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Cool album, Prophets of War is by far my favorite cut of the album.
This album completly changed my taste in music.....i had to see them live after getting this album.
Awesome review
some of my friends would say im crazy, but this is my favorite dream theater album by miles. it just never gets old, and i love how it all flows from track to track. a masterpiece. oh, and you didnt rate the keyboards! Jordan Rudess is just amazing!
Great review
Although it's not my favourite DT album, i would still give it a 10
Great album,thanks for the great review.
Great Review!!! Systematic Chaos is an incredible album and one of my favourites!!
This band is in other dimension, I think a 10 is not enough for them
Great review, this album is incredible, they are ever in progress, they grow up and still getting better! DT rules!
I would certainly not give it 10 as Awake is better but it's my second favourite DT album. Ministry of Lost Souls is my favourite DT song as I don't class Space Dye Vest as their song. You didn't mention Ministry of Lost Souls and it is incredible.
Yes I didnt, It is an amazing song, the lyrics are fantastic, and I think the Vocals are some of Labries best yet
great album! but, my favourite album from DT is Scene from a memory....
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Excellent review. Probably my 4th or 5th favorite Dream Theater album.
I agree with what you said about Mike Portnoy. He is easily the best drummer out there, at least IMO. Like you said, I love how he is not just there to provide a live metronome like many drummers, he is actually like another melody maker if that makes any sense, like he contributes to the sound of the music, not just the feel of it like nearly all drummers.
And James LaBrie is an amazing singer, end of story, I don't understand why people don't like him. His voice may not sound rough like Russell Allen (many people compare him to this guy), but as far as I can tell, NO ONE fits Dream Theater's style better than James LaBrie.
The only thing I though this album was just a TINY bit weak on was originality from within the band. I can't really explain this though.
If I HAD to pick (this being extremely hard) one song on the album as my favorite it would probably have to be Constant Motion, the solo is just incredible every single time.
Yes, Repentance is a DT favorite of mine!
Great review man
I love this album, have you seen the making-of-documentary that came with the special edition? It's very cool
Yeah its awesome!!
When it came out last year I had one of the 5 copies the store i got from carried, Reserved, Its just insane!
awesome album.
i saw this album played live and it was mind blowing.. In presence of Enemies is my favorite track .. part 1 and 2.. although 2 is probably my favorite
In the presence of enemies pt 1&2 are so damn beautiful, epic, perfect, long enough etc. The first solo in the part one is just mind blowing, especially when I heard it live.. there it was far more than just mind blowing, I almost started to cry, which is pretty rare to me.. and totally new thing to happen when listening to music.
I knew the solo would be great, so I was prepared to take a video of it.. I watch that video abouts once a month (only!), to not to "over use" it. It still feels SO great
almost the same thing with the ending of the Ministry of the Lost Souls.
Nice review btw good thing you gave it a 10
Dream Theater defines progressive rock. There is no other band like them. They are one of those rare bands where everybody in the band is not just good, they are all virtuosos! Portnoy is in the same league as Neil Peart, making those two the best drummers to ever hit the stage. I don't even need to talk about John Petrucci...but I will; tone, technique, note selection...I'm amazed these guys can remember their parts! Jordan Rudess is a keyboard wizard with extremely advanced harmonic capabilities...the unison lines that he and Petrucci play together are mind boggling! I love James LaBries' voice, and vocal range, a true singer! John Myung is incredible, though too low in the mix, it seems like. But, yeah, the planets had to be aligned and fate had to step in to create such a one-off group of musicians who continue to push the boundaries of what can be achieved with their individual instruments.
I will not agree this time man. (personal opinion)Systematic chaos is probably not only the worst album of Dream theater but a really bad album overall. It has songs about vampires (omg) Evanescence like structure and if this is a 10 then Awake,Images.... and Metropolis pt 2 should get a 57
Vampires are cool though
I cant think of a song with "Evanescence" structure either. The album to me is fantastic!
Yes I agree vampires are cool. But Dream theater writing about vampires its like mayhem writing cheesy love songs. I mean its not their style. Its not like i don't like it but I don't think it suits them.By saying Evanescence of course I mean forsaken it reminds them a lot.
This album is AWESOME!
"in the presence of enemies" is my favourite and also "The Ministry Of Lost Souls".
A friend sometime said "Oh they don´t have any feeling",
He is crazy of course, and deaf. I think HE doesn´t have any feeling
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