Bottom Ten: Worst/Least-Greatest Dream Theater Songs

[Jaffa]

We’ve all seen top ten threads and top fifty threads and ‘which is your favorite off each album’ threads.  I, for one, am curious to see the other side of the coin.  So, which Dream Theater songs do you dislike the most?  Or, for those of you like myself who like pretty much every Dream Theater song, which songs do you like the least?

(Note to the mods: I’m posting this in the spirit of curiosity and good clean fun.  I don’t mean for this thread to cause any trouble or anything.  That being said, I do recognize that discussing what we dislike about the band could lead to some controversy, so if you’re worried about it, feel free to lock this.)

Anyway, my list is in alphabetical order (to avoid having to put it in any other order):

6:00
Just let Me Breathe
Raw Dog  (Was initially The Ones Who Help To Set The Sun, before Ali mentioned Raw Dog)
Repentance
Status Seeker
Take Away My Pain
The Answer Lies Within
The Best of Times
The Great Debate
The Shattered Fortress

Keep in mind I said I like all Dream Theater songs, just, these least. 

[3xodus]

All but The Killing hand and Ytse Jam off of WDADU so that's 6..

Lie
Anna Lee
Burning My Soul
Repentance

Edit* Burning My Soul replaced TBOT

[BlobVanDam]

In chronological order-

WDADU (minus AFIL, Ytse Jam, TKH, Afterlife), which makes 4
Lie
Scarred
Space Dye Vest
You Not Me
Never Enough
Raw Dog

I can tolerate Lie and YNM, and the rest are about the only DT songs I could say I "hate". The rest of DT's songs I can at least tolerate and listen to without repulsion. That is one hell of a good hit rate.

edited in Raw Dog. Removed Endless Sacrifice.

[Implode]

My bottom 10 are these:

Repentance
Peruvian Skies
You Not Me
The Dark Eternal Night
Hollow Years
As I Am
Forsaken
Lie
Burning My Soul
Light Fuse And Get Away

[Jaffa]

Scarred
Space Dye Vest

the rest are about the only DT songs I could say I "hate".

Thank you for making me feel less controversial about my own list.  =D

[ResultsMayVary]

Status Seeker
Light Fuse and Get Away
Anna Lee
You Not Me
The Ones Who Help To Set The Sun
Cover My Eyes
Speak To Me
Never Enough
6:00
Prophets of War

I pretty much strongly dislike/hate all these songs except Light Fuse and Get Away and The Ones Who Help To Set The Sun which is only possible because of the WDADRU recordings.

[BlobVanDam]

Scarred
Space Dye Vest

the rest are about the only DT songs I could say I "hate".

Thank you for making me feel less controversial about my own list.  =D

I don't see anything at all controversial about your list.

[3xodus]

It's a little upsetting that I'm so torn between which DT song I hate the most... But I really want to change Repentence with The Answer Lies Within... I just hate them both so bad 

[Jaffa]

I don't see anything at all controversial about your list.

Heh, thanks.  Thought I might catch a bit of a shitstorm for 6:00 and/or The Great Debate.

It's a little upsetting that I'm so torn between which DT song I hate the most... But I really want to change Repentence with The Answer Lies Within... I just hate them both so bad 

   Well, are you sure that you couldn't take off something from WDADU and include both?

[bosk1]

I like the vast majority of DT songs, but if I had to create a "bottom ten" list, here it is:

1.  Through My Words  (favorite of the bottom ten)
2.  The Ministry of Lost Souls
3.  Hollow Years
4.  Regression
5.  Another Day
6.  The Ones Who Help To Set The Sun
7.  Eve
8.  Prophets Of War
9.  Space-Dye Vest
10.  You Not Me (least favorite)

[BlobVanDam]

Not a fan of the ballads, bosky?

[bosk1]

Depends on the ballad, really.  Take Away My Pain, for example, ranks VERY highly on my list (as do Disappear and Vacant, although admittedly, those are not standard "ballads"). 

But in general, I definitely prefer the heavier, louder, and/or upbeat DT songs to the ballads. 

[alirocker08]

inb4 Raw Dog

In all seriousness, that is the only DT song that I really do not like, the only other songs I can think to put on my bottom ten are TSF and most of WDADU

[ResultsMayVary]

The Great Debate

What the FUCK, man?!

