ANALISA
ALBUM DREAM THEATER : OCTAVARIUM
Rilis : 7
Juni 2005
Direkam : November
2004 – Februari 2005
di The Hit
Factory , New York
Genre : Progressive
Metal
Durasi : 75
: 45
Label : Atlantic
Produser : John
Petrucci, Mike Portnoy
Octavarium
adalah album ke delapan dari Band Progressive Metal Amerika, Dream Theater.
Dirilis tanggal 7 Juni 2005 bersama Atlantic Records. Direkam antara September
2004 sampai Februari 2005, di The
Hit Factory yang terletak di New York yang juga studio rekaman
dari Michael Jackson,Madonna, U2 dan John Lennon.
Dengan Octavarium, band memutuskan membuat ‘a classic Dream Theater album’.
Mengambil inspirasi dari varian yang mereka senangi dan mencoba membuat
musiknya yang tak terlalu rumit. Ini adalah album pertama mereka yang
memfiturkan orkestra dalam lagu mereka. Struktur albumnya didasari oleh konsep
bahasa musik oktaf.
Album ini
pernah menempati peringkat lima dalam chart musik di Finlandia,
Italia, Swedia dan masuk dalam Top Ten Chart di Belanda, Jepang, dan Norwegia.
Mendapat reaksi positif dan pujian dari beberapa industri musik, juga beberapa
kritik kepada penulis lagu yang dianggap tidak konsekuen. Dream Theater
mempromosikan album ini dengan menggelar konser panjang tahunan, dengan
mayoritas konser berakhir hingga tiga jam dan dengan set yang berbeda setiap
malam konsernya. Tur ini berakhir di Radio City Music Hall bersama orkestra ;
pertunujukan ini juga direkam dan dirilis sebagai album Live dan Video konser
yang berjudul Score. Mereka juga menjadi bintang tamu dalam
konser Gigantour di
Amerika Utara bersama Megadeth.
Band ini
mengulang karya orkestranya kembali yang pernah ada di “overture” dalam
album Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence,
tetapi saat itu direkam dari keyboard. Trek seperti "The Answer Lies
Within", "Sacrificed Sons" dan "Octavarium" menjadi
kali pertama Dream Theater bekerja sama dengan orkestra yang dikenal dengan
Octavarium Orchestra yang dikonduktori oleh Jamshied
Sharifi(yang juga bersekolah di Berklee College of Music bersama John
Petrucci, Mike Portnoy dan John Myung).
Arti Dari
Semua Simbol
Melihat
sejarah tentang Octavarium, kita akan bahas sedikit. Dikenal oleh orang dalam
buku sejarah yang dibuat oleh orang Vatikan yang disebut sebagai Octavarium Romanum. Buku ini memuat tentang hari
raya katolik dan terdapat catatan arti dari angka lima dan delapan.
Disebutkan di sini karena isinya memuat ajaran dibawah ajaran Sixtus V
(1585-1590) sampai pada Clement VIII (1502-1605).
Adapun
symbol dari angka lima dan delapan bagi Dream Theater adalah :
- octavarium
– lima suku kata dan ejaan, album studio DT yang ke delapan
- ada lima anggota
dalam Dream Theater
- total
delapan anggota yang telah bermain di Dream Theater (tidak termasuk Chris
Collins, karena dia hanya bagian dari Majesty)
- DT
mempunyai lima album Live (sampai pada album ini)
- DT
dibentuk pada tahun 1985
- Tur
dunia Octavarium dimulai dari festival eropa yang mencakup 8 negara, yaitu
Swiss, Belanda, Swedia, Italia, Perancis, Spanyol, Austria dan Belgia
- Lima part
(dalam negative time) dari delapan lagu menggunakan persenjataan Mike yang
bernama “Hammer of The Gods”, adalah perlengkapan drumnya yang ke delapan dalam
karirnya.
Track List
No.
|
Judul
|
Lirik
|
Durasi
|
1.
|
VI.
"Ready"
VII.
"Remove"
|
8:25
|
|
2.
|
"The
Answer Lies Within"
|
5:33
|
|
3.
|
"These
Walls"
|
Petrucci
|
7:36
|
4.
|
"I
Walk Beside You"
|
Petrucci
|
4:29
|
5.
|
"Panic
Attack"
|
Petrucci
|
8:13
|
6.
|
"Never
Enough"
|
Portnoy
|
6:46
|
7.
|
"Sacrificed
Sons"
|
10:42
|
|
8.
|
I. "Someone
Like Him"
II.
"Medicate (Awakening)"
III.
"Full Circle"
IV.
"Intervals"
V.
