Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

I have listened to it several times, and really, is not such a great thing... Is not a letdown because I expected nothing from this album
I mean, is not bad, but is not good either. The long songs sounded quite boring to me, it's different from the "old" DT
Anyway, didn't liked it

Same as before in this album D.T started a new concept.
I'm so happy that they are still creative.

Probably their best album since the second Metropolis release. I'm sad to see their new drummer pushed back in the mix because of the rest of DT's wariness, but he's a good fit here and in general the lack of Portnoy has decreased the pretentiousness of the material. It's more cohesive and generally consistent than the last couple releases and in general this is a solid release.

Written by Daniell on 09.09.2011 at 15:14

Oh, "Build Me Up, Break Me Down", "This Is the Life" and "Far From Heaven" are absolutely terrible, pathetic attempts at radio exposure.

So you like "Breaking All Illusions" but dislike "Far from Heaven"... You might have something to pursue between these two songs because they're musically connected.

One is an ambitious song with many layers, another is a simple bullshit exercise in musical mediocrity. Even if they do share some musical similarities, I don't enjoy them to the same extent.

Just finished an almost complete listen to thisalbum. I have to agree with Danlel. Aside from more adventurous songs like "Lost Not Forgotten" and "Breaking All Illusions" there is nothing I would like to listen to again. Most of the rest seem mediocre fillers to me, why anyone would tag them as progressive metal is beyond me.
As mentioned almost complete listen, because I skipped half of "Bridges in the Sky'" and "Far From Heaven". Both horrible tracks, reminds me of cheesy Italian 80's rock, ugh.

I found it a bit more interesting than Black Clouds and Silver Linings. Lets see if it holds up.

Why does everyone always compare to 'Older Material" ? Embrace is the word i suppose.

Sounds like there is alot of different opinions on this album.. better check it out for myself and find out the truth;)

Written by Opethian on 12.09.2011 at 03:46

Why does everyone always compare to 'Older Material" ? Embrace is the word i suppose.

Not comparing it to older material. I don't even know all the Dream Theater Classics. Just not impressed by this album. Of course, feel free to disagree.;D

This album is the DT's comeback to their roots, and they cannot do it better. A great album from beginning to end. 8/10

Jesus Christ, guys. Such a lame release. And I swear, James's vocals on Dream Theater's albums have started to annoy me so much that I can't enjoy the songs at all unless he's not singing. Whatever this band used to do for me, they have completely stopped doing it with this album.

Written by BehzadSh on 09.09.2011 at 00:14

Somehow it reminds me "Awake" album, maybe I'm wrong

Wait. What? God no. It does compliment that album nicely in terms of the title. They should have called this new album Sleep! >:[

EDIT: Breaking Illusions has its moments though. I mean, so do other songs, but it's not enough to keep me awake and attentive to the music often enough.

Written by Yavanna on 09.09.2011 at 15:46

I have listened to it several times, and really, is not such a great thing... Is not a letdown because I expected nothing from this album
I mean, is not bad, but is not good either. The long songs sounded quite boring to me, it's different from the "old" DT
Anyway, didn't liked it

Yeah me too

Written by truenoacero on 12.09.2011 at 14:31

This album is the DT's comeback to their roots, and they cannot do it better. A great album from beginning to end. 8/10

I completely agree. To me, it's Dream Theater's return to being a progressive rock band, who use metal the same as any other influence. Best album since Metropolis Pt. 1, imho.

Jesus christ what the hell is with the low scores. Progressive rock? What the fuck is wrong with you? Awake was definitely metal and even their recent albums are great compared to the commercial shit thats coming out of europe and america.

Written by godisdead on 14.09.2011 at 03:47

Jesus christ what the hell is with the low scores. Progressive rock? What the fuck is wrong with you? Awake was definitely metal and even their recent albums are great compared to the commercial shit thats coming out of europe and america.

Jesus christ what the hell is with your stupid post. Some people like the album less than you. You fail to grasp such an idea. What the fuck is wrong with you?

I have to say I thought that bringing in a new drummer might shakes things up a bit, but this is very much 'heard this before' material for me.

Just got this, acutally sounds quite promising, "build me up break me down" was a great song... if this ends up living up to the low ratings im going to be very sad

It's funny to see people saying they didn't like the album but still rate it a "7".

I liked the album, it's not great, it's enjoyable, much better for me than their previous 2 albums. Breaking All Illusions is the highlight for me, a very pleasant surprise, one of the best songs they have ever done.

My biggest complaint about the album is that Rudess is all over the place, he's such a show off. The best description of his work on the new album was given by a fellow user on the romanian prog forum where I sometimes post: "Rudess is like one of those guys that gets drunk and talks too much, becomes tiring and annoying and no one knows what to do to make him stop and shut his mouth". Unfortunately I agree.

Written by Fat & Sassy! on 12.09.2011 at 23:54

Jesus Christ, guys. Such a lame release. And I swear, James's vocals on Dream Theater's albums have started to annoy me so much that I can't enjoy the songs at all unless he's not singing. Whatever this band used to do for me, they have completely stopped doing it with this album.

Yeah, I agree with you here. To me, the last time his vocals didn't bug me was...Train of Thought era Dream Theater.

Surprising theres no review yet...
anyways i finished listening to it and thankfully i really enjoyed it. Its not the greatest thing ever but theres alot of good songs, and im glad the identity crisis of the TOT- systematic chaos era is over. Its also nice that DT is free of portnoy's annoying vocals, i do miss his drumming though.

Well at least Symphony X killed it this year...

Written by Daniell on 14.09.2011 at 09:19

Written by godisdead on 14.09.2011 at 03:47

Jesus christ what the hell is with the low scores. Progressive rock? What the fuck is wrong with you? Awake was definitely metal and even their recent albums are great compared to the commercial shit thats coming out of europe and america.

Jesus christ what the hell is with your stupid post. Some people like the album less than you. You fail to grasp such an idea. What the fuck is wrong with you?

My problem was that people were calling dream theater progressive rock. I mean they definitely have progressive rock elements and songs and this is a lighter album but they are a metal band. It isnt a great album (for them) but that doesnt justify rating it below a 6.

It does, because the album is weak. I rate it 6, so I'm not surprised if someone likes it even less.

After putting it off for a while now, I think Im finally going to give this a listen today. lol Looking at the comments, opinions seem very evenly divided about it, so it's going to be interesting to hear what it's like! I do very much like "On The Backs Of Angels" though, so hopefully that's a good sign for the album itself.

It's in the making. As for guest reviews, you need to wait 3 months before you can publish one (provided it gets accepted).

Written by Daniell on 16.09.2011 at 11:47

It's in the making. As for guest reviews, you need to wait 3 months before you can publish one (provided it gets accepted).

That was to my post stating I'm considering of reviewing the album, which accidentally got deleted

And that three month buffer is only in case there's no official review available, if the instructions are correct.

Yes, it's true. But the review from a staff member is coming. Not me, in case someone is worrying that I will bash the album.

Written by Angelic Storm on 16.09.2011 at 11:07

After putting it off for a while now, I think Im finally going to give this a listen today. lol Looking at the comments, opinions seem very evenly divided about it, so it's going to be interesting to hear what it's like! I do very much like "On The Backs Of Angels" though, so hopefully that's a good sign for the album itself.

If you liked "on the backs of angels" you should like the rest of it
does "outcry" remind anyone else of metropolis part 1? soaring chorus, wanky but fun middle section, powerful ending....

I didn't really like this album at all. It sounds very uninspired.