the systematic chaos cover is littered with references.(ITT enlightenment waits)

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  1. pm :hm

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    as most (if not all) of you know, the official album cover for dream theater's next full-length studio album, systematic chaos, has been released.

    i thought that dream theater would give up on blatant allusions to modern idolized people, concerns, ideals, products and anything of the sort.

    i thought that dream theater would at least be able to manage an album cover free of references, outside of ideas related to the album.

    i thought that dream theater would be original.

    i thought wrong.

    here is the originality-be-damned album cover in question.
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    Tthe first thing you notice are the meandering highways rolling in every which direction. hmm... meandering. wandering freely.

    as if they are carefree.

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    so here we have
    reference number one: the timeless gordon lightfoot single 'carefree highway'

    let's move on, shall we?

    The second thing you'll notice is the cornucopias of enlarged ants that are populating the album cover (and considerably).
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    hmm. interesting, you might say. but nothing unoriginal.
    well, do these words sounds familiar to you?

    And all the little ants are marching
    Red and black antennas waving
    They all do it the same
    They all do it the same way


    that's right. dream theater made a reference to the dave matthews band song 'ants marching' on their damn album cover.

    reference number two: dave matthews band

    perhaps the most disruptive part of the album cover is the red-and-white street sign in the foreground with the majesty symbol in the center of it. doesn't seem like anything special.

    look again, honkey.
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    is it just me, or does the shape of this sign bear a striking resemblance to the TITLE OF THIS ALBUM:

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    reference number three: damien rice

    now, do me a favor and look to the far right side of the image, on the highway nearest to the top. see a familiar symbol on its side? let me help you out:
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    another striking resemblance:

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    who even KNOWS how much dt is being paid for their advertisement habberdashery.

    reference number four: honda

    one of what i believe to be the most pivotal parts of the album cover is the sky. it greatly contributes to the grimy, industrial, dismal feel of the album cover.

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    i'm sure i'm not the only one to notice this.
    but i'm sure i'm not the only one to also notice the alikeness between the sky in this cover and the sky in a pair of pelican covers (it actually seems as though the systematic chaos cover is a combination of both):
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    reference number five: pelican

    now. in the upper left area of the cover, there is a lone ant on a distant highway.
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    but wait. before you shrug it off as not unlike the rest of the album cover, compare the ant's size to the streetlight beside it.
    that ant is fucking HUGE. know what else features massive ants?
    none other than the 1977 film empire of the ants (written by dtf's own h.g. wells).
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    reference number six: empire of the ants

    for my final piece of evidence, i will ask you to look at the largest portion of highway on the cover.
    see anything? nothing?
    flip it sideways.
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    you may still see nothing, but i know what I see: a shameless advertisement of my boys, the chicago bears.

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    reference number seven: the chicago bears

    that about wraps it up. i don't even need a clincher statement. the evidence speaks (and awes) by itself. take from it what you will. but give me credit. i hope i've opened the eyes of some of you.
  2. MetalJunkie v2.0

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  3. Teratoma Junior Member

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    Re: the systematic chaos cover is littered with references.(ITT enlightenment wa

    I think it rules sideways. maybe it's just me...
  4. Mikachu Fucking Fake Member

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    Re: the systematic chaos cover is littered with references.(ITT enlightenment wa

    prmanentmorning,

    This thread holds no meaningful information. Stop being a blockhead.
  5. mrjazzguitar Junior Member

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    some posts aren't worth responding to. this one is so unworthy that i have to respond to it.
  6. MetalJunkie v2.0

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    But, this thread rules.
  7. Technetium a 12-year-old girl showing her tits on stickam

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    Re: the systematic chaos cover is littered with references.(ITT enlightenment wa

    No, I agree completely. Looks way more awesome on the side.
  8. ManOfRedemption Junior Member

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    5 stars


    One of the best posts I've ever read
  9. Xanadu Junior Member

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    Great, your 2nd thread back and you are already using homosexual slurs, cut it or you will be banned again.
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  10. MetalJunkie v2.0

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    I <3 you Nick.
  11. Justin Aiken Highly Refined Pirate

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    Oh hi, just posting in an open thread.
  12. ReaperKK Junior Member

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    Re: the systematic chaos cover is littered with references.(ITT enlightenment wa

    lol great thread, fucking DT can't make anything original.
  13. Sam A Liminal Him