"Razor's Edge"
|
LaBrie,
Petrucci, Portnoy
Petrucci
LaBrie
Portnoy
Portnoy
Petrucci
|
24:00
|
Total
length:
|
75:45
|
Detail
analisis Jos Durkstra
Track
|
Segment
waktu
|
Lagu
|
Kunci
Dasar
(dan kunci minor) |
1
|
0:00
- 8:07
|
The Root
Of All Evil
|
F
|
8:08 -
8:25
|
Nature
Sounds (Negative Time)
|
F#
|
|
2
|
0:00
- 5:20
|
The Answer
Lies Within
|
G
|
5:21 -
5:33
|
Pitch Bend (Negative
Time)
|
G#
|
|
3
|
0:00
- 6:59
|
These
Walls
|
A
|
3
|
7:00 -
7:36
|
Wind /
Heartbeat / Chimes (Negative Time)
|
A#
|
4
|
0:00
- 4:29
|
I Walk Beside
You
|
B
|
5
|
0:00
- 7:16
|
Panic
Attack
|
C
|
7:17 -
8:13
|
Synth Solo
(Negative Time)
|
C#
|
|
6
|
0:00
- 6:33
|
Never
Enough
|
D
|
6:34 -
6:46
|
Voices
Begin (Negative Time)
|
D#
|
|
7
|
0:00
- 10:42
|
Sacrificed
Sons
|
E
|
8
|
0:00 -
24:00
|
Octavarium
|
F
|
Delapan
Bandul Dan Lima Burung
Di dalam
cover kaset terdapat gambar delapan buah bandul dan lima buah burung.
Coba perhatikan dengan seksama. Bandul didominasi dengan warna cerah, yang
berarti putih, dan burung berwarna hitam. Jika kita urutkan dari bandul sebelah
kiri dengan urutan lagu, kita bisa menyimpulkan, bandul pertama adalah lagu
pertama, burung pertama adalah bridge menuju lagu ke dua (lihat negative time
di atas) dan bandul ke dua adalah lagu ke dua, seterusnya lalu diakhiri dengan
bandul terakhir yang memuat symbol Majesty dan dibawah bandul terdapat tulisan
Octavarium yang berarti akhir lagu adalah Octavarium yang berada di urutan ke
delapan dari Track List.
Dua Anak
Kecil
Di cover ini
juga terdapat dua orang anak kecil, yang sedang berbicara dengan alat
komunikasinya yang terbuat dari kaleng (di Indonesia dikenal dengan
‘telpon-telponan’ dari bekas gelas plastik air mineral) dan yang satu lagi
sedang mendengarkan. Akan terus begitu, jika kita bisa memikirkan aktifitas
kedua anak tadi yang bisa berarti akhir itu berada di awal, seperti lingkaran
yang tak ada putusnya, sama dengan konsep album ini. Jika kita perhatikan
dengan seksama, jari seorang anak yang berbicara terlihat lima, sedangkan
yang mendengarkan terlihat hanya tiga. Itu juga menandakan jumlah lagu yang ada
di album ini.
Domino
Dibalik
lirik “The Answer Lies Within” terdapat dua buah domino, yang satu
bernilai lima, dan yang satu bernilai delapan. Tiga burung juga terlihat
di situ, yang menandakan Charlie Dominici, Kevin Moore, dan Derek Sherenian,
dua yang terbang adalah keyboardis dan satu yang ‘nemplok’ di Domino adalah
sang vokalis (semua yang disebutkan adalah ‘ex’ atau ‘alumni’ atau ‘bekas’).
Laba-laba
Dan Labirin Segi Delapan
Laba-laba
berkaki delapan terperangkap dalam labirin segi delapan. Gambar ini terdapat di
belakang lirik “These Walls” yang menggambarkan laba-laba yang terperangkap di
labirin yang mustahil dapat ditembus jalan keluarnya. Di dalam labirin terdapat
delapan jalan masuk dan delapan dinding pembatas jalan atau dinding ‘gang mentok’
juga lima buah jalur.
Gurita Dan
Ikan
Gambar
gurita (yang aslinya berkaki delapan) dan lima ekor ikan kecil, juga
papan rambu yang bersimbol Majesty terdapat di belakang lirik “Never Enough”
dan “Sacrified Sons”.
Skema Segi
Delapan Dan Bintang
Terdapat
gambar skema bintang bersudut lima di dalam persegi delapan dengan skala 5:8
yang diberi judul ‘figure 8’ dalam dimensi 29’ 6,75” kotak, dan segitiga yang
potongannya 8’ 8” masuk dalam lebar dinding 5’ 8”. Empat buah pintu masuk yang
hanya terbuka di sisi bawah. Mungkin ini juga menandakan bahwa jika kita
memasuki pintu itu, maka pintu keluarnya akan sama dengan pintu masuk. Kembali
kepada “this story ends where it began”.
