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RoeDent 
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Posted: September 18 2009 at 07:06 |
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On Saturday, I bought my first two Dream Theater albums, Octavarium and SFAM (in that order). If you know the story behind Octavarium, you'll know of the connections with the numbers 5 and 8 scattered throughout the artwork and all. In another remarkable coincidence, Octavarium is my 35th album. 3 + 5 = 8!
I have a system of numbering and dating my albums (I write the number and date on one of the inlay pages, usually one with a white background), and if I buy 2 albums in the same shop at the same time, I go by the order they appear on the receipt. Octavarium appeared first on the reciept when I got back, thus making it No. 35. Weird!
I know it doesn't really mean anything. But then, does anything really mean anything?
Good opportunity, though, to ask your opinions on this marvellous album.
Edited by RoeDent - September 18 2009 at 08:58
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Posted: September 18 2009 at 07:14 |
* mutters The X-Files theme*
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Posted: September 18 2009 at 07:15 |
Oh my god! Imagine if it had appeared second on the receipt... 36 / 4.5 = 8 Strange or what!
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Posted: September 18 2009 at 07:57 |
Oh man 16/2 = 8 24/3 = 8 32 /4 = 8 2+6 = 8 x= 8 HOLY CRAP
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Posted: September 18 2009 at 07:58 |
I posted my review of Foxtrot on Sept. 8th (9/8 in US), it was my 98th symphonic review, and it was the 666th rating of the album here. Do you know what this all means?!
Not a damn thing. 
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Victorialand
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Posted: September 18 2009 at 09:15 |
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I'm a Victoria. I happened to be thoughtfully smiling when I read about Victoria, thoughtfully smiling.
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The Runaway
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Posted: September 18 2009 at 10:02 |
 Epignosis wrote:
I posted my review of Foxtrot on Sept. 8th (9/8 in US), it was my 98th symphonic review, and it was the 666th rating of the album here. Do you know what this all means?!
Not a damn thing.
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It means that you have a secret fetish for Supper's Ready.
9/8 means that it is mentioning Apocalypse in 9/8 while 666 is part of the lyrics in Apocalypse:
"666 is no longer alone,
He's getting out the marrow in your back bone,
And the seven trumpets blowing sweet rock and roll,
Gonna blow right down inside your soul."
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RoeDent
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Posted: September 18 2009 at 10:08 |
Victorialand wrote:
I'm a Victoria. I happened to be thoughtfully smiling when I read about Victoria, thoughtfully smiling.
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"Hello Victoria, so glad to see you, my friend"  How does it feel to be represented on a DT album?
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Victorialand
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Posted: September 18 2009 at 12:29 |
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Tell me what DT is, what track....and I'll know the answer...
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I Read Myself Write
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Posted: September 18 2009 at 15:34 |
The strange thing is that if you rotate 8 by 90 ( =3 x 5 x 3 x 2) degrees, you get infinity (∞).
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RoeDent
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Posted: September 19 2009 at 05:45 |
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Dream Theater, a prog metal band. The signature 'Victoria watches...' comes from Home, and 'Hello Victoria...' comes from Regression, both from the Scenes from a Memory album.
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The Block
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Posted: September 26 2009 at 17:11 |
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First time I ever heard home I was at someone elses home.
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 Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp!
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Posted: September 26 2009 at 17:14 |
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Oh my god, what a pointless thread...
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Posted: September 26 2009 at 17:17 |
it still is a good waste of time
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Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp!
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Posted: September 26 2009 at 17:19 |
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4 8 15 16 23 42
4 8 15 16 23 42 4 8 15 16 23 42 4 8 15 16 23 42
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The Runaway
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Posted: September 27 2009 at 01:59 |
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You are LOST!
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RoeDent
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Posted: February 07 2010 at 07:47 |
The Block wrote:
First time I ever heard home I was at someone elses home. |
Did the song call you back to your home?
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The Block
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Posted: February 07 2010 at 07:59 |
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No I left an hour later, but I guess...
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Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp!
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Posted: February 07 2010 at 08:23 |
I just noticed that if you look at Leonardo's The Last Supper very closely, you can see a detail from the cover of Metropolis Part 2 right between Bartholomew's legs!
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The Runaway
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Posted: February 07 2010 at 09:32 |
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