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La Ocupación de la Araucanía, también llamada Pacificación de la Araucanía —zona ubicada entre los ríos Biobío por el norte y Toltén por el sur— fue una ocupación militar, colonización y anexión de los territorios de los indígenas mapuches que inició Chile en 1861, durante la presidencia de José Joaquín Pérez, y que se prolongó hasta 1883, bajo el control de Domingo Santa María.

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En las tierras de la Araucanía habitaban más de 100 000 indígenas de los pueblos pehuenche y mapuche. Dicho territorio se había mantenido autónomo a partir de los parlamentos alcanzados durante la denominada Guerra de Arauco contra la Monarquía Hispánica.

Luego de la independencia de Chile, ya en el período republicano, se celebró un parlamento general con los mapuches que habitaban al sur del río Biobío con la finalidad de acordar el estatuto que regularía las relaciones entre la naciente república y el pueblo mapuche; realizándose así el Parlamento de Tapihue en enero de 1825, que por no ser ratificado por el Congreso, tal como lo exigía la Constitución de 1823, nunca tuvo validez jurídica. Sin embargo, posteriormente sucedieron diversos hechos que obligaron al estado chileno a destinar recursos a la zona de la frontera.

Durante la Revolución de 1851, el general José María de la Cruz, líder del movimiento golpista, reclutó a varios loncos mapuches y sus clanes para alzarse en armas contra el gobierno, esto lo pudo lograr gracias a la relación de amistad que mantenía el general con los caciques, entre ellos Maguin. Cuando su insurrección fue aplastada por el general Manuel Bulnes, los caciques en vez de rendirse junto a De la Cruz se replegaron a la frontera junto con varios miembros descolgados del antiguo ejército, dedicándose al pillaje y al robo de ganado, por los siguientes 4 años. Esto motivó al gobierno a movilizar al segundo batallón del segundo de línea, hasta enero de 1856. Además los indígenas apoyaron a los liberales rebeldes en la Revolución de 1859 lo que aumento el resentimiento contra ellos de parte del gobierno central.

A mediados del  la posición de la población chilena, frente a los todavía independientes mapuches no era favorable. En la prensa de la época se vertían opiniones como la siguiente:

Sin embargo, aún hubo quienes se opusieron a la ocupación y sometimiento de los nativos, considerando barbárica la idea de despojarlos de sus tierras por la fuerza:

A inicios de dicha centuria las principales agrupaciones indígenas eran:
 Nagches o abajinos: Ocupaban la Depresión intermedia y estaban gobernados por Lorenzo Colipí en el norte (Purén en Malleco) y Venancio Coñoepán en el sur (Repocura en Cholchol), ambos combatieron a favor de los patriotas en la Guerra de Independencia de Chile y le apoyaron durante la mayor parte de la Pacificación pero eran rivales entre sí por el mejor trato con los militares y el dominio de los nagches. Solo cuando el ejército nombró a los Coñoepán como sus principales aliados los Colipí se rebelaron.
 Wenteches o arribanos: Vivían en los valles de la Precordillera y a inicios de siglo eran gobernados por los caciques Francisco Marilúan y Juan Mangin Hueno. Pelearon por el bando realista y eran rivales encarnizados de los abajinos (principalmente con los Colipí y en menor medida con los Coñoepán). Para detener el avance del ejército chileno se aliaron con rebeldes federales y liberales, pehuenches y pampas.
 Pehuenches: Eran nómades araucanizados el siglo anterior que habitaban las faldas de la cordillera entre Chillán y Lonquimay. Colaboraron con los hermanos Pincheira durante la Guerra a Muerte, pero tras su derrota su participación en las guerras fue bastante secundaria.
 Las tribus de la cuenca del lago Budi, dominadas por la construcción del fuerte de Toltén.
 Los boroanos, aliados con los nativos de Cholchol y los abajinos, no participaron de las guerras contra el ejército chileno hasta la gran rebelión de 1881.
 Los locales de Huillío a orillas del río Toltén, estaban relacionados con los anteriores (aunque no siempre convivieron en paz).
 Los indios de Pitrufquén dedicados al comercio con Valdivia y estaban relacionados con los de Cholchol.
 Los de Quepe entre el Toltén y Temuco, aliados con Coñoepán y participaron de la rebelión de 1881.
 Los del Llaima ocupaban la comarca de Villarrica, estaban divididos en varios cacicazgos independientes aunque relacionados con los wenteches.

