Afterlife

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Gadough

#35
July 29, 2011, 04:05:49 AM
Bump.

I just listened to WDADU for the first time in almost a year, and this song jumped out at me in a very good way. By far the best song on the album. Everything about it is amazing.

Zydar

#36
July 29, 2011, 04:08:12 AM
A criminally underrated song. One of my few favourites on their debut.

wolfking

#37
July 29, 2011, 04:55:25 AM
Best song on the album IMO, the Score version is amazing.  I love the solo, but it's actually JP's first solo after the first verse that is my fav part of the song.

Ħ

#38
July 29, 2011, 12:12:31 PM
This is like....a bottom 3 song for me. :lol

IdoSC

#39
July 29, 2011, 12:15:24 PM
To me, it's not the best song on the album (Only a Matter of Time, The Killing Hand and Ytse Jam beat it imo, in no particular order), but it's still an amazing song. I really love their debut album.

Tomislav95

#40
July 30, 2011, 12:57:34 PM
Forbidden Dreams version pwns as much as Score :tup

Sketchy

#41
July 30, 2011, 03:07:21 PM
I love everything on WDADU, and this song is no exception. It's a very fun record, even if it isn't their most accomplished. I just love it all, especially the bass harmonics on TOWHTSTS. Oh, and every other part of the album too.

wammabe

#42
July 30, 2011, 04:16:45 PM
Quote from: The Dark Master on January 17, 2011, 07:33:32 PM
Quote from: LTE777 on January 17, 2011, 07:30:56 PM
Speaking of WDADU, would anyone like to see a follow up to WDADU?

Now that MP has left the band, that only leaves JP and JM left from the original lineup.

I think it would be unreal as a one-off to record a new Majesty album as a follow-up as I believe...ready for it...if WDADU has the same recording quality as I&W then WDADU>I&W.  The Killing Hand>Learning to Live IMO

The line up could contain JP, JM, MP, CD & KM as a one-off?

Any thoughts?

It would be really really cool, and I would like to see that alot since I absolutely love the WDADU style, but sadly, Kevin has decided to pretend that Dream Theater never existed.   :\

Perhaps if the rest of the band members tell Jordan to only use his left hand and they give him a very old keyboard workstation that can't produce any modern Dream Theater sound...

Jarlaxle

#43
July 30, 2011, 11:36:04 PM
SO ENERGY, POWAH!

FlyingBIZKIT

#44
July 30, 2011, 11:37:01 PM
Easily my favorite from WDADU

GasparXR

#45
July 31, 2011, 08:33:48 AM
My favourite from WDADU alongside Ytse Jam. Someone here said DT doesn't own the rights to the music --  that's not true AFAIK, they own the rights to the songs but not the WDADU recordings.

Daso

#46
July 31, 2011, 11:55:46 AM
Fourth best song in the album, after Only a Matter of Time, The Killing Hand and A Fortune in Lies.

I agree with everyone who says LaBrie should have been the singer for this album. I have all songs from the album sang by LaBrie (live, of course) except LF&GA, TOWHtStS and Status Seeker. And I mean the early 90's Labrie, not When Dream and Day Reunite, I have that one but Labrie is not as good as he was back in the 90's or in Score.

nightmare_cinema

#47
July 31, 2011, 12:45:07 PM
I never got into it on WDADU due to my disliking Dominici's vocals, then I heard it on Score and clicked with the instrumental section, specifically 4:30... then it blew me TOTALLY away and I've been heavily into the song ever since, in fact I put the Score version on a DT CD mix I made recently and have been rockin' it in the car ever since...

Dream Team

#48
August 01, 2011, 09:58:59 AM
Quote from: Mladen on February 22, 2011, 12:43:51 PM
Fantastic track, one of my favorites on When dream and day unite. I honestly think this song has one of their catchiest choruses ever, and being a huge fan of catchy choruses, that means something to me. The unison is obviously another highlight, it's just beautiful. And I don't have to mention the version of Score and how incredible performance it is, especially by James, he really nailed it.

The chorus is awesome, and one of the reasons is the great classic riff JP plays underneath. I'm really hoping there is a return of this type of riff on the new album (there's a taste of one towards the end of OTBOA during the last chorus).

Sean Ashe

#49
August 01, 2011, 01:35:53 PM
Quote from: Dublagent66 on February 23, 2011, 07:27:17 AM
The Score version is all kinds of awesome!   :tup

Score was the first time I heard afterlife (I was just getting into DT) and I thought it was awesome! 

DT05

#50
August 27, 2024, 07:07:17 AM
When I showed this to my mom back when I was in high school, she said it reminded her of Ricky Martin.

Now? Years on and on, I think I see what she means, the sort of salsa-ish melody in the chorus could easily be adapted for latin pop.
Half of my posts are satire; the other half are serious. If you can't tell which half you're looking at, it's probably the former. I enjoy busting chops amongst likeminded fellows. Where better to feel at home than among the fans of the world's most fun band? :)

Schurftkut

#51
August 27, 2024, 07:45:27 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUAuZe0a73A

This one's better though. MM on drums ;-)

Adami

#52
August 27, 2024, 07:47:11 AM
Quote from: Schurftkut on August 27, 2024, 07:45:27 AMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUAuZe0a73A

This one's better though. MM on drums ;-)


Amazing how quickly the Trent Gardner influence is recognized.

Great song though!
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Max Kuehnau

#53
August 27, 2024, 07:48:07 AM
Quote from: Schurftkut on August 27, 2024, 07:45:27 AMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUAuZe0a73A

This one's better though. MM on drums ;-)
another one he elevated (and one of their really early pieces that are nice IMHO, the album features quite a few of these concerning the songwriting)
All my natural instincts are begging me to stop
But somehow I carry on, heading for the top
A physical absurdity, a tremendous mental game
Helping me understand exactly who I am

DT05

#54
August 27, 2024, 07:51:42 AM
The Score version with Portnoy is easily the best one due to the more-proficient drumming. He had been playing that song nearly twenty years by then and you can feel him in his element.
Half of my posts are satire; the other half are serious. If you can't tell which half you're looking at, it's probably the former. I enjoy busting chops amongst likeminded fellows. Where better to feel at home than among the fans of the world's most fun band? :)

Max Kuehnau

#55
August 27, 2024, 07:52:19 AM
Quote from: DT05 on August 27, 2024, 07:51:42 AMThe Score version with Portnoy is easily the best one due to the more-proficient drumming
wrong.
All my natural instincts are begging me to stop
But somehow I carry on, heading for the top
A physical absurdity, a tremendous mental game
Helping me understand exactly who I am

Max Kuehnau

#56
August 27, 2024, 07:52:59 AM
Quote from: Adami on August 27, 2024, 07:47:11 AMAmazing how quickly the Trent Gardner influence is recognized.

Great song though!
who btw would go on to work with James on his first solo album (and his second IIRC), cool guy
All my natural instincts are begging me to stop
But somehow I carry on, heading for the top
A physical absurdity, a tremendous mental game
Helping me understand exactly who I am

DT05

#57
August 27, 2024, 07:53:56 AM
Quote from: Max Kuehnau on August 27, 2024, 07:52:19 AMwrong.

Yes, you are indeed wrong. What's the point of instigating like this exactly?
Half of my posts are satire; the other half are serious. If you can't tell which half you're looking at, it's probably the former. I enjoy busting chops amongst likeminded fellows. Where better to feel at home than among the fans of the world's most fun band? :)
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