Cover
Belakang
Di cover CD
belakang terdapat track list lagu yang tertulis di tuts piano. Adalah list
track dan foto personil di tiap tuts hitam. Dibalik gambar itu terdapat gambar
bola delapan biliar yang bersimbol Majesty.
KONSEP
Urutan
lagu diambil dari bahasa musik oktaf ; setiap oktaf berisi delapan Naturals
dan limaAccidentals. Portnoy bersugesti dalam membuat dasar konsep album.
Ketika menulis lagu, mereka selalu membuat setiap lagu berbeda kunci / kord.
Efek suara ditempatkan di tengah lagu untuk menyambung lagu ke lagu ;
contohnya, “The Root Of All Evil” berbasis kord F, diikuti lagu “The Answer
Lies Within” yang berbasis kord G, yang lalu disambung di tengah kedua lagu itu
dengan basis kord F#. lirik dan judul lagu di album ini diambil dari konsep
album ini sendiri. Portnoy menyebutkan “The Root Of All Evil” (diambil dari bahasa
musik root yang berarti awalan) dan “Octavarium” (yang
dalam bahasa musik oktaf berarti naik 7 tingkat atau tingkat ke delapan dari
tangga nada atau terakhir dalam penaikan tangga nada) sebagai dua contoh dari
beberapa konsep album ini.
TENTANG LAGU
The Root of
All Evil
VI. Ready
Proud enough for you to call me arrogant
Greedy enough to be labeled a thief
Angry enough for me to go and hurt a man
Cruel enough for me to feel no grief
Never could have just a part of it
I always need more to get by
Getting right down to the heart of it
The root of all evil has been running my whole life
Dirty enough for me to lust
Leaving nothing left to trust
Jealous enough to still feel envious
Lazy enough to sleep all day
And let my life just waste away
Selfish enough to make you wait for me
Driven blindly by our sins
Misled so easily
Entirely ready to leave it behind
I'm begging to break free
Take all of me
The desires that keep burning deep inside
Cast them all away
And help to give me strength to face another day
I am ready
Help me be what I can be
VII. Remove
Self-centered fear has got a hold of me
Clutching my throat
Self righteous anger running all through me
Ready to explode
Procrastination paralyzing me
Wanting me dead
These obsessions that keep haunting me
Won't leave my head
Help to do for me what I can't do myself
Take this fear and pain
I can't break out this prison all alone
Help me break these chains
Humility now my only hope
Won't you take all of me
Heal this dying soul
I can feel my body breaking
I can feel my body breaking
I'm ready to let it all go
I can feel my body shaking
Right down to the foundation
The root of it all
Take all of me
And the drive that keep burning deep inside
Cast it all away
And help to give me strength to face another day
I am ready
Help me what I can be
I am ready
Come to me
Take me away
Proud enough for you to call me arrogant
Greedy enough to be labeled a thief
Angry enough for me to go and hurt a man
Cruel enough for me to feel no grief
Never could have just a part of it
I always need more to get by
Getting right down to the heart of it
The root of all evil has been running my whole life
Dirty enough for me to lust
Leaving nothing left to trust
Jealous enough to still feel envious
Lazy enough to sleep all day
And let my life just waste away
Selfish enough to make you wait for me
Driven blindly by our sins
Misled so easily
Entirely ready to leave it behind
I'm begging to break free
Take all of me
The desires that keep burning deep inside
Cast them all away
And help to give me strength to face another day
I am ready
Help me be what I can be
VII. Remove
Self-centered fear has got a hold of me
Clutching my throat
Self righteous anger running all through me
Ready to explode
Procrastination paralyzing me
Wanting me dead
These obsessions that keep haunting me
Won't leave my head
Help to do for me what I can't do myself
Take this fear and pain
I can't break out this prison all alone
Help me break these chains
Humility now my only hope
Won't you take all of me
Heal this dying soul
I can feel my body breaking
I can feel my body breaking
I'm ready to let it all go
I can feel my body shaking
Right down to the foundation
The root of it all
Take all of me
And the drive that keep burning deep inside
Cast it all away
And help to give me strength to face another day
I am ready
Help me what I can be
I am ready
Come to me
Take me away
Lagu ini
berisi part 6 dan 7 yaitu ; Ready dan Remove.