Además había otros grupos menores bajo soberanía chilena desde la independencia o uno años después: los lafquenches o costinos de la provincia de Arauco, los huilliches de Valdivia, Llanquihue y San Juan de la Costa (cerca de Osorno) y los de la Isla Grande de Chiloé. Los primeros participaron de la Guerra a Muerte y de la rebelión de 1881; aunque de forma menor. Esta menor participación en el caso de los huilliches del continente, fue a consecuencia de la adquisición de parte de sus tierras ancestrales en el periodo colonial previo a la independencia de Chile; que fue producto del establecimiento de la propiedad hacendal en la zona, la que marcó el inicio de la diferencia en la historia de la propiedad en el territorio huilliche respecto a lo acontecido en la zona de la Araucanía. Por ello posteriormente establecida la República de Chile, sería la colonización de Llanquihue, y el proceso de crecimiento y expansión de las ciudades y pueblos asentados en el ancestral territorio huilliche, los hechos que llevarían a la actual distribución de las comunidades huilliches en la zona; y que significaron finalmente la disminución de los territorios de las comunidades huilliches y el arrinconamiento de su población hacia los sectores de la costa y la cordillera.

Respecto al número de habitantes de la población indígena de esa época en territorio autónomo, la población según el informe publicado por El Anuario Estadístico de Chile realizado entre 1868 y 1869:

Ocupación
El gobierno de Chile tomó la decisión de ocupar la Araucanía después de que el francés Orélie Antoine de Tounens había aparecido en la zona en 1861. Tounens creó el Reino de la Araucanía y la Patagonia y fue elegido regente por importantes loncos de la zona, tomando el nombre de Orélie Antoine I.

De esta forma, las autoridades decidieron aplicar el plan propuesto por el general de Ejército Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez. Dicho plan incluyó no solo acciones militares, sino además la penetración a los territorios mediante el traspaso de la cultura chilena al otro lado de la frontera. Se buscaba fundar ciudades, construir obras públicas tales como caminos, telégrafos y crear escuelas y hospitales. Las tierras conquistadas serían traspasadas a colonos chilenos y europeos sin ningún costo para fomentar el cambio demográfico en la zona y desarrollar la producción de trigo.

En poco tiempo, Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez pudo ocupar la zona hasta el río Malleco, lugar donde refundó la ciudad de Angol y el fuerte de Negrete.Mulchén y Lebu, en 1862. Por el territorio costero, alcanza a avanzar hasta el río Toltén. Esta primera ocupación se llevó a cabo con relativamente poca resistencia, pero luego se produjo una sublevación de los mapuches que habitaban las cercanías del río Malleco, bajo el mando del lonco Quilapán. En el año siguiente más de 1500 soldados estaban concentrados en Angol para operaciones en el interior araucano.

En diciembre de 1867 se habían reunido 4000 a 5000 guerreros mapuches en la zona montañosa de Chihuaihue, provenientes de Moquehua, Boroa y La Imperial. Los arribanos de Quilapán lograron coordinar una rebelión con los abajinos costeros al mando de Catrileo, Coñoepan, Marileo y Painemal, con 3000 lanzas cruzaron la cordillera de Nahuelbuta al poniente de Angol y fueron a salir al norte del río Malleco donde unieron sus fuerzas y lograron victorias en Traiguén, Curaco y Perasco gracias a su combinación del malón con tácticas de guerrilla. Sin embargo, otras fuentes, como Saavedra, consideraban que los abajinos y arribanos aún con los contingentes venidos de las pampas no superaban las 4000 lanzas.

En enero de 1869 1500 mapuches son derrotados en Chihuaihue por el general José Manuel Pinto. Los araucanos se reorganizaron y atacaron Angol, ante esta situación el ministro de Guerra, Francisco Echaurren, marchó con refuerzos a Cautín. En la costa el coronel Saavedra ocupó Cañete y Tucapel, sofocando la rebelión de 1500 guerreros en Purén. El 25 de septiembre los mapuches y el ejército llegaron a un acuerdo en Angol. Poco duró el acuerdo ya que Quilapán volvió a rebelarse con 3000 lanzas siendo derrotados el 25 de enero de 1871 por un ejército de 2500 soldados en Collipulli. Si en 1869 la guerra ofensiva de Saavedra -consistente en atacar pueblos, robar ganados y quemar rucas y provisiones- había sido un éxito al tomar por sorpresa a los araucanos, para el verano de 1870-1871 fue un fiasco debido a que los indios se adaptaron y optaron usualmente por retirarse y evitar el combate frontal. Las críticas al método usado por los militares llevaron a la disminución de las operaciones ofensivas y a optar por consolidar las conquistas logradas, se edificaron un gran número de fuertes y pueblos en la costa de Arauco y en el valle del río Malleco-Traiguén. Esto trajo una relativa calma en la región por los siguientes diez años.

