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Re: 137
« Reply #70 on: November 13, 2018, 04:31:46 PM »
I'm saying I know exactly what "137" refers to, and it isn't the number of songs in DT's catalog.  At least, it isn't intended to refer to that.

It’s one hell of a weird coincidence then although I suppose you do have to kind of force SDOIT and ITPOE into single songs to get it to add to 137 but leave A Mind Beside Itself as individual songs so maybe not that much of a coincidence.

It is a neat coincidence.  But there is nothing weird about counting SDOIT and ITPOE as single songs because that is exactly what the band has said they are since day 1.  And AMBI has never been a song.  It has been a suite of 3 songs since day 1.  So I'm not sure where the confusion arises on those (well, I can kind of see ITPOE because of the way DT split it, so those who do not know might think it is two songs).
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Re: 137
« Reply #71 on: November 13, 2018, 05:33:34 PM »
I do know very well what MP intended to do with ITPoE.. But I also do know very well that the same band have made some mistakes (or contradictions) regarding semantic issues about their songs, so I guess all of these cases are very open to discussion and different interpretations.. After all, that's kind of the point..

But ok, "137" has nothing to do with any of this.. Never mind..
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Re: 137
« Reply #72 on: November 13, 2018, 05:50:24 PM »
I'm saying I know exactly what "137" refers to, and it isn't the number of songs in DT's catalog.  At least, it isn't intended to refer to that.

It’s one hell of a weird coincidence then although I suppose you do have to kind of force SDOIT and ITPOE into single songs to get it to add to 137 but leave A Mind Beside Itself as individual songs so maybe not that much of a coincidence.

A coincidence indeed, but it's not forcing anything.  ITPOE was unquestionably written as a single song that was split into parts (as opposed to the two parts being written separately and then smushed together).  By contrast, AMBI was always a suite of individual songs without any intent or pretense that they were a single song.  Whether SDOIT is a single song or a collection of eight songs is a debate that will never be settled, but it always was the band's intent that it be regarded as a single song.

Bosk, I assume the significance of the "137" will be made known once the album is released.  Oui?
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Re: 137
« Reply #73 on: November 13, 2018, 06:14:30 PM »
I'm saying I know exactly what "137" refers to, and it isn't the number of songs in DT's catalog.  At least, it isn't intended to refer to that.

It’s one hell of a weird coincidence then although I suppose you do have to kind of force SDOIT and ITPOE into single songs to get it to add to 137 but leave A Mind Beside Itself as individual songs so maybe not that much of a coincidence.

It is a neat coincidence.  But there is nothing weird about counting SDOIT and ITPOE as single songs because that is exactly what the band has said they are since day 1.  And AMBI has never been a song.  It has been a suite of 3 songs since day 1.  So I'm not sure where the confusion arises on those (well, I can kind of see ITPOE because of the way DT split it, so those who do not know might think it is two songs).

Not saying it is weird, I consider both to be single songs and was totally convinced that this was the meaning behind 137. Just when you said it wasn’t the case, I thought it was a bit of a freaky coincidence and then thought that we’d maybe cheated a little to get to that number. Like you say though, it’s not really a cheat at all and I’m back to it being one of those strange coincidences.

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Re: 137
« Reply #74 on: November 13, 2018, 08:33:09 PM »
Bosk, I assume the significance of the "137" will be made known once the album is released.  Oui?
I suspect people will have more than they need to figure it out before the album is out.
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Re: 137
« Reply #75 on: November 14, 2018, 04:04:42 AM »
I suspect people will have more than they need to figure it out before the album is out.
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Re: 137
« Reply #76 on: November 14, 2018, 06:09:38 AM »
Bosk, I assume the significance of the "137" will be made known once the album is released.  Oui?
I suspect people will have more than they need to figure it out before the album is out.

I think 137 is pretty obviously the release date for the album. January 37th.
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« Reply #77 on: November 14, 2018, 07:27:02 AM »
137 is the 33rd prime number, as of this year the band is 33 years old...

Even though we know 137 doesn't represent their songs I thought it was interesting that you could use the distance over time formula where 137 is distance (or number of songs) and time is 33 (how long they've been making said songs). 137/33 equals 4.15152 which by my estimation is pure gobbledygook. 

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« Reply #78 on: November 14, 2018, 07:56:11 AM »
137/33 equals 4.15152 which by my estimation is pure gobbledygook.

