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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Monday, April 18, 2005 9:02 PM
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hey kevTheater, not to be picky or anything, but I'm afraid you misspelled "Panic" in "Panick Attack"
carry on
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Monday, April 18, 2005 9:29 PM
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It looks better. If I had any problems with the previous cover (and they were just some texture on the balls, the strings and the black bar) it's all solved now. It looks excellent! It gives me a "FII" vibe to it (judging just the cover) and, though I still think Awake is their best (by far), Octavarium's not far behind. Bravo! I'm anxious!  
"Melancholic music is very uplifting. Why? Because its a shared experience. In contrast, I find music that is artificially happy or very joyful to be very depressing." -Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Monday, April 18, 2005 9:38 PM
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The detail improvements are great.
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Monday, April 18, 2005 9:40 PM
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Love it, thanks for taking our opinions (however roughly phrased) into consideration... you're the man, Mike.
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Monday, April 18, 2005 9:44 PM
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Maybe its like the tool album with the funky case. If you twist it by your eyes the balls bounce?
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Monday, April 18, 2005 9:52 PM
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That is SO much better. I always liked (nay, LOVED) the concept for the album cover, I just thought the execution was a tad underdone, and not really up to Hugh's, or DT's usual standard.
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Monday, April 18, 2005 10:05 PM
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ORIGINAL: krista
ORIGINAL: NetShark
I love the way that the right ball is positioned..I think that it was sligthly positioned out of place on purpose..maybe the reason that the only ball that is going to hit the other balls(mainstream) has the majesty logo is because Dream Theater is about to shake things up..and isn't positioned in a place you normaly think it would because because DT is diferent.. am i making any sense at all? 
I presented an idea similar to yours in the first cover reveal thread. You know that THE ball describes DT and how they have a complete artistic freedom when it comes to their music, composing, their passion. And how they don't feel the need to be where some people want them to be or do what some might expect them to do. And when DT's music reaches people, they don't know what hit them (oh yeah, the ball!) since DT can come from where you least expect them to come (the ball being out of its 'normal' place) I'd say it's DT taking their own course, as usual!
ORIGINAL: Zepp3lin
That string has to be short on purpose, I don't think someone who has done so much can mess up something like that, it'll always be the first thing I notice when I look at the album though, lol.
These are all valid points and speculations, but I don't think it was meant to be read into this much. Coming from a designer's perspective, if the last ball were at the "proper" height, then the text would have to be pushed down, possibly resting on the hill or even overlapping it... which would throw the layout off. Obviously Hugh Syme knows this. The text is easily legible and positioned properly, so I don't think the string being short is too big of a deal.
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Monday, April 18, 2005 10:13 PM
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ORIGINAL: Boromir the Third
I still think Awake is their best (by far), but Octavarium's not far behind.
HAHA... What?
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Monday, April 18, 2005 10:31 PM
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That rocks alot man reminds me of Bridge Across Forever you know kinda peacefull and stuff. I also see you added they added the little attachment to the balls.
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Monday, April 18, 2005 10:37 PM
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Its awesome I love it.
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Monday, April 18, 2005 10:38 PM
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ORIGINAL: Mr.NotSoGodlike
they added the little attachment to the balls.
I once saw a video where they did that... OMG ANOETHER B@LLS J0KE! BTW I'm glad I didn't post an opinion in the original thread... I didn't really like it then, but as with many of the responses here, now the execution has been tightened up, I'm liking the cover a lot. Portnoy did say in the original thread that it was the final artwork though... I find it really interesting that this one is different in so many ways.
<message edited by Nick on Monday, April 18, 2005 10:39 PM>
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Monday, April 18, 2005 10:53 PM
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Still looks good to me!!! 
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Monday, April 18, 2005 10:53 PM
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man....now that I've had enough time for this to sink in, I really think that this is a kick ass cover. It looks especially good as my avatar
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Monday, April 18, 2005 10:56 PM
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Kick ass cover....I think I'm smelling a digipack  THANX MIKE
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Monday, April 18, 2005 11:02 PM
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YEA! YEA! YEA! thats the stuff!
*tips hat*
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Monday, April 18, 2005 11:32 PM
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Sweet!
I make the devil laugh and angels wail. Forever I will reside beyond the pale.
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Monday, April 18, 2005 11:51 PM
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Hey, any way anyone could make a 1600 x 1200 of that wallpaper? PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! overwise ill die!!! and im not talented enough
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Monday, April 18, 2005 11:55 PM
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Much, MUCH better (and I liked the original)! There seems to be something like a pond on the main hill. What's that?
