From 1-5 Rate Systematic Chaos

[emindead]

Apparently, there's a recent wave of opinions saying this album is great. I don't believe it. The consensus was that this album was a disappointment.
Based on the "11th studio album" thread, I'm wrong.

I want to know what's DTF's opinion.

Go!

Edit: Base your vote on DT's releases solely.

[tri.ad]

Good album, nothing more. ITPOE Pt.1 is absolutely great, so are the first part of Pt.2 and parts of TMOLS. The rest ranks from good to pretty bad.

[Zydar]

3, a good album but they've done a lot better ones. It's next to last on my DT album ranking (a notch over the debut). It was my first album as a new DT fan and I quite enjoyed it until I discovered their other albums, then it went further down on my ranking. The best songs are ITPOE 1 & 2, Forsaken, and Constant Motion.

[GuineaPig]

I need a 1.5.

[TL]

emindead, the consensus isn't that it's amazing or anything. It's that, even relative to DT's other albums, it's not the worst abomination ever unleashed upon mankind like some people were implying.
Compared to DT's other material, it's okay.
Compared to modern top 40, it's fantastic.

It's all relative.

[AcidLameLTE]

Didn't we have a thread just like this not that long ago but it went from 1 to 10?

[antigoon]

3. Compared to the rest of Dream Theater music it sucks donkey balls but I still think it's an alright album.

[hefdaddy42]

I went with a 2 due to a lack of a 2.5.  I hate rating on a 1-5 scale.

[Neurasthenic]

I went with a 2 due to a lack of a 2.5.  I hate rating on a 1-5 scale.

[toro]

I need a 1.5.

This. One of the weekest albums from DT next to WD&U(mostly because of the production values)

[Mladen]

5 (Excellent)

Yep.

[BRGM]

It's Excellent! one of their best, absoluteley! so awesome with ITPOE, and Dark eternal night, not to mention TMOLS, and POW
Such awesomeness! alot better than their Pre Jordan stuff

[AcidLameLTE]

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[Nic35]

It is a really good album.

[BRGM]

I'm not alone on "1. Excellent" anymore 

[KevShmev]

  alot better than their Pre Jordan stuff

Yeah.  Like "You Not Me" and "Status Seeker."

[Zydar]

 alot better than their Pre Jordan stuff

Yeah.  Like "You Not Me" and "Status Seeker."

Hey, lay off Status Seeker 

[KevShmev]

I actually don't think "Status Seeker" is that bad; it ranks pretty low, but it isn't that bad.  I'll take it over "Constant Lotion" any day.

[Perpetual Change]

2.

It just doesn't do much for me, especially the lyrics.

[Nic35]

I'm wondering, for the ones who voted terrible and mediocre, is it mediocre compared to DT's previous albums, or mediocre compared to everything from the music industry? Because there's one hell of a difference. It might be one my least favorite DT albums, it is still a very good album compared we hear nowadays.

[ariich]

4 I guess, very good album with a couple of weak points (PoW in particular, although actually recently even that's grown on me).

[Dublagent66]

Good.  Yeah, I said it's good.

[moffatt]

I would of given it 4.5 but went with 5.

[Perpetual Change]

I'm wondering, for the ones who voted terrible and mediocre, is it mediocre compared to DT's previous albums, or mediocre compared to everything from the music industry? Because there's one hell of a difference. It might be one my least favorite DT albums, it is still a very good album compared we hear nowadays.

I think it's mediocre in general, not just compared to DT's other albums. IT's really at the bottom of my DT playlist, and pretty far behind in terms of my general music playlist as well.

[AwakeFromOctavarium]

Good enough, but it's really one of their worst.

[Dcrupi]

If there was an option between mediocre and terrible, I would pick that.

But since there isn't, I voted terrible. (I'm going by DT standards however, not by objectively compared to other bands)

[Nick]

Really good. It has some amazing tracks like In the Presence, Prophets, and TDEN, some more solid tracks, and only one disappointment, Ministry.

[BRGM]

For me, it's really figthing for the top 1. album, along with octavarium, BC&SL

[Samsara]

Almost 70 percent think it's either just "good" or "mediocre."  Very revealing, and probably right on.

[bosk1]

ITPOE1 - 5/5
Forsaken - 4/5
Constant Motion - 5/5
TDEN - 4/5
Prophets of War - 1/5
Repentence 3/5
TMOLS 2/5
ITPOE2 - 3.5/5

Subjective overall rating:  about 3.5/5

There are some amazing moments, and some moments I don't care for.  Overall, it feels like about half an album's worth of greatness.

[ariich]

Almost 70 percent think it's either just "good" or "mediocre."  Very revealing, and probably right on.

By the same token, almost 70 percent voted in the range of good to excellent.

[bosk1]

Almost 70 percent think it's either just "good" or "mediocre."  Very revealing, and probably right on.

By the same token, almost 70 percent voted in the range of good to excellent.

That's very revealing, and probably right on.

[BRGM]

That means that most ppl (at this forum) likes SC! why are there so many complaints then?! :S

[Adami]

Mediocre, but only because it's DT.

[ariich]

That means that most ppl (at this forum) likes SC! why are there so many complaints then?! :S

Vocal minority.