3 Dream Theater Albums
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Topic: 3 Dream Theater Albums
Posted By: Dr Know
Subject: 3 Dream Theater Albums
Date Posted: February 26 2006 at 23:07
This should be a close poll
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Posted By: transend
Date Posted: February 26 2006 at 23:27
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Not close for me...'Octavarium' is good...a little better than 'Falling..' mostly coz of the wonderful title track. TOT, well...it is just not good. |
Posted By: Prog-man
Date Posted: February 26 2006 at 23:37
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OCTAVARIUM: is a great album. TRAIN OF THOUGHT: is not good. It's like a long jam session... FALLING INTO INFINITY: has cool moments, but's not wonderful. Of course: I enjoy more "IMAGE & WORDS", "AWAKE", "METROPOLIS PT. II" & "SIX DEGREES"! ------------- Arriving somewhere but not here |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: February 26 2006 at 23:39
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I like FII a tad better than the other two. But it's a very close call. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: February 26 2006 at 23:40
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FII is much better than both ToT and octavarium. Octavarium has the great
title track and a couple others worthy of mention but FII is great as a whole. ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: The Ryan
Date Posted: February 26 2006 at 23:46
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The last twenty-four minutes of the Octavarium album is what makes the album stand out as a whole. I think all three albums are worthy adversaries though, it's just Dream Theater with the song Octavarium have created something new to all of prog (not just progmetal). The band has proven once again they do not repeat themselves. I enjoy the entire Octavarium album too, somewhat more than Train of Thought and Falling Into Infinity. Never Enough cracks me up, it shows how much more talented Dream Theater is than Muse and that makes me laugh, then there are the two moody-ballads which bring Dream Theater out of metal entirely. The diversity is genius from a marketing standpoint, especially for touring. The track "These Walls" is so catchy, Dream Theater really should be put back on MTV (Not meant to be an insult). I honestly think the band deserves more success and more exposure than it gets due to this album in particular. Why does Images and Words (Which got on MTV) have to succeed, and Octavarium have to fail? Not fair! |
Posted By: Viajero Astral
Date Posted: February 26 2006 at 23:53
Same with me, well, I like the last 3 songs of octavarium, the others songs of the album are just regular. ------------- 
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Prog-man wrote:Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: February 27 2006 at 00:32
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Train of Thought for me. It "rocks hard" and it has some of the best jams Dream Theater has ever captured on an album. It's also the most consistent of the three. Octavarium is a lot lighter on the virtuosity, and that is something that I miss when I listen to it. Still, the songs are tight, and very enjoyable, albeit more conventional. Falling into Infinity is very inconsistent to me. There is some top-notch material, and an equal amount of average material. Not a bad album by any means, it's just not as spectacular as the majority of their catalog. I do like all three of them though. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: February 27 2006 at 01:20
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is the question for this poll: Which album is the biggest piece of trash of these 3? because the 1st comment is correct, it should be close. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 27 2006 at 01:28
I think Falling Into Infinity is a much better CD than it gets credit for (pisses me off actually) 
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Posted By: Young
Date Posted: February 27 2006 at 01:36
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I agree, TOT is the best of these. I never liked Infinity, too striaght forward, and without the usual complexity of DT |
Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: February 27 2006 at 02:46
| Falling Into Infinity. It's quite an underrated album by DT. Despite of some far too commercial tendencies(like You not Me with the help of Desmond Child and Anna Lee) the whole album is quite pleasant with one my fave DT tunes Lines in the Sand. Trial of Tears is a nice track, too. |
Posted By: jesperz
Date Posted: February 27 2006 at 02:48
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Difficult choice... I only like a few songs from octavarium, Falling into Infinity. Train of thought is heavy, but not my taste. I'll Vote for the song Octavarium.. Is that possible? lol I still love Change of Seasons, Metropolis Pt2, Awake and Images and Words Z' ------------- <<Dark side of Z' Drummination>> |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: February 27 2006 at 03:20
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: February 27 2006 at 03:36
Jave yet to hear FII , but of the other 2 ToT is easaly the best, Octavarium has tomany weak songs for me.------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: February 27 2006 at 04:56
| I love them all too pieces. But I voted for Train of Thought. |
Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: February 27 2006 at 04:57
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: February 27 2006 at 05:14
I agree with Mikes choice! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: February 27 2006 at 06:47
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1. Train Of Thought 2. Octavarium 3. Falling Into Infinity( a close third) ------------- 
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Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: February 27 2006 at 06:51
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Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: February 27 2006 at 07:03
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I agree with Young TOT Octavarium Infinity ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |