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Title: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Kotowboy on March 13, 2017, 06:42:37 AM
Seeing as the other poll was conducted just after The Astonishing was released - Let's do it again a year later and see how the results stack up.

Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: BlobVanDam on March 13, 2017, 07:02:56 AM
They're pretty much listed in the order I'd rank them, so yeah.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Kotowboy on March 13, 2017, 07:26:34 AM
They're pretty much listed in the order I'd rank them, so yeah.

Yes. Every successive album being better than the one before ( for me at least ).
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: BlobVanDam on March 13, 2017, 07:27:19 AM
Yes, because I always rank things backwards.  :\
SC alone I would have listened to more times than all of the MM era albums combined.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: ZKX-2099 on March 13, 2017, 07:29:48 AM
ST>BCSL>SC>Turn>TA
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Kotowboy on March 13, 2017, 07:35:34 AM
Yes, because I always rank things backwards.  :\

They're pretty much listed in the order I'd rank them, so yeah.

Yes. Every successive album being better than the one before ( for me at least ).

Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: MirrorMask on March 13, 2017, 08:08:10 AM
I vote for The Astonishing.

Out of the "normal" albums, I'd go for Dramatic Turn.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Tomislav95 on March 13, 2017, 08:53:42 AM
1. DT
2. ADTOE
3. TA
4. SC
5. BC&SL
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: rumborak on March 13, 2017, 08:54:20 AM
ADTOE, with BCSL close by.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: mikeyd23 on March 13, 2017, 09:04:28 AM
Still going with ADTOE. TA is a close second for me.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Zydar on March 13, 2017, 09:08:03 AM
Still going with ADTOE, closely followed by DT12. TA is dead last still.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: bl5150 on March 13, 2017, 09:15:32 AM
DT12
ADTOE




TA


BCSL
SC
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: erwinrafael on March 13, 2017, 09:18:48 AM
As usual, the poll and the vocal posts are on opposite ends.  :lol
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: V_R11 on March 13, 2017, 09:24:46 AM
Still going with ADTOE. TA is a close second for me.

Agree 100%
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: FsF on March 13, 2017, 09:57:55 AM
BC&SL
ADTOE

DT

SC
TA

Guess I'll be the only person going for Black Clouds...
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: BlobVanDam on March 13, 2017, 10:00:54 AM
As usual, the poll and the vocal posts are on opposite ends.  :lol

What does that even mean? The posts perfectly mirror what the poll results are saying. And what is a "vocal" post anyway? Everyone's giving their opinions in much the same manner.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: dtvoices94 on March 13, 2017, 10:14:21 AM
1. The Astonishing
2. A Dramatic Turn of Events
3. Dream Theater
4. Black Clouds and Silver Linings
5. Systematic Chaos
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: jvelvet3 on March 13, 2017, 10:20:48 AM
1. TA
2. ADTOE
3. DT
4. BCSL
5. SC

Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Madman Shepherd on March 13, 2017, 10:40:14 AM
ADTOE
SC


DT12



BC&SL










TA
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: krands85 on March 13, 2017, 10:42:11 AM
ADTOE by a landslide.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: devieira73 on March 13, 2017, 10:54:21 AM
Nš 1: ADTOE (But imagine this album with TA production!)
About TA, I guess just only one forumer said that previously, I whish it was a bit longer, with more typical DT soloing and instrumentation within the songs and some songs more developed (and NOMACs tracks OUT :biggrin:). With all that, despite the simple story concept and that still not so good drum sound, I think TA maybe would be my favorite album of their entire catalog.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: ? on March 13, 2017, 10:56:27 AM
ADTOE by a landslide.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: jakepriest on March 13, 2017, 11:20:52 AM
1.TA
2. ADTOE


3. BC&SL


4. SC







5. DT12
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Kotowboy on March 13, 2017, 11:29:38 AM
ADTOE by a landslide.

If by landslide - you mean 1 vote you are spot on ! :neverusethis:
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: RodrigoAltaf on March 13, 2017, 11:47:24 AM
ST>BCSL>SC>Turn>TA

Hard to disagree.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: hefdaddy42 on March 13, 2017, 12:19:17 PM
I would say ADTOE.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Adami on March 13, 2017, 12:22:50 PM
ADTOE
TA
BCSL


The other are two are revolving between bottom spot of their catalogue and the second to last.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Mladen on March 13, 2017, 12:23:30 PM
Still Dramatic.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Bertielee on March 13, 2017, 12:35:15 PM
ADToE> TA > SC > DT 12 > BC&SL, so, yeah, ADToE for me.

