The HAKEN Survivor - Affinity: Round 3!

[Elite]

Previous round results:

Initiate 4 (25%)
Lapse 2 (12.5%)
Earthrise 1 (6.3%)
Red Giant 7 (43.8%)
Bound by Gravity 2 (12.5%)

Songs not mentioned here received zero votes.

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Affinity Results:

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8. Red Giant
9. affinity.exe

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Haken Survivor Main Thread

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Well, that's a fucking shame, but that's the Haken Survivor for you.

I actually relistened to the album and found Lapse (my vote last round) to be better than I could remember and Earthrise was rather annoying to me, especially in the busy guitar parts, so my vote goes to that one this round. I bet it'll be pointless.

One day.

[The Silent Cody]

Bound By Gravity, I remember that I was very disappointed when listening Affinity for the first time when I heard that track... I was hoping for something more from closing track.

[Crow]

Initiate, but Lapse could go here too and I wouldn't complain

[Zydar]

Bound By Gravity, I remember that I was very disappointed when listening Affinity for the first time when I heard that track... I was hoping for something more from closing track.

Yeah, I'll go with this.

[Rattlehead]

The Endless Knot

[jammindude]

Bound by Gravity is one of the most goosebump inducing songs I've ever heard.    It's a slow build up to the most amazing climax in their entire catalog.   

OMG!!! I found it!!!   I went searching for the video to get a time stamp of the climax, and the fan made video with ***THE MOST AMAZING*** visuals is back up.    I had favorited it for a time, but it got taken down, and now it's back up.   To me, it really adds an amazing visual element to the song.    Like....if you were watching BBG as part of a laser show, this is similar to what you should see.   And if they ever do it live, it needs to be accompanied by this video on a back screen, and a spectacular light show.     If they did that, it would become a permanent staple in their set. 

Please watch this before voting!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2TbIkpNCc8

Oh, by the way....Initiate.

[KevShmev]

That is pretty cool!

Oh, and Initiate is the easy vote here.  Easily the worst song from the first four albums.

[Evermind]

Bound by Gravity

[jammindude]

Bound by Gravity

Did you watch the video?   You have to watch the video first.   

[Evermind]

I won't watch the video recommended by a guy who voted Initiate.

Actually I'll watch it at home, I'm curious.

[Mladen]

Bound By Gravity

I'm not letting a video push me around. 

[Destiny Of Chaos]

Bound By Gravity, I remember that I was very disappointed when listening Affinity for the first time when I heard that track... I was hoping for something more from closing track.

This, exactly. The Architect should have been the closing track.

Oh, and Initiate is the easy vote here.  Easily the worst song from the first four albums.

I don't get this at all. I don't see anything bad about this song. From "Tears.... Until My dying day" until the song gets quiet again is one of the best, parts of any Haken song imo.

Can't see this one compared to the worst songs of the first 4 albums, but... opinions.

[cramx3]

Initiate