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 12:16 AM
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i would poo myself with glee if that were a digipack
ATTN: Portnoy: n00bs demand digipack!
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 12:19 AM
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ORIGINAL: SilenceNOmorE
ATTN: Portnoy: n00bs demand digipack!
Don't let Big Suave read that. That man HATES digipacks with a passion.
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SilenceNOmorE
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 12:27 AM
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what an odd thing to hate. digipacks are grrrrreat! any particular reason, maybe an allergy to cardboard?
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 12:29 AM
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ORIGINAL: theonlyagent
Hey, any way anyone could make a 1600 x 1200 of that wallpaper?
No, but here's a pic with the right aspect ratio.
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 12:37 AM
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lmfao @ stevej's signature^^^
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 12:40 AM
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Steve...that sig f'in sules !!11!!1!
"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is keeping them ignorant."
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 12:55 AM
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I spent most of today watching the cover that was posted first, and I realized the only two things of the cover that I dint like at all. The first one was the incomplete black bar, I liked at first because I tought there was more to it but when mike said that was the final thing I thought it wasnt that good. And the second thing was the wires, I simply didnt like them. I realized that other than those 2 little details the cover was great (too bad the thread was closed and I couldnt say it before). But as you can see now the 2 little details that I dint like are gone so I'm pretty happy with cover now.
I think that the reason why many people dint like the cover was because it was something very different from the previoses covers. I took me some time to assilate the cover but now I'm happy with it.
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 1:03 AM
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 1:21 AM
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ORIGINAL: Ragutis
Steve...that sig f'in sules !!11!!1!
Too bad it's over the signature limit here.
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 1:25 AM
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ORIGINAL: Weymolith
ORIGINAL: Ragutis
Steve...that sig f'in sules !!11!!1!
Too bad it's over the signature limit here.
Party pooper please don't ban me 
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SteveJohnson
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 1:36 AM
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ORIGINAL: Weymolith
Too bad it's over the signature limit here.
What's the exact limit in pixels? I thought I'd kept it to the equivalent of 4 lines.
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 1:37 AM
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65 pixels I believe.
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 1:43 AM
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ORIGINAL: drumline
ORIGINAL: SilenceNOmorE
ATTN: Portnoy: n00bs demand digipack!
Don't let Big Suave read that. That man HATES digipacks with a passion.
Same here. But I still buy the god damned cds even with errors in the covers
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 1:46 AM
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ORIGINAL: drumline
ORIGINAL: SilenceNOmorE
ATTN: Portnoy: n00bs demand digipack!
Don't let Big Suave read that. That man HATES digipacks with a passion.
So do I now, as it means having to buy 2 copies, one to keep selaed and the other that gets scratched every time you take the discs out
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 2:09 AM
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ORIGINAL: drumline
65 pixels I believe.
Thanks, I did a bit of pixel-measuring and found that there are 16 pixels to a standard line. So my sig is back, 64 pixels high.
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elviteh
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 2:09 AM
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ORIGINAL: thefunkygibbons
ORIGINAL: drumline
ORIGINAL: SilenceNOmorE
ATTN: Portnoy: n00bs demand digipack!
Don't let Big Suave read that. That man HATES digipacks with a passion.
So do I now, as it means having to buy 2 copies, one to keep selaed and the other that gets scratched every time you take the discs out
Indeed.
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 2:29 AM
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Great work!
I'm happy that those few things were improved.
I'm still hoping the position of the 4th ball will either be improved or explained.
What I don't understand though is why yesterday everyone who was critisizing these things were concidered to be dt-bashers and pricks with no clue. While right now their points have been incorporated. I think there's WAY too much hate towards any form of critisism overhere. Of course the "Oh it sucks big time" people are annoying, though most of the people overhere just pointed at those minor things. No need to bash them for that.
In short: don't overhype with passion on everyone who has some comments, questions or critisism.
Great cover!
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 2:56 AM
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Thats almost as cool as a Mecho!!!!!!!!!!
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 3:26 AM
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ORIGINAL: SteveJohnson
ORIGINAL: drumline
65 pixels I believe.
Thanks, I did a bit of pixel-measuring and found that there are 16 pixels to a standard line. So my sig is back, 64 pixels high.
That signature is awesome
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 3:55 AM
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Thank you. I see it's already been stolen by someone on the DT board.
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RE: Octavarium - Final Cover
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 4:17 AM
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do not allow them to get away with it! ATTACK!
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