Dream Theater in God of War III

[contest_sanity]

Listening to Opeth now, and I'm not sure if Mikael knew what God of War was supposed to be about...

God Of Nonviolent Protest III.  Opeth song is good but will never top U2's instrumental about Ghandi from the first game.

[AwakeFromOctavarium]

Ok, JUST realized Raw Dog is God of War backwards. 

Actually, Raw Dog is just God War backwards.  But I guess the full title inversion -- III Raw Fo Dog -- didn't make much sense.

Well of is... ignorable right?

[RandalGraves]

The bass is mixed so low in Raw Dog. It's really noticeable how you can barely hear it during the unison section. There's no low end at all!

This is my beef with the recording.  Reminded me when I heard St. Anger for the first time on the radio and thought, "Maybe something was wrong with their copy."  Not to say Raw Dog sounds that bad, but compared with Black Clouds, it's really lacking.

[contest_sanity]

The bass is mixed so low in Raw Dog. It's really noticeable how you can barely hear it during the unison section. There's no low end at all!

This is my beef with the recording.  Reminded me when I heard St. Anger for the first time on the radio and thought, "Maybe something was wrong with their copy."  Not to say Raw Dog sounds that bad, but compared with Black Clouds, it's really lacking.

WAIT - there's bass on Black Clouds???!!!

[Zydar]

Shockhound won't let me register for a Piggy Bank account, I've tried three times now. It says that I must fill in all the required fields, but I've done that.

I'm moving on to Amazon instead.

Edit: "The sale of MP3 Downloads is currently available only to US customers located in the 48 contiguous states, Alaska, Hawaii, and the District of Columbia."

Gaah!

Edit 2: And iTunes Store won't let me add my credit card either. *sigh*

[OperantChamber]

The only song that has lyrics with anything to do with God of War is Shattering the Skies Above. The Throat of Winter and The End can be loosely interpreted as having to do with the game, but not really.
Worst of all, My Obsession is a love song (sort of), and This is Madness is about friggin 300.

[Zook]

I finally figured out what the beginning of Raw Dog reminds me of:

The beginning of Symphony X's Pharaoh.

[robwebster]

Shockhound won't let me register for a Piggy Bank account, I've tried three times now. It says that I must fill in all the required fields, but I've done that.

I'm moving on to Amazon instead.

Edit: "The sale of MP3 Downloads is currently available only to US customers located in the 48 contiguous states, Alaska, Hawaii, and the District of Columbia."

Gaah!

Edit 2: And iTunes Store won't let me add my credit card either. *sigh*

I've pre-ordered it on iTunes UK. Then I did something else. Like an evil geography-defying wizard.

Only listened to it once, just now. V. good, although it didn't come with the usual excitement I get when I listen to a Dream Theater album. Let's see how this goes. VERY brutal, I really dig it. It sounds like King Crimson taking a shit on a prison-guard's desk.

I like how when the intro-riff comes back in, it sounds more like a breakdown.

[yeshaberto]

I am enjoying Raw Dog for what it is, but I imagine it will grow on me over time...anybody know the percentage of growls vs clean in the Opeth song before I spend my hard earned $1 on it?

[OperantChamber]

I am enjoying Raw Dog for what it is, but I imagine it will grow on me over time...anybody know the percentage of growls vs clean in the Opeth song before I spend my hard earned $1 on it?

100% clean vocals.

[yeshaberto]

sweet!  I don't mind a little growl with opeth, but this makes me  nonetheless....


now where did I put that $1?

[hefdaddy42]

It sounds like King Crimson taking a shit on a prison-guard's desk.

Yeah, that's right.

[SlickSy]

I'm unable to download from Shockhound because I live outside the US.

iTunes UK Store - Pre-order only
Amazon.co.uk says the EP goes on sale March 7th... 

Out of desperation I tried Amazon.com and the US iTunes store but I had no luck.

I guess I'll have to wait which sucks becuase I got really pumped about buying this today... =/

[Super Dude]

Don't bother; all known digital versions of the track cut off at the end.

[toao]

Sounds quite nice. Not entirely my taste, but it's Dream Theater, so it must be good.

[tri.ad]

but it's Dream Theater, so it must be good.

Uh, no. Having a certain name/brand/label isn't an indicator of quality at all.

[Adami]

Don't bother; all known digital versions of the track cut off at the end.

I was gonna ask about this. What the hell?

[Super Dude]

Nobody knows.  Sucks though, don't it?

[OperantChamber]

Am I allowed to share the PDF that came with the amazon version? I know it wasn't included with the Shockhound download.

[Perpetual Change]

I got both mine on amazon, but didn't get the PDF.

[OperantChamber]

I got both mine on amazon, but didn't get the PDF.

It was only included if you got the full album.

