DT in the studio again!

[darkshade]

From JP's Twitter:

Just finished my final lyric for the new DT album. I start solos in about a week. Time to put down the pen and get to the woodshed!

I think he means... the cave??

[BlobVanDam]

Madlibs time!

Just finished my final _____ for the new DT album. I start ____ in about a week. Time to put down the ____ and get to the _____!

Just finished my final BEAR STUFF for the new DT album. I start HIBERNATION in about a week. Time to put down the SALMON and get to the FOREST!

[DebraKadabra]

 

[wasteland]

Oh, blob 

[Bertielee]

    Just finished my final VOCAL STUFF for the new DT album. I start EXCAVATION in about a week. Time to put down the MIKE and get to the SHOVEL SHED!

    Capt'n JLB

[Zydar]

Just finished my final Starbucks order for the new DT album. I start practicing bass for DT13 in about a week. Time to put down the bass and get to the choppa!

JMX

[BlobVanDam]

Just finished my final Starbucks order for the new DT album. I start practicing bass for DT13 in about a week. Time to put down the bass and get to the choppa!

JMX

[chwik]

From JP's Twitter:

Just finished my final lyric for the new DT album. I start solos in about a week. Time to put down the pen and get to the woodshed!

I bet JP's solos on this album are going to be fantastic! (as always I should say...)

And, the tracklisting should be finished now since JP is done with the lyrics...unless JMX or JLB is still working on theirs (assuming JLB is writing one)

[Kotowboy]

Just finished my final Marriage Analogy for the new DT album. I start Preparing Social Media Jabs in about a week. Time to put down the Phone To My Favourite Musicians and get to the INTERNET!

From MP.com

[goo-goo]

Seems like they might have taken a bit of extra time for the lyrics.

[Orbert]

Yeah, I guess I figure recording starts after everything's written, and if they're still working on lyrics, then things aren't actually done being written yet.  But maybe it's just some fine-tuning of lyrics, since vocals are done last anyways, and they went ahead and started laying tracks while lyrics were still being finished up, figuring there could be some overlap.

[wasteland]

Yeah, I guess I figure recording starts after everything's written, and if they're still working on lyrics, then things aren't actually done being written yet.  But maybe it's just some fine-tuning of lyrics, since vocals are done last anyways, and they went ahead and started laying tracks while lyrics were still being finished up, figuring there could be some overlap.

Yes, that's exactly what they stated in various interviews or status updates

[tartarus250]

Did they not say they were tracking as the music was being constructed so all that's left to do is the guitar solos and the vocals?

[Kotowboy]

It's not uncommon for bands to finish writing all the music before a single lyric is written.

U2 once famously recorded vocals for a song while the album was being MASTERED.

[TheGreatPretender]

It's not uncommon for bands to finish writing all the music before a single lyric is written.

Hasn't DT always been doing things this way?

[hefdaddy42]

It's not uncommon for bands to finish writing all the music before a single lyric is written.

Hasn't DT always been doing things this way?

Yes.

[DebraKadabra]

    Just finished my final VOCAL STUFF for the new DT album. I start EXCAVATION in about a week. Time to put down the MIKE and get to the SHOVEL SHED!

    Capt'n JLB

 

[TheLordOfTheStrings]

Just finished my final Starbucks order for the new DT album. I start practicing bass for DT13 in about a week. Time to put down the bass and get to the choppa!

JMX

Nice try, but as we all know JMX NEVER puts down the bass...


 

[JayOctavarium]

I had a dream last night...


I was pulling up to my house from work when I saw a camera crew set up in the parking lot I usually park in.... Turns out DT were shooting a video for the single off the album. I stood kinda on the side watching in disbelief when the director yelled something about a guy not being there and they needed a hand with something Next thing I knew I was pulled in and told I needed to push a wheelbarrel with Mangini sitting in it into the scene.. I don't remember the rest but when it was all said and done I was given a gift wrapped copy of the new album.




And my alarm went off as I was opening it -_-

[krands85]

I stood kinda on the side watching in disbelief when the director yelled something about a guy not being there and they needed a hand with something Next thing I knew I was pulled in and told I needed to push a wheelbarrel with Mangini sitting in it into the scene..

Please let this actually be in their next video. Preferably with JLB coming in to the scene from the other side on his forklift 

[MoraWintersoul]

I stood kinda on the side watching in disbelief when the director yelled something about a guy not being there and they needed a hand with something Next thing I knew I was pulled in and told I needed to push a wheelbarrel with Mangini sitting in it into the scene..

