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your thoughts on 0:00 to 3:48 on octavarium.

i like it as is
i like it, but skip over it often
i would like the song better if it wasn't there
i hate this part

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from 0:00  to 3:48 can get kind of annoying sometimes.  I mean, it is a great introduction and all, but sometimes you just want to hear the song instead of listening to 4 minutes of keyboard notes.  Now, that being said, it really isn't just keyboard notes...  It draws from Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond," Tangerine Dream, Marty Friedman's "Scenes," and Queen's "Bijou", emphasizing one of the themes of the songs, being that they admired their idols, and now they are in their idols places.  BUT, i don't think that 4 minutes of it was really necessary. I do love the song, it is one of my favorites, by often find myself skipping to about 3:00.
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It's OK, but it's a bit too similar to PF's Shine On You Crazy Diamond for my taste. The length is OK, could be a bit shorter. But the version on Score (with Jordan using it as his party piece) is too long.
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I wasn't crazy about it originally, but it has really grown on me. It really sets the mood for the song.

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I think it's brilliant and one of the best parts of the song to be honest.
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I like it. One of Jordan's better solo parts.

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I dig it on the album, but watching a couple bootlegs of the song and sometimes it feels a little drawn out and it loses it's magic.

But overall, pretty awesome opening!
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I chose number 2. It's definitely cool, but I find myself skipping over it more than listening to the whole thing.

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I skip over it a lot but when I decide not to I realize it is worth listening to.

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I never skip anything, especially the intro to Octavarium. For me, it's much more mentally-fulfilling and invigorating to listen something in its entirety. The way it's meant to sound, so to speak.

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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2009, 09:49:02 PM »
I skip over it about half the time but when I do listen to it I'm not disappointed.
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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2009, 09:54:09 PM »
I chose option 1. I love it as an introduction to the song, and it sets up the themes and mood nicely as it moves into the lyrical part of "I. Someone Like Him".

In the context of the album, however, it's a welcome breather after the barrage of "Panic Attack"-"Never Enough"-"Sacrificed Sons".

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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2009, 10:14:21 PM »
One of Jordan's highlights imo. The Score version is magical... the first time me and my friends watched it we were in awe.

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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2009, 10:36:21 PM »
Never skip it. Absolutely love it!

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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2009, 12:10:16 AM »
I usually skip over it, especially when watching Score.
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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #15 on: May 06, 2009, 01:37:52 AM »
I think it's great. A nice buildup to the main theme.
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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #16 on: May 06, 2009, 02:07:20 AM »
It's good as it is.
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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #17 on: May 06, 2009, 02:41:54 AM »
What else could have they done to make the song exactly 24:00? :P

Haha but no I actually like it, at first I didn't but it definately grew on me.

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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #18 on: May 06, 2009, 03:32:53 AM »
I love it, but if I ever skip it I go straight to ~ 13:40.  13:40 - 19:45 is one of my favourite ~5min sections of DT.

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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #19 on: May 06, 2009, 03:46:47 AM »
One of Jordan's highlights imo. The Score version is magical... the first time me and my friends watched it we were in awe.

Agreed.. plus it would be hard to find a good starting point skipping the intro.. would just sound like listening to the song part way through.

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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #20 on: May 06, 2009, 05:41:48 AM »
I skip the continuum(sp?) part of it, but not the steel lap guitar part.
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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #21 on: May 06, 2009, 06:03:16 AM »
I only listen to it as part of the album.  If I decide to listen to just the title track I'll skip most of it.

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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #22 on: May 06, 2009, 09:53:04 AM »
I think it's brilliant and one of the best parts of the song to be honest.
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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #23 on: May 06, 2009, 09:57:04 AM »
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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #24 on: May 06, 2009, 10:33:13 AM »
Even though the supporting melody is pretty much lifted from Floyd's "Shine On...," I think the whole intro is pretty bad ass.  It is probably the coolest and best thing Rudess has ever done with Dream Theater (talking about the studio version, not the live one, where he goes overboard with it). 

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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #25 on: May 06, 2009, 10:36:09 AM »
The introduction to Octavarium, as it is on the album, is fine. No problem with it whatsoever.

The introduction to Octavarium on Score, however, is wanky, over-the-top, boring, arbitrarily drawn out, frequently amelodic, and basically just a big waste of space. I'm just glad iTunes has a feature where you can choose the start time (I find a little over five minutes in to work just fine), because seriously, what the fuck.

But yeah, on the actual album, it's OK in my book.

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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #26 on: May 06, 2009, 11:10:26 AM »
I usually skip over it, especially when watching Score.

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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #27 on: May 06, 2009, 11:20:34 AM »
I love both the studio version and score I have never skipped it and never will... There's no reason to skip it

The introduction to Octavarium, as it is on the album, is fine. No problem with it whatsoever.

The introduction to Octavarium on Score, however, is wanky, over-the-top, boring, arbitrarily drawn out, frequently amelodic, and basically just a big waste of space. I'm just glad iTunes has a feature where you can choose the start time (I find a little over five minutes in to work just fine), because seriously, what the fuck.

But yeah, on the actual album, it's OK in my book.

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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #28 on: May 06, 2009, 11:21:45 AM »
Yes on most of the first half, but it isn't necessarily a waste of space or boring.
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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #29 on: May 06, 2009, 11:26:08 AM »
Easily Jordan's best solo.
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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #30 on: May 06, 2009, 12:16:12 PM »
Easily Jordan's best solo.

Agreed, except it's his 2nd best solo.  Love it.

I listen to it but sometimes I fast forward to the moog solo and listen to that part about 20 times because the moog solo is his best solo imo.
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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #31 on: May 07, 2009, 01:24:04 PM »
Impressive to watch, I enjoy it on Score.
Boring to listen to, I skip it on the album.
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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #32 on: May 07, 2009, 01:58:58 PM »
I love the tension building up to the song

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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #33 on: May 07, 2009, 02:00:24 PM »
i think the beginning maybe drags a little but i dont really skip it.  I find the SCORE version really long tho...

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Re: your thoughts on the introducing instrumental section to octavarium
« Reply #34 on: May 07, 2009, 02:26:20 PM »
I like it.

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