ATDOE vs Past Catalogue comparison

[PreHilbert]

Hi Guys,

I am very much anticipating the new album these days... I thought it would be fun to predict, for each new song off ADTOE, the one from the back catalogue that most likely resembles it the most. Obviously, to participate in this game you have not to have listened to anything except OTBOA and the five official snippets, which is what I did. This would make the predictions funnier especially for those songs we haven't heard at all, for which the guess should be based on interviews, track lengths, and so on...

My take:

-OTBOA -> Pull Me Under
-BMUBMD -> You Not Me (I hope I am off  with this one!!!)
-Lost Not forgotten -> In the Presence of Enemies part 1 (maybe...)
-This is the life -> A much improved Anna Lee
-Bridges in the Sky -> The Dark Eternal Night?
-Outcry -> The great debate
-Far From Heaven -> Wait for sleep
->BAI: Learning to Live
->BTS: Disappear

One could try this tracklist and see how it goes...

[zipporaid]

There's no such thing as an improved Anna Lee.

[FlyingBIZKIT]

There's no such thing as an improved Anna Lee.

[Nic35]

Interesting idea. Here's my take :

OTBOA - Pull Me Under
BMUBMD - Fatal Tragedy
Lost Not Forgotten - Home
This Is The Life - The Spirit Carries On
Bridges In The Sky - The Glass Prison
Outcry - Blind Faith
Far From Heaven - Wait For Sleep
Breaking All Illusions - Learning To Live
Beneath The Surface - Disappear, but with a much more positive vibe.

[Jamesman42]

My guess:

OTBOA - PMU
BMUBMD - Forsaken but actually good
Lost Not Forgotten - Under a Glass Moon
The is the Life - Hollow Years/Anna Lee/Through Her Eyes
Bridges in the Sky - Metropolis
Outcry - The Great Debate with TDOE in the middle
Far From Heaven - Disappear/Vacant
Breaking All Illusions - Learning to Live
Beneath the Surface - Disappear

Just a hunch

[ANightmareToRemember]

OTBOA - Pull Me Under
BMUBMD - Caught in a Web
Lost, Not Forgotten - Glass Prison
This Is The Life - Hollow Years
Bridges In The Sky - A Nightmare To Remember
Outcry - The Great Debate
Far From Heaven - Vacant
Breaking All Illusions - Metropolis pt. 1
Beneath The Surface - Space Dye Vest

just my predictions

[Millais]

-Bridges in the Sky -> The Dark Eternal Night?

apart from this, i'd probably agree with everything you've said. bit hard to tell when we have no idea what the album is going to sound like!

[MasterShakezula]

OTBOA - OTBOA
BMUBMD - BMUBMD
Lost, Not Forgotten - Lost, Not Forgotten
This Is The Life - This Is The Life
Bridges In The Sky - Bridges In The Sky
Outcry - Outcry
Far From Heaven - Far From Heaven
Breaking All Illusions - Breaking All Illusions
Beneath The Surface - Beneath The Surface

[ElliottTamer]

Cool idea, I had also been thinking along these lines for the last couple of days...

On the Backs of Angels --> On the Backs of Angels (already listened to it...)
Build Me Up, Break Me Down --> this one's supposed to be more metal-oriented so I would go with As I Am, or maybe Constant Motion
Lost Not Forgotten --> Hmm, tough one... I'll skip this one as nothing comes to mind...
This is the Life --> Hollow Years
Bridges in the Sky --> In the Presence of Enemies (the snippet really reminds me of it)
Outcry --> according to Petrucci this one's an "anthem"... How about something between Sacrificed Sons and Take the Time?
Far From Heaven --> Wait For Sleep
Breaking All Illusions --> Could it be compared to anything that's not Myung-penned? I don't think so: Trial of Tears
Beneath the Surface --> Disappear

[Elite]

- On The Backs of Angels -> Pull Me Under
- Build Me Up, Break Me Down -> Forsaken (?, though I haven't heard anything from this song yet)
- Lost Not Forgotten -> Beyond The Life
- This Is The Life -> Anna Lee
- Bridges in the Sky -> The Glass Prison
- Outcry -> haven't heard anything from this one yet, can't comment
- Far From Heaven -> Disappear
- Breaking All Illusions -> Learning to Live
- Beneath The Surface -> Space-Dye Vest

There we go, random takes on it!