Saavedra organizó también varios parlamentos de manera de impedirle a su principal enemigo, Quilapán, reunir fuerzas con otras etnias. Así, por ejemplo, cuando el cacique intentó una alianza con los abajinos y los huilliches del sur del Cautín para poder reunir más de 8000 lanzas, Saavedra se lo impidió gracias a los parlamentos del Toltén (24 de diciembre de 1869) con los huilliches y de Ipinco (19 de enero de 1870) con los abajinos. Al final, Quilapán quedó solo con las 2500 lanzas que pudieron reunir los arribanos por su cuenta.

La Guerra del Pacífico, que enfrentó a Chile contra Perú y Bolivia en el norte del país, significó que las fuerzas del ejército de Chile se concentraran en este conflicto en particular, situación que fue aprovechada por los mapuches para lanzar nuevos ataques a los puestos ubicados en las zonas fronterizas. Según el historiador y antropólogo chileno José Bengoa esa fue la primera vez en toda su historia que los muy descentralizados mapuches se unieron en una sola insurrección. Esta nueva sublevación ocurrida en 1880 se materializó en pérdidas para ambos bandos. Pero, una vez finalizada la guerra que enfrentó a Chile contra Bolivia y Perú, el ejército instruido por el gobierno de Domingo Santa María retomó en forma vigorosa la campaña de incorporación de la Araucanía. El Coronel Gregorio Urrutia estuvo a cargo de la anexión del restante territorio.

En Chile, el 27 de enero de 1881, 3000 indígenas atacaron Traiguén arrasando con las haciendas y el ganado.Tras ser rechazadas sus incursiones en Traiguén y el fuerte de Lebuelmán los mapuches se encaminaron, sumando cada vez más lanzas a atacar el fuerte de Los Sauces, entonces tenían unas 1500. Su asalto fracasó y cuando atacaron la línea del Malleco que creían desguarnecida fueron masacrados, con esto las tropas chilenas pudieron seguir su avance, cruzaron el Cautín, y el 24 de febrero fundaron el fuerte de Temuco. Los aborígenes respondieron atacando dos caravanas matando 100 personas, en los cerros de Ñielol, ese mismo mes.
Durante el comienzo del mes de noviembre se produjo el último alzamiento indígena: unos 6000 a 7000 conas participaron de los combates, resultando muertos o heridos más de mil. Según Horacio Lara las tribus araucanas en aquellos momentos, ya menguadas en sus números por la guerra constante, podían movilizar solamente 8000 lanzas: 2.000 de los arribanos, 2.000 de los abajinos, 1000 de los costinos y el resto huilliches. Sin embargo, gracias a la hábil diplomacia chilena las tribus jamás actuaron como un solo grupo.

En el caso de Lumaco los ataques se iniciaron el día 5 al mando de Luis Marileo Colipí con 300 a 1000 lanzas. El fuerte fue defendido por 45 guardias nacionales y 20 soldados dirigidos por el capitán Juan Barra. Para el 15 la batalla había terminado. Los fuertes de Budi y Toltén quedaron sitiados mientras que Nueva Imperial fue destruida el día 7 y los habitantes sobrevivientes tuvieron que huir a los cerros. Al mismo tiempo Tirúa fue atacada sin éxito y desde ahí se lanzaron varias expediciones punitivas. El fuerte de Ñielol fue asaltado el 9 de noviembre, los mapuches estuvieron cerca de tomarlo pero tuvieron que retirarse tras sufrir cientos de bajas.

Sin embargo, el mayor enfrentamiento se produjo en la Batalla de Temuco, entre el 3 y  el 10 de noviembre. El fuerte, dirigido por el mayor Bonifacio Burgos, resistió el embate de 4000 guerreros (algunos los elevan al doble) al mando del cacique Esteban Romero. Los mapuches se retiraron tras sufrir más de 400 bajas.

