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Offline eviljust

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Re: Self Titled Stream Discussion thread [READ FIRST POST, SPOILERS THEREAFTER]
« Reply #1820 on: September 23, 2013, 02:43:41 AM »
Quote from: GasparXR on September 23, 2013, 01:21:56 AM
Quote from: eviljust on September 23, 2013, 12:41:56 AM
1 - Illumination Theory
2 - The Bigger Picture
3 - Surrender To Reason
4 - Behind The Veil
5 - Enigma Machine
6 - False Awakening Suite
7 - Along For The Ride
8 - The Enemy Inside

I'm trying to look through something, but I can't seem to find it... :o

 :rollin :rollin that was a good one  :tup (that happens when I sleep less than 6 hours as well :lol)

1 - Illumination Theory
2 - The Bigger Picture
3 - Surrender To Reason
4 - Behind The Veil
5 - Enigma Machine
6 - False Awakening Suite
7 - The Looking Glass
8 - Along For The Ride
9 - The Enemy Inside
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Re: Self Titled Stream Discussion thread [READ FIRST POST, SPOILERS THEREAFTER]
« Reply #1821 on: September 23, 2013, 03:00:12 AM »
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Now you undestand what I meant when I said "I might change it in the past". It was already  like this when you revealed me that I am The Doctor :lol
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Re: Self Titled Stream Discussion thread [READ FIRST POST, SPOILERS THEREAFTER]
« Reply #1822 on: September 23, 2013, 05:04:29 AM »
Got my copy and I'm two listenings in. Wow. So much to digest! Liking it A LOT so far!
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« Reply #1823 on: September 23, 2013, 05:54:54 AM »
Current ranking:

 - 1 ==> The bigger picture
 - 2 ==> Illumination theory
 - 3 ==> Surrender to reason
 - 4 ==> FAS + The enemy inside (both part of the same song for me)
 - 5 ==> The looking glass
 - 6 ==> Along for the ride
 - 7 ==> Behind the veil
 - 8 ==> Enigma machine.
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Re: Self Titled Stream Discussion thread [READ FIRST POST, SPOILERS THEREAFTER]
« Reply #1824 on: September 23, 2013, 06:00:22 AM »
Fucking Brilliant.  As an album my favorite by far since Images and Words.  Not a single song that I jump over on listen-throughs (I have streamed it about 15 times start to finish with quite a few re-listens to individual tracks to pick up nuances and just cause I didnt want to change the vibe to the next song yet.)
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Re: Self Titled Stream Discussion thread [READ FIRST POST, SPOILERS THEREAFTER]
« Reply #1825 on: September 23, 2013, 06:28:04 AM »
1 - Illumination Theory
2 - The Bigger Picture
3 - Surrender To Reason
4 - Behind The Veil
5 - The Looking Glass
6 - The Enemy Inside
7 - Along For The Ride
8 - False Awakening Suite
9 - Enigma Machine


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Re: Self Titled Stream Discussion thread [READ FIRST POST, SPOILERS THEREAFTER]
« Reply #1826 on: September 23, 2013, 06:31:44 AM »
My ranking of the "DT" songs as of now:

1. Illumination Theory
2. Surrender to Reason
3. The Bigger Picture
4. The Looking Glass
5. False Awakening Suite
6. Behind The Veil
7. Enigma Machine
8. The Enemy Inside
9. Along for the Ride
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Re: Self Titled Stream Discussion thread [READ FIRST POST, SPOILERS THEREAFTER]
« Reply #1827 on: September 23, 2013, 06:39:14 AM »
Ok so I'm still waiting for my amazon delivery later this week, but the autorip mp3s became available this morning so I downloaded them.

For anyone else who's done this - is it just me or does it sound a bit more compressed than the stream? I'm not sure what it is but it sounds a bit too OTT whereas the stream sounded fine to me.
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« Reply #1828 on: September 23, 2013, 06:46:33 AM »
Quote from: ariich on September 23, 2013, 06:39:14 AM
Ok so I'm still waiting for my amazon delivery later this week, but the autorip mp3s became available this morning so I downloaded them.

For anyone else who's done this - is it just me or does it sound a bit more compressed than the stream? I'm not sure what it is but it sounds a bit too OTT whereas the stream sounded fine to me.

