Dream Theater The Astonishing
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Sabrutin
December 7th 2018


9843 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Can't deny I thought the same haha

Toondude10
December 7th 2018


15372 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I thought it was decent

Beardog
December 7th 2018


6493 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

decent = average if not poor

Toondude10
December 7th 2018


15372 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

...not really



I thought it was decent, it's totally fine for what it is

Beardog
December 7th 2018


6493 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

that's pretty cool. Gotta hear it again but it didn't do anything for me tbh. Just made me anxious cause the production was pretty bad

Voltimand
December 7th 2018


1670 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gylxuO6dKOw&feature=youtu.be



Second half of the song from 3:15 onward and the solo actually sounded cool

Davil667
December 7th 2018


4075 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

The song def brings nothing new or amazing to the table but at least it's enjoyable again in parts. That's enough to keep me stoked for the release.

Xenorazr
December 7th 2018


1466 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound Off

New song is enjoyable enough. Not one I'd seek out to hear again, but it's at least more serviceable than anything here and most of the stuff off of their self-titled. 3/5 for me.

LelandAB
December 7th 2018


989 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

New song is already heavier than anything on the Astonishing. I can hear John Myung again!

DarkSideOfLucca
December 7th 2018


19180 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

Anything is better than this

Sabrutin
December 7th 2018


9843 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Eh if the single is of any indication I'd rather re-check this one than the new one. Here I at least heard some ideas

chug73
December 8th 2018


4649 Comments


Too bad Myung just plays what JP plays and only steps out during the guitar solos nowadays.
Everyone in the band are incredible musicians yet they keep putting out such bland material. Mangini keeps letting me down, he's a seriously good drummer but he's too busy doing the whole "play for the song" thing, part of Portonoy's charm was his showmanship.

Davil667
December 8th 2018


4075 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

After the 3rd listen I have to agree with you Sabrutin... The new track only consists of weakly recycled parts from old songs patched together void of any flow and emotion. Don’t feel anything when listening to it... It simply doesn’t work for me this way.

Davil667
December 8th 2018


4075 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

And everything you said is also painfully true chug. The spark is gone, probably for good...

MikePornToy
December 8th 2018


35 Comments


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Sabrutin
December 8th 2018


9843 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

There are some genuine cool moments here, like ~3:25 into Gift of Music imo. I also don't mind at all the fact that it's not a particularly heavy album, it allows for more colours. I think I should give it another go someday

rockandmetaljunkie
Contributing Reviewer
December 8th 2018


10040 Comments


can we all just agree on one thing, no matter how good or bad the new album will be some of you guys are going to dislike it anyway

there are people out there who will bash any new DT album just for the sake of bashing it

not that the band has released material worthy of being noteworthy tbh

but still...

DarkSideOfLucca
December 8th 2018


19180 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

"can we all just agree on one thing, no matter how good or bad the new album will be some of you guys are going to dislike it anyway"



I mean...not me. If they release something good after all of these years, I'll be fucking ecstatic as I've been waiting for them to release something worthy of my time since the early-mid 2000s.

rockandmetaljunkie
Contributing Reviewer
December 8th 2018


10040 Comments


bottom line, the truth is this:

the last truly great album released by those guys was octavarium and some fans still reject it

I really don't think dream theater is going to sound that good again in the furure, so take it or leave it people

rockandmetaljunkie
Contributing Reviewer
December 8th 2018


10040 Comments


"I mean...not me. If they release something good after all of these years"

by what standards ? something good like octavarium good ?



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