A mediados del mes los combates cesaron y las tropas chilenas llevaron varias operaciones de castigo para asegurar la región. En el verano del año siguiente los pehuenches fueron definitivamente sometidos.

En su campaña, Urrutia erigió diversos fuertes, llegando hasta la zona donde se encuentra el Lago Villarrica y refundando la ciudad del mismo nombre el 1 de enero de 1883. Con esta acción se concluyó realmente la Guerra de Arauco como tal, después de más de trescientos años de conflictos.

Consecuencias

El fin de la Guerra de Arauco implicó la ocupación total de la Araucanía a la efectiva soberanía del territorio de Chile. De ese modo, el gobierno chileno llevó finalmente a cabo uno de sus principales proyectos de estado, anhelado incluso desde la época de los españoles, quienes en el periodo colonial no lograron instalarse en la Araucanía debido a la resistencia llevada a cabo por los indómitos mapuches. Con ello, el gobierno chileno logró conquistar el territorio mapuche y así unir el territorio al norte del Biobío con los territorios al sur de Valdivia que había logrado conquistar o colonizar tras el proceso de independencia.

Tras su derrota, los mapuches fueron concentrados en «reducciones», pequeñas reservas generalmente separadas unas de otras por áreas ocupadas por colonos chilenos y europeos. En 1929, existían 3078 reservas comprendidas en 525 000 hectáreas que eran consideradas una concesión del estado chileno y de propiedad comunal para los indígenas y que recibían el nombre de «títulos de merced». Usualmente, la tierra asignada, que representaba el 6,18 % del territorio ancestral mapuche, era de clima severo e infértil lo que unido al antiguo estilo de vida seminómada de los mapuches y a su organización social de clanes y familias generaron conflictos internos entre ellos. Sin embargo, los mapuches demostraron una gran capacidad para adaptarse a esta nueva situación.

Posteriormente en los territorios ocupados, de forma similar a lo realizado en la zona de Llanquihue, se procedió también a realizar una colonización en la cual se les entregaron tierras a colonos chilenos y europeos, principalmente españoles, alemanes, franceses, ingleses, italianos y suizos. En total, hasta 1901 habían llegado 36 000 europeos, 24 000 contratados por la agencia de colonización y 12 000 llegados por sus propios medios.

Más tarde, solo ocurrirían rebeliones menores, como la ocurrida en 1934, en la cual 477 campesinos y mapuches (que se habían rebelado contra  los que consideraban, abusos por parte de los administradores de los aserraderos instalados en la recientemente abierta región del Biobío) fueron muertos por el Carabineros de Chile en la llamada masacre de Ránquil. Otros 500 fueron hechos prisioneros y, según denunció el senador por Temuco Juan Pradenas Muñoz, solo 23 fueron conducidos a la capital para ser sometidos a juicio siendo los restantes presumiblemente desaparecidos.

Sin embargo a pesar de la «pacificación» realizada en la región, los hechos acontecidos en este proceso propiciarían posteriormente el actual conflicto mapuche presente en la zona entre el gobierno chileno y algunas comunidades mapuches.

Véase también
 Archivo General de Asuntos Indígenas
 Conquista del Desierto (El conflicto en la zona argentina)
 Expansión territorial de Chile
 Genocidio de Tierra del Fuego
 Guerra de Arauco
 Conflicto mapuche

Notas

Referencias

Bibliografía
 Bengoa, José (2000 [1985]). Historia del pueblo mapuche: siglos XIX y XX. Santiago de Chile: LOM Ediciones. ISBN 956-282-232-X.
 Encina, Francisco Antonio, y Leopoldo Castedo (2006). Historia de Chile. Advenimiento del liberalismo. Tomo VII. Santiago de Chile: Editorial Santiago. ISBN 956-8402-75-6.
 Encina, Francisco Antonio, y Leopoldo Castedo (2006). Historia de Chile. La guerra del Pacífico. Tomo VIII. Santiago de Chile: Editorial Santiago. ISBN 956-8402-76-4.
 Villalobos, Sergio (1982). Historia de Chile. Tomo 4. Santiago de Chile: Editorial universitaria.

