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I figured there isn't enough traffic in this forum to have a roll call for each city -- especially not mine.
Anywho, the famous Mrs. P and myself will be 2nd row center left on February 10th. I've been impressed with the local promoter hyping up the coming concert on the rock radio stations. Great advertisement and (without a doubt) the largest venue DT has ever played in SLC. I'll be interested to see the turnout. Tool packed The Maverick Center a month ago, but I doubt DT has the fanbase here to sell that many tickets. I may be wrong.
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:lol
I was curious about how well the tickets have been selling and went to their website. Imagine a hockey stadium with the stage set all the way at the north end and the seating is the remainder of the stadium to the south. Not for DT, the stage is turned around and the available seating is just the small area at the north end! 80 percent of stadium is blocked off. Ya, something tells me the beer and merch lines will be pretty short for this show.
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As of right now, I have tickets for March 5th, in CT. Front row, JP side. I am toying with the idea of seeing them the day before as well in NYC (March 4th), but not 100% sure yet.
Both shows seem to have a good amount of tickets available, maybe they will sell more as the date approaches
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I will be at the Raleigh show!
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I'll be at Mesa Center for the Arts tonight. It'll be weird going in not knowing the setlist ahead of time. AZ is practically never the first show of a tour!
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I'll be at Mesa Center for the Arts tonight. It'll be weird going in not knowing the setlist ahead of time. AZ is practically never the first show of a tour!
Will you be kind enough to feed us the play-by-play as it's happening? :biggrin:
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I was curious about how well the tickets have been selling
Seeing them in Boston later this month. Unfortunately, there's still tons of tickets available.
Here's where they are at today..
(https://i.imgur.com/qNLmgnE.jpg)
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I have row 2 tickets on the edge of the stage, Myung side. Cincinnati. 2 weeks from today :metal
Not sure how to post images, but there are tons of seats still available, unfortunately. I hope that changes as people see the hopefully good setlist and as the date gets closer.
I'm so excited.
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Ill be in Oakland front row center (a tad to the right).
Then Denver 3rd row center (my mom lives there so I'll take my son and have a little visit as well)
Then Houston 5th row center. I'll be taking my best friend, she is a new fan!
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I will be in the LA show at Microsoft Theater on Saturday. Front row in the Lower Mezzanine Left Center area. Aisle seat. I should get a great view this time around. No one in front of me and since I will be at a higher level, don't think anyone in any section will be blocking my view.
LA Live will be busy that day. There's also a Lakers game about two hours before the show and a Super Bowl Experience event at the convention center and it's all around the theater.
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I will be at the Raleigh show!
Same here :)
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Will you be kind enough to feed us the play-by-play as it's happening? :biggrin:
I wanted to pay attention to the show so wasn't gonna be using my phone during it. Someone already got the set posted at setlist.fm. I looked it over and it's accurate.
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I will be at the Raleigh show!
Same here :)
:tup
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As of right now I'm tentatively planning on NY, CT, and Austin TX. I have a flight credit to use by the end of March and Leprous and DT are playing Austin in close proximity to each other :hat
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I will be in the LA show at Microsoft Theater on Saturday. Front row in the Lower Mezzanine Left Center area. Aisle seat. I should get a great view this time around. No one in front of me and since I will be at a higher level, don't think anyone in any section will be blocking my view.
LA Live will be busy that day. There's also a Lakers game about two hours before the show and a Super Bowl Experience event at the convention center and it's all around the theater.
I've got sixth row pit on the aisle on JM's side. I just checked on AXS for tickets, and it shows the entire pit, the entire loge and both mezzanine sections as either completely sold out or unavailable. Center orchestra has only a handful of seats available. The two sections on either side show as mostly sold out, but the two outside orchestra sections look to be only about 20-25% sold. Interestingly, there's nothing on Stubhub in the mezzanine sections.
I still need to decide if I'm going to take the Metro or drive.
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I'll be at the Seattle (Kent) show on Feb 8th. They are surprisingly playing a large arena which will allow them to crank up the volume a bit more. This should be interesting! :metal :metal
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I’ll be at the Toronto show 4 rows from petrucci. I really hope the Toronto shows happen due to COVID
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Going to see the show tomorrow night.
Question: Tie-died 6 Degrees Tour shirt or Dramatic Turn of Events Tour shirt? Which should I wear?
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Going to see the show tomorrow night.
Question: Tie-died 6 Degrees Tour shirt or Dramatic Turn of Events Tour shirt? Which should I wear?
SDOIT for sure.
I went with my Caress of Steel shirt, and JP acknowledged it when they were doing their edge of the stage rounds at the end of the show.
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I'll wear my only DT shirt to the show I'm going to.
