Dream Theater - Astonishing Lyrics

The worst DT album ever together with black clouds and silver linings.
and train of thought, the dramatic turn of event.

Amazing!!! All the changes in my life i make with your music... I love you, you makes me stronger. The Best ))

I love dream theater. From Indonesia

こういう壮大でテクニカルでメロディアスでプログレッシブな曲は彼らにしか作れない。唯一無二、孤高の存在だ
他の人がやったって所詮2番煎じにしかならない
彼らが絶大な影響を受けたバンドの一つがピンクフロイドだが令和のピンクフロイドと言っても過言はないだろう

Ridiculous level of Awesome. All of it.

DREAM THEATER….MAJESTY..est 1985...

I think A Savior In The Square/When Your Time Has Come would make a great future tour staple.

Dream theater penyemangat kerja

WTF is this shit . I like Dream Theater but this concert was the second worse concert in my life this album SUCKS LARGE. ABBA fans must love it

Progressive Metal fans super overpriveleged and spoiled. Just spend your time watching Train of Thought if you want to give this bad ratings on my site.

#UKRAINE #KHARKIV #METAL #Warxul ДЯКУЮ! дуже не погано

Man. I love this album. But what really sticks out. I think is the string ensemble after the song " The answer" its so beautiful.

As time goes by, this album.. songs... glows.

A Life Left Behind 43:00 . Recommended !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgQMDVUK-e0 Try this guys. This album is a masterpiece in prog rock. A rare gem :)

2 hours of brain trip. now i can die peacefuly

WOW. JUST 1:46 AND I ALREADY LOVE. IT. !

#1 Dream Theater album
&
My S rank metal subgenres:Prog metal, Thrash metal, Power metal, Christian metal.

if you dont this album is amazing then you dont know what music is you have no respect music

Erano anni che non li riascoltato,ma devo dire che questo è un altro capolavoro. Certo,per i troppi cambi di tempo,risultano stancanti alla lunga....ma è il loro stile,prendere o lasciare ☺️👍😎

I was stop hear the new abuns of DT after train of trout. Finally they come back! start hearing the album just now and looks awesome

Pink Floyd school 😎👍

What percentage of this album is silence?

I listened to the whole album in just two parts finally. Cool, cool, cool. I wonder what it could have been if different vocalists sang each character part, like in Ayreon's The human equation.

It's true, there are here and there great "snippets" of music the should be expanded to be enjoyed at their fullest.

I would like to be capable of creating such an album.

I wish they would stop releasing there album openers as singles though. To.me. hearing the opening of a dreamtheater album for the first time is almost my favorite part of a new album. I've been. Tru fan for over 20 years and a new dt album is still better than xmas for me. So I dont like to hear the 1st song before the album is open and n my cd player

Evangeline name is the first melody we hear on the album

I'm from indonesia, i like it's song

I like this album the first time it came out- it was called 2112

This album is a ode to Ego and pretentious as f**k... This album is a meme material🤣🤣🤣

I'm confused as to why so many people hate this album. I mean, it's a masterpiece, and IMO, one of the best albums of all time.
I'm gonna be honest, I can't see anything wrong with this album.

this shit is so fucking lame lmao

i remember when I was an angsty and resentful teenager who only listens to emo and pop punk.

@Mustache Cashstash you are oh so mature and enlightened for listening to guys in leather pants in their 50s bang on about demons and shit

I want an animation of this album, NOW

Qu est ce qu il est genial cet album , pour ma part tellement mieux que celui qui suivra .. qui est tres bien mais bien fade à coté . Je parle de composition

This album will be more appreciated in the future. I'ts a truly masterpiece

In a Dystopian future??

ABSOLUTELY AGREEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! These guys are peerless!! Fantastic musicianship!

Comparing this to a broadway play on amazon is one of the dumbest things I've seen from a so called Progressive Metal fan. Do the the people saying this stuff understand what the progressive movement Dream Theater is a part of is all about?

Two albums in and they now are a real band.

