Parasomnia Timeline Thread

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

Another lil' update from MP from the studio!



"It may be snowing outside ❄️ but its 🔥 inside the studio w DT!"

he should collaborate with Ari Aster and have him write the lyrics. it can be a conceptual album akin to Beau is Afraid or Hereditary too!

[Evermind]

I'm not a musician and I could not give a proper definition of "blast beasts"

It's when you have a blast playing (beating) the drums.

That is not what it means.

I thought the joke should've been obvious even without the green font.

[jammindude]

I'm not a musician and I could not give a proper definition of "blast beasts"

It's when you have a blast playing (beating) the drums.

That is not what it means. The name relates to attempting to sound like explosions and or machine guns.

I disagree with that definition as well. By that definition I Love it Loud by Kiss is blast beats and I know that is NOT the case.

I always understood it that "blast beats" are where the drummer plays at such a rapid pace that it's very nearly a blur. Some black metal bands will do this for long stretches, but the more common approach is to have a small section where you get a burst of "blast beats"

EDIT - I just realized that I missed the joke. 

[Max Kuehnau]

You might disagree with the definiton (and I do as well to some degree), but it's a common one. Maybe not the most thorough one there is. Blastbeats are far more modern than when Kiss came up btw. (think Napalm Death and all these people)

[pg1067]

Another lil' update from MP from the studio!



"It may be snowing outside ❄️ but its 🔥 inside the studio w DT!"

I assume the red "R" and "T" in the name on his shirt is some sort of clue about something....

By that definition I Love it Loud by Kiss is blast beats and I know that is NOT the case.

Peter Criss can haz blast beatzzzzzz!!!!!  (someone feel free to meme this)

[Max Kuehnau]

Would make a nice meme I'm sure yes

[hefdaddy42]

Another lil' update from MP from the studio!



"It may be snowing outside ❄️ but its 🔥 inside the studio w DT!"

I assume the red "R" and "T" in the name on his shirt is some sort of clue about something....

Possibly, but probably not a clue about anything DT related.  Ari Aster is a horror film director.  MP is a huge film buff.  I would imagine it's just the shirt he put on today.

[MirrorMask]

D'uh it stands for Ream Theater of course!

[Stadler]

I still can't quite fathom that we're about to get a full-on Dream Theater album with Mike Portnoy on drums.  My ass is black and blue from pinching it. 

[Samsara]

Love these pictures. Keep going MP!

[MoraWintersoul]

D'uh it stands for Ream Theater of course!

[hefdaddy42]

I still can't quite fathom that we're about to get a full-on Dream Theater album with Mike Portnoy on drums.  My ass is black and blue from pinching it.

Could have gone literally decades without that visual.

[Samsara]

I still can't quite fathom that we're about to get a full-on Dream Theater album with Mike Portnoy on drums.  My ass is black and blue from pinching it.

Could have gone literally decades without that visual.

Same. 

[Stadler]

I still can't quite fathom that we're about to get a full-on Dream Theater album with Mike Portnoy on drums.  My ass is black and blue from pinching it.

Could have gone literally decades without that visual.

Same. 

Wait, you guys want PICTURES?  I mean, I'm game but doesn't that violate a rule?  Or four?

[Indiscipline]

Can you please have Scotty doctoring them first?

[Samsara]

Can you please have Scotty doctoring them first?

[jammindude]

Can you please have Scotty doctoring them first?

[Setlist Scotty]

Can you please have Scotty doctoring them first?

What - you want me to go blind?!?

[Puppies_On_Acid]

Can you please have Scotty doctoring them first?

What - you want me to go blind?!?

I feel like you're being set up 

[Jamesman42]

I still can't quite fathom that we're about to get a full-on Dream Theater album with Mike Portnoy on drums.  My ass is black and blue from pinching it.

Could have gone literally decades without that visual.

Same. 

Wait, you guys want PICTURES?  I mean, I'm game but doesn't that violate a rule?  Or four?

Hi, it's me bosk, posting from Jamesman's account. I am giving you the green light to post pictures. Please also PM me any bloopers!!!!! - bosk

[crystalstars17]

Love these pictures. Keep going MP!

