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Absolutely right, an album that demonstrates excellent form and cohesion. In my opinion, that "quid" which always makes the tracks engaging is precisely Clark's contribution on the keyboards.

A great addition of theirs, yes. It's true there's a lot of cohesion among the group members, a great harmony, and you can feel it. If I had to find a flaw, it would be the absence of some great tracks from "Communique." I would have loved "Lady Writer."

Among other things, Clark is in the line-up with which Knopfler recorded his latest album.

And instead, no. I got confused with another one, my apologies. xD

I'm sorry, but I cannot access external content such as links. If you provide the text you would like me to translate, I'd be happy to help!

Live that borders on perfection, the drums in particular provide extraordinary moments.

And thanks for the note: it's a mini definition of a work; I can't and don't want to write much, but you are absolutely right: there's a Whiters in great form here.

And there are two too many points :D

Even today, this is still my favorite album by Dire Straits, the first one I bought, swept away by "Tunnel Of Love" and "Romeo And Juliette," which at the time were almost "hits."

In fact, they are overused. Too much. It's a shame because "Tunnel of Love" is a beautiful piece, for example. The first four from Dire are more or less on the same level in my opinion, so everyone picks their favorite. I would say Love Over, but "Communique" is also superior to this and the first one, in my opinion. However, since this one is listened to first, it might have a different effect because you connect more to the sound of these songs rather than that of "Once Upon a Time in the West."

And let me tell you, damn it!!

getting crazy on the waltzer..oh ohhoho

I agree, for Dire Straits just listen to the first 4 albums, Alchemy Live (with a Knopfler in a state of grace) and the stunning title track from the hit-and-miss "Brothers in Arms"... the rest, with all due respect for what this band was in an era when the mainstream was almost all plastic, is negligible.

On Telegraph Road I agree, maybe it’s their best piece. I’ve always found Private Investigation a bit too dark, dramatic; it stresses me out... Anyway, if someone gets Alchemy and a Best of, they’re good to go... I have all their studio albums, but in the end I always listen to the same 7-8 songs...

In my opinion, the first three of the dire posse have an underlying coherence that allows them to be listened to together as if they were a single work (the first three).

I wouldn't know, "Making Movies" seems to me to start diverging; it might be the absence of Knopfler junior or the presence of more keyboards, although the style remains unmistakably recognizable. My favorite, however, is "Love Over Gold," and after that and the live album, I could also conclude with them.

Oh yes, there are private investigations ;)

It's "Telegraph Road," a deadly double shot.

You think about others!

But I had changed the comment, I had put the link to the latest one. X-Files...

When is the next one coming out?

I don't know and I don't want to know, to avoid spoilers about the rich plot, you know. We'll notice from the flow of reviews here on the deb, I hope. Anyway, Dream Theater: The Astonishing

What the hell is this???

And here we are, #machecazz has struck again ahahahahah you're like the fifth in a row to have this reaction after opening the link. What is it? Options: 1) new album 2) new TV series 3) new video game. It's definitely Drim Fiatar stuff, guaranteed.

If it's a video game about Drim Tiater, I swear I'll buy it!

Let's say that rather than making a double album with 34 songs, they could have made the video game, yes...

A tremendous pain hits me in the lower abdomen... I can't take it. I run to the bathroom. XD

How much poetry XD

Nose capers! Anyway, I prefer Images and Words.

Mmm... They almost don't bother me the same way more or less.

I’ve had it in CD (proudly burned) for at least ten years. I’ve listened to it a thousand times, what can I say? There are some emotions (mostly in the slow parts), but it remains a product executed with the mindset of using technicality for its own sake, and I personally hate that kind of stuff. Music is not about "listen to how good I am" but about "listen closely to what I’ve done, and reflect on its meaning."

I quote dragonstar, they are good for challenging friends at guitar hero (which hasn't existed for 5 years now... wait, the last one came out a few months ago!)

