Martin Miller - "Maze of My Mind" - Album Track by Track

[@MartinMillerGuitar]

What's your favourite song from "Maze of My Mind"? 🎼Stream the album now: ffm.to/mazeofmymind 📀CDs, TABs, Backing Tracks: www.martinmillerstore.com

[@OlehAndrievsky]

Absolutely in love with "Something New".

[@guitarristasincero]

in love with Web of Lies and Something New!

[@frimocologne]

all songs are great - no favourite song ;)

[@zett4424]

"Something New" - I hope to hear it from you live - see you in 2 Days in Aschaffenburg Colos-Saal - with the Martin Miller Band - I hope you play this song live - greetings Thomas

[@louiecoronia7295]

Something new has been on my looped playlist eversince I heard it. Now I'm learning to play Web of Lies on the drums because it is the only song that I think I can play on the drums with my skills. 😂 PS. Something New is now my years' official anthem as it is what I've ever wanted for my 2023; leaving all the unpleasant experiences from the past year. Thanks a lot Martin and to your Session band.❤❤❤

[@animameadominum]

this is something guy... congratulation! thanks for what your talent and work brought to the wolrd!

[@louiecoronia7295]

Finally! An album of songs written and produced not only with technicality but with heart and top tier quality, passionately. You've introduced a lot of 80's songs from great bands in their time with your medleys which I always listen to, from time to time. It's great that you already have your own songs in which I can tell has been greatly influenced by these bands. I'm from the Philippines and one day, I would like to go to your country and see you perform your great works of art as it is one of my dreams to see you perform. Works like yours are scarce in todays time which should have recognition and appreciation.

[@ArieAGinting]

I miss the old Dream Theater where they arranged their Works similar to this kind of concept. and you fulfill that longing with this extraordinary work... What a masterpiece!! Many Appreciation for you!!

[@vctr3262]

Wow, the same came in my mind when I started to listen. I felt really as an orphan needing musics like these. He's really a great and full artist

[@theharvardyard2356]

Very fun and informative video! Cool to see what goes into a project like this. Thank you for taking the time!

[@ZachAnsley]

Awesome breakdown man, I learned a lot I didn't know about the album! Thank you for the shoutout, and thank you again for letting me be a part of your record. It was one of the highlights of my life. :)

[@НатальяЛинник-ш5ч]

It's a great album. Especially Fragments.Guitar solos, syncopations are divine. Listen only with headphones and in excellent quality.Thanks for the music!👋

[@carrieb9106]

My favorite is Maze Of My Mind featuring Emily and I how after she sings you come in hard screaming Blows my mind. Thank God for you! xx

[@Spietzberg]

Very mature approach to composition and producing! Love your music style, sound, arrangements and guitar skills😊 keep up that good work!

[@stefanusrheeder4162]

so glad to see someone producing a song and not just making a big noise with their guitars as is commonly found these days with young rock/metal guitarists

[@caseylockwood5512]

You sir, are a genius. I already had a massive love and awe for the album, but seeing you bring to front all these tiny intricacies and subtle things going on really brings my appreciation for your talent to a whole new level. Congrats on the release, its truly one of the best releases this year!

[@jhonfelo]

This is an amazing, well-produced and magnifically played album. At first, I criticized the fact that it only has 5 songs, but after watching this video I take that back. Every song is a masterpiece in its own, interestingly layered and put in a way that tells you more than one story at a time. Congrats Martin! Now I'm really looking forward to seeing you play that long-awaited Dream Theater Medley with your band 😛

[@mareckik]

This is for me, one of the best piece of music I've heard since, I don't know, 20 years? This album is incredible in case of music, melody, arrangement. It sounds incredible good. And one more thing... Sebastian on drums...he deserve it for such a great album. He is so incredible talented drummer. What he did on this record is mindblowing... Great job Martin, oh and 9:40 is so so true. Thank You.

