New Album “Distance Over Time’, First Set of 2019 Tour Dates announced!

[lucasembarbosa]

“pale blue dot” 

DT referencing one of my favorite speech/picture, cannot get any better. I hope it’s a good song, maybe it will be similar to “The great debate” in terms of structure.

Same here, I LOVE that speech and if it was up to me, it should be printed and hung in the wall of EVERY head of state in the world. I'm looking very forward to listening to this!

Epic at the end of the album with words referencing to a famous cientist? Reminds me a lot of A7X's Exist 

[devieira73]

It means nothing, but the track names are really cool!
Just a fun fact, JLB already wrote lyrics to a song with the title out of reach, named "slightly out of reach". Well, slightly

[noxon]

So, judging by the available information - as far as lyrics goes;

Untethered Angel, Barstool Warrior and Pale Blue Dot is written by JP, Room 137 is written by Mangini, At Wit's End and Out of Reach written by LaBrie.

That leaves Paralyzed, Fall Into The Light and at least two songs we don't know the title for yet - and I believe they said JM wrote lyrics for two.

[nikatapi]

So, judging by the available information - as far as lyrics goes;

Untethered Angel, Barstool Warrior and Pale Blue Dot is written by JP, Room 137 is written by Mangini, At Wit's End and Out of Reach written by LaBrie.

That leaves Paralyzed, Fall Into The Light and at least two songs we don't know the title for yet - and I believe they said JM wrote lyrics for two.

Pretty cool to see this kind of team contribution on this album after The Astonishing. I'm stoked!

[MirrorMask]

Also, is it just new album euphoria or the themes discussed for the songs seem innovative and interesting? not being afraid to live your dreams, the pale blue dot, women abuse, people sitting at the bar wishing they had done something different.... it feels so fresh and unexpected for DT!

[gzarruk]

Also, is it just new album euphoria or the themes discussed for the songs seem innovative and interesting? not being afraid to live your dreams, the pale blue dot, women abuse, people sitting at the bar wishing they had done something different.... it feels so fresh and unexpected for DT!

I heard there’s even a hidden track, a 10 minute John Myung spoken word track. Something we’ve never seen before!

[Polarbear]

So, judging by the available information - as far as lyrics goes;

Untethered Angel, Barstool Warrior and Pale Blue Dot is written by JP, Room 137 is written by Mangini, At Wit's End and Out of Reach written by LaBrie.

That leaves Paralyzed, Fall Into The Light and at least two songs we don't know the title for yet - and I believe they said JM wrote lyrics for two.

Pretty cool to see this kind of team contribution on this album after The Astonishing. I'm stoked!

My biggest reason why I'm really excited for this new album. Heavier and more stripped album is also good news to me.

I think I'm most excited for "Room 137", simply because I'm curious how well Mangini stacks up as a lyricist against JP and the rest.

[IDontNotDoThings]

Has MM done lyrics with other bands before DT? Because if not, then it's especially exciting. 

[jonny108]

So, judging by the available information - as far as lyrics goes;

Untethered Angel, Barstool Warrior and Pale Blue Dot is written by JP, Room 137 is written by Mangini, At Wit's End and Out of Reach written by LaBrie.

That leaves Paralyzed, Fall Into The Light and at least two songs we don't know the title for yet - and I believe they said JM wrote lyrics for two.

Plus LaBrie wrote the lyrics to the bonus track, three overall.  Is that included in the 'at least two songs' we don't the title of or is that a separate thing?

[YtseJamittaja]

Final part of the interview :

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=woFKpaZCnBQ

[Sebastián Pratesi]

Epic at the end of the album with words referencing to a famous cientist? Reminds me a lot of A7X's Exist 

Or Nightwish's "The Greatest Show on Earth". Another cool song.

[bosk1]

I think I'm most excited for "Room 137", simply because I'm curious how well Mangini stacks up as a lyricist against JP and the rest.

Well, there's plenty of information out there about what the subject matter of the song is, so that should give some clues as to the lyrical content.

[Another_Won]

I think I'm most excited for "Room 137", simply because I'm curious how well Mangini stacks up as a lyricist against JP and the rest.

