Author Topic: On the Backs of Angels Thread (Read 342928 times)

wammabe · « **Reply #1575 on:** July 05, 2011, 12:35:51 PM »

I think it comes extremely close to Pull Me Under, but I think they overdid it with the orchestral sounds and things like that in OTBOA.

Ben_Jamin · « **Reply #1576 on:** July 05, 2011, 01:56:57 PM »

I meant in my earlier post...Why isn't their a live youtube vid of this song yet?

yorost · « **Reply #1577 on:** July 05, 2011, 01:57:48 PM »

There is.

bosk1 · « **Reply #1578 on:** July 05, 2011, 02:22:30 PM »

Quote from: Aramatheis on July 04, 2011, 02:59:17 PM

Quote from: TheGreatPretender on July 04, 2011, 01:35:31 PM
Quote from: ariich on July 04, 2011, 01:33:09 PM
If you want relaxing music, why would you listen to DT?
To Live Forever

I must be odd, because I get fuckin pumped when I hear To Live Forever

If I'm listening to any version other than the WDADRU version, it completely throws off my groove when James doesn't say "Ladies and Gentelmen, Mr. Charlie Dominicci."

ariich · « **Reply #1579 on:** July 05, 2011, 02:51:37 PM »

Quote from: Ben_Jamin on July 05, 2011, 01:56:57 PM

I meant in my earlier post...Why isn't their a live youtube vid of this song yet?

A link has already been posted.

The Silent Cody · « **Reply #1580 on:** July 05, 2011, 02:53:39 PM »

OTBOA is a great live song!!! IMO, you can hear that from yt videos

ACID_FOX · « **Reply #1581 on:** July 06, 2011, 02:08:59 AM »

After looking at Mike's Facebook page again, I've noticed that Mike has actually liked some of the comments they're leaving on his page.

"What's a drumkit without cymbals? What is music without melody? What is Dream thater without Mike Portnoy? NO SEAS PENDEJO REGRESA!!!

Mike Portnoy likes this."

I know I'm just fanning the flames, but I still find it interesting.

DarkEternalNight · « **Reply #1582 on:** July 06, 2011, 02:17:39 AM »

At least he reads his fan page. But man, people worship him on that page.

SystematicThought · « **Reply #1583 on:** July 06, 2011, 02:21:20 AM »

I don't want to feed the flames either, but this one pissed me off

Dear Mike,
After watching the DT show last night in Rome...I got pissed about Mangini's awful touch & sound on the old DT songs...please come out with the Mob album...we need your power!!!

Mike Portnoy likes this

RazielSR · « **Reply #1584 on:** July 06, 2011, 02:30:48 AM »

So, he is freely liking posts bashing the new DT. Amazing, he owns a really wonderful forum.

I was thinking about posting that here, and to express my opinion, but I didn't want to be banned so I better won't say a word about all this madness.

ariich · « **Reply #1585 on:** July 06, 2011, 02:35:56 AM »

What, the fact that he likes when people compliment him? It's well known that he likes attention, and I'm sure he'd be the first to admit that!

What is wrong with you people? Just chill out and move on.

RazielSR · « **Reply #1586 on:** July 06, 2011, 02:39:24 AM »

Quote from: ariich on July 06, 2011, 02:35:56 AM

What, the fact that he likes when people compliment him? It's well known that he likes attention, and I'm sure he'd be the first to admit that!

What is wrong with you people? Just chill out and move on.

Incredible

SystematicThought · « **Reply #1587 on:** July 06, 2011, 02:40:09 AM »

I'm sorry, it's just frustrating, and I know for a fact that he was probably liking the Adrenaline Mob part. It's just frustrating when he does things like that.

ariich · « **Reply #1588 on:** July 06, 2011, 02:47:03 AM »

Quote from: RazielSR on July 06, 2011, 02:39:24 AM

Quote from: ariich on July 06, 2011, 02:35:56 AM
What, the fact that he likes when people compliment him? It's well known that he likes attention, and I'm sure he'd be the first to admit that!

What is wrong with you people? Just chill out and move on.

Incredible

Oh sorry, I forgot you were psychic and knew what everyone was thinking at all times.

RazielSR · « **Reply #1589 on:** July 06, 2011, 02:58:20 AM »

Quote from: ariich on July 06, 2011, 02:47:03 AM

Quote from: RazielSR on July 06, 2011, 02:39:24 AM
Quote from: ariich on July 06, 2011, 02:35:56 AM
What, the fact that he likes when people compliment him? It's well known that he likes attention, and I'm sure he'd be the first to admit that!

What is wrong with you people? Just chill out and move on.

