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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #35 on: September 17, 2013, 05:19:25 PM »
To JP: What makes a guitar solo a guitar solo to you? Because you said in an interview that there's no guitar solo on Along for the Ride, whereas it's always felt like one to me. Where do you draw the line between solo and just a guitar melody?


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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #36 on: September 17, 2013, 05:20:29 PM »
I don't quite have a question (yet), but I'd just like to say how cool I think it is that DT is doing this. This release cycle has been chock-full of awesome stuff like this (in-studio videos, early streams of the singles and the entire album on surprisingly commercial sites,  artwork updates each weekend). The guys in DT and the people at :soon: deserve a big hand for doing all that in addition to releasing a decidedly kick ass album.

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #37 on: September 17, 2013, 05:54:43 PM »
1. is the Easter Egg on "Dream Theater" something you just improvised and thought it would be cool to share it with us or is it a little anticipation of something bigger? An EP maybe?

2. is MM a human being? :neverusethis: Joking, will work on a second one though :biggrin:

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #38 on: September 17, 2013, 06:01:23 PM »
I also would like to ask if
1. Rudess And Mangini would start singing harmonies live since they are cool cats and have both sang before.
2. What do you do if you have to use the bathroom during a show? Not James since obviously he could go during an instrumental break.

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #39 on: September 17, 2013, 06:02:09 PM »
1.  JP, how has it been for you being the producer on the last 2 albums and do you have one producer you'd love to work with?


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2.  When you play at festivals, who are the best bands that you've hung out with and what has been your favorite band to see live in that setting?
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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #40 on: September 17, 2013, 06:03:50 PM »
Wow this is a really cool experience. Thanks, bosk! My question- was there any song on DT12 that was mainly driven by MM, or was it essentially all JP + JR doing compositions? And is MM as fun to be around as he seems?

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #41 on: September 17, 2013, 06:32:56 PM »
1) is there any truth to the notion that the drums on the new album are triggered?

2) are there songs from the DT catalog that you've all agreed will never be played live as a full band?

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #42 on: September 17, 2013, 06:33:12 PM »
Question: Many times certain songs (such as Hollow Years, Solitary Shell, etc.) are lengthened live. Some times they contain jams, while others contain elements that sound written and rehearsed. If there was a song on a previous album that you would like to slightly "rewrite" or change (whether on the original studio record or live), which particular song would it be?
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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #43 on: September 17, 2013, 06:50:38 PM »
What is your favorite thing about your fanbase?

What are your thoughts on how music has evolved during your lifetime?

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #44 on: September 17, 2013, 06:55:52 PM »
Light one: is there something (better if positive!) you've never take the opportunity to say to one, or more, of your bandmates? If there is, this is the moment!

More serious one: when this amazing ride will come to an end (hopefully as late as possible) what will you think your band will have meant to music history? (What will be his legacy?)

Oh, and of course:
Where did we come from?
Why are we here?
Where do we go when we die?

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #45 on: September 17, 2013, 06:56:02 PM »
1. What is the easter egg all about? A lot of people here have the same question too

2. What is it like to be gods?

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #46 on: September 17, 2013, 06:57:13 PM »
1. JP, are there any guitar solos in DT's catalog you aren't necessarily happy with how they came out? or are there any you don't enjoy playing anymore?

2. You've recorded albums at Beartracks right? And Jay Beckenstein was in Spyra Gyra right?

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #47 on: September 17, 2013, 07:03:07 PM »
1. Mike, what is your favorite brand of cigar?  Do you prefer mild, medium, or full-bodied cigars?

2. Mike, if, on the upcoming North American tour, you guys play anywhere near me (North Carolina), could we smoke cigars together?  I am sure it would be a life highlight for the both of us.  :biggrin:
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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #48 on: September 17, 2013, 07:10:27 PM »
1. What are some specific parts of the new album that are especially influenced by Mangini's writing style?

2. For JR: What is your favorite type of keyboard sound to play on? (piano, organ, lead, etc.)
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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #49 on: September 17, 2013, 07:18:33 PM »
1. Mike, what is your favorite brand of cigar?  Do you prefer mild, medium, or full-bodied cigars?

2. Mike, if, on the upcoming North American tour, you guys play anywhere near me (North Carolina), could we smoke cigars together?  I am sure it would be a life highlight for the both of us.  :biggrin:

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #50 on: September 17, 2013, 07:38:07 PM »
1. Can you share any funny stories of silly onstage moments?

2. "A Change of Seasons" vs. "Octavarium" vs. "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence"? (the songs, not the albums)



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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #51 on: September 17, 2013, 08:02:50 PM »
2. You've recorded albums at Beartracks right? And Jay Beckenstein was in Spyra Gyra right?

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #52 on: September 17, 2013, 08:13:28 PM »
Would you be willing to ever do a piece strictly for a string section/classical ensemble?

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #53 on: September 17, 2013, 08:35:16 PM »
1. Mike, what is your favorite brand of cigar?  Do you prefer mild, medium, or full-bodied cigars?

