8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (Thedon7622)

Tue, 14 Jun 2005 08:30:56 GMT

Great song.....but does this mean that the next installment of the AA series is going to be slower (because of the ending of TROAE)?

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (Technical Metal)

Tue, 14 Jun 2005 08:29:05 GMT

Good song to start of a show!!! me like it!

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (Atomica)

Tue, 14 Jun 2005 05:33:47 GMT

ORIGINAL: DT2003

When it first kicks in, it really reminds me of Slither by Velvet Revolver. I doubt that was an inspiration for this song, but it still reminds me. To me for the most part it's one of there more straight forward songs, but it definitely has it's moments and I think it's a cool song overall.

The very first thing I thought ^

Also, does anyone get a Tom Morello/Audioslave 'Like a Stone' guitar solo vibe at 3:30-3:41 with the distorted guitar?

And Hi everybody as well

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (Luchitos)

Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:43:12 GMT

Yes the first part sounds a LOT like slither, so much that once I found myself singing the lyrics to slither in my head rather than the correct lyrics.

I love the part where James sings "mislead so easilyy" I don't know, that part is badass, and so is the part that sounds like TDS, it's too powerful! I get chills when I get to that part.

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (DT2003)

Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:33:14 GMT

When it first kicks in, it really reminds me of Slither by Velvet Revolver. I doubt that was an inspiration for this song, but it still reminds me. To me for the most part it's one of there more straight forward songs, but it definitely has it's moments and I think it's a cool song overall.

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (Danzoc01)

Sun, 12 Jun 2005 09:42:28 GMT

At first I was

Then the chorus came and I was

Then back to

Then that low drum ultra fast break and I was

Then back to

Off to the next one!

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (Yoshiki)

Sun, 12 Jun 2005 07:01:13 GMT

Great song! I love the Guns 'N Roses vibe at 6:12 - 6:24. It GROOVES!

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (Progerial)

Sun, 12 Jun 2005 06:08:15 GMT

i think it's an ok song. the chorus is brilliant. jp's solo as well. the tds reference didn't really fit that well though imo. but it sounded better live than on the cd

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (progordie)

Sun, 12 Jun 2005 02:56:21 GMT

I love this song. The pest AA-Song so far.
Love the Intro, so cooooooooooool

The only think, which could be better is the mix. On 8v, this song has the worst mix IMO. James is too low, so is Jordan.

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (aju86)

Sun, 12 Jun 2005 01:11:02 GMT

when i heard it the first few times, i hated it & thought it was total crap.... & i still do. but actually now that i'm a tad bit more familiar with it, it's alright. i still cant stand the chorus, i dont know why but it doesnt sound like DT but then again neither did B.T.L when i first heard it

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (Blitz44)

Sun, 12 Jun 2005 00:26:23 GMT

I think that, since the very end of TDS is the same thing as the start of TROAE, that they will just continue with that pattern right into TROAE. It's kinda hard to explain in print, so i hope you get what i mean.

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (romdrums)

Sun, 12 Jun 2005 00:06:59 GMT

I'm kinda curious as to how they'll do it live if they segue into this from TDS. I saw them do TGP-TDS in Chicago, and they segued off the last fill of TGP right into TDS, one of the many highlights of that show in Chicago last year! I imagine they'd have to do some kind of break right there.

The opening riff totally kicks my ass. I think this song fits perfectly with the other two. I don't like saying that I have a favorite of the three, because I like them all. This song is a great album opener, and one of my favs from 8V.

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (MusicTriviaNut)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 23:22:22 GMT

ORIGINAL: zedsdead

Damn right about the whole performance of the AA saga. Offical Bootleg (DVD/CD) written all over it.

Well, even if they never play the whole thing live, I've pieced together the first three songs for my own enjoyment. It's already a monster; can't wait for the rest of them!

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (ThXinc)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 15:16:56 GMT

Believe it or not, I'm man enough to say that I actually 'welled up' a little bit the FIRST time I heard this song. My best friend sitting next to me, I was trying not to let him see out of the 'guy thing' and all, but then again, I didn't mind if he did notice. He loves DT as much as I do. We made it a point that I would hear the first note with him. I shed a tear, Not only because it was the first song of the new album, and not because I'm very passionate about DT's music, but because this song, like so many hits home with me. I too, am struggling with my 'addictions' and coming to the realization that change is necessary in order for me to be who I'm capable of being. This album and this song are very much at home with all my feelings, where I'm going in life and how I identify with my higher power. DT is very personal to me and this song is in no way an exception. THAT is my first post on this SONG in particular.

