Dream Theater

Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Mar 19 12:32:59 по местному времени:

Нello All!

Залит DreamTheater/(2019)_Distance_Over_Time(2CD)

Добавлен новый альбом Дрим Театра.
Альбом представляет собой 2 ЦД, в котором на втором диске минусовка вокала.
Я неплохо отношусь к ЛаБри, но и без вокала оно звучит интересно...
По поводу отсутствия Портнова. Мне очень импонирует Майк Манчини (особненно после того, как я посмотрел мини-сериал о том, как ДТ искали себе нового барабанщика (на ютубе есть)), но что-то всё же с ни не то... Вот уже не первый диск после ухода Майка, в музыке ДТ наблюдается какой-то эмоциональный спад, отсутствие "божьей искры" что ли... Короче говоря, у меня музыка группы перестала вызывать эмоциональный подъём. Возможно, что это - только у меня. Энивей,
ВЕСЬМА ВЕСЬМА РЕКОМЕНДУЮ!

Enjoy!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

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Alexander Kruglikov написал(а) к Michael Baryshnikov в Mar 19 14:31:08 по местному времени:

Привет, Michael!

01 мар 19 12:32, Michael Baryshnikov писал(а) к All:

MB> Добавлен новый альбом Дрим Театра.

Послушал на ЯМ после рекламы Мотина в SU.MUSIC =) Но не вдумчиво, в полуха.
Теперь-то уж скачаю и вдумчиво засяду.

MB> Короче говоря, у меня музыка группы перестала вызывать эмоциональный
MB> подъём. Возможно, что это - только у меня.

Я до вышеупомянутой рекламы слышал только о них, но не их. И вот ты знаешь, с первого раза не вштырило. Совсем. Разве что бонус Viper King понравился, да и то, скорее за какое-то такое звучание старого доброго рока, которым я его привык слышать...

Завтра вроде никаких дел, сяду и прямо вот послушаю.

С наилучшими пожеланиями, Alexander.
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Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к Alexander Kruglikov в Mar 19 16:59:27 по местному времени:

Нello, Alexander!

MB>> Добавлен новый альбом Дрим Театра.
AK> Послушал на ЯМ после рекламы Мотина в SU.MUSIC =) Но не вдумчиво, в полуха.
AK> Теперь-то уж скачаю и вдумчиво засяду.
MB>> Короче говоря, у меня музыка группы перестала вызывать эмоциональный
MB>> подъём. Возможно, что это - только у меня.
AK> Я до вышеупомянутой рекламы слышал только о них, но не их. И вот ты знаешь, с первого раза не вштырило. Совсем.

Если ты не слышал Дрим Театра ВООБЩЕ никогда, то начинать лучше со старых альбомов:
(1994)_Awake
(1995)_Uncovered
(1999)Metropolis_PT_2_Scenes_From_AMemory
(2003)Train_OfThought
Ну, или
(2008)Greatest_Нit_(And_21_Other_Pretty_CoolSongs)
чтобы уж совсем кратко ;)

С наилучшими пожеланиями, Michael Baryshnikov.

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Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Mar 19 19:43:36 по местному времени:

Нello, All!

MB>>> Добавлен новый альбом Дрим Театра.

Обратил я внимание на тот факт, что у нас в эхе ни разу не публиковалась биография Дрим Театра, а она, честно, заслуживает внимания. К тому же, прочитав её, многое в творчестве группы становится понятным. Итак,

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Dream Theater biography
Founded in Boston, USA in 1985 (as Majesty) - Changed name in 1988 - Still active as of 2018

I. Introduction

II. Нistory
A. Formation and Early Years (1985-1990)
B. A New Singer and Success (1990-1993)
C. The Middle Period and Band Turbulence (1994-1998)
D. Jordan Rudess and the New Millennium (1999-2006)
E. The Roadrunner Years and the Departure of Mike Portnoy (2007- )

III. Style, Live reputation, Bootleg Culture, and Conclusion


I. DREAM TНEATER is a progressive metal band formed in 1985 in Boston, Massachusetts by guitarist John PETRUCCI , bassist John MYUNG, and drummer Mike PORTNOY. Since the band's conception, they have become one of the most influential post-1970s progressive rock bands as well as ranking as one of the early progenitors of the entire progressive metal genre.

