JM is better in TA than D/T?
Yes...and you were my guide to JM in the astonishing with the post attached...
Let me get this out of the way. If you say that John Myung is inaudible in this record, buy better equipment. Myung is amazing in this record, specially doing the duty of the bass player to give the songs a solid foundation. My top 10 Astonishing bass moments:
10. Begin Again outro (3:15 onwards) - Myung plays a nice almost danceable groove that complements Mangini's equally groovy drums.
9. A Savior in the Square intro - Myung shines in so many slow moments in this record and this is one prime example. I love his choice of notes, especially his counterpoints when he goes to notes in higher octaves, to support Petrucci's beautiful solo.
8. The Gift of Music bridge (1:07 to 1:37) - this song has excellent bass playing throughout but Myung shines in this part, almost singing a counter-melody to James.
7. Our New World second guitar solo (2:22 to 3:03) - just like Mangini's, Myung's playing here is elegant, doing his part to support Pettruci's beautiful solo. I love love love the end part, when he mirrored Petrucci's line at just the right moment, I still have goosebumps when listening to it.
6. Ravenskill outro (4:55 onwards) - working in unison with Petrucci's guitar and Mangini's bass drum, Myung helped make the ending sound so epic.
5. Moment of Betrayal unison (3:50 to 4:07) and outro (5:25 onwards) - During the unison part, we had a bass shredding Myung sighting. The outro has Myung playing like a boss.
4. When Your Time Has Come - this is my surprise pick. It took me some listens to realize that it was Myung carrying the song up to the second chorus, because Petrucci was playing acoustic guitar up to that point. A good example of substance over form in bass playing in a slow song.
3. My Last Farewell instrumentals (1:31 to 1:45 and 2:36 to 3:20) - I am almost sure that this escaped the radar of many, but Myung was killer for the whole song. But his work in the instrumentals is really top notch once you realize that that "flowing" sound you are hearing is actually the bass guitar.
2. A New Beginning instrumental and outro (3:47 onwards) - the instrumental really just had the classic prog Myung, I really smiled when I first listened to it. But the kicker is the outro. That groove. Myung knows how to groove.
1. A Life Left Behind - predictable choice, especially because of the amazing intro. But what might escape your radar is his work when the vocals kick in, which is also amazing. Beautiful.
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