The flaws in octavarium's album art.

[hefdaddy42]

Her vacant eyes.... Black holes.....Am I Lucy Liu?

This is the best.  Too bad it's the wrong album.

[jonnybaxy]

Her vacant eyes.... Black holes.....Am I Lucy Liu?

This is the best.  Too bad it's the wrong album.

I didn't even realise that we were just doing that album, as most people weren't, but I see how it is, just because I won, you have to change the rules 

[GasparXR]

How do we know the incorrect trig of the hanging balls wasn't done on purpose to stir the fanbase, or perhaps Hugh Syme views flaws as the true meaning of creativity rather than perfection?

[DebraKadabra]

You said hanging balls.

[GasparXR]

You said hanging balls.

They sure get this board going

[DebraKadabra]

[?]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRYMSRLOoK0#t=3m48s

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

James is awesome.

[Mindflux]

This smiley does not look good when balls are in convo. It looks like a person handling two ... *ahem*wangenfelters*ahem*

[yorost]

How do we know the incorrect trig of the hanging balls wasn't done on purpose to stir the fanbase, or perhaps Hugh Syme views flaws as the true meaning of creativity rather than perfection?

I would be less surprised to find out that it was originally correct, but that he was then told to move it in so it looked 'right'.

[perfey]

More like someone doesn't get it... Last time I checked, "liu" and "dream" do not rhyme...

What a Liuser

Liu doesn't rhyme with Fatal either? 

Liu Tragedy
Lifting shadows of a Liu
Wait for Liu

Someone is trying too hard.

More like someone doesn't get it... Last time I checked, "liu" and "dream" do not rhyme...

What a Liuser

Ok, yeah, noticed that now that you say it . I didnt thought that it should ryme .

[DebraKadabra]

James is awesome.

Yes he is.

This smiley does not look good when balls are in convo. It looks like a person handling two ... *ahem*wangenfelters*ahem*

Um... okay...

[Big Hath]

what if we're all wrong and the ball was pulled back at an angle away from us to compensate for the shorter length?  Maybe it's all an optical illusion.

[Orbert]

(then it would have a smaller perceived diameter, which it does not)

[Big Hath]

unless the ball on the right is bigger

[Orbert]

  I didn't think of that!

[Lucien]

Or maybe Hugh just meant it to be that way.

[hefdaddy42]

Or maybe Hugh just meant it to be that way.

Doubtful.

[wolfking]

Liu Tragedy
Lifting shadows of a Liu
Wait for Liu

The fuck?

[aprilethereal]

Or maybe Hugh just meant it to be that way.

no doubt.

[Jaq]

Dear God in heaven, not this again.

Seriously, guys. Lighten up. If your enjoyment of this album is impacted at all by whatever the blue hell you think is wrong with the cover, SEEK HELP. 

[Sycsa]

Who gives a fuck.

^ This. I understand where people are coming from complaining about it and pointing it out. I really do. And yes they are correct I suppose. But in reality, way to be a cliche prog fans. Way to be.

I always took pride in the DT community finding all sorts of hidden stuff everywhere. Nitpicking the heck out of album covers is still way better than being ordinary and boring.

[Nick]

Syme has been lazily ruining art for DT and Rush for too long now, I really wish both bands would drop him.

And let me just say that he *used* to be an absolutely stunning choice for album art, just not so much in the last decade.

[mellotron_scratch]

Syme has been lazily ruining art for DT and Rush for too long now, I really wish both bands would drop him.

And let me just say that he *used* to be an absolutely stunning choice for album art, just not so much in the last decade.

Agree 100%.

[Perpetual Change]

Syme has been lazily ruining art for DT and Rush for too long now, I really wish both bands would drop him.

And let me just say that he *used* to be an absolutely stunning choice for album art, just not so much in the last decade.

Agreed 50 percent. I really don't think he was ever that good. He's had a couple of hits obviously but only the biggest of Rush nuts are anything other than unsettled by a man's bare ass on the cover of the album they're buying.

[El JoNNo]

I'm more concerned that the two hands on the inside of the booklet for Train of Thought is the same stock photo used in the beginning of that old show The Outer Limits. Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dzxGlcErUo
at 23 seconds and if i recall there are other hands holding a heart at 16 seconds in the booklet as well.

[Perpetual Change]

I'm more concerned that the two hands on the inside of the booklet for Train of Thought is the same stock photo used in the beginning of that old show The Outer Limits. Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dzxGlcErUo
at 23 seconds and if i recall there are other hands holding a heart at 16 seconds in the booklet as well.

Wow. Eyes, hands, tunnels of stock photos, clocks... are you sure Syme didn't create that intro?

[GasparXR]

Hugh Syme didn't do the art for Train of Thought. It was Jerry Uelsmann.

[lyfeternl]

I know it isn't Hugh's work when I enjoy the cover art....

[El JoNNo]

huh whadda'ya know
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Uelsmann

His photographs can be seen in the opening credits of the television series The Outer Limits (1995), and the illustrated edition of Stephen King's Salem's Lot. In addition, his artwork is featured in the progressive metal band Dream Theater's seventh studio album Train of Thought (2003).

[robwebster]

Yeah, Jerry's a... photographer, I think? He creates his own art, he's got a very different style to Hugh Syme's digital collages.

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRYMSRLOoK0#t=3m48s

Dat video again!

Jesus JP always kills me and Latin OTBOA!  Truly a work of art.