There are differences in every professional team at any one time. That's normal. Many thanks to Neal and Mike for this intimate insight into production. That makes you so much sympathetic. Much more important is that after that you can agree again and lead the project together to success. And that's exactly what Mike and Neal did! It was hard, but in the end of a day it works together. They are a perfect team for the music scene because Neil's compositions gives Mike's play the space. Mike plays his drums like an organ or a piano and not like a drum kit. This style needs the right compositions to harmonize with the other instruments. The result is an outstanding and unique album, with an unique composition and uniqe interaction of the sets of instruments. And the play of Mike ties together the compositions of Neal. They fit perfectly together for the business and the production of an outstanding album. Double album or single album is completely irrelevant. The quality of product, the consistence of the product is important. If anyone reads this from the band (which I do not believe), then for sure you have created an outstanding product!!! This must now also be marketed as well, in the same quality like the product itself. Place 25 in the ranking is not enough (in Germany in 2017).
Mike was right. It should have been a single disc. The record recycles themes too many times and they kept on going with the same thing on the next record TGA.
No, its better this way. If you’re saying you don’t like things being repeated, you’re also saying you don’t like most of transatlantic’s stuff aswell, which are masterpieces on ist own
So glad they went with the double album. SOAD is already a classic, and DT's The Astonishing is already forgotten.
There are differences in every professional team at any one time. That's normal. Many thanks to Neal and Mike for this intimate insight into production. That makes you so much sympathetic. Much more important is that after that you can agree again and lead the project together to success. And that's exactly what Mike and Neal did! It was hard, but in the end of a day it works together. They are a perfect team for the music scene because Neil's compositions gives Mike's play the space. Mike plays his drums like an organ or a piano and not like a drum kit. This style needs the right compositions to harmonize with the other instruments. The result is an outstanding and unique album, with an unique composition and uniqe interaction of the sets of instruments. And the play of Mike ties together the compositions of Neal. They fit perfectly together for the business and the production of an outstanding album. Double album or single album is completely irrelevant. The quality of product, the consistence of the product is important.
If anyone reads this from the band (which I do not believe), then for sure you have created an outstanding product!!!
This must now also be marketed as well, in the same quality like the product itself. Place 25 in the ranking is not enough (in Germany in 2017).
Neal is the man
This is simply amazing! Big question though. Why are they so often staring at their phones? Really?
At the 11:58 minute marker Neal starts playing his 12 string. Man is he good! I just love the sound of a 12 string guitar played that way.
7:47 Owned!!! Lol.
15:00 Isn`t that "Black Dog" from Zeppelin?
Who cares if it's a double album these days anyway, most people stream or have mp3's.
Wow that riff+organ solo at 0:33 didn't make the album
All you smombies.... ;)
don't worry Mike, yours is 100x better than that piece of crap DT put out
Both are very good albums. DT's record is far away from being piece of crap.
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Whatever
Similitude > Astoningshit
Afraid of DTs álbum. What a joke
especially compared to the astonishing, these albums are miles better.
Mike was right. It should have been a single disc. The record recycles themes too many times and they kept on going with the same thing on the next record TGA.
Mike changed his mind after hearing it completed.
No, its better this way. If you’re saying you don’t like things being repeated, you’re also saying you don’t like most of transatlantic’s stuff aswell, which are masterpieces on ist own
If the band disagrees with him, he leaves the band... Just like DT
Rubbish. Be a grown up and don't spread childish rumours.
They actually had a big disagreement about a single or double album. Portnoy lost...still in the band.
Guess what, he's still there... A year after. LOL.