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (angelic_watcher)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 15:00:45 GMT

Well its obvious what the reference is to TDS in the song but also, the craziness section at about 5:18-5:31 reminds me of the parts before the last lines in TGP. I just noticed it while listening. Great song... but also... a great 'continuing' song. This song is just as I like to think, a section of one great epic written by MP!

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (comforteagle)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 14:11:22 GMT

IMO:

TROAE will make for a great show opener...i like the TDS reference in the opening seconds and the fact that the rest of the song takes on its own identity rather than having random bits of TDS and TGP spliced into it..((not to say TDS does either, just saying))

Five steps left, my guess is two more songs will complete the AA saga...unless they decide to devote an entire song to one step or make the next one a monster five step track...thoughts?

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (potter)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 13:52:08 GMT

Oh, okay. Thanks for the info.

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (gangstayoda)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 13:50:59 GMT

Bill W is the leader of Alcoholics Anonymous

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (cheesus)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 13:50:35 GMT

Bill W. is the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, if I'm correct. "His Friends" are those who he has helped.

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (potter)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 13:43:26 GMT

Who is Bill W. anyway?

Edit: TROAE is badass!!! It took a few listens for it to catch me but the chorus has grown on me so much by now I can't get rid of it. Awesome song.

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (Spiderman_00)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 12:06:50 GMT

This is one of my favorite DT songs evah!!!!

It just groooooves.

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (SDOIT)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 11:22:47 GMT

Great song to add to a great series of songs. I love the body breaking part.

Interesting thought I had though when reading those 12 steps. Could this saga be a part of MPs 12th step of carrying the message to others. Probably not, but its an interesting thought.

Jim

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (Progmetalman)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 11:13:30 GMT

I love this song. It's easily one of my favorites off the album. Very heavy, and some great emotional lyrics by MP. I don't know about you guys, but this one beats TDS for me. However TGP still is untouchable.

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (Blitz44)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 10:56:47 GMT

ORIGINAL: karenplaysdrums

8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

I can easily see the next installment, if it is steps 8 and 9, being a much lighter, more uplifting song than the previous three. After TRoAE, the mood is not as dark and heavy as the first three were, because the weight of the addiction is not as heavy on the individual. Now, the person sees the proverbial "light at the end of the tunnel" and it is not as hopeless as it seemed in TGP. Just my take on it.

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (cheesus)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 09:54:50 GMT

This song was such a perfect way to start the album. The one thing I didn't like about the song is the "Iiiii ammm reaadddddyyyy" part after the choruses... it's cool, but for some reason it bugs me. It'll grow though. TRoaE is probably one of my favourite songs on 8V

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (Murasamee)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 09:43:58 GMT

I think the song is a great addition to the AA series. Very cool.

Ohh yeah, a little nugget I noticed that I think nobody has caught on this song:

The beggining rhythm (the one from TDS) is played exactly 12 times before the song starts, obviously paying homage to the 12 steps of the AA program.

Awsome. They should have called this album Nuggetarium.

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (Panic Attack)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 09:32:49 GMT

I hope Dream Theater use this as a show openner.

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (TheDanceOfMaternity)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 09:32:33 GMT

ORIGINAL: xenowang

DOM, must you constantly break apart each song by its theoretical parts? It really isn't necessary.

I like to imagine myself performing a DT song whenever I hear it. To do that legitamately, I need to know how to play it

Besides, I always get PWNED by Bakerman everytime I try

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (xenowang)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 09:27:10 GMT

DOM, must you constantly break apart each song by its theoretical parts? It really isn't necessary.

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (Consub)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 09:15:19 GMT

Great song, took a while to get used to it, but now I think its the best of the AA's (Although Glass Prison minus the middle section [Part II] is probably better).

Probably DT's best opener since Pull me Under, too. (Sorry NM fans, that's one of the coolest songs as well). The only part I don't love is "I'm ready.... " part repeated at the end; not the greatest way to end a great song. The piano Awakening part is sublime, you can guess where Part VIII will start off.

