Dream Theater Megathread NEW SONG POSTED!!!!!

TSJMajesty said:
So the homeowners came by today before I rolled out early to get ready for tonight, and she's hip to Pink Floyd & Dream Theater, wishing me a good time, etc.

Just before I leave she asks if there will be good visuals on screens, as she puts her thumb & forefinger together to her mouth... Puff-puff-give...

We laugh, but I say no, that's not really my thing. But it did remind me (and I told her too; nice working for cool owners) that I do indeed have something else still stashed away for "enhancement" purposes!

So this'll will actually be my first time eatin shrooms at a show. Wondering if I should bring some edibles too... :unsure: Not sure if they go together, and wouldn't want to find out they don't, at a DT show I've been looking forward to for over a year!
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Hahahah I’d recommend NOT doing both tonight. If you were just chilling at home that’d be one thing, but if you’re in public and start having a not-so-fun trip, the edibles kicking in will only make it worse. If anything, I’d maybe start with the edibles and once those have fully set in, taking the shrooms.

Can’t remember if you got chocolates or actual shrooms, but either way you’ve got a 45-90 minute window before they kick in and weed edibles can be anywhere from 90-120 minutes to fully take effect, if you go through with it, take those time lengths into consideration! Even being an experienced tripper, the last thing I’d want to experience is that slight nervousness before the shrooms fully kick in, then getting the edibles kicking in at the same time, I’d be spending the next 2 hours talking myself down from a panic attack.
 
la szum said:
Excerpted from Dr. Drew's forthcoming Digestible Drugs & Assorted Intoxicants For Dummies & Daredevils :unsure: :rofl

Also, 1000% what's in your forthcoming book. Especially in a foreign environment.

#1 Rule of Psychedelics: Set & Setting.
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This isn’t about the new album, but since this is the DT megathread…

Does anyone else remember the acoustic concert they did in ‘98?

I was just remembering Cover My Eyes. I loved the acoustic version they did at that show! I remember spending time learning this one, I used to play it a lot.

 
metropolis_4 said:
This isn’t about the new album, but since this is the DT megathread…

Does anyone else remember the acoustic concert they did in ‘98?

I was just remembering Cover My Eyes. I loved the acoustic version they did at that show! I remember spending time learning this one, I used to play it a lot.

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Yep, my first DT show was an offshoot of the Rotterdam show, they did 4 Home For The Holidays shows at the end of that year (98) that had the same vibe. They didn't play "Cover My Eyes" but they opened with "Speak To Me" and had "Where Are You Now?" in the setlist, with a bunch of covers and tunes they hadn't played in forever.

Really cool tunes that would have been great on FII and I'm bummed they never did anything with them after, fortunately the recordings that do exist sound pretty great, whether it's a live version or the studio demo.

  • Speak to Me
  • Lifting Shadows Off a Dream
  • Hey You
  • The Silent Man
  • Where Are You Now?
  • Different Strings / The Analog Kid / La Villa Strangiato
  • Eve
  • Wait for Sleep
  • Since I've Been Loving You
  • Take Away My Pain
  • Hell's Kitchen
  • The Way It Used to Be
  • Another Day
  • Hollow Years
  • To Live Forever
  • Bad
  • Hot for Teacher / Mean Street / Ice Cream Man
  • Paradigm Shift
  • O Holy Nigh
 
DrewJD82 said:
Yep, my first DT show was an offshoot of the Rotterdam show, they did 4 Home For The Holidays shows at the end of that year (98) that had the same vibe. They didn't play "Cover My Eyes" but they opened with "Speak To Me" and had "Where Are You Now?" in the setlist, with a bunch of covers and tunes they hadn't played in forever.

Really cool tunes that would have been great on FII and I'm bummed they never did anything with them after, fortunately the recordings that do exist sound pretty great, whether it's a live version or the studio demo.

  • Speak to Me
  • Lifting Shadows Off a Dream
  • Hey You
  • The Silent Man
  • Where Are You Now?
  • Different Strings / The Analog Kid / La Villa Strangiato
  • Eve
  • Wait for Sleep
  • Since I've Been Loving You
  • Take Away My Pain
  • Hell's Kitchen
  • The Way It Used to Be
  • Another Day
  • Hollow Years
  • To Live Forever
  • Bad
  • Hot for Teacher / Mean Street / Ice Cream Man
  • Paradigm Shift
  • O Holy Nigh
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That’s a great setlist! I liked these special shows. I always liked when they threw in covers too
 
So, the concert:

I was right up front, on JP's side, so that was quite nice. I had some concerns about hearing the instruments equally, and it was definitely different than when I walked back to get a drink. Jordan's keys were hard to hear at times, as were some of JP's Piezo tones. If they were in the band mix.

But the guitars came through fine, probably because I was hearing his cranked amps, and/or his monitor. Either way they sounded amazing!

OMG, John Myung's bass was LOUD!! And strong! The subs were directly in front of us, on the floor, so we felt the punch of the bass and drums. Not overly so, but just enough.

James was fine overall. Nuff said.

JP was so stern-looking most of the time. Dude was there to play music, and he was focused.

Everyone played flawlessly. The visuals were the best I'd ever seen at a DT show. (No, it wasn't the shrooms; I really didn't feel them for some reason. Maybe too old...?)

Song choices were also great, and PMU..., well let's just say since it sounded so "metal" in that theater, I did enjoy hearing it. Again. :rofl

John played many guitars! If I can remember them all..

He played 4 brand-new ones-
  • The Silver Chalice 10th anniversary Majesty on Night Terror
  • And 3 brand new, not-yet-released colors-
  1. A JP15 7
  2. The Malachite Majesty
  3. The Wolfsbane Majesty, both with the new chrome-covered PU's, as on the 10th anniversary
I think the JP was the only 7 string, but definitely the only JP model. The rest were Majesties.

He used his Purple Nebula on a most songs.
Smoked Pearl on As I Am
A solid black Majesty
And the new black one with the sparkle finish.

Jordan came out front with his Keytar. Very cool.

A great night, great show overall. And it seemed to me they were very polished. JP maybe a bit bored too, since during one of the endings, he started up with Paradigm Shift, and the other guys joined in. But then Mike gave him a slashing motion across his neck, I guess to say, Enough! :rofl

Malachite:
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DrewJD82 said:
Really cool tunes that would have been great on FII and I'm bummed they never did anything with them after, fortunately the recordings that do exist sound pretty great, whether it's a live version or the studio demo.
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I can't tell you how many times I've put on the Score DVD just to hear "Raise the Knife!"
One of my favourite DT songs and that one live version was the only time I'd ever heard it - until those demos were released some years ago, I think?
 
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