From hearing Brave This Storm, I would say they are on a definite winner. On the other hand, I was very cautious as to how the Trivium and David Draiman collaboration would work. If this new album turns out to just be ADToE part 2, then yeah I’ll be pretty disappointed, and everyone will know what a pivotal role Portnoy played in the band and how directionless they are without him. Hopefully what we heard was their “Commercial” piece for the album, in the same way that Forsaken was seen as the “Commercial” piece in Systematic Chaos.
Let’s hope that the other songs make the “definite statement.” It is not a great leap forward in musical terms. Some bits remind me of Scenes from a Memory, but really, I could see this song fitting on A Dramatic Turn of Events. I can’t say that The Enemy Within is anything special. We have Trivium’s new song Brave This Storm and Dream Theater’s The Enemy Within. Isn’t that the validation he should be seeking? He is blown away at the reaction they are getting. Why does he care about sales? Look at all his posts, show after show. Fans are participating in this new arena, while artists and labels are still banging their heads against the wall judging success by album sales.Įven Mike Portnoy asked fans to buy The Winery Dogs as a show of support to the label and to show to them that this project is viable.
The history of recorded music is at our fingertips. The bottom line is this, if what you create is great, expect it to be shared.īefore the Internet, before YouTube, before streaming services like Spotify, fans had to own the music to hear it.
#DEJA VU SONG 2013 TORRENT#
Put it down to piracy, file sharing, Bit Torrent or copyright infringement. I wonder how that came to be?Īs Nicko McBrain said in Flight 666 The Movie, Iron Maiden hasn’t sold an album in Costa Rica, however they are playing a stadium show that is sold out with 30,000 people attending. Dream Theater have hardly sold any music in South America, however they play to their biggest crowds there. WHY? The album sales figures quoted above is not the metric to judge success on. Week 5 – ending 14 Sept 2011 – 2,890 units soldĪrtists are so scared if an album under performs these days. Week 4 – ending 07 Sept 2011 – 2,890 units sold Week 2 – ending 28 Sept 2011 – 8,030 units sold Week 1 – ending 21 Sept 2011 – 35,750 units sold Will history repeat itself? I think so.ĭream Theater – A Dramatic Turn Of Events In relation to the albums, both of them had a six week U.S sale run (physical sales) and then disappeared. This new album is self-titled, therefore it should represent what Dream Theater is all about.Īnyway I digress, going back to my 2011 experiences. That album represented what Dream Theater are all about and it set in motion everything that was to come. Learning To Live, Metropolis and Take The Time are progressive as hell, but man, I can physically hum the whole songs to anyone including the progressive interludes. I was listening to Images and Words yesterday and the reason why that album is awesome 21 years after its release is the songs. In my opinion In Waves is a stronger song than On The Backs of Angels. Dream Theater to me, had the most to prove, as this music would be their first without founder Mike Portnoy. I remember listening to both songs back then and taking into account both of the band’s position in the musical landscape. Trivium had just unleashed In Waves as its promotional single for the In Waves album and Dream Theater had unleashed On The Backs of Angels as its promotional single for the A Dramatic Turn of Events album. In 2011, I was listening to new songs from Trivium and Dream Theater. How Has It Aged: Iron Maiden – The Book Of Souls.Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.
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