Enlaces externos
 Interculturalidad y Salud: Historia Mapuche durante la Conformación del Estado Nación (mapa del avance de La Frontera)
 Video de la "Conquista del Desierto" en Algo habrán hecho por la historia argentina
 Video de la "Pacificación de la Araucanía" en Algo habrán hecho por la historia de Chile de

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds "Higgs Boson Blues" (video)
By Gregory Adams
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' spring tour behind their Push the Sky Away featured, among many others, a spot-on and stunning run-through of the album's downcast "Higgs Boson Blues." If you missed out on any of the performances, you'll get another chance next summer, but you can now also check out a live-style performance of the song in a new video.
Captured in East London by directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, the video simply finds the Seeds running through the song, but damn, is this magnetic. Witness Cave passionately running us through his tale of wild rides and motel parties, his eyes cinched tight as he recalls the drowning death of, uh, Miley Cyrus.
The rest of the band lock into the spiritual groove, and you can likewise get swept up in it all by giving the video a stream down below.
As previously reported, Forsyth and Pollard have also teamed up to deliver 20,000 Days on Earth, a dramatized pseudo-documentary about a day in the life of Nick Cave. The film is set to be premiered next month at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in Colorado.
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News: New Dream Theater album, Distance Over Time, to be released February 22, 2019
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Five Years Later: Self-Titled Album
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Evil Baby
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Re: Five Years Later: Self-Titled Album
Quote from: Kattoelox on June 27, 2018, 11:41:30 AM
I agree with a whole lot of that post, Stewie, and I appreciate that you took the time to write at such length.
I'm glad someone else here can identify with my sentiments! I know I've read other similar opinions before, so I'm not the only one.
Trapped inside this sit-com-va-ri-um!
Podaar
My wife is a cabriolet
Quote from: Stewie on June 27, 2018, 11:32:53 AM
Quote from: Podaar on June 27, 2018, 11:29:41 AM
I love DTF, where every fan's opinion is projected on to the band members as their motivation for writing a song/album.
Well, I do have an opinion, and was just sharing it along with everyone else. No, I can't say for certain as far as the band's intentions, obviously. I was just sharing how it came across to me. I'm sorry my opinion wasn't expressed to your liking
No, it's all good, Stewie. I should have mentioned that agree with much of what you wrote. Except, I like the metal aspects of the band. Opinions are all part of the charm of DTF.
bosk1
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I understand the sentiment behind what you wrote even if I subjectively disagree with much of what you wrote. The only thing I will push back on just a bit is the perhaps unintentional implication that taking fans' expectations or the band's prior history/patterns into account might be incompatible with artistic integrity. I think that, by and large, the band ARE writing how they want to write.
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Quote from: bosk1 on June 27, 2018, 12:42:47 PM
Herrick
Hello Mangs
I like it. It's not one of their best albums but it's pretty good methinks.
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gzarruk
Love it and still listen to it on a regular basis. As others have said, it's very consistent and accesible. I'd say ADTOE is slightly better, but both are amazing overall, and feel like they complement each other very well.
The only thing I dislike is the middle section of IT, because it feels out of place and I usually skip it to get faster to THAT bass and drums section. Still, IT is one of my top 10 DT tracks of all time.
DT12 might not be their best album, but I rank it higher than most 2000s DT albums, by far.
Quote from: Podaar on November 09, 2017, 03:45:23 PM
It sounds like, "ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk." Instead of the more pleasing kick drum sound of, "gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk."
Vmadera00
Better album than people give it credit. Yes production was bad but songs are pretty descent. Surrender to Reason and The Bigger Picture have some of DTs most memorable melodies. Illumination theory has some pretty cool riffs and enemy inside(even though I think it's a weak song) it's a descent song.
The Looking Glass was always my least favorite, even though it was a good song, at the time it came out it felt like it was a song about Justin Bieber and that made it not like it
Logain Ablar
False Dragon
It's special to me, in that it's the first DT album I bought, (I only really discovered DT around 2013) but overall a mixed bag. The standout tracks for me are:
I just love the restrained guitar solo section. It just shows that less is more, sometimes.
Illumination Theory
Yes, there's a bit of a lull in the middle, but the end is so emotional and uplifting. Not their best epic, but still good.
