It's too long with unnecessary filler that it loses the interest of the listener. That being said, there are some really good songs here. My favorite is "A New Beginning". Some other good songs are "The Gift of Music", "Ravenskill" or "A Better Life". This one definitely needs repeated listens.

No doubt in my opinion the worst dream theater album, it is totally boring

Each individual disc of this album is a chore to get through; combined is mindblowingly dull. The idea of giving this repeated listens is terrifying

The Astonishing, oh boy The Astonishing... This one is uh.. A bit too long mybe ? Approximately 1 out of 3 songs is not boring and meaningless, and if they had only kept these onces we would have had a pretty decent 45 minutes long record, but they decided to go full with the concept album idea which... Didn't work out very well. What baffles me is how good the best songs are, The Path That Divides has a crushing riff and Three Days has a freaking trumpet solo and blast beats, so why are these songs lost in such a sea of mediocrity ? There is honestly close to no point to listen to the entire album, just find a good playlist and listen to a third of the songs and you'll have a much better time. 6.

It's a very good album to listen when you are doing something and want to het focus, I think al the bad reviews are like "too long" , "it's boring" "2 HOURS", OKEY it's a very long album, BUT PEOPLE REALLY THAT IS YOUR ONLY REVIEW FOR A ALBUM?????, I really like this album because is a full journey of emotion, lote of feelings.
It is not the best album of DT because he competes against incredible records, BUT TO PUT A 6, nop people this album is like a 7,5 for sure.

In one word? Meh. Just the same criticisms as everyone else. But imo a 3 is just outrageous.

The guitar tab book covers about half the tracks, all the good ones. I edited the album to match this abridged version. It is miles better.

This is the audible equivalent of doing laundry. Fuck this album.

Written by DeathMetal on 21.09.2023 at 05:29

This is the audible equivalent of doing laundry. Fuck this album.

It's even worse than doing laundry. At least laundry is a necessary thing to do. There is no necessity in listening to this album.

Written by John doe on 21.09.2023 at 08:38

Written by DeathMetal on 21.09.2023 at 05:29

This is the audible equivalent of doing laundry. Fuck this album.

It's even worse than doing laundry. At least laundry is a necessary thing to do. There is no necessity in listening to this album.

How about listening to this while doing the laundry?

Written by AndyMetalFreak on 21.09.2023 at 09:15

Written by John doe on 21.09.2023 at 08:38

Written by DeathMetal on 21.09.2023 at 05:29

This is the audible equivalent of doing laundry. Fuck this album.

It's even worse than doing laundry. At least laundry is a necessary thing to do. There is no necessity in listening to this album.

How about listening to this while doing the laundry?

No.
I could be listening to something I really enjoy while doing laundry. How about that?

Written by Roman Doez on 19.09.2020 at 17:39

6.

I reckon this didn't age well

Written by RaduP on 21.09.2023 at 13:11

Written by Roman Doez on 19.09.2020 at 17:39

6.

I reckon this didn't age well

Hahaha, literally everything I wrote before like 2021 or 2022 has aged very poorly. What I'd consider a 6 back then is probably what I'd give a 4 to today. Oh and this album also gets worse with every listen.

Written by AndyMetalFreak on 21.09.2023 at 09:15

Written by John doe on 21.09.2023 at 08:38

Written by DeathMetal on 21.09.2023 at 05:29

This is the audible equivalent of doing laundry. Fuck this album.

It's even worse than doing laundry. At least laundry is a necessary thing to do. There is no necessity in listening to this album.

How about listening to this while doing the laundry?

I'd probably pass out halfway through, and then all my wet clothes would get moldy...

In fact, too long is never a disadvantage of an album, but this album is too bland, and the length becomes a huge mistake, which makes everything worse.
This is indeed the most boring album of Dream Theater.