DT Song of the Day ver. 2.0

RG93 · March 03, 2011, 10:24:47 PM

This thread is based on an old thread, which I can't seem to find, but some of you might recall it.

Same rules as last thread, every song gets 24 hours of love, then first replier gets to pick the next one.

I'll start of with The Killing Hand, one of DT's best epics and their first.

GO!

JayOctavarium · March 03, 2011, 10:31:24 PM

yes

wjc · March 03, 2011, 10:32:56 PM

Was just thinking of it now! 'tis a classic

SlitherX · March 03, 2011, 11:52:41 PM

Amazing song.

Would really love to hear it remade with James on vox, and a more modern sound quality.

-Slith

TheMadgician · March 04, 2011, 12:12:35 AM

You should probably specify a timezone. Might be helpful.

Also, great song.

Aniland · March 04, 2011, 12:28:46 AM

The moment this thread was posted, on the hour.

The Killing Hand
personal rank: 46

Writing epics is one of Dream Theater's favorite things to do; It's no surprise to anybody that their debut album contained what would become their first epic, even though its length may not seem to suggest it. This is a story that will grab you from the start and keep you intrigued until the final plot twist. Not only that, but we're greeted to a truly-defining progressive metal style here that has never really been explored before this very album AND...this very song. Those Dream Theater clone bands that you hear received influence from this very song; have ye no doubt.

Interpretation: This is a story about a man who wakes up and finds names written on a wall. The names signify people who have died. He wishes to know why they have died, so he travels back in time and sees a cruel tyrant who is killing off these people. The man kills the tyrant and goes back in time, but now finds that his name is on the wall, signifying that he was the tyrant. While the story is set in stone, its meaning for me personally is that a man is causing pain and misery all around him, and he finally takes a step back to see what he is doing. But by this time, it's too late: he's lost everybody around him and is virtually a dead man.

Favorite part: The "The wheels race back / And scorch his mind" section

inoku · March 04, 2011, 12:32:49 AM

the LATM version is AMAZING

DarkLord_Lalinc · March 04, 2011, 08:05:48 AM

Great song. The 2002 live version is incredible, as so is the Live at the Marquee version. One of WDADU's best for sure.

wilgod3p · March 04, 2011, 08:20:25 AM

I used to don't like that song, but now I find it very good

hefdaddy42 · March 04, 2011, 08:49:00 AM

It's pretty good, but I don't see it as an epic.

RG93 · March 04, 2011, 10:35:09 PM

Sent a PM to JayOctavarium, since he was first reply. If he doesn't answer, who wants to go next?

JayOctavarium · March 04, 2011, 11:03:28 PM

I'm here ... been caught up in stuff... well today's song is on my opinion, the most beauitiful instrumental written.... STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS.

RG93 · March 05, 2011, 12:09:03 AM

Yes! I think it shows some of JR's best work on TOT.

EDIT: I'll let Occasional_Madman be next, since I'm not free tomorrow.

Occasional_Madman · March 05, 2011, 12:40:20 AM

ToT wouldn't be the album it is without it. The main riff is one of their catchiest, IMO.

Mladen · March 05, 2011, 12:46:57 AM

Beautiful instrumental, some remarkable melodies, the outro is especially wonderful. My second favorite song on Train of thought, right behind This dying soul.

jsem · March 05, 2011, 02:16:00 AM

Best WDADU song. Without a doubt

Edit: thoguht this was still about killing hand.. sorry

ThroughHerEyesDude6 · March 05, 2011, 02:28:07 AM

I love the transition from Vacant into SoC. SoC is such a good instrumental, and I don't understand why it gets so much hate from the haters.

Jirpo · March 05, 2011, 04:10:40 AM

My fave DT instrumental! Really great song with some nice riffs.

hefdaddy42 · March 05, 2011, 04:25:51 AM

SOC is pretty good, but not my favorite instrumental.

wjc · March 05, 2011, 05:23:25 AM

A friend of mine (non-DT fan) swears by it to play Tetris to

DarkLord_Lalinc · March 05, 2011, 06:08:00 AM

My favorite DT instrumental piece. Great stuff.

