Appreciate Lines in the Sand

[7StringedBeast]

Holy god this song is amazing.  It's such a trip.  The sonic quality of the instruments, the arrangement of the song, and the performance all make this song quite amazing.  I love the verse right after the solo.  Portnoys little high hat rhythm is the shit.  Put Hells Kitchen before it as the intro and YES!!!

Feel free to appreciate this amazing gem out of the DT discography.

[orcus116]

The last truly great solo Petrucci did.

[BlobVanDam]

The last truly great solo Petrucci did.

Oh how I pity thee.

[Perpetual Change]

The last truly great solo Petrucci did.

I hope you realize that it's only the second post and you've spun this thread into (probably) permanent derailment. 

Fantastic solo, but the last great solo Petrucci did was the solo at the end of The Count of Tuscany.

[Dream Team]

The Lines in the Sand solo is closer to being the 1st great solo he did than to the last great solo (IMO).

[orcus116]

Hey now, he's done tons of good ones since.

Kinda back on track, also one of my favorite lyrical DT songs. Petrucci was really on his game.

[ReaperKK]

JP's solo really makes the song, the background vocals by Doug Pinnick really take away from the song.

[7StringedBeast]

I don't know if his solo makes the song.  I think it adds a great deal to making it amazing, cause that break is just euphoria.  But I think the intro is just incredible.  It's larger than life.  The power of those intro chords and the texture of the keyboard lead.  It's just amazing.  Crank that song as loud as you can, and sit in front of your speakers and close your eyes.  It will completely absorb you.

[Mladen]

It's a fine song, but not one of my favorites. It's rather repetitive and plain sounding for a twelve minutes long epic. At least for me...

[hefdaddy42]

Fantastic song.  Great structure, great lyrics, great musicianship, great mood/atmosphere, awesome solo.

Also, the last DT song with a groove.

[Perpetual Change]

Also, the last DT song with a groove.

BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN
EYES OPEN THE REAL WORLD

[7StringedBeast]

Also, the last DT song with a groove.

BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN
EYES OPEN THE REAL WORLD

Yeah this exactly lol. 

[Zook]

the background vocals by Doug Pinnick really take away from the song.

So true...

[Dublagent66]

Not too difficult to appreciate.  Killer tune.

[The Letter M]

When I first got in to DT, and first hear Falling Into Infinity, the longer tracks were the highlights for me, but "Lines In The Sand" really drew me in, especially after the one-two-punch of "Burning My Soul" (Yes, I actually like it) and "Hell's Kitchen", LITS just really was a KO. Totally the climax of the album, and well placed in the tracklisting.

I like the version heard on Chaos In Motion, which includes the lost last verse that MP mentions in the liner notes for "Falling Into Infinity Demos" as something he missed when they recorded it for the album - I guess playing it that way on the Chaos tour was his way of bringing it back!

-Marc.

[reneranucci]

It's a fine song, but not one of my favorites. It's rather repetitive and plain sounding for a twelve minutes long epic. At least for me...

This. One of the few DT songs that I think drags way too much. When the third "Sometimes..." comes I lose interest.

[lonestar]

Killer song, always loved it.

[j]

Top 10 DT song.  Parts of it had to grow on me, but it is really brilliant, both lyrically and musically.

-J

[ZBomber]

Love this song, favorite on FII. Whenever I listen to it, I have to repeat the ending 2 or 3 times. It is that good.

[glaurung]

I always listen to it with Hells Kitchen as an intro. But it's by far my favorite song on the album.

[Pockets17red]

I always listen to it with Hells Kitchen as an intro. But it's by far my favorite song on the album.

This, then Trial of Tears 

[pogoowner]

Great solo, great guest appearance by Doug Pinnick (he adds a ton to the song), and great song altogether. Best on the album, as a matter of fact.

[AcidLameLTE]

Great solo, great guest appearance by Doug Pinnick (he adds a ton to the song), and great song altogether. Best on the album, as a matter of fact.

[AwakeFromOctavarium]

It's really cool. The main melody is really catchy.

But I still find Just Let Me Breathe more addictive.

[LTE]

One of the great progressive songs on FII. Only topped by Trial of Tears imo.

[hefdaddy42]

Also, the last DT song with a groove.

BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN
EYES OPEN THE REAL WORLD

No.

[Perpetual Change]

Also, the last DT song with a groove.

BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN
EYES OPEN THE REAL WORLD

No.

You wouldn't know how to groove anyway.

[hefdaddy42]

Also, the last DT song with a groove.

BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN
EYES OPEN THE REAL WORLD

No.

You wouldn't know how to groove anyway.

I invented groove.  Bootsie Collins is my homeboy.

[Perpetual Change]

Also, the last DT song with a groove.

BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN
EYES OPEN THE REAL WORLD

No.

You wouldn't know how to groove anyway.

I invented groove.  Bootsie Collins is my homeboy.

Psh.  You can't even spell his name right.

[sonatafanica]

I very much enjoy listening to Lines in the Sand.

[hefdaddy42]

No that's how he really spells it.  I told you, he's my homeboy.

[ZBomber]

No that's how he really spells it.  I told you, he's my homeboy.

Yaba daba do mama!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0end00Llzlg

[Dublagent66]

CiM is the best live version.   

[PlaysLikeMyung]

The harmonic lick that John Myung pulls out of nowhere is pure sex


































I really wish he would return to that style

[El Barto]

Watching the Bucharest DVD whilst working around the Casa Del Barto, and this version of LitS is probably my favorite DVD moment.  It's a fantastic performance.  It's got the talk-box solo.  Sounds good.  All the way around perfect, IMO. 

CiM is the best live version.   

Don't care for JLB on that version, at all.