OP - I tried listening to your track listing and I have to say I enjoyed the album a lot more than I did when I tried going through the entire thing.

Some songs are actually growing on me and I think part of it is less fatigue. There are some things inherent to the album that are hard for me still. For example, a lot of the vocal lines are stylized in a very theater-ish way that is not clicking but songs are generally landing better when I figured out where to trim the fat.

Unfortunately there is not one as others pointed out. That's always a fun aspect of a new DT release but I could see several reasons for why it would not happen this time. Noxon may have said they felt like it was unnecessary pressure - not sure if I got that exactly right.

Damn, that's great to hear. I felt like the vibes were off on stage and in the concert at DreamSonic, but the vibes this tour were a complete 180 with the band and the people and the crowd.

Quote from: brakkum on March 17, 2025, 11:27:09 AMCan't believe it's here! Flying in Friday to do some touristy junk, but stoked for the big show!

Mind if I ask what touristy junk you're up to?

I'm flying in on Thursday.

I think the most we can hope for is Mike's usual drum tracking DVD from the studio sessions. Given that he's documented almost every final drum tracking for many of his major albums over the last 20+ years, I doubt he'd miss the chance to release "ParaDRUMnia" sometime soon.

-Marc.

I would have LOVED to see the making of TSMI - such a fun song.

https://www.loudersound.com/features/mike-portnoy-dream-theater-parasomnia-james-labrie

It's really great to see MP be so supportive of Labrie. Kinda warms my heart lol.

"Lines in the Sand" vs. "Space-Dye Vest" was the toughest choice for me in this round. Some other matchups made me stop and think for a bit, but this was the only one I found agonizing.

Quote from: Xaves on March 17, 2025, 07:48:43 AMYou do have to sign up yes

Oh..that's too bad.

Quote from: CraftyCaleb2483 on March 17, 2025, 10:35:21 AMMaybe change the thread title to let people know that the tournament has started?

Ahd also put the link in the first topic.

I voted, btw! the vast majority of my songs are winning but there are hardly any surprises in this round, save some pairings here and there.