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (TheDanceOfMaternity)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 08:56:39 GMT

ORIGINAL: Bakerman

ORIGINAL: TheDanceOfMaternity

What kind of cool is since the tritone when in the key of B is C and F#, all they are doing by having the song in F with a diminished second is using the exact same tritone. it is just an inversion and it starts on the F# instead.

The tritone is based off the root in TROAE so it's not the same notes: F#-C in TDS, F-B in TROAE

Dammit dammit dammit. That would have been cool, though!, and I have really good relative pitch too

So i guess we can expect two more of these songs. Probably the next would be a two step song, and the final one would be a three step just like the first? Hey! I'm 79/80 the way there!!!

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (karenplaysdrums)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 08:33:43 GMT

I wouldn't call these songs part of the "AA saga" but just songs based on MP's experience with the twelve steps of AA, TROAE is step 6 &7:

"Part of the recovery program that A.A. suggests is set forth in the Twelve Steps listed on page 15. Based on the experience of A.A.'s earliest members, the Steps are a record of the principles and practices they developed to maintain sobriety (after many other approaches had failed). If the alcoholic in your life shrinks from the idea that a formal code of behavior will be required, you can put his or her mind at ease. Each member uses the Steps in an individual way. The Steps are suggested program of recovery. Although experience shows that many A.A. members' comfort in sobriety depends, to an extent, on their understanding and acceptance of the Steps, no A.A. member is forced to accept or even read â€” them. It is up to the individual to decide when and how the Steps, will be used."

THE TWELVE STEPS
OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol â€” that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

~kpd, a friend of Bill W's

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (Bakerman)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 08:13:16 GMT

ORIGINAL: TheDanceOfMaternity

What kind of cool is since the tritone when in the key of B is C and F#, all they are doing by having the song in F with a diminished second is using the exact same tritone. it is just an inversion and it starts on the F# instead.

The tritone is based off the root in TROAE so it's not the same notes: F#-C in TDS, F-B in TROAE

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (KeithK)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 08:08:11 GMT

jbn1, I was so close to owning you when I saw this thread...well, not you, but I saw the thread title and was like.."NO...this is jbn1's show....not yours"...then I realized, it was your thread, just a slightly different format...so oh well...

Either way, I dont have much to say about the song right now...I'll post again in this thread some other time when I have something to add...that being said, I think you do a great job with these threads and they are great....its fun to break down songs and see how everyone really feels about them...quality stuff, bro.....

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (TheDanceOfMaternity)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 07:52:35 GMT

This is a pretty cool song. You can tell it would make a great opener with the TDS rhythm on the drums and the misty tritone on the guitar. It was mentioned a few times that it is a great change to go from B to F, especially since there are several themes and harmonies (or actually, really just one) occuring throughout the album. But about the tritone mudulation. What kind of cool is since the tritone when in the key of B is C and F#, all they are doing by having the song in F with a diminished second is using the exact same tritone. it is just an inversion and it starts on the F# instead. Well, C'mon, that's cool!! I really love the deep melodic parts of this song too. We finally get a little contrast in the AA saga.

The only thing that is a little odd is the way some of the words are sequenced (the "fooouundatioonnnnn"). Also during the chorus, as beautiful as it is, when James sings "I am ready," I think of this:

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RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (LeChuck)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 07:45:08 GMT

Although I don't think it's better than TGP and TDS, it's one hell of a song! While it's not as heavy as the prequels I think it's much more groove-oriented. The chorus is very majestic, part VII is a very nice build-up in itself and the start of the instrumental breakdown rocks! The solos could have been a bit more inspired, though, but maybe that's just me.

Overall a worthy successor for TGP and TDS and a great opener for 8VM for sure.

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (faizoff)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 07:31:52 GMT

Listening to it right now. When I first heard the samples this was instantly my favourite track. This track kicks so much ass its hard to even describe it. Love the Zakk Wylde style riffs, Velvet revolver stuff whatever.... highlight for me is Jame's vocals, frickin \m/

2nd favourite of the album for me.

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (jamez)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 07:15:12 GMT

Though I don't consider it better than either of the previous AA songs, I really like it! It rocks as hell and it will certainly be a nice and dynamic concert opener!

RE: 8V SONG DISCUSSION #1 - The Root Of All Evil (Lelle)

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 07:04:53 GMT

One of my favorite songs from OV! Very \m/.

My favorite part is "I can feel my body breaking, I can feel my body breaking, I'm ready to let it all go!"
So cool.