discovery

for the longest time i've been wondering, why can't i get a grip on dream theater's new album. i mean i thought people said it was pretty amazing. some even said that the good ol' dream theater might be back. and today i finally realized why.


so here's what you have to do to get to that good stuff: buy the 3 cd special edition of dark clouds and silver linings (read: NOT the single disc version of album itself), then proceed to throw away the actual album disc, which is disc 1 in the 3 cd edition, and pop the other 2 bonus discs into your media player. voila! instant audio nirvana.

what an ingenius idea! it means only die-hard fans would even bother to get the 3 cd special edition and get to hear the real dream theater and the awesome awesome music that they can churn out. while all those new school wannabe prog metal kids who jumped on the band wagon in the past couple of years can go eat shit and die.

on a slightly different note, i've realized that i haven't bought a record in AGES. can't even remember when was the last time i bought one, probably before summer. the thing about this town is that there's no accessible record shops that you could delve in and just have hours and hours of browsing fun like i used to do at the gramophone shop at peninsula plaza. and no, don't even start with barnes and noble or best buy. the times when i'd skip lunch/recess just to buy a cd by one of my favorite artistes are gone, but those memories are sure as hell sweet as can be.


+listening to: odyssey by dream theater