review" Dream theater's Octavarium

[fingolfin]

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... for me, the best dream theater album to date. Their last "great" album was Scenes from a Memory. Six degrees was awesome and Train of Thought was over-wrought. But Octavarium, bbaahh. Mind blowing. They focused more on song-writing and melody rather than super virtuoso playing. No more 3 minute guitar/keyboard solos. Some say it's too commercial for dream theater's standards. but hey, each of their albums has different directions, that makes them unique. They have a U2 inspired song - I walk beside you - funny to think James Labrie sporting Bono's signature shades. Most of the songs are on a 7 min basis but it wont be a dream theater album if there aint an Epic song. The title track Octavarium is a 24 minute aural pleasure....

reactions anyone??.

[Rennaov]

still dt. wa lng kau ko ganahi ani albuma, pro ok ra sya. still contains d dt elements we love. pro, something just doesnt feel right. pro anyways, you're right though, its a new direction and that they're focusing on songwriting w/c might require a few more listenings in order to appreciate and understand the complexities that they're up to.

[level42]

I still prefer Images and Words is their best, Octavarium is good but not great..........

[huslabiatch]

waaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh someone owe's me a copy of this.. *ahem-ahem* @ my idol jaan hehehehe busy na ayo glassmoon wui nalimtan na akong copy ani huhuhuh

[huslabiatch]

scenes from a memory gihapon ako fave

[Rennaov]

dance of eternity and fatal tragedy. my all time dt faves...

[GlassMoon]

I can't say that Octavarium is their most mainstream sounding because it always has been owned by Falling Into Infinity.

Octavarium, for me, is their most experimental, in the modern sense. They're using drum machines, turntables, what have you.

Images And Words is still my number 1 in my list.

[huslabiatch]

jaaaaaaannn ako copy

[fingolfin]

.... i cant get enough of i walk beside you. its not dream theater, its u2, hehe. Jordan has this new toy.

[deep_pie]

naliwat na diay ka ni mio ron noi? hehe tingog gyud kay dreamtheater na gud ni.. hehe