[Algo Fonix]

I like Raw Dog.  I don't really dig how heavy it is, but I still enjoy it.  It actually seems to be getting better the more I listen to it.  The Throat of Winter is pretty rad too, I think I like it best out of the two.

[ariich]

Don't bother; all known digital versions of the track cut off at the end.

I was gonna ask about this. What the hell?

Yeah that's pretty ridiculous. I haven't bought my copy yet, and I don't think I will now that I know that. Don't see why I should pay for something that cuts off like that.

[OperantChamber]

It is only the last second or two so it's not a huge deal. Just annoying.

So I'm going to go ahead and guess it isn't off limits. Here's the digital art book:

Edit: Advised to remove link.

[LCArenas]

I've hust heard Raw Dog and Opeth's TToW.

Raw Dog didn't surpass my expectations, but wasn't lower than them either. It's just what I expected them to do: a Kick-Ass Heavy Instrumental. I liked it a lot, it was pretty cool and it definitely has its moments... And as for the arguing I think this is the kind of DT songs that people tend to be polarized about, like (As someone said in a past thread) The Great Debate or Space-Dye Vest. People either hate it or like it, judging from what I've seen in previous responses. I liked it.

The Throat of Winter is a really good song but in a kind of wrong disc. As it is a GoW track, one would expect some awesome ROROROR vocals with blast beats A La The Lotus Eater, but it came out to be a whole different thing. It was a pretty awesome Prog track, though. Reminds me of Damnation but with more acoustic guitars.

[Rafael Guerra]

I've hust heard Raw Dog and Opeth's TToW.

Raw Dog didn't surpass my expectations, but wasn't lower than them either. It's just what I expected them to do: a Kick-Ass Heavy Instrumental. I liked it a lot, it was pretty cool and it definitely has its moments... And as for the arguing I think this is the kind of DT songs that people tend to be polarized about, like (As someone said in a past thread) The Great Debate or Space-Dye Vest. People either hate it or like it, judging from what I've seen in previous responses. I liked it.

The Throat of Winter is a really good song but in a kind of wrong disc. As it is a GoW track, one would expect some awesome ROROROR vocals with blast beats A La The Lotus Eater, but it came out to be a whole different thing. It was a pretty awesome Prog track, though. Reminds me of Damnation but with more acoustic guitars.

Agree. To me Raw Dog was the bast track in the EP and Throat of Winter (although disappointing for me because i really wanted to see the heavy side of Opeth) was the second best. I was never acquainted with the other bands in it but overall I liked their songs too.

[Metropolis Pt. II]

   I listened to the song once. I hated it. I've listened to is a dozen times now, and it has not grown on me. It sounds like noise. Just a mush of heavy crap trying to sound cool. I do not like it with a lamb, I do not like it, Sam I Am.

[LCArenas]

I've listened to is a dozen times now, and it has not grown on me. It sounds like noise.

NOISE? Listen to Anal Cunt. That's noise.

[hefdaddy42]

I'll be honest, I've heard it 3 times now, and I don't love it.

[axeman90210]

I've listened to it a couple times, and aside from Petrucci going into kill mode this song isn't doing it for me. Oh well, no band bats a thousand.

[Adami]

I gotta agree. There are some great moments on this CD and petrucci is insane on it. However it lacks a real sense of continuity, it just feels like random parts thrown together.

See, if they had taken these parts and made a non instrumental song out of it and re-arranged them properly, it would be awesome.

[robwebster]

but it's Dream Theater, so it must be good.

Uh, no. Having a certain name/brand/label isn't an indicator of quality at all.

It's not like Dream Theater are a company, or a syndicate. It's the pen name of five artists. If you like the music that they make then it's damn well likely that you're going to enjoy a song they release. Not rocket science.

[kirbywelch92]

but it's Dream Theater, so it must be good.

Uh, no. Having a certain name/brand/label isn't an indicator of quality at all.

It's not like Dream Theater are a company, or a syndicate. It's the pen name of five artists. If you like the music that they make then it's damn well likely that you're going to enjoy a song they release. Not rocket science.

While I agree with this statement, it seemed you ignored the first statement. He didn't say "it's DT so I'll probably like it", he said that because it's DT, then it must be good. I am a devoted DT fan, but that doesn't mean they are excused from making mistakes or songs that I don't like.

[robwebster]

Hm. You're right on paper, but something about me still kinda disapproves. Maybe I just like the enthusiasm. Seems a bit dicky to burst his bubble. Clearly he's not been dissatisfied yet. "It's Dream Theater, of COURSE it'll be fantastic" is a really pleasant, healthy outlook. Lovely, should be more fans like that.

I guess it just strikes me as bastardly to take issue with such an upbeat, completely inoffensive statement. Talking down to him because he's really satisfied. Even if triad is technically right.

[Dark Master Of Sin]

Honestly, one of my favorite things about Dream Theater is how diverse they are.