Talk:Octavarium (song)

Section 5: Razor's Edge
Linking between "Octavarium" and "The Root of all Evil": Maybe it should be noted, that "Octavarium" ends with Part V, while "The Root of all Evil" starts with Part VI of the Twelve-Step Suite. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.244.226.178 (talk) 14:54, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Section 4: Intervals
"Before each stanza in the lyrics, Mike Portnoy says a scale degree. In each stanza, a song from Octavarium is referenced, and an audio clip from that song is played on the background."

Although this is the only song I have off its album, I can't hear any musical difference between the Root and Second stanzas. That said, I have removed the section in bold. If anyone thinks otherwise, revert and let me know. undefined N  a  N  09:51, 10 October 2007 (UTC) undefined N  a  N  12:27, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Some of the background clips are more evident than others - I'd mention fourth (I Walk Beside You), fifth (Panic Attack) and sixth (Never Enough) stanzas -, but still, you have to listen really carefully to catch them (I myself hadn't noticed any of them until I found out they in fact existed). Their existance is registered here, which means it's not OR, therefore I'm adding it back, as it's relevant information about the song.Hetcenus (Talk) 12:42, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
 * OK, I'm agreeing there, I've had to listen VERY carefully, using another site as a reference. I'm adding that site as an external link so others are able to hear the clips.
 * It'd rather be a citation, just to make sure this isn't OR - specially since what's mentioned there about this nugget is mentioned here too. I'm doing it right now. Hetcenus (Talk) 22:01, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 16:34, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Kansas - The Wall
Why does nobody is talking about the relation between Octavarium and The Wall of Kansas. Am I the only one to have noticed it ? Sorry for my English, I am French ! Well, does anybody had already read this relation before anywhere or not ?

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Marillion Forgotten Sons
Part of the spoken part in Full Circle sounds just like the spoken part in Marillion's Forgotten Sons ("Asking questions..." matches exactly). Perhaps this should be listed in the ode to progressive.

I also hear some earlier Styx in the synthesizer solo. Sounds like Dennis DeYoung on Steroids. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.148.38.7 (talk) 01:45, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I believe this covers both -> Octavarium Analysis BigJoeRockHead (talk) 21:17, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Rewrite
I feel the grammar and phrasing of this article is less than Wikiepdia's high standards. I also think it's too opinionated, rather than referenced facts. I suggest a complete rewrite.

Harry

86.133.191.192 (talk) 22:37, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

"Sailing on the Seven Seas"?
Are we sure that the line "Sailing on the seven seas" refers to the Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark song by that name? I always thought it a nod to "Seven Seas of of Rhye" by Queen, a band who are known favourites of Dream Theater. OMD are regarded as one of the great electronic bands and have influenced many people (Vince Clarke and Steve Lamacq cite the group as their chief reason for getting into the industry), but I haven't seen anything to indicate that Portnoy is among those folks. Nothing about DT screams "British synth scene".

The one thing that's throwing me is that "Sailing on the Seven Seas", while an electronic record, is a big ol' hat-tip to 60s rock, with blatant references to The Velvet Underground and noted DT influence, The Who. So it's feasible that Portnoy might enjoy the track. I see that the OMD mention in the article is unsourced, so it seemed worthwhile to bring it up here. Cheers. 176.251.213.228 (talk) 02:22, 22 August 2019 (UTC)