[@mikedervos5974]

After buying this album and listened couple of times ,i got to say that i have a couple of favorites. Web of lies brings me some real 80s Van Halen vibes with those keyboard tones and chords ,love it .Left Inside reminds me a bit of Muse strangely enough, at least in some places ,and it has some interesting chord changes. Compass brings instantly into Dream Theater images and words Era ,so 90s.. and i think the influence is clear on this one ,and i like that!. And of course Something New...that is my favorite on the album,from the first time that i listened to this song , it was stuck in my head! So damn catchy. The riffs are great ,gives that 80s nostalgic vibes ,and the Guitar solo is a Martin Miller essential phrasing! Clean as hell ,fast but melodic at the same time! . Im loving the album so far ,and always finding new stuff by listen to it . Great Job Martin!

[@fernandolaserra514]

Awesome work! Looking forward to listen to the whole album!

[@karamia1392]

It’s an absolutely beautiful album. I hope you’ll release more soon. ❤

[@helloween76]

Dude, this was awesome! Thanks for sharing your thought process for creating amazing music!

[@Donan777]

While I still remember being very impressed by "Wischis Shredparade" ;-), this album hits me on a very different level. Of course, the playing is brilliant, but there´s an attention to detail and a love for the art, which clearly can be heard as well as felt and which makes this album a really special one. Congrats to Martin and every one involved in creating this masterpiece.

[@bikeaholic6386]

My favourite album at the moment, cant stop playing it. All tracks are fantastic but Web of Lies is my absolute favourite 😍😍

[@GregMichael]

I love your creation Martin. I mainly listen to acoustic and classical guitar stuff nowadays so it’s great to tune in to something different. Great singing and playing! Best wishes.

[@Reapertips]

So so amazing, Martin! - I am super thankful for the massive inspiration. Knowing the backstory and all the hard work that went into this record, made the album much more impactful for me. Compass is my favorite track, and would love so muuuch to see a live performance video of it one day!

[@Rythym4god]

After listening to you talk about this project I find myself looking forward to listening to it in a whole new way! And quite honestly, I could see myself getting lost (in a good way) with an afternoon face to face conversation. Great video. Thanks for making it!!!

[@dickielarue1451]

Greetings from Portugal...I Dig the album...There are many thing´s going on from the first song to the last...As you say, It takes you on a Journey...You can hear influences of other artist on the record...As all Artist are influenced by others that come before them...We find inspiration to create our own magic...I appreciate the time you put into what you wanted and not compromising from you´re vision...All the folks that worked on the project are excellent...by far my favorite track is Left Inside...It is refreshing to have this music in 2023...Blessings and Positive Energy on the Journey! 😉🎸🥁🎹🎙✌🤘

[@tonystef3983]

MASTERPIECE - THIS ALBUM WILL BE MY GO-TO REFERENCE FOR MY OWN MUSIC.

[@bobbysbackingtracks]

So proud of you Martin and your inner and outter journey,

[@laufonseca4444]

Monstruous work you put into this. It turns out great and you certainly can be very proud of the achievment.

[@andymccallum8090]

congrats Martin!!

[@SeventhOne]

Love it Martin! Congrats from Australia! Look forward to the next one

Such an awesome album. Keep it up! Looking forward to the next ones and hopefully you’ll do a world tour.

[@jonathasmelo3213]

One of the most impressive things in this breakdown is note the influences, the iconic songs and artists! You are a genious, man! Congrats! When you come to Brazil, come to Curitiba!!

[@guitarristasincero]

I just watched the whole video. We have to be versatile! Inspiring, thank you for sharing your battles with us. Please come to Brazil with MM tour album!

[@De4dCert]

Its a fantastic album Martin, regularly enjoy it on my playlist and Something New is great to run too. Thank You for showing us your craft.

[@Kris_jellybeard]

Awesome insight and breakdown. Congrats with this great album Martin.

[@Guitars-Gear-Music]

Great breakdown. Saw your Session Band at Club Volta last week. Awesome gig, had lots of fun and was cool to see you in real life.

[@Klereherrie]

Thanks for the rundown! I've been listening to the album regularily since it came out and really enjoy it!