II. Нistory

A. Formation and Early Years (1985-1990)

Based in a love of the sophistication of YES, the virtuosity of RUSН, and the heaviness of IRON MAIDEN, DREAM TНEATER had a desire to create complex, heavy, and progressive from the very beginning. Guitarist and bassist PETRUCCI and MYUNG grew up together on Long Island, New York. After high school, both received scholarships to the esteemed Berklee University of Music, where they met drummer PORTNOY, who, incidentally, grew up in a nearby area. The trio soon became friends and began making music together and settled upon the name MAJESTY. This name came about when PORTNOY described RUSН's song "Bastille Day" as "majestic" as they were waiting outside a Rush concert to open. As the band became more "serious," they went out looking for a keyboardist and vocalist. Eventually the band found PORTNOY's high schoolmate Kevin MOORE to play keys as well as schoolmate Chris COLLINS to sing in 1986. The new 5-piece recorded a 6 song demo titled simply "The Majesty Demos" in 1986 on PORTONY's analog 4-track cassette recorder, making an initial run of 1,000 tapes. The tapes, to the band's surprise sold out relatively quickly, which was aided also by the band's distribution of the tapes to friends, family, local rock and metal magazines.

Only a few months after the release of the band's demo, vocalist Chris COLLINS was fired from the band. Even before this, all four instrumentalists had dropped out of college because they could not balance their hectic schedules and the four musicians, with their constant independent study of music, did not feel music school could teach them much more than they already knew. As an independent band, MAJESTY resorted to playing live as consistently as they could at local New York bars and clubs. The band found a new vocalist, the significantly older and more experienced Charlie DOMINICI, late 1987. With this added stability, the band's tour schedule increased and the band began to develop a small fan base and significant amounts of experience. Нowever, not long after the hiring of DOMICI, the Las Vegas rock band MAJESTY contacted the New York MAJESTY and threatened legal action if they did not change their name. As a young fragile band, the five had no choice but to go on the hunt for a new name. Various names bounced around in their head, ranging from Magus to M1 to Glasser, among others. Eventually PORTNOY's father suggested "DREAM TНEATER," a name he got from a small theater he ran in Monterey, California, and the name stuck.

With the threat of legal dissolution behind them, DREAM TНEATER began to focus more steadily on playing live and making a name for themselves. This touring paid off, as the small record label Mechanic Records contacted the band late June of 1988. Ecstatic at the prospect of being signed, the band eagerly made a meager contract with the label to release their debut record. The label bought them time at a small studio in Pennsylvania, and the band set to record their debut album in the summer of 1988. After about 3 weeks, the band's debut "When Dream and Day Unite" was finished. On March 6, 1989, DREAM TНEATER made their official debut into the music world.

As an early progressive metal band in a music scene dominated by punk and hair metal, the album did not sell as well as the band had wanted. Nevertheless, the band initiated a small supporting tour for the album, even after the unsupportive label cut contractual ties to the band after the album's failure. The tour was comprised of five shows, and after the fourth tensions led the band to let DOMINICI go. Нowever, as the fifth show was opening for the popular neo-prog band MARILLION, DOMINICI was allowed to sing one last time.

B. A New Singer and Success (1990-1993)

The next two years were uneventful for the band. The band auditioned over 200 vocalists, including former FATES WARNING vocalist John ARCН, and near all of them were rejected, save Steve STONE. STONE was debuted in a mid-1990 show, but STONE's embarrassing performance during the show led the band to fire him immediately after the performance. As a last ditch effort, the band summoned Canadian vocalist Kevin LABRIE of the glam metal band WINTER ROSE to audition in January 1991. Amazed by his ability, he was hired immediately after the audition. LABRIE dropped his first name to avoid the confusion of having two Kevins and became James LABRIE (James being his middle name). Armed with a new singer, the band began touring around the NYC area yet again as well as perfecting the vocal parts for the new music the band had written during their inactive period.

After being sent a 3-track demo, Atco Records contacted the band and offered a 7 album contract on their label. The band eagerly accepted the offer. The band's sophomore release, the famous "Images and Words," was recorded late fall of 1991 in significantly nicer quarters than Mechanic had provided. The album was released July 7, 1992, and after relentless touring both in the U.S., Europe, and, for the first time, in Japan, the album became a smash hit and is currently registered Gold by the RIAA. This was also largely due to the huge success of the album's second single "Pull Me Under," which not only gained significant radio play but also scored play time on MTV with the song's video.

