They just released a video today from "Beating the Odds," the second song they wrote. It's upbeat and melodic. YMMV.
They just released a video today from "Beating the Odds," the second song they wrote. It's upbeat and melodic. YMMV.
“This was a riff that I brought into the sessions that I thought was interesting because it's in an odd time and phrased in a way that is hard to wrap your head around at first until you understand where the groove is. When I first presented it to the guys, their initial reaction was “how are you feeling that?” When the band enters after the opening riff it probably sounds a little “odd” because the time signature is a bit unclear until the song gets going. If LTE ever had a “prog pop hit” this would be it!”
-John Petrucci
“I remember the look of confusion on ALL our faces when JP started playing that opening riff! It’s was seemingly so straight ahead but with a bizarre rhythmic twist! Took a while to internalize that but then we all loved it! One of the great things about LTE is the fact that we just let ourselves loose and have FUN!”
-Jordan Rudess
“ ‘Beating The Odds’ is the 2nd song we wrote in the LTE3 sessions. I jokingly referred to it as “the feel-good song of the Pandemic” in the studio as it has a very upbeat happy feel to it...but also takes a few cool musical twists & turns ranging from the glorious melodic chorus & end vamp to the dark driving solo sections”
-Mike Portnoy
“Starts with an off-step riff, kind of like walking upstairs backward, but at the repeat you get it. Then it opens up into “anthem land.”. Later there are unison bass lines where both Jordan and John got flangy sounds that work well with the bass. Mike’s unstoppable energy is evident here, and we’ve got more fantastic J&J solos. At only five and a half minutes we start fading out… a short song by our standards. But we’re just getting warmed up.”
-Tony Levin
Neat riff. Reminds me of the second bit of Recycled,but obviously LTE go in an entirely different direction with it...
Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.
I wonder what the 2-CD set is all about. I'm trying to (pre)order it plus some other stuff from Laser's Edge, but running into a credit card snafu. Also want the new Soen and Edguy's Vain Glory Opera.
Gotta love Mike wearing the Neil Peart shirt
Turns out I loved this. I was anticipating being unmoved by it, glad to be mistaken! Review is now up:
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Funny how listening to one 7 minute song video off this album has given me my fill.No need to buy it IMO.
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Booooooo!!!
Hi
Thanks for your order.
We are sorry to say that the release date for this has been put back to the 16th of April.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Kind Regards
Pete
www.burningshed.com
support@burningshed.com
^^^ Yeah, there was a mistake at the printers, no fault of the band or any vendors. I guess after 22 years, another three weeks of waiting isn't too bad...
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Ed, do they call those "wall banks" where you live?
I hope I get one where they just pasted the new cover over the old one!
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