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Zydar is my new hero. I just laughed so hard I nearly shat.
Quote from: Architeuthis on November 03, 2018, 02:37:50 PMQuote from: Phoenix87x on November 03, 2018, 01:38:31 PMLove that album cover. Simple, yet powerful. And I really like that album title as well. I like the title, but can't stand the cover. I wonder if the artist presented this to DT and they all agreed 100% that this is It? "Oh yeah, a robot holding a skull!!!" I think DT could have come up with something better than that. I guess I need to get over it and look forward to the music and try not to connect it with that image..I read it as the death of humanity at the hands of Artificial Intelligence (our own creation) and that creation's reflection on the now extinct predecessor. I'm pretty fascinated by that, but to each their own. There's album covers from them I love and ones that I don't care for. This one I dig.
Quote from: Phoenix87x on November 03, 2018, 01:38:31 PMLove that album cover. Simple, yet powerful. And I really like that album title as well. I like the title, but can't stand the cover. I wonder if the artist presented this to DT and they all agreed 100% that this is It? "Oh yeah, a robot holding a skull!!!" I think DT could have come up with something better than that. I guess I need to get over it and look forward to the music and try not to connect it with that image..
Love that album cover. Simple, yet powerful. And I really like that album title as well.
Also, think of the possibilites of the back cover, the booklet style, additional pictures... there is potential in that! and hey, it's the first "white album" since Six Degrees, about time I'd say.
Quote from: MirrorMask on November 04, 2018, 10:39:12 AMAlso, think of the possibilites of the back cover, the booklet style, additional pictures... there is potential in that! and hey, it's the first "white album" since Six Degrees, about time I'd say.I was hoping for red to be the dominant color on the artwork. None of their albums are mainly red.
Quote from: fadetoblackdude7 on November 04, 2018, 12:03:27 PMQuote from: MirrorMask on November 04, 2018, 10:39:12 AMAlso, think of the possibilites of the back cover, the booklet style, additional pictures... there is potential in that! and hey, it's the first "white album" since Six Degrees, about time I'd say.I was hoping for red to be the dominant color on the artwork. None of their albums are mainly red.Greatest hits
Quote from: MinistroRaven on November 04, 2018, 12:07:55 PMQuote from: fadetoblackdude7 on November 04, 2018, 12:03:27 PMQuote from: MirrorMask on November 04, 2018, 10:39:12 AMAlso, think of the possibilites of the back cover, the booklet style, additional pictures... there is potential in that! and hey, it's the first "white album" since Six Degrees, about time I'd say.I was hoping for red to be the dominant color on the artwork. None of their albums are mainly red.Album = a collection/compilation of recordings issued as a single item on CD, record, or another medium.Greatest hitsCompilation, not an album
Quote from: fadetoblackdude7 on November 04, 2018, 12:03:27 PMQuote from: MirrorMask on November 04, 2018, 10:39:12 AMAlso, think of the possibilites of the back cover, the booklet style, additional pictures... there is potential in that! and hey, it's the first "white album" since Six Degrees, about time I'd say.I was hoping for red to be the dominant color on the artwork. None of their albums are mainly red.Album = a collection/compilation of recordings issued as a single item on CD, record, or another medium.Greatest hits
Two nights in LA in March? I'll probably be there for one of them, depending on work schedule and ticket prices. Just got to wait to see the announcement on what venue they will play in. Probably The Wiltern.
The snippet with vocals definitely reminds me of The Astonishing and ADTOE, but that's ok.
Quote from: GasparXR on November 04, 2018, 02:30:05 PMThe snippet with vocals definitely reminds me of The Astonishing and ADTOE, but that's ok. Yeah, sure, but given noxon's explanation, I wouldn't take too much from that snippet.
When can we expect an official statement from the band and release of the first single??
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Winger Theater Forums........or WTF.
TAC got a higher score than me in the electronic round? Honestly, can I just drop out now?
Are official statements done on Fridays just like album releases? If that's the case, next Friday would be nice. I am curious about the song titles.
The teaser is nothing special and pretty generic, but I like the unexpected chord at 0:21.
Quote from: NoseofNicko on November 04, 2018, 07:31:03 PMThe teaser is nothing special and pretty generic, but I like the unexpected chord at 0:21.Without even looking, I'm going to guess it was at "open your HEART"
But TA is very musical! It has catchy melodies all over the place and complex instrumental sections.I'm sure this next album will be much darker and heavier yet musical at the same time. Judging by the cover leads me to believe that.
That second clip ("Writing session Song 10") sounds like they're jamming, it's really... musical (for lack of better word ). I'm hoping for more of that because, IMO, that's what missing from last few (or more than a few) albums. And I could see them doing that after The Astonishing, the album that was more of a "strict", story driven album.
I got a FII vibe from that snippet, and kept thinking of songs like Just Let Me Breathe and Lines in the Sand.
I'm a little surprised the tour isn't starting in Europe - that seems to be the established paradigm.
The 30 seconds sample and the video look very good BUT I'm a little sad because I was expecting a sound for the new album more of this style:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxkeTsEXnyIFor me, without a doubt, Xanadu's cover is the best sound by far Dream Theater has had with Mike Mangini in my humble opinion: the bass is perfectly understood, the guitar is crisp and in solos it sounds with an incredible tone, the voice in place and the most natural drumming sound I've ever heard from Mike Mangini.As for the material, it always looks good, but there's not much to analyze.I'll keep to the fact that there's a little less to listen to it. I would have loved the sound to be like in Xanadu
Quote from: vtgrad on November 02, 2018, 03:40:29 PMYES! Pumped as usual! Actually let out a yell when I saw the Charlotte date... perhaps they slip Asheville in the there as well and wife and I will hit them both! Nice to see NC getting love from the dates... that's a 2-hour drive for me so I'll sleep in my own bed that night!See you in Charlotte?
YES! Pumped as usual! Actually let out a yell when I saw the Charlotte date... perhaps they slip Asheville in the there as well and wife and I will hit them both! Nice to see NC getting love from the dates... that's a 2-hour drive for me so I'll sleep in my own bed that night!
Very excited about all of this, I just hope whatever they have planned for the tour it doesn't involve playing to a click.