Features
Thursday, December 1 2011
The Best Progressive Rock of 2011
In 2011, there were only a few high-quality progressive rock releases, but those that managed to stand out are some of the best the genre has seen in awhile.
Reviews
Monday, November 21 2011
Dream Theater + Trivium: 25 October 2011 - Houston, TX
A Dream Theater show keeps the focus on the instrumental pyrotechnics going on onstage and eschews actual pyrotechnics.
Friday, October 21 2011
'Dream Theater: Live At Budokan': Truly Bang for the Buck
Those who missed out on the album and DVD the first time around will be wise to grab this one––it’s the best of the band’s live lot from an era in which Dream Theater seemed incapable of doing wrong.
Wednesday, September 21 2011
Dream Theater: A Dramatic Turn of Events
A couple of strong songs does not a full album make, and this constantly-working cycle that Dream Theater is on seems to have passed the point of diminishing returns.
Friday, July 17 2009
Dream Theater: Black Clouds and Silver Linings
Twenty years and ten studio albums into their career, do Dream Theater still have the capacity to surprise us? No, not really.
Monday, September 29 2008
Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion 2007/2008
Dream Theater's third DVD in the past five years is chock full of fresh material, but it's still their third DVD in five years, and it's all starting to feel like business as usual.