From Wikipedia:
"On October 23, 2015, Dream Theater updated their official website with the opportunity to subscribe to two different newsletters, showcasing the titles The Great Northern Empire and The Ravenskill Rebel Militia. This was followed by the announcement of a European tour scheduled for 2016, during which the thirteenth album, titled The Astonishing, will be performed in its entirety. The album will turn out to be a rock opera divided into two discs."
I CAN'T WAIT! TWO FUCKING DISCS, DAMN IT!

They're already being a pain in the ass when they only make one, just imagine this time. I'll be keeping my distance...

I rather hope for a return of the great Queensryche, they really rocked hard!

No! Dragon you don't understand, the tour concerts won't be just simple concerts, but cathartic moments where the audience themselves will choose the faction to align with, Empire or Rebels, and will perform the entire concept album-TV series. A masterpiece. Now I just wait for the release for X Box.

And so the theater of dreams became game of thrones.

As soon as it comes out, I swear on Ronnie James Dio that I’ll listen to it all, from start to finish. Then the much-loved fece will arrive too (if I survive James Labrie’s delusions).

*rece

...then let me tell you a story, one evening I was heading to see a live show at a pub that’s half an hour drive from my house. I was driving, taking two people with me, one of whom was a die-hard Dream Theater fan. We exchanged a few words about progressive music (in general, without focusing on the era or sound) and I discovered that this person was quite familiar with prog metal, but didn’t know much about the “seventies” scene (both Italian and international). At that point, I decided to play him something, so I turned on the radio and plugged in two audio tracks from the USB. In a hurry, on impulse, I suggested the self-titled High Tide and Phallus Dei by Amon Düül II, playing about ten minutes from each album. The comments I received at the end of the listening forced me to immediately close the matter with a "Alright, I got it," without explaining or responding further. The guy explained to me that those records didn't leave a good impression on him, first because there were quite a few guitar parts that stood out, second because the sounds and production of the albums were too raw, and third because the respective vocal parts weren't technical enough.

See, this is to illustrate the kind of people who listen to these idiots. And almost all of them are like that, huh? You can count on one hand those who appreciate both eras and can digest prog in both rock form, krautrock, hard rock, etc... and in metal form. Who knows…

*because there weren't enough guitar parts.

OK, now my dream is to go to their concert armed with a cardboard sword and shout "bazinga!" like Sheldon Cooper in heat, someone help me.

Well, you should also let a fan of Dream Theater listen to HIGH TIDE and AMON DUUL II XD

If it has become Game of Thrones, I predict a duet with Boy George (aka Sansa Stark).

But then what's the point of replicating a burlesque Nordic battle when those pacifists from Coldplay turned it into a musical some time ago? And now Dream Theater are trying to compete too... What a joke XD

I did an experiment hj, I wanted to see the reaction. I admit that I already knew he wouldn't say "oh my god, how beautiful they are!" But I also didn't expect a speech from an idiot, like the one he gave me...

Guys, I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for the dream to create a 7 CD concept on Star Wars with the option to join the Light Side or the Dark Side; the idea totally blows my mind.

"But I wasn't expecting a speech from an idiot." Well then, the blame is yours; you were naive.

Dragon, have you listened to a Drim Tiater album a thousand times? Oh, but you really have nothing better to do...

Is it easier for someone who listens to a favorite album a thousand times, or for someone who browses every inch of a band's website while claiming they don't care about them at all? Just to know, then I'll adjust accordingly.

"Forget it", god bubu.

I don't understand, am I the one browsing the site of a band I couldn't care less about?

Anyway, I endorse the god bubù!

Either me or you, only that you maxed out at 5 seconds and I'm just passing through to grab the links, so in total I'll have spent 60 seconds on 10 steps, so I didn't quite get it. Then the irony of your comment about Dragon was clear; I didn't say a damn thing to him about that, so whatever. But on this page, a random exit fits too.

"I don't understand, am I the one browsing the site of the band I don't care about?" If you don’t know… I just read what you write.
"I go there to grab the links and in total I will have spent 60 seconds." Sure, and how do you know that the links you see are actually there? And how do you know about the stories surrounding the album?
"But on this page, a random release fits too." The only thing that came out randomly here is your account, get over it, for God's sake. And Merry Christmas, it wouldn’t hurt.