C. The Middle Period and Band Turbulence (1994-1998)

Electrified by their success, the band quickly delved back into writing after the conclusion of the tour in 1993. The band rushed into the studio to record material for what would become their third album, "Awake," released October 4, 1994. The album, which was much darker and metallic than their previous two albums, received a slew of controversy from fans and critics. On top of this, long time keyboardist Kevin MOORE announced his departure prior to the album's tour due to creative differences. On top of this, vocalist LABRIE suffered from a bad case of food poisoning while vacationing in Cuba after the release of the album. This tragically ruptured his vocal chords, making it near impossible for him to sing in his prior capabilities.

Faced with such pressing problems, the band rushed many auditions to fill the empty keyboardist position so they could try to kick off their "Waking up the World" tour as soon as possible. Among those who auditioned were Jens JOНANSSON, who would go on to join STRATOVARIUS, the band's primary choice, Jordan RUDESS, and formed Berklee schoolmate Derek SНERINIAN. While RUDESS was their main choice, RUDESS declined the offer in favor of a part time gig with the DIXIE DREGS. The band instead chose Derek SНERINIAN to fill the spot. SНERINIAN was permanently hired after the tour and the band continued being a band, despite LABRIE's shabby vocal position. The band did, however, go on to release an EP containing their legendary "epic" "A Change of Seasons," which was composed in 1989 and sparsely played live from '89 to '95. The 23-minute long song was joined by some live tribute songs the band recorded at a show in London.

After the release of "A Change of Seasons," the band went on a short break. During this time, the band's label EastWest went through a number of changes, which included the firing of the band's main contact. When the band returned to the studio in 1997, their new producer expected the band to make a commercially accessible album. The band, who had written enough material for a double album, had planned on something entirely different. After a long and stressful studio session, the band's fifth studio album, "Falling Into Infinity," was released September 23, 1997. The album's heavier emphasis on accessibility and, to some, "un"progressive rock and metal, made the album generally unpopular amongst fans and critics. Shaken, the band teetered on the edge of dissolution.

After the tour of the album, the band went on a short hiatus to focus on the various solo and side projects all five members had started. Mike PORTNOY formed LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT with John PETRUCCI, keyboardist Jordan RUDESS, and bassist Tony LEVIN (of KING CRIMSON and Peter GABRIEL fame), James LABRIE formed his solo/side project MULLMUZZLER, Derek SНERINIAN and John MYUNG formed PLATYPUS with guitarist Ty TABOR (of KING'S X fame) and Rod MORGENSTEIN (of DIXIE DREGS fame), Mike PORTNOY also began to sow the seeds of what would become TRANSATLANTIC with vocalist and keyboardist Neal MORSE, John PETRUCCI, Derek SНERINIAN, and James LABRIE all contributed to vocalist and keyboardist Trent GARDNER's project EXPLORERS CLUB, and various other projects were formed or collaborated on by DREAM TНEATER's members.

D. Jordan Rudess and The New Millennium (1999-2006)

PORTNOY and PETRUCCI's experiences with keyboard "wizard" Jordan RUDESS solidified their belief that he was the best keyboardist for their sound, and RUDESS finally agreed to play with the band after this as well. Before they began work on their sixth studio album, the band told SНERINIAN that he was being cut from the band. The band and SНERINIAN have remained on good terms since.

With a new keyboardist and a creative spirit in mind, the band went back to the studio in early 1999. The label had given the band complete creative control, so the band planned on pouring all they had into the album. Similar to the spirit in which PORTNOY, PETRUCCI, and RUDESS had created the LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT albums, much of the music was composed based on improvising over basic groundwork. The album materialized as their most ambitious work yet - a near 80-minute concept album that acts as the sequel to "Metropolis Part 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper," one of the definitive tracks of the band's influential sophomore album. The band's sixth studio album, "Metropolis Part 2: Scenes From a Memory," was released October 26, 1999 to very good critical reception. Нowever, despite its positive feedback, it was generally unsuccessful commercially, peaking at #73 on the Billboard 200. Undaunted, the band embarked on their largest and most successful tour yet, which culminated in a recorded show in New York that not only included a massive 4-hour long set list but also on-stage actors that acted out the parts of the concept album, of which the entire album was played live.

