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| − | The '''meta album cycle''' (also known as the '''album cycle''' or '''meta album concept''') is a continuous stream of albums when each album starts with the same note or sound that the previous album ended. [[Dream Theater]] implemented this with 4 albums starting their 5th album [[Scenes From a Memory]] followed by [[Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (album)|Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence]] and [[Train of Thought]] and ending with their 8th album [[Octavarium |
+ | The '''meta album cycle''' (also known as the '''album cycle''' or '''meta album concept''') is a continuous stream of albums when each album starts with the same note or sound that the previous album ended. [[Dream Theater]] implemented this with 4 albums starting with their 5th album [[Scenes From a Memory]] followed by [[Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (album)|Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence]] and [[Train of Thought]] and ending with their 8th album [[Octavarium]]. |
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*[[James LaBrie]] - Vocals |
*[[James LaBrie]] - Vocals |
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*[[Jordan Rudess]] - Keyboards, continuum |
*[[Jordan Rudess]] - Keyboards, continuum |
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| + | *Edward - Solo Mid |
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==Songs Involved== |
==Songs Involved== |
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==Synopsis== |
==Synopsis== |
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+ | The cycle starts with the end of[[Scene Nine: Finally Free| Finally Free]] from Scenes From a Memory, where there is a skit of Nicholas watching TV and the Hypnotherapist interrupts him with the phrase "Open your eyes, Nicholas," which startles him and makes him scratch the record, and the song ends with static. |
[[The Glass Prison]], the first song on their next album Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence begins with the same static that Finally Free ended with. The [[Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (song)|title track]] of the album ends with a long orchestral E major chord which eventually fades out. |
[[The Glass Prison]], the first song on their next album Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence begins with the same static that Finally Free ended with. The [[Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (song)|title track]] of the album ends with a long orchestral E major chord which eventually fades out. |
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| − | Their next album, Train of Thought, opens with [[As I Am]], which begins with the same chord that closed the last album, except this time it builds |
+ | Their next album, Train of Thought, opens with [[As I Am]], which begins with the same chord that closed the last album, except this time it builds up. Train of Thought ends with[[ In the Name of God]], which ends on an F note on piano, and the same note is used to start the first track on Octavarium, [[The Root of All Evil]]. |
Mike Portnoy said that by that time he'd, "dug a hole where we're expected to do it every time", so he ended the [[Octavarium (song)|title track]] with the same intro as The Root of All Evil, thus completing the cycle and allowing them to start fresh with their next album. |
Mike Portnoy said that by that time he'd, "dug a hole where we're expected to do it every time", so he ended the [[Octavarium (song)|title track]] with the same intro as The Root of All Evil, thus completing the cycle and allowing them to start fresh with their next album. |
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| − | However, they did continue the concept by starting the first song on [[A Dramatic Turn of Events]], [[On the Backs of Angels|On The Backs of Angels]], with the same environmental ambiance that ended the last song on Black Clouds & Silver Linings, [[The Count of Tuscany]]. It's unclear whether they wish to continue the cycle with [[Dream Theater (album)|their self-titled album]], however this would prove difficult as [[Beneath the Surface]] ended with a single faded out note. |
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Revision as of 23:28, 15 August 2018
The meta album cycle (also known as the album cycle or meta album concept) is a continuous stream of albums when each album starts with the same note or sound that the previous album ended. Dream Theater implemented this with 4 albums starting with their 5th album Scenes From a Memory followed by Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence and Train of Thought and ending with their 8th album Octavarium.
Personnel
- Mike Portnoy - Drums, co-producer
- John Petrucci - Guitar, co-producer
- John Myung - Bass
- James LaBrie - Vocals
- Jordan Rudess - Keyboards, continuum
- Edward - Solo Mid
Songs Involved
- Finally Free - Scenes from a Memory
- The Glass Prison - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
- Losing Time/Grand Finale - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
- As I Am - Train of Thought
- In the Name of God - Train of Thought
- The Root of All Evil - Octavarium
- Octavarium - Octavarium
Synopsis
The cycle starts with the end of Finally Free from Scenes From a Memory, where there is a skit of Nicholas watching TV and the Hypnotherapist interrupts him with the phrase "Open your eyes, Nicholas," which startles him and makes him scratch the record, and the song ends with static.
The Glass Prison, the first song on their next album Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence begins with the same static that Finally Free ended with. The title track of the album ends with a long orchestral E major chord which eventually fades out.
Their next album, Train of Thought, opens with As I Am, which begins with the same chord that closed the last album, except this time it builds up. Train of Thought ends withIn the Name of God, which ends on an F note on piano, and the same note is used to start the first track on Octavarium, The Root of All Evil.
Mike Portnoy said that by that time he'd, "dug a hole where we're expected to do it every time", so he ended the title track with the same intro as The Root of All Evil, thus completing the cycle and allowing them to start fresh with their next album.