B.Lee
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Dave_Manchester on March 13, 2017, 12:44:15 PM
I love them all, but my ranking would be:

The Astonishing
A Dramatic Turn of Events
Systematic Chaos
DT12
Black Clouds & Silver Linings
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Zukuduku on March 13, 2017, 12:55:48 PM
An interesting poll! At this point, I'd probably rank DT12 first. A great balance of heavyness and melody. The Ashtonishing is the second on the list. Musically an excellent album, but there should be a bit more metal and technical sections to keep my interest. Still, every once in a while a must listen.

ADTOE takes the third spot. An amazing album, but for some reason I need long breaks before getting back to this album. Perhaps I overlistened to it when it was released? Then SC is fourth and BCASL fifth.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: TheOutlawXanadu on March 13, 2017, 01:34:46 PM
As usual, the poll and the vocal posts are on opposite ends.  :lol

I don't know if this is necessarily true in this case, but I have noticed this trend in various corners of the internet. For example, The Force Awakens has a terrific score of 8.1/10 or something on IMDB, but almost every user review is negative. :lol
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Adami on March 13, 2017, 01:41:14 PM
As usual, the poll and the vocal posts are on opposite ends.  :lol

As of this post, the poll puts ADTOE leading with 38.5%.

As far as people posting their opinions, (excluding those posts that aren't listing their ranks or favorites), ADTOE is leading with 34.3%.

Seems pretty good.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Shadow Ninja 2.0 on March 13, 2017, 03:16:53 PM
BC&SL.

Could've gone for SC too, they're pretty close.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Scottjf8 on March 13, 2017, 10:15:44 PM
I haven't given enough listens to both TA and ADToE really, so hard for me to 100% judge.  But I totally love all of DT12, so that's #1 for me..  then probably SC, BC, then ADToE and TA.

This might change the most I listen to the 2 ....
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: IDontNotDoThings on March 14, 2017, 05:02:54 AM
bikassill
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Kotowboy on March 14, 2017, 05:10:43 AM
So far The Astonishing is only one vote behind Dramatic Turn.

but it's probably just because it was the most recent album... :hat
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Art on March 14, 2017, 05:52:35 AM
1 - BC&SL
2 - ADTOE
3 - DT
4 - TA
5 - SC
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: hefdaddy42 on March 14, 2017, 08:38:13 AM
In whatever ranking, for me the triad of ADTOE, DT12, and TA are far ahead of SC and BC&SL.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Kotowboy on March 14, 2017, 09:22:24 AM
In whatever ranking, for me the triad of ADTOE, DT12, and TA are far ahead of SC and BC&SL.

Yes.

:hifive:

Chuck in Octavarium though ( my favourite Dream Theater album ) and it gets a bit trickier.

Octavarium, Systematic Chaos, Black Clouds & Silver Linings VS A Dramatic Turn Of Events, Dream Theater & The Astonishing.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: hefdaddy42 on March 14, 2017, 10:31:26 AM
Chuck in Octavarium though ( my favourite Dream Theater album ) and it gets a bit trickier.
But that wasn't a Roadrunner release.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Kotowboy on March 14, 2017, 11:05:51 AM
Nope.

But 3 V 3.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Dublagent66 on March 14, 2017, 11:43:56 AM
ADTOE again...and my triad doesn't include DT12 or TA.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Nachtmerrie on March 14, 2017, 12:54:47 PM
ADTOE
SC
DT
TA
BC&SL

Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: ariich on March 14, 2017, 03:28:16 PM
ADTOE, with BCSL close by.
This for me.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: King Postwhore on March 16, 2017, 10:30:57 AM
ADTOE, with BCSL close by.
This for me.

I agree as well.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Scottjf8 on March 16, 2017, 06:58:02 PM
In whatever ranking, for me the triad of ADTOE, DT12, and TA are far ahead of SC and BC&SL.

Yes.

:hifive:

Chuck in Octavarium though ( my favourite Dream Theater album ) and it gets a bit trickier.

Octavarium, Systematic Chaos, Black Clouds & Silver Linings VS A Dramatic Turn Of Events, Dream Theater & The Astonishing.

