8 Things you DIDN'T KNOW About Dream Theater's OCTAVARIUM

[@ZackSeifMusic]

What albums do YOU want to learn more about!?

[@Consigliere089]

Train Of Thought 😁

[@ZackSeifMusic]

@@Consigliere089 great record for sure!!

[@kiwi-chan7005]

Distance over time :]

[@ZackSeifMusic]

@@kiwi-chan7005 One of my favorites!

[@simone7ful]

Fire of Unknown origin from Blue Öyster Cult

[@mezykin]

An exactly 8 minute video on 8 facts about Octavarium makes perfect sense

[@ZackSeifMusic]

It wasn't easy to make it work, but I'm glad it did.

[@M4ttS3nds]

Octavarium (the song) is undoubtedly the most legendary prog metal song off all time and easily dream theaters best song.

[@ZackSeifMusic]

It's definitely one of my favorites!!

[@hafibinbari]

What a great timing! I'm watching this video on the anniversary of this album!

[@ZackSeifMusic]

Look at that timing!!

[@malawigw]

nice video, I knew all of these facts before (yes, big DT nerd). Looking forward to the next entry in this series!

[@ZackSeifMusic]

That’s awesome! Trying to see what the next one will be based on how this one does😁 Glad you enjoyed it. I have a couple other DT related videos on here you can check out.

[@iiizeroiii1636]

oh snap this video is 8 minutes long exactly. nice touch. cool video man, thanks!

[@malawigw]

also released on the 8th of august.

[@ZackSeifMusic]

Ah, you found out ;)

[@ZackSeifMusic]

@@malawigw Very good eye my friend!

[@malawigw]

@@ZackSeifMusic this video at least. Dream Theater released the album on 7th june 2005 (5,6,7 and 8) ;)

[@sky173]

Interesting facts. I've been a DT fan since (almost) day one and didn't know some of this. Thanks for sharing.

[@ZackSeifMusic]

Thanks for watching!

[@Mendelian]

1. Lovely video 2. That TwoNotes loadbox is doing your JP-2C a disservice. Dive into the Driftwood Loadbox which reacts like a Mesa Cab and doesn’t cut off the low end of the amp.

[@brenofig]

Thanks for the video, greetings from Brazil!

[@ZackSeifMusic]

My pleasure!

[@telegraphstop1924]

i dont know if you’ll see this but i stumbled upon this video wondering if dream theater was inspired by boston’s song Foreplay / Long Time in the making of octavarium (the song). i just noticed that during foreplay, the song sounds kinda similar to first like quarter of octavarium. could be wrong but i just wanted to know if u had heard anything like that or at least understand the connection i made?

[@ZackSeifMusic]

That is a fantastic question, I wish I knew the answer! Mike Portnoy would know the answer ha ha. But that is a really good observation.

[@JoelWard1]

THIS is why I miss Portnoy. Not for his drumming, I think Mangini is a better drummer, but oh how I wish they'd kept Portnoy involved as a producer. If only LaBrie could stop being such a child, we could end up with an epic new DT album with Portnoys touch on it.

[@ZackSeifMusic]

It's definitely a noticeable difference.

[@MartyDTVP]

DT the best. Good vid.

[@ZackSeifMusic]

You already know! Thanks for watching.

[@GamingDrummer89]

Another tie-in to the fade in and fade out being the same on this album is the last line of Octavarium: "The story ends where it began". Also, if you look at the CD itself, it has an octagon with a star inside of it. The octagon represents the 8 whole tones in an octave while the star represents the 5 semitones in an octave.

[@ZackSeifMusic]

You can listen to it on repeat forever!

[@martinjelinek3676]

Panic Attack is in key of C...You just should have said KFC by this point :D

[@ZackSeifMusic]

You make a valid point

[@robertdentato9394]

It's the album that turned me on to DT. I went over a buddies house and he was blasting the jam section to Sacrificed Sons. That driving bass line stopped me dead. I thought who the FK are THESE guys

[@ZackSeifMusic]

That's awesome!!

[@robertdentato9394]

@ZackSeifMusic its when the album first came out, that's how long I've been a fan. I've since seen them 5 times, plus JP on his solo tour last November. Got tix for Tool next month. How about do one of their albums?

[@robblackwell6766]

aoxomoxoa by the grateful dead or time of the last persecution by bill fay!

[@ZackSeifMusic]

I will have to check those out!! Have not listened to them yet.

[@jeffnorthcutt7899]

IMO... just the lyrics on this song>Anything MM has contributed

[@xJayKnight]

Admit it, you know a ton of other obscure facts about this album. You just wanted to keep it at 8 to keep with the theme :D

[@ZackSeifMusic]

HOW COULD I NOT! It just happens to be the 8th day of the 8th month of the year as well, and the video is 8 minutes long..... ;)

[@xJayKnight]

@@ZackSeifMusic Holy crap. Are you the chosen one?!

[@ZackSeifMusic]

@@xJayKnight I think I have too much extra time these days despite working 6 days a week and being on the road LOL

[@ChanceTheChancenator]

8th Like! 🤘

[@ZackSeifMusic]

💵YOU WIN💵 Unfortunately I don’t have a prize to give you but I believe that that should definitely count for something😂

[@ChanceTheChancenator]

@@ZackSeifMusic in my opinion, the fact that you gave my comment a ❤ and even replied to my comment is already an awesome prize. So, thank you for that! 😁 Also: thanks for this awesome video.

[@ZackSeifMusic]

@@ChanceTheChancenator I appreciate the support! I love making these videos for everyone to see and share.