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Devin Townsend self-references chart

PostPosted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:44 pm
by static2
alright folks, i have spent far too much time cataloguing all of Dev's intentional self-referencing in this gigantic, ugly chart. and now, for your viewing (dis)pleasure:

http://www.lucidchart.com/documents/vie ... e90a7e0eed

the link is for viewing — if anyone finds something not linked and wants to edit it with me, let me know.

the site is free to look at and edit stuff, but you either need to make an account or sign in with your Google/Yahoo account to edit.

Re: Devin Townsend self-references chart

PostPosted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 8:13 pm
by djskrimp
HOLY CLEARLY VISIBLE LINES OF PHILOTIC GOODNESS!

Re: Devin Townsend self-references chart

PostPosted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 9:19 pm
by mrbean667
My god, that must have taken a while...
Really cool!

Re: Devin Townsend self-references chart

PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:13 am
by Lettuce
My guessing is you didn't get up to much this weekend :P

Oh and Radial Highway > Bad Devil

Re: Devin Townsend self-references chart

PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 4:26 am
by fragility
ROFL, pure awesomeness!

Re: Devin Townsend self-references chart

PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:45 am
by DevinJayLeibe
Holy mudkips that is awesome. I want to print it off and stick it on my ceiling :D

Would it be plausible to link Man to Watch You?

"I, watch, you
In my silence"

And Ocean Machines (the song) to er, Ocean Machine (album) :D

Re: Devin Townsend self-references chart

PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 9:28 am
by mymomlikesdogs
Oh sweet, I've been waiting for this!

Now I just need someone to explain some of the connections to me.

Re: Devin Townsend self-references chart

PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:23 am
by static2
Lettuce wrote:My guessing is you didn't get up to much this weekend :P

Oh and Radial Highway > Bad Devil


what? really? i think i need to go listen to RH again xD

DevinJayLeibe wrote:Holy mudkips that is awesome. I want to print it off and stick it on my ceiling :D

Would it be plausible to link Man to Watch You?

"I, watch, you
In my silence"

And Ocean Machines (the song) to er, Ocean Machine (album) :D


good call on "Man." i was unsure on the OM thing — i figured it would be as obvious as all the DTP title tracks, which don't need links to the titles. any other opinions on this?

also, does "Praise the Lowered" count as a reference to "Critic" / "All Hail the New Flesh?" the line in question being "all of it's all we are / that's all we are."

Re: Devin Townsend self-references chart

PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:38 pm
by gitrplaya4u
Holy crap I've wanted to do this for a while, but now I'm glad someone else did it :D

Also, Gato references Skeksis, yes?
Finally, now make a reference page that shows HOW these are references :lol:

Edit: What in the world is I Really Love Korea and how can I get it??

Re: Devin Townsend self-references chart

PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:12 pm
by static2
what's the "Skeksis" reference?

"I Really Love Korea" is the Korean (gasp!) bonus track on AE. it's basically the harmonic feedback from the start of "Depth Charge" underneath Dev talking about how the band likes Korea, who's in the DTB, and promising a tour (or something to that effect). i'm sure it would be pretty expensive to try to buy it, but you can find the track online.

Re: Devin Townsend self-references chart

PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:35 pm
by gitrplaya4u
Someone (probably Dev) recently pointed out that there is a shared melody in Gato and Skeksis that is from the Dark Crystal theme. It can be heard in Gato at ~3:50 and in Skeksis at ~2:51 aaaaand finally here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPdowP_aBXY

Finally, (maybe) what in the world is Idom?

Re: Devin Townsend self-references chart

PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 8:32 am
by catharsis
pretty cool, but i gotta say i disagree with a lot of it. i mean a monday referencing monday just cuz of the title? how does addicted reference centipede? the alien album referencing depth charge? canada and detox demo? sorry but a lot of this doesn't make much sense.

Re: Devin Townsend self-references chart

PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 8:42 am
by catharsis
idom is basically a dire & consequence as one track and also incorporated part of aftermath, probably a demo. it was on some random japanese compilation

Re: Devin Townsend self-references chart

PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:03 am
by David Hardy
This is awesome, but I really don't get a lot of the connections. It would be cool to get a list of them, or even have other posters give their two cents. I'm a total sucker for self-referencing and reprises. In any case, thanks for the awesome chart! :amen:

Re: Devin Townsend self-references chart

PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:00 am
by Octillus
the grey line's a specific line out in BC (THANKS CANADIAN GIRL I DATED TWO YEARS AGO)