An Interesting Phenomenon

[Ironsmelter]

Have you guys ever noticed it?
DT's A Change of Seasons,SX's DWOT & Odessey,Shadow Gallery's Ghost Ship,and Rush's 2112.All of them have 7 parts.

 

[dargormudshark]

hmmm...interesting

 

[SilentRealm]

and we have a winner.. for most pointless thread ever! we should seriously hold competitions and hand out awards and shit

 

[Zax666]

and we have a winner.. for most pointless thread ever! we should seriously hold competitions and hand out awards and shit

You must as well drop the word awards from your post.

7 is overdone BTW, why are people so hung on it?

We all know the REALLY COOL number is 4.

 

[Demonspell]

Supper's Ready also has seven parts...At least this is a somewhat original observation, unlike the endless best song/album or Romeo vs. Petrucci vs. Yngwie vs. your mom posts...

 

[Zax666]

Supper's Ready also has seven parts...At least this is a somewhat original observation, unlike the endless best song/album or Romeo vs. Petrucci vs. Yngwie vs. your mom posts...

My mom kicks Petrucci's ass as far as cooking goes!

 

[Wicked Inferno]

you've obviously not tried john's tuna casserole. delicious

 

[wicked34]

and we have a winner.. for most pointless thread ever! we should seriously hold competitions and hand out awards and shit

i think sometimes the pointless ones turn out to be the more fun ones.....but awards would still be cool....

 

[The Stormbringer]

For a change, I'd like to contribute something to Mr. Thread Starter's theory... One of the few things I can recall from those dreary, dreary Literature classes in school is that a classical drama or tragedy always consists of seven parts: exposition, [yada yada], climax, retardation and catastrophy. Hope this is correct... if not, I don't give a monkey's ass about it. :Smug:

 

[WhoFooldU]

And then for those other odd numbers like:

Transatlantic - All of the Above (6 parts)
Dream Theater - 6 degrees of Inner Turbulence (8 parts)
Spock's Beard - The Great Nothing (6 parts)
Spock's Beard - The Light (8 parts)
Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Karn Evil 9 (3 impressions)

or better yet, how about those songs that clock in longer than 12 minutes that are all done without the benefit of "parts":

Spock's Beard - At the End of the Day
Voivod - Jack Luminous
Emerson Lake and Palmer - Pirates

seems rather pointless to just note that a couple songs have 7 parts...oh well. Your mileage may vary. Whatever floats your boat and makes you happy.

 

[Wicked Inferno]

6 and 8 are even numbers

 

[Luis]

Interesting

ELPs Tarkus and SymphonyXs Odysset have 7 parts too.

 

[Taliwakker]

Surely this is one for Ripley's Believe it or Not.

 

[urinalcakemix]

surely if there was a pointless thread award, I'd be the victor handsdown, bitches dont try to flex on me.

I'll bust a cap in ALL yo asses

 

[GuitarVirtuoso_X]

7 is a mystical number, and it's been used that way since ancient times (ex. 7 wonders of the world).

 

[TDW]

Yes I have seen "the 7 wonders of the world" , all 52 of 'em

 

[OfSinsAndShred]

Trying to relate to the thread starter:
I think it's because they've managed to hammer out a formula for prog rock epics. Listen to DWoT, ACoS, Odyssey... I don't know if Rediscovery fits it as well, which is probably why it's my favorite.

 

[The Stormbringer]

"Rediscovery" is a little short to have this classical layout. The only ones to divide a fairly short song into parts were Dream Theater with "The Killing Hand"... 8 minutes, 5 parts.

Part 1 usually sets the tone for the piece... see the overtures of "The Odyssey" and "2112" or "The Crimson Sunrise" of ACOS for examples.
Part 2 gets the story going in a moderate pace (TO - "Journey to Ithaca", 2112 - "The Temples of Syrinx"). Parts 3 to 5 continue this, with part 5 usually containing the heaviest and most dramatic moments of the song (TDWOT - "The Prophet's Cry" comes to mind). Part 6 stalls the momentum a little, often an instrumental piece (TO - "Scylla & Charybdis", TDWOT - "Bringer of the Apocalypse"). Part 7 acts as the Grand Finale, often with bombastic, peaceful melodies (ACOS - "The Crimson Sunset", TDWOT - "Paradise Regained", TO - "Champion of Ithaca").

 

[Ironsmelter]

Haha......

 

[TotenMitMacht]

Yeah, it seems that way.
Does anyone else think there is a sort of pattern to Symphony X CDs? It doesn't hold true for each album, but the 1st, 5th and 8th songs are usually the best
Ex. 1st song- "Damnation Game" "Of Sins and Shadows" "Inferno" "Smoke and Mirrors"
5th song- "Pharoah" "King of Terrors" "Communion and the Oracle" "Through the Looking Glass"
8th song- "DWOT" "The Odyssey" "Egypt" "Lady of the Snow"
Neat, huh?