^excellent
All seater though, not too sure about that

[QUOTE=Distorted Vision]I just booked my ticket for London on the 25th of October. That's the second night, where they play a classic album in it's entirety. :) It's all seating though, and as far as I know it's first-come-first-served, so I don't know where I'll be sitting.[/QUOTE]


wohoo

10-11 oktober DT is in Holland, and I'm going

thta's even before you :p, don't hate me.

[QUOTE=nowitzki]^excellent
All seater though, not too sure about that[/QUOTE]
I know, it seems a bit dodgy.

Seats = lower capacity= less revenue for the band.

I'm just glad I got tickets before they introduce that premium ticket thing they have in America.

[QUOTE=Distorted Vision]I just booked my ticket for London on the 25th of October. That's the second night, where they play a classic album in it's entirety. :) It's all seating though, and as far as I know it's first-come-first-served, so I don't know where I'll be sitting.[/QUOTE]

DUDE! Where/how did you get them? I cant find them anywhere :(

EDIT: Wait... found it... *feels stupid*

EDIT THE SECOND: What is nearer the stage and will give me the best view of the band? Dress circle or orchestra stalls?

Well I well and truly slaughtered this thread, didn't I?

I'm getting that curse letmypeopleho has in the Tool thread!

[QUOTE=Distorted Vision]Mike has said that there will be a Manchester date, to be announced soon.[/QUOTE]

D[b][i][/b][/i]amn, really shouldn't have ordered a ticket for London :lol:

It's 8th row, so maybe I can flog it to a mate for a decent price and go to the Manchester show

Edit - Orchestra stalls are nearer the stage

I got tickets to go see them play the Gigantour...

Should be pretty sweet, assuming the crowd cooperates...

Is it me or does track 4 on Octavarium have a chorus like some U2 song?

Six Degrees of Inner Tubulence is my favourite work of theirs. It has everything, heaviness (The Glass Prison), soft (Solitary Shell), and pretty much everything inbetween. It is great :)

I really like Another Day from Images and Words, 2 of the best DT solos in this song, in my opinion.

Also, anyone who has JP's Suspended Animation: Am I the only one who wishes he would put that music towards Dream Theater? :(
Jaws of Life has one of the best opening riffs (As does Tunnel Vision), in my opinion, it would work great with Dream Theater, I dunno, I just wish they would do another Glass Prison.

[QUOTE=Chu]Six Degrees of Inner Tubulence is my favourite work of theirs. It has everything, heaviness (The Glass Prison), soft (Solitary Shell), and pretty much everything inbetween. It is great :)

I really like Another Day from Images and Words, 2 of the best DT solos in this song, in my opinion.

Also, anyone who has JP's Suspended Animation: Am I the only one who wishes he would put that music towards Dream Theater? :(
Jaws of Life has one of the best opening riffs (As does Tunnel Vision), in my opinion, it would work great with Dream Theater, I dunno, I just wish they would do another Glass Prison.[/QUOTE]

The Glass Prison = best DT song I've ever heard.
I first put that on, and i was like...this is pretty cool. Then about 7 minutes through, i was like...ok, this is still good, but starting to bore me.

Then they have the solo thing towards the end, and i was like...holy crap. This guy can solo.

[QUOTE=Chu]
Also, anyone who has JP's Suspended Animation: Am I the only one who wishes he would put that music towards Dream Theater? :(
Jaws of Life has one of the best opening riffs (As does Tunnel Vision), in my opinion, it would work great with Dream Theater, I dunno, I just wish they would do another Glass Prison.[/QUOTE]
I should be getting a copy from a friend in a week... so I'll see.

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]The Glass Prison = best DT song I've ever heard.
I first put that on, and i was like...this is pretty cool. Then about 7 minutes through, i was like...ok, this is still good, but starting to bore me.

Then they have the solo thing towards the end, and i was like...holy crap. This guy can solo.[/QUOTE]
I really love the work at 1:44 to 2:54 (Drums especially! That's the best display of drum discipline in my opinion). But I also reckon it's one of the songs James doesn't sound like a ***** on, I actually like his vocal work on TGP quite a bit.

Even thought it's ~14:00 it's one of my most listenned to songs. I think it's great :)

[QUOTE=MAthiAS]Is it me or does track 4 on Octavarium have a chorus like some U2 song?[/QUOTE]

Hehe... i thought the same thing man!!!

Yea, octovarium bored me a bit...i was expecting something much heavier like train of thought... they kinda backed off a bit into "falling into infinity territory". Train of thought was their best album as a whole by far.