Totally agree with you, I have the same feeling!!
And I really hope the official cd will have a great fucking sound... :chill
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Re: Self Titled Stream Discussion thread [READ FIRST POST, SPOILERS THEREAFTER]
« Reply #1829 on: September 23, 2013, 06:50:32 AM »
Hey guys. Have a question here. For the Roadrunner Digital Album, are the tracks in mp3?FLAC? First time ordering a digital album. All the CD stores in my country seems to have disappear off the map  :angry:
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« Reply #1830 on: September 23, 2013, 08:42:01 AM »
I believe they're FLAC, but I guess there's easy ways to convert that to mp3 if you need to :)
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Re: Self Titled Stream Discussion thread [READ FIRST POST, SPOILERS THEREAFTER]
« Reply #1831 on: September 23, 2013, 11:08:53 AM »
I got my copy this morning. Sounds great. Looking forward to hearing the 5.1 mix soon.
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« Reply #1832 on: September 23, 2013, 11:27:39 AM »
For anyone that missed it in the "thoughts" thread below...

My new review is up on The Jammin Dude Show..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNYH0eBr94U
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Re: Self Titled Stream Discussion thread [READ FIRST POST, SPOILERS THEREAFTER]
« Reply #1833 on: September 23, 2013, 11:31:13 AM »
Listening now.  Of course there's a "your mileage may vary" in there :lol
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Re: Self Titled Stream Discussion thread [READ FIRST POST, SPOILERS THEREAFTER]
« Reply #1834 on: September 23, 2013, 11:59:09 AM »
Quote from: Dark Castle on September 23, 2013, 08:42:01 AM
I believe they're FLAC, but I guess there's easy ways to convert that to mp3 if you need to :)

They're FLAC, also included in the boxset a code to download the album.
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Re: Self Titled Stream Discussion thread [READ FIRST POST, SPOILERS THEREAFTER]
« Reply #1835 on: September 23, 2013, 12:03:42 PM »
Quote from: ariich on September 23, 2013, 06:39:14 AM
Ok so I'm still waiting for my amazon delivery later this week, but the autorip mp3s became available this morning so I downloaded them.

For anyone else who's done this - is it just me or does it sound a bit more compressed than the stream? I'm not sure what it is but it sounds a bit too OTT whereas the stream sounded fine to me.
I listened on Spotify at midnight today and it sounded way brighter than the stream for sure. About the same compression wise.

It may have been my iMac's volume limiter but heavier songs seemed to start louder than the last song finished.
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Re: Self Titled Stream Discussion thread [READ FIRST POST, SPOILERS THEREAFTER]
« Reply #1836 on: September 23, 2013, 01:22:13 PM »
MY COPY ARRIVED TODAY!!! :D :biggrin: :biggrin:
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Re: Self Titled Stream Discussion thread [READ FIRST POST, SPOILERS THEREAFTER]
« Reply #1837 on: September 23, 2013, 03:44:08 PM »
I've been trying to put my finger on what it is about this album that feels so much different to me than the last several. I figured it
out. It's emotion. It's present in every members playing and it connects with me like the early DT did. The more I hear this the more
I think it may be a top 3 and dare I say, at times maybe flirt with #1.

I never thought DT would ever do that to me again. Rush did it to me with Clockwork Angels and now DT. Amazing.
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« Reply #1838 on: September 23, 2013, 04:09:15 PM »
I love it when your favourite bands have been treading water for a few albums and then all of a sudden they put out an absolute corker.

Therapy? did it with Crooked Timber. It was a stunning album - which came out after their worst album to date.
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« Reply #1839 on: September 23, 2013, 04:44:01 PM »
I love it when my favorite band put out great albums after great albums after great albums.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be my favorite band.
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Re: Self Titled Stream Discussion thread [READ FIRST POST, SPOILERS THEREAFTER]
« Reply #1840 on: September 23, 2013, 04:45:31 PM »
Quote from: fllnsprrw on September 23, 2013, 04:44:01 PM
I love it when my favorite band put out great albums after great albums after great albums.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be my favorite band.


 ::) ::) Oh, so you're one of THOSE that - when your favourite band puts out a difficult album - you stop liking them.


Gotcha.
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« Reply #1841 on: September 23, 2013, 04:52:04 PM »
Well, it hasn't happened yet. I can't imagine it ever will, with Dream Theater.  But yes, I've stopped caring about other bands that did not produce the required bulk of good stuff. But they were never considered "favorite" to begin with. I was just fooling around with them and not looking for a long term relationship. There can only be one. For me.
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Re: Self Titled Stream Discussion thread [READ FIRST POST, SPOILERS THEREAFTER]
« Reply #1842 on: September 23, 2013, 05:20:41 PM »
Quote from: fllnsprrw on September 23, 2013, 04:52:04 PM
I was just fooling around with them and not looking for a long term relationship.

