From 1-5 Rate Systematic Chaos

[TheOutlawXanadu]

It is bizarre to me that one could like any one band so much more than other bands to call a mediocre release by their standards amazing by everyone else's.

For instance. I like Godsmack (call me crazy), so when they release a good rockin album, I dig it. However, if DT released a Godsmack CD, I'd think it was horrible.

I understand this logic when utilized in regards to some bands. For example, "There are some bands who would kill to write an album as good as a mediocre Dream Theater album".

However, I interpreted your original post as though you were saying all bands would kill to write an album as good as a mediocre Dream Theater album.

Like I said, it is bizarre to me that one could like any one band so much more than other bands to call a mediocre release by their standards amazing by everyone else's.

Amazing by some bands' standards? Sure.

By all bands' standards? Not so sure.

[Adami]

Didn't say that at all. I just hold SOME bands to higher standards. And thus when they release an album that is below those standards, yet higher than standards I hold SOME other bands too, they are looked down upon by me.

[ariich]

TOX, you're so unseasoned.

[orcus116]

I dunno I can see where TOX comes from. After being exposed to a broad variety of music, SC just sucks no matter where you place it. Even if a 'lesser' band released the same album I'd still be listening to it at the same frequency at which I do, which is almost never.

[Arcaeus]

I dunno I can see where TOX comes from. After being exposed to a broad variety of music, SC just sucks no matter where you place it. Even if a 'lesser' band released the same album I'd still be listening to it at the same frequency at which I do, which is almost never.

All this. 2/5, gets to be above a 1 if only because of the first few minutes of both ITPOE Pt. 1 and Repentance.

[ariich]

I dunno I can see where TOX comes from. After being exposed to a broad variety of music, SC just sucks no matter where you place it. Even if a 'lesser' band released the same album I'd still be listening to it at the same frequency at which I do, which is almost never.

Replace "no matter where you place it" with "no matter where I place it" and you make a reasonable point, and it's all subjective after all. But don't try to make out that listening to a broad variety makes a difference to everyone's opinion because I listen to probably as broad a spectrum of styles and moods of music as anyone else here and I think it's a solid album. In fact, I'd even say it's probably one of the reasons I like the album, I listen to so much different stuff and yet no other album is quite like SC.