The Enemy Inside
I know now that this isn't really a typical DT song, if there is such a thing, but as a short song with fierce riffing to grab the listener's attention, I think it really works.
I do agree that the production doesn't really give the songs much room to breathe. The other slight bugbear I have is the overprocessed vocals, which continued in TA. Once you notice them once, you notice them every time. I hope they get that sorted for the next album.
I was pretty disappointed with the Self-Titled album. I had high hopes for it after ADTOE, which I liked very much.
I did give it a fresh listen a while back, and it was a bit better. But still, I don't find myself revisiting it apart from The Enemy Inside and The Bigger Picture. That closing epic is pretty much the most boring thing they've written.
Still, it has it's moments. Namely the two songs I mentioned first.
Peter Mc
Will have to give it a listen. Always remember it being a strong album but not listened in a long time. I think Illumination Theory is one of the strongest of the big epics although I did tire of the quiet middle section with the strings after initially loving it. Would take IT over Octavarium, ITPOE and SDOIT any day. Really loved The Bigger Picture, Behind The Veil and The Looking Glass as well.
I find Stewie's post to be a little all over the place to be honest although he does make some decent points about the albums immediately preceeding this one. He's complaining about the band putting random widdly instrumental sections in songs with unison runs but then not happy when this album had pretty much none of that and was more concise and song orientated. He also complains about sappy choruses but then goes on to say how he loves The Astonishing which is full of them (I do like sappy choruses!). I agree that Enigma Machine is not their best instrumental but I prefer it to Raw Dog and Stream Of Consciousness (which goes on way to long for me) and I'm not all that mad on Erotomania apart from a short melodic period in the song. I also find this one of their least metal sounding albums so again, I'm not sure why he's throwing it in with SC and BC&SL saying it's a bad ass metal album for "Hot Topic" fans. Yes, The Enemy Inside is a metal song but there's lots of melodic stuff on the record even in a heavier song such as Behind The Veil.
It's cool if you don't like the record, we don't all have to like the same thing but I really don't get the comparison to SC and BC&SL, I'd say (apart from The Astonishing) it's about as far away from those albums as DT have gone. Did you not find On The Backs Of Angels to be a metal song or Lost Not Forgotten, the metal side of DT has always been there. I agree that it did go in a more commercial metal direction on SC and BC&SL with the more modern metal riffing and less intricate prog song structures but there's still plenty I like on those records and I don't consider DT12 to be anything like that.
I will give it another listen though and see how I feel about it 5 years on.
Can't speak for Stewie, but for me personally, just not having the 'wild, random instrumental parts' doesn't automatically make it good -- what we got in its place was a lot of tepid, slow music without much energy, which is my other big complaint. And it's not because of ballads (Beneath the Surface is my favorite song on ADTOE and top 10 Dream Theater songs), it's just the songwriting on that album doesn't sound very interesting or inspired. Really, it doesn't matter if it's shred or slow, as long as it's done well (which is obviously totally subjective).
And that's absolutely fine, you don't like the album which happens. Not everyone is going to like everything DT do. It sucks for you that you don't enjoy it. I was just more confused by Stewie's reasoning which seems a little haphazard. We all have our different tastes though, hopefully you'll enjoy the new one.
Destiny Of Chaos
1. IT - Top 5 DT song. Musical perfection.
2. The Enemy Inside -
3. Surrender to Reason - Awesome and underrated
4. The Bigger Picture - Very good, not great.
5. Enigma Machine - Lower tiered instrumental by DT's standards, but still good.
6. Behind the Veil - Good song.
7. False Awakening Suite - Awesome intro
8. Along for the Ride - zzz
9. The Looking Glass - :dnw
Quote from: Peter Mc on June 28, 2018, 09:19:16 AM
Well, I'm a DT fan who absolutely adores The Astonishing, so I'm not hard to please
Definitely agree with most of this (except I have listened to the album pretty regularly). To not like the album is one thing, but I think suggesting that it was written for "Hot Topic" teenagers is a bit over the top.
The Letter M
In retrospect, it's pretty okay-to-good. I just listened to the HD Tracks versions of SC, BC&SL, ADTOE, and DT12 a couple of weeks ago in my car during my daily commutes, and when I got to DT12, I found myself humming to the melodies, remembering some words and what not, but outside of that, I didn't feel very much of a connection to most of the material. Like, it's good, but it just hasn't settled in the way the other 3 aforementioned albums have. I remember liking it a lot when it came out, but on recent listen, it's more OK than Good or Great.
