The meaning of the song is rather obvious. And from what I've read on forums, some of DT's fans are very polarized and borderline savage in their criticism. As jk_addict said way back at the top, a lot of DT's longtime fans are ticked that they go into heavier territory, while others aren't satisfied unless they have the heavier stuff, and ignore all of it.
It's the sort of thing that happens with groups that are as musically diverse as DT. They have a different sound with just about every album, so each one picks up a different set of fans. Some of them will go to DT's previous stuff and find new things they like, and others will say "Well, this isn't like [name of favorite DT album] so it's crap."
The thing is, just to take the music for what it is. While Images and Words and Awake are two favorite albums, I like the fact that their subsequent albumns are different. It's what makes them fresh and vital, and keeps them from just recycling the same sound over and over like the majority of mainstream groups do. Just my $0.02.
The meaning of the song is rather obvious. And from what I've read on forums, some of DT's fans are very polarized and borderline savage in their criticism. As jk_addict said way back at the top, a lot of DT's longtime fans are ticked that they go into heavier territory, while others aren't satisfied unless they have the heavier stuff, and ignore all of it.
It's the sort of thing that happens with groups that are as musically diverse as DT. They have a different sound with just about every album, so each one picks up a different set of fans. Some of them will go to DT's previous stuff and find new things they like, and others will say "Well, this isn't like [name of favorite DT album] so it's crap."
The thing is, just to take the music for what it is. While Images and Words and Awake are two favorite albums, I like the fact that their subsequent albumns are different. It's what makes them fresh and vital, and keeps them from just recycling the same sound over and over like the majority of mainstream groups do. Just my $0.02.