Dream Theater Systematic Chaos
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Jim
November 12th 2007


5110 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

ToT is my fav, followed by IaW. SFAM is brilliant also.

whatduffhuck7
November 18th 2007


163 Comments


This is a great album, cannot wait to see them and opeth and BTBAM in '08

really good review as well.

MadnessUnhallowed
January 21st 2008


403 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

This was the first Dream Theatre album I could fully listen through.



Albeit that it was the first proper album I had listened to fully.



I like it quite a lot, which surprised me. Made me go and buy some of their older stuff.



Still not entirely sold on the vocals though.

RJayZ
January 21st 2008


84 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I like this album. I like it a lot, actually, but it still just doesn't compare to the golden days of Dream Theater. I agree that it's a good mixture of old and new, but both old and new sound...tired somehow. As if I've heard it before. When I first heard Scenes From a Memory I was in shock at how bloody good it was, how original it sounded, and how enjoyable it was to listen to. I didn't get that with this at all. It's a good listen, I reccomend it to fans of progressive metal everywhere, but I'd not rank it in the same league as the top Dream Theater albums.



I enjoyed your review. Very well written, good job.

Jim
January 21st 2008


5110 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

[quote=RJayZ]When I first heard Scenes From a Memory I was in shock at how bloody good it was, how original it sounded, and how enjoyable it was to listen to.[/quote]yeah it pretty much dumps on this

RJayZ
January 21st 2008


84 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Pretty much yeah. So does Images, ToT, Six Degrees, Awake...

Jim
January 21st 2008


5110 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

and those.

i'd count this on par with octavarium, but only just.

RJayZ
January 21st 2008


84 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah, I'd say that's pretty fair. I'm not really a big Octavarium fan, though, so I'm not sure what order I'd put them in if I was forced to.

rattlehead42147
January 28th 2008


1345 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

this album could be so much better if DT didn't drag the second half out with 38 minute songs. Tracks 5-8 are so much weaker than the first 4.

skullcrusher149
January 28th 2008


560 Comments


nice review, been meaning to pick this one up

Wizard
January 28th 2008


20627 Comments


Dream Theater wore off me about a year ago when this album was released. I'm just not impressed by egos who play instruments anymore.

Aftermath
March 17th 2008


16 Comments


I haven't heard much Dream Theater, but I've heard bits and pieces of this album that were good. The only songs I've heard were the mediocre Constant Motion, and the annoying Forsaken. Does it get better from there?

From what you say, they sound like Opeth... hopefully without their 2-minute acoustic interludes in the middle of good songs.

Essence
March 17th 2008


6809 Comments


They are in almost NO way like Opeth, except that they have acoustic parts and have long songs.

Altmer
March 17th 2008


5714 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

they don't have misplaced acoustic parts tho

Jim
March 19th 2008


5110 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

From what you say, they sound like Opeth
what

Bede
May 8th 2008


1 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I got their last 3 cds all at once a few months ago it took a few listens to get used to but now i can put systematic chaos on and listen to every song til the last damn second, I know that DT is not everyones cup of tea but they are tremendous musicians and deserve a hell of a lot more then a 3.6 average rating.

Monstar1790
May 25th 2008


209 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

I originally gave this a 4, until I closed my DT fanboy period of life and realized...well...they really need to write better songs. Period. My rating has been adjusted. It's an OK album, but nothing to write home about.

Jim
June 23rd 2008


5110 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfAz35yhn7U

lol

mario even looks like portnoy

alphamonkey
August 10th 2008


27 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I don't really like Ministry Of Lost Souls that much, or Forsaken. But In the Presence of Enemies completely makes up for them!



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