Musiknya ngingatin grup RUSH..beda tipis

Yes+Rush+Styx+Queen=Rysq=The Risk of The Dream Theater. Hunter S. Thompson: “Buy the ticket, take the ride!”

you forgot kansas. listen to the point of know return album.

Big thank you
Juan Núñez . . . . for posting so great Dream Theater 's album

The answer...🦋

could listen to our new world all day....love that song....

They should study Vanden Plas and learn from them. There is such thing as a rock opera, and then there is such a thing as a metal album made out of the best pieces of that rock opera. Those are different things. Those should be kept different.

the worst

fuck you

Nunca entendí a este grupo. Muy buenos técnicos instrumentistas, pero helados en cuanto a sentimiento. Un cantante pop afeminado, muy mediocre, con una voz fuera del contexto musical en que se mueve, cantando en forma amanerada baladas de mal gusto y pasajes que pretenden ser de fuerza y resultan siempre empalagosos e inescuchables. Solistas de talento técnico pero muy sobredimensionados por el dinero que manejan. En fin nunca entendí a este grupo, o mas bien, el éxito de este grupo.

el genero musical se llama rock o metal progresivo, pues sienta las bases de vanguardias para la música popular donde llegan representaciones artísticas o experimentales mas complejas que van desde mezclas de fusion hasta ornamentaciones conceptuales u opera rock. el hecho que Labrie cante de ese modo viene del hard rock clásico de los 70 y metal ochentero donde los vocalistas tenían un rango vocal amplio, casi con doble voz o registro sin que usaran guturales. su anterior banda era Glam/AOR y el vocals anterior iba a los tumbos...imitando a Geddy Lee o Geoff Tate. si, de acuerdo en que se van en plan de técnicos hasta ser empalagosos pues desde ellos se dan nuevas escuelas de músicos del ámbito de repertorio popular, es una aproximación pseudo académica a nuevas formas de componer en la música popular, complicarse por complicarse...hay gente que gusta de eso y es loable...crear influencias... se forman tal fervor lo ha tenido gente como McCartney, Neil Peart, etc., por eso empecé en este genero con una banda como Queensryche, que son mas accesibles al oído de un no músico. este disco es inmenso el esfuerzo de todos tras años de criticas desde 2009. DT son músicos de elite y un privilegio que estén en estos tiempos.

they should make a movie for this album with song as the themesong

style rock n rolls

I have strange feelings about this album. I like that its songs are a lot more catchy than Dream Theater songs usually are - I think musically it's one of their most creative albums - and I like the dystopic atmosphere it creates, but I find the story and some lyrics a bit cheesy. For example, the name Lord Nafaryus sounds like a villain from a Cartoon Network show.

Of course, the Dark Master from Systematic Chaos was so much deeper! Or not?

@U.V. S. At least it was just one song. The first part doesn't count since it didn't include the Dark Master.

1:59:13 - sounds like U2, where the streets ...

While not DT at their best, The Astonishing is far from a bad album, and I think it's actually their most interesting and creative album in years, at least since Black Clouds and Silver Linings. It reminds me of Ayreon; larger than life, 'cheesy' (tastefully so), telling an elaborate story over its run time. Does it drag at times? Like most double LPs, yes it does, but there are some real great songs throughout, and is in general a real showcase for James LaBrie's talent.

It was incredible seeing them perform this album live!

andrewehish they really are! Labrie may be the most underrated vocalist in prog rock/metal.

53:48.. I hope a lot of fans hearing Distance over Time and think their new album is great and The Astonishing sucks will rediscover the Astonishing. Listen to disk 1 over and over again. It's one of their best albums ever.. maybe even better than SFAM or IAW. You have to give it some time. Just like 20 years ago, listening 1 album for months in stead of skipping songs every 20 seconds on Spotify.

Yeah, it probably is not all that bad.

Astonishing disc one, is the best cd with mangini on drums, emotive, sad, heavy. Simply beautifull. At least at me, this disc likes me so much. Have many magic and results to me entertaining.
I have the pleasure to see the show of this album...wauuu fucking class of coordination,timing, perfection. Love it.

