@gudjonsveins while it was definitely a supergroup in the beginning, OSI is Kevin and Jim. They are the soul and write the core music... and the sound is largely Kevin's influence. He is amazing.
Very original and very unique OSI is very diffrent like Porcupine Tree, and Tool. Very diffrent and they keep to their styles and don't change...also very inspiring for art...
I read that this song is based on Donald Crowhurst's death... Very interesting and intelligent. The tune itself catches the chaos that might've went on in Crowhurst
@julikem Well let's just excuse you as well for having a different opinion genius. Just because it's a concept album and has a theme doesn't mean its good from beginning to end. Get over it, even these artists such as Moore will criticize even they're own material. We're all human dude.
ive been looking for another song like Free where these guys really let loose and show their true potential... elements of this album mirror and even improve on their past work.
@Ghostwolf190 Gavin Harrison is the drummer for OSI, yes. He's the guy I discovered OSI through- his connection to Porcupine Tree. Steven Wilson is awesome. Most of what he touches I love. Check out Orphaned Land and Blackfield, some of Steven's projects with Israeli Artists. Of course, there's also the super awesome Opeth that Steven Wilson has been working with recently. Just beautiful.
@HumanLarva Yes, he was. But I guess he was not the appropiate drummer for the band. I've read that he got tired about Kevin cutting his fireworks. OSI has a musical approach that crashes with Portnoy's show-off tendencies.
well i have to be honest, i was just surfn the tube and saw this and fell in love with the music, i didnt even know it was DT related or whatever, im just amazed its not all that tecnical and progresive ...sounds awsome !
Had the first album but had never heard the others. Although I consider the first to be pretty much flawless, the others are not quite that solid but nevertheless great.
@21Fixxxer Never heard of thesee guys? if you ckeck the members, it is a supergroup, with lineup changes, it has included 2 Fates Warning members, Kevin Moore of Dream Theatert and more, 2 Porcupine Tree members, Cynic bassist and Opeth frontman, Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater, so it is a pretty awesome supergroup!
I'm not getting into a technical discussion on what a backbone is, but if the drums vocals and keys are coming from current or old DT members, thats the reason the majority of listeners seek OSI in my opinion. So you like FW, thats cool, but i'm getting tired of people putting down DT because of taste. Credit is due where credit is due, JIm of FW deserves much of it. Seriously, hate on shitty musicians please (lady gaga ex.) not directed at you benmech, but to all you DT hating prog-metal heads
I love about people talk about the 'genius' of Kevin Moore...Meanwhile this band was formed and put together by Jim Matteos (The guitarist of Fates Warning). This was his project :-p
Rofl. I get a negative hit. I said nothing negative :-p I like OSI, I just like to give credit where credit is due. And for the record - Jim Matteos is incredible as well.
@Estefano80 No, they need a proper album. All the three OSI albums has both awesome and mediocre moments, they need to get rid of the last ones. Then, they can have more attention.
Truth. This is the best tune I've heard in years. But the album overall does not compare with the classics in prog metal, let alone the best albums outside the niche. I'll take their best ten songs against anyone's. But they have had difficulty putting together an album that can stand up against, say, Images and Words.
I agree. Although there are a few tracks (The Escape Artist, Radiologue, Blood) that can stand up against anything OSi have released, the album just doesn't have the complete flow that I would like. However, the high points, when they come, are quite wonderful.
@kingofnormania I'd add False Start to that list - but otherwise you've got it nailed. To me, Free is as strong from top to bottom as any of their releases (though I'm sure many will disagree with a passion). But even that disc suffers from weak tracks that break up the flow. Let's hope that they finally put it together on the next release and create an album that crushes it out of the park on every track. The general trend is promising; Blood's weak points were not as weak as those of Free.