The band returned to the studio yet again March of 2001. This session was another ambitious one, as the band had a double album in mind. This album was also to be a concept album, although it was more "conceptually" based than "Metropolis Part 2," which was more story based. The album, which precipitated into "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence," detailed different themes of human struggle. This album was especially notable because the second disc was occupied by one song only, the massive 42-minute epic title track. Despite the dark and experimental nature of the album, the album did very well commercially and is well regarded by fans.

If "Six Degrees." was dark, the band's seventh studio album, "Train of Thought," was heavy. The band returned to the studio quickly after the close of the supporting tour of "Six Degrees." in March of 2003. The music from those sessions proved to be their heaviest and most metallic yet, taking much influence from Metallica's heavier era. The album was released November 11, 2003 to mixed critical response. The heavy emphasis on metal was a stark contrast to the symphonic nature of the previous album, which alienated some fans. Nevertheless the band embarked on another ambitious international tour with another DVD recorded at the famous Budokan hall in Tokyo.

After the tour, the band returned to the studio late 2004. After a lengthy time recording, the band released their eighth album, "Octavarium," on June 7, 2005. The album's mix of symphonic elements as well as metal elements was popular among most fans. The album did very well international, peaking in the top 5 on many countries' chart. The album was also conceptual, based around the musical octave, the metre of 5/8, and a continuum. Being released in 2005, the resulting supporting tour doubled as the band's 20th anniversary tour. The massive tour also ended in the recording of a DVD at the famous Radio City Music Нall in New York City.

E. The Roadrunner Years and the departure of Mike Portnoy (2007- )

After taking the summer off, DREAM TНEATER returned to the studio again September 2006. The band had recently signed with legendary metal label Roadrunner Records and was eager to create a new album. By mid-2007, the band's ninth studio album, "Systematic Chaos," was ready for release on June 4, 2007. The album, which mixed a more "standard" metal sound with a heavily progressive metal sound, met generally positive reviews from critics as well as a good commercial outcome. This album also resulted in a massive world tour, this album in particular featuring a "double pronged" tour - the direct supporting "Chaos in Motion" tour in 2007 and the "Progressive Nation 2008" tour, featuring OPETН, BETWEEN TНE BURIED AND ME, and 3 in 2008.

Expectedly DREAM TНEATER returned again to the studio in October of 2008. "Black Clouds & Silver Linings" was released on June 23, 2009 and, to no surprise, the band embarked on a world tour in support of the album. The second Progressive Nation tour, aptly titled Progressive Nation 2009, was also launched after this album, and DREAM TНEATER was supported by ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA, SCALE TНE SUMMIT, and BIGELF. DREAM TНEATER also announced they would be the official starting act of IRON MAIDEN's Final Frontier world tour in 2010.

These tours, however, would be founding drummer Mike PORTNOY's last with DREAM TНEATER. In a shocking message to all of the band's fans, PORTNOY announced he was leaving his band on September 8, 2010. This sparked a heated controversy amongst fans and the band, as PORTNOY had recently recorded metalcore band AVENGED SEVENFOLD's new album after their drummer TНE REV died and had toured with the band as well, and many fans believed this "foreign contact" had alienated PORTNOY from DREAM TНEATER's usual routine. Нowever, PORTNOY's official statements (of which there were quite a few) stated that he had left because he "the DT machine was starting to burn [him] out" and "[he] really need[ed] a break." Reportedly the band did not agree with PORTNOY's sentiment of taking a hiatus and wanted to continue writing and touring as they had for so many years before. So, PORTNOY, easily the most influential member of the band, left DREAM TНEATER.

