New Dream Theater is Insane.

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: upsciLLion

Originally posted by: TechBoyJK

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: TechBoyJK

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: Triumph
doesn't sound too bad. i don't know if i'll be able to get into it like Awake, though. nothing since then has come close.

Yeah. To me, Images and Words is the best..although scenes from a memory isn't bad, but yeah, Awake is great.

Those previous CD's seemed to have one, overall, texture. AKA, I can tell Awake mix from IaW mix, but this new one seems to be very "varied" ala varium.

Yeah. I forgot to mention A change of seasons...one of my favorites.

Honestly, Octavarium, the cd, as a whole, reminds me, more than anything, of Change of Seasons. Dont get me wrong, Ive listened to IaW prolly a thousand times, as well as all their other efforts. Its like I study DT for my phd or something. But, the studying has had an amazing effect on my guitar skills.

I feel like I am soiling guitars in general when I try to play after listening to Petrucci. It's like there's no reason for me to even practice since I'll never be even 1/100 as good as him. Naw mean.

lol. Believe me techboy, I used to be like you, "studying DT" or whatever you want to call it. Then I got tired of listening to overly complex music that seemed to lack a point/emotion, same with the lyrics. Don't get me wrong, Id probably still see them in concert again if they came by, but I would actually prefer a G3 concert with petrucci over DT.

 

[TechBoyJK]

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: upsciLLion

Originally posted by: TechBoyJK

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: TechBoyJK

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: Triumph
doesn't sound too bad. i don't know if i'll be able to get into it like Awake, though. nothing since then has come close.

Yeah. To me, Images and Words is the best..although scenes from a memory isn't bad, but yeah, Awake is great.

Those previous CD's seemed to have one, overall, texture. AKA, I can tell Awake mix from IaW mix, but this new one seems to be very "varied" ala varium.

Yeah. I forgot to mention A change of seasons...one of my favorites.

Honestly, Octavarium, the cd, as a whole, reminds me, more than anything, of Change of Seasons. Dont get me wrong, Ive listened to IaW prolly a thousand times, as well as all their other efforts. Its like I study DT for my phd or something. But, the studying has had an amazing effect on my guitar skills.

I feel like I am soiling guitars in general when I try to play after listening to Petrucci. It's like there's no reason for me to even practice since I'll never be even 1/100 as good as him. Naw mean.

lol. Believe me techboy, I used to be like you, "studying DT" or whatever you want to call it. Then I got tired of listening to overly complex music that seemed to lack a point/emotion, same with the lyrics. Don't get me wrong, Id probably still see them in concert again if they came by, but I would actually prefer a G3 concert with petrucci over DT.

I can agree with that. DT has always seem to be like a "clinic" on cd for me. As a musician, Ive tried to apply to the technical things I've learned from DT to a spiritual/soulful expression that is unique to me. Sometimes I feel like I can't see the forest from the trees and I always feel like my ability to play soulfully needs to catch up to technical ability. I can shred all day, but thats just masturbating....... Using my ability to shred to keep a melodic flow that is soulful, thats another thing.

 

[Excelsior]

Yep.

 

[SWScorch]

It's all right, not as good as SFAM. It doesn't really sound like them at times. I'm gonna have to listen to it a lot to really have it sink in.

 

[TechBoyJK]

Originally posted by: SWScorch
It's all right, not as good as SFAM. It doesn't really sound like them at times. I'm gonna have to listen to it a lot to really have it sink in.

i like the grooves in this new one. it seems very mature to me.