Other than AFTR, I really only enjoy the songs after Enigma Machine, but maybe that's because the band were really channeling Rush-vibes in many of those songs (as well as The Looking Glass). There's a lot of Rush-ness across the album, and I think it helps AND hurts the album, but as a Rush fan, I can't be TOO mad at them for asking "What Would Rush Do"?
I also still have mixed feelings about "Illumination Theory" - there are parts of it that are awesome, gorgeous and beautiful, but parts of it are just "meh" or cringey to my ears all these years later. I don't really like the part after the the orchestral break, which sounds so derivative of Rush's "The Necromancer" (musically) and "Didacts And Narpets" (lyrically). Like, I get it Petrucci, you love Rush and Caress Of Steel...
Anyways - TL:DR, it's mid-tier DT, and I find the 3 albums prior to it better by comparison, though given what came after it, I'd rather like to DT12 over TA any day.
-Marc.
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don_waka
I actually kinda liked it when it came out. Haven't listened to it in a couple of years now, though. Anyways, I still rate it way higher than Systematic Chaos. I actually rate anything higher than SC. My morning poop was higher than SC.
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Quote from: Ben_Jamin on June 26, 2018, 07:28:16 PM
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But one word....The Bigger Picture is their best song to be produced in the MM era.
I think that ending part where the solo piano comes in all the way to the end is some of DT's best writing of all time. Vocally, it's completely different than anything they've really done, and it's all beautifully done. Definitely the album highlight for me, as well as a DT catalogue highlight. Reminded me of how I felt the first time I heard the "beautiful agony" section from ANTR or the "just like him" section of 8vm.
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hockeydude25
The worst DT album in my opinion. Everything sounds dull and generic.
Quote from: don_waka on June 30, 2018, 03:27:39 PM
No need for that
Just a decent, normal metal-head fellow
Systematic Chaos is awesome, and might be the most fun and loose album in their discog.
My morning poop was higher than SC.
You're obviously real happy with your morning poop.
Quote from: wkiml on June 08, 2012, 10:06:35 AM
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Quote from: bl5150 on August 18, 2015, 06:28:52 AM
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Systematic Chaos actually has aged pretty well in my opinion, and I never realized it until now but all of the epics on that album are epics I dig from start to finish, with the exception of Repentance (good tune but just way too long for the tempo and mood). Ministry has aged phenomenally well, even with its weird shreddy midsection, I still like it more than any epic on SFAM for example. Both ITPOE parts kick major ass and every member of the band has a few spots where they really shine and have some of my favorite DT moments. Dark Eternal Night is kind of whatever but it's really fun live and the instrumental parts are incredible. Constant Motion I think is really fun but the lyrics are extra corny, and I personally really like Prophets of War, Portnoy's part and all, even if the theme makes some people roll their eyes, which I understand.
Really even though SC ranks close to the bottom for DT albums, it's only got one track I dislike, and that is Forsaken. I've often wondered how many other people get a strange vibe from this album, though. 'Fun and loose' is one way to describe it, but this one is unique in that I don't get the same feeling from any other DT album. The combination of the yellow and brown artwork with the tense vibe of a lot of the music just has a strange effect on me that is exclusive to that album. Some strange modal stuff going on in those songs, makes me uncomfortable in a good way.
To me after Score, Systematic Chaos was basically one big exhale from the band. It's as if with Score, it represented all the band had worked for to that point. SC seems so much less serious, and I think that's what sets it apart, and maybe why people don't like it generally. I mean, perhaps there's a ton better DT albums, and that's fine. But it's by far the most fun DT album.
Quote from: TAC on June 30, 2018, 07:32:44 PM
I agree 100% with TAC
I can get in on that sentiment - after Octavarium, they had closed the stream of segues they began with SFAM's ending static going into "The Glass Prison", then the orchestral fade, and finally the low-F on the piano, but closing the loop seemed like a way for them to go into SC with nothing on the table, and they did just that. Released from any expectations, they allowed themselves to have fun and be loose and enjoy the music, and for as silly as it all was, especially with JP's questionably-sourced lyrical material, it was all a great amount of fun in general. It showed that they didn't have to be super serious with their music and lyrics, though they would get into some serious and emotional material on their next album anyway (car accidents, secret societies, whatever "Wither" is about, finishing AA, dealing with parental loss, and a scary Italian road-trip).
Scottjf8
