SYSTEMATIC CHAOS

I am 52 years old. Professional drummer for 35+ years. Love chick Corea,Dave Wekyl band, Yellowjackets, as well as Beatles,Yes,Genesis{pre 1976},Zep,sabbath,and many more.I am not a metal fan.I always liked DT but not what you would call a follower. This cd from my standpoint is a masterpiece. I can`t stop listening to it. I also took 3 thirteen year old drum students of mine to DT`s Philadelphia Tower theater show last month. They were blown away{so was I} and are buying up all DT` stuff.I bought all their DVD`s and cd`s as well since the concert.. I still like this the best. And I have a 17 year old heavy metal double bass pounding student who was`nt sure if he liked DT,who now loves them as well due to this CD. It`s great to sit with him and figure out the odd time signatures and how Mike weaves in and out of them.He is a metallica fan and likes queen and yellowjackets as well.These kids seem to be open to everything old and new.And this CD gives us both. So maybe DT sees the future better than some think. Reading the reviews it does seem DT can`t win trying to please thier fans.It`s either to this or that. I`m sure it isnt easy for them to pick a direction. I like this direction. They certainly have endured.It is great to see such an eclectic effort. I can see a whole new generation of fans coming up for DT. And a few old ones as well. :`} Much like Yello jackets it is great to see a band stay together for so long and make such great music. It makes life as a musician worthwhile. I am grateful. Oh and if Mike Portnoy is listening,I too am a freind of Bill`s.