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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1785 on: July 09, 2011, 12:57:29 AM »
Quote from: gabeh1018 on July 09, 2011, 12:47:30 AM
I really dig this song. I probably have listened 20+ times now and it just a has different vibe to me, but is still dream theater. Jordan's keyboard sounds are awesome now and like many others have stated  this doesn't feel like a 9 minute song at all. September really is too far away now. Hopefully were blown away
And yet... Two months... To little months. Remember on January 3rd, when JP said, "We're going into the studio today to record a new album"? That was like, "Oh man... Still so long until the next album."
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1786 on: July 09, 2011, 02:14:35 AM »
Quote from: BlackInk on July 08, 2011, 01:17:32 PM
You're very welcome. "Axelklaffar" means epaulettes I think.

Well I think you're right! The origin of my username can be traced by using the following pictures:

"Axelklaff" is the patch with the "9" on it:


...and "öxölklöfför" is indeed "axelklaffar" with the a's and the e replaced with 'ö':




(the picture is a part of a series of "nonsense" pics that was spread on swedish websites for a while,  which became quite popular. For unknown reasons).

So, now you know the story of my username, perhaps I'll tell you the rest another time  :P
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1787 on: July 09, 2011, 02:16:46 AM »
HAHAHAHH vilken sjuk serie  :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal

Epic name is epic.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1788 on: July 09, 2011, 02:35:26 AM »
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It's because I'm Jewish, isn't it? :angry:
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1789 on: July 10, 2011, 07:14:42 AM »
I had a dream last night that the version of OTBOA that we heard was a radio edit, while the real thing had longer intro and outro sections, as well as a whole extra verse. By light of day I don't think this is the case, and would be annoyed if the song took much more space on the album, but my was it cool in the dream.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1790 on: July 10, 2011, 08:27:15 AM »
Every time I read this thread's title I find myself singing it the same as the chorus of JLB's "One More Time" (from Static Impulse)

"On the baaaaaaaaaaaaacks of aaangels" - a la "it was like yeeeeeeeeeeesterday"
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1791 on: July 10, 2011, 08:44:47 AM »
Quote from: WaterToFire on July 10, 2011, 07:14:42 AM
I had a dream last night that the version of OTBOA that we heard was a radio edit, while the real thing had longer intro and outro sections, as well as a whole extra verse. By light of day I don't think this is the case, and would be annoyed if the song took much more space on the album, but my was it cool in the dream.

It's most likely they will play the real version live, and it's the same version that we've heard, so I would bet good money on that this is the one and only version.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1792 on: July 11, 2011, 02:44:52 AM »
I just heard the track and saw the artwork for the first time today. Like the track, but very glad the DT sound is still there.....I forgot how much I missed JP! He is amazing. The artwork is great....have they used the same guy previously? Sorry if it has been mentioned before  :angel:
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1793 on: July 11, 2011, 02:46:19 AM »
Quote from: lucky7 on July 11, 2011, 02:44:52 AM
I just heard the track and saw the artwork for the first time today. Like the track, but very glad the DT sound is still there.....I forgot how much I missed JP! He is amazing. The artwork is great....have they used the same guy previously? Sorry if it has been mentioned before  :angel:
Well, the style of the art is definitely reminiscent of Silver Linings, I suspect it's the same guy.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1794 on: July 11, 2011, 03:44:04 AM »
Quote from: TheGreatPretender on July 11, 2011, 02:46:19 AM
Quote from: lucky7 on July 11, 2011, 02:44:52 AM
I just heard the track and saw the artwork for the first time today. Like the track, but very glad the DT sound is still there.....I forgot how much I missed JP! He is amazing. The artwork is great....have they used the same guy previously? Sorry if it has been mentioned before  :angel:
Well, the style of the art is definitely reminiscent of Silver Linings, I suspect it's the same guy.

It was confirmed by JR that it is indeed Hugh Syme, who did the artwork for the previous 3 albums
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1795 on: July 11, 2011, 06:39:35 AM »
Gotta say, I'm not really digging the artwork.   Love the song however.  Artwork looks rather cheezy imho.  I truly hope that the actual album cover is different.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1796 on: July 11, 2011, 06:42:59 AM »
Quote from: Orion1967 on July 11, 2011, 06:39:35 AM
Gotta say, I'm not really digging the artwork.   Love the song however.  Artwork looks rather cheezy imho.  I truly hope that the actual album cover is different.

it wont be.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1797 on: July 11, 2011, 08:57:18 AM »
Yeah I agree about the album art.  Really wish they went with someone new.  Random shit photo shopped together is completely played out as an artistic style.  I like the color scheme to the album, but not the overall style its presented in.  It really has nothing to do with anything.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1798 on: July 11, 2011, 09:13:15 AM »
Quote from: 7StringedBeast on July 11, 2011, 08:57:18 AM
It really has nothing to do with anything.

Well, we don't know that for sure until we hear the album. When the cover art for BC&SL came out, everyone thought it was freaking weird because it was a hodge-podge of images thrown together, and without the songs' lyrics for meaning, no one knew what any of it meant, except for some connection to the album title itself.

And with SC, the ants made no sense and to this day, still do not make any sense to me. What do the ants have to do with anything? Maybe nothing, but it's kind of cool and they're all over the liner art as well, which is pretty neat. I think what Huge has done for the album art (cover AND booklet) for Dream Theater's last 3 albums has been pretty good, despite it's (apparent) meaninglessness, but once we get to see the whole booklet for ADTOE and hear the songs, all the art might make more sense to us.