The DoT tour shirt I got in 2019 at the Cincy show.
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Going to see the show tomorrow night.
Question: Tie-died 6 Degrees Tour shirt or Dramatic Turn of Events Tour shirt? Which should I wear?
SDOIT for sure.
I went with my Caress of Steel shirt, and JP acknowledged it when they were doing their edge of the stage rounds at the end of the show.
Six Degrees Tour Shirt it is. It's bright yellow so JP will be sure not to miss it. :lol
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Got an email from Ticketmaster today and they are offering 40% off selected seats through Monday for the Boston show.
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Got an email from Ticketmaster today and they are offering 40% off selected seats through Monday for the Boston show.
Win.
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Enjoyed the show last night. The band had a trainwreck in the first song, Alien, all equipment and sound system related. JLB took it in stride a made a joke about the band deciding to start the show with a selection from Spinal Tap. :lol
Endless Sacrifice was probably the highlight of the show, judging by crowd reaction. The long technical pieces are wonderful for us music fans but they don't quite rock enough for a concert, IMO.
What didn't translate well, was The Ministry of Lost Souls, and I actually love that song. Neither did A View. A great piece on the record, but kinda boring in concert. It was literally the only song I saw people sitting down during.
Anyway, the band was tight, JLB didn't suck, the sound was good when it was working (although a bit loud, again) the crowd was awesome in spite of the lame venue. I missed not having other selections from the self titled album, the Astonishing, and DoT, but that's just a personal opinion. I went into the concert with a lot of trepidation. I was expecting this to be my last DT concert, but the guys won me over again 30 years later. I will go again.
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I will be at the show in Wallingford, CT on 3/5, eighth row center!
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Enjoyed the show last night. The band had a trainwreck in the first song, Alien, all equipment and sound system related. JLB took it in stride a made a joke about the band deciding to start the show with a selection from Spinal Tap. :lol
Endless Sacrifice was probably the highlight of the show, judging by crowd reaction. The long technical pieces are wonderful for us music fans but they don't quite rock enough for a concert, IMO.
What didn't translate well, was The Ministry of Lost Souls, and I actually love that song. Neither did A View. A great piece on the record, but kinda boring in concert. It was literally the only song I saw people sitting down during.
Anyway, the band was tight, JLB didn't suck, the sound was good when it was working (although a bit loud, again) the crowd was awesome in spite of the lame venue. I missed not having other selections from the self titled album, the Astonishing, and DoT, but that's just a personal opinion. I went into the concert with a lot of trepidation. I was expecting this to be my last DT concert, but the guys won me over again 30 years later. I will go again.
Awesome. Can't wait to go, myself.
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Milwaukee on the 19th, can't wait, it's been too damn long since I've seen them live
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I have a front row center ticket for Red Bank March 9th
I plan on going to CT on the 5th as well, probably won't buy a ticket until day of the show just in case covid hits or a snowstorm or something. NYC on the 4th is another option, I usually enjoy seeing DT at the Beacon Theatre, but I feel like changing it up by going to CT will be nice plus it seems more DTFers going to that one. Would be great if we could do a meet up since that's a Saturday show.
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Denver tomorrow! 3rd row with my son. Very excited to go with him... DT USA Preshow! Rock Bottom Brewery 4-6.
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March 6th, cohosting another preshow in DC at The Elephant & Castle from 4-7pm.
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Enjoyed the show last night. The band had a trainwreck in the first song, Alien, all equipment and sound system related. JLB took it in stride a made a joke about the band deciding to start the show with a selection from Spinal Tap. :lol
Wow! After hearing it, it's amazing they didn't train wreck. Mangini really held it together.
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The SLC show is up on Dime. Sounds great!
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=724613
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Regarding the SLC show: I am going to pass on a recording of it. JLB's performance was a little lackluster. Particularly during "Ministry" and "A View...". He made major lyric mistakes in both of those songs. Perhaps he was thrown off by the microphone issue during "The Alien"? I'm curious to see what fans say about Denver and later shows.
Still , however , it was a fantastic presentation. Arguably the coolest setlist since 2014. There were many refreshing moments. There was a great decorum to the whole thing. I didn't mind the venue.
I gotta say , Utah has some very interesting alcohol laws. I'm still adjusting to this when I travel through there.
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The SLC show is up on Dime. Sounds great!
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=724613
Thanks for the head's up Timmy!
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I’m going to the Dallas show.
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Regarding the SLC show: I am going to pass on a recording of it. JLB's performance was a little lackluster. Particularly during "Ministry" and "A View...". He made major lyric mistakes in both of those songs. Perhaps he was thrown off by the microphone issue during "The Alien"? I'm curious to see what fans say about Denver and later shows.
