Sooo the trailer is BS?
Unless they have sent promos without all the actual footage, I would say the trailer is BS
I bought the artbook, they are one of my favorite bands, but sometimes I really think they are completely out of touch with their fan base and the general public to notice these things.
Quality control for that sort of thing is a miss nowadays. People can fault him all they want, but even for something small like this, MP would've never let it happen. He methodically made sure every detail was just right
That is why I say, it's all MP, and MP is a MUSIC FAN. MP took it upon himself to do these things, and it's a lot of work to do. Which is why I understand MP's reason for wanting a hiatus, but it wasn't one I agreed with as he could've let others control these aspects. But, as you can see here, he didn't want to, because he is a MUSIC FAN that became a MUSICIAN, and in turn really pays attention and understands what a MUSIC FAN wants. MP is a unique musician. A lot of musicians do not think like MP in terms of product output and fan reaction. He is one whom I can say Truly cares about the fans perspectives and thoughts, and takes it into consideration a lot.
I appreciate MP for all of his efforts, and respect him for it, it's the main reason why I am a fan of MP.
Dream Theater, I am a fan of because of many, many different reasons, that the bad outweighs the good for me, and I can look past that. JLB doesn't have a really popular tone of voice, but it has become the tone of Dream Theater, along with JP and JM. Images and Words was what is was, in due part, because of Kevin Moore, his style and keyboard patches. I consider KM to be very integral to the I&W sound and reason for it being a classic. It is unfortunate to know that KM starting drifting away from where the band wanted to go, musically, and it affected the writing and sound for their next album, which we got with Awake, and many here have posted their opinions on KM's patch choices on the album.
With Jordan Rudess, Dream Theater was then able to incorporate more complex musicality into their music writing and composing. This is when you can hear more Patch transitions, and sounds in Dream Theaters music. JR to this day still is creating new sounds and patches, that he incorporates in the live setting.
Jordan Rudess changing his patches, JP's beautiful tone, JM's excellent bass work (also tone), and now Mangini's technical drumming, along with the lyrics of the songs, is why I go see Dream Theater live, and will always go if I am able to, until the day the curtain calls. I may even buy a ticket to that very last show.
There will never ever be a perfect band for me. Unless, I myself make that band, even at that, it'd have to be like how Devin Townsend did his Crappy Halloween Party, clones of myself.
In other words, I am buying this album, for the live versions of these songs. I actually prefer listening to Live albums, for the energy you can only get with a live show.