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Comment by Me on Music Review: Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos

Tue, 2 Oct 2007 16:12:50 EDT

A stellar review... but methinks the average metalhead will be knocked for six with your excessive use of verbiage there, friend. :o)

Comment by Aaron Fleming on Music Review: Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:19:48 EDT

As far as I remember, when I first got the album I was more interested in the first disc, discovering its goodies before moving onto the second one (then again it does have "The Glass Prison" on there, the song that got me into the band initially). But after a while I made an attempt, a few attempts actually, to penetrate the conceptual opus that resides on disc two, and in the end that persistence paid off. Now I would hold the second disc as even better than the first, sure it is overblown in places (first and last tracks especially), but there's parts in there that are as good as any DT material. Perhaps another listen to songs like 'About to Crash' or 'Goodnight Kiss' is in order Tom?

Comment by Tom Johnson on Music Review: Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:35:05 EDT

I'm torn on Six Degree - I like the first disc, but the second disc, which is really the centerpiece of the album, is just so overblown and ridiculous that I actually find it laughably bad. But the first disc, by itself, yeah, in re-thinking it, I might have to agree.

Comment by Aaron Fleming on Music Review: Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:40:47 EDT

El B's never heard Dream Theater!?! Damn man, that demands a fix, you need to get a good DT sampling on the go. Thanks anyway. Thanks for chiming in Tom. I know what you mean about the explicit references, seems to be something the band get criticised a fair bit for these days. And I would say that this album is better than the last two (Octavarium & Train of Thought) but wouldn't go as far to say it's the best since Scenes - I'd rank 6 Degrees above it.

Comment by El Bicho on Music Review: Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:27:36 EDT

I will have to give these guys a listen. thanks for the read.

Comment by Tom Johnson on Music Review: Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:27:29 EDT

I really enjoy this album, and that's saying a lot because I've pretty much fallen off the DT wagon. It's a far better album than they've released in years - since Scenes, in fact. The last few have been so littered with direct references to other bands that it's just not all that interesting to listen to after you've picked up on them - not that Chaos is free of that, as Muse and Metallica rear their heads once again, but it seems to be to a lesser extent throughout the whole album, whereas Octavarium sounded like they went into the studio and said "We like this song, let's play that and rewrite the lyrics!" I can actually see listening to this album in the future, where the last few just disappeared from my radar.