Dream Theater The Astonishing
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Beardog
March 8th 2018


5171 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fae4FQ4McSY at 1:20, when he sings 'People just don't have the tiioome for music anymore'. Once you hear it, you can't unhear the wierd pitch switch in 'time'.

kalkwiese
March 8th 2018


10390 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

I really tried to notice it, but I just didn't. Don't know why.

A Life Left Behind has an intro that reminds me of Periphery (e.g. Priestess), Marc Holcomb style. That's a cool moment.

I really have no clue why I am so fascinated by this band and this album at the moment. It's strangely enjoyable

Beardog
March 8th 2018


5171 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

Yeah I like some moments on this record, but the sampled drums and lengthy runtime ruin the experience

kalkwiese
March 8th 2018


10390 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Yea, that sample is annoying and loud as hell

Davil667
March 8th 2018


4046 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Pretty much everything went awry on here tbh...

Davil667
March 8th 2018


4046 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

But it's nice to see that some can enjoy it somehow. I hate giving this the 2 it deserves...

bloc
March 8th 2018


69941 Comments


Beardog, I know exactly the vocal glitch you're talking about. It's terrible for sure and I can't believe it was overlooked lol

Davil667
March 8th 2018


4046 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Never noticed this vocal slip before but damn, it's pretty obvious.

bloc
March 8th 2018


69941 Comments


It's impossible to unhear...but then again, I haven't listened to this album since I 2'd it on the day it came out lol

Tundra
March 11th 2018


9599 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

this

is

so

boring

ZzzZ...

Tundra
March 11th 2018


9599 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

Why is there like only 3 proper solo's on this whole album, Petrucci is totally wasted in this album (which is funny because he wrote pretty much everything on the album), the bass is inaudible, completely buried in the overproduced mix, how can they go from the pretty decent Selft Titled album to this over-dramatic slog 2 hours of ballads

Beardog
March 11th 2018


5171 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

I'm just curious of how the next record is gonna turn out, I hope they let Mangini write his parts again. Would be cool if they got the bass audible again too, like they did on the self-titled.

rockandmetaljunkie
April 1st 2018


9620 Comments


Why people don't like this band nowadays ?

Voltimand
April 1st 2018


1670 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

The band's been around for so long and left such a large imprint on the genre but there are ways they can continue to evolve their sound, they just have to take the risk.

Xenorazr
April 1st 2018


1466 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound Off

I don't know, going for an overly simplistic concept album where said concept is beyond childish sounds pretty risky, considering what the band previously released. Just because it isn't good doesn't mean they didn't take a chance, it means it failed. Spectacularly so.

kalkwiese
April 1st 2018


10390 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

I like what this band put out in the 90s, but their recent performances get worse and worse and they lost most of their creative spark

Sabrutin
April 1st 2018


9633 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

They want to make a heavy one apparently

Orb
April 1st 2018


9340 Comments

Album Rating: 1.0

The levels of dick that are this album are nigh unfathomable.

kalkwiese
April 1st 2018


10390 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

"A hard musical approach"

This could mean a lot. I don't know if they could pull it off, James heavy vocals aren't convincing to me

swipenet
April 10th 2018


3352 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

pretty sure most of us still like this band, this album just isn't too great



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