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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2016, 07:56:17 AM »
9/9!!

Had no clue on the TTT Samples question, but one kind of stood out as that answer.
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2016, 08:00:32 AM »
9/9!!

Had no clue on the TTT Samples question, but one kind of stood out as that answer.

This.

Didn't know number one but the rest is easy.
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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2016, 08:16:58 AM »
8/9. I didn't know the one regarding the Take the time samples.

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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2016, 08:22:48 AM »
All shit easy questions except the TTT one. I wasn't aware of the Christmas Rappin one, because I believe DT took the sample from Beastie Boys -  Hold it Now, Hit it, which apparently sampled it from Christmas Rappin, which I did not know about. I knew Dancin' Fool and Power to the People were sampled.
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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2016, 08:32:55 AM »
8/9. I didn't know the one regarding the Take the time samples.
Same.

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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2016, 10:52:25 AM »
I also missed the last question.

I still don't get why Octavarium isn't considered a concept album. Maybe it doesn't tell a story, but there are recurring musical elements between songs, the end mirrors the start, the ascending keys in the songs, the many references to 5 and 8, etc.

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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2016, 12:11:22 PM »
8/9. I didn't know the one regarding the Take the time samples.
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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2016, 12:20:34 PM »
9/9
I also missed the last question.

I still don't get why Octavarium isn't considered a concept album. Maybe it doesn't tell a story, but there are recurring musical elements between songs, the end mirrors the start, the ascending keys in the songs, the many references to 5 and 8, etc.
The bolded part answers your question.  The term "concept album" does not simply mean an album with a concept.  It means there is generally a story with characters that plays out over the course of the album.  Octavarium, and perhaps Six Degrees, are more "theme albums."  Does it make a whole lot of difference?  Not really.  But again, to answer your question, the term "concept album" generally has a specific meaning, which is what the question was getting at.
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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2016, 12:45:44 PM »
8/9. I didn't know the one regarding the Take the time samples.
Same.

Yup, this one. I picked Christmas Rappin' and tough luck.
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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2016, 12:59:16 PM »
9/9
I also missed the last question.

I still don't get why Octavarium isn't considered a concept album. Maybe it doesn't tell a story, but there are recurring musical elements between songs, the end mirrors the start, the ascending keys in the songs, the many references to 5 and 8, etc.
The bolded part answers your question.  The term "concept album" does not simply mean an album with a concept.  It means there is generally a story with characters that plays out over the course of the album.  Octavarium, and perhaps Six Degrees, are more "theme albums."  Does it make a whole lot of difference?  Not really.  But again, to answer your question, the term "concept album" generally has a specific meaning, which is what the question was getting at.
OK. It's just, I always thought "concept album" was a broader spectrum. When I was a teen and started reading magazines/books/webs about prog and other rock sub-genres, Dark Side Of The Moon or Tales From Topographic Oceans used to come up as examples of concept albums, and neither has a plot/characters. So, I considered that, if an album features recurring musical elements or the lyrics/music focuses on a subject (and both examples do both things), then it can be considered conceptual.

But, I get your point. To me both terms mean basically the same thing, though, since I mostly pay attention to the music.

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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2016, 02:10:09 AM »
8/9. I didn't know the one regarding the Take the time samples.

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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2016, 05:41:49 AM »
Such a strange balance of questions. From something somewhat obscure with the Take the Time samples to the fill in the blank with Images and Words.  :lol   Oops, I just gave away the answer.

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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2016, 06:20:18 AM »
9/9
I also missed the last question.

I still don't get why Octavarium isn't considered a concept album. Maybe it doesn't tell a story, but there are recurring musical elements between songs, the end mirrors the start, the ascending keys in the songs, the many references to 5 and 8, etc.
The bolded part answers your question.  The term "concept album" does not simply mean an album with a concept.  It means there is generally a story with characters that plays out over the course of the album.  Octavarium, and perhaps Six Degrees, are more "theme albums."  Does it make a whole lot of difference?  Not really.  But again, to answer your question, the term "concept album" generally has a specific meaning, which is what the question was getting at.
OK. It's just, I always thought "concept album" was a broader spectrum. When I was a teen and started reading magazines/books/webs about prog and other rock sub-genres, Dark Side Of The Moon or Tales From Topographic Oceans used to come up as examples of concept albums, and neither has a plot/characters. So, I considered that, if an album features recurring musical elements or the lyrics/music focuses on a subject (and both examples do both things), then it can be considered conceptual.