[@montametal]

Fantastic album , love it even more now that i understand whats going on ...thank you!

[@bugkiv]

outstanding album - still played at least once a week in my house! Being in the Netherlands, I can't help but think the keyboard chords around 22:55 mins would make a banging house track too ;)

[@andrewpinner3181]

Wow ! Sounds aMAZing ! Congratulations on this incredible feat. Thanks for posting. l am in awe of all your skills. l will endeavour to see you & the group live. Would really like also (if possible) to see interviews (or mini-interviews) with yourself & the group, sharing experiences of inspiration, gear preferences & on, if it hasn't already been done on your channel. Super cool & thanks again !

[@MrWideopenmusicuk]

A beautiful album played immaculately with impeccable production. It inspired me to do better and reach further with my own music.

[@mark_heath]

Haven't heard the album yet but really looking forward to it after watching this breakdown. Thanks for sharing your thinking and process behind the songs. Hope your tour comes to the UK.

[@tymanngruter1808]

This is just what the world is waiting for, progressive music with good vocals! ❤

[@davesuchy4712]

KILLER ALBUM!!! "Something New" is my FAVORITE, but I LOVE the entire CD! Can't wait for the next one!!!

[@guitarristasincero]

Hey Martin, I've been listening to your sound for everything I do. Travel, Gym, Car and for my studies. I intend to purchase the deluxe to get even more into this experience! I loved your voice on the record, wonderful vocals... I get very emotional when I hear it... Thank you very much for your incredible work. I'm a fan from Brazil and I have a guitar channel over here! All the best!!

[@jtllodra6600]

this is probably my favorite album

[@JensAmbrosch]

Love the insights. So much to discover on this record!

[@GertBoers]

Yep, added this one to my Bandcamp account two months ago. Reminder to myself: play it more!

[@emiliyannikolov2942]

I love all of your work Martin! I really wish we could get more Martin Miller Session Band videos more often!

[@sbenzy2386]

Hi Martin, thanks a lot for sharing Your experience and time with Us. I've just finished listening Your album....what can I say...AWESOME!!!! Everything is spot on...arrangements, production....each musician is highly skilled and perfectly integrate into every song, and Yout guitar is the common thread that guides us through the whole album... My favourite sond is without any doubt "Something New" (I must say...I'm a huge Toto fan :D) Fantastic job Martin, You have to be very very proud Cheers from Rome, Davide

[@eriktempelman2097]

Wonderful album Martin! Your cover set last time in Tivoli was amazing, with do much craft, talent, and pure energy. Loved every second (Depeche Mode!!!). Still, your new songs are in a different league for me. I don't know how they would "work" on stage, but I'd love to see you give it a go. Deal? PS Felix is a contained nuke. Where on EARTH did you find him?

[@ericnicolleau4331]

Great idea to reviewing the album song by song, I think more musicians will do that in the future. It also remind me Angra

[@alfonso4740]

I really enjoy all songs, I listen to the complete album frequently, but if I had to choose one among all of them, it would be fragments, have an special vibe, the progression is perfect. What's for me each song in the album in one word: Something new: the catchy Fragments: the soul Left inside: the heavy Web of lies: the experimental Compass: the complete I really like this 90's Dream Theater sound that you have mixed with other styles and modern arrangements, I missed this kind of music for a long time, keep it up, keep doing it your way. You can be more than proud of this album

[@NiclasKarlssonguitarswe]

Inspiring!!! Nice to hear that awesome music with 70`s vibes still is being composed. A must buy!!! 😊 Really great singing as well!

[@RickFiorentino]

Martin! What an awesome view into your creative mind. Great video and music!

[@pasilaakkonen]

Thank you Martin for this amazing video 😍

[@matzeschulz9661]

I love this Music and the Band Member.....great

[@germanramosmontes3100]

Un gusto conocer tu gran proyecto, tu increíble música, acá tienes un fan desde Zacatecas, México ¡¡¡ lml !!! Que sigan los éxitos Martin Miller.