Still , however , it was a fantastic presentation. Arguably the coolest setlist since 2014. There were many refreshing moments. There was a great decorum to the whole thing. I didn't mind the venue.
I gotta say , Utah has some very interesting alcohol laws. I'm still adjusting to this when I travel through there.
And they have gotten ten times more liberal in the last 20 years. Imagine pre winter Olympics in salt lake city....
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The DT show here on Tuesday now has a "buy one, get one free" offer. :eek :eek
Still not going, most likely. :(
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Still not going, most likely. :(
Why?
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The DT show here on Tuesday now has a "buy one, get one free" offer. :eek :eek
Still not going, most likely. :(
Take your wife - would make a great Valentine's gift - just kidding LOL
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No wife in this household, so that is not a hindrance. :P
Still not going, most likely. :(
Why?
The main reason is that it is on Tuesday night. My sleep isn't great most of the time anyway (mild case of apnea), and I cannot stay up late and go into work on Wednesday being dead tired. We are too busy right now at work for me to go in unfocused and out of it. I could have taken the next morning off, but I ultimately decided against it.
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Would go in mere more than a heartbeat if the option arose. However, travel out of the country is beyond my means, and to date no shows have been announced on my continent. I technically already have my ticket since they never actually cancelled the Distance Over Time tour dates here, meaning no refund from almost 2 years ago.
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Would go in mere more than a heartbeat if the option arose. However, travel out of the country is beyond my means, and to date no shows have been announced on my continent. I technically already have my ticket since they never actually cancelled the Distance Over Time tour dates here, meaning no refund from almost 2 years ago.
Where are you?
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Looks like Boston may get a foot of snow on Friday. Fuck. I'm not going to be happy if I miss this show because of snow. We already had to cancel a planned vacation at the last minute last month because of it.
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We’re scheduled to leave Maine at 5ish. Not entirely clear we will be able to get there.
Pretty infuriating. We have great seats and love the Wang. Now I’m even more pissed off they needlessly postponed in November.
Given this storm and how widespread it will be I’d say there’s a non-zero chance of the show being cancelled. Either way a whole lot of fans won’t be able to get there. Argh.
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We’re scheduled to leave Maine at 5ish. Not entirely clear we will be able to get there.
Pretty infuriating. We have great seats and love the Wang. Now I’m even more pissed off they needlessly postponed in November.
Given this storm and how widespread it will be I’d say there’s a non-zero chance of the show being cancelled. Either way a whole lot of fans won’t be able to get there. Argh.
I was happy it was postponed honestly. The Tuesday before Thanksgiving was going to be a horrendous commute in.
In Dec '92 and March '93, I twice drove in snow to see DT, and in Feb '93, the snow was so bad on my way to the show, I literally got on the highway and got off at the next exit saying I can't do this.
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We’re scheduled to leave Maine at 5ish. Not entirely clear we will be able to get there.
Pretty infuriating. We have great seats and love the Wang. Now I’m even more pissed off they needlessly postponed in November.
Given this storm and how widespread it will be I’d say there’s a non-zero chance of the show being cancelled. Either way a whole lot of fans won’t be able to get there. Argh.
I was happy it was postponed honestly. The Tuesday before Thanksgiving was going to be a horrendous commute in.
In Dec '92 and March '93, I twice drove in snow to see DT, and in Feb '93, the snow was so bad on my way to the show, I literally got on the highway and got off at the next exit saying I can't do this.
If you thought that commute would be bad…imagine driving south on a Friday in a heavy snow event! :-\
I’ve seen over 1000 concerts since 1975. Lived in NH, Syracuse, ME….never once has weather stopped me from getting to a show. I was hoping to keep that record going! Again we love the Wang, have great seats, and given it’s only half sold out, this will be the only chance to see them at this amazing venue. Again, argh.
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Not sure what's more impressive.
This..
I’ve seen over 1000 concerts since 1975.
..or this..
Lived in NH, Syracuse, ME….never once has weather stopped me from getting to a show.
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Not sure what's more impressive.
This..
I’ve seen over 1000 concerts since 1975.
..or this..
Lived in NH, Syracuse, ME….never once has weather stopped me from getting to a show.
Hah, thanks! Well I’m 61 this year and all I’ve done with my life is live gigs so maybe it’s not all that impressive! We do have tix for 34 shows this year and I’ve managed to see 21 post Covid since August. I’m desperately trying to make up for those 17 months. :D
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Pardon me while I revert to my 14-year old self.
We ... love the Wang.
(https://c.tenor.com/tKQ3Qa8ZK2AAAAAM/beavis-butthead.gif)
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Nice!
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Pardon me while I revert to my 14-year old self.
We ... love the Wang.
