Kevin Moore voicing negative opinion about Awake Mix?

[virtueorvice]

On Mike Portnoy website there's a question and answers section regarding Awake where a question is asked:

Does Mike like the mix on Awake, since Kevin Moore has voiced a negative opinion of it?

And Portnoy replies:

Yes I do like the mixes on Awake for the most part. I think Kevin may have some resentments towards them because for the writing and recording of that whole album, he was “part of the band.” Then towards the very end of the recording, he informed us of his decision to leave the band. Once that was out in the open, we did not include him on any of the decision making throughout the mix because we knew he was no longer going to be in the band. So I suppose there are elements on the CD that he would have liked to have seen or heard differently, but he had to relinquish his vote as a result of leaving.

Does anybody know any sources for the claim that Kevin Moore didn't like the final Mix on the Awake album?

[Mebert78]

Hmm, I don't recall him voicing any negative opinions. I can't believe that album's 25th anniversary is only two years away, lol. Time flies!

[Mebert78]

I just stumbled across the interview where Kevin talks about the mix on Awake. Here's the the link: web.archive.org/web/20160422011553/http://www.oocities.org/hume2112/chromakeyint.html


Here's the snippet about Awake...

2112: What was your favorite Dream Theater album to record?

KM: To record?

2112: Or maybe just your favorite Dream Theater album, sound-wise.

KM: I don’t know. I think the best sounding album is Images and Words. I think my sound is better on Awake, even though I hate the mix. The mix is terrible on Awake. But I like the sounds used on Awake better.

[Nefazodona]

Well.I did read somewhere that the band were on the studio with the two engineering guys, but they got expelled for demanding too much of them. So I guess the mix wasn't what every member wanted in the end. Of course Moore wasn't already there at the time that happened...

Edit 1: I love the Awake mix. I've been studying engineering mixing and, boy, this album is just art.

[vivace]

Wow, I am amazed he was willing to talk about DT as recently as 2012.

[Mebert78]

Apr 11, 2018 7:36:08 GMT -5 vivace said:

Wow, I am amazed he was willing to talk about DT as recently as 2012.

The interview is actually from 2000! The interviewer's username is 2112.