Quote from: Dream Team on April 25, 2025, 06:35:17 AMThe Beatles might be the only exception. The last album they recorded was their best in my (and many others') opinion.

I assume you are talking about Abbey Road.

While I'm not a huge fan of the last 2 Rush albums, I think they managed to still release albums that the fans were generally enthusiastic about up until the end. 

Quote from: Adami on April 25, 2025, 06:36:13 AMTrue, but they didn't last very long. I imagine they're talking about bands who have been active for decades.

Well I guess I'm in the minority then, but going by that description I totally include DT in that. The last 6 albums as a whole is my favorite 6-album run from them, just very slightly edging out the first 6 because I don't care for Awake and especially FII.

Quote from: TheBarstoolWarrior on April 12, 2025, 09:41:29 AMTop ten songs not called A Change of Seasons or on I&W. Funny how sometimes songs go from 'its very good' to it's in the top ten.

Lines in the Sand
Lost Not Forgotten
Bridges in the Sky
Breaking All Illusions
Illumination Theory
Barstool Warrior
Pale Blue Dot
The Alien
Answering The Call
A View From The Top of The World

That's a cool idea, because it eliminates 5 from my list. Going with those parameters, in no order:

The Shadow Man Incident
Awaken the Master
Only a Matter of Time
Overture 1928
S2N
Breaking all Illusions
Surrender to Reason
The Great Debate
The Count of Tuscany
Outcry

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on April 25, 2025, 06:27:32 AMNot really.  Do you think Rolling Stones fans are, in general, more excited to see them perform material from their newest album than to perform their classics? 

They are not.

It's the nature of having a huge body of work and a long time in the game.  Nothing more.

It kind of is, because if the larger majority want the back catalogue to be played and don't care about any new albums, then the band will probably be more inclined to "become" more of a nostalgia band, because that's what's earning them the money. Which is unfortunate for us, as it means we're less likely to get more experimental albums, or at least albums that are a bit different from the past albums (or any new albums for that matter)

Quote from: Dream Team on April 25, 2025, 07:15:36 AMI kind of agree. As awesome as MP is at coming up with cool stuff, I imagine it would be even better if he worked on it longer.

It's actually pretty cool how interesting he gets with his parts, given how quickly they go from writing to recording.

I'm currently practicing drums to record in June, and after like 6 weeks of just doing the songs over and over, I'm STILL re-writing drum parts and making improvements. If I had to record my drums in the timeframe Mike does, I'd be quite disappointed with at least 60% of what I ended up doing because I didn't have enough time to really let it develop and see where I could go with it.

Quote from: gzarruk on April 18, 2025, 12:54:43 PMThis might be a post for the controversial opinions thread, but I think Mike sometimes forgets he's back drumming for DT and not Twisted Sister or TWD.

I kind of agree. As awesome as MP is at coming up with cool stuff, I imagine it would be even better if he worked on it longer.

Quote from: Kocak on April 25, 2025, 12:31:23 AMGreat interview! Thanks, Rodrigo.

I wonder who Mike rejected before Monolith...

I'd LOVE to know that. He has a way of avoiding tough questions like that though. One thing I wanted to ask is if he has listened to Parasomnia, but I scrapped it because he would have found a way not to answer. I'm not complaining though, he and Motley were VERY generous, even though they had already been doing interviews for a while that day - it was Good Friday, and also MM's birthday.

Quote from: Dream Team on April 25, 2025, 06:35:17 AMThe Beatles might be the only exception. The last album they recorded was their best in my (and many others') opinion.

True, but they didn't last very long. I imagine they're talking about bands who have been active for decades.

Quote from: DTA on April 25, 2025, 06:18:58 AMI can't name any band in history who's newer material is as well-regarded as their earlier stuff though. It's just the life-cycle of a band and I'm guessing most bands are happy if they're still able to play live, draw decent audiences, and release an album that does moderately well.

I appreciate them for deciding to play the whole thing on their next tour - it's probably my least favorite album of theirs at this point, but I appreciate them not fading into nostalgia-band territory.

The Beatles might be the only exception. The last album they recorded was their best in my (and many others') opinion.