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Offline Chimpi

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #35 on: September 16, 2011, 11:33:06 AM »
It has been hard to accurately rank the songs until now.  With a firm grasp, I say:

1.  Bridges In The Sky
2.  Breaking All Illusions
3.  Beneath The Surface
4.  This Is The Life
5.  Outcry
6.  Far From Heaven
7.  On The Backs Of Angels
8.  Lost Not Forgotten
9.  Build Me Up, Break Me Down

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #36 on: September 16, 2011, 11:42:11 AM »
1. Breaking All Illusions
2. Bridges in the Sky
3. This is the Life
4. Lost Not Forgotten
5. Outcry
6. On the Backs of Angels
7. Beneath the Surface
8. Build Me Up, Break Me Down
9. Far from Heaven

Far from set in stone, but this is how they rank right now.
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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #37 on: September 16, 2011, 11:45:34 AM »
It'll change for sure but...

1. BAI
2. TITL
3. LNF
4. BMUBMD
5. BITS
6. OTBOA
7. BTS
8. FFH
9. Outcry

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #38 on: September 16, 2011, 11:48:48 AM »
Breaking All Illusions
Far From Heaven
Bridges in the Sky
Beneath the Surface
Outcry
On the Backs of Angels
Build Me Up, Break Me Down

---where the album gets less good---
This Is the Life
Lost Not Forgotten

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #39 on: September 16, 2011, 11:58:45 AM »
Breaking All Illusions
Bridges In The Sky
Beneath The Surface
Lost Not Forgotten
This Is The Life
On The Backs Of Angels
Build Me Up, Break Me Down
Far From Heaven
Outcry
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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #40 on: September 16, 2011, 12:00:32 PM »
Breaking All Illusions
Bridges In The Sky
Outcry
Beneath The Surface
Lost Not Forgotten
This Is The Life
On The Backs of Angels
Build Me Up, Break Me Down
Far From Heaven
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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #41 on: September 16, 2011, 01:33:21 PM »
Breaking All Illusions
Bridges in the Sky
Lost Not Forgotten
On the Backs of Angels
Outcry
Beneath the Surface
This is the Life
Build Me Up, Break Me Down
Far From Heaven

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #42 on: September 16, 2011, 01:41:26 PM »
To rank them I would have to feel some are better or worse than others, and I can't. I love them all and don't have any thoughts about skipping tracks- every previous DT album has at least one song I skip at times, but not here.
Only time will tell whether this album stays as awesome as it is now, but so far I'm stunned by it.

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #43 on: September 16, 2011, 01:46:01 PM »
1. Breaking All Illusions
2. Bridges in the Sky
3. Lost Not Forgotten
4. Outcry
5. This is the Life
6. Beneath the Surface
7. On the Backs of Angels
8. Far From Heaven
9. Build Me Up, Break Me Down

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #44 on: September 16, 2011, 01:53:33 PM »
After about 10 full listens...my ranking is definitely different than it would have been after just a few run throughs.  I feel every song on the album is excellent with the exception of (for now) Far From Heaven.  That song just isn't giving me the feeling that the others do.

1. Breaking All Illusions
2. Build Me Up, Break Me Down
3. Bridges In The Sky
4. Outcry
5. On The Backs Of Angels
6. Beneath The Surface
7. Lost Not Forgotten
8. This Is The Life
9. Far From Heaven

WOW!  Writing them out like this for the first time really shows what an incredible set of songs ADTOE is for me...I find LNF totally amazing at times, and I absolutely love TITL, yet I have them ranked 7th and 8th!    :metal

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #45 on: September 16, 2011, 03:14:56 PM »
1. Lost Not Forgotten

2. Bridges in the Sky

3. Outcry








4. Breaking all Illusions
5. On the Backs of Angels

6. This is the Life


7. Build Me Up, Break Me Down




8. Far From Heaven



































9. Beneath the Surface

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #46 on: September 16, 2011, 03:20:06 PM »
1. Breaking All Illusions
2. Beneath the Surface
3. Bridges in the Sky
4. This is the Life
5. Build Me Up, Break Me Down
6. Outcry
7. Far From Heaven
8. On the Backs of Angels
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The first three kinds being sex, nachos, and mud wrestling, right?

