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| 1.0 awful | fran tall ear | October 23rd 21 |
virtuosically constructed wall of completely unsurprising shit. these guys have hated music for at least ten years
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| 4.0 excellent | peartnoy | October 22nd 21 |
He was pretty good on Distance Over Time, but for the first time in the Mangini era he's
actually a highlight. The ways in which he orchestrates these drum parts adds so much to
these tracks, it's really really cool. Seems like he has finally found his place in the band
after all this time. Also helps that this is the best drum sound he's had since joining.
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| 3.0 good | Xenorazr | October 23rd 21 |
Ambition with no clear vision or direction, this album fails to inspire repeat listens. It sounds great and is well crafted from a sheer technical standpoint, but the appeal with Dream Theater (most of the time) has been a compelling musical foundation with the technicality being a nice, generous bonus. Here, it's the main selling point.
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| 0.0 | TronaldDump | August 13th 21 |
They have some big shoes to fill with this one, and that's a tall order to ask for.
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| 4.5 superb | HeartOfAnEagle | October 23rd 21 |
It just gets better and better and I keep circling
back to this. Lots of hidden nuances and a deal of
melodic yet technical beauty to unpack
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| 2.5 average | Zeiu | October 22nd 21 |
This band has really lost its appeal to me. More wanking off with the same sounds. It's technically impressive as always.
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| 3.5 great | terriblekonrad | October 11th 21 |
Best album since Black Clouds and Silver Linings. Maybe, one day, they gonna put something awesome again, hope springs eternal.
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| 3.5 great | Luna | October 22nd 21 |
No, it's not a "bad" album, but if you've listened to anything else by them, you know what to expect. Unfortunately, the creative well dries up at some point.
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| 3.0 good | Antonius | January 28th 23 |
Dream Theater is the band that has been sitting in prog metal's vantage point for many years. Apart from its picturesque title, A View From The Top of the World shows an active and meticulous band that wants to be in the frontline and does not milk the cash cows of its glorious past. In their latest release, DT present a predictable but incredibly solid result, exactly what you would expect from them. Melodies sound fresh and beautiful, solos are not lengthy and rhythms are tight. With the mammoth 20-minute title track closing the album, we simply wait for the next to come. Recommendations: "Answering The Call", "Invisible Monster", "Sleeping Giant".
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| 3.5 great | manosg EMERITUS | November 11th 21 |
Another great DT effort, and if you think that these guys are predictable, you haven't heard enough of this. What I really enjoy from this album, is that Magini finally sounds interesting, and even though the shorter tracks are okay, the s/t track is a beast and a hell of a ride.
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| 3.0 good | XSebbyMcMuffinX | October 31st 21 |
By the numbers. Some inspired moments. Song-writing isn't really there, though. Long tracks without that much sense of grandeur, which is what always carried their classics through. Some great isolated bits of music in a huge collage of expectable familiarity that doesn't do much to tempt the soul. Album ends stronger than it starts.
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| 0.0 | Mitch | October 29th 21 |
Lol, look at how stupid those boots look.
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| 3.5 great | jybt | November 18th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | EXSCHISM | November 15th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | random | November 10th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | bSmith | October 25th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Dustx85 | February 20th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Timmy | January 23rd 23 |
| 2.0 poor | Blaidd | January 21st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | ztetter | January 1st 23 |
| 3.0 good | Brabiz | December 14th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Phasma | December 14th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | KManoc1 | December 1st 22 |
| 2.5 average | MAB | November 6th 22 |
| 3.5 great | igi78 | October 10th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Samuel | September 27th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Habarug | September 8th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bren80 | July 24th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wikis | July 21st 22 |
| 2.5 average | Source | June 18th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | June 12th 22 |
| 3.0 good | NBHC | June 8th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | AGC | May 30th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Donul | April 1st 22 |
| 4.5 superb | krongey | February 7th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Skye09 | February 6th 22 |
| 3.5 great | hadriel | December 27th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | ARDCWE | December 26th 21 |
| 3.5 great | lak89 | December 20th 21 |
| 3.5 great | mursu | December 8th 21 |
| 2.5 average | JoneHK | December 6th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | JamesW | December 5th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Karen94 | November 24th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Elynna | November 23rd 21 |
| 3.5 great | GLaDOS | November 13th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Oobaloo | November 13th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | GamamJ | November 10th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | vkristi | November 5th 21 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | November 3rd 21 |
| 5.0 classic | lokio | November 3rd 21 |
| 5.0 classic | vadafer | November 3rd 21 |
| 5.0 classic | aafga | November 3rd 21 |
| 5.0 classic | kfjl | November 3rd 21 |
| 3.0 good | JWT155 | November 3rd 21 |
| 3.5 great | Xhoven | November 2nd 21 |
| 2.5 average | aGit | October 31st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Cordez | October 31st 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Mushan | October 30th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | niglas | October 30th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Awake88 | October 29th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Halez | October 29th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | ariich | October 29th 21 |
| 3.5 great | bmyers | October 29th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Jerrad | October 28th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Xurxo | October 27th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Sowing STAFF | October 27th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Jeejee | October 27th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | clautom | October 26th 21 |
| 3.0 good | kzy | October 26th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | d93 | October 26th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Djang0 | October 26th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Veldin | October 26th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | ftdiwr | October 26th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Dogie | October 25th 21 |
| 3.4 great | Trey STAFF | October 25th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | pboitel | October 24th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | tcarafi | October 23rd 21 |
| 3.5 great | tellah | October 23rd 21 |
| 3.5 great | Titan | October 23rd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tryster | October 23rd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bulgaro | October 22nd 21 |
| 3.5 great | Adam | October 22nd 21 |
| 3.5 great | GabbyL | October 22nd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dmax28 | October 22nd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Geomi | October 22nd 21 |
| 3.0 good | Suyan | October 16th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Baehr52 | October 15th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | roiig | October 13th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Phate72 | September 10th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gbhill | August 14th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Zakusz | August 13th 21 |
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