The Bigger Picture is their best song to be produced in the MM era.
FYI, you missepelled "Breaking All Illusions"
Oh, and I love DT12. The only songs I don't love are behind the veil, and surrender to reason. Love I.T. all the way through (well, except the stupid 60 second nature sounds part.)
Ben_Jamin
Do a nice one for grandma
Quote from: Scottjf8 on June 30, 2018, 11:24:43 PM
I like that song pretty much the same as TBP.
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KevShmev
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I agree that Systematic Chaos is their "fun" album. It's just too bad the songwriting isn't better. None of the songs are outright bad (Constant Motion is pretty close, but the main riff and guitar solo are good enough to where I can't call the song outright bad, although I never listen to it), but the album has the lowest highs of any Dream Theater album to date, IMO, and that includes the debut. The Dark Eternal Night or In the Presence of Enemies would be my favorite, and neither would have a prayer of cracking my DT top 50 at this point.
Just revisited to the complete DT12 album after 2-3 years without listening to it.
A few observations
-Intro suite: JR's orchestral parts are the highlights of the song. Nothing else stands out imo.
-Enemy Inside - Overall, good rocking song, but the sound is very muddy with the guitar overtaking everything else. Probably the only song on the record where the song just doesn't breathe.
-The looking glass - Overall great song, however, the ending feels a little bit anti-climatic.
-Enigma machine - Very disappointing instrumental. Feels like a lot of noodling for the sake of noodling.
-Bigger picture - Great song, probably the best on the album. Feels like a complete constructed song.
-Behind the veil - Good song, Rush-like intro, love the heavy main intro riff, the chorus is pretty cool, and I enjoy the outro a lot for some reason.
-Surrender to Reason - Very solid song. I like the intro, very Rush-esque, like the acoustic sections, very memorable JP solo (the not too many notes solo and the Lifeson tribute solo with JM and MM behind that solo).
-Along for the ride - Good "ballady" song overall but the keyboard solo is cringeworthy imo. And not the solo itself (it's a very nice solo), but JR's choice of patch is what irks me. Maybe something more subtle...
-Illumination Theory - Middle section goes a bit too long. Overall, I like the song. Wish they would have included some passages like the hidden nugget in the main song.
Overall, for me, the core of the album is from Enemy Inside and forward (without Enigma Machine). I can live without Awekening Suite and Enigma Machine. The production of the record is very disappointing in this one, with the guitars drowning/overtaking the rest of the instruments (very noticeable in Enemy Inside and some of JR's parts can't be heard clearly, unlike ADTOE) and the snare drum. But the highlight (production wise) was JM's bass. Sounded amazing. Now that I have revisited this album after a few years without listening to it, it's a middle of the pack album for me (but definitely higher than the last DT/MP efforts) and it's probably DT's tribute to Rush. A lot of Rush moments going on in this album (which is something that I personally like). DT12 is a nice contrast to ADTOE but ADTOE sounded more fresh and more dynamic (even with the I&W song structure similarities), while DT12 just sounds balls to the walls, even on the Along for the Ride ballad. I do regret not seeing this DT12 tour....
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The Looking Glass is before Enigma Machine , but while DT has better instrumentals, I am surprised at how many do not care that much for Enigma Machine. JP's main riff is awesome, and the riff that kicks in after the keyboard intro, and then is reprised at the end, just sounds so big and evil. Just a fun rocker, if you ask me.
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Enigma Machine sounds like a fun jamming session that's not supposed to be overthought like their other instrumentals. I've always viewed it that way.
Just listened to the album again the other day. The spirit of the album really is that it is some sort of a sampler of what DT's music is about. An introduction to the uninitiated.
Quote from: KevShmev on July 01, 2018, 08:49:31 PM
Love EM. It isn't their best instrumental, but I enjoy it a lot. It's fun, technical and heavy, and manages to let each member (except James ) get the spotlight. To me, it's a version of Ytse Jam on steroids
Quote from: erwinrafael on July 01, 2018, 09:00:58 PM
And that's why it's the self titled album
Seriously, I remember watching the Score documentary and JP saying that Octavarium was the best album to get an idea of what DT is about, but I think DT12 works much much better at that than OV.
Quote from: gzarruk on July 01, 2018, 09:21:49 PM
Octavarium probably has more variety and the best song from either album (its title track), but DT12 is a far more consistent record, IMO.
In terms of what JP said, DT12 does give listeners more of an idea of what the DT sound is. 8VM for me has three songs that are really "out there" that do not sound close to the so-called DT sound (TALW, IWBY and NE).
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