This album is incredible!! Everyone album they make is amazing!!
Boo hoo to the trolls and fair weathered fans. Go suck your thumb and listen to the backstreet boys.

Hey the Backstreetboys are awesome

@Ariel Domínguez you are ignorant really go fuck yourself please

this is a work of the gods of the world we will go to, or where they came from

This is a wonderful listening experience - when in the right frame of mind. Great upload, i probably will buy this in the near future. I find all the negative comparisons with older albums quite, ahem - 'Astonishing' !

Listening to Distance/TIme made me come back and listen to this properly and I already like it better

Haha same here! I really love it! Was into Haken recently so did not listen to it. It is amazing actually!

Nice!!!!!

Interesting. Listening to DOT has taken me further away from this one. Not saying it is bad. However, being this put on the table, DOT is the perfect example you don't need 30+ songs nor dragging the record for longer than 2 hours in order to make an amazing album. I'm so glad they're back on track with their newest release.

Great album!

Yes it is! It's so refreshing to hear from a real fan.

It's an absolutely amazing album, what pisses me off so much is the fact that if a band do something that they wouldn't normally do then people hate.
Instead of pinpointing the flaws of this album enjoy the fucking record.
It was an absolutely huge and risky undertaking by the band to step down from writing intricate music and just tell an absolutely beautiful story through music.

And all those who say that Mike Mangini does not play with feel, take a drumstick and stick it up your own ass. The only reason he sounds a bit robotic is not because of his playing, it's because of the different sonic direction that the band is taking.

For me it's an absolutely amazing album and one of the best concept albums of all time, definitely not THE best, that title goes to Metropolis Part 2

Dream T talk about being messed up

You're right. But i dont care for metropolis... I like this faze of the band so much more

Well said.

pedazo de disco

this one and metropolis 2 in composer sense are the best!!!

This album is a work of art!!!
Took me only 2 listens to really appreciate its efforts...it almost has a "Disney movie soundtrack on steroids" kinda vibe here and there...as others have stated here the music supports the story...without it the music on its own stands tall with honor as expected from DT. The lyrics and story line just emphasize and enhance the music that much more. It's a fantastic album and even better if ever u have the chance to listen to it all the way through as it waa meant to be.....like a Broadway musical with a grand finale...cheers to you Dream Theater!! Job well done

In my opinion, it is really a great album. Very inspired and melodic, more progressive than progressive-metal. I saw the tour without listening to the album, and it was a great surprise !

Comparatively a very calm Album by DT. Not complaining at all.

Este Álbum se pone mas increíble al escucharlo una y otra vez, una obra maestra mas sw DT!!!, es un oasis en medio de la mediocridad musical en la que vivimos

1:20:20

Who the fuck hates this?, its beautiful and unique.

This album is a borefest not sure what the hell they were thinking.

They we're thinking about you when they wrote it. Just so you could post a lame comment. It's all for you troll! Anyone who doesn't like this album has no ear for music. Or just a fair weathered fan troll.

@Luke A correct troll at that.

They were trying to change things up from their cookie-cutter prog metal. Turns out their only suited to play cookie-cutter prog metal. I don't dislike this band, but they could be so much more if they were virtuoso musicians who were also virtuoso composers.

This album suits "The Wall" style better than "Scenes From Memory"

Soo Nice music 😎

It got so many hit but they instantly shift to crap after that, if it way more focused and not too long it would be a better album.

Listening to the whole album is so much different from listening to its songs one by one

I've never done that before lol. Its usually a 2 hr 2 blunt journey for me and my girl.

Do not ... I repeat, do not listen to the lyrics without a barf bag handy.

What's the story in the TL;DR version? I know it's cringe, I just want to hear it from someone who hates it, at least I'll get a laugh out of it. :)

a masterpiece of the masterpieces.

I can't believe some of the negative comments, thank god they had the guts to put out a mellow Lp.. Lets remember they're getting on in years so let's respect this deeply thought out album.. Bravo!!! It's awesome!!!