All joking aside, I very much enjoy that song, so we respectfully disagree. 

inb4 Raw Dog

I'm actually a Raw Dog fan. Hate on it.

[bosk1]

@Ali:  Forgot about that one, honestly.  I'd probably put that at the very top of my list, bumping Through My Words.

[ResultsMayVary]

@Ali:  Forgot about that one, honestly.  I'd probably put that at the very top of my list, bumping Through My Words.

You didn't list it initially which means you LIKE it, Bosk. Do not deny it!

[BlobVanDam]

inb4 Raw Dog

In all seriousness, that is the only DT song that I really do not like, the only other songs I can think to put on my bottom ten are TSF and most of WDADU

I don't know about anyone else, but I had just entirely forgotten that Raw Dog even existed. And I think I preferred it that way. So thanks for that.

[Implode]

I still haven't heard Raw Dog, and I don't plan to any time soon. So I guess my list stands for now.

[Jaffa]

The Great Debate

What the FUCK, man?!

All joking aside, I very much enjoy that song, so we respectfully disagree. 

   Well, at least we've got 6:00 in common, amirite?

inb4 Raw Dog

Holy shit you're right.  10 posts in a bottom ten thread before anyone mentioned Raw Dog?  That's pretty amazing to me.  And I love the fact that you're mentioning it is making people reconsider their lists.  Including me.

[3xodus]

inb4 Raw Dog

In all seriousness, that is the only DT song that I really do not like, the only other songs I can think to put on my bottom ten are TSF and most of WDADU

I don't even count that POS as a DT song.. If I did it would have been first on my list.

[iamtheeviltwin]

Taking my list from the (relatively) recent rank the songs thread, these were my 11 with the lowest rankings (Since I had several with the same rating).  Although I hadn't ranked any of the WDADU at the time as I had never really spent too much time with the album. 

Metropolis Pt 1   
Space Dye-Vest
Vacant      
Take the Time
New Millenium   
Burning My Soul   
Just Let Me Breathe   
Beyond This Life   
Disappear   
Hell's Kitchen   
Lines in the Sand

Now realize that my bottom 11 DT songs still rank above the entire catalogue of other bands I like and listen to.

[reneranucci]

1. Lost Not Forgotten
2. You Not Me
3. Status Seeker
4. Honor Thy Father
5. Burning My Soul
6. Innocence Faded
7. Space-Dye Vest
8. 6:00
9. Lie (if Derek is playing keyboards then it's worse than Scarred)
10. Scarred

[namgalsipsclar]

Through Her Eyes
Honor Thy Father
Endless Sacrifice
In the Name of God
These Walls
Forsaken
Repentance
These are the only DT songs I would describe as 'bad', but to finish the 10 i suppose:

In the Presence of Enemies
Wither
You Not Me

[RuRoRul]

I don't know, if I include WDADU, the Majesty Demoes, some of their unreleased stuff I'd probably find 10 songs I don't really like enough to even listen to much, or that are at the bottom end of those I do like (To Live Forever, Raw Dog). Taking them from JLB studio albums alone is a bit more difficult.

Through My Words
Through Her Eyes
Regression
You Not Me
Anna Lee
The Answer Lies Within
Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
Take Away My Pain
Burning My Soul
6:00

[Implode]

Taking my list from the (relatively) recent rank the songs thread, these were my 11 with the lowest rankings (Since I had several with the same rating).  Although I hadn't ranked any of the WDADU at the time as I had never really spent too much time with the album. 

Metropolis Pt 1   
Space Dye-Vest
Vacant      
Take the Time
New Millenium   
Burning My Soul   
Just Let Me Breathe   
Beyond This Life   
Disappear   
Hell's Kitchen   
Lines in the Sand

Now realize that my bottom 11 DT songs still rank above the entire catalogue of other bands I like and listen to.

There are some damn good songs in that list. 

[3xodus]

Taking my list from the (relatively) recent rank the songs thread, these were my 11 with the lowest rankings (Since I had several with the same rating).  Although I hadn't ranked any of the WDADU at the time as I had never really spent too much time with the album. 