@MartinAlvito Excuse me but I have to tell you, there are no weak tracks anywhere, an album is a conception of ideas that flow from one to the other and depict a total circle. If you can't grasp that than stay away from true concept albums, and dive into bieberville, the point is, even Pink Floyd the wall could be picked apart song by song but wtf? You have to get in to get out
@Estefano80 sie sind ja leider keine feste band, sondern nur ein prokjekt mit musikern aus verschiedenen bands. z.b. gavin harrison oder mike portnoy (in den älteren alben)
I personally think Mike Portnoy's style suits the band better than Harrison's. Even though I'm more a Gavin Harrison fan myself. Im more impressed with Portnoys OSI playing over any of his other projects. What do you guys think??
Portnoy rocks better, but he doesn't want to make this album. When they recorded Free, he said he was like a session musician, because he didn't participate in the composition.
Portnoy have better taste of music. that's the only matter to make GOOD projects (while technic exist, but not in extreme way). K. Moore deserves much more attention, cause only with his good taste and kind of play he can create part of that piece of mastershit.
I actually prefer Gavin's drumming on this song and for OSI in general..While MP comes up with great drum parts on the fly, GH's drumming seems more planned out (love the hip-hop kind of fill at 4:14 on this song) and I think it fits better with the OSI brand of songwriting.
I agree totally with you, Gavin here is not really different than in PT for example whereas mike involent in the songs was a total driving force, take The New Math for example or ShutDown, the drums were a huge part of the music.
Again i'm not disminishing Harrison's work, i'm just giving my fair share of thoughts
Great to have this band on tap in this mix. Must buy all the albums they made.
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nikitofin 4 months ago
@gudjonsveins while it was definitely a supergroup in the beginning, OSI is Kevin and Jim. They are the soul and write the core music... and the sound is largely Kevin's influence. He is amazing.
Tigermave 5 months ago
I have this album in my cd collection, is GREAT! Thanx for vid, add to my playlist :)
heavendreamful 5 months ago
@heavendreamful You're welcome ;-)
Claude0 5 months ago
f'ing love it
TheGMDave 7 months ago
serious 'ending credits to a move' song.... brilliant dark shit.!
AllFoamNoBeer 7 months ago 2
Pure awesomeness !!! Respect to them
veldringr 7 months ago
Very original and very unique OSI is very diffrent like Porcupine Tree, and Tool. Very diffrent and they keep to their styles and don't change...also very inspiring for art...
DeathNotedLight 7 months ago
nice song, standard good by OSI
3rdeye1983 8 months ago
Damn the fusion of that voice and the music,its just so mysterious.Glad i found this band.
Brocalliguy 8 months ago
this is a pretty decent song, love the drum work etc., just the guitar is boring and derivative, just plain bad.
PiEndsWith0 9 months ago
Ottawa rocks to OSI
Ranxxx400 9 months ago
I like ''old'' OSI better. Is it Portnoy, bassists or songs?
yawdvgt 9 months ago
@yawdvgt definitely not Portnoy. IMO Gavin does an amazing job on this album.
Jjjohn0404 9 months ago
I love this mix of electronic and progressive. Chemical compound was obviously influenced by these guys.
thirty3three3sp 10 months ago
epic.
tkivoband 10 months ago
I read that this song is based on Donald Crowhurst's death... Very interesting and intelligent. The tune itself catches the chaos that might've went on in Crowhurst
tambourDOM 11 months ago
wow this is very different. im definately checking these guys out. i love finding new good bands, like that other person said.
CareyPortnoyBeauford 1 year ago
162 likes and 0 dislikes says it all.
LOVE OSI!
usmcsdi69 1 year ago
@usmcsdi69 and then 1 person disliked it :(
RIdrummer96 1 year ago
@RIdrummer96 You must be a commie you POS!
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starark 1 year ago
i heard there is a rumor going around that kevin moore will never be open again
dehdehderzz 1 year ago 3
@dehdehderzz Yeah, he has no more dreams to defend.