Please let this actually be in their next video. Preferably with JLB coming in to the scene from the other side on his forklift 

AND THEN HAVING A SUPERHERO FIGHT

Gosh I wish DT in their extramusical (or bonusmusical) activities was always as fabulously, positively camp* as most of its members are sometimes

*okay is there a word for this less strong and more positive than camp but clearer than wacky or whatever. EDUCATE ME, DTF

[wasteland]

I was pulling up to my house from work when I saw a camera crew set up in the parking lot I usually park in.... Turns out DT were shooting a video for the single off the album. I stood kinda on the side watching in disbelief when the director yelled something about a guy not being there and they needed a hand with something Next thing I knew I was pulled in and told I needed to push a wheelbarrel with Mangini sitting in it into the scene.. I don't remember the rest but when it was all said and done I was given a gift wrapped copy of the new album.

I hope you realize that from now on the world will not be complete if the band doesn't aknowledge and then stage your dream. Do you relize the damage you have done? You are the rotted root in the DTF-tree. Yyeah.

[TheAtliator]

I was pulling up to my house from work when I saw a camera crew set up in the parking lot I usually park in.... Turns out DT were shooting a video for the single off the album. I stood kinda on the side watching in disbelief when the director yelled something about a guy not being there and they needed a hand with something Next thing I knew I was pulled in and told I needed to push a wheelbarrel with Mangini sitting in it into the scene.. I don't remember the rest but when it was all said and done I was given a gift wrapped copy of the new album.

I hope you realize that from now on the world will not be complete if the band doesn't aknowledge and then stage your dream. Do you relize the damage you have done? You are the rotted root in the DTF-tree. Yyeah.

absolutely

[SystematicThought]

June 7th was when we found out the album and song titles. June 28th was when mixing and mastering finished and on June 29th, OTBOA was released as well as album artwork.

JLB finished his vocals for ADTOE back in April. So kinda behind last time around, but it seems to me that they took more time with this one.

[DebraKadabra]

I stood kinda on the side watching in disbelief when the director yelled something about a guy not being there and they needed a hand with something Next thing I knew I was pulled in and told I needed to push a wheelbarrel with Mangini sitting in it into the scene..

Please let this actually be in their next video. Preferably with JLB coming in to the scene from the other side on his forklift 

 

[Mosh]

JLB finished his vocals for ADTOE back in April. So kinda behind last time around, but it seems to me that they took more time with this one.

Which I'm thrilled about. It seemed like DT was kinda playing it safe on the last album, I really feel like they're pulling together to create something very special.

[DebraKadabra]

JLB finished his vocals for ADTOE back in April. So kinda behind last time around, but it seems to me that they took more time with this one.

Which I'm thrilled about. It seemed like DT was kinda playing it safe on the last album, I really feel like they're pulling together to create something especially special.

FTFY

[Mosh]

Totally. I hope they are as adventurous as they were when Six Degrees was concocted.

[TheGreatPretender]

It seemed like DT was kinda playing it safe on the last album

Which made sense, considering the kind of a position the band was in at the time. But yes, I can't wait to see what they'll put out in the fall. I have a feeling it's not only gonna blow my mind, it's gonna blow my soul.

[DebraKadabra]

Totally. I hope they are as adventurous as they were when Six Degrees was concocted.

That would be bad ass indeed.

[Mosh]

It seemed like DT was kinda playing it safe on the last album

Which made sense, considering the kind of a position the band was in at the time. But yes, I can't wait to see what they'll put out in the fall. I have a feeling it's not only gonna blow my mind, it's gonna blow my soul.

Oh yea, I get that. It was kinda exactly what I was expecting from them, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but I want to be surprised this time.

[johncal]

JP on Facebook says  "Just finished my final lyric for the new DT album. I start solos in about a week. Time to put down the pen and get to the woodshed!".

So that means vocals can't possibly be done and there are at least a couple of more weeks we know for sure that just the music itself can't possibly be finished. Now what that says to me is that they're writing and playing the crap out of the new album. That's a lot of effort. I would have to just guess it's the hardest (if not close to) they've worked on an album. I'm really excited. Even if it pushes the date back.

[TheLordOfTheStrings]

Assuming "The Woodshed" is what he calls the room that holds his guitar collection... that is a BAD ASS NAME.

[gmillerdrake]

Assuming "The Woodshed" is what he calls the room that holds his guitar collection... that is a BAD ASS NAME.

Or.....he's been working so hard he hasn't 'been' with his wife in ages and 'the woodshed' is code for bedroom?

[MoraWintersoul]

JP on Facebook says  "Just finished my final lyric for the new DT album. I start solos in about a week. Time to put down the pen and get to the woodshed!".

So that means vocals can't possibly be done and there are at least a couple of more weeks we know for sure that just the music itself can't possibly be finished. Now what that says to me is that they're writing and playing the crap out of the new album. That's a lot of effort. I would have to just guess it's the hardest (if not close to) they've worked on an album. I'm really excited. Even if it pushes the date back.