Was reading your intro post, and just wanted to say - I loved Dream Theater growing up. I would listen to images and words and scenes from a memory on repeat in the background when I was reading basically anything, but I haven’t thought of them in ages.
Do you have any recommendations for someone who has not listened to them since like 2011?
Hey! You're actually in luck, because they've got a new album coming out on Friday! It's the first album they've made since Portnoy came back in the band, and actually got my hands on it a little early, but haven't had the chance to listen to it yet, haha. But the new album (which is called Parasomnia) has had a couple singles that are really good, so I'd highly recommend checking them out!
If you want some individual song recommendations, I'd say check out Breaking All Illusions and Bridges in the Sky off of A Dramatic Turn of Events, Illumination Theory off their self-titled album, Three Days from The Astonishing (an album I really love but is far from a fan favorite), Barstool Warrior from Distance Over Time, and A View From the Top of the World from the album of the same name! Those are all my favorite tracks from every album since 2011 (ADTOE was probably the last album you listened to, that was the first album after Mangini joined the band as their new drummer), and I think it shows the best of what they've been up to in the past decade.
So yeah, check those out and then listen to Parasomnia on Friday when it drops! Let me know what you think about them!!!
