*Official* The Astonishing discussion thread

[bosk1]

  Flawless victory.

[King Postwhore]

 

[Evermind]

[Kotowboy]

[Prog Snob]

 

[mikeyd23]

  Well done

[devieira73]

Top 2 joke here! 
IMO top 1 was: What's Nafaryus first name? Neil... 

[Kotowboy]

Top 2 joke here! 
IMO top 1 was: What's Nafaryus first name? Neil... 

Also one of mine.

[devieira73]

I didn't remember that, so, you should be very proud of it!
As expected, anybody who has a Star Trek avatar has to be a funny and cool guy!

[Kotowboy]

I didn't remember that, so, you should be very proud of it!
As expected, anybody who has a Star Trek avatar has to be a funny and cool guy!

Agree

[MirrorMask]

Top 2 joke here! 
IMO top 1 was: What's Nafaryus first name? Neil... 

Damn that joke, now I can't forget about it whenever I hear that song, it ruined it for me 

[Darkstarshades]

Proof that DT sees Neal (Disguised as Neil) Morse as the terrible bad guy who took Portnoy away.

[Kotowboy]

Proof that DT sees Neal (Disguised as Neil) Morse as the terrible bad guy who took Portnoy away.

Is there any Morse code on that song ?


ILLUMINATI CONFIRMED

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[Darkstarshades]

Proof that DT sees Neal (Disguised as Neil) Morse as the terrible bad guy who took Portnoy away.

Is there any Morse code on that song ?


ILLUMINATI CONFIRMED

∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆

ILLUMINATION THEORY

[Kotowboy]

 

OH FUCK

[TheAtliator]

I guess I owe it to the thread since my last (somewhat negative) comments, to at least pop back in and say the album has grown tremendously on me over the past several months of listening to it. While I still feel the exact same about the problems I've felt it had since the first time I heard it, the great things about the album have just gotten BETTER and BETTER. I think the good aspects of this album represent some of Dream Theater's absolute BEST WORK EVER.

And the live show was among the BEST concert experiences of my life, I'll never forget it.

[Ben_Jamin]

I'm glad JP decided to do this concept about Machines/Robots being the only thing creating music. Because it gets more true each day. I just read about a robot that can song on its own.

[Kotowboy]

I'm glad JP decided to do this concept about Machines/Robots being the only thing creating music. Because it gets more true each day. I just read about a robot that can song on its own.

Star Trek predicted it.

The world's first sentient robot will be built by Dr. Noonien Song.

[Kotowboy]

Two new Tour Visual Videos on YouTube.

The Walking Shadow / My Last Farewell.

[JRuless]

https://theloftyoaks.com/2016/09/08/the-astonishing-review/

+1

[BlobVanDam]

Such a fanboy review.

[Enigmachine]

Yeah, I love the album but that was only a review by a very loose definition. Just praising without any real discussion.

[rumborak]

As an example the reoccurring melody that opens and closes "Our New World" and "Savior in the Square" is pure musical bliss that I guarantee to you Beethoven, Bach and Brahms would be kicking themselves in the ass for not writing.

[RoeDent]

Nice to laugh at some of the stuff in the last 2 pages of this thread. (Especially Kotow for Neil Nafaryus.  )

Listening to the album for the first time in a little while, and it's still absolutely amazing; lost none of its goosebumps impact at all.

Something else too: The guitar in Chosen makes me chuckle, at "With you by my side *WAAAH* we will open his eyes" 

[Kotowboy]

Nice to laugh at some of the stuff in the last 2 pages of this thread. (Especially Kotow for Neil Nafaryus.  )

 

[Ben_Jamin]

Myung is prominent.

Just listen for the groove

[Mladen]

Speaking of Myung, I cranked up The Gift of music yesterday and realized how tremendous the bass lines all the way through are. Whoever thinks Myung doesn't stand out on the album isn't paying attention. Just turn up the bass and enjoy, it's magnificent how JM knows how to find his space within the other more dominant instruments and adjust his bass lines to both stand out and melt into the instrumentation. He's incredible.