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #47 on: September 16, 2011, 04:37:22 PM »
BAI


Outcry
BITS

TITL
LNF


OTBOA
BMUBMD

BTS

FFH

The bolded songs I'd like to see live.

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #48 on: September 17, 2011, 03:36:24 AM »
Entirely subject to change.

Breaking All Illusions
Bridges in the Sky

This Is the Life

Outcry

Build Me Up, Break Me Down
On the Backs of Angels
Far from Heaven

Beneath the Surface

Lost Not Forgotten
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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #49 on: September 17, 2011, 02:37:56 PM »
After first listen

1. Bridges in the Sky

2. Breaking All Illusions
3. On the Backs of Angels
4. This is the Life
5. Lost Not Forgotten
6. Beneath the Surface
7. Far From Heaven
8. Outcry
9. Build Me Up, Break Me Down

After more listens I've changed to this. I still need to listen to BAI more. I'm still iffy if its the #2 song for me. I still can't figure out Outcry. LNF has clicked. BITS is on its own level. I want to see it live so bad, hoping for it next week in SF. As an opener it would be amazing.

1. Bridges in the Sky
2. Breaking All Illusions
3. Lost Not Forgotten
4. This is the Life
5. On the Backs of Angels
6. Beneath the Surface
7. Far From Heaven
8. Build Me Up, Break Me Down
9. Outcry

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #50 on: September 17, 2011, 02:59:51 PM »
1. This is the Life
2. Build Me Up, Break Me Down
3. Beneath the Surface
4. Bridges in the Sky
5. Breaking All Illusions
6. Far From Heaven
7. On the Backs of Angels
8. Outcry
9. Lost Not Forgotten

Some controversial choices in there, I'm sure. That's not to say that there isn't something to like in all of them. OTBOA probably ranks so low because of the early saturation factor... Outcry because some of the instrumental section is just a little too much for me and LNF because... well... aside from the middle eastern vibe, it's a side of DT that just isn't my cup of tea.

Consider the rest stellar.  :coolio

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #51 on: September 17, 2011, 03:20:00 PM »
This is soooo tough cuz they're all so equally awesome

Something like

1. Bridges in the Sky
2. Outcry
3. Lost not forgotten
4. Breaking all illusions
5. On the Backs of Angels
6. Build me up, Break me down
7. This is the Life
8. Beneath the surface
9. Far from heaven

But everyone of those songs is at least 8/10 material.

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #52 on: September 17, 2011, 03:26:23 PM »
1. BAI
2. BITS
3. LNF
4. FFH
5. TITL
6. Outcry
7. OTBOA
8. BTS
9. BMUBMD

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #53 on: September 17, 2011, 05:04:49 PM »
Okay, has anyone noticed yet that literally.. Almost EVERYONE's list consists of:
the number one song = Breaking All Illusions,
the number two song = Bridges in The Sky.


I think Dream Theater really had to of done something right if almost all of the fan base agrees that those two are the best tracks on the album.


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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #54 on: September 17, 2011, 06:44:45 PM »
1) Breaking All Illusions
2) Lost Not Forgotten
3) Bridges In The Sky
4) On The Backs of Angels
5) Beneath The Surface
6) Outcry
7) This Is The Life
8) Build Me Up, Break Me Down






































9) Far From Heaven  :tdwn :tdwn :tdwn :tdwn :tdwn

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #55 on: September 17, 2011, 06:50:57 PM »
I find my rankings utterly repulsive, but they are the best I can do.  Very hard thing to do...

Outcry
Bridges in the Sky
Build Me Up, Break Me Down
Breaking All Illusions
Beneath the Surface
Lost Not Forgotten
This is the Life
On The Backs of Angles
Far From Heaven

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #56 on: September 17, 2011, 10:01:07 PM »
Bridges in the Sky
Breaking All Illusions
Build Me Up, Break Me Down
Outcry
On The Backs of Angles
Lost Not Forgotten
This is the Life
Beneath the Surface
Far From Heaven

Normally I like DT ballads, but I found them a little lacking on this album. They're still good, but not in the same league as the non-ballads on this disc (for me).