(https://c.tenor.com/tKQ3Qa8ZK2AAAAAM/beavis-butthead.gif)
Man did I leave myself open for that. You owe me one! :lol
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I haven't heard any news about the DT Show in Boston tonight. Boston has not declared a state of emergency or parking ban as far as I can tell. DT expects to be in the Great White North for a show tomorrow, so I would think that it would be cancelled by now. The storm is narrow in scope and their bus would be out of it pretty quick. I'm just so pumped for this show, and I keep checking everybody's social media for any updates one way or the other.
On a side note, DT's opening band sounds really good...50% Prog, 25% Metal, 25% Fusion, 100% instrumental. It's a nice change from the times that I've seen them opened by a purely metal band.
-Tof
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I work in Hyde Park and there’s easily 3, maybe 4” here now.
I’m coming from the south and hopefully it’s just rain later today.
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All we got here NYC was iced rain. My car had about 1/2 - 1 inch of ice I had to clean up.
Anyways, the CT Show is a week away :metal (well 8 days, but still).
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Probably three here in Portland ME as well right now. NWS sent an alert saying snow would taper off after noon….maybe the storm is ahead of schedule. I see no alerts on the T Orange line which we need to get down from where we park to Tufts. Fingers crossed. I’m still not sure we’ll get out but here’s hoping….
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DT was AMAZING tonight!!!!
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It was great. Brutal drive from Maine though….and the damned orange line shut down when we were a half hour away. Had to drive in to the city, something I always dread. Probably the worst driving conditions I’ve seen en route to a concert in 40 years.
But DT killed it. JP was the master as usual. And I thought James sounded great, despite some early reports to the contrary. Endless Sacrifice was perfection. Saw it three times on the ToT tour and this rivaled those versions.
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That Boston show was fantastic! Highlights for me were Endless Sacrifice, The Alien, About to Crash and The Count of Tuscany. Man finishing with 2 epics was a surprise to say the least. The 3rd to last song of which I actually didn't know was fairly long too.
These guys are just at the top of their game. I saw them on the ADTOE tour and they were great but after 11 years with MM, they just look at home with each other. At this point they just don't make mistakes. I was most impressed by Petrucci and Mangini. JL's presence on stage is in such contrast to the other guys that it works. He's like a guy that just wanders on stage when he's got something to say, then leaves again. I funny skit would be from backstage during JL's breaks.
Anyway, it was a great show with amazing energy. It made me want more. I hope they come back with An Evening With Dream Theater again. They have so much material, I left the show wishing there would be another hour of rock. These guys are masters and love what they do. It's evident in their playing and chemistry on stage. I can't wait for the next one.
-Tof
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DT was AMAZING tonight!!!!
How was James?
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DT was AMAZING tonight!!!!
How was James?
So...
I actually thought he was pretty good. There are only a couple of clips so far on youtube including..
TCOT..full
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNQ-UYexovk
BITS...partial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gR_n3iT95M
"lip synch part" at 2:00
Overall, he was way better than the first few shows. His voice seems to have gained some strength over the last few weeks. The show was pretty loud and maybe masked some things, but I was really focusing on James, especially with all of the controversy. He seemed a bit more goofy on stage, more than usual. But kind of cool, actually. I thought he did a great job, and definitely held up his part of the deal.
The canned backing vocals were really subtle, but they were there. I'm on record as being totally against them, but what are you gonna do at this point? They've crossed that line. But they were not in anyway overpowering, and did not detract from the show.
The above clip of BITS shows that the shenanigans during the chorus are still going on. He did seem to be singing live over the canned lead vocals, or maybe he was trying to harmonize with them. I kind of think that's what he was actually doing, putting his finger in his ear. Still, I just think this is a bad look, and I don't understand why they'd risk the scorn that this brings.
Also, I was thinking about the click track thing...This really doesn't bother me. I mean, they ARE PLAYING the music LIVE aren't they. This is some complicated shit, especially The Alien. I'd be shocked if this song is played again after this tour. Sure, everything sounds like the record, but holy shit, the record is amazing. But actually, it doesn't sound like the record at all. The mix is different, the live musical instruments are different. Mangini can't help but put fills in constantly (not a complaint). The only constant is the pace.
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The other thig I forgot to mention was just how awesome AVFTTOTW was. Holy shit, that was fucking epic. The intro, the outro, and everything in between. I've complained about the non climactic vocal ending, but live it's really not that noticeable. That outro just slayed. I loved the song to begin with, but it jumped up IMO.
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DT was AMAZING tonight!!!!
How was James?
So...
I actually thought he was pretty good. There are only a couple of clips so far on youtube including..
