Is it time for Dream Theater to go full electronica for one song?

[Jamesman42]

Haha what?! Of course PoW is elctronica music!

[snapple]

DnB Theater please.

[Zook]

Kev we're dealing with people who thought the little off centered vocal part in "Honor Thy Father" was actual rap.

How 'bout you generalize some more.

[DebraKadabra]

I like electronica used as an effect, like a guitar pedal.  Not throughout a whole song but I'd welcome the idea.

That is kind of what I meant.  When I said "full electronica," I didn't necessarily mean all keys and electronics and no guitar, bass or real drums.  I meant, having the backbone of the song being electronic-driven, but still rocking with some mean riffing and whatnot.  I think DT could pull that off really well.

I'd give that a serious listen, should they decide to branch out like that.  Why not?

[johncal]

I'm real happy with them just the way they are. This is the best they've ever been.IMO

[Gorille85]

DT aren't about experimentation anyway. They don't often go out of their comfort zone.

[antigoon]

I still think they should do an acoustic album. Hell, even an EP would be nice.

SOMETHING different, at least.

[LTE3]

I would hate if DT wasted space on an album for a song made by a computer. Save that stuff for solo projects.

[lithium112]

I would hate if DT wasted space on an album for a song made by a computer. Save that stuff for solo projects.

Saying that an electronica song is made by a computer is like saying that a rock/metal song is made by amps and pedals. There are composers who use algorithms and computers to write music but that's not really typical within the realm of popular electronic music.

[theseoafs]

I would hate if DT wasted space on an album for a song made by a computer. Save that stuff for solo projects.

Saying that an electronica song is made by a computer is like saying that a rock/metal song is made by amps and pedals. There are composers who use algorithms and computers to write music but that's not really typical within the realm of popular electronic music.

This exactly. The fact that a rock song has guitars doesn't mean that the guitars are responsible for the music, and the same can be said for electronica and its synthesizers. Most electronica is written by very talented musicians who are responsible not only for writing the music itself but for digging into their instruments' machinery to create exactly the right kind of sound they want.

[Jamesman42]

guns don't kill people, guitars do

[lithium112]

guns don't kill people, guitars do

In JP's hands they do.