Dream Theater The Astonishing
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Xenorazr
August 18th 2018


1466 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound Off

They better start filling those bags with actual, quality substance.

kalkwiese
August 18th 2018


10465 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

This is still more interesting than the self titled album tbh

Davil667
August 18th 2018


4047 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

If you mean by interesting uninspired, direction- and meaningless then you‘re right.

Xenorazr
August 19th 2018


1466 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound Off

Self-Titled: Almost-expired trail mix with too many raisins.



This: Raisins and expired turkey jerky.

LelandAB
August 20th 2018


928 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Self-Titled was pretty solid, lots of great John Myung moments on that one.

Maco097
August 20th 2018


3317 Comments


Both are not good at all.

TheClansman95
August 20th 2018


2510 Comments


ST wasn't bad, although far from their glory days

Toondude10
November 2nd 2018


15188 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

new album next year



apparently it's a "return to roots", whatever the fuck that means

bloc
November 3rd 2018


70292 Comments


lol that's what they all say

Orb
November 3rd 2018


9408 Comments

Album Rating: 1.0

too bad their roots are just more pointless prog-glam-wank

Xenorazr
November 3rd 2018


1466 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound Off

This album truly killed any enthusiasm I had for these guys. They'd have to bust out some Six Degrees-tier material to convince me.

kalkwiese
November 3rd 2018


10465 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

s/t was what they considered to be their roots, right? opefully it's more like ADToE, I really liked that one

Voltimand
November 3rd 2018


1670 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Apparently they polled fans on what the new album should sound like and the results were ToT and SC.

Xenorazr
November 3rd 2018


1466 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound Off

I mean, I have always had a soft spot for ToT and while I'm not the biggest fan of SC, it does tie with BC&SL for my favorite DT album production-wise.

kalkwiese
November 3rd 2018


10465 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

I dig Train of Thot, too, but I don't think James can pull off vocals like that anymore. I thought the poll a just for fun thing, would be a shame if they really went after it

Beardog
November 3rd 2018


5257 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

I think they are really desperate to get widespread appeal, their production updates were only talking about how this was going to be 'the best of Dream Theater' and it was gonna be 'a record for the fans' etc... Problem is, most people listening to DT are either obnoxious (Porntoy > Mangini reeeee) or think everything the band has ever done is amazing... I just want them to get an outside producer

Underflow
November 3rd 2018


5297 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5 | Sound Off

Apparently they polled fans on what the new album should sound like and the results were ToT and SC.



Lol if you have to poll your fans on your new sound you aren't into making the music anymore.

Underflow
November 3rd 2018


5297 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5 | Sound Off

I dig Train of Thot, too, but I don't think James can pull off vocals like that anymore.



He couldn't pull them off back then either; he sounded awful.

Beardog
November 3rd 2018


5257 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

Yeah I don't know if Dream Theater has any inspiration left in them anymore

Mythodea
November 3rd 2018


7457 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound Off

I think it would be best if they actually took some time to charge batteries. They said they would take it slowly this time to make things right and they took only three years, which is the avg time for them.



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