[Mosh]

The Astonishing was pretty well mixed in that regard. I can hear Myung clearly throughout, which isn't always the case with DT.

[TheOutlawXanadu]

The Astonishing is a really good sounding album in general, I think.

[TAC]

Speaking of Myung, I cranked up The Gift of music yesterday and realized how tremendous the bass lines all the way through are. Whoever thinks Myung doesn't stand out on the album isn't paying attention. Just turn up the bass and enjoy, it's magnificent how JM knows how to find his space within the other more dominant instruments and adjust his bass lines to both stand out and melt into the instrumentation. He's incredible.

Yes...

The Astonishing is a really good sounding album in general, I think.

...and yes.

[erwinrafael]

Speaking of Myung, I cranked up The Gift of music yesterday and realized how tremendous the bass lines all the way through are. Whoever thinks Myung doesn't stand out on the album isn't paying attention. Just turn up the bass and enjoy, it's magnificent how JM knows how to find his space within the other more dominant instruments and adjust his bass lines to both stand out and melt into the instrumentation. He's incredible.

Yep. He's great throughout the album. Favorites are A Life Left Behind, The Gift of Music, The Walking Shadow/My Last Farewell, Moment of Betrayal, Three Days, Our New World and Savior in the Square/When Your Time Has Come. That's why I just laughed when The Astonishing was eliminated very early in the Survivor thread for Bass playing.

[jakepriest]

That's why I just laughed when The Astonishing was eliminated very early in the Survivor thread for Bass playing.

But nonsense survival results are classic DTF. 

[LTE3]

Not a fan of the Astonishing at all, have tried and tried. Like maybe three, four songs tops, and none would make my top 30. I went to the Radio City show, sadly for me it was the worst DT show I have been since I first started seeing them in 1997. This second leg I have no interest in seeing at all. It will be the first time I have ever not gone to see them when I had the chance.If my DT intuition is correct I am sure the next album will be billed as their heaviest ever in my guesstimation, but I don't even like the sound of the new production. ADToE sounded good to me and I do like most of those songs but hated these last two. So over produced and almost industrial especially the drum sound.
Any way it is sad and pathetic the amount of tickets sold so far for this leg, they should cancel this tour or quickly make the call to change the setlist. It will be embarrassing at some of these shows, unless there are some miraculous last minute ticking buying binges. I don't see it happening.

I hate being disappointed in my favorite band for that last 25 years ( discovered during release of Awake) but I guess life goes on. Haken, Between the Buried and Me, Symphony X, and yes Opeth are IMHO putting out better stuff these day.

[Ben_Jamin]

I still find it amazing. I enjoy the storyline.

I just wish I could see them live one more time.

[red barchetta]

Not a fan of the Astonishing at all, have tried and tried. Like maybe three, four songs tops, and none would make my top 30. I went to the Radio City show, sadly for me it was the worst DT show I have been since I first started seeing them in 1998. This second leg I have no interest in seeing at all. It will be the first time I have ever not gone to see them when I had the chance.If my DT intuition is correct I am sure the next album will be billed as their heaviest ever in my guesstimation, but I don't even like the sound of the new production. ADToE sounded good to me and I do like most of those songs but hated these last two. So over produced and almost industrial especially the drum sound.
Any way it is sad and pathetic the amount of tickets sold so far for this leg, they should cancel this tour or quickly make the call to change the setlist. It will be embarrassing at some of these shows, unless there are some miraculous last minute ticking buying binges. I don't see it happening.



I hate being disappointed in my favorite band for that last 25 years ( discovered during release of Awake) but I guess life goes on. Haken, Between the Buried and Me, Symphony X, and yes Opeth are IMHO putting out better stuff these day.

Egualmente. At least you tried by going to the show. But me, after a couple of months listening to the album, I was not psyched up for that.