Author Topic: On the Backs of Angels Thread (Read 342551 times)

Super Dude · « **Reply #140 on:** June 28, 2011, 08:06:14 PM »

Quote from: DreamerTV on June 28, 2011, 11:51:49 AM

This will be me tomorrow, provided I can find time to actually listen to it.

rush-signals · « **Reply #141 on:** June 28, 2011, 08:19:46 PM »

Listen with a open mind is all I can say. I'm excited for this new, non-Portnoy, chapter in DT history.

ElliottTamer · « **Reply #142 on:** June 28, 2011, 08:22:15 PM »

Quote from: 7StringedBeast on June 28, 2011, 03:34:55 PM

Quote from: Nick on June 28, 2011, 03:32:25 PM
Quote from: 7StringedBeast on June 28, 2011, 03:30:16 PM
The song could have been mastered today and released today. It's not very hard to upload something to youtube. Doesn't really take much effort.

Yes, if Dream Theater was an unknown band on some random tiny label that might be how it's done. But they're not and this is RoadRunner, things are done with a little more preparation, or at least I'd hope they are.

What I'm saying is, there is no need for preparation. The mastering was probably done to schedule. Finish album on today's date, release the single the following day. It's not like mastering is a floating time frame. They book that session and get it done on time and on budget.

All it takes from finish of master to youtube is export file, upload to youtube. I'm sure that idea was conceived before the song was even mastered.

I'm not sure how effective that would be, but maybe the idea was exactly to cause this sort of hype. They give us a short time to get excited about it, which in the end leads to our telling everyone we meet for 24 hours about how much we are looking forward to it...

ElliottTamer · « **Reply #143 on:** June 28, 2011, 08:23:28 PM »

Quote from: Samara on June 28, 2011, 04:11:02 PM

I'm very interested, because...

-DT's singles are usually among the poorest of the album.

on the other hand...

-DT's opening tracks are usually among the best of the album.

It seems like the chances of this song being good is 50/50.

You read my mind

Super Dude · « **Reply #144 on:** June 28, 2011, 08:24:25 PM »

Oh yeah, I did notice that. I was just listening to A Rite of Passage yesterday and I kept thinking how flat and uninspired it sounded.

ElliottTamer · « **Reply #145 on:** June 28, 2011, 08:25:44 PM »

Quote from: Global Laziness on June 28, 2011, 07:43:40 PM

Quote from: wilgod3p on June 28, 2011, 07:18:26 PM
it will be an intro song of 1 min

That'd be the biggest letdown ever. Can you imagine getting all hyped up and being served with a song like Regression?

It would be somewhat disappointing, but if that means this will be another concept album, I'm more than OK with that.

P.S. Is there a way to quote multiple people in one single comment? Sorry for my forum ignorance...

ElliottTamer · « **Reply #146 on:** June 28, 2011, 08:31:11 PM »

Quote from: The Silent Cody on June 28, 2011, 02:23:25 PM

Yeah I hope that I could hear it when I'll be back... word stream misleads me...

Hmm, not a hundred percent sure about this, but "stream" is what one does with youtube videos or myspace songs. The term stands kind of in opposition to download, where the file is saved in your computer.

LCArenas · « **Reply #147 on:** June 28, 2011, 09:02:42 PM »

I WILL SHIT MY PANTS RIGHT NOW

Wait what?

SystematicThought · « **Reply #148 on:** June 28, 2011, 09:05:05 PM »

What a great day tomorrow is. The octobans that I ordered are coming and now a new DT single

Heretic · « **Reply #149 on:** June 28, 2011, 09:44:59 PM »

Quote from: Super Dude on June 28, 2011, 08:24:25 PM

Oh yeah, I did notice that. I was just listening to A Rite of Passage yesterday and I kept thinking how flat and uninspired it sounded.

I feel like I'm the only one who doesn't dislike A Rite of Passage. It's not great or anything close to that, but it's not terrible.

Cannot wait for tomorrow, though, ahhhh.

Beautiful Agony · « **Reply #150 on:** June 28, 2011, 09:58:09 PM »

YAAAYYY!!

ElliottTamer · « **Reply #151 on:** June 28, 2011, 10:33:19 PM »

Quote from: Heretic on June 28, 2011, 09:44:59 PM

Quote from: Super Dude on June 28, 2011, 08:24:25 PM
Oh yeah, I did notice that. I was just listening to A Rite of Passage yesterday and I kept thinking how flat and uninspired it sounded.

I feel like I'm the only one who doesn't dislike A Rite of Passage. It's not great or anything close to that, but it's not terrible.

Cannot wait for tomorrow, though, ahhhh.

A Rite of Passage might be my least liked song from BC&SL, but that doesn't mean I dislike it. I like it quite a lot really (yeah, I'm one of those freaks who love BC&SL...)

LCArenas · « **Reply #152 on:** June 28, 2011, 10:43:22 PM »

Quote from: ElliottTamer on June 28, 2011, 10:33:19 PM

Quote from: Heretic on June 28, 2011, 09:44:59 PM
Quote from: Super Dude on June 28, 2011, 08:24:25 PM
Oh yeah, I did notice that. I was just listening to A Rite of Passage yesterday and I kept thinking how flat and uninspired it sounded.

I feel like I'm the only one who doesn't dislike A Rite of Passage. It's not great or anything close to that, but it's not terrible.

Cannot wait for tomorrow, though, ahhhh.

A Rite of Passage might be my least liked song from BC&SL, but that doesn't mean I dislike it. I like it quite a lot really (yeah, I'm one of those freaks who love BC&SL...)

AROP is my least favorite on BC&SL. It sounds really uninspired and to be honest the only thing I appreciate of the song is the Guitar solo. Good stuff.

