Quote from: dualpalmpilots on October 08, 2024, 12:22:01 PMThanks, I hate it

I understand

I'm glad there appears to be an extended hype/marketing push being done. Yes, I find what they are doing so far a little cheesy, but it's all in good fun. I'm looking forward to MP's little clip, and an eventual announcement of the album or whatever it is.

As for Metropolis pt. 3, or whatever, who knows? We'll find out soon enough.

IMO, it would be cool for them to do a SONG, "Metropolis, pt. 3", but I sincerely hope that if they do that, it'll be the conclusion of it. And that it is just one song on a totally unrelated album, ala Images and Words.

I would be ok with a Metropolis pt. 3 song, particularly if it were a kind of left turn from the stuff before it. Like, maybe there is a way to make a song with a different vibe that still references some things from the first two parts but has its own story. Rush came back years later and finished off their "Fear" trilogy and that was cool.

Quote from: Stadler on October 08, 2024, 12:28:09 PMIf nothing else good comes from all this, we get a Millah sighting!!! How's things?   Fam ok?

Stads! Things are ok, chaotic in the way that happens with a high-energy toddler and an equally chaotic job. I'll try to duck into the chat thread a little later on

Anyone know if Theresa Thomason has done anything secretive lately? lol

no 

Personally I would be disappointed in Met 3 because it would mean largely using a bunch of the same motifs and melodies. I want totally NEW stuff from this reunion. Sorry to rain on the hype train.

you didn't (not to me anyway)

Quote from: CodyWanKenobi on October 08, 2024, 12:59:30 PMAnyone know if Theresa Thomason has done anything secretive lately? lol

I can't say anything about that

Quote from: Dream Team on October 08, 2024, 01:02:09 PM...because it would mean largely using a bunch of the same motifs and melodies.

I don't think that's true. I think it's possible they reference a few melodies and some of the rhythmically memorable parts from Pt 1 & 2 as a kind of wink to the fans, but I don't think they'd base the album off of those melodies like they based Pt 2 off of Pt 1. I think we need to give the band more credit than that.

double post

Quote from: CodyWanKenobi on October 08, 2024, 01:11:35 PMI don't think that's true. I think it's possible they reference a few melodies and some of the rhythmically memorable parts from Pt 1 & 2 as a kind of wink to the fans, but I don't think they'd base the album off of those melodies like they based Pt 2 off of Pt 1. I think we need to give the band more credit than that.

There weren't really that many musical references in SFaM, were there?   Mostly just in Home, TDoE, and Overture 1928, right?

Quote from: ZirconBlue on October 08, 2024, 01:58:06 PMThere weren't really that many musical references in SFaM, were there?   Mostly just in Home, TDoE, and Overture 1928, right?

Yes, exactly!

I would love the album to be Metropolis Pt 3, or even just a proper concept album. I really love The Astonishing, but it feels like less of a concept album and more like a soundtrack to a musical that doesn't exist, which it really awesome. But I would also love another SFAM like concept album from DT, and I think Metropolis Pt 3 could serve as a a great return to that approach.

Quote from: CodyWanKenobi on October 08, 2024, 11:51:34 AMMight it be a... bardic tortoise?

https://youtu.be/kq8Xlbb3bOw?si=miagM6tu2OyzC30N

so tomorrow is MP clip and then Thursday some sort of specific release date like 'tomorrow'?

Quote from: TheBarstoolWarrior on October 08, 2024, 05:16:51 PMso tomorrow is MP clip and then Thursday some sort of specific release date like 'tomorrow'?

So goes the theory. If the theme really is sleep and the videos have been reversed, I wonder if MP will be the first to close his eyes instead.

At this point I still believe all hints are more (30th anniversary of) Awake-related than Metropolis.

Vocal verses should move to lower keys, but I would be so over the moon if one of bests albums of all times, is the paradigma for this new release.

There is one thing they already have in common... the high pressure from the fanbase to come with something special. It was so after the release of Images and Words... and now feels so since the return of Portnoy.

I have a feeling this song might be about sleep paralysis or something

Wait For Sleep Pt 2: Eyes Upon The Moon

Honestly I don't get the Awake celebration thing. It's a great album but not the de facto favorite for fans. SFAM and I&W are the classic legendary albums for DT. Celebration of Awake already happened during the Breaking The Fourth Wall tour and that should be enough? I don't see any SDOIT or 8V celebrations going on and I don't see why awake should have a higher status than those?

