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Best of the two?

Lines in the Sand
40 (31.3%)
Trial of Tears
68 (53.1%)
too close to decide
20 (15.6%)

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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #35 on: April 17, 2011, 08:14:38 PM »
so you like trial of tears better?
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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #36 on: April 17, 2011, 08:20:22 PM »
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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #37 on: April 17, 2011, 08:24:30 PM »
Damn, tough call.  Gotta go with Trial of Tears, but LITS is awesome too.  Both are probably top ten DT songs.

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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #38 on: April 18, 2011, 05:01:01 AM »
I voted too close, honestly it depends on the mood.

Voices and these two are almost the only thing I spin from DT nowadays, I'm in a disinterest phase right now :-[

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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #39 on: April 18, 2011, 11:13:39 AM »
I bottled it and went for too close to call. Love them both and consider them both standouts on a very good album.

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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #40 on: April 18, 2011, 11:59:32 AM »
Both solid, but I like Lines In The Sand better.

...but [LitS] does have some vocal problems, both with James and the other dude...

Wait...what?
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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #41 on: April 18, 2011, 12:08:56 PM »
Both solid, but I like Lines In The Sand better.

...but [LitS] does have some vocal problems, both with James and the other dude...

Wait...what?

I wouldn't call them 'problems' but the Kings X guy's backing vocals are kinda annoying in my book.

I like ToT miles more than LitS, and not just because of the vocals.
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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #42 on: April 18, 2011, 12:23:35 PM »
I preferred "Lines in the Sand" by a little bit for the longest time, but over the past few years, I've grown to love "Trial of Tears" more.  Both are top 10 DT songs, either way. :tup :tup

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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #43 on: April 18, 2011, 01:11:00 PM »
To close to decide...


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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #44 on: April 18, 2011, 03:13:35 PM »
Lines In The Sand, because of the epic bridge and the epic solo INSIDE of that epic bridge!

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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #45 on: April 18, 2011, 03:22:28 PM »
I'm gonna go with Trial of Tears.  I'm just not a huge fan of LiTS after the stream of consciousness section unless I'm in the right mood.  Plus, once I found out the last vocal section before the final chorus was taken out of the studio version, I can't listen to it anymore without it feeling complete, and there's no live version that feels definitive.  The guitar solo's still extraordinary though.

ToT just engages me the whole way through.  I love trippy ambient stuff with an edge.  And the lyrics are cool.  More than anything, ToT's underrated when it comes to great moments.  Basically everything starting with the keyboard solo is one cool moment after another.  The electric guitar under the solo building, the explosive end of the solo, coming back into the clean guitar, the drum fill to bring in the band, the doubled vocals, the way they end, the big synth, the big chorus, the piano and acoustic guitar overdubs, and the cool little bass solo thing to take it out.  And really cool things happen before then too.
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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #46 on: April 18, 2011, 03:52:03 PM »
Trial of Tears by a neutrino.
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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #47 on: April 18, 2011, 05:55:27 PM »
Lines is average with some awesome parts. Never has it been one of my favorite songs on FII. Trial is just , well, close to epic.

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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #48 on: April 18, 2011, 07:17:59 PM »
OH.

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im just so used to seeing the acronym TOT stand for Train of Thought.

It stands for both.

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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #49 on: April 19, 2011, 03:51:36 AM »
Trial Of Tears.
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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #50 on: April 20, 2011, 08:13:36 AM »
Trial of Tears I guess.

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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #51 on: April 20, 2011, 08:29:35 AM »
Trial of Tears.

Both sit in the 1&2 spots of my FII list. Amazing songs.  :hat
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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #52 on: April 20, 2011, 08:47:17 AM »
Lines in the Sand.Trial of Tears is too quiet :P
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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #53 on: April 20, 2011, 09:20:06 AM »
Trial of Tears easily.
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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #54 on: April 20, 2011, 09:56:25 AM »
Trial of Tears is my favorite Petrucci guitar solo and one of my all time fav DT songs.  Got to go with ToT, though LitS is damn good as well.

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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #55 on: April 20, 2011, 02:23:45 PM »
Trial of Tears is my favorite song on the album and one of my favorite DT songs overall. No hesitation in my choice...

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Re: Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears
« Reply #56 on: April 20, 2011, 03:30:16 PM »
Definitely Lines in the Sand... dat solo
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