[YtseCullen]

On The Backs Of Angels - Pull Me Under
Build Me Up Break Me Down - Caught In A Web
Lost Not Forgotten - Under A Glass Moon
This Is The Life - Hollow Years
Bridges In The Sky - A Nightmare To Remember
Outcry - Metropolis Pt. 1
Far From Heaven - Wait For Sleep
Breaking All Illusions - Learning to Live
Beneath The Surface - The Silent Man

[LCArenas]

OTBOA - Pull Me Under
BMUBMD - Improved Constant Motion
Lost, Not Forgotten - In the Presence of Enemies Part One
This Is The Life - Through Her Eyes
Bridges In The Sky - Metropolis
Outcry - The Glass Prison
Far From Heaven - Anna Lee
Breaking All Illusions - Trial of Tears or Lines in the Sand
Beneath The Surface - Space-Dye Vest, with a positive vibe

[Jamariquay]

OTBOA - Pull Me Under
BMU - Burning My Soul
LNF - This Dying Soul
TITL - The Ministry Of Lost Souls
BITS - Home
Outcry - Metropolis, Pt. 1
FFH - Vacant
BAI - Learning To Live
BTS - The Silent Man

[IJewBear]

OTBOA - Pull Me Under
BMUBMD - Caught In a Web
Lost Not Forgotten - Under a Glass Moon
This Is The Life - Repentance with a bit of Another Day
Bridges In The Sky - Home mixed with TGP
Outcry - Metropolis pt. 1 mixed with TDoE
Far From Heaven - Wait For Sleep
Breaking All Illusions - Learning To Live with a bit of Lines in the Sand
Beneath The Surface - The Silent Man

[Setebos]

OTBOA - New Millenium/Pull me under
BMUBMD - Forsaken/Constant Motion
LNF - The Dark Eternal Night
TITL - Hollow years/The spirit carries on
BITS - In the Presence of Enemies Pt.1
Outcry - Metropolis Pt.1
FFH - Vacant/Wait for Sleep
BAI - Learning to live/Lines in the Sand
BTS - Space Dye Vest/The Silent Man

[Dream Team]

My guess:

OTBOA - PMU
BMUBMD - Forsaken but actually good
Lost Not Forgotten - Under a Glass Moon
The is the Life - Hollow Years/Anna Lee/Through Her Eyes
Bridges in the Sky - Metropolis
Outcry - The Great Debate with TDOE in the middle
Far From Heaven - Disappear/Vacant
Breaking All Illusions - Learning to Live
Beneath the Surface - Disappear

Just a hunch

Hope your "hunch" proves to be true  ; the above sounds good to me.

[Guitalguy]

There's no such thing as an improved Anna Lee.

[aXygnus]

From what I heard from Lost Not Forgetten's snippet, it feels kinda like The Dark Eternal Night...

[BRGM]

OTBOA-Pull me Under
BMUBMD-A Rite of Passage
Lost Not Forgotten-TDEN/Itpoe pt1
This is the Life-Hollow Years/The Silent man
Bridges in the Sky-This Dying Soul
Outcry- I always thought of Never Enough, but The Great Debate is so much more awesome so...
Far From Heaven-Wait for sleep/Vacant
Breaking All Illusions-Learning to live/Trial of Tears/Blind Faith/Octavarium   some kind of mix of all those
Beneath the surface - Vacant/disappear

[?]

OTBOA: Pull Me Under
BMUBMD: Burning My Soul (just a guess, metal single with electronic vibe)
LNF: In the Presence of Enemies
TITL: Hollow Years
BITS: The Glass Prison
Outcry: Metropolis (another guess, it's called complex and heavy but anthemic)
FFH: Wait for Sleep/Vacant
BAI: Learning to Live
BTS: The Silent Man