Album Rating: 4.0

I agree, modern DT is mediocre in its best moments (so is the new song), but it has not often been completely insufferable

Album Rating: 3.5

I still feel like I'm the only one who's optimistic on the new album

Album Rating: 4.5

But it's 34 songs...even Soundtracks For The Blind doesn't have that many lol



Especially since it's modern DT and how it'll take 30 hours to get through, prob won't be great.

Album Rating: 5.0

But it's 34 songs...even Soundtracks For The Blind doesn't have that many lol

Album Rating: 5.0

But yeah the new one's going to suck ass

Album Rating: 4.5

Haha No why do they have a lot more songs than that?

Album Rating: 3.5

"But it's 34 songs...even Soundtracks For The Blind doesn't have that many lol"



Do you really think I give a shit? :-P

Album Rating: 4.5

Not saying you have to, just making a point how it's beyond overblown.

Album Rating: 3.5

I'm pretty sure a Rhapsody of Fire album is more overblown, and those usually have 9-12 tracks

Album Rating: 4.0

Petrucci said the 34 songs constitute about two hours-worth of music

It will need great diversity

Album Rating: 5.0

Haha No why do they have a lot more songs than that?

Album Rating: 4.0

Agreed Ocean haha

Interesting that Petrucci revealed 2 hours in the 34 tracks, it's clear they're going for more prog rock opera influence than the metal, along with shorter song lengths including interludes, given the s/t as well. Predicting it'll be somewhere in the 2-3 range, it definitely has the potential to be better than the s/t but probably none of the others.

Album Rating: 3.5

I also feel like I'm the only one who likes the s/t, even though most people rated that album a 4 anyways.

Album Rating: 3.0

The s/t was just painfully average

Album Rating: 4.0

It has a few decent moments, but those do not make up for the poor production and great lack of interesting developments

The Bigger Picture is my guilty pleasure though, I'll admit

Album Rating: 5.0

That's a decent song, so is surrender to reason

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah, in a sense they succeeded in making effective shorter tracks. They're all kind of mediocre, but hey. In fact, in my opinion, the major failure of the album is Illumination Theory in all of its completely undeserved 22 minutes (except perhaps for the decent orchestral segment and the unoriginal but quite beautiful piano outro)

Album Rating: 3.5

they need to make an album that's like 40 minutes, or at least under and hour. The last time they did that was Images and Words and that's one of their best albums.

Album Rating: 4.5

Yea could maybe benefit from that yea. That was also pretty early in their career though.

Album Rating: 5.0

Usually I don't see many comments about the last track on the album, Space-Dye Vest, the last contribution of their great keyboardist Kevin Moore. For me, this is really one of the highlights on the album. With this track, he proved that he is a great musician and that he left the band by the wide door. My real compliments to this great musician.