Album Rating: 3.5

Title track is pure awesomeness. I love it.

Album Rating: 4.0

A 24-minute song with a play count of 157 on my iTunes has to be exceptional.

Album Rating: 4.5

"Title track is pure awesomeness. I love it."



One of the best songs ever written and performed. Definitely no doubt about it.

Album Rating: 3.3

I love 4,5, and 6. The rest is ok.

Album Rating: 3.5

Your review for the title track got me rediculously stoked lol

Album Rating: 4.5

Ugh. How far this has fallen since I reviewed this...all the way from 5 to 2!



This is my new review. I still hold the intent behind Octavarium in high respect (I even have an avatar and username in other places based on it), but this is Dream Theater...how they executed it is just not their style whatsoever, and doesn't fit as a natural progression from their style.

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

I agree it isn't one of the better albums Dream Theater's come out with, but I think perhaps you've been a tad too tough on Octavarium (the album).



Never Enough and Panic Attack certainly aren't great songs, nor is I Walk Beside You, but I think the rest of the tracks make up for those three flawed ones. And Octavarium (the song) is one of my favorite tracks DT has come out with. The first time I heard it, I believe I sat in shock for five minutes after the closing note before I even registered it was over.



But while I do disagree a few of the points made here, most of them are spot-on. I just think its strong points do make up for its shortcomings. (But it still isn't any Images and Words, or Awake, or Scenes from A Memory, or 6DoIT, or ToT, or even BC&SL.



And the review itself was well-written, and convincing. Nice work!

Album Rating: 4.5

Even the title track started losing its surprises after a while. It's still a pretty good track, though.



Maybe I'll listen again and perhaps push it up a bit, though. I'm glad I listened to Systematic Chaos one final time, because I got back into it again.

Album Rating: 4.5

I just don't see it, really. I love this album; it's my favorite DT album out of the seven I have. And I actually love "Never Enough" (one of my three favorite songs on this album). Maybe I'm just weird, but that's my opinion.

Album Rating: 2.5

i used to be obsesssssssd with dt



don't really listen anymore but this album is still awesome

Album Rating: 3.0

This album brings back good memories.

Album Rating: 3.0

DT is awesome one song at a time, then it just gets boring.

love the title track

Album Rating: 4.0

Better than the 2 latest albums.

Album Rating: 4.5

OUCH! I finally gave this another listen and now it's fallen even down to a 1.5...threw this together again rather quickly, and now it's the third time I've reviewed this album. Hopefully this review is better than the CD...

Album Rating: 3.0

Run out of innovative ideas? I felt that the title track was full of innovation, as was their effort to do something poppy in I Walk Beside You

Album Rating: 4.5

Perhaps yes, and in the past I really enjoyed this album, including those tracks. I may re-listen to this album one last time. This is currently the only review in my library below a 4, and I simply feel that I'm not someone who knows how to truly bash an album, even though I have a couple potential average or negative reviews in the pipeline. Perhaps I was too harsh, but this has gone through so many changes that I'm not sure I want to try it a fourth time. Thanks for restarting the comments!