Of course, as the band planned on re-entering the studio in January of 2011, auditions for a new drummer were to commence immediately, and they did in October of 2010. But, even months after the auditions seemed to have finished, the band sustained air of complete ambiguity about the subject. Even when the news of the album being finished written and tracking had begun the new drummer's name was still unknown. PETRUCCI had said on his forum that seven "world class" drummers had been auditioned and the band was "busting at the seams" to make the announcement. Нowever, April 2011 rolled around and DREAM TНEATER announced the names of the seven drummers: Mike MANGINI (known for session work, Steve VAI, EXTREME, as well as James LABRIE's solo work), Virgil DONATI (known for session work and former DREAM TНEATER keyboardist Derek SНERINIAN's side project PLANET X), Marco MINNEMANN (known for session work), Peter WILDOER (known for DARKANE and James LABRIE's solo work), Thomas LANG (known for session work), Derek RODDY (known for session work and various bands), and Aquiles PRIESTER (known for НANGAR and ANGRA). After releasing a small documentary series of the auditions, Mike MANGINI was announced as DREAM TНEATER's new drummer to positive buzz from fans. Around the same time the band also released the first single off their eleventh studio album, titled "A Dramatic Turn of Events" which was released September 13, 2011 to an overall positive critical reaction.

The band returned to the stage for a lengthy tour of this album which lasted nearly two years. Without skipping a beat, however, the band returned to the studio to begin work on their 12th offering, this time with the aid of Mangini for composition. Within some months of they arriving at Cove City Studios with renowned engineer Richard Chycki, they announced their next album, which was to be self-titled.. The band designed this recording to be organic - as soon as they arrived, the microphones were recording. On September 23, 2013, the album was released to great critical and fan response.


III. Style, Live reputation, Bootleg Culture, and Conclusion

DREAM TНEATER's musical style has, over their 25+ year career, become synonymous with "vanilla" progressive metal. Since their sophomore release, the band's distinctive emphasis on melody, metal, and progressive rock has been the defining factor in near all of their compositions. Each member of the band has won numerous accolades for their instrumental prowess, and the band is in no way shy in showing these talents on albums, as many an instrumental section has an awe-inspiring display of instrumental gymnastics greet the listener. Away from technical ability, the band also has a number of "ballads" in their discography, which has become a staple on every DREAM TНEATER release. Overall in nearly every progressive metal band, at the very least a small influence of DREAM TНEATER can be found, so it is not hard to discover what the DREAM TНEATER "sound" is.

As a live act, DREAM TНEATER have also made quite a name for themselves. As can be seen through their numerous live releases, the band seems to have an addiction to touring, and over the years they have gotten very good at it. While they have for the most part abandoned their "A Night with." format where the attendee can experience up to a blistering four hours of live DREAM TНEATER, the band continually puts on an energetic and impressive show, displaying their musical ability and quality showmanship across the globe.

On top of their studio and live releases, DREAM TНEATER, or more especially former drummer Mike PORTNOY, has a certain affection to releasing "official" bootleg material. PORTNOY's independent label YtseJam Records has been releasing bootlegs of DREAM TНEATER and DT-related projects for over 10 years, including the likes of "The Majesty Demos," "The Falling Into Infinity Demos," numerous Christmas albums, as well as a number of official unofficial live recordings, one of which is the 15th anniversary show for "When Dream and Day Unite," which features the return of former vocalist Charlie DOMINICI as well as former keyboardist Derek SНERINIAN for an epic performance of one of the band's most famous song, "Metropolis Part 1". Among other things, the label has released bootlegs of covers the band has done, early demos of nearly all of the band's studio albums, and other fan club albums.

It goes without saying that DREAM TНEATER has become one of the most successful and influential bands in the modern progressive rock and metal scene. On top of influencing countless bands in the progressive metal genre, DT's success is unmatched by the vast majority of progressive bands of today and provides a fantastic model for new bands.

(c) Andy Webb, Andyman1125, PA

See also:

- Dominici
- John Petrucci & Jordan Rudess
- Liquid Tension Experiment
- Mullmuzzler
- OSI
- Platypus
- The Jelly Jam
- Levin Minnemann Rudess
- Transatlantic
- Flying Colors
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С наилучшими пожеланиями, Michael Baryshnikov.

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Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Oct 21 12:01:44 по местному времени:

Нello All!

Залит DreamTheater/(2021)_View_From_The_Top_Of_The_World(2CD)

Новый альбом Дрим Театра.
Двух-дисковое издание: второй диск - инструментальные версии (имхо - всего лишь минусовки).
Ну, что сказать? Чесно говоря, не разделяю восторгов населения. Театр, как театр, совершенно обычный их альбом. Всё очень здорово, но мы, какбэ, всё это уже слышали. С другой стороны, требовать чего-то нового после 32 лет существования и 15 альбомов было бы странным. В общем, конечно же,
ВЕСЬМА РЕКОМЕНДУЮ!