Tomislav95 · March 05, 2011, 07:32:37 AM

Great song!My favourite instrumental and ToT song

FretMuppet · March 05, 2011, 08:13:40 AM

Quote from: wjc on March 05, 2011, 05:23:25 AM
A friend of mine (non-DT fan) swears by it to play Tetris to

Great idea! lol

Zydar · March 05, 2011, 08:45:04 AM

A great song, and one of my favourite instrumentals.

DarkLord_Lalinc · March 05, 2011, 08:58:20 PM

The next song we appreciate is...The Great Debate.

LIFE TO SAVE LIFE TO SAVE LIFE TO SAVE LIFE TO SAVE LIFE TO SAVE LIFE TO SAVE LIFE TO SAVE LIFE TO SAVE LIFE TO SAVE LIFE TO SAVE LIFE TO SAVE LIFE TO SAVE LIFE TO SAVE LIFE TO SAVE LIFE TO SAVE LIFE TO SAVE LIFE TO SAVE LIFE TO SAVE LIFE TO SAVE LIFE TO SAVE LIFE

Amazing song, from my favorite DT album.

juice · March 05, 2011, 10:29:01 PM

ARE YOU JUSTIFIED?!

Awesome song from my favorite DT album. I even worked the "Are you justified in taking life to save life?" into a speech about stem cell research for a class. It was grand.

darkshot · March 05, 2011, 10:58:53 PM

Quote from: juice on March 05, 2011, 10:29:01 PM
ARE YOU JUSTIFIED?!

Awesome song from my favorite DT album. I even worked the "Are you justified in taking life to save life?" into a speech about stem cell research for a class. It was grand.

Careful, someone might send JP an email that someone used his lyrics in an academic way. (Too soon?

sorry)

Aniland · March 05, 2011, 11:25:48 PM

Tool. It has made me want to like Tool so much because of that "Anarchistic moral vision" part.

Now that I think about it, what on Earth does anarchy have to do with stem cell research?

JayOctavarium · March 06, 2011, 12:12:02 AM

Great song

.... I went from obsessed to hating to loving it once again

RoeDent · March 06, 2011, 12:25:45 AM

LOVE this song!

I didn't really listen to it until I bought 6DOIT on CD (same with all the songs on Disc 1 bar TGP), but when I heard it, I loved it almost instantly. Probably my favourite song on Disc 1.

Mladen · March 06, 2011, 01:08:44 AM

Brilliant song, top 10 material for me. Just perfect in every single way, kinda creepy in places.

Zydar · March 06, 2011, 01:35:46 AM

Great great song, although it took me some time before I began to appreciate it. Can't understand why.

ThroughHerEyesDude6 · March 06, 2011, 02:13:07 AM

SDOIT took so long to grow on me (as a whole), but once it did, TGD is easily one of my favorites off the album.

Jirpo · March 06, 2011, 03:58:16 AM

The middle section is clearly the best, the sample voices are nice when listening to the album as a whole but I usually skip them when just wanting a piece of "ARE YOU JUSTIFIED!!!!"

walmartsecurity · March 06, 2011, 09:40:51 AM

I love TGD, it's at least a top 15 song for me. It's one of those songs that seems to be in a different world compared to the rest of the disc, which it is, mainly because of the lyrics. Musically it also has its own mood and sound. Dream Theater are the masters of giving a song its own identity and setting it apart from the rest of the album, even with the same production style, similar guitar tones etc.

SOC is one of my favorite instrumentals ever. I can't say it's the greatest because I love Hell's Kitchen just as much. SOC does have one thing on it though. I learned most of the guitar parts, save the solos, and I can actually play along to it on my 7, which is quite fun.

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