TCOT..full
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNQ-UYexovk
BITS...partial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gR_n3iT95M
"lip synch part" at 2:00
Overall, he was way better than the first few shows. His voice seems to have gained some strength over the last few weeks. The show was pretty loud and maybe masked some things, but I was really focusing on James, especially with all of the controversy. He seemed a bit more goofy on stage, more than usual. But kind of cool, actually. I thought he did a great job, and definitely held up his part of the deal.
The canned backing vocals were really subtle, but they were there. I'm on record as being totally against them, but what are you gonna do at this point? They've crossed that line. But they were not in anyway overpowering, and did not detract from the show.
The above clip of BITS shows that the shenanigans during the chorus are still going on. He did seem to be singing live over the canned lead vocals, or maybe he was trying to harmonize with them. I kind of think that's what he was actually doing, putting his finger in his ear. Still, I just think this is a bad look, and I don't understand why they'd risk the scorn that this brings.
Also, I was thinking about the click track thing...This really doesn't bother me. I mean, they ARE PLAYING the music LIVE aren't they. This is some complicated shit, especially The Alien. I'd be shocked if this song is played again after this tour. Sure, everything sounds like the record, but holy shit, the record is amazing. But actually, it doesn't sound like the record at all. The mix is different, the live musical instruments are different. Mangini can't help but put fills in constantly (not a complaint). The only constant is the pace.
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The other thig I forgot to mention was just how awesome AVFTTOTW was. Holy shit, that was fucking epic. The intro, the outro, and everything in between. I've complained about the non climactic vocal ending, but live it's really not that noticeable. That outro just slayed. I loved the song to begin with, but it jumped up IMO.
Glad to hear James is getting stronger as the tour progresses. I was at the 2nd show of the tour, and thought it wasn't his best. But being rusty after not playing live for two years, probably had a lot to do with it - and now he's hitting his stride, so I'm quite happy about that. Yes, Mangini's a beast. I was watching him quite a bit during the show, and he was awesome!
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The above clip of BITS shows that the shenanigans during the chorus are still going on. He did seem to be singing live over the canned lead vocals, or maybe he was trying to harmonize with them. I kind of think that's what he was actually doing, putting his finger in his ear. Still, I just think this is a bad look, and I don't understand why they'd risk the scorn that this brings.
Yeah - seems a bit strange to say the least. Almost like he forgot that section was coming up, so he quickly changed which way he was facing and with his finger in his ear, makes it easier for him to hide his face.
Also, I was thinking about the click track thing...This really doesn't bother me. I mean, they ARE PLAYING the music LIVE aren't they. This is some complicated shit, especially The Alien.
They are, but it's not necessary. They never did it at any of the 1100+ shows while MP was in the band. And complicated stuff? They did TDoE well over 100 times without ever using a click and did just fine. So I beg to differ. This is one area where I wish they would apply the "What Would Rush Do?" mentality. I like what Neil Peart said about not using one:
Until the Clockwork Angels tour I had never used a click track live, except once years ago to stay in sync with a rear-screen film. For this tour it was helpful because we had eight string players in the Clockwork Angels String Ensemble, and they sometimes needed it when I wasn't playing. Even in certain passages when I was playing, it helped us all to stay together.
I was also required to stay in tempo with some long, legato sequences of keyboard or vocal effects, and the tambo-click helped with that, too. Even so, I am glad to say that the click appears in only a tiny percentage of the show, and only when absolutely necessary - or at least, "absolutely helpful."
On most songs, I prefer to hold it together myself, and let the band be a living, breathing organism that can push and pull naturally. These days many bands perform to a preprogrammed basic track, often a computerized software program. We always resisted that rigidity.
The other thig I forgot to mention was just how awesome AVFTTOTW was. Holy shit, that was fucking epic. The intro, the outro, and everything in between. I've complained about the non climactic vocal ending, but live it's really not that noticeable. That outro just slayed. I loved the song to begin with, but it jumped up IMO.
Great to hear! Looking forward to seeing it in person!
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Yeah, Scotty, I get it. I really do. And I love old live DT.
I guess being there and watching them play, it's less of an issue for me.
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Yeah, Scotty, I get it. I really do. And I love old live DT.
I guess being there and watching them play, it's less of an issue for me.
This is really the key point to me. Seeing it live and watching the video playback afterwards is a totally different experience. The phone picks up audio in a compressed way that my ears don't. James was incredible live albeit buried much more in the mix than the phone recordings pick up. I didn't notice any vocal deficiencies myself, and am on board for some canned backing vocals and effects. I've accepted that they have perfection and the overall quality of the show in mind now. It's more important to them than spontaneity and variety. My comments earlier about JL's performance being the complete opposite to the other guys is probably on purpose. He is the spontaneity in the live performances. Mangini has some of this too just by the nature of drumming.
