The Root Of All Evil (track)
by Dream Theater
Year: 2005
From the album Octavarium (track #1)
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The Root Of All Evil appears on the following album(s) by Dream Theater:
- Octavarium (track #1) (this album) (2005)
- Score (20th Anniversary World Tour) (track #1) (2006)
- Live At Luna Park (track #5) (2013)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/06/2026 16:18 | Exist-en-ciel | 167,650 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2025 10:20 |  luigybetis | 13,330 | 89/100 |
| ! | 02/05/2025 11:45 |  doombringer | 14,960 | 74/100 |
| ! | 02/03/2025 01:34 | SethGunde | 2,438 | 69/100 |
| ! | 11/17/2024 16:42 | spinout | 41,117 | 83/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.0/100, a mean average of 84.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.7.
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AAL2014 06/25/2016 00:01 | #169661
Great opener to one of Dream Theater's best albums. Very heavy with a great riff and intro.
For the sixth and seventh parts of "Twelve Step Suite," "Root of All Evil" is very lame compared to the rest.
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