Hmmm... you need to be a hardcore fan of prog rock to like this. If you are, you should buy it. If not, not.
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This cd wasn’t what I thought it would be. Heavier than I had hoped. If you like heavy music it will suit you. A couple of the tracks were really good. I am sure if you like Dream Theatre you will love it.
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This is certainly of Dream Theater's heavier albums, right from the start John Petrucci's guitar coupled with Myung's bass drive home that this will be a treat (if a somewhat loud one!). Octavarium, the title track, is a fantastic epic that combines metal with Dream Theater's prog inspirations - there are certainly parts where you could easily imagine Rush or even Yes playing a few sections. I Walk Beside You is a pleasant radio friendly (only 4mins long) rock song that is sure to appeal to anyone who enjoys rock or metal. The Answer Lies Within reminds me of their crowd favourite The Spirit Carries On, it has a similar epic and slow moving feel. The Root of All Evil is an exemplary starting point to the album continuing straight on from Train of Thought, they even replay the final piano chords of that previous album. Panic Attack and Never Enough are for me the two weak songs on the album, they seem to have been thrown in more as a filler than for any other prpose. Finally Sacrificed Sons is a harrowing song which masterfully includes news headlines about 9/11 and can send chills up your spine! Overall agreat album let down somewhat by the two middle songs, but certainly good enough to earn a place in anyone's collection even if you're not a Dream Theater fan.Read full review
this album is fantastic in my opinion.i highly recomend it to anyone and not just for hard rock or metal fans, it has aspects from all different genres.8 songs each in a key corrisponding to the 8 notes of the c major scale.everything on this album is well thought about, you can tell they really took their time to write the songs.if your buying a dream theater album for the first time, i definatly recomend this one.this will be classed as a classic for sure.
OCTAVARIUM chiefly finds Dream Theater stepping back from elaborate fretboard acrobatics, focusing on vocal-based, song-oriented material ("I Walk Beside You," "The Answer Lies Within"); much in the spirit of AWAKE and their breakthrough album IMAGES AND WORDS.
Dream Theater, Octavarium, an album containing a mix of all aspects of human life.Some tracks heavier than others, but all with super lyrics, especially "Sacrificed Sons" a story within a story and well executed. There are long and short tracks on the album ending with the epic "Octavarium". A brilliant track to end a brilliant album. So all you doubters if you want to be entertained in a big way buy this album.
its an amazing album wicked band all the songs are great i bought the album because it was the cheapest one i could find and i just love the band there excellant musicians i like the fact it was new
I'm a big fan of Dream Theater so Octavarium is an essential purchase to any dedicated fan. Really like the technical wizardry and many musical devices used by the band. A classic album
Brilliant album!!! Just what Dream theater's all about!! Pure Prog Metal with a couple of lighter songs on to please all!
Dream Theater are very good musicians/writers/arrangers and performers.They re-enthuse me when I have become a little jaded about all genres of music.They deliver exciting stories in sound which I could listen to again and again.I originally heard of them by accidently sourcing something on the internet in mp3 format. I like them so much that I would like to collect all the cds to hear more of their library and am thinking of going to the USA to hear them luckily enough they have just released dates of an European tour which I will take advantage of.The only thing I dislike is where can you go after listening to this.Nothing will ever be this good again.
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