let us all sit back and remember the last time we had a real mind trip. the experience of being taken to the top of olympus or across the river of styx - who was it that we spoke to? who was it that we accompanied or challenged in our phantasmistic mind altering listening experiences? was it ourselves? was it the band? was it demons or angels? a long lost freind perhaps? it is possible that our experiences were a result of boichemical imbalances or balances. the question is only able to be answered by one person, and that is you! for me i prefer the otherworld, or matrix if you must. that is partially because i am a huge controll freak when it comes to my personal micro and mesosystems. i love others, but not necesarily thier hyperactive oral implications of err on my freedom of choice. the music of symphony x is a great portal to alternate realities. each album is a portable time and space hologram disc. this posting was not recieved well in the general music discusion. hopefully the fans of this titanc band will understand that this metal is off the periodic element charts. its heavier than plutonium. but at the same time tells a story with mercurian cunning and aphrodesian bueaty.