Being a professional musician in 2020 is not the easiest path to take. And for those who want to master their craft in a university setting, the training they seek can be quite cost prohibitive for musicians that come from lower income backgrounds. Often times musicians with incredible talent leave institutions, saddled with massive debts … Continue reading
All of us have albums that leave permanent impressions upon our musical minds and souls. Dream Theater’s masterpiece, Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory, is one of those albums for me. I keenly remember when we bought our copy in 1999. I can recall how much the album affected my brother David and I, … Continue reading
After the mixed reception of The Astonishing, Dream Theater decided to regroup and recalibrate, which was a natural step after something as ambitious as a massive 2 disc concept album. In interviews, John Petrucci mentioned that the band decided to do what they had done for many of their most classic albums: isolate themselves in … Continue reading
Since 2012, progressive rock fans have been able to participate in the Progressive Music Awards, which are sponsored by Prog Magazine. We are big fans of all the pageantry and revelry that comes with an award show, and so we decided to put together the first annual Proglodytes Music Awards. Most awards shows have standard … Continue reading
In an embarrassing display of lost focus, accountant Steve Schweitzer of Hoboken, NJ completely train-wrecked the drum solo from Dream Theater’s song “The Dance of Eternity” on his after-work commute last evening. Witnesses described Schweitzer becoming increasingly agitated as a missed beat from the 13/16 measure at 0:38 turned into three lost beats as the … Continue reading
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Derek Sherinian hardly requires an introduction. Derek has played with KISS, Alice Cooper, Zakk Wylde, Dream Theater, Billy Idol, Slash, and scores of other incredible musicians. I first heard about Derek from his work with Dream Theater on the Falling into Infinity album, and he has since become one of my favorite keyboardists. Following his departure from … Continue reading
For you Proglodytes who have been following our site for a while: We have a series called Album Reclamation Project where we listen to generally panned albums and see if there is anything salvageable. However, I wanted to do a new series that focused specifically on somewhat controversial albums that we, at Proglodytes, felt like were … Continue reading
When I worked at a music shop from 2006-2011, I had a really talented local musician as a co-worker. This particular musician was especially talented in the rhythm section of the various local cover bands he played in (and before that, original metal bands). He played bass like a champ, and was an incredibly solid … Continue reading
To preface this review, I was a really big fan of Dream Theater as a teenager. As a musician, their technical ability inspired me. I used to sit out in the garage and play along on the drums, carefully counting out time signatures and working on copying fills. I started to fall out of love … Continue reading