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AyeshaShaniqua 1 year ago
saw?O_O se parece xD
Z4nk0 1 year ago
@julikem Well let's just excuse you as well for having a different opinion genius. Just because it's a concept album and has a theme doesn't mean its good from beginning to end. Get over it, even these artists such as Moore will criticize even they're own material. We're all human dude.
procussionaire 1 year ago
Fucking best song ever?
hyggahar 1 year ago
f***kin amazing OSI ! ! ! the best innovation band in my opinion.
UN SALUDO ! ! !
donmono80 1 year ago
This song was written about Donald Crowhurst, by the way.
kalanhai 1 year ago 2
fuck this is great
i never heard this band before
fucking great man!
Satch6strings 1 year ago
This is really cool, too bad Portnoy didn't enjoy the experience. Hope they continue without Portnoy if its necessary.
darfunkelidas 1 year ago
@darfunkelidas The last album already was without Portnoy.
kalanhai 1 year ago
There will be a new OSI album whoho!
HomoRidiculus 1 year ago
que som.....
Viciadaemblasted 1 year ago
On this album the drummer is Gavin Harrison of porcupine tree
lologood84 1 year ago
ive been looking for another song like Free where these guys really let loose and show their true potential... elements of this album mirror and even improve on their past work.
GREAT JOB
MrSUiTeDAcEs 1 year ago
just bought this album! LOVE IT!!!!
drummerman06 1 year ago
Reminds me of Porcupine tree, and Tool :) . First time hearing them
MichaelKnight71 1 year ago
Guys, good news:
OSI is currently working on their fourth album and Metal Blade debut for a late 2010 release.
see you,
m3bmuadib 1 year ago
These
guys
are
AWESOME
Spotfarm666 1 year ago
Great sound, Great band and I found them by accident!!!
georgenorthwood 1 year ago
This sounds like a cross between ( new) Fates Warning and Green Carnation . I like !
SuperJEB17 1 year ago
This is my favorite track on Blood. For those of you new to O.S.I...you gotta check out both of their previous releases. You won't be disappointed!
LedfootFast 1 year ago
If you like Kevin Moore, feel free to visit my fan website: The Mooreatorium. Search for it on Google.
Mebert78 1 year ago
what a super song to hear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
exxam1 2 years ago
people need to check out Porcupine Tree; I think the drummer for PT is in this album. (Gavin Harrison) He's soooooo GREAT!
Ghostwolf190 2 years ago 4
@Ghostwolf190 Gavin Harrison is the drummer for OSI, yes. He's the guy I discovered OSI through- his connection to Porcupine Tree. Steven Wilson is awesome. Most of what he touches I love. Check out Orphaned Land and Blackfield, some of Steven's projects with Israeli Artists. Of course, there's also the super awesome Opeth that Steven Wilson has been working with recently. Just beautiful.
Surasanji 1 year ago 9
@Surasanji Ditto. I love all the stuff you just mentioned.
simzed 1 year ago
@Surasanji wasn't Portnoy originally the drummer for OSI?
HumanLarva 1 year ago
@HumanLarva Yes, he was. But I guess he was not the appropiate drummer for the band. I've read that he got tired about Kevin cutting his fireworks. OSI has a musical approach that crashes with Portnoy's show-off tendencies.
m3bmuadib 1 year ago
well i have to be honest, i was just surfn the tube and saw this and fell in love with the music, i didnt even know it was DT related or whatever, im just amazed its not all that tecnical and progresive ...sounds awsome !
jafertijo 2 years ago 3
never headrd of these guys...it feels great when you discover an awesome band like this!
21Fixxxer 2 years ago 58
@21Fixxxer Supergroup project featuring Jim Matheos of Fates Warning, Kevin Moore of Chroma Key and Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater.
EbenezerScrooge76 1 year ago
@21Fixxxer
Had the first album but had never heard the others. Although I consider the first to be pretty much flawless, the others are not quite that solid but nevertheless great.