Refrensi
musik :
- langkah
urutan cerita mungkin mengikuti album Scenes From A Memory
- intro
lagu diawali dengan tom refrensi dari “This Dying Soul” di
menit 00:25 – 01:00
- intro
lagu mengingatkan kita dengan lagu Pink Floyd “Welcome To The Machine”
- kord
permainan gitar pertama di intro sama dengan kord intro di konser When
Dream And Day Unite di tahun 1989
- vocal
dari menit 04:55 sampai 05:16 hampir mirip dengan vocal di
“This Dying Soul”
- solo
break di menit 05:18 sama seperti di “The Glass Prison”
- melodi
variasi Octavarium terdengar di menit 07:33-08:02
- kord
dimulai dari F sama dengan In The Name of God yang diakhiri dengan Train of
Thought
The Answer
Lies Within
Look around
Where do you belong
Don't be afraid
You're not the only one
Don't let the day go by
Don't let it end
Don't let a day go by in doubt
The answer lies within
Life is short
So learn from your mistakes
And stand behind
The choices that you make
Face each day
With both eyes open wide
And try to give
Don't keep it all inside
Don't let the day go by
Don't let it end
Don't let a day go by in doubt
The answer lies within
You've got the future on your side
You're gonna be fine now
I know whatever you decide
You're gonna shine
Don't let the day go by
Don't let it end
Don't let a day go by in doubt
You're ready to begin
Don't let a day go by in doubt
The answer lies within.
Where do you belong
Don't be afraid
You're not the only one
Don't let the day go by
Don't let it end
Don't let a day go by in doubt
The answer lies within
Life is short
So learn from your mistakes
And stand behind
The choices that you make
Face each day
With both eyes open wide
And try to give
Don't keep it all inside
Don't let the day go by
Don't let it end
Don't let a day go by in doubt
The answer lies within
You've got the future on your side
You're gonna be fine now
I know whatever you decide
You're gonna shine
Don't let the day go by
Don't let it end
Don't let a day go by in doubt
You're ready to begin
Don't let a day go by in doubt
The answer lies within.
Refrensi
musik :
- violin
di menit 02:36 adalah tema melodi di Octavarium
- melodi
vocal Octavarium di menit 02:42-02:48
- di
akhir lagu, pitch bend gitar terdengar seperti pitch bend Pink Floyd yang
samar-samar dari lagu “Great Gig in The Sky”
- awal
lagu ditandai bel 8 kali, sama seperti di “The Glass Prison”
These Wall
This is so
hard for me
To find the
words to say
My thoughts are standing still
Captive inside of me
All emotions start to hide
And nothing's getting through
Watch me
Fading
I'm losing
All my instincts
Falling into darkness
Tear down these walls for me
Stop me from going under
You're the only one who knows
I'm holding back
It's not too late for me
To keep from sinking further
I'm trying to find my way out
Tear down these walls for me now
So much uncertainty
I don't like this feeling
It's sinking like a stone
Each time I try to speak
There's a voice I'm hearing
And it changes everything
Watch me
Crawl from
The wreckage
Of my silence
Conversation
Failing
Tear down these walls for me
Stop me from going under
You're the only one who knows
I'm holding back
It's not too late for me
To keep from sinking further
I'm trying to find my way out
Tear down these walls for me now
Every time you choose to turn away
Is it worth the price you pay
Is there someone who will wait for you
One more time
One more time
Watch me
Fading
I'm losing
All my instincts
Falling into darkness
Tear down these walls for me
Stop me from going under
You're the only one who knows
I'm holding back
It's not too late for me
To keep from sinking further
I'm trying to find my way out
Tear down these walls for me now
Tear down these walls for me now
It's not too late for me
Tear down these walls for me now
My thoughts are standing still
Captive inside of me
All emotions start to hide
And nothing's getting through
Watch me
Fading
I'm losing
All my instincts
Falling into darkness
Tear down these walls for me
Stop me from going under
You're the only one who knows
I'm holding back
It's not too late for me
To keep from sinking further
I'm trying to find my way out
Tear down these walls for me now
So much uncertainty
I don't like this feeling
It's sinking like a stone
Each time I try to speak
There's a voice I'm hearing
And it changes everything
Watch me
Crawl from
The wreckage
Of my silence
Conversation
Failing
Tear down these walls for me
Stop me from going under
You're the only one who knows
I'm holding back
It's not too late for me
To keep from sinking further
I'm trying to find my way out
Tear down these walls for me now
Every time you choose to turn away
Is it worth the price you pay
Is there someone who will wait for you
One more time
One more time
