***Wrong Speed*** Dream Theater: A View From The Top Of The World (song) - reaction and opinion
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I am soooooooooooo so so SO sorry about the speed and pitch of this video. I've gone back through EVERYTHING I've got to try and work out what's gone wrong. The turntable is perfect - speed is 100% accurate. The vinyl RIP and listen is 100% perfect. The different video elements are all completely accurate and at the correct speed and pitch.
The final render is NOT correct. I think I've worked out what's gone wrong and I can only apologise. I am uploading a new version identical in every way apart form the speed which will be correct!!!! The video will be about 1 minute and 20 secs shorter as a result!
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Mangini is a metronomic wizard. Best DT in decades
your reaction to the drum solo was priceless! xD
"oh... HELLO"
I've liked a lot of Dream Theater songs over the years, though rarely after only one listen. Their transitions can often leave me cold until I know the song well enough to expect them. This song is mostly approachable on the first attempt other than that quirky bit in the middle. I think this one would grow on me well.
Love the shirt!
Personally i think its their best of the Mangini Era. Feels like a call back to SC/Black clouds era DT at times so I loved it. Will sit nicely at the mid point of my DT album rankings
I found the song as a whole reminded me of a change of seasons.
@@garchompy_1561 that's on purpose they said prior the reason for writing the track in the first place was because of performing a change of seasons in 2017 for the Images and Words 25th anniversary tour and they wanted to revisted those kinds of themes
@@andyfox8377 ooh, good to know, thats cool
I agree. I think they have really come together as a band. Jordan and Mangini are on fire. This title track is amongst their best and a total epic. Cheers 👍
Nice T-shirt and I just secured tickets to see Dream Theater with Devin Townsend supporting next April in London. What a show that should be 👊
All reviews I've heard point out that this is the 1st DT album where Myong's bass is not burried in the mix. He's a really good bassist and finally gets some recognition.
It sounds good to me!
Really good?! The man is out of this world good lol. But yeah, I love hearing more of what he can do.
Here’s what I always say about the drumming. If Mangini was the original drummer and he left everybody would hate Portnoy. To me that is dumb. I think Mangini is just as good if not a better drummer and Portnoy. There I said it
Agreed!
Beyond drumming, Portnoy was a more creative force than Mangini has been so far. Petruci is the most important to the orchestrating of things now, but I think back then it was a bit more of a duo with Portnoy. I agree, people would hate on the new guy regardless, but some of that stems from more than just drumming and style. For example, I love the 12 step suite, I love each song individually, I love them together, and I love that Portnoy did it over many albums. Maybe Mangini has that creative side maybe not. Maybe the band as a whole has slowly been bringing him in, I don't know. If you haven't watched the full new drummer audition videos, it's amazing, but I didn't see much if anything about other things the new drummer might bring to the band other than being able to play Portnoy's drum parts. I will say as a person from what I've seen, Mike Mangini is a hell of a guy and I love his drumming personally. He's a good fit imo.
To me, Mangini is more technical and precise but he does not have the fire and aggression of Portnoy. That fire is what I find lacking in DT since the change. Since then, their music just falls flat to me. It's like someone turned down the color saturation. It's really disappointing as they were in my top three bands before.
@@Easy_Skanking I don’t know what you’re listening to but it sounds the same to me
@@nedrini1387 We all perceive and hear music differently. My ears are more attuned to critical music listening than most as I am a lifelong musician and audio engineer, for one difference.
But, that doesn't stop you from enjoying it all you want.
I've also only listened to the full album once... so far. The bookend tracks I've played several times though. Both masterpieces IMO.
Jordan has been working with engineers for years on instrument modeling software, mobile apps, etc. to build his sound, so most of those sounds over the last number of years are from his own software and modeling. He talks about that in a recent interview with another youtuber th-cam.com/video/yOA3R0ISOVQ/w-d-xo.html
DT on tour in Europe with Devin Townsend. Just saw it yesterday.
