mrbean667 wrote:Bahahaha, so true!
DT will never stay afloat without Mike, as he was the source of creative inspiration, both lyrically and musically. Now it's only Petrucci who really writes from the heart. Everyone else has all the technical and virtuosic aspects down, but that's pretty much it.
The loss of Portnoy means the loss of all ties with prog music (Rush, Floyd etc), and a move towards the more 'metal' side of the band, which has only been exacerbated by Roadrunner.
/rant.
I agree completely.
Just wanted to ask... is anyone else almost saddened by how badly he's handled his departure from the band? I'm not a HUGE fan of him or his work, but I did like (and appreciate, as a fan) how much he put into Dream Theater's fanbase, and the time and energy he invested into the band itself. So, for him to leave then totally make an ass out of himself by trying to rejoin the band (because he realized how much it sucks NOT to be in DT, regardless of how creatively burnt out he may be) after he left citing a 'lack of enthusiasm'... it was a really bad move on his part. He even conceded that he STILL feels the same way (burnt out), but that now, he'd be willing to rejoin! That reads to me, unfortunately, like he's almost kind of miffed that they said 'Hey man, you can leave, but we're going to carry on without you regardless' instead of 'Oh God Mike, please, don't leave! All four of us will concede to your wishes not to tour or record; please don't go!
...I, for one, totally supported Mike's departure, and I understood his reasoning, but... I've lost a lot of respect I had for him, seeing the way he's handled the aftermath of the whole thing. Personally, I think a year or two off for DT would have been GOOD (just because I did sense a bit of... stagnancy, myself, in their newer material), but when four people want to continue on, and one doesn't... what else are you going to do? It doesn't matter how much of a role Mike had in the band, or it's founding; fact is, 4/5 of the band wanted to continue as usual, 1/5 didn't. Unfortunate situation, but... that's life.