Watch me
Fading
I'm losing
All my instincts
Falling into darkness
Tear down these walls for me
Stop me from going under
You're the only one who knows
I'm holding back
It's not too late for me
To keep from sinking further
I'm trying to find my way out
Tear down these walls for me now
Tear down these walls for me now
It's not too late for me
Tear down these walls for me now
Keterangan :
Ketukan
akhir dalam kecepatan 58 bpm
I Walk
Beside You
There's a
story in your eyes
I can see
the hurt behind you smile
For every sign I recognize
Another one escapes me
Let me know what plagues your mind
Let me be the one to know you best
Be the one to hold you up
When you feel like you're sinking
Tell me once again
What's beneath the pain you're feeling
Don't abandon me
Or think you can't be saved
I walk beside you
Wherever you are
Whatever it takes
No matter how far
Through all that may come
An all that may go
I walk beside you
I walk beside you
Summon up your ghosts for me
Rest your tired thoughts upon my hand
Step inside the sacred place
When all your dreams seem broken
Resonate inside this temple
Let me be the one who understands
Be the one to carry you
When you can walk no further
Tell me once again
What's below the surface bleeding
If you've lost your way
I will take you in
I walk beside you
Wherever you are
Whatever it takes
No matter how far
Through all that may come
An all that may go
I walk beside you
I walk beside you
Oh when everything is wrong
Oh when hopelessness surrounds you
Oh the sun will rise again
The tide you swim against will carry you back home
So don't give up
Don't give in
I walk beside you
Wherever you are
Whatever it takes
No matter how far
Through all that may come
An all that may go
I walk beside you
I walk beside you
For every sign I recognize
Another one escapes me
Let me know what plagues your mind
Let me be the one to know you best
Be the one to hold you up
When you feel like you're sinking
Tell me once again
What's beneath the pain you're feeling
Don't abandon me
Or think you can't be saved
I walk beside you
Wherever you are
Whatever it takes
No matter how far
Through all that may come
An all that may go
I walk beside you
I walk beside you
Summon up your ghosts for me
Rest your tired thoughts upon my hand
Step inside the sacred place
When all your dreams seem broken
Resonate inside this temple
Let me be the one who understands
Be the one to carry you
When you can walk no further
Tell me once again
What's below the surface bleeding
If you've lost your way
I will take you in
I walk beside you
Wherever you are
Whatever it takes
No matter how far
Through all that may come
An all that may go
I walk beside you
I walk beside you
Oh when everything is wrong
Oh when hopelessness surrounds you
Oh the sun will rise again
The tide you swim against will carry you back home
So don't give up
Don't give in
I walk beside you
Wherever you are
Whatever it takes
No matter how far
Through all that may come
An all that may go
I walk beside you
I walk beside you
Refrensi
musik :
- bunyi
detak jam mungkin masukan dari “Regression” Scenes From a Memory
- selama
suara chorus gitar, terdengar sedikit seperti “Lifting Shadows of a Dream”
- masukan
lagu banyak menyerupai U2
Panic Attack
All wound up
On the edge
Terrified
Sleep disturbed
Restless mind
Petrified
Bouts of fear
Permeate
All I see
Heightening
Nervousness
Threatens me
I am paralyzed
So afraid to die
Caught off guard
Warning signs
Never show
Tension strikes
Choking me
Worries grow
Why do I feel so numb
Is it something to do with where I come from
Should this be fight or flight
I don't know why I'm constantly so uptight
Rapid heartbeat pounding through my chest
Agitated body in distress
I feel like I'm in danger
Daily life is strangled by my stress
A stifling surge
Shooting through all my veins
Extreme apprehension
Suddenly I'm insane
Lost all hope for redemption
A grave situation desperate at best
Why do I feel so numb
Is it something to do with where I come from
Should this be fight or flight
I don't know why I'm constantly reeling
Helpless hysteria
A false sense of urgency
Trapped in my phobia
Possessed by anxiety
Run
Try to hide
Overwhelmed by this complex delirium
Terrified
Sleep disturbed
Restless mind
Petrified
Bouts of fear
Permeate
All I see
Heightening
Nervousness
Threatens me
I am paralyzed
So afraid to die
Caught off guard
Warning signs
Never show
Tension strikes
Choking me
Worries grow
Why do I feel so numb
Is it something to do with where I come from
Should this be fight or flight
I don't know why I'm constantly so uptight
Rapid heartbeat pounding through my chest
Agitated body in distress
I feel like I'm in danger
Daily life is strangled by my stress
A stifling surge
