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Do you have a favorite?

Caught in a Web
Erotomania
Voices
The Silent Man
Innocence Faded
Lie
Lifting Shadows off a Dream
The Mirror
Space-Dye Vesty
6:00
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"Best" Song from "Awake"
« on: November 21, 2014, 03:52:49 PM »
I can't say for sure, but judging by the enthusiastic reactions I've been reading on here, the second set in the band's current live show may be the most popular ever.

The entire SECOND HALF of "Awake!"

As such this poll may be somewhat stressful for some of you, because now you have to pick just ONE!!!
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2014, 04:27:14 PM »
Voices.
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2014, 04:58:35 PM »
Scarred
Voices / "Space-Dye Vesty"
Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
The Mirror
The Silent Man
Lie
Innocence Faded
Karina Webb
6:00
Erotomania
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2014, 05:01:33 PM »
Scarred
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2014, 05:08:22 PM »
I wanted to vote for Scarred, but I accidentally voted for 6:00 instead, which is actually my least favorite song on Awake.
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2014, 05:10:56 PM »
They played my three favorite songs from Awake this tour, so I was pretty happy.
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2014, 05:11:39 PM »
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2014, 06:19:27 PM »
Quote from: TheCountOfNYC on November 21, 2014, 05:08:22 PM
I wanted to vote for Scarred, but I accidentally voted for 6:00 instead, which is actually my least favorite song on Awake.

You probably won't have to worry about it.

Right now it looks like Scarred will be the winner.
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2014, 06:25:00 PM »
Lie - Today's selection.
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2014, 07:02:00 PM »
The poll not being in album order messes me up :lol

Scarred
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2014, 07:43:42 PM »
Scarred, by a long shot.
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2014, 08:47:29 PM »
"The Mirror", although "Scarred" was very close.

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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2014, 09:40:48 PM »
Voices for shizzle
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2014, 11:05:51 PM »
Caught in a Web.

... Yeah, I'm weird.  For what it's worth, Scarred and Voices would be my next favorites. 
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #14 on: November 22, 2014, 12:22:03 AM »
Quote from: CharlesPL on November 21, 2014, 06:25:00 PM
Lie - Today's selection.

This. But Awake is an album which doesn't have the highlight for me. It's just a strong album with 11 good songs, some of those are a little lower than others.
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #15 on: November 22, 2014, 01:27:14 AM »
I posted this exact poll half a year ago: https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=41486.0

But yeah, S-DV is my fave.
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #16 on: November 22, 2014, 01:46:58 AM »
1. Why aren't the songs in album order on the poll? What's the logic behind this order?

2. Space-Dye Vesty?  :lol
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #17 on: November 22, 2014, 02:50:57 AM »
I'm really in the minority here, but Innocence Faded.
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #18 on: November 22, 2014, 03:56:04 AM »
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I'm really in the minority here, but Innocence Faded.
I'm with you. :tup
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #19 on: November 22, 2014, 04:54:12 AM »
There are no clear standouts on Awake as there are on many of their other albums imo, but I'll go with my pal Jaffa and go with CIAW. I really like the concise melodic stuff, along with Innocence Faded, and they're perhaps the only things on the album you could call underrated. But I like everything up to and including The Mirror about the same. :tup
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #20 on: November 22, 2014, 04:55:43 AM »
Lifting Shadows Off A Dream by a nipple over Scarred.
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #21 on: November 22, 2014, 06:19:21 AM »
Voices has always been my favourite from Awake. JPs solo is one of his best and it has some of my favourite vocals and lyrics in a DT song. Those things just elevate it above Scarred for me.
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #22 on: November 22, 2014, 06:24:47 AM »
There isn't really a stand-out "best" song on Awake for me. Of all the albums they've ever done, this is perhaps the most balanced in terms of song quality.

But right now I'm going with Scarred.  :biggrin:
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #23 on: November 22, 2014, 03:08:34 PM »
Quote from: RoeDent on November 22, 2014, 01:46:58 AM
1. Why aren't the songs in album order on the poll? What's the logic behind this order?

2. Space-Dye Vesty?  :lol

I always put all of the songs in alphabetical order, unless it's a concept album or a live album.

That's just the way I do things...
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #24 on: November 22, 2014, 03:10:38 PM »
Quote from: Jaffa on November 21, 2014, 11:05:51 PM
Caught in a Web.

... Yeah, I'm weird.  For what it's worth, Scarred and Voices would be my next favorites.

I'm actually surprised "Caught" didn't get MORE votes.

It's not one of MY favorites, but still...
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #25 on: November 22, 2014, 03:13:00 PM »
Quote from: chaossystem on November 22, 2014, 03:08:34 PM
Quote from: RoeDent on November 22, 2014, 01:46:58 AM
1. Why aren't the songs in album order on the poll? What's the logic behind this order?

2. Space-Dye Vesty?  :lol

I always put all of the songs in alphabetical order, unless it's a concept album or a live album.

That's just the way I do things...

wut

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Erotomania
Voices
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #26 on: November 23, 2014, 02:37:39 PM »
I was thinking "A Mind Beside Itself" when I put 2-4 where they are, but then I remembered "C" for "Caught, comes after before "A," but "E" for "Erotomania" comes after "C," so I just left it the way way it is, instead of splitting up AMBI.
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #27 on: November 23, 2014, 02:38:35 PM »
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I just don't understand what they were trying to achieve with any part of the song, either individually or as a whole. You know what? It's the Platypus of Dream Theater songs. That bill doesn't go with that tail, or that strange little furry body, or those webbed feet, and oh god why does it have venomous spurs!? And then you find out it lays eggs too. The difference is that the Platypus is somehow functional despite being a crazy mishmash or leftover animal pieces

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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #28 on: November 23, 2014, 02:43:26 PM »
ok I chose


Space Dye
Scarred
6:00
AMBI

Voices
Mirror/Lie
Mirror
Web

Innocence

Silent Man
Lie

Shadows

I ranked The Mirror / Lie  and AMBI separately  and together
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I just don't understand what they were trying to achieve with any part of the song, either individually or as a whole. You know what? It's the Platypus of Dream Theater songs. That bill doesn't go with that tail, or that strange little furry body, or those webbed feet, and oh god why does it have venomous spurs!? And then you find out it lays eggs too. The difference is that the Platypus is somehow functional despite being a crazy mishmash or leftover animal pieces

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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #29 on: November 24, 2014, 08:10:04 AM »
Voices all the way.
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #30 on: November 24, 2014, 08:14:16 AM »
Scarred.  Probably my favorite DT song overall.
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #31 on: November 29, 2014, 07:35:01 PM »
Scarred
The Mirror
Lie
Erotomania
Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
Caught In A Web
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #32 on: November 30, 2014, 08:08:03 PM »
Voices, by far.
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #33 on: December 03, 2014, 10:03:39 AM »
Scarredy cat... :biggrin:
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Re: "Best" Song from "Awake"
« Reply #34 on: December 04, 2014, 10:01:32 AM »
Voices is my choice =)

The whole album is a masterpiece, but I went for Voices since I think it's a formidable combination of outstanding atmospheres - vocals - and lyrics.
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