Incredible
Oh sorry, I forgot you were psychic and knew what everyone was thinking at all times.

Banned

chrisbDTM · « **Reply #1590 on:** July 06, 2011, 05:54:08 AM »

Quote from: SystematicThought on July 06, 2011, 02:21:20 AM

I don't want to feed the flames either, but this one pissed me off

Dear Mike,
After watching the DT show last night in Rome...I got pissed about Mangini's awful touch & sound on the old DT songs...please come out with the Mob album...we need your power!!!

Mike Portnoy likes this

not seeing the compliment in this one..

Jamesman42 · « **Reply #1591 on:** July 06, 2011, 06:57:04 AM »

That one is kinda tough. Is he liking it because that person wants the AM album? Or because he agrees that DT is not as good without him? That ambiguity makes it hard to tell, but because he liked the whole status, it's like he is saying he agrees with the whole thing.

chrisbDTM · « **Reply #1592 on:** July 06, 2011, 06:59:29 AM »

it would be fine if it was like 'mangini's take on the songs' not his awful touch

Bertielee · « **Reply #1593 on:** July 06, 2011, 07:14:47 AM »

What I'm more amazed at is that MM is still friends with MP.

B.Lee

Aramatheis · « **Reply #1594 on:** July 06, 2011, 08:02:18 AM »

Quote from: bosk1 on July 05, 2011, 02:22:30 PM

Quote from: Aramatheis on July 04, 2011, 02:59:17 PM
I must be odd, because I get fuckin pumped when I hear To Live Forever

If I'm listening to any version other than the WDADRU version, it completely throws off my groove when James doesn't say "Ladies and Gentelmen, Mr. Charlie Dominicci."

Same here. I only really listen to WDADRU, so all those little extra bits seem normal now

jdprsaga · « **Reply #1595 on:** July 06, 2011, 10:07:54 AM »

getting back on topic, i don't know if already asked or somebody have said it, i left the thread like at page 30 it's hard to read all posts hahaha.

well my question: does somebody have an idea of how much money does roadrunner have made in advertising on those almost 690K views in youtube?

i'm wondering if it's more profitable now in this days to release a single in youtube with ads going around or sale it on itunes for about a buck. how many downloads would have the single get on itunes/amazon/etc?

DarkLord_Lalinc · « **Reply #1596 on:** July 06, 2011, 10:14:58 AM »

holy crap, what the hell's wrong with portnoy.

Elaitch · « **Reply #1597 on:** July 06, 2011, 10:35:33 AM »

Quote from: DarkLord_Lalinc on July 06, 2011, 10:14:58 AM

holy crap, what the hell's wrong with portnoy.

Jealousy, most likely. And he probably feels betrayed or something. For me it feels like he's responding to the new DT song the classic "meh... it's alright, I guess"-way (even though he probably thinks the song is quite good and is a bit bitter over the fact that they actually managed to do without him), while he goes and likes comments about the song and the sound of the current line-up that are negative (a.k.a. talks shit about it behind their backs). Mike has never been the one to handle these kinds of things well, and his overdone silence about the whole "new DT" thing smells strongly of that he's really holding a lot of bad feelings back.

I mean, Mike doesn't really believe that Mangini's "touch and sound" was awful. He's just jealous.

bss4life15 · « **Reply #1598 on:** July 06, 2011, 10:40:33 AM »

I thought this was the On The Backs Of Angels thread, not the What I Think About Portnoy thread. Can we talk about the song please? I'm loving the part where Mangini is hitting the hi-hats going along with the keyboard and the bass drums going with the guitar

emtee · « **Reply #1599 on:** July 06, 2011, 11:01:13 AM »

I've listened to it multiple times and I love it. And when you see Mangini playing it live you realize how much he is
really doing.

Big ups from me.

TheGreatPretender · « **Reply #1600 on:** July 06, 2011, 11:40:57 AM »

Quote from: jdprsaga on July 06, 2011, 10:07:54 AM

getting back on topic, i don't know if already asked or somebody have said it, i left the thread like at page 30 it's hard to read all posts hahaha.

well my question: does somebody have an idea of how much money does roadrunner have made in advertising on those almost 690K views in youtube?

i'm wondering if it's more profitable now in this days to release a single in youtube with ads going around or sale it on itunes for about a buck. how many downloads would have the single get on itunes/amazon/etc?

I dunno, but they really need to give some of it back. I mean, DT doesn't seem to have any complaints about their new label, but still, Roadrunner, DT is one of the most musically beautiful bands out there. Pay for some airtime on the radio for them! Let people who don't follow the underground circles of Metal hear what they've been missing. Afterall, advertising breeds sales.
The only reason why mainstream albums sell at all is because they're well marketed.

