OCTAVARIUM

After not just exciting "Train of thought", DT in 2005 returned to be really great! Although not particularly innovative, the atmosphere in this album is truly remarkable. The first part of CD (tracks 1-7) fall into classic DT repertoire: considerable riffs, instrumental excursions, good singing and melodies and a great ballad like "The answer lies within". Personally I don't understand why a band like DT has to offer tribute to U2 and Muse (see "I walk beside you" and "Never enough"), however the first part of CD is good overall. But all is yet to come, because here we are at the final masterpiece, the song "OCTAVARIUM", or 24 minutes of genius, the song that alone gives 5 stars to this album. "Octavarium" is probably the most typically progressive composition of entire production of the band, from the wonderful Pink Floyd-style intro, through the great effect and harmony singin', going to the intricate instrumental interlude, with decidedly vintage sounds, and arriving to the grand orchestral finale. For me, "Octavarium" (song) is one of DT masterpiece and I think it will remain a long in the progressive history.