the album: 9
Lyrics from Petrucci: 4
Lyrics from LaBrie: 2
Lyrics from Myung: 1
Lyrics from Mangini: 0
Lyrics from Rudess: 1
Instrumental(s): 1
Concept/Storyline: gonna go with yes
How many 10-minute+ songs?: 4
15-minute+ song: 1
20-minute+ song: 0
Double album: i wish

[Kotowboy]

It's the 12th album so two discs of 6 tracks each would be cool.


Disc 1 : Spring / Summer. An upbeat optimistic mood.

Disc 2 : Autumn / Winter. A more sombre downbeat ballady vibe.

Six songs per CD - Averaging 8-10 mins per song.

Just realised the seasons ting has been done before so forget that and just call it " The Calendar Album. " 

[RaiseTheKnife]

My opinion:  XII will NOT be a concept album.  After the strong reception for ADTOE, I think a concept album would be too risky a move and contrary to the momentum they have been gaining lately.  That would be my advice to the band if I were Frank Solomon.  (But I am not).

[?]

I expect it to be an exact structural copy of Awake.

I can't wait for Rudess' sad closing track, Universe-Ink Jacket.

Me neither, and I bet songs like 5 AM, Captured in a Net, Raising Shades off a Fantasy and Wounded will be future DT classics.

[MoraWintersoul]

I must remark, though, that "Universe-Inked Jacket", as beautiful as it is, is not correct, since "space-dyeing" is actually a way of dying (usually wool) clothes, it doesn't have anything to do with space as cosmos and it can be of any color

[BlobVanDam]

I must remark, though, that "Universe-Inked Jacket", as beautiful as it is, is not correct, since "space-dyeing" is actually a way of dying (usually wool) clothes, it doesn't have anything to do with space as cosmos and it can be of any color

I must remark, that nobody actually cares what space-dyeing is.

[wasteland]

Few care, and I'm sure that even fewer knew before you enlightened us :

[Onno]

I must remark, though, that "Universe-Inked Jacket", as beautiful as it is, is not correct, since "space-dyeing" is actually a way of dying (usually wool) clothes, it doesn't have anything to do with space as cosmos and it can be of any color

I must remark, that nobody actually cares what space-dyeing is.

Dying in space? So alone? That would be horrible...

[MoraWintersoul]

I must remark, though, that "Universe-Inked Jacket", as beautiful as it is, is not correct, since "space-dyeing" is actually a way of dying (usually wool) clothes, it doesn't have anything to do with space as cosmos and it can be of any color

I must remark, that nobody actually cares what space-dyeing is.

I know, it's just, everyone says "I wonder which color is space-dye" and it has nothing to do with a color

[Metropolis Pt. II]

No. of songs/tracks on the album: 9
Lyrics from Petrucci: 6
Lyrics from LaBrie: 2
Lyrics from Myung: 1
Lyrics from Mangini: 0
Lyrics from Rudess: 0
Instrumental(s): 0
Concept/Storyline: None
How many 10-minute+ songs?: 2
15-minute+ song: 0
20-minute+ song: 0
Double album: No

Other: LaBrie's lyrics will be featured on two relatively shorter songs, while Petrucci's and Myung's will be put to the longer tracks.
           The album will be 75 minutes long.

[Kotowboy]

^ This is probably closest to the truth.

What I *DON'T* want :

Fewer than 8 tracks. It gets really boring really quickly.

Loads of keyboard / guitar trade offs.

[Lucidity]

No. of songs/tracks on the album: 9 10
Lyrics from Petrucci: 6
Lyrics from LaBrie: 2
Lyrics from Myung: 1
Lyrics from Mangini: 0
Lyrics from Rudess: 0
Instrumental(s): 1
Concept/Storyline: No
How many 10-minute+ songs?: 3
15-minute+ song: 1
20-minute+ song: 0
Double album: No

[countoftuscany42]

math strikes again 

[MoraWintersoul]

math strikes again 

No, it's the underlying Myung joke again (at least I hope so)

[Lucidity]

math strikes again 

No, it's the underlying Myung joke again (at least I hope so)

I don't follow 

[Cedar redaC]

math strikes again 

No, it's the underlying Myung joke again (at least I hope so)

I don't follow 

The joke is that all of the lyrics to Dream Theater's instrumentals were written by John Myung. On your list, there are nine songs with lyrics and one instrumental, even though you only have nine songs total. Thus, John Myung must have written the lyrics for the instrumental, bring the total back down to nine.

[Lucidity]

math strikes again 

No, it's the underlying Myung joke again (at least I hope so)

I don't follow 

The joke is that all of the lyrics to Dream Theater's instrumentals were written by John Myung. On your list, there are nine songs with lyrics and one instrumental, even though you only have nine songs total. Thus, John Myung must have written the lyrics for the instrumental, bring the total back down to nine.

Oh... Nice catch then  I'll make that 10 songs then

[Aythesryche]

Can we have this as an official bet? Like, whoever guesses correctly gets a free copy of the new album when it's released. I'd buy the album that goes to the winner, too. Would be interesting.

[Meatrose]

No. of songs/tracks on the album: 7
Lyrics from Petrucci: 5
Lyrics from  : 2 (one of them co-written with Petrucci)
Lyrics from Myung: 1 (co-written with Petrucci)
Lyrics from Mangini: 0
Lyrics from Rudess: 0
Instrumental(s): 1
Concept/Storyline: Nope
How many 10-minute+ songs?: 3
15-minute+ song: 1
20-minute+ song: 0
Double album: No but I will always give that one disc two spins in succession

Oh, and hi there.

[MoraWintersoul]

No. of songs/tracks on the album: 7
Lyrics from Petrucci: 5
Lyrics from  : 2 (one of them co-written with Petrucci)
Lyrics from Myung: 1 (co-written with Petrucci)
Lyrics from Mangini: 0
Lyrics from Rudess: 0
Instrumental(s): 1
Concept/Storyline: Nope
How many 10-minute+ songs?: 3
15-minute+ song: 1
20-minute+ song: 0
Double album: No but I will always give that one disc two spins in succession

Oh, and hi there.

Hello, welcome!

[GasparXR]

No. of songs/tracks on the album: 10
Lyrics from Petrucci: 7
Lyrics from LaBrie: 2
Lyrics from Myung: 1
Lyrics from Mangini: 0
Lyrics from Rudess: 0
Instrumental(s): 1
Concept/Storyline: No
How many 10-minute+ songs?: 3
15-minute+ song: 1
20-minute+ song: 0
Double album: No

[Lolzeez]

No. of songs/tracks on the album: 7
Lyrics from Petrucci: 5
Lyrics from  : 2 (one of them co-written with Petrucci)
Lyrics from Myung: 1 (co-written with Petrucci)
Lyrics from Mangini: 0
Lyrics from Rudess: 0
Instrumental(s): 1
Concept/Storyline: Nope
How many 10-minute+ songs?: 3
15-minute+ song: 1
20-minute+ song: 0
Double album: No but I will always give that one disc two spins in succession

Oh, and hi there.

Hello!

[Meatrose]

After hearing JMX's response to a question in the Q&A I thought of this thread. Some of our bets have already been... rendered helpless.