Nice reaction. So far my favorite track on the album for its adventurous nature. But what I’m about to tell you might be shocking coming from a DT fan (since the early ‘90’s): this song pales in comparison to the new album from Others by No One called “Where Stories Come From” (also came out on Oct 22nd). That album is breathtakingly complex, catchy, diverse, deep and adventurous. Devin Townsend, Between The Buried and Me, Native Construct as well as DT and Haken are a few of the sources of inspiration for them, yet they sound very unique. Please give them a try, they so deserve more attention and exposure! :).
The singer should get more credit since he struggled & improved a lot again after his vocal injury. Very few singers could do like this.
Yessssss. Enjoy dream theater and their marvelous, mind boggling music.
Ordered, skint but ordered.
Oh man, I hope you enjoy it!
Do you plan on reacting to the rest of the songs from the album? Great reaction!
I hadn't planned on it, there's too much good stuff going on at the mo and trying to fit it all in is a bit of a mission in itself! Should I?
@@JimNewstead yes !!!
Mike Mangini dominates this record!
totally agree
Got mine!! Love how the last song is the whole View 4 lol
Did you played that LP in lower pitch?sounds like that.
Not deliberately….. I’ve fixed it with a new upload. I’m so sorry 😞
they are reminding these mainstream musician that they are the KINGS! BOSS! that's what it a view from the top of the world. they are the best in the planet and they are my hero for 30yrs now!
Start with the drumming is exactly the same as start to Yes, Mind drive...give it a listen
Hey Jim. The cover art is a place in Kerag Bolt, Norway. You can actually visit the site and stand on the wedged boulder if you are brave enough.
That's cool - I love to see that in real life!
Hey Jim, being british I wonder if you've heard URNE? they released their first album Sep 7 of this year. This is what their Facebook info says: There is no single way that London trio URNE describe their sound, it all comes back to 1 thing: heavy. Shades of Metallica, Mastodon, Death & Alice In Chains in there, hopping between sludge, tech-metal, doom, hardcore & anything else with a weighty heart.
Maybe you can check em out? I've been playing the "Serpent & Spirit" album non-stop since:)
Have a good one mate
No I haven't - another to add to the infinite list!!!
Rudess used an app on his iPad to simulate a cello
Yeah if I've nodded off first listen playing the last track is actually something I've done before! If you like it then there's something to look forwards to next whole album listen....🧐
did you bring the song down in key a bit?
Not intentional. Sorry, but fixed with a new upload. Sorry 😞
I don't know why Jim, but to my ears it sounds like the song in your video has a tiny difference in pitch than what it is on the actual song, am I crazy? Even the tempo feels somewhat different, or am I trippin here?
Edit: after a few minutes, yeah, I'm 100% positive it is different than the actual recording I've been listening 🤔 yours is slower tempo.
Yeah, I’ve realised that too. I’m not sure what’s going on. The Riverside video a couple of days ago was marginally fast. Need to get to the bottom of what’s going on. Sorry Diego.
Maybe this is how Jim has managed to avoid the copyright bots for the most part. Genius.
I wish I was that clever!!!!
So I’ve worked out the issue. I’m so so so sorry. Fixed now with a new upload. Sorry 😞
@@JimNewstead C'mon now, Jim! Don't worry one tiny bit, please!
I'm not the biggest DT fan but I do know their influence on current heavier / prog leaning acts is pretty significant....saying that I don't like Blue Oyster Cult much but their influence on Ghost is phenomenal (their fans are saying the new record....1st in 20 years....is worth checking out btw)
You know you make it as a Progressive Metal band when someone listens to Dream Theater and they say, "Hey that sounds like Haken" ;) Really the only issue I have with this song is that for an Epic I find the ending unsatisfying. The ending could have been put in the middle and the song could have ended with the part at 15:51 - 18:11 and I would have never given it a 2nd thought other than truly amazing. Agreed though. Jordan is playing less technical then usual and it sounds amazing.