Ok....May I play devil's advocate here for a second and (genuinely) ask... Is MP taking over the PR??

It appears he's the only one to be posting anything lately, at least for the most part. Do we think we will stop hearing from the others at all?

[Sycsa]

Can you please have Scotty doctoring them first?

And thus, the cover of DT16 was born.

[nikatapi]

Love these pictures. Keep going MP!

Ok....May I play devil's advocate here for a second and (genuinely) ask... Is MP taking over the PR??

It appears he's the only one to be posting anything lately, at least for the most part. Do we think we will stop hearing from the others at all?

Wasn't this the case also before? It's not like the rest of the band was so active on social media, apart from promoting specific products or some events.
I remember mostly MP (and JR before putting most stuff behind a paywall on patreon) were the ones who posted updates on youtube and other media, so i guess it's part of Mike's personality to expose more.

[emtee]

I'm probably missing something since I'm not on any social media, but since they have entered the studio MP has posted 2 pics, JLB has posted 1 and there was a full band pic. Not sure that equates to MP taking over the PR role.

[hefdaddy42]

I'm probably missing something since I'm not on any social media, but since they have entered the studio MP has posted 2 pics, JLB has posted 1 and there was a full band pic. Not sure that equates to MP taking over the PR role.

It doesn't.

[Stadler]

My ass isn't happy, but he'll get over it.

Wait, what were YOU guys thinking?!?!

[hefdaddy42]

[Zydar]

I think that counts as a smile from JM

This as well.

[HOF]

I'm probably missing something since I'm not on any social media, but since they have entered the studio MP has posted 2 pics, JLB has posted 1 and there was a full band pic. Not sure that equates to MP taking over the PR role.

JR posted a pic from the studio yesterday too. He's had a few so far.

[PMSummer]

I've gotta admit, I've been pretty lukewarm about Dream Theater's stuff for the last few years. Just didn't hit the same for me, you know? But, seeing Mike Portnoy's recent posts, man, it's rekindled something. There's this buzz, this excitement about what's next that I haven't felt in a while. Really glad he's back; it's like the missing piece was finally put back into place.

[Setlist Scotty]

Love these pictures. Keep going MP!

Ok....May I play devil's advocate here for a second and (genuinely) ask... Is MP taking over the PR??

It appears he's the only one to be posting anything lately, at least for the most part. Do we think we will stop hearing from the others at all?

I wouldn't worry about it Crystal - MP has always been very involved with social media - more so than any of the other guys aside from JR to some extent. It's just the way he is naturally wired. It's also why he is far more connected with other professional musicians than the other guys too. If there is a significant lack of social media posts from the other guys in comparison to previously while MP was not in the band, then they are more to blame for not posting than MP. MP would never dictate that no one else can post anything on social media. But as others have pointed out, there have been some photos posted by others, so it's not just MP.

I think that counts as a smile from JM

This as well.

Pretty sure that's fake.

[Zydar]

Yeah, thought so too.

[crystalstars17]

Love these pictures. Keep going MP!

Ok....May I play devil's advocate here for a second and (genuinely) ask... Is MP taking over the PR??

It appears he's the only one to be posting anything lately, at least for the most part. Do we think we will stop hearing from the others at all?

I wouldn't worry about it Crystal - MP has always been very involved with social media - more so than any of the other guys aside from JR to some extent. It's just the way he is naturally wired. It's also why he is far more connected with other professional musicians than the other guys too. If there is a significant lack of social media posts from the other guys in comparison to previously while MP was not in the band, then they are more to blame for not posting than MP. MP would never dictate that no one else can post anything on social media. But as others have pointed out, there have been some photos posted by others, so it's not just MP.

Got it.   

[MirrorMask]

Yeah, Mike is just doing Mike. It's up to the other guys, wether they like it or not, to keep up with social media apparences. But it's already becoming apparent that if you want to keep up with the guys, it's MP's FB page the one to follow, not DT's.

[jammindude]

No one should be expecting a HUGE change at this point. I mean, even when Mike was at his peak of online interaction, he played it fairly close to the chest during the writing recording phase. He loves to post "teasers", but he ultimately loves surprises.