Well, there's plenty of information out there about what the subject matter of the song is, so that should give some clues as to the lyrical content.

Where?  Or is that another treasure hunt?

[RMGadelha]

Yeah, I googled Room 137 but I found different results, so I didn't know what to read.

[Pax]

So, is wit's end or pale blue dot the longest song? The latter is just sounding epic, or it's an actual epic?

Also, last time we got a single way before the track times

[fadetoblackdude7]

Epic at the end of the album with words referencing to a famous cientist? Reminds me a lot of A7X's Exist 

Or Nightwish's "The Greatest Show on Earth". Another cool song.

That song is so incredible. I’d love DT to do something like that!

[cramx3]

Epic at the end of the album with words referencing to a famous cientist? Reminds me a lot of A7X's Exist 

Or Nightwish's "The Greatest Show on Earth". Another cool song.

That song is so incredible. I’d love DT to do something like that!

Love both of those songs 

[gborland]

ach

[rab7]

So, is wit's end or pale blue dot the longest song? The latter is just sounding epic, or it's an actual epic?

I'm gonna guess it'll be like Learning to Live and Breaking All Illusions. Not an epic, but very epic.

[mikeyd23]

I'm liking those song titles, pretty interesting.

I'm also curious to hear MM lyrics, simply because he's a new lyrical voice in the band.

[robwebster]

Yeah, I googled Room 137 but I found different results, so I didn't know what to read.

Seems to be a Shining reference - Google autocompletes to "room 137 the shining."

Room 137 in the Shining: https://www.museyon.com/hotel-of-horror-the-shining/

Other uses of the phrase "room 137" are titles of other songs and short films - by much obscurer artists it looks like, so the Shining is the meaningful reference.

[Dave_Manchester]

Room 137 features nowhere in The Shining. In the novel it was room 217 (the room King and his wife were staying in when he conceived the book's plot) which Kubrick changed to room 237 for the film.

[JustDefyYou]

It's room 237 in The Shining.

[Dave_Manchester]

Maybe it's a song about some hotel guests asking the dead child-molesting lady in the room above them to keep the noise down.

[Indiscipline]

No time to do it myself, but some clever DTFer could check in the DT drummer auditions videos whether there's a shot of Mangini's hotel room's number?

[MirrorMask]

Yeah, I googled Room 137 but I found different results, so I didn't know what to read.

I did the same thing before realizing that 137 is the number on the robot's hand 

[ToT-147]

Room 137 in the Shining: https://www.museyon.com/hotel-of-horror-the-shining/

The room in The Shining was 237..

Ok, ninja'd

[bosk1]

Yeah, I googled Room 137 but I found different results, so I didn't know what to read.

I did the same thing before realizing that 137 is the number on the robot's hand 

Unless I missed it, I don't think it's on the hand.

[Max Kuehnau]

It's on the skull I think. (Somewhat inspired by Hamlet too IMHO)

[robwebster]

Room 137 features nowhere in The Shining. In the novel it was room 217 (the room King and his wife were staying in when he conceived the book's plot) which Kubrick changed to room 237 for the film.

It's room 237 in The Shining.

Room 137 in the Shining: https://www.museyon.com/hotel-of-horror-the-shining/

The room in The Shining was 237..

Ok, ninja'd

Life lesson: the internet will betray you.

I always forget! Good catch all.

[ToT-147]

 

[pg1067]

“pale blue dot” 

DT referencing one of my favorite speech/picture, cannot get any better. I hope it’s a good song, maybe it will be similar to “The great debate” in terms of structure.

Any similarity at all to "The Great Debate" would be hugely disappointing.

[Samsara]

The song descriptions are really getting me excited for the record. I haven't been this excited to hear a DT album since...probably since ADToE.

[Destiny Of Chaos]

“pale blue dot” 

DT referencing one of my favorite speech/picture, cannot get any better. I hope it’s a good song, maybe it will be similar to “The great debate” in terms of structure.

Any similarity at all to "The Great Debate" would be hugely disappointing.

 

[ToT-147]

I second that

The whole song is great, and JP's solo definitely one of his best..