OCTAVARIUM

2005 has brought Octavarium. What to say... Well, it's not as heavy as Train of thought and features both very proggy (title track, Panic attack) and poppy (the Answer lies within, I walk besider you) songs. Dream Theater is drawing from Modern influenced such as U2 and Muse on this album, which I think is a shame because they should be making Dream Theater music, not Dream Theater with a side of Muse. The poppy songs are catchy, but overall poor, and the proggy songs and well written but not very original again.

Low Points: the Lyrics of the first song, the two poppy songs, the orginality factor, etc.

High Points: These Walls, Sacrificed Sons, and Panic Attack

Overal 3.4 Stars. This is a good album, but nothing more.