Unless I'm wrong, has On The Backs of Angels been heard on any radio stations? Anywhere?

Global Laziness · « **Reply #1601 on:** July 06, 2011, 01:39:14 PM »

Quote from: TheGreatPretender on July 06, 2011, 11:40:57 AM

has On The Backs of Angels been heard on any radio stations? Anywhere?

I don't imagine that will happen until it gets formally released as a single complete with a radio edit.

nikatapi · « **Reply #1602 on:** July 06, 2011, 01:52:04 PM »

This song becomes better and better after each listen, and this only happened with TCOT in the last 3 albums DT made.

TheOutlawXanadu · « **Reply #1603 on:** July 06, 2011, 02:20:16 PM »

Quote from: SystematicThought on July 06, 2011, 02:21:20 AM

I don't want to feed the flames either, but this one pissed me off

Dear Mike,
After watching the DT show last night in Rome...I got pissed about Mangini's awful touch & sound on the old DT songs...please come out with the Mob album...we need your power!!!

Mike Portnoy likes this

Sorry Rich, but if true, this is a bit of a dick move from MP.

ariich · « **Reply #1604 on:** July 06, 2011, 02:31:28 PM »

I'd say it's more of a stupid move than a dick one. MP wasn't at the gig so has no idea about the "touch and sound", and he has said many times how much he likes and respects MM as a drummer. Maybe it's a matter of interpretation, but I'm pretty certain he was liking the part about wanting the Adrenaline Mob and needing his "power". It wouldn't even make sense otherwise.

TheOutlawXanadu · « **Reply #1605 on:** July 06, 2011, 02:37:16 PM »

Quote from: ariich on July 06, 2011, 02:31:28 PM

I'd say it's more of a stupid move than a dick one. MP wasn't at the gig so has no idea about the "touch and sound", and he has said many times how much he likes and respects MM as a drummer. Maybe it's a matter of interpretation, but I'm pretty certain he was liking the part about wanting the Adrenaline Mob and needing his "power". It wouldn't even make sense otherwise.

I could be biased here, but I think at this point you're giving Portnoy too much benefit of the doubt. I think he's being really nasty here.

ReaPsTA · « **Reply #1606 on:** July 06, 2011, 02:47:20 PM »

Quote from: ariich on July 06, 2011, 02:31:28 PM

I'd say it's more of a stupid move than a dick one. MP wasn't at the gig so has no idea about the "touch and sound", and he has said many times how much he likes and respects MM as a drummer. Maybe it's a matter of interpretation, but I'm pretty certain he was liking the part about wanting the Adrenaline Mob and needing his "power". It wouldn't even make sense otherwise.

Dude, seriously. The post said Mangini was awful. Either Mike Portnoy is an idiot, or he was giving approval to a really nasty dig at Mangini. Since I don't believe for a second that he's an idiot, I can only go with the latter.

ariich · « **Reply #1607 on:** July 06, 2011, 02:48:29 PM »

Like I said, that wouldn't even make sense.

ReaPsTA · « **Reply #1608 on:** July 06, 2011, 02:52:02 PM »

Quote from: ariich on July 06, 2011, 02:48:29 PM

Like I said, that wouldn't even make sense.

Why wouldn't that make sense? From his classic rock prog interview it was obvious he felt like he was forced out of DT and bitterly hated it. Every time he talks about how the band's dealt with him since he's left he's implied they treated him like shit. When people asked him about the new drummer process on his forum he referred to it as 'hearing about who's fucking his ex-wife.'

Everything he's said about DT since he left has been bitter and spiteful in some way. Why doesn't it make sense that he'd continue to do bitter and spiteful things?

TheGreatPretender · « **Reply #1609 on:** July 06, 2011, 03:06:20 PM »

Quote from: Global Laziness on July 06, 2011, 01:39:14 PM

Quote from: TheGreatPretender on July 06, 2011, 11:40:57 AM
has On The Backs of Angels been heard on any radio stations? Anywhere?

I don't imagine that will happen until it gets formally released as a single complete with a radio edit.

Okay, well, my question is, when WAS the last time anyone heard DT on the radio? Cause it's sad to say I sure as hell have never heard it play on any of the local radio stations, even the Rock one. It's like, "Metallica, Nirvana, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Nirvana, Metallica, Nirvana, Nirvana, Rob Zombie, Metallica, Metallica, Nirvana. Rush. Metallica..."

News: Video of online chat between fans and members of Dream Theater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx8cLlXnHpA&feature=youtu.be (*no chickens were harmed during the filming of this chat)

Author Topic: On the Backs of Angels Thread (Read 342928 times)