Poisonseed 1 year ago
@21Fixxxer True
PedroDVC 11 months ago
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gudjonsveins 5 months ago
@21Fixxxer Never heard of thesee guys? if you ckeck the members, it is a supergroup, with lineup changes, it has included 2 Fates Warning members, Kevin Moore of Dream Theatert and more, 2 Porcupine Tree members, Cynic bassist and Opeth frontman, Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater, so it is a pretty awesome supergroup!
gudjonsveins 5 months ago
@gudjonsveins yeah I know that now.I listen to all of these bands but when i first checked this song out I didnt know that.
21Fixxxer 5 months ago
@21Fixxxer hehe ok :)
gudjonsveins 5 months ago
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dream theater is the backbone of where this band came from, fates warning and PT are good, but not untouchable like DT
mtabet02 2 years ago
Actually, Fates Warning is the backbone, since OSI is Jim Matheos's project.
benmech 2 years ago
I'm not getting into a technical discussion on what a backbone is, but if the drums vocals and keys are coming from current or old DT members, thats the reason the majority of listeners seek OSI in my opinion. So you like FW, thats cool, but i'm getting tired of people putting down DT because of taste. Credit is due where credit is due, JIm of FW deserves much of it. Seriously, hate on shitty musicians please (lady gaga ex.) not directed at you benmech, but to all you DT hating prog-metal heads
mtabet02 2 years ago 2
I love about people talk about the 'genius' of Kevin Moore...Meanwhile this band was formed and put together by Jim Matteos (The guitarist of Fates Warning). This was his project :-p
liquifex 2 years ago
Doesn't change the fact that Kevin Moore is awesome.
IronMikeDT 2 years ago
Rofl. I get a negative hit. I said nothing negative :-p I like OSI, I just like to give credit where credit is due. And for the record - Jim Matteos is incredible as well.
liquifex 2 years ago
They are both excellent...what makes it even better is that they have a fantastic chemistry.
benonemusic 2 years ago
wow!...
glupijutub 2 years ago
I love this album.. I love also Akerfèldt in Stockholm..
lorononsanno 2 years ago
Last album?! i sure don't hope so
Lancert16 2 years ago 2
Best song out of Blood, following it are Stockholm and the tittle track.
drunkhas 2 years ago
excellent song this band is very good like Amplifier.
lapicki51 2 years ago
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happybricks 2 years ago
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reminds me "mezzanine" by massive attack... a lot !!!
ovidiocatullo 2 years ago
such a great band!!
TheMarkodream 2 years ago 3
topshelf. but what else can one expect from Moore...awesome work.
cameronbak 2 years ago 3
Epic...
xXPredraGXx 2 years ago 2
The best song on album!!
Starost07 2 years ago 3
It's difficult to choose... but yes, one of the best!
Estefano80 2 years ago 2
How had I never heard of these guys before? This is incredible!
Lethkhar2000 2 years ago 5
I waited for a long time this track!!
petercussion 2 years ago 2
GREAT song.
ppappixx 2 years ago
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I wish they would have done something more interesting with the middle section. I love this song, but it seems incomplete.
spin467 2 years ago
it reminds me in few moments soundtrack from Saw. Great album.
bielus86 2 years ago
This guys keep reinventing themselfs! Very good album! They only need more attention from the media!
Estefano80 2 years ago 34
@Estefano80 No, they need a proper album. All the three OSI albums has both awesome and mediocre moments, they need to get rid of the last ones. Then, they can have more attention.
KutViZ 1 year ago
@KutViZ:
Truth. This is the best tune I've heard in years. But the album overall does not compare with the classics in prog metal, let alone the best albums outside the niche. I'll take their best ten songs against anyone's. But they have had difficulty putting together an album that can stand up against, say, Images and Words.
