OCTAVARIUM

Dream Theater is one of my most favorite bands, first getting into them when they first released Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence. After that they had gotten darker with Train of Thought, and when they came out with Octavarium I was completely thrown off by the sudden change of mood. This album is very good and I really like it alot. These are what I though of the Songs:

The Root of All Evil: 5/5, a good continuation of the first songs Glass Prison and This Dying Soul. I like it alot and it's a good introduction into the album. Being the sixth and seventh part of the alchohol addiction therapy topic it's good and I can't wait till they finish the rest. The Answer Lies Within: 4/5, a good soft song but not as apealing to me, so I'd have to say it was good with some intersting blend of orchestra in the song. These Walls: 5/5, good chorus and very good melody, I love this song alot and listen to it frequently. I Walk Beside You: 4/5 it's a lot like U2, yes, but it has it's pros to the song, though not as much of a DT success, you have to admit it's stilla good song. Panic Attack: 5/5, this is my favorite song on the album and is a very upbeat and hard song. Refers more back to their previous album Train of Thought, if you liked that album you love this song. Never Enough: 5/5, this song is a rockin' one. Very good with a little bit of emo in the lyrics I still love the song just for the guitar solo! It's really good and even though not as technical as thier usual stuff it's very rivoting. Sacrificed Sons: 5/5, very earie song that really puts 9/11 in its place. I love the soft songs that break out to a heavy metal like this one. Lyrics are pretty good and Labrie does a good job at singing it too. Octavarium: 4/5, this song is a longer one being exactly 24 minutes long it starts out with an echoed intro and moves pretty slow till around 10 minutes when the pace picks up on the music. But after that the song is really good and some really good prog material. It's a good song.

Overall I would suggest this album to people who ask just because it's pretty much a masterpiece. Dream Theater has made a big devision among people, dark and light side, and that's why the reviews are really poor in feed back. But if you like hte softer lighter side of music or the pyschedelic, then you'll like this album a lot.