-Ant
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If european dates are done, I'm not going :
-I prefer "an evening with DT" 3 hours shows
-I'm not that excited by the setlist
-First youtube videos capturing James' singing frightened me
But of course, I miss seeing them live since 2020 !
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Yeah, Scotty, I get it. I really do. And I love old live DT.
I guess being there and watching them play, it's less of an issue for me.
This is really the key point to me. Seeing it live and watching the video playback afterwards is a totally different experience. The phone picks up audio in a compressed way that my ears don't.
Exactly. The timbre of his voice can also make this much more noticeable on a phone video versus live too. That's the price we pay for getting his truly unique sound and style. If you ask me, it's worth it to "suffer" through some questionable youtube videos to get the real experience, not to mention the studio albums.
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Exactly. The timbre of his voice can also make this much more noticeable on a phone video versus live too. That's the price we pay for getting his truly unique sound and style. If you ask me, it's worth it to "suffer" through some questionable youtube videos to get the real experience, not to mention the studio albums.
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Would go in mere more than a heartbeat if the option arose. However, travel out of the country is beyond my means, and to date no shows have been announced on my continent. I technically already have my ticket since they never actually cancelled the Distance Over Time tour dates here, meaning no refund from almost 2 years ago.
Where are you?
I’m in Western Australia. Have travelled over to Victoria to see them in I&W25, was due to again for DoT.
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Yeah, Scotty, I get it. I really do. And I love old live DT.
I guess being there and watching them play, it's less of an issue for me.
This is really the key point to me. Seeing it live and watching the video playback afterwards is a totally different experience. The phone picks up audio in a compressed way that my ears don't. James was incredible live albeit buried much more in the mix than the phone recordings pick up. I didn't notice any vocal deficiencies myself, and am on board for some canned backing vocals and effects. I've accepted that they have perfection and the overall quality of the show in mind now. It's more important to them than spontaneity and variety. My comments earlier about JL's performance being the complete opposite to the other guys is probably on purpose. He is the spontaneity in the live performances. Mangini has some of this too just by the nature of drumming.
-Ant
Honestly, I don't bother listening to shows I've been at, because my experience is so often so much different than what I hear, later. There are two exceptions: I saw Kiss at Madison Square Garden on the reunion tour, and they released a DVD of the previous night, and it was just like I remember, and I watched the Legacy Of The Beast show in Hartford, because the guy who recorded it got the whole show in HD and he was probably 25 feet from where I was. It was also every bit as good as I remembered it. Even good bands with singers who don't have a ton of trouble live; I have a boot of Marillion in a small club on the Seasons End tour, and I can't listen to it because it's not what I remember.
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I love listening to shows I've been to. It really helps to keep the memory.
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I love listening to shows I've been to. It really helps to keep the memory.
I'm the same way. Only because I want to hear how they sounded on that night, flubs and all.
I was so happy that Redemption recorded their set at ProgPower, so I have a good sounding release from that show. Haven't really watched enough to search for myself, but I think I found myself in the audience shot they used for the inlay where the CD is housed.
I found a bootleg of Dream Theaters set during the Iron Maiden tour here in Albuquerque and I still listen to it. It's a great memory for my last time seeing MP with the band.
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I love listening to shows I've been to. It really helps to keep the memory.
I'm the same way. Only because I want to hear how they sounded on that night, flubs and all.
I was so happy that Redemption recorded their set at ProgPower, so I have a good sounding release from that show. Haven't really watched enough to search for myself, but I think I found myself in the audience shot they used for the inlay where the CD is housed.
I found a bootleg of Dream Theaters set during the Iron Maiden tour here in Albuquerque and I still listen to it. It's a great memory for my last time seeing MP with the band.
Is this why I love Distant Memories so much? :biggrin: My girlfriend who I just turned onto DT, and will be seeing them live for the first time in Houston, has the dvd. She kept stopping play and finding me, taking a pic and sending to me. Lol! I am famous - at least with her! lol
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I love listening to shows I've been to. It really helps to keep the memory.
I'm the same way. Only because I want to hear how they sounded on that night, flubs and all.
I was so happy that Redemption recorded their set at ProgPower, so I have a good sounding release from that show. Haven't really watched enough to search for myself, but I think I found myself in the audience shot they used for the inlay where the CD is housed.
I found a bootleg of Dream Theaters set during the Iron Maiden tour here in Albuquerque and I still listen to it. It's a great memory for my last time seeing MP with the band.
