Two months later, and I'll just direct anyone to a couple of recent posts regarding JC Superstar
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=17755.0As much as I really enjoyed 95% of the release when it first came out, I check on it off and on and find it falling somewhat out of favor.
I find it too long by about 20 minutes. JRs piano intros for the most part are deleted. I wish he'd had more than the right side of the piano available. I love melodic melodies, but I am totally 'Faytheless' (thanks, RUSH) on my version.
I also feel I am being preached to. 'Where there's faythe, there is hope'....'Gabriel, my son, I feel the tide is turning', constant 'savior' references
"Amazingly
The savior found his voice
And all together they rejoiced"
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Darn.....I wish the NOMACs would have involved JM and MM in sporadic heavy beatdowns, the story told via JR or JP scorching a solo or two where one gets to drift like 'Learning To Live', 8VM......
I have never smiled as much as I have with this release. There's a word that rarely exists to describe a DT album....and that is 'fun'. Man, I smiled and had fun the first couple of listens. But at the end of the day, there is that certain 'something' that is missing. So it might only get one play a year down the road. I am not 'hating' on it, just kind of,.... well, I guess .....feelings of growing disappointment.