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well what can you say ? its a straight to the point concise release, short, by their standards clocking in at approx 1hr,the band have certainly focussed on the material quite sensational. Like most 'Theater releases it will take repeated listens to unveil itself and reveal all.After a few listens today i'm loving it,the opening duo are quite superb 'Untethered Angel' superb with a glorious mid section and 'Paralyzed' with some beautiful guitar playing.. excellent little solo... and so it continues mind blowing musicianship and stunning riffs,seriously if you threw Sabbath/Zeppelin/Metallica & Rush into a blender .. i swear Dream Theater would have come out.one fantastic track after another and a special word for the bonus track 'Viper King' ha ha it would the star track on most peoples albums.. What a groove this track has and a stunning guitar solo,seriously every member is on fire but this is definitely Petrucci's album. a 5 star release all day long.

Purchased as a gift. Was given the title they wanted.

Distance Over Time is a pretty good album with a heavy, prog sound. No 20 minute epic or running themes here but I can live with it. Vocals are a bit buried in the mix and James voice seems weaker than previous records but superb musicianship all round and killer JP guitar tones. Funny, I didn't pay as much attention to Jordan as I normally do - I suppose the keyboards arent as half as dominating as with The Astonishing.On the whole I found the album enjoyable on first play through and warmed to the weaker tracks by the 2nd and 3rd spin. Here’s a short breakdown:Untethered Angel – A fairly good opener kind of let down by a cheesy, bland chorus which reminded me of Muse (lol!)Paralysed – I’d say this track is like this albums ‘Forsaken’ or ‘Build me up, Break me down’. It’s good if not a little nu-metally / commercial single sounding? - Wouldn’t be out of place on a James Labrie solo record.Fall into the light – This one definitely reminds me of something from the first few DT albums. Cool drum rolling into sections and It’s got a great little haunting bit 3:15 in – love the harmonized lead sound which reminds me of something by Metallica or from Train of Thought?Barstool Warrior – old fashioned 70’s prog affair, a gentler rock track not too over the top.Room 137 – A simpler song by Dream Theater standards. Heavy with a slower tempo. It kind of feels like a filler track but I suppose it does have a cool 70’s synth vocal thing going for it at one point.S2n – Again, feels for the most part like filler but the bass is rocking throughout and it's got a cool, zany section around the 1:50 mark.At wits end - Good track, starts off like something off 2nd disc of 6th Degrees then into some killer riffage. Again just the chorus lets it down a bit.Out of reach - Mellowest track on here but I wasn't as bothered.Pale blue dot – Heaviest track on the album and has a cracking groove. Probably the best lyrics on the album also – Carl Sagan would be proud.I am now going to nerd out and list Distance Over Time accordingly in my top 10 DT records. Obviously this will vary from person to person depending on your preferred DT styling… however if you generally agree with my list then you’ll get the idea:1. Scenes from a Memory (1999)2. Awake (1994)3. Images and Words (1992)4. The Astonishing (2016)5. 6th Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)6. Train of Thought (2003)7. Octavarium (2005)8. Distance Over Time (2019)9. Dream Theater (2013)10. Falling Into Infinity (1997)

It took a long time and many listens for this one to grow on me, but it sure did in the end. There's hardly a dud moment on it. It's like Images and Words got together with Train of Thought and had a slightly lesser offspring. Those two other CDs are the ones that define DT's sound for me, so no surprises that I've come to like this one. I'd put this in their top 5, and I think it's their best since Portnoy left. I thought Dramatic Turn Of Events was good but this is much tighter like their earlier albums. 5 stars and recommended for fans that might be jaded after the last one.

This album has everything that you want in a Dream Theater album: heavy riffs, epic songs, strong melodies, great vocals, and that unbeatable musicianship from all members. All band members are involved in the songwriting, and it's always great to have some John Myung compositions on their CDs. This time around, also great to see Mike Mangini contribute lyrics to Room 137. The playing is brilliant as always. This is a CD that proves DT to have plenty left in the tank, If you're a fan, you've probably already got this, If you're new to Dream Theater, easy: buy it!

I have been a Dream Theater fan for many years and have seen them numerous times. I feel that this is the best album they have produced since 2000s Scenes from a Memory. If you are a Theater fan definitely buy it. If you're a fan of rock/metal in general, I would suggest buying it too. It is more accessible than some of their more progressive works, and I am a big progressive fan. I really feel it is a fantastic album!

Love the new album ,probably my favourite track at the moment is "Pale Blue Dot".DT are back to what they do best ,rocking with heavy riffs and brilliant vocals from James ,reminding me of the systematic chaos days .The Astonishing wasn't to everyone's taste ,but think this is up there with the very best ,to be honest just love it love it love it !!!!!!!!

