Dream Theater self titled album discussion - [SPOILER FREE DISCUSSION ONLY]

[aprilethereal]

I had a dream last night where I listened to FAS. Why can't I have dreams like that 24h a day

And what was it like?? 

It sounded like Symphony X

Ah, the influence of our readings 

Yep

[Labrie1984]

Anybody expecting a single to drop today?

[mellotron_scratch]

I had a dream last night where I listened to FAS. Why can't I have dreams like that 24h a day

And what was it like?? 

It sounded like Symphony X

Like Oculus Ex Inferni?

[MoraWintersoul]

Anybody expecting a single to drop today?

Nope. It won't drop until at least a day's notice.

[adastra]

Anybody expecting a single to drop today?

Tomorrow when i wake up there's going to be a new single!!! YEAH!!!
Or propably not, but I'm almost 11,5% Sure that it will be released today!

[Dellers]

Anybody expecting a single to drop today?

Absolutely not. I don't expect it until the end of the month or even later. It may come out earlier, but I wouldn't expect it.

[ariich]

Anybody expecting a single to drop today?

No.

[Thematt202]

Don't be so pessimistic! 1st August would be a great date to premier a new single. 

[aprilethereal]

And tomorrow everybody will say "2nd August would be a great date to premier a new single"

I had a dream last night where I listened to FAS. Why can't I have dreams like that 24h a day

And what was it like?? 

It sounded like Symphony X

Like Oculus Ex Inferni?

More like some instrumental stuff from V:TNMS.

If DT starts doing "songs" like Oculus, then :

[adastra]

I had a dream last night where I listened to FAS. Why can't I have dreams like that 24h a day

Please, no spoilers!!!!!!!!! 

[atmyne]

* cover and track list on p. 5
* page 119
 

[tiagodon]

With ADTOE, the single was released more than 2 months in advance. What is going on this time?

[Mosh]

They aren't touring.

[aprilethereal]

With ADTOE, the single was released more than 2 months in advance. What is going on this time?

No summer shows.

EDIT: ninja'd

[tiagodon]

Is that the only logical answer?
The Strokes had to delay the release of a single once due to complications with the cover art.

[serrano]

It would be quite logical that RR releases something just before preorder starts, they don't assume that everyone will preorder just because it's DT (otherwise what's the point in promoting?). It doesn't have to be a single, it could be a snippet. I would think that the hype rising after new material surfaces would increase preorders.

[mikeyd23]

Is that the only logical answer?
The Strokes had to delay the release of a single once due to complications with the cover art.

I think the whole not touring thing is really the only logical answer to why there isn't a single yet, and its a pretty good reason!  If they don't need to push a single out sooner because of tour shows, it would be better from a marketing perspective to wait until the album release is closer, that way the hype around the single doesn't die down before the record is released. 

There is no reason to think there are any problems because there isn't a single yet, its all good! 

It would be quite logical that RR releases something just before preorder starts, they don't assume that everyone will preorder just because it's DT (otherwise what's the point in promoting?). It doesn't have to be a single, it could be a snippet. I would think that the hype rising after new material surfaces would increase preorders.

RR may want to release something when pre-orders start but its not needed.  If they release the single after pre-orders start it will still generate hype and people will still have the opportunity to pre-order up until the album comes out.

[Nihil-Morari]

Hyping during pre order seems more logical than hyping before pre ordering anyway

[Moor]

Is that the only logical answer?
The Strokes had to delay the release of a single once due to complications with the cover art.

I think the whole not touring thing is really the only logical answer to why there isn't a single yet, and its a pretty good reason!  If they don't need to push a single out sooner because of tour shows, it would be better from a marketing perspective to wait until the album release is closer, that way the hype around the single doesn't die down before the record is released. 

There is no reason to think there are any problems because there isn't a single yet, its all good! 

I add to this the release of JLB solo album

[lyfeternl]

Is that the only logical answer?
The Strokes had to delay the release of a single once due to complications with the cover art.

Different strokes for different folks...

[hefdaddy42]

Don't be so pessimistic! 1st August would be a great date to premier a new single.

Nope.

[Thematt202]

Fact or opinion?

[BlobVanDam]

Fact or opinion?

It's hef. His opinions are facts.

[Thematt202]

  Let me rephrase. 

Do you know for a fact that we won't get a single announcement today or do you personally feel it is unlikely?  I know a lot of people have seen a news schedule you see.

[King Postwhore]

So sayeth Hef and so it is written.

[Dark Castle]

That and most of the time, music as a whole (at least in the US) is released on Tuesdays; Usually that includes Albums, Singles, and the sort. If anything, I wouldn't be too surprised if something along the lines of snippets or a single were to come out this upcoming Tuesday( The 6th)
So try and be patient 

[tiagodon]

A snippet? Too late for that! We are only 54 days away. Gotta be a single to hype it up!

[The Stray Seed]

So sayeth Hef and so it is writ.

FTFY

[King Postwhore]

So sayeth Hef and so it is writ.

FTFY

Even better!!

[The Boomr]

Will somebody please tell me what all this hooplah is about some album cut-off?? I've seen it everywhere but somehow have managed to have NO IDEA what anyone is talking about. Lol. There was something wrong with the artwork? In what way? I hadn't noticed anything....

[The Stray Seed]

Will somebody please tell me what all this hooplah is about some album cut-off?? I've seen it everywhere but somehow have managed to have NO IDEA what anyone is talking about. Lol. There was something wrong with the artwork? In what way? I hadn't noticed anything....

Here you go. Have fun reading!

https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=38042.0

[bosk1]

Will somebody please tell me what all this hooplah is about some album cut-off?? I've seen it everywhere but somehow have managed to have NO IDEA what anyone is talking about. Lol. There was something wrong with the artwork? In what way? I hadn't noticed anything....

Either do a search or skim back through this thread: https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=38042.0

Short version:  On the original version, if your monitor was set too bright, you could see a sharp line in the black area on the left where the planet was obviously pasted onto a black field.  That has been smoothed so that it is no longer visible on the later version.

[BlobVanDam]

Will somebody please tell me what all this hooplah is about some album cut-off?? I've seen it everywhere but somehow have managed to have NO IDEA what anyone is talking about. Lol. There was something wrong with the artwork? In what way? I hadn't noticed anything....

I thought we were talking about Pull Me Under for a minute there.

There is no hooplah about the album cover artwork anymore, as it was corrected. But the issue was that there was a faint line diagonally across the image around the middle, where it wasn't quite faded to black. It wasn't noticeable on all monitors, as it was very dark.

Double Myung'd.

[wolven74]

All the morning tweets from RR have been about Rush, the new album from trivium coming out in October, there's something about a band I've never heard of making an announcement....  and apparently there's a new DT bootleg from '93 we can download. (read off my phone, so I don't have a link, sorry.

No single today.

[Joshin U]

No single today.

We, as a human species, need to learn to trust hef more often.