Official DT12 Review Thread (merged)

[dongringo]

The reviews coming out are giving this album what it rightly deserves. For once a DT album isn't being nitpicked to death because quite frankly, there just isn't much here to complain about. It's a crowning achievement in their career, one in which deserves all the praise it's getting.

[Ravenfoul]

Fantastic to see. Definitely a 9/10 album for me. I really feel like this is an exceptional and important album for the band, and I did look around at some comments and I can't say that DT12 is breaking new ground for progressive metal every which way, but it does feel like they're pushing the limits in DT style.

Personally feel like Haken is gonna be DT status if they have a long and healthy career, those guys are truly making remarkable albums.

So yeah, feel like for the most part we're truly blessed to have such amazing musicians all around. Rock on DT!

[lonestar]

To be honest, a review couldn't be filled with more fanboy mentality than that.

I wouldn't be too sure about that my friend.....


Lady Obscure Music Magazine- 5/5 (review by me)

https://www.ladyobscure.com/albums/dream-theater-dream-theater/

[The Stray Seed]

To be honest, a review couldn't be filled with more fanboy mentality than that.

I wouldn't be too sure about that my friend.....


Lady Obscure Music Magazine- 5/5 (review by me)

https://www.ladyobscure.com/albums/dream-theater-dream-theater/

AMAZING!!! Awesome review and I totally agree with everything you've said!!!!!!

[lonestar]

Thanks man, it was quite an experience to be able to dig in and let it all go. Huge thanks to Nem for letting me do this one!!!

[KevShmev]

The only issue I would take with that review is calling Enigma Machine a token instrumental, as if they have to throw a token instrumental on every album, when in fact this is their first studio album since 2003 to feature one.  But that is just me picking nits.

[mikeyd23]

Lady Obscure Music Magazine- 5/5 (review by me)
https://www.ladyobscure.com/albums/dream-theater-dream-theater/

Wow! Great read, thank you for taking the time to put this together!

[lonestar]

The only issue I would take with that review is calling Enigma Machine a token instrumental, as if they have to throw a token instrumental on every album, when in fact this is their first studio album since 2003 to feature one.  But that is just me picking nits.

I was referring more to how almost every prog album has an instrumental on it, but you got a point Kev...

God bless the edit feature

[obscure]

  


You nailed it hun... Fantastic review....

[lonestar]

Thanks boss 

[Dellers]

5/6 in Norway's biggest newspaper:
https://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php?artid=10135517

[Shadow2222]

Great review on the most amazing review website ever, Lonestar 

[purzel]

great review lonestar I feel the same which you described beautiful in words.

[The Stray Seed]

ACBLOG - 5/5

https://acblogreview.wordpress.com/2013/09/22/dream-theater-dream-theater-2013-album-review/

"it's still surprising that they managed to make something that ticked a vast majority of the boxes of things that make Dream Theater one of the best bands in the world."


TARGETAUDIENCE MAGAZINE

https://targetaudiencemagazine.com/cd-review-dream-theater-dream-theater/

"Dream Theater continues to shine like the clearest diamond in the music world."

[?]

A Finnish review from Imperiumi.net (7/10)

The reviewer has followed the band for 20 years and says the album feels lifeless and distant even after numerous listens; "not the worst disappointment of the year, but close".

[The Stray Seed]

A very interesting review:

https://www.stationarywaves.com/2013/09/album-review-dream-theater.html

[Podaar]

A very interesting review:

https://www.stationarywaves.com/2013/09/album-review-dream-theater.html

A fun read and very articulate...I personally think the reviewer is full of shit though! 

[RPLong]

A very interesting review:

https://www.stationarywaves.com/2013/09/album-review-dream-theater.html

That's my review. Thanks for the link.

[themetalvoice]

Dream Theater - New Album Review 2013- 9.5/10 on The Metal Voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX8BOp0BApQ

[The Stray Seed]

Nice =) Thanks for the link!!

[WhatsAnOwlVent]

Check it out...

https://www.bigmusicgeek.com/dreamtheater.html

[bosk1]

Started to read and had to quit.  That site makes my eyes hurt.

[Perpetual Change]

Gotta agree with the Bosk-man. Angelfire 1998 vibes going strong there.

[WhatsAnOwlVent]

Gotta agree with the Bosk-man. Angelfire 1998 vibes going strong there.

It's being redesigned.

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

 

[Brian Dobbs]

The MUSIC

I'm not going to break this down track by track. Let's look at the 30,000 foot view.
There's a saying called, "Never Happened."

Batman & Robin. Robocop 3. Speed 2. THEY NEVER HAPPENED.

Get it?

Dream Theater's A Dramatic Turn Of Events NEVER HAPPENED.

I listened to ADTOE twice. The second time was just to make sure I actually heard what I heard the first time.

I finally 'heard' what non-fans hear when they listen to Dream Theater. NOISE. MEEDLIES. DERIVATIVE.

Much in the same way Neal Morse unfortunately just re-writes his own music to churn out album after album, ADTOE was the final nail in the coffin for Dream Theater.

They had already started doing that a few albums prior, to an increasing degree. And I'm not even talking about the songs included in Portnoy's AA Saga.

On top of that, Mangini never got his shot to show us what he could do. I've been a fan of his since he toured with Vai back in the 90s. Obviously he was the perfect replacement for Portnoy. Unfortunately, he was just a drum machine on this album. A Portnoy clone.

"Dream Theater" FIXES ALL OF THAT!

Some honest-to-god new territory for the band that has seemingly done it all!

Melodies you can hum to. Unfamiliar, yet heavenly guitar and keyboard tones. And of course, Mangini gets his shot. And boy does he RIP IT UP! Christ!

At times this sounds like a movie soundtrack, although the Six Degrees overture will always be in the top spot for that.


BEFORE YOU FLAME this 'first-time' poster, please consider...

1) I've listened to Dream Theater since I heard "You Not Me" on FM Radio back in 1997.

2) I have all of their albums and DVDs.

3) I've been to plenty of shows and meetups, etc. I even dragged my wife to a show and made her sit through In The Presence Of Enemies in its entirety even though she wanted to leave.

4) I was part of the DT Forum community back when guys like "Innocuous Fox" was around, and Mark Bredius was posting as "DT Itchy" on the SFAM-styled website and forum.

5) I'm also a recording musician, who has recorded with a progressive rock band and released my own 5.1 surround sound solo-album. (I'll post links if someone asks.)

I'm a fan, okay? Just like YOU. No better, no worse.