MartinAlvito 1 year ago
@MartinAlvito
I agree. Although there are a few tracks (The Escape Artist, Radiologue, Blood) that can stand up against anything OSi have released, the album just doesn't have the complete flow that I would like. However, the high points, when they come, are quite wonderful.
kingofnormania 1 year ago
@kingofnormania I'd add False Start to that list - but otherwise you've got it nailed. To me, Free is as strong from top to bottom as any of their releases (though I'm sure many will disagree with a passion). But even that disc suffers from weak tracks that break up the flow. Let's hope that they finally put it together on the next release and create an album that crushes it out of the park on every track. The general trend is promising; Blood's weak points were not as weak as those of Free.
MartinAlvito 1 year ago
@MartinAlvito Excuse me but I have to tell you, there are no weak tracks anywhere, an album is a conception of ideas that flow from one to the other and depict a total circle. If you can't grasp that than stay away from true concept albums, and dive into bieberville, the point is, even Pink Floyd the wall could be picked apart song by song but wtf? You have to get in to get out
julikem 1 year ago
@Estefano80 Or not. =)
Kakamarsson 10 months ago 3
@Estefano80 sie sind ja leider keine feste band, sondern nur ein prokjekt mit musikern aus verschiedenen bands. z.b. gavin harrison oder mike portnoy (in den älteren alben)
DrumJoshChopstix 8 months ago
insaneeeeeeee
pitifruit 2 years ago
I have a question.
I just can' understand a part of the lyrics. And I checked out the internet but I read different versions :D:D
So please help me. the part is the following:
I was dreaming
i was headin' west
thirty days faster
had a fever
woke up in a sweat
????????????????
makikaki15 2 years ago
"bailing out the water"
;)
GazellePearl 2 years ago
Masterpiece!!!However it`s not music for everyone.All hail Kevin and Jim!
yurivarbanov 2 years ago 2
Gavin > Mike
Kevin > both of them
Jim > every other person on the planet
the combination of Jim's songwriting style and skills with Kevin's is likely the greatest innovation in the history of mankind.
metallicafan32 2 years ago
Best song on the album.
ElPopularVale 2 years ago 4
This is a fantastic song.
The entire cd is great. I epescially like False Start and Microburst Alert!
lilnick352 2 years ago 4
can't go on, can't go back, can't stop this song!
Sasox 2 years ago 4
amazing song, my favourite since I bought the album, "can't go on, can't go back"
KM knows how to write lyrics, so he does!
GazellePearl 2 years ago
I really love this song. Great track!
Darkblood189 2 years ago 2
I personally think Mike Portnoy's style suits the band better than Harrison's. Even though I'm more a Gavin Harrison fan myself. Im more impressed with Portnoys OSI playing over any of his other projects. What do you guys think??
alightbulbsun 2 years ago 2
Portnoy rocks better, but he doesn't want to make this album. When they recorded Free, he said he was like a session musician, because he didn't participate in the composition.
carlsousa 2 years ago
Portnoy have better taste of music. that's the only matter to make GOOD projects (while technic exist, but not in extreme way). K. Moore deserves much more attention, cause only with his good taste and kind of play he can create part of that piece of mastershit.
I agree with you about Portnoy.
Sasox 2 years ago
LOVE this song.
I actually prefer Gavin's drumming on this song and for OSI in general..While MP comes up with great drum parts on the fly, GH's drumming seems more planned out (love the hip-hop kind of fill at 4:14 on this song) and I think it fits better with the OSI brand of songwriting.
benonemusic 2 years ago 4
Oh i dont know, yeah Portnoy i think has a more solid sound maybe, but you cant be Gavin's kick pedal work, nothing beats it.
plus i think he adds his own branding to a song.
guesstimateJones 2 years ago
I agree totally with you, Gavin here is not really different than in PT for example whereas mike involent in the songs was a total driving force, take The New Math for example or ShutDown, the drums were a huge part of the music.
Again i'm not disminishing Harrison's work, i'm just giving my fair share of thoughts
drunkhas 2 years ago
superb !!!!!!!!!
fajosz 2 years ago
thanks for posting this fabulous track!
vivace679 2 years ago