Shooting through all my veins
Extreme apprehension
Suddenly I'm insane
Lost all hope for redemption
A grave situation desperate at best
Why do I feel so numb
Is it something to do with where I come from
Should this be fight or flight
I don't know why I'm constantly reeling
Helpless hysteria
A false sense of urgency
Trapped in my phobia
Possessed by anxiety
Run
Try to hide
Overwhelmed by this complex delirium
Refrensi
musik :
- riff
Tourniquette “Skezix Dilema” ada di menit 00:15
- line
dual gitar Iron Maiden di menit 05:43
- part
piano di menit 01:27-02:43 seperti di “Fatal Tragedy”
- suara
riff terakhir dalam setiap 5 waktu speaker (termasuk riff terakhir yang
meredup)
- sesi
accidental tersembunyi sedikit mirip Pink Floyd “Several Species of Small Furry
Animals Gathered TogetherIn a Cave and Grooving With a Pict”
Never Enough
Cut myself
open wide
Reach inside
Help yourself
To all I have to give
And then you help yourself again
And then complain that
You didn't like the way
I put the knife in wrong
You didn't like the way
My blood spilled on your brand new floor
What would you say
If I walked away
Would you appreciate
But then it'd be too late
Because I can only take so much of your ungrateful ways
Everything is never enough
Sacrifice my life
Neglect my kids and wife
All for you to be happy
All those sleepless nights
And countless fights to give you more
And the you say how dare that
I didn't write you back
I must be too good for you
I only care about myself
What would you say
If I walked away
Would you appreciate
But then it'd be too late
Because I can only take so much of your ungrateful ways
Everything is never enough
Help yourself
To all I have to give
And then you help yourself again
And then complain that
You didn't like the way
I put the knife in wrong
You didn't like the way
My blood spilled on your brand new floor
What would you say
If I walked away
Would you appreciate
But then it'd be too late
Because I can only take so much of your ungrateful ways
Everything is never enough
Sacrifice my life
Neglect my kids and wife
All for you to be happy
All those sleepless nights
And countless fights to give you more
And the you say how dare that
I didn't write you back
I must be too good for you
I only care about myself
What would you say
If I walked away
Would you appreciate
But then it'd be too late
Because I can only take so much of your ungrateful ways
Everything is never enough
Refrensi
musik :
- masukan
lagu mirip seperti Muse
- melodi
di chorus mengingatkan kita pada solo Gilmour saat bermain Live di Pompeii
“Echo” versi Pink Floyd
keterangan
lagu ini
menerangkan tentang kata-kata kasar Mike pada fans yang “tak tahu terima kasih”
yang belum cukup dan selalu menginginkan lebih pada Mike
Sacrified
Sons
[begins with
samples from 9/11]
Walls are closing
Anxiously
Channel surfing
Frantically
Burning City
Smoke and fire
Planes we're certain
Faith inspired
No clues
A complete surprise
Who'll be
Coming home tonight
Heads all turning
Towards the sky
Towers crumble
Heroes die
Who would wish this on
On our people
And proclaim
That His will be done
Scriptures they heed have misled them
All praise their Sacrifice Sons
Teach them
What to think and feel
Your ways
So enlightening
Words they preach
I can't relate
If God's true Love
Are acts of Hate
God on High
Our mistakes
Will mankind be extinct?
There's no time to waste
Who serves the truth
For Heavens' sake
Refrensi
musik :
- outro
The Beatle “She’s So Heavy” terasa di menit 03:35
- menit 04:41 adalah
gambaran dari A Change of Seasons, Peruvian Skies, Fatal Tragedy dan Rush
“Natural Science”
- menit 07:02-07:32 adalah
melodi dari “Teddy Bear Picnic”, sajak anak-anak
- riff
yang mirip dengan tema utama “Ants Invasion” oleh Adam and The Ants
Octavarium
I. SOMEONE
LIKE HIM
I never wanted to become someone like him so secure
Content to live each day just like the last
I was sure I knew that
this was not for me
And I wanted so much more
Far beyond what I could see
So I swore that I'd
Never be someone like him
So many years have passed
Since I proclaimed
My independance
My mission
My aim
And my vision
So secure
Content to live each day like it's my last
It's wonderful to know
That I could be
Something more than what I dreamed
Far beyond what I could see
Still I swear that I'm
Missing out this time
As far as I could tell
Theres nothing more I need
But still I ask myself
Could this be everything
That all I swore
That I would never be was now
So suddenly
The only thing
I wanted
To become
To be someone just like him
II. MEDICATE (Awakenings)
A Doctor sitting next to me
He asks me how I feel
Not sure I understand his questioning
He says I've been away a while
But thinks he has cured me
