The Shattered Fortress-Mike Portnoy's Swan Song?

[Mosh]

On the live version of SDV, James says that it is Kevin Moore's swan song. So I was wondering, would you consider Best of Times MP's swan song? If not, does he have a swan song?


EDIT: It's TSF now.

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

Nope. Space Dye Vest was all Kevin Moore (lyrics, music, etc.) The Best of Times is more like a Dream Theater song with very personal Portnoy lyrics.

[JayOctavarium]

Nope. Space Dye Vest was all Kevin Moore (lyrics, music, etc.) The Best of Times The Shattered Fortress is more like a Dream Theater song with very personal Portnoy lyrics.

[KevShmev]

I'd consider him finishing the 12-step songs as his swan song.

[ZKX-2099]

Raw Dog.

[Mosh]

I'd consider him finishing the 12-step songs as his swan song.

Oh I forgot about that. Yea I think that is his swan song, not Best of Times. So I'll change the title if that's OK.

[emindead]

Please let it be as most of those songs are not that good.

[BlobVanDam]

I usually think of TBOT more as his swan song, but I can see the argument for the 12 step suite too, so maybe that's more fitting. They both deal with issues very personal to him. I just think of TBOT because it's the last one of his on the disc. Not very scientific reasoning.

[tri.ad]

I'd consider him finishing the 12-step songs as his swan song.

That's actually not a bad thought. Considering how keen he was on finishing the Twelve-Step Suite, it could really be qualified as a worthy conclusion to his writing as a DT member.

[DejaVu]

TBOT for me, it seems more emotional and really makes me think about MP leaving, I know the lyrics are personal to MP, but I often think to myself that it could also apply to his relationship with DT and looking back at memories. TSF is kick-ass, but that's all I feel out of that song, it's more like a medley of his 12-step suite.

In fact, I always catch onto the ironic lyrics from TCOT, with all the 'goodbye' business, that makes me think of his departure metaphorically.

[The Letter M]

I'd say both, really, and considering BC&SL was his last album with the band (unintentionally), it's very fitting that he writes lyrics to a song honoring his father (when one of his first lyrics was for a song honoring his mother), and that he finishes writing the Twelve-Step Suite.

It's a tie, for me, really.

-Marc.

[GasparXR]

^ Agreed! TBOT even has a small lyrical reference to ACOS. "Seize the day"

[Jamesman42]

Raw Dog.

came in to post that