O S I Office Of Strategic Influence CD

 O.S.I.Prog metal comp.
An exellent release featuring some of prog metals best musicians. Songs ranging from dark to heavy mood swings but in a very enjoyable manner. These guys should do this again soon!
Submitted by omegaman631 (Port St. Lucie Fl,USA) 
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 Awesome Sound!
I've been listening to this CD for years, and now its on my iPod. Still diggin' it. The critique I have is that it needs a "real" singer because Moore's voice just doesn't work for me, but the music is so awesome that it doesn't matter. One thing I've learned is that if Portnoy is on an album; it's bound to be quality music.
Submitted by James (Minneapolis, MN)
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 Prog metal greatness at its max
This album is truly a magnum opus. I mena, with Mike Portnoy and/or Kevin Moore, you know it's gonna have something good in store. This album is great from beginning to end. My fave song would probably be "shutDOWN". A must-have for any Dream Theater fan.
Submitted by David K (Simpsonville, SC)
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 Excellent music all around
A well paced and well produced album. A must have and a rare find. Virtually every song is a gem and love the line " ...and I hated your friends best of all." freaking poets man.
Submitted by skildude (texas)
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 Different, entertaining, new direction for new millennium
Being a big fan of Porcupine Tree, Dream Theatre, Fates Warning, I had been waiting for this CD to come out since I heard of its possibility. And I wasn't disappointed either. The song "shutDOWN" which features Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree is worth buying for the one song if you're a fan of PT. The opening 2 tracks "The New Math" and "OSI" set the pace for the CD. Lots of audio clips in background through out the CD. Track 3 "When You're Ready", Track 5 "Head", and Track 6 "Hello Helicopter!" are a little mellower but Porcupine Tree-ish mind expanding songs which is a great intro for Steven Wilson's vocals on Track 7 "shutDOWN". Track 10 "Satndyby (looks like rain)" is great, but way too short! As soon as you start to get into the groove, its over! Its only 2:09 long. needs to be at least 5 or 6 minutes and it would be perfect! On the Limited Edition CD, THe cover of Pink Floyd's "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" is awesome! That is followed by a song called "New Mama" which I find one of the most enjoyable songs on the CD with audio clips from the RAMBO movies through out it. This CD gets as much play as Porcupine Tree's "in absentia" and is in my TOP 10 CD's of the year. Great progressive CD. A must have for your collection!!!
Submitted by PorcupineTree4me (Chattanooga, TN, USA)
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