tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199327163012873402.post1710789842104763719..comments2023-06-09T08:04:57.745-04:00Comments on Bill's Prog Blog: CD REVIEW: Dream Theater, Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009, Roadrunner)Bill K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15307060382874039990noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199327163012873402.post-42717346952781724102009-07-14T09:03:38.492-04:002009-07-14T09:03:38.492-04:00I heard there was supposed to be a new TransAtlant...I heard there was supposed to be a new TransAtlantic CD soon, with Mike Portnoy on drums, w/ Neil Morse, Roine Stolt and Marillion's bassist.<br />Anyone heard this?<br />GaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199327163012873402.post-51708880221606818962009-07-02T10:18:05.057-04:002009-07-02T10:18:05.057-04:00Nope, no "Blind Faith."
It's entire...Nope, no "Blind Faith."<br /><br />It's entirely possible that I have pretty much grown out of Dream Theater. While I can agree that there's less here that sounds like a pastiche of another band's style, I just feel that they are so deep into a comfort zone that there's nothing pushing them or challenging them. Complex musical passages do not challenge make, IMNSHO. It obviously works for them and for the majority of their fans...Bill K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15307060382874039990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199327163012873402.post-64169137215760586552009-07-02T00:15:36.735-04:002009-07-02T00:15:36.735-04:00WHAT??? NO BLIND FAITH ON YOUR STILL FRESH TRACKS ...WHAT??? NO BLIND FAITH ON YOUR STILL FRESH TRACKS FROM 6DOIT????WHY YOU!!!!<br /><br />I'm more excited about this DT release than ones from the last 7 years, because it's the first one I've enjoyed immediately since the aforementioned 6 degrees. Yeah, I ripped Rite of Passage upon first listen, but the rest of the disc creates a strong whole, with a crowning moment in Count of Tuscany. Granted, the lyrics are a bit cryptic, supposedly based on Petrucci's own experience as you mentioned, but not knowing that early on, I took the song to be an exercise in storytelling, the likes of which Dream Theater hasn't really pulled off in ages. the song Octavarium began with something, storyline wise, and then veered off into lyrical nonsense (or a lyrical funhouse, if you will). Here, we get a freaky tale from start to finish, a grand adventure turned frightening, and then release at the end.<br /><br />Overall, though, here's what I like about this album: It's the first time in a while that I've listened through a new DT disc, and I didn't think, "oh this sounds like band A here, or band B there." I didn't think of megadeth during aRoP, but I hear it now....but most of the time, I listen to the album, and I think this is Dream Theater finally settling down and being themselves, not trying out a song in the key of Tool, or Muse or whomever. And I like that, they've settled into their own voice and delivered a pretty darn good album.Parthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01807067124983742180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199327163012873402.post-56603689374649567712009-06-30T12:34:26.317-04:002009-06-30T12:34:26.317-04:00Well done. I'm still not sure what to make of ...Well done. I'm still not sure what to make of it. Then again, I'm on a kick trying to track down Deep Purple and Captain Beyond records lately.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05309888362373658959noreply@blogger.com