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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1799 on: July 11, 2011, 09:25:41 AM »
The SC ants are so clear to the meaning of the album.  That was one of their better conceptual designs, along with 8V.  Have you ever seen ants and how they work as a colony?  It is systematic chaos.  From the outside things look nuts cause there are so many of them, but on their level everything is completely organized and has reason and order.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1800 on: July 11, 2011, 10:22:24 AM »
Quote from: 7StringedBeast on July 11, 2011, 09:25:41 AM
The SC ants are so clear to the meaning of the album.  That was one of their better conceptual designs, along with 8V.  Have you ever seen ants and how they work as a colony?  It is systematic chaos.  From the outside things look nuts cause there are so many of them, but on their level everything is completely organized and has reason and order.
Just what I wanted to write  :tup
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1801 on: July 11, 2011, 10:26:09 AM »
Quote from: 7StringedBeast on July 11, 2011, 09:25:41 AM
The SC ants are so clear to the meaning of the album.  That was one of their better conceptual designs, along with 8V.  Have you ever seen ants and how they work as a colony?  It is systematic chaos.  From the outside things look nuts cause there are so many of them, but on their level everything is completely organized and has reason and order.

Plus, there is a series of overpasses at this one spot on my commute that looks a lot like the album cover, which always makes me want to pop in SC and listen.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1802 on: July 11, 2011, 01:14:55 PM »
Quote from: TheGreatPretender on July 09, 2011, 12:57:29 AM
Quote from: gabeh1018 on July 09, 2011, 12:47:30 AM
I really dig this song. I probably have listened 20+ times now and it just a has different vibe to me, but is still dream theater. Jordan's keyboard sounds are awesome now and like many others have stated  this doesn't feel like a 9 minute song at all. September really is too far away now. Hopefully were blown away
And yet... Two months... To little months. Remember on January 3rd, when JP said, "We're going into the studio today to record a new album"? That was like, "Oh man... Still so long until the next album."

Good perspective. We only need to wait a third of that period. Damn.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1803 on: July 11, 2011, 01:18:44 PM »
Quote from: bosk1 on July 11, 2011, 10:26:09 AM
Quote from: 7StringedBeast on July 11, 2011, 09:25:41 AM
The SC ants are so clear to the meaning of the album.  That was one of their better conceptual designs, along with 8V.  Have you ever seen ants and how they work as a colony?  It is systematic chaos.  From the outside things look nuts cause there are so many of them, but on their level everything is completely organized and has reason and order.

Plus, there is a series of overpasses at this one spot on my commute that looks a lot like the album cover, which always makes me want to pop in SC and listen.
Cool  :tup I have a view from my window like Octavarium cover ;) but there are some buildings ;)
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1804 on: July 11, 2011, 02:50:16 PM »
That would be cool. Giant metal balls on strings right outside my window.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1805 on: July 11, 2011, 03:19:15 PM »
Oh yeah!? Well I have... Umm... Ants...
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1806 on: July 11, 2011, 03:26:22 PM »
My neighbour frequently rides on his unicycle on a rope leading into infinity.

Beat that!
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1807 on: July 11, 2011, 04:14:42 PM »
I have various images and words on my wall, which I stare at while awake.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1808 on: July 11, 2011, 04:15:37 PM »
Well... My face is made up of a collage of 1920's style photographs.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1809 on: July 11, 2011, 04:19:24 PM »
During a storm I look the black clouds and silver linings and develop a train of thought.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1810 on: July 11, 2011, 04:22:27 PM »
I sat in this red chair yesterday listening to some old radio I found, and some bird fucking pooped right above me, it almost hit me I got away and it just missed me.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1811 on: July 11, 2011, 04:32:15 PM »
Sometimes I like to sit on a platform in the middle of the ocean and stare through the binoculars at another man about four feet away, staring right back at me.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1812 on: July 11, 2011, 04:33:42 PM »
Quote from: TheGreatPretender on July 11, 2011, 04:32:15 PM
Sometimes I like to sit on a platform in the middle of the ocean and stare through the binoculars at another man about four feet away, staring right back at me.

Me too. In fact, I am right now.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1813 on: July 11, 2011, 04:33:44 PM »
Sometimes me and the girl get kinky and I like to be branded.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1814 on: July 11, 2011, 04:43:26 PM »
I make a lot of threads.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1815 on: July 11, 2011, 04:45:00 PM »
I like little boys on the beach.... No wait... That's not right...
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1816 on: July 11, 2011, 04:54:53 PM »
OK, bring it back onto topic.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1817 on: July 12, 2011, 05:10:00 AM »
Quote from: TheGreatPretender on July 11, 2011, 04:45:00 PM
I like little boys on the beach.... No wait... That's not right...


Ahhhhhh hahahahaha.  This honestly made my day, good work!

On topic, OTBOA is certainly getting better with each listen.  I went from loving it to hating it, to being dissapointed, to thinking its ok, to great and now think its brilliant.

Does anyone else think after listening to OTBOA, TOT -> BCSL doesnt seem as bad as everyone made them out to be?

I put in TOT album and then TCOT in straight after listening to OTBOA and all I thought was 'wow' which i never had that reaction before.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1818 on: July 12, 2011, 06:51:39 AM »
I think it's good now, but nowhere near as good as when I first heard it. Which is a shame, but... it feels very formulaic. I don't like how there's basically no new vocal melody after the chorus, and no new lyrics after the second pre-chorus.
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Re: On the Backs of Angels Thread
« Reply #1819 on: July 12, 2011, 07:58:42 AM »
Quote from: LTE777 on July 12, 2011, 05:10:00 AM
Does anyone else think after listening to OTBOA, TOT -> BCSL doesnt seem as bad as everyone made them out to be?

"Everyone" didn't make them out to be bad.
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