From a state of catatonic sleep
For 30 years
Where have I been
Eyes open
But not getting through to me
Medicate me
Infiltrate me
Side effects appear
As my conscience slips away
Medicate me
Science failing
Conscience fading fast
Can't you stop what's happening
A higher dosage he prescribes
But there's no guarantee
I feel it starting to take over me
I tell him not to be ashamed
There's no one who's to blame
A second shot
A brief awakening
I feel the relapse
Can't break free
Eyes open
But not getting through to me
Medicate me
Infiltrate me
Side effects appear
As my conscience slips away
Medicate me
Science failing
Conscience fading fast
Can't you stop what's happening
III. FULL CIRCLE
sailing on the seven seize the day tripper diem's ready
jack the ripper owens wilson phillips and my supper's ready
lucy in the sky with diamond dave's not here I come to save the
day for nightmare cinema show me the way to get back home
again
Running forward
Falling back
Spinning round and round
Looking outward
Reaching in
Scream without a sound
Leaning over
Crawling up
Stumbling all around
Losing my place
Only to find I've come full circle
flying off the handle with careful with
that axe eugene gene the dance machine
messiah light my fire gabba gabba
hey hey my my generation's home again
Running forward
Falling back
Spinning round and round
Looking outward
Reaching in
Scream without a sound
Leaning over
Crawling up
Stumbling all around
Losing my place
Only to find I've come full circle
IV. INTERVALS
Our deadly sins feel his mortal wrath
Remove all obstacles from our path
Asking questions
Search for clues
The answer's been right in front of you
Try to break through
Long to connect
Fall on deaf ears and failed muted breath
Loyalty, trust, faith and desire
Carries love through each darkest fire
Tortured Insanity
A smothering hell
Try to escape but to no avail
They call them admirers
Who claim they adore
Drain all your lifeblood while begging for more
Innocent victims of merciless crimes
Fall prey to some madmen's impulsive designs
Step after step
We try controlling our fate
When you finally start living it has become too late
Trapped inside this Octavarium
Trapped inside this Octavarium
Trapped inside this Octavarium
Trapped inside this Octavarium
V. RAZOR'S EDGE
We move in circles
Balanced all the while
On a gleaming razor's edge
A perfect sphere
Colliding with our fate
This story ends where it began
Refrensi
musik :
- menit
00:00-03:48 gambaran dari Pink Floyd “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”, Tangerine
Dream, Marty Friedman “Scenes” dan Queen “Bijou”
- menit 03:49 tema
Spock “Beard”
- menit 04:33 mirip
dengan tema flute Anglagard “Godfather”
- menit 06:33 tema
piano Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody”
- menit 09:00 selama
bass groove, gitar memainkan arpeggio yang mirip dengan vocal “Anna Lee”, bass
groove juga mirip dengan salah satu permainan bass Yes “Heart of The Sunrise”
- menit 12:17 lima part
synth Styx ‘Sequintal Circuit Prophet’
- menit 17:47 keyvoard
dalam ‘Jingle Bells’
- menit 17:55 Spock’s
beard / Neal Morse break gitar akustik
- menit 18:43 gaya vocal
Dave Mustaine dalam doa di “Forgotten Sons”
- menit 19:55 reprise
tema ‘Godfather’
- menit 21:30 tone
gitar Brian May ‘banget’ AC30 dan cara bermainnya hampir mirip
- harmoni
vocal ‘Razor Edge’ mirip The Beatle “Get Back”
keterangan :
- menit
14:03, contoh seseorang berkata “this is where we came in”. Contoh ini seperti
refrensi dari Pink Floyd “The Wall”. Di akhir lagu “The Wall” seseorang berkata
“sothis is where….” Dan di awal juga berkata “…we came in”. mungkin ini jadi
focus perhatian Octavarium dalam bagaimana sesuatu berputar dan terus berputar
berulang-ulang, yang berarti akhir berada di awal.
- Octavarium
mempunyai 5 part yaitu ; someone like him, medicate / awakening, full cirle,
intervals dan razor edge. 3 sesi instrumental, yang keseluruhan ada 8 part
- Berlangsung
selama 24 menit, refrensi dari perputaran waktu yang ada dalam satu hari, 24
jam.
Someone Like
Him
Terlihat
seperti gambaran “Carpe Diem” di A Change of Seasons. Narrator ingin
menampilkan kegiatan “Him” (‘dia’ dalam bahasa Indonesia) sehari-hari
dalam kebosanan, rutinitas kehidupan. Di akhir, dia jatuh sakit dan berlanjut
ke sesi part lagu berikut
Medicate /
Awakening
Menceritakan
kisah yang mirip dengan film ‘Awakening’. Sesi ini juga gambaran dari Full
Circle, diawali dengan catatonic sleep dan diakhiri di Full Circle.
Teori lain,
dimana James La Brie selalu cek kesehatan oleh dokter pribadinya sebelum
melakukan tur.
Full Circle
Tema
perputaran Octavarium sangat ditampilkan di sini. Lalu band ini menempatkan
idolanya dalam dunia dan industri musik ke dalam liriknya.