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #57 on: September 17, 2011, 11:55:30 PM »
1. Bridges in the Sky
2. Outcry
3. Lost not Forgotten
4. Build Me Up, Break me Down
5. Beneath the Surface
6. On the Backs of Angels
7. Breaking all Illusions
8. Far From Heaven
9. This is the Life

I know Breaking All Illusions is up there for a lot of people, but I have a hard time getting through it.  It's got some great passages, but what doesn't amaze me just bores the heck out of me.  I'm sure this list will change with time, but this is it for now.

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #58 on: September 18, 2011, 05:09:02 AM »
1.Breaking All Illusions
2.Lost Not Forgotten
3.Beneath The Surface
4.This Is The Life
5.Outcry
6.On The Backs Of Angels
7.Bridges In The Sky
8.Build Me Up, Break Me Down
9.Far From Heaven

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #59 on: September 18, 2011, 05:30:56 AM »
1. Bridges in the sky
2. Beneath the surface
3. Breaking all illusions
4. Build me up, break me down
5. On the backs of angels

6. Lost not forgotten
7. Far from heaven
8. This is the life
9. Outcry

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #60 on: September 18, 2011, 05:41:16 AM »
Breaking All Illusions
Bridges In The Sky
This Is The Life
Far From Heaven
Outcry
Lost Not Forgotten
On The Backs of Angels
Beneath The Surface
Build Me Up, Break Me Down

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #61 on: September 18, 2011, 05:41:37 AM »
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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #62 on: October 28, 2011, 02:39:05 PM »
1. Outcry
2. Bridges In The Sky
3. Build Me Up Break Me Down
4. Lost Not Forgotten
5. This Is The Life
6. On The Backs Of Angels
7. Breaking All Illusions
8. Far From Heaven
9. Beneath The Surface

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #63 on: October 28, 2011, 02:41:04 PM »
9) Far From Heaven  :tdwn :tdwn :tdwn :tdwn :tdwn
It's not my favorite song either, but it's not that bad...
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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #64 on: October 28, 2011, 03:13:24 PM »
1.Bridges In The Sky
2.Outcry
3.Breaking All Illusions
4.Far From Heaven
5.This Is The Life
6.Lost Not Forgotten
7.On The Backs Of Angels
8.Beneath The Surface
9.Build Me Up Break Me Down

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #65 on: October 28, 2011, 03:33:29 PM »
1) Breaking all Illusions
2) Outcry
3) Far from Heaven
4) Bridges in the Sky
5) Build Me Up, Break Me Down
6) On the Backs of Angels
7) This is the Life
8) Lost Not Forgotten
9) Beneath the Surface

With that said, BTS is still an amazing song.

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #66 on: October 28, 2011, 03:37:56 PM »
Breaking All Illusions / Bridges in the Sky (I'm currently deciding which one I like more)
Lost Not Forgotten
On The Backs of Angels
Far From Heaven / Beneath The Surface (Depends on my mood)
This Is The Life
Build Me Up Break Me Down
Outcry

Outcry is pretty good, but it doesn't sound as complete as the other songs.

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #67 on: October 28, 2011, 04:08:53 PM »
Bridges in the Sky
Far From Heaven
Breaking All Illusions
Lost Not Forgotten
Beneath the Surface
Outcry
On The Backs of Angels
This is The Life
Build Me Up, Break Me Down
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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #68 on: October 28, 2011, 04:15:38 PM »
1. Outcry
2. Lost Not Forgotten
3. Breaking All Illusions
4. Bridges In The Sky
5. This Is The Life
6. On The Backs Of Angels
7. Build Me Up Break Me Down
8. Far From Heaven
9. Beneath The Surface

I could live with that rating.

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Re: Rank the songs on ADTOE
« Reply #69 on: October 28, 2011, 06:46:54 PM »
Breaking All Illusions
Bridges in the Sky
Outcry
On the Backs of Angels
This is the Life
Beneath the Surface
Lost Not Forgotten
Far From Heaven
Build Me Up, Break Me Down

only song I don't consider to be good is BMUBMD