Extraordinary progress. Eva Cassidy is an example of how to express what you want with guitar and vocals. In your case it sounds to me like Dream Theater in the nineties with Toto inspiration and it's great. I will listen to the album a few more times and then maybe decide which one is my favorite.

[@raimonestrada]

Eres una gran fuente de inspiración!!!!!!! Muchas gracias

[@progwaver]

Thanks for this explanations, very interesting. I am still exited cant await arrival your CD with signature, hope soon will arrive.. Thanks in advance for it. Great piece of music you did as I actually heard so far... I listen since years all the cover stuff you did, and Genesis and Toto are sure my favorite ones.. More of these pls, hehe

[@jaimomo65]

Thanks for this inspiring video. Great album, I love it!!!

[@gerardopjijbuis]

You totally nailed it!!!

[@jordansaltmarsh3808]

So good! I would love to know how you mix your snare drums. They always sound so good!

[@kasperfauerby7389]

Amazing album, and an amazing breakdown and explanation! As a hobbyist player as well as home-studio recorder myself I cannot thank you enough for these insights!! If I ever create something sounding just 1/100th as cool as what you achieved here, then I'll be very happy indeed. Please don't let it be 10 years until the next album drop though ;)

[@rundile]

Awesome!!! See you in Brazil

[@atitheppanthapthim6813]

Master piece album for me.

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

Love seeing this kinda stuff. I, myself, have seen my solos get shorter on recordings as I challenge myself to always ask “What’s the purpose??”

[@carrieb9106]

Oh man I can’t believe it! I’m so happy you were inspired by Tony Banks of the original Genesis! I love their early stuff best. I’m very happy you love them too and use the band’s influence in your song. How did you discover early Genesis? I’m pretty old way older than you, and that music is from my generation. And yeah, I hear Mega “Toto, too”( lol wizard of Oz). how gorgeous of you to show us how you create your music. I appreciate the way you demonstrated the production aspect -listening to how all the parts inside a song just come together and a beautiful song is created. When I was in college I aspired to be a sound engineer. I love your music. Thank you. xx ❤🎶🎸🎧

[@albertrapanut9765]

proud of you brother!

[@khrialy]

Hi Martin, I am a big fan of yours since years. This album is a masterpiece, I am listening to it all the time since it came out. This video of the musical concept behind the tracks is fabulous, I love it. I would like to ask if you plan to release the individual instrumental tracks as it would be really interesting to hear them separately. I love your music, so do my kids (I am trying to "infect" them with great music and musicians) :)

[@MichaelSchnoedewind]

Up and down in the car. all day long at the moment ... Love bass of first song!

[@MichaelSchnoedewind]

Will try it with my old Tobias-Bass next days...

[@wonkastudio-johnny]

you sir are an amazin musician !

[@pokerpoking3207]

I was really hoping you would mention the awesome guitar solo on left inside. Still very fun video, awesome album too!

[@AgustinCaniglia1992]

Love this

[@shemueltannak4799]

SO GOOD!!!👏👏👏

[@jonathanchevallier7046]

Thank you for this video. It's give us a general idea for the construction of this album. It's a really good job ! Well done ;-)

Great job!

[@dasRot2011]

Great work Martin. I love it. QQ : what is your DAW ?. Is it Sonar ?

[@KulikSebastian]

Well, Iove the album very much. In fact, I found more DreamTheater I liked in past (thinking about Metropolis PT2) there. Not a kind "art of", but it feels very like "yeah, finally Im home again", you nkow? Awesome sound design, brilliant fine and small things you discover more and more depending how much concentration you invest at hearing- thats amazing. More over, its not about "guys, I can play that fast" or "I can mix this amount of physical tracks" or even "I can penetrate time signatures"....I would say your album is something for every one, from neards to casual listening. Great job, man. Beste Grüße aus dem Norden ;-)

[@3piano]

amazing MM.. wish you success.

