FII Demos Ranking

[goo-goo]

You guys are all wacky for putting Cover My Eyes so low.  Yeah, it's concise, and under 6:00 but has everything:  crunch, a great melody, one of James' best vocals... even the lyric isn't bad for DT standards (if not still relatively incomprehensible).

Stadler, you are LITERALLY the only person I have ever heard of who likes that song as much as you do.

I mean, it's OK, but the demo version isn't even the best version of that song - the live, acoustic version from FYIALT completely slays the demo.  And the song is still just OK at best, when compared to the rest of their output.

You are certainly entitled to whatever favorite song you want, but by no means is anyone else wacky for favoring anything else.

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The live acoustic version so much better than what ended up in the demo cd. Actually, I think the acoustic arrangements on the FYIALT video slay the demo versions, including Speak To Me and Cover My Eyes. 

[OpenYourEyes311]

You guys are all wacky for putting Cover My Eyes so low.  Yeah, it's concise, and under 6:00 but has everything:  crunch, a great melody, one of James' best vocals... even the lyric isn't bad for DT standards (if not still relatively incomprehensible).

Stadler, you are LITERALLY the only person I have ever heard of who likes that song as much as you do.

I mean, it's OK, but the demo version isn't even the best version of that song - the live, acoustic version from FYIALT completely slays the demo.  And the song is still just OK at best, when compared to the rest of their output.

You are certainly entitled to whatever favorite song you want, but by no means is anyone else wacky for favoring anything else.

Cover My Eyes is one of my favorite songs by DT as well. I agree that the live acoustic version is fantastic if not better than the original, but I agree with Stads that it's one of their best. In fact, I used it as my username on the old Voices UK messageboard.

[Prog Snob]

You guys are all wacky for putting Cover My Eyes so low.  Yeah, it's concise, and under 6:00 but has everything:  crunch, a great melody, one of James' best vocals... even the lyric isn't bad for DT standards (if not still relatively incomprehensible).

the live, acoustic version from FYIALT completely slays the demo.  And the song is still just OK at best, when compared to the rest of their output.

That's exactly what I was thinking. I heard the FYIALT version first and loved it. Then when I heard the demo version, I was somewhat disappointed.

[goo-goo]

I so wish someday the acoustic fan club is show is released officially. Those are some of DT's best hidden gems.

[Prog Snob]

I so wish someday the acoustic fan club is show is released officially. Those are some of DT's best hidden gems.

The quality of the unofficial releases are pretty damn good. 

[Mastermax0213]

Raise the Knife has been in my heart for all these years. Raise the knife could've replaced almost any song except lines, tears, and hk.

[Stadler]

You are certainly entitled to whatever favorite song you want, but by no means is anyone else wacky for favoring anything else.

Oh, I know.  Maybe it didn't come off that way, but I meant that all in fun.  It's fun to talk about, but I'm usually the guy saying "you like what you like, leave it alone!"   Hell, I'm the guy in the Def Leppard thread defending Mutt Lange and Shania Twain over High and Dry! (Even though High and Dry is my favorite Leppard album).

I will say, though, there is something about that song that gets me.  I love that song as much as I say here.  I put on "Cleaning..." in the car and just BLAST it, singing along... it's one of the things I love so much about music.  It just takes me somewhere else, and I can't explain it. 

[Train of Naught]

Oh definitely, I think we all have that one song (or several) that just takes us somewhere else, for me, not a Dream Theater song, but I know the feeling.

[Mladen]

I am so with Stadler regarding Cover my eyes. Why someone decided to cut it from the album when the album was supposed to have mainstream appeal is beyond me. It could have been the perfect hit single.

[hefdaddy42]

You are certainly entitled to whatever favorite song you want, but by no means is anyone else wacky for favoring anything else.

Oh, I know.  Maybe it didn't come off that way, but I meant that all in fun.  It's fun to talk about, but I'm usually the guy saying "you like what you like, leave it alone!"   Hell, I'm the guy in the Def Leppard thread defending Mutt Lange and Shania Twain over High and Dry! (Even though High and Dry is my favorite Leppard album).

I will say, though, there is something about that song that gets me.  I love that song as much as I say here.  I put on "Cleaning..." in the car and just BLAST it, singing along... it's one of the things I love so much about music.  It just takes me somewhere else, and I can't explain it.