...or is it?  :corn
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Re: 137
« Reply #79 on: November 14, 2018, 11:28:05 AM »
137 is the number of bans we mods will have to hand out in the weeks leading up to the release of the album.
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« Reply #80 on: November 14, 2018, 12:58:08 PM »
137 is the number of bans we mods will have to hand out in the weeks leading up to the release of the album.

Or the number of people that will be conviced that the 20 seconds snippet posted on RandomUser5894743894437's account on YouTube is a legitimate leak off the new record.
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« Reply #81 on: November 14, 2018, 02:21:45 PM »
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« Reply #82 on: November 14, 2018, 02:26:34 PM »
Wasn't a half assed but legitimate contest that had to give an actual prize? your name to a tree or stuff like that, something that people in the label came up with
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Re: 137
« Reply #83 on: November 15, 2018, 11:27:03 AM »
137/33 equals 4.15152 which by my estimation is pure gobbledygook.

...or is it?  :corn


Maybe adding the "137" was his idea :lol


idk, but i like to think that's coming from Mangini, being him a lot into maths.

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Re: 137
« Reply #84 on: December 04, 2018, 01:31:04 PM »
Track 5 on DoT... "Room 137" .... hmmmmm

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« Reply #85 on: January 05, 2019, 11:50:25 AM »
Anyone know what room MM taught in while at Berkeley? Room 137 perhaps?
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Re: 137
« Reply #86 on: January 05, 2019, 02:28:42 PM »
Anyone know what room MM taught in while at Berkeley? Room 137 perhaps?

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Re: 137
« Reply #87 on: January 05, 2019, 02:31:16 PM »
I would love if Room 137 was just James describing the math behind whatever MM is doing and those are all of the lyrics.
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Re: 137
« Reply #88 on: January 05, 2019, 10:50:10 PM »
I would love if Room 137 was just James describing the math behind whatever MM is doing and those are all of the lyrics.

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« Reply #89 on: January 06, 2019, 10:31:15 AM »
Sounds interesting. Something about a secret time signature that pleases John Petrucci
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Re: 137
« Reply #90 on: January 06, 2019, 05:03:40 PM »
Sounds interesting. Something about a secret time signature that pleases John Petrucci

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Re: 137
« Reply #91 on: January 06, 2019, 07:24:59 PM »
I'm honestly pretty surprised that apparently nobody knows what Room 137 refers to.  It's pretty easily findable.
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Re: 137
« Reply #92 on: January 06, 2019, 07:48:27 PM »
I'm honestly pretty surprised that apparently nobody knows what Room 137 refers to.  It's pretty easily findable.

Looks like it's gotta mean something since several other artists have already written songs called Room 137.

Shining?


Also it's apparently a gospel song about a hospital or something?


Psalm 137?

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« Reply #93 on: January 06, 2019, 07:53:17 PM »
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
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Re: 137
« Reply #94 on: January 06, 2019, 08:00:03 PM »
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« Reply #95 on: January 06, 2019, 08:09:05 PM »
Don't know what Room 137 is about, but apparantly Out of Reach refers to Mangini's cymbals for the recording of the album.
It sounds like, "ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk." Instead of the more pleasing kick drum sound of, "gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk."

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« Reply #96 on: January 06, 2019, 08:33:03 PM »
Don't know what Room 137 is about, but apparantly Out of Reach refers to Mangini's cymbals for the recording of the album.
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« Reply #97 on: January 06, 2019, 08:41:07 PM »
Don't know what Room 137 is about, but apparantly Out of Reach refers to Mangini's cymbals for the recording of the album.
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It did look pretty uncomfortable in the Untethered Angel video

One of the comments on Youtube said he has to challenge himself... somehow :lol
It sounds like, "ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk." Instead of the more pleasing kick drum sound of, "gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk."

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« Reply #99 on: January 07, 2019, 08:28:21 AM »
Sounds interesting. Something about a secret time signature that pleases John Petrucci

137/13.7

It might be the number of time signature changes in the song. Or maybe the number of time signature that Mangini can play at the same time.

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« Reply #100 on: January 07, 2019, 10:38:15 AM »
There's Room 237 in The Shining. Room 237 is also a movie itself. But I don't think it is anyhow related to the song.
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« Reply #101 on: January 07, 2019, 11:42:53 AM »
There's Room 237 in The Shining. Room 237 is also a movie itself. But I don't think it is anyhow related to the song.

It isn't (as far as I know).
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« Reply #102 on: February 09, 2019, 02:37:48 PM »
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Re: 137
« Reply #103 on: February 09, 2019, 02:41:51 PM »
James actually mentions what Room 137 is about according to MM. See here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_R1Idf0n-U (8:23 for reference)
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