2. Mike, if, on the upcoming North American tour, you guys play anywhere near me (North Carolina), could we smoke cigars together?  I am sure it would be a life highlight for the both of us.  :biggrin:

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #54 on: September 17, 2013, 08:50:19 PM »
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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #55 on: September 17, 2013, 09:32:08 PM »
1. Is there any chance of you guys doing something special for the 20th anniversary of Awake or for the 15th anniversary of Scenes from a Memory (like devoting some time to playing some of those albums' songs) next year on tour?

2. During the ADTOE tour, I do not recall any Falling into Infinity songs being played. Any chance we'll get to hear some songs (i.e "Trial of Tears," "Peruvian Skies," "Lines in the Sand") for the next tour?

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #56 on: September 17, 2013, 09:35:52 PM »
Lol hef...


Thanks to all involved for this incredible opportunity for the band to interact with it's most dedicated and neurotic fanbase!!!

My question...

In the Boston song "More than a Feeling" there is the line ,"When I'm tired and thinking cold, I hide in my music, forget the day...." Now I know I'm not the only DTFer who, in those hardest moments in life turn to your music to get us through(and it has on so many occasions, thank you). So I ask, who do the band members turn to in their hard moments, who's music do you hide in?




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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #57 on: September 17, 2013, 09:40:46 PM »
1. What bands/artists have you guys been listening to most in the past few years?

2. What is each member's least favorite DT song?

man these are some uninspired questions

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #58 on: September 17, 2013, 09:45:29 PM »
1. What bands/artists have you guys been listening to most in the past few years?

2. What is each member's least favorite DT song?

man these are some uninspired questions

Careful, JR might make a Youtube video mocking them.

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #59 on: September 17, 2013, 10:05:40 PM »
1. Is the band aware of how revered John Myung's lyrics are and does that put any pressure on him when writing them, or the band to dedicate a song(s) to his lyrics?

2. Just a reminder....St. Louis is that city in between Chicago and Kansas City that would make a great spot to swing by while on the way from one to the other.

3.  Would you ever undertake recording a soundtrack for a Movie?
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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #60 on: September 17, 2013, 10:19:41 PM »
To the band.-  What do you think of Mike Portnoy's post-Dream Theater projects? Even though Mike Mangini's now the definitive Dream Theater drummer, would you be interested in collaborating with him once again in any other project?
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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #61 on: September 17, 2013, 10:38:34 PM »
I really like some of these questions! I hope some of these questions that are maybe a little more touchy actually get answered!

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #62 on: September 17, 2013, 10:50:24 PM »
1. As an aspiring lyricist, what are some of your processes for writing lyrics, and do you find that certain things help inspire the writer inside of you?To: DA Johns, and James.


I wish I could muster up more questions, but I feel like they're already somewhere here in the thread, or they're just kind of blurbs of fanboyism and such.

Congrats on the record guys, it's most wonderful, and blows me away on every listen!  :tup

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #63 on: September 17, 2013, 11:19:06 PM »
Wow, I never expected anything like this! :eek Some great questions have been asked already :tup

1. Have you been in any kind of touch with Kevin Moore in the recent years?

2. Which 2000s DT album are you least satisfied with?

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #64 on: September 17, 2013, 11:27:32 PM »
2. During the ADTOE tour, I do not recall any Falling into Infinity songs being played. Any chance we'll get to hear some songs (i.e "Trial of Tears," "Peruvian Skies," "Lines in the Sand") for the next tour?

does this count? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdBeeph0aFM

but yes i'd like to hear others from FII

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #65 on: September 18, 2013, 12:06:16 AM »
great work on this, Bosky  :tup


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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #66 on: September 18, 2013, 01:02:14 AM »
Great! I must think of some questions then.
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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #67 on: September 18, 2013, 01:06:41 AM »
To all of the members :
- Does age affects your guys writing process ? Whether it is music writing or lyric writing process ?
- Since you guys are all musical genius (seriously, you guys are the ones), do you guys or one of you guys have any interest on making some kind of scientific research about how music affects human body ?

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #68 on: September 18, 2013, 02:18:06 AM »
Hey, DTF.  I know the album stream is beyond awesome.  But there is even more cool news coming very soon.  SOON...  :soon:

North American tour dates hopefully...


I'm 99% sure it's not that.

I'm guessing it's the JP Q&A that has been hinted at.

Pretty much called it.

1. Is there any chance of you guys doing something special for the 20th anniversary of Awake or for the 15th anniversary of Scenes from a Memory (like devoting some time to playing some of those albums' songs) next year on tour?


I asked this question re SFAM at the listening party I was at. They were all open to the idea. Awake, I have no idea, however.

Will edit this post with questions later.

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Re: Chat with the members of Dream Theater September 24, 2013!
« Reply #69 on: September 18, 2013, 03:54:25 AM »
1. If you had complete freedom of choice, what band would you most like to tour with that you have not already done so?
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