Bait 1 dan 4
di part ini refrensi dari musik dan yang lainnya :
Sailing on
the seven seas – OMD (song)
Seize the
day – tema dari A Change of Seasons dan film Dead Poet
Day tripper
– The Beatle (song)
Per diem –
bahasa latin dari ‘seize the day’
Jack the
ripper – Morrissey (song)
The ripper –
Judas Priest (song)
Ripper owens
– vokalis Iced Earth (ex- Judas Priest)
Owen Wilson
– actor
Wilson
Phillips – band
Supper’s
ready - Genesis (song)
Lucy in the
sky with diamonds – The Beatle (song)
Diamond dave
– David Lee Roth (album)
Dave’s not
here – cheech & ching routine
Here I come
to save the day – kutipan Mighty Mouse
Day for
night – spock’s beard (album dan lagu)
Nightmare
cinema – termasuk dalam album tahun 1995, dimana mereka memainkan instrumen dan
cover, biasanya dari Deep Purple “Perfect Strangers”
Cinema show
– Genesis (song)
Show me the
way – Styx (song)
Get back –
The Beatle (song)
Flying of
the handle – kutipan
Handle with
care – Traveling wilburys (song)
Careful with
that axe, Eugene – Pink Floyd (song)
Gene, gene
the dance machine - mengingatkan pada aksi di Gong Show (Amerika)
Machine
messiah – Yes (song)
Light my
fire – The Doors (song)
Gabba gabba
hey hey – The Ramones (song)
Hey hey, my
my – Neil Young (song)
My
generation – The Who (song)
Home again –
dari ‘breathe’ reprise dan “Time” Pink Floyd
Intervals
Di sini kita
bisa dengar Mike menyebutkan skala derajat sebelum bait. Setiap bait adalah
kesimpulan dari lagu di album ini dan klip tentang lagu ini. Penjudulan sesi
ini disampul dalam skala derajat dan tampilan dari lagu dengan sesi ‘negative
time’ dan mencocokan ke progresi not dalam oktaf (interval dalam bahasa musik
adalah jarak antara dua not atau pitch). Intervals juga bisa diartikan urutan
angka. Akhir sesi lagu ini diakhiri dengan “step after step, we try controlling
our fate” bersama mike yang menyebutkan “octave”. Bisa mempunyai dua arti, bisa
mengendalikan hidup kita dan jalan bersama takdir, yang keduanya berarti
rencana dan perbuatan, atau catatan musik ekspresi terakhir Dream Theater yang
mencoba mengendalikan hidup mereka dengan musik yang mereka buat. Ungkapan ini
juga punya kemungkinan arti ke tiga, yang dimana alkoholik (telah jelas di lagu
pertama) menyerahkah hidupnya dengan program 12 langkah.
Mike bilang
“root”
Kesimpulan
dari “take all of me” (menit 03:03 di The Root of All Evil)
Mike bilang
“second”
Kesimpulan
dari “don’t let the day go by” (menit 04:21 di The Answer Lies
Within)
Mike bilang
“third”
Kesimpulan
dari These Walls
Mike bilang
“fourth”
Kesimpulan
dari “I walk beside you” (di menit 01:06 di I Walk Beside You)
Mike bilang
“fifth”
Kesimpulan
dari “hysteria” (di Panic Attack menit 03:55)
Mike bilang
“sixth”
Kesimpulan
dari “what would you say” (di menit 03:03 dalam Never Enough)
Mike bilang
“seventh”
Kesimpulan
dari Sacrified Sons
Mike bilang
“octave”
Kesimpulan
dari “side effects appear” (di menit 11:52 dalam Octavarium part II)
Lirik ini
menyimpulkan dimana akhir dari perputaran akan kembali ke awal dan tak ada
jalan keluar. Mungkin mereka berbicara tentang fakta perputaran karir musik
mereka ke dalam lingkaran sempurna, dan album ini adalah kontrak terakhir
dengan label rekamannya, sampai mereka punya kontrak baru dengan label musik
lain.
Lagu ini
diakhiri dengan kord yang sama di awal lagu, lebih menegaskan bahwa “the story
ends where it began”.
The Root of
All Evil dimulai dengan part 6 sedangkan Octavarium diakhiri dengan part 5.
logikanya, jika part 5 diteruskan akan menuju part 6 dimana part 6 ada di awal
lagu dalam album ini. Kesimpulannya, “album ini gak tahu letak awalnya juga
dimana akhirnya, jadi, puter aja terus sampe playernya jebol”.
Dream Theater
· John Myung – bass
· John Petrucci – guitars and backing vocals
· Mike Portnoy – drums, percussion and backing vocals
· Jordan Rudess – keyboards, Continuum and lap steel guitar
Production
· Doug Oberkircher - engineer
· Colleen Culhane, Kaori Kinoshita, Ryan Simms - assistant engineers
· Bert Baldwin - additional studio assistance
· Michael H. Brauer - mixing
· Keith Gary - assistant dan Pro Tools engineer
· Will Hensley - second assistant
· Pyr Osh – mastering
· Hugh Syme - art direction, design dan photography
Orkestra dalam
"Sacrificed Sons" dan "Octavarium"
- Elena Barere
- Katharine Fong
- Ann Lehmann
- Katherine Livolsi-Stern
- Laura McGinniss
- Catherine Ro
- Ricky Sortomme
- Yuri Vodovoz
- Vincent Lionti
- Karen Dreyfus
- Richard Locker
- Jeanne LeBlanc
- Pamela Sklar
- Joe Anderer
- Stewart Rose
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