Is this why I love Distant Memories so much? :biggrin: My girlfriend who I just turned onto DT, and will be seeing them live for the first time in Houston, has the dvd. She kept stopping play and finding me, taking a pic and sending to me. Lol! I am famous - at least with her! lol
I did that with one of my friends, but I didn't take a picture because I was with other friends. We were watching the Hollywood Undead live dvd they filmed here in Albuquerque, and I laughed when they showed a good close shot of my friend for like 2 seconds. I even remember him saying he might be on the DVD because he was right by the camera. I told him, "I didn't know you were that close to them." :lol
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I'll be at the Philly show on Tuesday. Show #16 for me!
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Just saw them in Philly. This band is still incredible after doing this for so many years. I’m amazed at how much I enjoyed it and the new songs came off really well live.
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I ended up going to see them tonight in Philly. The last three songs were incredible and petrucci was killing it all night. Labrie was definitely a bit rough(if I’m being a straight shooter). He forgot the lyrics like 3 times to songs, was a bit out of time at places and seemed like he was running out of steam on songs. It really didn’t affect the concert much because the set list was not full of super vocally demanding songs. The one thing I will be critical of is the lead piped in vocals on a certain song(I don’t know if there’s spoilers here). It looks bad, it’s obvious it’s being done, and they should just drop the song for another song(just my opinion).
Just to reiterate, great show, lots of fun, tons of energy from the Philly crowd. Also arch echo was very tight and I was shocked when the keyboardist said that wasn’t their actual drummer because he was pretty well versed in the songs. Also, concert is very loud. Bring some ear protection. I was glad I brought it just in case.
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I ended up going to see them tonight in Philly. The last three songs were incredible and petrucci was killing it all night. Labrie was definitely a bit rough(if I’m being a straight shooter). He forgot the lyrics like 3 times to songs, was a bit out of time at places and seemed like he was running out of steam on songs. It really didn’t affect the concert much because the set list was not a super vocally demanding song. The one thing I will be critical of is the lead piped in vocals on a certain song(I don’t know if there’s spoilers here). It looks bad, it’s obvious it’s being done, and they should just drop the song for another song(just my opinion).
I still can't wrap my head around THIS BAND using piped in vocals. Terribly embarrassing for a "first class band". :tdwn :tdwn :tdwn :tdwn :tdwn
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I ended up going to see them tonight in Philly. The last three songs were incredible and petrucci was killing it all night. Labrie was definitely a bit rough(if I’m being a straight shooter). He forgot the lyrics like 3 times to songs, was a bit out of time at places and seemed like he was running out of steam on songs. It really didn’t affect the concert much because the set list was not full of super vocally demanding songs. The one thing I will be critical of is the lead piped in vocals on a certain song(I don’t know if there’s spoilers here). It looks bad, it’s obvious it’s being done, and they should just drop the song for another song(just my opinion).
Just to reiterate, great show, lots of fun, tons of energy from the Philly crowd. Also arch echo was very tight and I was shocked when the keyboardist said that wasn’t their actual drummer because he was pretty well versed in the songs. Also, concert is very loud. Bring some ear protection. I was glad I brought it just in case.
Where were you sitting? I didn't notice a thing from where I was at.
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https://youtu.be/72SBThl5FpQ
Around 5:30 in the video.Maybe listen to a couple lines before to see the difference between the regular singing and the lines with the piped in lead vocals.
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I wil be seeing DT in Luxembourg on May 15th. Looking forward.
And I just found out that Devin Townsend will be opening the evening. Should be intresting :yarr
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Since my friend couldn't get off for the Mesa show, we decided to check out the Austin show.
We got seats in the balcony. So I'll be able to see the full production better, which was sort of difficult to fully take in up close, as I am short and the people in front were tall.
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Gonna see them on May 27th in Zagreb. Taking my 2 (younger) brothers with me :metal it's my brother's first ever concert, just have to get him (and myself) some earplugs since they tend to be too loud, at least for me. The other brother was with me on DoT tour in Budapest, two years ago, was his first ever show as well ;D
I wil be seeing DT in Luxembourg on May 15th. Looking forward.
And I just found out that Devin Townsend will be opening the evening. Should be intresting :yarr
Is there info what he'll be playing? I'm kinda fan of Devin but I nowhere near know his full discography.
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https://youtu.be/72SBThl5FpQ
Around 5:30 in the video.Maybe listen to a couple lines before to see the difference between the regular singing and the lines with the piped in lead vocals.
8:19 of that video is pretty bad.
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https://youtu.be/72SBThl5FpQ
Around 5:30 in the video.Maybe listen to a couple lines before to see the difference between the regular singing and the lines with the piped in lead vocals.
8:19 of that video is pretty bad.
At this point I don't get it ??? he's singing harder part after that (at least it sounds easier to me). If he need some time to prepare for that last part, why not just drop the song and play something that he's comfortable with? Answering the call maybe? Pls? :P
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https://youtu.be/72SBThl5FpQ
Around 5:30 in the video.Maybe listen to a couple lines before to see the difference between the regular singing and the lines with the piped in lead vocals.
