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Although [[Awake]] was a moderate success, it failed to yield a powerful hit single in the vein of [[Pull Me Under]], and after internal management changes at EastWest, Dream Theater were faced with a bad predicament. Now being treated as a one-hit wonder past their prime, Dream Theater's ambitious plans to do a double-album were curbed by a label that refused to green light it. Furthermore, the label interfered further, telling the band outright that they were looking for radio singles. Portnoy's insistence that they were just not that sort of band went unheard. |
Although [[Awake]] was a moderate success, it failed to yield a powerful hit single in the vein of [[Pull Me Under]], and after internal management changes at EastWest, Dream Theater were faced with a bad predicament. Now being treated as a one-hit wonder past their prime, Dream Theater's ambitious plans to do a double-album were curbed by a label that refused to green light it. Furthermore, the label interfered further, telling the band outright that they were looking for radio singles. Portnoy's insistence that they were just not that sort of band went unheard. |
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| − | The band had written two CDs worth of material and in having to fit the entire thing on a single disc, several songs had to be cut, though demos of these songs do exist. [[Speak |
+ | The band had written two CDs worth of material and in having to fit the entire thing on a single disc, several songs had to be cut, though demos of these songs do exist. [[Speak To Me]], [[Cover My Eyes]], [[Where Are You Now?]], [[The Way it Used to Be]], [[Raise the Knife]] and the unfinished sequel to [[Metropolis—Part I: "The Miracle and the Sleeper"|Metropolis Pt 1]], [[Metropolis Pt 2]] were all cut from the album, and the remaining songs had to be reworked and toned down for the label. |
| − | EastWest also infamously forced Dream Theater to work with an outside songwriter, [[Desmond Child]], who was known for writing pop songs. Petrucci was singled out to work with Child, and the two transformed the song |
+ | EastWest also infamously forced Dream Theater to work with an outside songwriter, [[Desmond Child]], who was known for writing pop songs. Petrucci was singled out to work with Child, and the two transformed the song [[You or Me]] into "You Not Me" which has a reputation as being one of the band's poorest efforts. |
The band also faced internal strife as Portnoy clashed with Petrucci and LaBrie over the album's direction, and his already prominent drinking problem spiraled out of control. The band entered their infamous dark period due to this album, something that very nearly ended the band. |
The band also faced internal strife as Portnoy clashed with Petrucci and LaBrie over the album's direction, and his already prominent drinking problem spiraled out of control. The band entered their infamous dark period due to this album, something that very nearly ended the band. |
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