I don't get it.

Album Rating: 4.5

Where to even begin with this review? Your Buddhist/Karma analogy seems really half-baked and incoherent. You say that DT should have disappeared over a decade ago but then praise them for being professionals who love what they do and have a dedicated fanbase. Those are really the types of bands you want to disappear?



And if there's anything you shouldn't call Dream Theater, it's predictable. They vary their sound from record to record, and most songs contain a myriad of key and tempo changes. Dream Theater is a very hit or miss band for me but I wouldn't dare call them predictable. Also, what the fuck are these supposed to mean?

"the rampant callousness with which they treat their role as progressive metal ambassadors"

"bombastic song titles that use polysyllabic, apocalypse-referencing words in an attempt to sound grandiose."

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

I think he means predictable in how it's Dream Theater's most stereotypical sounding album.

Album Rating: 2.5

I was going to dignify your comment with a well-thought out response, Palimpsest, but then I realized that Parallels understood exactly what I was trying to say almost immediately, so I'm going to say a simple "lol" instead.

Album Rating: 3.0

What a pretentious review, half of this is totally unnecessary.

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

I see what you're saying here, but I completely disagree. I feel like on the past few albums DT had been straying away from their true sound that fits them well and trying to do other things that don't work as well, so this album is more of a return to -true- Dream Theater, and is one of my favorite, if not my favorite, albums they've made.



It'd be nice if they tried something a little different, but this is DT doing DT very well, and as long as they continue to do that, i'll be satisfied. There are other bands if I want to listen to something that sounds different.

Album Rating: 2.5

DT ripping themselves off too much. Well you're lucky you feel that way because maybe DT will rip themselves off for a while, since its gotten a positive response from most fans.

Album Rating: 3.0

coming back to this months later I do now agree with most of your review and you definitely write well but it still comes off as very pretentious

Album Rating: 2.5

*yawn

Album Rating: 2.5

dumdeedum

Album Rating: 3.0

New album is streaming.

Only for people in the UK though I think. Judging by the comments on the page where it's streaming.

Album Rating: 3.0

Yeah, oh well :D

hehe :D


Mangini is sounding a lot better than he does on here, as expected.

Album Rating: 3.0

Digging so far tbh.

Last track rules so far.

Album Rating: 4.0

It's a grower definetely, variety of sounds and composition. Melodic and Rudess shine on this one. I like it very much! ;)

Album Rating: 3.0

Got my dad this for his birthday and he loves it so far. Was trying to find Metropolis part 2 but this was the only DT album I could find.

Album Rating: 2.5

Well its one of the most formulaic

Album Rating: 3.0

I've been told that IaW and Metropolis pt.2 are the best ones but my dad jams DT all the time so I thought he'd like it. I'm gonna stay away cause not really a gigantic fan. Metropolis pt.2 was pretty sweet though.