Lol!
is it just a litte bit slow?
Maybe.... not sure what's ben going on lately with my vids, whether it's the upload, the rendering or the TH-cam processing, I think the speed has changed on a few of them and I don't know why!
Now fixed…. A new upload of the video is available. I’m so sorry 😞
@@JimNewstead wow, that was ok man. I just wanted to make sure for your channel. Thank you for your interest.
I'm hoping I like this more than expecting to....as usual if anyone can help me like something I find hard work....Jim can🤞☺️
Best of luck! Did I help???
@@JimNewstead um....no not really. You will have to content yourself with helping me get into Opeth, Devin Townsend and Anekdoten for now Jim....🌟🌟🌟🧑🎤 It's ok I've got 5 Dream Theatre albums now though. Just can't love them. At least they aren't Elvis Costello. Made a commitment recently to get into him in similar way ....bought 6 of his best records.....
And I HATE all of them....😭😭😭😭💩💩💩💩💩💩.....lol
I'd agree the synth work is a bit cheesy sometimes.... but it does bring their sound together too. Just wished the whole thing was more exciting for me....oh well...🤷♂️
Have you listened to Octavarium?
@@JimNewstead yeah it's one of the 5 I have. I have no problem revisiting their older albums now and then ....has the main classic ones (all came with my 5cd box set.)
The item on the rock kinda looks like a shovel to me.
Edit- Binoculars makes more sense. Teach me to comment before finishing the video. 🤣
It does! Took me a while to realise what it was too!
Your turntable plays slow. That’s was like a half step lower than the master recording. Odd. You also called guitar parts keyboards. C’mon Jim, the picking attack was pretty clear.
No, there was an issue with the video rendering. I’ve fixed it with a new upload. I’m so sorry 😞
Haken only wish they were DT, c’mon. Geez!
Wish they were as famous maybe. I actually prefer their sound these days.
I would say it should be the other way around. They can't write a truly great song anymore since Portnoy left. But Haken sure can write epic masterpieces still.
Yeah I absolutely loved Visions, The Mountain, and Affinity but Vector and Virus are just okay for me. I think it has to do with them trying to put shorter songs on shorter length albums. I don‘t like how the last two were 45 and 52 minutes a piece and Diego isn‘t using any orchestral/violin sounds. Also, they seem to do much less soloing than in the past.
Not something I'll listen to often, but I believe it is the first full Dream Theater track I've listened to without having to push myself to keep listening. For me, I think that's saying something.
Now, tell me about your tee-shirt. Empaths are amazing people. But, I sometimes feel being an empath can be more of a curse than a blessing for the empath themself. I find they're a blessing to others, but at times I worry about them.
There’s nothing to say about it really, it’s an album title from Devin Townsend!
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Ah...
Obviously, another artist I don't know.
@@IllumeEltanin You might like some of his stuff, but I'm certain you would HATE some other of it!
Groovy base- great drummer- nice riffs...I've never questioned their musicality....I still find the singer annoying. Like mid 80s beige walls inside a massive gothic mansion or something. His straight forwards tones really detracts from the groove for me.... nullifying.
Not much of a Dream METAL Theatre fan. This song again, like when I saw them 20 years ago opening for YES left me cold despite their "virtuoso'-esque indulgences. Progbands like KENSO from Japan do this intense playing much better though they lean towards Jazz more than Metal which I prefer. Kenso also have better & more imaginative melodic / rhythmic transitions, arrangements and overall conceptual structure. DT never really seems to ever truly go anywhere no matter how hard they try. It's not enough to play fast & slow to be great. That's why classic YES, Genesis, VDGG etc were so astounding. It was bc they wrote not just to showoff but their concepts were imaginative and composed extremely well. Dream Theatre really do try hard. I'll give them that.
I don't know Kenso.... I feel should!