8:19 of that video is pretty bad.
At this point I don't get it ??? he's singing harder part after that (at least it sounds easier to me). If he need some time to prepare for that last part, why not just drop the song and play something that he's comfortable with? Answering the call maybe? Pls? :P
Is no one tired yet of beating this old dead horse?
Surely we can find better things to talk about.
I would LOVE to hear Answering the Call !!!!
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https://youtu.be/72SBThl5FpQ
Around 5:30 in the video.Maybe listen to a couple lines before to see the difference between the regular singing and the lines with the piped in lead vocals.
8:19 of that video is pretty bad.
At this point I don't get it ??? he's singing harder part after that (at least it sounds easier to me). If he need some time to prepare for that last part, why not just drop the song and play something that he's comfortable with? Answering the call maybe? Pls? :P
If you really wanna bear witness to some pulverized horse, just head on over to any of the politics threads :corn
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Here in Austin hanging around until the show. Decided to take my friend here who couldn't see them when I went to Mesa.
Gonna be a great show being the last show of the US leg, and Arch Echo's last show with the band.
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After patiently waiting since July when I bought my front row mezzanine seat for Austin right when they went on sale, tonight's the night and I'm stoked! Only my second ever DT show. So glad they didn't postpone the leg a second time and that there's been no disruption in the revised schedule. Felt for a while like it may not happen.
A bit disappointing to see so many seats still unsold, but I get that some people still aren't comfortable going to live shows. Hope the band doesn't get discouraged by turnout and keeps coming back.
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I live quite close to the venue they are playing (AFAS live in Amsterdam), so if there is a ticket available for cheap on the last day and I am off work in time, I am considering going alone.
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I live quite close to the venue they are playing (AFAS live in Amsterdam), so if there is a ticket available for cheap on the last day and I am off work in time, I am considering going alone.
I went alone. I traveled 4 hours. I got front row! ...It was fun! :metal
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Tomorrow night, DT plays in Indonesia. Meanwhile, I’m in Australia and had tickets still owing from the Distance Over Time tour but will not be seeing them at all this tour. Who knows the next time they’re gonna be around this part of the world. Only thing I know for sure is we got screwed.
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So does anyone think we'll get a fall leg in the US?
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So does anyone think we'll get a fall leg in the US?
I believe it was mentioned that there would be a second leg, but not sure if that's for the fall given JP will be touring for his solo album. Maybe early next year?
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Maybe early next year?
I'd be ok with that! I just know from the past they always add a few dates in my area (Northeast US) at the end. But with everything else going on you're likely correct.
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I don't know if this has been discussed, but they debuted Pull me under on this tour last week in Japan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW3twO0xglM
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I don't know if this has been discussed, but they debuted Pull me under on this tour last week in Japan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW3twO0xglM
Did they replace something with it or simply add it?
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It was a festival, so they took out About to crash and The Ministry, moved The Count to the regular part of the sat, and added Pull me under as an encore.
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It was a festival, so they took out About to crash and The Ministry, moved The Count to the regular part of the sat, and added Pull me under as an encore.
They'll most likely do the same exact thing for Rock In Rio next month. And with MP playing at the same festival the same day, and all of them being on good/great terms again, I suspect he'll make some sort of appearance with the band during the encore.
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It was a festival, so they took out About to crash and The Ministry, moved The Count to the regular part of the sat, and added Pull me under as an encore.
They'll most likely do the same exact thing for Rock In Rio next month. And with MP playing at the same festival the same day, and all of them being on good/great terms again, I suspect he'll make some sort of appearance with the band during the encore.
This is a bold prediction. We'll see if you're right..
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It was a festival, so they took out About to crash and The Ministry, moved The Count to the regular part of the sat, and added Pull me under as an encore.
They'll most likely do the same exact thing for Rock In Rio next month. And with MP playing at the same festival the same day, and all of them being on good/great terms again, I suspect he'll make some sort of appearance with the band during the encore.
If he does, he has to play Mangini's scaled down kit as well. :lol
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This is a bold prediction. We'll see if you're right..
I mean, after what happened in NYC (see profile pic :P) I'd say everything is fair game. I'm obviously not saying he'll rejoin or anything like that, but I'd bet they've planned something for that show.
If he does, he has to play Mangini's scaled down kit as well. :lol
Yes :lol but that's quite similar to his LTE live kit or side 2 of his double kits, so it shouldn't be a problem. It'd be an issue if it was MM's big ambidextrous kit that has everything wired differently ;D
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So no tour books were ever released for this tour?