I like Awake but really don't want this tour to have any extra celebration connected to it. Celebrate the career of dtline on Score, and I think that's more likely what they are going to do.

Yeah there is no way they got all the bandmembers to shoot short videos to pre-hype a portion of the show dedicated to a specific older album, and the actual anniversary of Awake came and went with just a post from MP acknowledging it just like he's doing all year for every album that has an anniversary, round or not.

It has obviously something to do with the new album or at the very least a new song.

Quote from: MirrorMask on October 09, 2024, 03:01:28 AMYeah there is no way they got all the bandmembers to shoot short videos to pre-hype a portion of the show dedicated to a specific older album, and the actual anniversary of Awake came and went with just a post from MP acknowledging it just like he's doing all year for every album that has an anniversary, round or not.

It has obviously something to do with the new album or at the very least a new song.

It'd also be pretty tonedeaf to spend 7 days hyping up an announcement that's just "We're gonna play some Awake songs on this tour" when we know the album is going to be imminently announced. There's just no way. It could be conceptually related to Awake - especially as the subject matter of many of those songs were Kevin Moore's departure from the band, and this is the first release with a member returning to the band - but given that we now know the videos are reversed and that the band members are in fact closing their eyes rather than opening them, 'Awake' doesn't really fit.

Quote from: Pebsie on October 09, 2024, 03:14:22 AMIt'd also be pretty tonedeaf to spend 7 days hyping up an announcement that's just "We're gonna play some Awake songs on this tour" when we know the album is going to be imminently announced. There's just no way. It could be conceptually related to Awake - especially as the subject matter of many of those songs were Kevin Moore's departure from the band, and this is the first release with a member returning to the band - but given that we now know the videos are reversed and that the band members are in fact closing their eyes rather than opening them, 'Awake' doesn't really fit.

and then there is one other aspect that is noteworthy as to why it won't be related to Awake: Awake is among their hardest material vocally. James nailed it in 2014. (I've seen them on the tour, brilliant) He probably is wise enough not to propose this idea for the album and the tour at this stage in his life.

I'm willing to bet there is no concept album. It's just lead up to a first single. Then lines are lyrics for that song, and the "awakening" is just a cheesy thing to promote it. It's cheesy but I'm glad they're doing it. It's fun.

Obviously I could be wrong, I don't know anything. But stirring up all of this talk is the whole point. 

Awake Pt. 2

A whole album based on and expanding A Mind Beside Itself, like they did with Metropolis Pt. 1 

Quote from: genome on October 09, 2024, 04:48:54 AMA whole album based on and expanding A Mind Beside Itself,

I like that idea, actually.

Isn't that kinda what Six Degrees was though?

New DT album cycles are awesome, this one has got me really psyched for the new music.  Sure, it's kinda cheesy (so far), can't wait to see the whole thing in retrospect.  If the band is having fun w it I'm on board.

The reality is, we probably only have a couple more of these new album cycles left. Enjoy it, and gals/guys . . . . we may be able to actually hear new DT music this week!!

Quote from: noxon on October 09, 2024, 05:04:24 AMIsn't that kinda what Six Degrees was though?

It was? Was that their plan? I've never heard that before.

Each of the 6 degrees describes a different mental illness

Quote from: Max Kuehnau on October 09, 2024, 05:26:07 AMEach of the 6 degrees describes a different mental illness

Yeah, but I've never heard of a connection to A Mind Beside Itself.

A Mind Beside Itself seems to have much stronger connection to religious belief and that mix with mental illness. Not just mental illness. Or else Panic Attack and such are all connected too.

Just saw a possible artwork on another band's forums. Looked like the artwork of a new single (possibly). The post had a date for a single release. I'm not going to post any of the actual info here, but it looked cool. And hopefully won't be too much longer. *fingers crossed*

For absolutely no rational reason whatsover, I'm expecting a yellow / black theme from the new album.

Dunno if they already thought that far in advance and the color scheme will match the tones of the tour posters.

No, but it's related in the same way The Mirror is related to the 12 step saga