But if you can throw in Octavarium then I can just raise you a train of thought. Check mate ;)
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: DreamerTV on March 17, 2017, 07:38:17 AM
TA
DT12
ADTOE













SC
BC&SL
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Dublagent66 on March 17, 2017, 08:25:11 AM
ADTOE
SC
BCSL







DT















TA
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: kaos2900 on March 17, 2017, 11:46:35 AM
ADTOE
BC&SL
TA
DT
SC
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: MarkFitDT on March 17, 2017, 12:01:56 PM
TA
DT
ADTOE

BC&SL
SC

for me.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: arkdtmp on March 18, 2017, 01:14:40 AM
Yes, because I always rank things backwards.  :\
SC alone I would have listened to more times than all of the MM era albums combined.
This.  :metal

BlobVanDam: I haven't been on this forum too long, but so far I've agreed with EVERY single post that you've made!
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: arkdtmp on March 18, 2017, 01:18:53 AM
In whatever ranking, for me the triad of ADTOE, DT12, and TA are far ahead of SC and BC&SL.

Yes.

:hifive:

Chuck in Octavarium though ( my favourite Dream Theater album ) and it gets a bit trickier.

Octavarium, Systematic Chaos, Black Clouds & Silver Linings VS A Dramatic Turn Of Events, Dream Theater & The Astonishing.

(https://img.ifcdn.com/images/e11f301110a9a7585b48829a5e3a26f573e2052b387263e88b7660324a038779_1.jpg)
Octavarium is the best album of all time for me-it has everything that I love!!
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Anguyen92 on March 18, 2017, 02:22:11 AM
Honestly, the last two albums that DT has done are some of the most enjoyable stuff I have heard from them and I don't think that's the recent bias talking.  I truly mean it.  I still rate DT12 pretty highly and it got my vote.

Great musicianship, songs that really grabbed me from a lyrical perspective, the solos were strong but never overstayed their welcome.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Mosh on March 18, 2017, 01:25:31 PM
DT12
ADTOE
Black Clouds
Astonishing
SC
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: SwedishGoose on March 18, 2017, 01:56:38 PM
Still going with The Astonishing... which for me is the best of all Dream Theater albums, not only the Roadrunner albums.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Scottjf8 on March 18, 2017, 04:07:23 PM
Still going with The Astonishing... which for me is the best of all Dream Theater albums, not only the Roadrunner albums.

Ok I gotta know..  are you deaf, by chance?  :loser:

Obv jk, but I just don't get TA yet. But to me DT12 is so good... As is BCASL. But I also like A nightmare to remember.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Kotowboy on March 18, 2017, 05:57:59 PM
See A Nightmare To Remember is "boring" to me...
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: As I Am on March 19, 2017, 02:26:25 PM
A Dramatic Turn of Events and it really isn't close.
1. ADTOE
2. BC&SL
3. SC
4. DT
5. TA
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Kotowboy on March 19, 2017, 02:50:48 PM
A Dramatic Turn of Events and it really isn't close.


The results disagree with you :neverusethis:

Also - is it me or are the TA haters extra vocal about disliking it and how could anyone like it ?
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: SwedishGoose on March 19, 2017, 03:03:18 PM
A Dramatic Turn of Events and it really isn't close.


The results disagree with you :neverusethis:

Also - is it me or are the TA haters extra vocal about disliking it and how could anyone like it ?

Yes TA is a polarizing album for sure... glad I am on the positive team
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: goo-goo on March 20, 2017, 07:28:31 AM
Interesting results. I voted for ADTOE. It has aged really well.

If I remove "the fat" from The Astonishing, it would rank 1st or 2nd place. As a whole, non-edited album, it would probably rank in the bottom of the RR releases.
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Post by: tofee35 on March 20, 2017, 09:59:39 AM
ADTOE for me. That album is aging very nicely too. It's in my current top 3. I like the subdued production and classic DT song structures. It was refreshingly familiar and slightly edges out IAW & Awake for me. Great album.

Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: soupytwist on March 20, 2017, 10:16:28 AM
Be interesting to flip and make a worst roadrunner album poll. 
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: Kotowboy on March 20, 2017, 03:34:48 PM
Be interesting to flip and make a worst roadrunner album poll.

Consider it Considered.
Title: Re: PART II : Best RoadRunner Album - One Year Later -
Post by: jjrock88 on March 21, 2017, 06:38:41 PM
DT12