But, I get your point. To me both terms mean basically the same thing, though, since I mostly pay attention to the music.

Those are thematic albums, not concept albums, but nowadays a lot of people like to lump them together.

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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2016, 07:56:20 AM »
Those are thematic albums, not concept albums, but nowadays a lot of people like to lump them together.
Yeah, I suppose. Sorry to derail the thread.
OK, moving on.

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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #15 on: July 17, 2016, 03:31:48 AM »
"DT's best-selling album is known as..."?

"Is known as"?!! Last time I checked I&W is actually CALLED Images and Words. It's not like "Images and Words" is a nickname.

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« Reply #16 on: July 17, 2016, 05:11:42 AM »
Or maybe the actual title is I&W and Images And Words was just a facade all along! :justjen:
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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #17 on: July 18, 2016, 05:27:17 PM »
5/9  :rollin

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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #18 on: July 19, 2016, 05:40:14 AM »
9/9
I also missed the last question.

I still don't get why Octavarium isn't considered a concept album. Maybe it doesn't tell a story, but there are recurring musical elements between songs, the end mirrors the start, the ascending keys in the songs, the many references to 5 and 8, etc.
The bolded part answers your question.  The term "concept album" does not simply mean an album with a concept.  It means there is generally a story with characters that plays out over the course of the album.  Octavarium, and perhaps Six Degrees, are more "theme albums."  Does it make a whole lot of difference?  Not really.  But again, to answer your question, the term "concept album" generally has a specific meaning, which is what the question was getting at.
OK. It's just, I always thought "concept album" was a broader spectrum. When I was a teen and started reading magazines/books/webs about prog and other rock sub-genres, Dark Side Of The Moon or Tales From Topographic Oceans used to come up as examples of concept albums, and neither has a plot/characters. So, I considered that, if an album features recurring musical elements or the lyrics/music focuses on a subject (and both examples do both things), then it can be considered conceptual.

But, I get your point. To me both terms mean basically the same thing, though, since I mostly pay attention to the music.

See, I agree with you. I missed Thai question, too, because I consider Octavarium a concept album. I think there is a distinction between "concept album" and "rock opera." I think rock operas are a subset of concept album so DT technically would have three concept albums in my book.

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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #19 on: July 24, 2016, 12:34:31 PM »
Too many pop up adds. I got frustrated and closed the page.
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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #20 on: July 24, 2016, 01:36:14 PM »
Too many pop up adds. I got frustrated and closed the page.

Don't you have a pop-up blocker installed?

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« Reply #21 on: July 24, 2016, 02:41:06 PM »
No I don't.  Can I get one on my android phone?
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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #22 on: July 24, 2016, 03:41:33 PM »
9/9 for me. It's funny how the difficulty jumps from "extremely easy" (Images & ....) to "pretty hardcore" (the TTT samples)  :D

Also, the concept album question is pretty... debatable at best, especially since I don't really agree with the storyline/thematic albums dichotomy ("concept" does not mean "story") that's been proposed here. Considering even the mighty wiki says the following: "A concept album loosely describes a studio album unified by a larger purpose or meaning to the album collectively than to its songs individually. This may be achieved through a single central narrative or theme, or through a sense of artistic cohesiveness. There is no clear definition."
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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #23 on: July 24, 2016, 03:57:55 PM »
8/9. I didn't know the one regarding the Take the time samples.

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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #24 on: July 24, 2016, 09:31:01 PM »
Why is the first question so difficult but the rest so easy? lol
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« Reply #25 on: July 25, 2016, 12:44:55 AM »
8/9. I didn't know the one regarding the Take the time samples.
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Re: DT quiz
« Reply #26 on: July 26, 2016, 06:45:35 AM »
I know it's ben discussed ad nauseam - but Octavarium could be a concept album.