DT: Hold my Beer Ronnie, here's Distance over Time


That album brought me back!

Great álbum.......beautiful music

Jordan Rudess made dream theater boring

There is a lot of people that cannot just understand this album, it so pitty, please open your hears and listen to it without prejudices, Dream Theater is always
reinventing theirselves. If you do not like that then go hear others.

Or open the booklet and read along with the album and visualize the places and characters they created to just go to that place. It's just amazing

This is a medieval opera rock. quite beautiful and relaxing. Im afraid they tried something like Metropolis part. 2 but...

maybe this is the worst dt album but dt doesnt have bad albums!

The Awesomishing

can someone mark all awesomepic passages like 8:21, 16:55, 1:21:08, 1:26:22

I have every dt album, but after I bought this album I was so disappointed with it. Just could not even bring myself to listen to it ever again. In fact, I lent it out and didn't ask for it back. Hope their new album is better than this crap.

Naww didums... did it not djent enough for you? :'-(

Obviously this is beautiful music but it took me a while to get the whole story and this is definetely an album that needs multiple listenings plus reading the booklet to understand that some songs have several characters interacting. James deserves a lot of credit for this one and they should produce it as a movie or mini series!

I am using their music as a therapy! What does it mean if someone listens it whole in a go in early morning, before going to sleep, travelling alone...

Just doing exactly the same

At 4:10 Sounds familar to section of Rush Hemispheres:Book 2. .."I have memory and awareness, but I have no shape or form...." But without the words.

It also has many places that remind me of Signals era Rush, which is certainly good. DT is a great cover band! That is, until they attempt Black Hole Sun.

fucking great!

I would love to see this performed as a live musical/opera with a full cast.

Seguo i Dream Theater da parecchio tempo ormai ('92-'93) ed ho sempre acquistato le loro uscite al momento della pubblicazione. In tutti questi anni è certamente capitato che alcuni dischi mi siano piaciuti subito, mentre altri abbiano fatto breccia solo in parte per poi crescere con gli ascolti, ma The Astonishing mi ha spiazzato un po' troppo. Ricordo che lo comprai la settimana dell'uscita e che arrivai a circa metà del secondo disco piuttosto disorientato, appesantito e confuso. Diedi al disco altre due o tre possibilità di ascolto più attento ma niente...da allora l'ho riascoltato raramente, avventurandomi solo talvolta oltre i primi 30/40 minuti. La sensazione che ne ho ricavata è di un album pensato come controparte di un racconto, una sorta di colonna sonora, ma anche in questo caso mi sembra che qualcosa non ingrani. Non riesco a darmi una spiegazione in merito a quale obiettivo avesse la band di preciso. Inizialmente credevo fosse un disco troppo lungo, ma non è qui il problema (ci sono dischi lunghi che mi conquistano, tipo quelli degli Yes più classici); poi ho pensato che il concept fosse troppo ambizioso (però anche the lamb dei genesis non scherza eppure è un album che adoro ed è pieno di momenti memorabili); successivamente ho creduto che il limite fosse nel fatto che essenzialmente i Dream Theater in questo disco hanno messo un po ai margini le super evoluzioni strumentali e le cose più pesanti (ma anche in questo caso non vuole dire nulla, i DT hanno spesso dimostrato di saper tessere atmosfere e scrivere brani fuori dagli schemi).
In sintesi, forse, il punto debole del disco sta nella somma di tutti quelli elencati,,,non hanno fatto niente veramente male, ma tutto forse avrebbe potuto essere fatto in modo più avvincente, magari sintetizzando un po' e inserendo una maggiore varietà stilistica. Ad ogni modo, col tempo, lo sto apprezzando un po' di più..

ASS TON O'SHITTING

Loads of people didnt like this album because they dont understand what a concept album is. Story is great, music is great, personally my only complaint is the amount of vocals haha soooo much LaBrie xD could use more instrumental but W/E

The ending to The Astonishing's story is so bad. It ends like a childrens movie.