Distance Over Time - Track By Track Videos

[noxon]

Dream Theater will be posting track by track videos for the songs on the album.

Here's the first one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Co1_h0GtAw

Second:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ezfzdMpRc0

[MirrorMask]

So this is the cool thing announced yesterday! glad to know these are happening, it's a new and exciting thing 

I assume these will appear before the February release, right? I decided to not listen to the single but if they discuss new songs I'd be interested to listen to what they have to say even if they don't play them in the videos...

[Kocak]

The interesting bit of info here is that JM wrote the main riff for UA.

[TAC]

I really enjoyed the song discussion videos leading up to ADTOE.

[RodrigoAltaf]

That's a great way of building up anticipation for the new album!

[mikeyd23]

Cool video, great to see the guys doing something like this leading up to the album.

JMX wrote the main riff, which is great and I feel silly but I never connected the clean intro and the outro until JP mentioned it. Good stuff.

[lucasembarbosa]

The interesting bit of info here is that JM wrote the main riff for UA.

As a studio geek, I'll always read UA as Universal Audio 

Hope they give us insights on all the songs!

[Mladen]

I've always loved these track by track videos, very cool. 

[rab7]

Another cool thing about the "Maiden section" is that they alternate who's doing the higher note and who's doing the lower note.

Usually when two instruments are harmonizing, one is always on top of the other. In this case, they alternate seamlessly throughout

[gzarruk]

Really like how they're promoting this album

Can't wait for the video description of the next songs

[Sebastián Pratesi]

I assume these will appear before the February release, right? I decided to not listen to the single but if they discuss new songs I'd be interested to listen to what they have to say even if they don't play them in the videos...

Keep in mind: the song is heard throughout the video in the background.

[erciccio]

Lovely video.
If this time somebody claims that they "have not put enough energy and passion" in the new album I am going to  him..

[bosk1]

Another cool thing about the "Maiden section" is that they alternate who's doing the higher note and who's doing the lower note.

Usually when two instruments are harmonizing, one is always on top of the other. In this case, they alternate seamlessly throughout

And that is one of the signature things about Dream Theater that first pulled me in that I love to this day:  They always have lots of subtle changes throughout their songs and sections of songs where there is a LOT more going on than initially meets the eye.  Even in a relatively simple song like Untethered Angel, there is a lot more going on than one might initially think.  It sounds simple and straightforward.  But beneath the surface, there is still a lot of cool stuff to dig into.

[MirrorMask]

It sounds simple and straightforward.  But beneath the surface, there is still a lot of cool stuff to dig into.

One of their best recent ballads, for sure!

[SeRoX]

James' humor. 

[vtgrad]

Hearing John speak about letting go of fear at the end of the vid is interesting... I wonder if perhaps John has been reading or watching/listening to Jordan Peterson recently.  I actually commented to my wife that the lyrics would work well into some of Dr. Peterson's lectures and the broader spectrum of that form of clinical psychology.  Just an observation....

I think that these videos are a wonderful way to promote the album!  Always enjoy JLB's dry wit.

[bosk1]

I like that James and Jordan clearly shouted out the underrated vocals from LTE.  They deserve much more credit.

[Samsara]

I like that James and Jordan clearly shouted out the underrated vocals from LTE.  They deserve much more credit.

[pcs90]

Jordan saying there will be a lot of Hammond organ on this album makes me very happy.

Loved the vocals in LTE too!

[Architeuthis]

Good insight to the song, and like that JLB mentioned that the word "Untethered" is actually very singer friendly. It shows on the main video of the song when he's singing the chorus.
On another note, I totally dig the sick sweeps JP does in the solo going up the neck, plus the unisons panned left and right.
I suck at sweeps and my guitar gently weeps as a result.  The only good sweeping I do is behind a damn shop broom..   

[Fritzinger]

I assume these will appear before the February release, right? I decided to not listen to the single but if they discuss new songs I'd be interested to listen to what they have to say even if they don't play them in the videos...

Keep in mind: the song is heard throughout the video in the background.

Aw man I just wanted to ask this. I hope the coming videos will not feature the music in the background. I sucks very much for everyone who doesn't want to hear anything. I don't know why they'd include the music in the background. Whoever wants to listen to the song can do so in the "real" video.

[noxon]

Because most people will have listened to the track. DT -wants- people to listen to the track

[MirrorMask]

Because most people will have listened to the track. DT -wants- people to listen to the track

I'm not listening, I want a full album experience in February. Come at me DT.

[lucasembarbosa]

Because most people will have listened to the track. DT -wants- people to listen to the track

Will the next track commentaries feature the new songs?

[noxon]

I don't think it will contain anything you don't already have access too.

[Bertielee]

Because most people will have listened to the track. DT -wants- people to listen to the track

I'm not listening, I want a full album experience in February. Come at me DT.

[Chris Hinton]

Jordan saying there will be a lot of Hammond organ on this album makes me very happy.

Loved the vocals in LTE too!

I think the vocals on Erotomania are far-and-away better than anything from LTE!

[Bertielee]

Jordan saying there will be a lot of Hammond organ on this album makes me very happy.

Loved the vocals in LTE too!

I think the vocals on Erotomania are far-and-away better than anything from LTE!

As far as lyrics go, I'll take TDoE over any other DT song.

B.Lee

[Pax]

Hope to get a new video today, if they release one every week, we'd get them all short before the release

[Mladen]

Do you think the videos for other songs will come with samples from those particular songs?

[Darkstarshades]

I don't recall if leading up to ADTOE we got snippets of the songs or not.

[bosk1]

I'm going to guess we'll get another song a little after the new year, and then another video shortly after that.  Then after the album drops in February, we'll get them every couple of weeks for the remaining tracks.  But that is purely a guess on my part.

[RodrigoAltaf]

Do you think the videos for other songs will come with samples from those particular songs?

We did. And I remember OTBOA being released,  then a snippet of one of the ballads (Beneath the Surface?) and Lost Not Forgotten.

[dream75]

I'm going to guess we'll get another song a little after the new year, and then another video shortly after that.  Then after the album drops in February, we'll get them every couple of weeks for the remaining tracks.  But that is purely a guess on my part.

Track by track after the album is published   
Who is interested? 

[pg1067]

I'm going to guess we'll get another song a little after the new year, and then another video shortly after that.  Then after the album drops in February, we'll get them every couple of weeks for the remaining tracks.  But that is purely a guess on my part.

Track by track after the album is published   
Who is interested? 

Who wouldn't be interested?

I certainly don't have any interest in hearing them talk about a song I haven't yet heard, and I really don't think they're going to release all of the songs individually before the album drops.