Apricot · « **Reply #153 on:** June 28, 2011, 10:46:13 PM »

ARoP took a long time for me to grow into, but now I like it a lot.

Oh, and anyone else from the UK know what time it'll be? I have googled, but the confusion lies in our daylight saving time...

Jamesman42 · « **Reply #154 on:** June 28, 2011, 10:51:14 PM »

Best part of AROp is the second verse. Everything, the vocal melodies, music underneath...not the lyrics though, obviously.

j · « **Reply #155 on:** June 28, 2011, 10:55:55 PM »

ARoP is fine. It's not great, but it's not half as bad as people seem to think. It's significantly better than TBOT, at least.

-J

Jamesman42 · « **Reply #156 on:** June 28, 2011, 10:58:13 PM »

TBOT > AROP for me. It starts of strong and kinda falls down a bit in the middle, but the end makes up for it, to me. The build to the solo is what I look forward to, though I know people generally think the vocal sections are bland (and I somewhat agree).

Adami · « **Reply #157 on:** June 28, 2011, 10:58:34 PM »

Quote from: j on June 28, 2011, 10:55:55 PM

ARoP is fine. It's not great, but it's not half as bad as people seem to think. It's significantly better than TBOT, at least.

-J

I seriously can't understand why so many people hate TBOT. I mean yes, the lyrics are awful, but musically I think it's one of their better songs of the past like 4 albums.

DarkLord_Lalinc · « **Reply #158 on:** June 28, 2011, 11:00:04 PM »

lots will probably say "because it's cheesy lol!" but that's really not a way to discuss the song's music. I, too, consider it's a beautiful song musically. Petrucci's ending solo is one of his best, for sure.

Jamesman42 · « **Reply #159 on:** June 28, 2011, 11:02:08 PM »

By the way, I agree with Adami, the music is superb. It's the vocal melodies, or something. To me, it's not the ideal key scale (hope I am saying that right) or range for JLB to sing the song in. He sounds too restrained/lazy, where it could have had more energy.

DarkLord_Lalinc · « **Reply #160 on:** June 28, 2011, 11:03:52 PM »

Quote from: Jamesman on June 28, 2011, 11:02:08 PM

By the way, I agree with Adami, the music is superb. It's the vocal melodies, or something. To me, it's not the ideal key scale (hope I am saying that right) or range for JLB to sing the song in. He sounds too restrained/lazy, where it could have had more energy.

You have one point with JLB's register. I mean, it was originally sung my Portnoy, who doesn't have the widest of vocal ranges, and thought "hey, you could sing it up an octave in the chorus!". Either way, I find JLB's performance to be quite good in the second half of the song.

Jamesman42 · « **Reply #161 on:** June 28, 2011, 11:05:51 PM »

I know that it was tuned for Portnoy, but they could've shifted it for JLB, no? JLB does well enough for what he has room to work with, but you can tell that there is a limitation. I do agree that the second half ("fleeting wings of time" and after) is better, but only because it is softer and more appropriate.

tgstk2 · « **Reply #162 on:** June 28, 2011, 11:41:39 PM »

I wonder
if the vid has got pohot's or something or just a banner with the music playing
the quality of the vid, in sound that is.
if reactions can be submitted
if...devin townsend.

The Silent Cody · « **Reply #163 on:** June 28, 2011, 11:49:50 PM »

10 hours....

GasparXR · « **Reply #164 on:** June 29, 2011, 12:02:07 AM »

Are you ready... for ON THE BACKS OF ANGELS?!?

Ready?.... READY DOESN'T EVEN FUCKING DESCRIBE IT!!!

Cookies for anyone who gets the reference.

? · « **Reply #165 on:** June 29, 2011, 12:19:32 AM »

Can't wait to hear it!

Let's see if I'll mangini today!

It seems that they wanted to announce the album details and release the first song this soon because the drummer announcement took so long.

RaiseTheKnife · « **Reply #166 on:** June 29, 2011, 12:50:48 AM »

Quote from: ReaperKK on June 28, 2011, 11:34:56 AM

Wonder if MP is going to listen at 11 tomorrow

It's been stated many times that MP is the biggest Dream Theater fan, so even after his departure i think he'll be curious enough to check out the song tomorrow, even if it stings a little. How could he resist?

Also, I assume that since the DT plane is going one direction, I think whatever is tied to the rope is a symbolic representation of something going in the opposite direction, hence the title.

tgstk2 · « **Reply #167 on:** June 29, 2011, 01:10:33 AM »

so it's 11 o clock european time?

tri.ad · « **Reply #168 on:** June 29, 2011, 01:11:52 AM »

No, it's always Eastern Standard Time (CET-6).

Aniland · « **Reply #169 on:** June 29, 2011, 01:23:08 AM »

Quote from: Samara on June 28, 2011, 04:11:02 PM

I'm very interested, because...

-DT's singles are usually among the poorest of the album.

on the other hand...

-DT's opening tracks are usually among the best of the album.

It seems like the chances of this song being good is 50/50.

Someone is forgetting "Pull Me Under"

RaiseTheKnife · « **Reply #170 on:** June 29, 2011, 01:42:55 AM »

Aniland, you're back already?

ResultsMayVary · « **Reply #171 on:** June 29, 2011, 01:51:25 AM »

7 hours, 9 minutes. And counting.

EdenHazard · « **Reply #172 on:** June 29, 2011, 01:55:13 AM »

So excited!

Chrissalix · « **Reply #173 on:** June 29, 2011, 01:59:52 AM »

Quote from: tgstk2 on June 29, 2011, 01:10:33 AM

so it's 11 o clock european time?

EST -6

So that's 5pm GMT or 6pm GMT +1

mentalny · « **Reply #174 on:** June 29, 2011, 02:01:10 AM »

5 I think

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)

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