tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362584331118859609.post1399803461131838787..comments2023-10-13T00:20:51.346-07:00Comments on Noise Shaft: Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Events reviewGyZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377347348312331089noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362584331118859609.post-90167824721225546992011-09-22T14:22:22.245-07:002011-09-22T14:22:22.245-07:00Please, I was expecting that the band without mike...Please, I was expecting that the band without mike would atleast try and still tread the same line as before mixing tingling music with great techinicality, the technical skills are evident but the soulful notes largely missing. This is no where close to being DT that we all admire. They have worked so hard to make a technically great album but the x factor is missing altogether . The more I listen to it the more I feel like listening to older albums. its just a good technical album not DTMetellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499657953524201010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362584331118859609.post-61120377139446631152011-09-14T06:01:32.195-07:002011-09-14T06:01:32.195-07:00I stand by my statement on two grounds:
1) Firstl...I stand by my statement on two grounds:<br /><br />1) Firstly, compared to so much of metal, and indeed contemporary music, Dream Theater are in sonically challenging territory, as much as it is possible whilst maintaining traditional musical confines (i.e. not branching into ambience or truly avant-garde constructions of music).<br /><br />2) I did say "sonically challenging band", not album. I agree, as far as albums go, this has toned back compared to past efforts.<br /><br />On a sidenote, I gave Unexpect a listen. I'm not normally a fan of music that is quite that eclectic, however they proved to be the exception to the rule. Totally captivated by the 2:19-ish section of Quantum Symphony at the moment.Chasing The Sunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06071401238355185417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362584331118859609.post-30425521410384283472011-09-13T01:48:32.916-07:002011-09-13T01:48:32.916-07:00I would be surprised if they WEREN'T. Thank yo...I would be surprised if they WEREN'T. Thank you for your open-minded comment. Dream Theater's latest as sonically challenging? I found the record quite tender and accessible at nature, and the smarmy elements to be relatively discomforting/embarrassing. Like someone would sit beside you on the bus, only he does not wear clothes. <br /><br />Uuuuuuh. OK.GyZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377347348312331089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362584331118859609.post-14975776872256892172011-09-13T00:53:56.550-07:002011-09-13T00:53:56.550-07:00I respect your reviewing process, and found this a...I respect your reviewing process, and found this a helpful review of the album to temper my otherwise rampant fanboyism.<br /><br />That being said, I do agree with Carpe Diem to the extent that you seem to have expressed your review in an excessively verbose manner. I find a comforting irony in a review of a sonically challenging band being written in linguistically challenging prose, but don't be surprised if several future comments reflect C.D.8611's impression.Chasing The Sunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06071401238355185417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362584331118859609.post-85194872130942223162011-09-09T05:04:38.251-07:002011-09-09T05:04:38.251-07:00"You're reviewing a rock album not Voltai..."You're reviewing a rock album not Voltaire." <br /><br />In an ideal world, there would be not much difference.<br /><br />"I'm afraid you appear to be more interested in using your knowledge of the English language than to accurately review a very fine album."<br /><br />8.0 is indeed a very fine album. To accurately review an album, is to eliminate all further need to listen to it, - in a sense - and that would be a terrible act to commit, let alone display. <br /><br />"No I don't like your review" <br /><br />Kind of saw this one coming.<br /><br />"and no I won't check out your music."<br /><br />Now you really breaking my heart though!! Thank you for your comment.GyZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377347348312331089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362584331118859609.post-58340222331742482342011-09-09T03:45:06.667-07:002011-09-09T03:45:06.667-07:00"Dream Theater's A Dramatic Turn of Event..."Dream Theater's A Dramatic Turn of Events still is a full musculature build with a whole lot of luscious sonic portions to bath your existence in, and its ubiquitous proneness of getting caught rabidly masturbating is as much of a likable defining factor of it than it is its relative hindrance."<br />You're reviewing a rock album not Voltaire. I'm afraid you appear to be more interested in using your knowledge of the English language than to accurately review a very fine album. It is ubiquitous throughout. <br /><br />No I don't like your review and no I won't check out your music. <br /><br />P.S. Buy yourself a beer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362584331118859609.post-77400386409864503872011-09-06T23:22:54.381-07:002011-09-06T23:22:54.381-07:00All music seek to be appreciated on some - or wors...All music seek to be appreciated on some - or worse : all - levels, and the negative things I wrote are of course solely subjective constructs drawn from an infinite number of interpretation fields. I'm honestly and totally glad if you like James LaBrie's lyrical singing. There are a whole lot of impressive things on the release as I wrote in the review, remember, these are just opinions, and best always is to form our own - in my opinion. Thank you for your comment.GyZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377347348312331089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362584331118859609.post-62869318225544809362011-09-06T21:58:15.965-07:002011-09-06T21:58:15.965-07:00Sadly... You don't understand why Dream Theate...Sadly... You don't understand why Dream Theater called it A Dramatic Turn of Events and you don't understand that they aren't there to please the critics like yourself. They are simply there to make the world a better place and to give amazing music to the fans! They have gone through a lot because Mike Portnoy left the band and Dream Theater has created an amazing record from the collaborative effort of John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess and John Myung... And James LaBrie doesn't have a beautiful voice... but that is his voice and DT would sound awful without anyone but him as the vocalist.Blue Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00702484782752066898noreply@blogger.com