Images & Words vs. Octavarium -- song by song

[BlobVanDam]

I can't get over how high up on avg I walk beside you Is on the lists , all i can hear when i listen to that song is U2 with JLB on vocals
Sorry but i had to say this is the only DT song I HATE
carry on

Seems to me like most people have it suitably low on their list (unless you count anything other than very bottom as too high, which is understandable too ). The U2 vibe is definitely the most off-putting aspect of the song, but that aside, it's a fairly well written straight forward pop-rock song. It's not the most original song, but it has nice melodies, and I actually quite like the bridge section and the cliche key change. It's certainly not very high up on my list of DT songs, but I can appreciate it for what it is.

[EstyMaJ]

I can't get over how high up on avg I walk beside you Is on the lists , all i can hear when i listen to that song is U2 with JLB on vocals
Sorry but i had to say this is the only DT song I HATE
carry on

It's not high on my list, but it's a great live song. Did you see them in Boston in '06? They played it and it kicked ass. My whole attitide towards the song changed.

No i missed that tour But ill have to check out a live version , i keep trying to listen to that song but it just makes my jaw clinch when i do lol

[TAC]

I can't get over how high up on avg I walk beside you Is on the lists , all i can hear when i listen to that song is U2 with JLB on vocals
Sorry but i had to say this is the only DT song I HATE
carry on

It's not high on my list, but it's a great live song. Did you see them in Boston in '06? They played it and it kicked ass. My whole attitide towards the song changed.

No i missed that tour But ill have to check out a live version , i keep trying to listen to that song but it just makes my jaw clinch when i do lol

It's really a song that comes across very well live. Similar to Just Let Me Breathe.

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

Is there an acoustic version of IWBY somewhere, by chance?  That could be interesting.

[Dr. SeaWolf]

I can't get over how high up on avg I walk beside you Is on the lists , all i can hear when i listen to that song is U2 with JLB on vocals
Sorry but i had to say this is the only DT song I HATE
carry on

It's not high on my list, but it's a great live song. Did you see them in Boston in '06? They played it and it kicked ass. My whole attitide towards the song changed.

No i missed that tour But ill have to check out a live version , i keep trying to listen to that song but it just makes my jaw clinch when i do lol

It's really a song that comes across very well live. Similar to Just Let Me Breathe.

The live version of IWBY on Score is pretty awesome.

[hefdaddy42]

Is there an acoustic version of IWBY somewhere, by chance?  That could be interesting.

No, but I've played it on acoustic guitar.  It's OK that way, but I sincerely doubt the band ever does that.

[BlobVanDam]

Is there an acoustic version of IWBY somewhere, by chance?  That could be interesting.

No, but I've played it on acoustic guitar.  It's OK that way, but I sincerely doubt the band ever does that.

How does it sound on acoustic? It seems too up-tempo to me to be played similarly on acoustic and have the same feel.

Although if you were to serenade me with it, I'm sure I wouldn't complain.

[hefdaddy42]

Like I said, it was OK.  But it loses a lot.  I actually slowed it down a little and made it more mellow.  It changed the song completely, and it wasn't bad in the verses, but the chorus suffered a little.

This is the result of me spending 10 minutes on a song and then neglecting it for 5 years.