"Systematic Chaos" now officially availab
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Topic: "Systematic Chaos" now officially availab
Posted By: nuncjusz
Subject: "Systematic Chaos" now officially availab
Date Posted: June 01 2007 at 10:47
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I've just received an original copy of "SC" in Poland, bought in legal Internet store. So I think that from now on, we can cut the discussion about reviewing and rating the album before the release date, and even that the date is June 6th, the reviews and ratings without reviews should be made available for everyone.
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Posted By: Big Kansas Fan
Date Posted: June 01 2007 at 10:51
Thanks for the permission 
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: June 01 2007 at 11:01
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Amazon.de did their job flawlessly ... I received my copy of the special edition this morning. Can't wait to get home and listen to the 5.1 DVD-Audio!
------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to: 
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Posted By: Chicapah
Date Posted: June 01 2007 at 11:11
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I pre-ordered from Amazon about a month ago but I'll be lucky to have my copy by this time next week. Can't wait. ------------- "Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: June 01 2007 at 11:12
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^ The album will be released in the US next tuesday ... AFAIK they're not allowed to ship it sooner. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to:
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Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: June 01 2007 at 16:05
I got a shipment notification from FYE this morning, so hopefully it will be here Monday or Tuesday. Preferably Monday. 
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: June 01 2007 at 16:31
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I have it pre-ordered from CD universe(the special edition of course). No shipment confirmation yet.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: June 01 2007 at 17:45
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I've got it pre-ordered from Play.com, so hopefully I'll get it early next week.
------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Chicapah
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 14:11
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Good Grief! Has any album ever gotten such a wide variety of reviews? I've read about 20 reviews on this site and still have no earthly idea what to expect. And it's just being released in the US today so no telling what response it will garner by the end of the month on here. I personally can't wait to hear it but I see no way it will be as great/awful as their fans/detractors are making it out to be. ------------- "Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain |
Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 15:08
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I picked up the deluxe edition today and got through the first 4 tracks while at lunch. Still too early, but I like it a lot. Seems to be a lot of musical w**kery since Jordan Rudess came on. Started off by the ragtime section on Scenes From A Memory and got a little taste of it on this disc. Dream Theater are always interesting to listen to, however.
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 15:14
Got it in the local store today! 
Have watched a bit of the DVD, BTW. Always interesting to see how bands work in studio! ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 15:17
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Bought the special edition this morning, listened to it during lunchtime, and hey, I like it a lot too !
Not too much over technical stuff, even the poppier songs on it are good (Forsaken, in moments, reminds me of Samael's The Cross from Eternal, while Prophets of War reminds me of Muse), really enjoy Repentance. Have yet to hear the last song though, but I really enjoy what I heard so far. Was pleasantly surprised to hear Petrucci stretching his notes for a few minutes in the instrumental intro to In the Presence of Enemies pt.I, now he shows us he can play with FEEL and be successful at it.
With this album, DT took a step back up in my book. ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 20:12
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Man, did you see the 'voices' credits on "Repentence"? Check out this lineup:
Mikael Akerfeldt, Jon Anderson, David Ellefson, Daniel Gildenlow, my boy Steve Hogarth, Chris Jericho (pro wrestler, isn't he?), Neal Morse, Joe Satriani, Corey Taylor (Slipknot?) Steve Vai and Steven Wilson. E -------------
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 20:16
A very good album from the first half dozen or so listens I've given it and a massive improvement over Octavarium, I can actually hear Myung again. It'll be a while before I review, I want it to sink in properly, but I'm thinking it might come out as one of their best. Edit: ^ That is quite a list of names they have E, I was really surprised when the first line of Repentence was sung by Wilson. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Posted By: billbuckner
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 20:17
| I like it. Seems like a more melodic ToT. |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 20:18
I like how Rudess is able to put a ragtime piano solo into just about any Dream Theater song...
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 20:19
The most surprising thing is how often it works! ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Cygnus X-2 wrote:Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 20:22
Hmmmmm...I ordered mine a long time ago and still don't have it yet. I ordered it directly from the label too.  ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 20:23
I just bought today the special edition.... Wait for my objective and fair review this friday.... ------------- 
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 20:23
That's the thing that annoys me about an otherwise widly talented musician. As for the disc, I'm really enjoying it a lot. A guy I work with is a huge DT nut and he got both the standard and special edition. I'll do that for Marillion, but am happy with my special edition of the new DT. E -------------
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Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 20:25
Apparently, he's the vocalist (?) for a band called Fozzy(?) and one of Mike Portnoy's close buddies. He sparked up the Tate-Portnoy wordfight, by texting Mike all the shi*ty things Geoff Tate (of Queensryche) was saying all about him and Dream Theater. I think those happened before the Operation Mindcrime II was released.
Anyways, I got the album 2 days ago and man, it was sweet! For me the album as a whole was definitely better than Octavarium. Dream Theater are doing a great job.  ------------- 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 20:27
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I sill don't know what to think. I'll probably give it 3/5. It's got more lows than most Dream Theater albums, but even those lows aren't than bad. The sad thing is that is has few if any exceptional moments.
------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: billbuckner
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 20:29
I bought the special edition, but since it's arriving tomozz, I bought the standard today. Am I a fanboy? 
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 20:35
He was also a pro wrestler at one time and you see him a lot on VH1 Classic. E -------------
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Posted By: billbuckner
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 20:38
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Sadly, Daniel Gildenlow doesn't say "I'm sorry that Scarsick sucked so badly" in Repentance.
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Posted By: Chicapah
Date Posted: June 15 2007 at 12:39
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Just happened to take a peek over at billboard magazine's charts and the album debuted at #19. Not too shabby. Must mean there's a lot of newbies buying it. Too bad they aren't getting to hear them at their best. Just listened to "Six Degrees" off of "Score" yesterday and was reminded of how great they can be. ------------- "Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain |
Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: June 15 2007 at 13:49
| ^Same happened in the UK- charted at No.25. Excellent- has to mean there are new fans getting into prog bands. Apparently DT went down a storm at Download Festival too... |
Posted By: Chicapah
Date Posted: June 15 2007 at 13:56
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That's great. I may not like the CD but if people are buying it instead of some kind of inane rap slobber then I can live with that quite easily. ------------- "Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain |