Thank you Frank and Scorpion for your defenses and your understanding of the difference between opinion and fact. I specifically said that I find Octavarium to be a disjointed mess, not that it universally is one. I am far from the only person who holds this opinion. Several of my friends who have followed the band for over twenty years do not hold the song (or album, for that matter) in particularly high regard, it's just that they are not members of this forum and do not post. I think that some of the posters here have a deeper musical background than others and feel the need to look down on those of us who are not musicians and only fans. I have read threads from this forum for a long time, and although I only started posting recently, I have seen countless opinions that I disagree with strongly. I do not criticize any of the people here, however, because I recognize my musical background pales in comparison to many of the posters, and I may not be able to express myself well enough. More importantly, though, I do not want to come across as a dick.
When I challenged Bosk to enlighten me, I was not trying to antagonize him. If he could defend his position well enough, maybe he could change mine to the point that I no longer found Octavarium to be a disjointed mess, but just didn't like the song. Instead, he ignored my post and continues to insult me and call my opinion wrong, while trying to bait me on other threads. I've come to the conclusion that he is just a person that gets off belittling other people to boost his own self-esteem. If he did answer me, he would probably only copy and paste the Wikipedia page describing the song. Now I am antagonizing him.