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    Re: the systematic chaos cover is littered with references.(ITT enlightenment wa

    You have totally outdone yourself this time, Prm.
  14. pm :hm

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    thanks nick. you're an okay dude. :tup
  15. Tempe Millworthy

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    PM this is fucking awesome, i love you.
  16. Teratoma Junior Member

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    Re: the systematic chaos cover is littered with references.(ITT enlightenment wa

    ffs then it gets UNLOCKED after I made a new thread, well here it is again:

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    Re: the systematic chaos cover is littered with references.(ITT enlightenment wa

    :lol :rollin :lol

    This is awesome
  18. freespiritz nomad

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    Re: the systematic chaos cover is littered with references.(ITT enlightenment wa

    :lol

    Good job.
    And I dig the sideways look too.
  19. Couch Guy Junior Member

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    Re: the systematic chaos cover is littered with references.(ITT enlightenment wa

    I chuckled. :tup
  20. toothy Forever Gold

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    Re: the systematic chaos cover is littered with references.(ITT enlightenment wa

    Hahahaha...this has to be a joke.
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  21. Scurvy Dreams Junior Member

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    This is gonna be the best album ever.
  22. bradar Perfect, and relevant

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    Exactly...how could DT do this and expect to get away with it?
  23. Josh Homme Team Jacob

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    Re: the systematic chaos cover is littered with references.(ITT enlightenment wa

    they just had to ruin it with the fucking ants
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  24. Sam A Liminal Him

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    Re: the systematic chaos cover is littered with references.(ITT enlightenment wa

    It's not April Fools anymore though?!
  25. 3rdstar_alchemy Junior Member

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    streeeettttcccchhhhhhhhhh
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  26. d0g Junior Member

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    Re: the systematic chaos cover is littered with references.(ITT enlightenment wa

    2.5 Stars

    Very intriguing and insightful, but not insightful enough...the letdown upon realizing that the references are not tied together to predict the album's theme is overwhelming, and ultimately, the final impression the article leaves.
  27. norbert88 Resident DT Fan

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    wtf.

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  28. pm :hm

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    sequels exist for a reason
  29. d0g Junior Member

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    Re: the systematic chaos cover is littered with references.(ITT enlightenment wa

    Dude, I'm sorry. I didn't know this was intended to be a cliffhanger. I look forward to reading the full results of your thorough and meticulous research.

    Again, my apologies.
  30. Drage Symbiotic In Theory

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  31. rumborak Junior Member

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    Re: the systematic chaos cover is littered with references.(ITT enlightenment wa

    The sideways look is infinitely better.

    rumborak
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    One of the greatest posts ever.
  33. Cheezinator That's why you're in my room tonight.

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    Nicely done. I found it funnier that it didn't lead to any ultimate conclusion.
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    [me=Vehod]breaks into applause, looks around and sees that he's all alone in clapping, and stops.[/me]
  35. Senor_Valasco Predator Lender

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    Re: the systematic chaos cover is littered with references.(ITT enlightenment wa

    :lol :tup
  36. pm :hm

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    YET.

    oh no! i've said too much!
  37. Cheezinator That's why you're in my room tonight.

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    Hangar 18, we know too much.
  38. Taco Tuesday Help Me Come Alive

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    Excellent thread. :tup
  39. moonmang Pinpoint deep out throw on the run.

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    How the hell are you in my crew? Get that shit out of there.


    Anyway, I loled. :lol
  40. Zorbo what

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    I love how all the failures are the ones posting "this is stupid" or "is this a joke?".

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  41. Phantasmatron Junior Member

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    That was phenomenal.

    But you must be missing something. There should be eight nuggets in the cover.
  42. dreamfan Junior Member

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    Holy mother of christ :lol :rollin :lol
  43. ariich Junior Member

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    This is the worst thread I've ever seen.
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  44. LTD i....

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    Yeah, this.
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  46. ogrejedi post-postposter

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    I haven't said enough.
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  47. hefdaddy42 Junior Member

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    Exactly. They are either too far detached from their DT fandom or, apparently, n00bs.

    How are you guys not getting this? Fantastic job, PM. *applauds*
  48. d0g Junior Member

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    Re: the systematic chaos cover is littered with references.(ITT enlightenment wa

    I thought that I heard you laughing.
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  50. rumborak Junior Member

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    Re: the systematic chaos cover is littered with references.(ITT enlightenment wa

    That's me in the corner.

    rumborak