You have to admit though, the song Octavarium rules beyond belief.

Everytime I get to the part in the title track that starts with "Innocent victims..." I get goosebumps. I love LaBrie's Mustaineish vocals there.

[quote]Train of thought was their best album as a whole by far.[/quote]
Definitely not.
[quote]You have to admit though, the song Octavarium rules beyond belief.[/quote]
Yeah, its a great song. I still prefer A Change of Seasons though. But its the best on the album.

[QUOTE=MAthiAS]Definitely not.[/QUOTE]
What would you say is their best?
I would say Train Of Thought... Or Scenes From A Memory.
But thats just me.

[quote]I just wish they would do another Glass Prison.[/quote]
This Dying Soul, The Root of All Evil..... :p

Best DT album is by far Awake.
Reasons: Scarred and A Mind Beside Itself

I'll take Scenes From A Memory as the best, but A Change of Seasons is definetly my favorite song.

i'd say images and words is better than awake. images and words had a ton of progressive elements in it, while awake just kicked [I]a[/I]ss and was heavy . . .

[QUOTE=Mizar]This Dying Soul, The Root of All Evil.....[/QUOTE]
I haven't heard Octavarium yet, so I'm not too sure :p
I might go pick it up today actually.

Edit: I haven't heard Awake either.. But based off what I have heard (Images & Words, Scenes, SDOIT, ToT and ACOS) my favourite is SDOIT for The Glass Prison, and of course Disc 2, but Images & Words is definately one of their best, even if it's not so heavy, I still think it's an amazing album.

Edit2: Yeah I bought Octavarium, meh there's one or two tracks I don't mind, but the majority is a bit iffy, I've only given it a brief listen through once though, so my opinion will change. But seriously there's one song where I decided Labrie should leave the band, he does them no justice (But my faith in James was restored - Towards the end of title track, when he's sort of yelling I guess. I like it).

i just got octavarium and an evening with john petrucci/jordan ruddess from amazon today. they are both amazing.

octavarium really is a fantastic track

I'm starting to think that the AA songs are just an excuse that one song per album, they don't have to write any new riffs.

[QUOTE=iceman3019]i'd say images and words is better than awake. images and words had a ton of progressive elements in it, while awake just kicked [I]a[/I]ss and was heavy . . .[/QUOTE]

Awake had a lot of balance on it which I enjoy and what puts it up over I&W slightly. It's weird because at first I listened to Awake and then hated it and threw it to the corner. A month or so later I picked it back up again and loved it.Octavarium had a simliar effect on me, it was alright when I listened to it the first time, and every other listen it got a lot better as I found something else great about it. There are a lot of great hidden "nuggets" in the album, and there is a great discussion on it at the Portnoy forums that I've been following.
For anybody who didn't like 8vm on their first listen, don't just throw it away as garbage, listen to it a few more times to get a full opinion on it. When it clicks with you, it becomes a great album.

I finally got Octavarium yesterday. I'm very impressed with it. it's a lot better then I thought it would be.

Someone review Awake just here for me? :)
It's one of the only Dream Theater albums I don't have, so wondering if I should get it? :)

[QUOTE=Chu]Someone review Awake just here for me? :)
It's one of the only Dream Theater albums I don't have, so wondering if I should get it? :)[/QUOTE]

[url]http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=1500[/url]

[QUOTE=EddieVanHalen769]I finally got Octavarium yesterday. I'm very impressed with it. it's a lot better then I thought it would be.[/QUOTE]
123. At first I was a little sceptical because they put half of This Dying Soul into The Root Of All Evil, so I thought it was just going to be a re-hash of Train Of Thought (like Train Of Thought was of Six Degrees) but I was very pleased with having bought it. It's a great album.

Here's probably the explanation for the Muse influences coming through in Octavarium (From MikePortnoy.com):

[QUOTE]Favorite CD's of 2004:

1. Muse - Absolution (technically this is a 2003 release - but it is hands down my favorite CD of the year and probably the decade as well!)
[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Chu]Someone review Awake just here for me? :)
It's one of the only Dream Theater albums I don't have, so wondering if I should get it? :)[/QUOTE]
To me, the real ground-breaking music that DT was able to create and delight the world with (actually making progressive music sort of revive) was realized in two recordings: Images & Words, and Awake. Both kick *** big time over anything else. Bottom line. No nu-metal or techno-chuncky type of crappy influences. That was the REAL THING.

So if you don't have Awake, you are missing half of that. IT IS A MUST for anybody into real quality and progressive music. I wish Moore had never left... things have never been the same.......