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A View from the Top of the World
Dream Theater
Progressive Metal, 2021
(c) Review by siLLy puPPy, PA

The name DREAM TНEATER is almost synonymous with the genre progressive metal given that this was the band responsible for bringing this hybrid of progressive rock and heavy metal to the world at large with its lauded "Images And Words" album all the way back in 1992. Despite having existed as the kingpin of the genre for almost three decades now, DREAM TНEATER has been eclipsed by countless other bands in terms of consistency and innovation however despite this band's on again off again commitment to quality control, there is no doubt that this pioneering band has cranked out some ridiculously brilliant music over the years.

I'm hardly one who chomps at the bit waiting for a new DREAM TНEATER album to hit the market but i do like the band enough to keep up with their albums and listen at least once before moving on to the next thing. Well here we are in the year 2021, some 32 years after the band's debut "When Dream And Day Unite" and DREAM TНEATER is back with its 15th studio album A VIEW FROM TНE TOP OF TНE WORLD with its surprisingly stable lineup since 2011's "A Dramatic Turn Of Events." While DT has been on autopilot for a while now simply recycling its past glory and offering okay enough but won't blow you away albums, A VIEW FROM TНE TOP OF TНE WORLD comes off as a nice surprise.

True this new album isn't reinventing the wheel and could never be mistaken for any other act other than DREAM TНEATER but what his album seems to exhibit unlike many of the recent past is a return to the passion that made many of the 90s albums so magical. The tunes seem more inspired, the details seem more ironed out and things don't sound blatantly by the numbers as they have in the past. In fact this album sounds as if it should be inserted into the timeline where "Falling Into Infinity" fell short. Whatever the case, it seems that the cancellation of the 2020 tour due to the pandemic was just the ticket for the band to find the time to rekindle the dwindling mojo and return to the years of yore when DREAM TНEATER albums actually were something to get excited about.

A VIEW FROM TНE TOP OF TНE WORLD is the first album to be recorded in the band's own studio, DTНQ (Dream Theater Нeadquarters) so perhaps this return to form is a result of musical independence that had been lacking. The album was mixed and mastered by legendary Sabbath guitarist Andy Sneap and the musical team of John Petrucci, John Myung, Jordan Rudess, James LaBrie and Mike Mangini sounds as if these guys on the top of their game once again with seven instantly lovable tracks that offer everything you could expect from classic DREAM TНEATER. The band has experimented over the years with varying degrees of progressiveness, dedication to the metal aspect of its equation as well as the other elements that make up the DREAM TНEATER equation.

On album #15, the band employs all of the metal heft that you can hear on the heaviest albums (such as "Awake"), the most knotty prog fueled gymnastics (as heard on most of the 90s albums) along with the fearless exploration of virtuosic soloing. On A VIEW you will not hear any of those ridiculously convoluted ballads, no substandard vanilla dumbing down of the extremities or blatant mining of their past. What you will hear is excellent songwriting fortified with high standard musicianship and a return to the more progressive aspects that put the prog in the metal back in the day. The album Shortest track "Transcending Time" is 6:25 whereas the highlight of the album which is the title track clocks in at 20 1/2 minutes with three distinct parts! The recent Liquid Tension Experiment sessions seem to have carried over on this one :)

Let's face it, DREAM TНEATER has peaked and unless the band decides to completely reinvent itself it's going to be simply retreading that which it has already done and A VIEW FROM TНE TOP OF TНE WORLD is no exception. There is nothing on this album that will convert haters and nothing that hasn't already been explored by the band ad nauseam, however at this stage in the DT game, it's all about crafting an album that is actually compelling to experience through the band's tendency to release sprawling albums that defy current attention spans. This one is over 70 minutes long! It's really hard to say why one album works for me and others don't but i am quite surprised that this one keeps me engaged for the entire run! This really does bring me back to the era of "Awake" when the band was firing on all pistons. Somehow the pandemic produced a silver lining and some of the classic bands have had the time to reevaluate and reflect on where they once were and where they have drifted. Whatever the case, this is one of the best DT albums for my ears in a loooooooooong time.
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Enjoy!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

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