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« Reply #1843 on: September 23, 2013, 05:21:01 PM »
Well, since I'm currently in a town where probably the number of CD players is probably smaller than the number of CD stores in my home town, I couldn't really get my hands on this, so I got my dad to buy it for me and to Dropbox it for me, and I have to say that I'm enjoying it quite a bit more than earlier. While I'm not usually one that for whom the sound quality is a turn-off, it does make a difference, and I'm liking it a lot more. Currently on TEI and it's even more badass than I remembered. :metal
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Re: Self Titled Stream Discussion thread [READ FIRST POST, SPOILERS THEREAFTER]
« Reply #1844 on: September 23, 2013, 06:57:48 PM »

1 - Surrender to Reason
2 - Illumination Theory
3 - The Looking Glass
4 - Enigma Machine
5 - False Awakening
6 - Along For The Ride
7 - The Enemy Inside
8 - The Bigger Picture
9 - Behind the Veil
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Re: Self Titled Stream Discussion thread [READ FIRST POST, SPOILERS THEREAFTER]
« Reply #1845 on: September 23, 2013, 07:40:23 PM »
1. Illumination Theory 10/10
2. The Bigger Picture 9.5/10
3. The Looking Glass 9.5/10
4. Surrender to Reason 9.25/10
5. Enigma Machine 9/10
6. Behind the Veil 8.5/10
7. The Enemy Inside 8.25/10
8. False Awakening Suite 8/10
9. Along for the Ride 7/10

Overall, as one amazing hour long musical experience, and including the fact that a song like IT obviously has way more weight than small tunes like FAS and Along for the Ride, the album is a 9.50/10. Right up there with ADToE for me, even though the two sound completely different.
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Re: Self Titled Stream Discussion thread [READ FIRST POST, SPOILERS THEREAFTER]
« Reply #1846 on: September 23, 2013, 07:45:18 PM »
Octavarium
Six Degrees
Illumination Theory
In the Name Of God
In The Presence Of Enemies ( 1&2 )
The Count Of Tuscany




Additional : I wonder how long that would be with all that on one album :lol

Edit : About 148 minutes. 2 and a half hours.
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« Reply #1847 on: September 23, 2013, 07:56:05 PM »
Quote from: Kotowboy on September 23, 2013, 07:45:18 PM
Octavarium
Six Degrees
Illumination Theory
In the Name Of God
In The Presence Of Enemies ( 1&2 )
The Count Of Tuscany




Additional : I wonder how long that would be with all that on one album :lol

2 hours and 28 minutes. :P
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« Reply #1848 on: September 23, 2013, 07:57:59 PM »
Gonna try picking up the album tomorrow along with the new Haken.  :)
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Re: Self Titled Stream Discussion thread [READ FIRST POST, SPOILERS THEREAFTER]
« Reply #1849 on: September 23, 2013, 07:58:44 PM »
Quote from: GasparXR on September 23, 2013, 07:56:05 PM
Quote from: Kotowboy on September 23, 2013, 07:45:18 PM
Octavarium
Six Degrees
Illumination Theory
In the Name Of God
In The Presence Of Enemies ( 1&2 )
The Count Of Tuscany




Additional : I wonder how long that would be with all that on one album :lol

2 hours and 28 minutes. :P

Worth knowing on a long journey !
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« Reply #1850 on: September 23, 2013, 09:08:55 PM »
I have determined today that Behind The Veil is a great song.  :metal
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« Reply #1851 on: September 23, 2013, 09:36:36 PM »
Quote from: JPX on September 23, 2013, 09:08:55 PM
I have determined today that Behind The Veil is a great song.  :metal

Love the intro In particular. Really cool solo too
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« Reply #1852 on: September 23, 2013, 11:55:36 PM »
BTV is the BITS of DT12 for me. Not quality wise (although I love BTV, BITS is on a totally different level), but because of the noise intro, every riff being both badass and catchy, the verses being a lot different from each other, a really memorable instrumental section and of course DAT CHORUS :o

This might be a weird comparison, but what the hell.
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« Reply #1853 on: September 24, 2013, 01:09:14 AM »
Maybe it's no coincidence that BITS is my favorite song on ADTOE and BTV is my fave on the new album :D
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« Reply #1854 on: September 24, 2013, 01:15:13 AM »
Quote from: emtee on September 23, 2013, 03:44:08 PM
I've been trying to put my finger on what it is about this album that feels so much different to me than the last several. I figured it
out. It's emotion. It's present in every members playing and it connects with me like the early DT did. The more I hear this the more
I think it may be a top 3 and dare I say, at times maybe flirt with #1.

I never thought DT would ever do that to me again. Rush did it to me with Clockwork Angels and now DT. Amazing.
For me it's the complete opposite. I have no emotional connection to this album whatsoever, whereas I have at least *some* emotional connection to all other DT albums.
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