By Bacchus, if we woke up with our balls turned inside out this morning, ahaha. "And the links that are there, how do you know they are there?" Simple, when I learned, through I don't remember who here on the deb, that their new one would actually be a double with 34 tracks, I got curious to check the runtime of the pieces. I didn't find that, but I stumbled upon this thing that made me laugh quite a bit. "And how do you know about the album's vicissitudes?" What vicissitudes? That it's a double and has 34 tracks? I read it here, as I already mentioned. The rest is just irony; it's clear they've reproduced an epic saga. I mean, there are close-up photos of the characters, it's not like you have to search for two hours. And this is the serious answer. Next time a flood of nonsense hits, I'll send you to stuff yourself with pandoro, and Merry Christmas to you too :-)

My dear little treasure from Uncle Z, I commented here out of excess free time. I find a link posted by Hj, see that it’s something absurd, and comment again. Then Dragon says his piece, and I make another pointless joke. That’s it, it’s called messing around during free time, and no, I don’t go around sites of groups I’m not interested in, and no, the nonsense about "have you listened to a Dream Theater album 1000 times" was not serious.

Here, this is my little story, what’s yours instead? Did you eat a bad tangerine and turn sour?

no hj I didn't wake up in a bad mood, it's just that once a year I think it's sincere to let you know how much pain 70% of your comments cause me (70 if I'm being generous, but after all it's Christmas)... Get a life, holy Christ.

Sure sure :-)

"No one, my dear little treasure of Uncle Z, I commented here due to excess free time." Zanna of 'fucking', I’m talking about hj, it seems obvious to me I couldn't care less about you. Once in a while, for sport, in the morning try to wear a bit of brain too. It's a simple remedy that could bring pleasant improvements to your days.

Come on, hj, you're always ready to throw punches with anyone who's obviously a newbie on deb, and when you find someone who challenges you, you run away with a certain flair? What kind of pathetic person are you?

"this is my little story, what's yours instead?" I was talking about it with hj and I couldn't care less about you. And 2.

What a tacky behavior you have today, Nes, just like Ribaldo. Is it because you're not on vacation yet that instead of laughing a bit you get this angry? Or is it just because you're being a jerk?

We've both been here for years, you should know that.

Of course I know you're an asshole, that's why I love you, uncle's darling!

What a lucky break!

we'd just be missing fantaman and we're good to go

I would like to dispel the irony and be serious for a moment with Zanna because I felt it was important to respond that I have listened to him a lot (interspersing those listens over the course of about ten years), because I wanted to understand the reasons behind all these "praises for the masterpiece" that are read all over the internet. I wanted to try to understand the album in depth, occasionally granting it a new opportunity. In the end, though, the final verdict remains what I specified in my first comment in this series.
P.S. Just for the record, I never have anything to do, if you're interested I just got back from work, and in the last few days, I’ve been getting up at 6:30 every morning, with a break at 12:00 to start again at 13:00 until 19:00. I only got a bit of a break today. I'm exhausted; it seems like I will spend Christmas lying in bed with headphones in my ears. But no Dream Theater! :)

And in half an hour I'm going to watch Star Wors! Come on, how nice. I hope I don't end up at the end of the evening craving Drim Fiatar.

Han Solo dies.

Yeah, I know, I know, someone already spoiled it for me, that's why I came here to vent. Anyway, who cares, Harrison Ford put aside his billions for the retirement home and off he goes.

Come on! I didn’t know that, thanks for saving me the price of the ticket! I prefer the "old" ones (episode 4, 5, 6), among the "new" ones the third episode stands out over the first two.

They're always silly. I find the first three funny, the second three not so much, this one, I don't know.

I'm sorry, but I cannot access external content such as YouTube links. If you could provide the text you would like translated, I would be happy to assist you!

Wow, it's in English! Well, it always makes me laugh XD

@[hjhhjij] but then let us know how it was :-D

Dragon, I want to clarify that I'm just messing around and writing nonsense about Debasio; I would never want you to think, given the Christmas season, that I'm actually interested in what you do.