The PopMatters Progcast Discusses Highs of 2017 and Hopes for 2018
In this episode of the PopMatters Progcast, we reflect on our top albums of 2017, as well as discuss some of the major releases arriving this year.
29 Jan 2018
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Dream Theater: "Images, Words & Beyond" at the Forum Karlín, Prague
Combining old classics with new cuts, Dream Theater demonstrates why they've managed to stick around all these years.
02 Mar 2017
Miraculous Metropolis: A Reflection on Dream Theater's 'Scenes from a Memory'
Fifteen years after its release, Dream Theater's fifth LP remains not only the quintet's truest masterpiece, but arguably the greatest progressive metal album ever made.
22 Jan 2015
Dream Theater Is Reinvigorated, Revitalized, and Ready
Dream Theater, now in its third decade, suffered what could have been a crippling blow, the loss of drummer Mike Portnoy. The band found a replacement and got (to everyone's surprise) better. This new DVD is proof.
14 Nov 2013
Dream Theater: Dream Theater
That Dream Theater decided to make their twelfth LP their self-titled is not an indication that it's finally figured things out. This collection of overcooked pop-prog metal, more than anything else, exemplifies a band trying to make the most out of a withering identity.
16 Oct 2013
'Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian' Deliver Impressive Prog and Fusion
Four titans of progressive rock demonstrate their individual and collective genius. The virtuosity is dizzying but no one gets hurt.
23 Sep 2013
Confessions of a Workaholic: An Interview with Mike Portnoy
More than a year after leaving Dream Theater, Mike Portnoy has moved ahead with his music career and not looked back. The prolific drummer talks about his latest supergroup, PSMS, the hardest part about singing and drumming simultaneously, and how he misses Starbucks whenever touring overseas.
Dane Prokofiev
Music
13 Nov 2012
The 10 Best Progressive Rock Albums of the 2000s
The first decade of the new millennium proved to be a fruitful time for great progressive rock. While some of prog’s most legendary bands took turns for the worse, others rose to meteoric prominence.
15 Feb 2012
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.
Brice Ezell
Music
30 Nov 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.
20 Nov 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.
20 Sep 2011
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.
28 Sep 2008
Dream Theater: Greatest Hitthias
Listening to this compilation is a little like watching Revenge of the Sith... you knew it had to exist to bridge the gap, but you can't find another reason for its necessity.
03 Apr 2008
Dream Theater: Systematic Chaos
Systematic Chaos does not represent chaos, but the backwards progression of a formerly great band. You heard that right: this is the worst Dream Theater album yet.
14 Jun 2007
Dream Theater: Dream Theater - Score: 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra
If you're a serious fan of high-octane rock, or are considering a Masters class in music theory, put this on your wish list.
Jarrett Berman
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