Metropolis Pt 1   
Space Dye-Vest
Vacant      
Take the Time
New Millenium   
Burning My Soul   
Just Let Me Breathe   
Beyond This Life   
Disappear   
Hell's Kitchen   
Lines in the Sand

Now realize that my bottom 11 DT songs still rank above the entire catalogue of other bands I like and listen to.

YOU DISLIKE METROPOLIS?!!?! I mean... WTF MAN? Meanwhile.. half of those song are some of their better songs! DAMN YOU.

[BlobVanDam]

1. Lost Not Forgotten
2. You Not Me
3. Status Seeker
4. Honor Thy Father
5. Burning My Soul
6. Innocence Faded
7. Space-Dye Vest
8. 6:00
9. Lie (if Derek is playing keyboards then it's worse than Scarred)
10. Scarred

I think it's a bit premature to be sticking ADTOE songs in there, but I must say that the second half of your list fills me with pride.

[Jaffa]

Taking my list from the (relatively) recent rank the songs thread, these were my 11 with the lowest rankings (Since I had several with the same rating).  Although I hadn't ranked any of the WDADU at the time as I had never really spent too much time with the album. 

Metropolis Pt 1   
Space Dye-Vest
Vacant      
Take the Time
New Millenium   
Burning My Soul   
Just Let Me Breathe   
Beyond This Life   
Disappear   
Hell's Kitchen   
Lines in the Sand

Now realize that my bottom 11 DT songs still rank above the entire catalogue of other bands I like and listen to.

There are some damn good songs in that list. 

Including my very favorite DT song and two others from my top 15.  =D 

Interesting list, eviltwin. 

[chrisgazpacho]

1 You Not Me
2 Just Let Me Breathe
3 Anna Lee
4 The Great Debate
5 The Best of Times
6 Never Enough
7 The Answer Lies Within
8 Take Away My Pain
9 Shattered Fortress
10 Constant Motion

Not a big fan of Endless Sacrifice either.

[Priest of Syrinx]

I can't knock anything from WDADU, it's just not fair.

In no particular order:

Wither
I Walk Beside You
These walls
Innocence Faded
The Mirror
Eve
Sacrificed Sons
Burning My Soul
The Dark Eternal Night
The Ministry of Lost Souls (too bad, really, because it's an epic title)

[chrisgazpacho]

1. Lost Not Forgotten
2. You Not Me
3. Status Seeker
4. Honor Thy Father
5. Burning My Soul
6. Innocence Faded
7. Space-Dye Vest
8. 6:00
9. Lie (if Derek is playing keyboards then it's worse than Scarred)
10. Scarred

Wow this is a pretty surprising list.  Scarred is easily a top 10 DT song for me, and Lost Not Forgotten could get there in time.  The only song I don't like on this list is You Not Me.

[bosk1]

that POS

3xodus, that kind of comment can in no way be considered "constructive criticism."  Either find a better way to articulate your thoughts or keep them to yourself.

[Priest of Syrinx]

Taking my list from the (relatively) recent rank the songs thread, these were my 11 with the lowest rankings (Since I had several with the same rating).  Although I hadn't ranked any of the WDADU at the time as I had never really spent too much time with the album. 

Metropolis Pt 1    
Space Dye-Vest
Vacant      
Take the Time
New Millenium   
Burning My Soul   
Just Let Me Breathe   
Beyond This Life   
Disappear   
Hell's Kitchen   
Lines in the Sand   

Now realize that my bottom 11 DT songs still rank above the entire catalogue of other bands I like and listen to.

[theseoafs]

In no particular order: You Not Me, Burning My Soul, Constant Motion, The Dark Eternal Night, Forsaken, A Rite of Passage. I'm tempted to throw ITPoE part 2 on here, but I don't think it's a train wreck along the lines of the 6 I've mentioned here.

The first two suffer from the Falling Into Infinity label disease, the next two from Systematic Chaos metal syndrome, "A Rite of Passage" from the autopilot virus, and "Forsaken" from the Twilight disorder.

I also didn't include Raw Dog because I don't consider it canon (just as I do with WDADU).

[OsMosis2259]

Damn son, I see "Eve" on people's list. Most underrated DT instrumental IMO