[@encikharith]

44:11 Please do a separate playthrough for the original guitar solo demo version! Would love to learn it

[@trevordallas]

Giving Geoff Tate a run for his money! This whole vibe is like this cool, complex blend of Queensryche, Dream Theatre, some Dragon Force, all wrapped up in a contemporary package; Ear Candy as you mentioned. The amount of effort that went into this is obvious. Each of your songs that I have listened to (5 on KZbin) are "audio fine dining." Something New is my favorite so far. Watching your KZbin channel, I knew you could sing. But, I haven't heard you belt it out like you did on Something New...good grief! What an accomplishment dude! You must feel some level of sadness that the project is finally completed...especially one with such a deep journey. Not to say that wouldn't fade quickly...you know what I mean. :) On a side note, your solo on Superstitious was so masterful that you almost outshined Paul. It would be sacrilegious for me to say anything else. Congrats on the release!

[@MartinMillerGuitar]

Really appreciate these words. And yes, album release day was a pretty tough day indeed. It was a strange cocktail of excitement and melancholy.

[@encikharith]

Really loved the whole record, very fresh sounding to my layman ears; yet familiar bits of stuff that I liked growing up e.g. DT, Toto, VH, even has vibes of Frost :) Didn't expect Slipknot too..to top it off you even got the drummer from Obscura-Obsidious! Also the bassist lol just watched the video clip of Something, initially thought it was Ben on wig but turns out it's another guy from Obscura/Obsidious..Linus 🤣

[@spade2you]

I like it. It's hard to find prog and/or 7 string music without tons of stereotypical growling vocals, odd time signatures, etc.

[@lukmanion-takakemudo]

Martyin miller., MY FROM INDONESIA🇲🇨 your is good👍🏼

[@cepuner1131]

Rip english

[@mountainman8775]

You get the effort medal

[@marcosvini7112]

Amazing Works Success

[@tonyKroton]

Great Job. Martin 👍😊👌🙋

[@aymenlouhibi5775]

I don't know if this is relevant to this great video but I've always wanted to tell you this, Martin. I hope to see you write music for video games and Japanese anime one day . I don't know what it is but you have it. For some reason when I heard the melody at 19:17, I pictured Sonic and Tails in a marble garden sprinting and collecting rings. Don't know if that makes any sense but congratulations on your new album and thank you for sharing your music :)

[@Sternenstaub1957]

Das habe ich schon am ersten Ton gehört das klingt ganz gewaltig nach TOTO aber sooooo Geil der Song hast Du bzw ihr super gemacht ein geiles LIED direkt schon als Favorit abgespeichert , Klasse deine Beschreibung hier im Detail des Songs finde ich ebenfalls Super

[@shemueltannak4799]

BRAVO!!! BRAVÍSSIMO!!!👏👏👏

[@eddiesalazar5808]

Great stuff Martin! Thanks for sharing the insights! But, damn in my humble opinion at 44:04 I would of kept the solo better. It was a killer section with a great feel!

[@maykrpc]

Nice content!

[@sanuchakraborty7271]

The Album is super awesome ❤ what daw or recording software it is ?

[@joshuah9061]

looks like a very customized version of Reaper to me? the most insanely customizable daw out there

[@VanjaSpirin]

Wery good job here.

[@shemueltannak4799]

GOOD JOB GUY!!!

[@leonid998]

Martin, don't get me wrong, I really miss those old spacious types of mixes, as seen on e.g. King Crimson Epitaph and many other older recordings... For some reason in recently issued music I find it all being just a "wall of sound" throughout the song with no change, which may work, but where the "artificial space" aspect has gone? Is it just unpopular those days? Can it also be made working for this contemporary type of music? This could be another layer of dynamics enhancing interestingness of the final recording.

[@1976oswald]

Nice job bro. Congratulations !!! Thanks for sharing !!!! Yeah !!! it sounds very prog like those Mike Portnoy projects :) (Transatlantic, LTE, Neal Morse bands ....) Awesome !!!

[@vuha5000]

Toto inspired? Im a buyer at anytime :D Thanks for this video

[@brendanshervington3560]

Go bro😎👌

[@EuMusicHomeStudio]

great

[@floz20]

never clicked a video faster