Top quality all round package for the money. Great album too, but it's all about the package.

This Dream Theater CD is awesome. A great CD that comes with a regular CD as well has high bit resolution Bluray to listen to. There are also Stems for Untethered Angels if you want to remix it for fun.The seller. Chalkys CA, is also awesome. My CD was damaged in shipment and they sent out a replacement free of charge. That is excellent customer service!

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Hablare de dos cosas, la segúnda es muy importante.1.- El álbum como tal es muy bueno, hay mucho que decir, pero poco espacio donde expresarlo, simplemente comprenlo y escúchenlo una y otra vez tal y como se debe hacer en todos los álbumes de DT2.- La versión que me llego creo que es Nacional (no se como llamarla, no tiene etiquetas de origen, en Mixup tienen la misma version y tampoco tiene etiquetas) a mi parecer es un buen clon mal hecho del álbum, a simple vista parece original, pero tiene detalles, al abrir la caja se nota que es está mal impresa, la calidad de la tinta es buena pero están borrosas la imagenes, la estampa roja qué aparece en la caratula tiene la leyenda "this sticker is removable" pero ya esta impresa no es "removable , es como si hubieran hecho un escaneo o imprimieron la caratula de Internet, no sé. Al introducir el disco no contiene información de nada, simplemente dice track 1, track 2, track 3 etc... y lo peor es que el sonido es malo, la calidad es muy inferior a un CD ORIGINAL, por muy malo que sea el mixeo en el estudio se nota la diferencia entre una pista de un disco original y un disco pirata. La calidad es simplemente mala, en resumen revisen lo que les llega no sólo en este álbum si no en cualquiera que compren.

Moi j'aime, c'est comme çà !Un peu comme Samuel (commentaire du 26 Fev), 1ère écoute déconcertante mais je suis toujours dubitatif à la 1ère écoute d'un album de DT mais après 4 - 5 écoutes, j'aime énormément car DT fait du DT et c'est pour ca que je les suis depuis tant d'années !Il n'y a pas de bonne ou de mauvaise musique (quoique, ca se discute), il y a ce que l'on aime, qui vous touche tant au coeur qu'au cerveau et puis il y a le reste. DT pour moi c'est exactement ce type de musique: ca me va droit au Coeur pour la musicalité des compos, et au cerveau pour la complexité et la technicité de l'interprétation.Pitié les gars: à part le HellFest où je ne pourrais pas aller vous voir, venez en France et pourquoi pas à Nantes au Zenith ... mais Paris c'est okay pour moi (Zenith, Olympia ou Palais des Congrès comme pour les derniers concerts, j'y étais !).Bertrand

Compatto, frenetico, potente, melodico, ma soprattutto divertente. È chiaro all'ascolto che i DT si sono divertiti un mondo a comporre e registrare questo disco, e ciò diventa lampante con la bonus track viper king, un pezzo hard rock che sembra uscito da Burn dei Deep Purple. È curioso come i pezzi usciti come singoli siano i meno rappresentativi del disco e della sua qualità, specie into the light, che a mio avviso è l'unico brano non pienamente riuscito dell'album. Come se i DT avessero voluto tenere il meglio per i loro fan con l'uscita ufficiale del disco. Prog metal al suo meglio con canzoni che danno l'idea di finire sempre troppo presto, lasciandoti la voglia di riascoltarle il prima possibile, compresa la ballata Out of reach, arrangiata splendidamente.Finalmente la batteria di Mangini ha i suoni che ci vogliono in un album di questo tipo, permettendoci di apprezzare al meglio la sua fantastica performance. Anche il basso è in primo piano, grazie a una produzione potente e nitida allo stesso tempo. La Brie si rende protagonista a sua volta di una prestazione eccellente, con ottime linee melodiche non banali, specie in Barstol Warrior e nel capolavoro assoluto At wit's end. Dopo il primo ascolto si arriva al fondo quasi tramortiti, anche per via di un Petrucci in assoluto stato di grazia e di un Rudess che mai come stavolta ha saputo scegliere i suoni migliori con cui condire la sua prestazione, con la sensazione che l'album sia ancora più breve della sua ora totale, tanto è volato via velocemente.In ultimo da notare che i brani, pur essendo molto diretti, sono anche molto complessi, tanti che ci vanno diversi ascolti per assimilarli. Considerato che ci troviamo davanti al 14esimo album in studio dei DT, tanto di cappello per aver tirato fuori quello che credo essere il loro miglior disco dai tempi di 6 degrees of inner torbulence!