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If the ADTOE tracks were part of other DT albums...

Started by RG93, September 14, 2011, 05:23:40 PM

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RG93

...which album would they belong in? Just a random thought I got while listening to Outcry, thinking it would make a good TOT track

I'll start!

OTBOA - BC&SL
BMUBMD - SC
LNF- TOT
TITL- 8VM (Lyrics have a TALW vibe, song has a SS vibe)
BITS - 6DOIT
Outcry - TOT
FFH - I&W
BAI - A bit iffy, but some of it suits FII better, some of it suts I&W better
BTS - Awake (subject matter)

(subject to change)

gm5k

Quote from: RG93 on September 14, 2011, 05:23:40 PM

BTS - Awake (subject matter)



Definitely agree here.   BTS takes me back to the Awake(maybe a bit of FII too) era in a wonderfully nostalgic way  :tup

senecadawg2

Interesting idea

OTBOA- SDOIT
BMUBMD- BC&SL
LNF- TOT
TiTL- FII
BiTS- SFAM
Outcry- Octavarium
FFH- I&W
BAI- I&W
BTS- SDOIT

That makes 2 SDOIT, 2 I&W, 1 BC&SL, 1 TOT, 1 FII, 1 SFAM, 1 8varium, no SC (thank god), and no Awake (that album just has such a distinct sound it's difficult for me to say any of these songs would fit in.
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RuRoRul

On The Backs Of Angels - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence (I think I already said that on the old "What album does OTBOA sound most like?")

Build Me Up, Break Me Down - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence. I know most people will probably say Train Of Thought because, you know, Train Of Thought = Heavy but the really unique, experimental, modern edge to it really fits with SDOIT disc 1.

Lost Not Forgotten - Systematic Chaos. Lyrically and instumentally the heavier, more technical parts fit.

This Is The Life - Octavarium. It doesn't sound much like any specific song from Octavarium since The Answer Lies Within is not the same type of ballad, but it really sounds like something that could have gone on this album.

Bridges In The Sky - Black Clouds And Silver Linings. Honestly this one easily sounds like it could have come from there. It's got that general DT heavy sound to it that some of BC&SL had, and it reminds me of A Nightmare To Remember in a lot of ways (atmospheric intro, the heavy riffs, and the instrumental section at the end) although obviously Bridges has a more soaring, melodic chorus and lacks the softer, melodic Peaceful Sedation section. Also, lyrically it'd probably fit.

Outcry - The most difficult - Probably Scenes From A Memory. Some of it reminded me of Home for some reason (probably both the chorus and the fact that the instrumental has an eastern sound like parts of Home), the instrumental is obviously The Dance Of Eternity level DT and some of the softer moments sound vocally a bit like SFAM softer tracks. Not the best fit though.

Far From Heaven - The closest sound to this song is Vacant, from Train Of Thought, but considering Vacant is alone among much heavier songs it seems stupid to say Far From Heaven sounds most like Train Of Thought overall. Honestly, this one could fit on just about any DT album.

Breaking All Illusions - Images And Words. Modern production and sound make it  different, obviously, but the lyrics, overall feeling, the similarity to Learning To Live, Images is the closest fit for it.

Beneath The Surface - Not sure. Awake maybe? For songs like this and Far From Heaven though, that are departures from regular DT, you could find them on pretty much any DT album since no album is entirely defined by the balladish sound.

FlyingBIZKIT

I don't know, but JR's keyboard solo in LNF reminds me a lot of SDOIT

RG93

Quote from: FlyingBIZKIT on September 14, 2011, 05:43:57 PM
I don't know, but JR's keyboard solo in LNF reminds me a lot of SDOIT

Why so? It reminds me more of Images

BlobVanDam

OTBOA - NFI
BMUBMD - BCASL
LNF - ToT
TITL - SFAM
BITS - ToT
Outcry - Octavarium
FFH - SFAM
BAI - SDOIT
BTS - FII

Chrissalix

OtBoA
BMU, BMD - Systematic Chaos
Lost Not Forgotten - Train Of Thought
This Is The Life - Octavarium
Bridges In The Sky - 6 Degrees
Outcry - SFAM
FFH - It's pretty much only comparable to vacant so i'm going to tack it onto BAI and say...
Breaking All Illusions - Images and Words
Beneath The Surface - Unsure. Could be off anything except ToT or SFAM.

IdoSC

OTBOA - either IAW, BCSL, or Awake.
BMUBMD - Elements of Persuasion Systematic Chaos (sorry, I had to)
Lost Not Forgotten - TOT/SC
This is the Life - FII/8V
Bridges in the Sky - Awake/SDOIT
Outcry - Awake
FFH - IAW/Awake
Breaking All Illusions - IAW
Beneath the Surface - Octavarium (could be a great album closer in it too, regardless of it ruining the album's concept)

?

Only one song per album:

OTBOA - 6DOIT
BMUBMD - SC
LNF - TOT
TITL - 8V
BITS - BC&SL
Outcry - SFAM
FFH - FII
BAI - I&W
BTS - Awake