Favorite "simple" song

[obscure]

These Walls

[Zydar]

Anna Lee and Take Away My Pain

[IJewBear]

These Walls for sure.

But The Answer Lies Within is a close contender as well as  I walk Beside You.

[Evo]

Hollow Years (studio version)

[namgalsipsclar]

Actually does Surrounded count? If so then its no contest

[BlobVanDam]

I don't know what exactly counts as a "simple" song, so I'll just say probably all of them. I love DT's more straightforward songs, and while they may be "simpler" to perform, I find the songwriting behind them to often be more melodic, and concise and catchy, so in that regard I don't consider them simple.

Sticking with songs already mentioned in the thread, I'll say These Walls, Hollow Years, Anna Lee, Another Day, The Silent Man. As I said, basically all of them.

[?]

Space-Dye Vest (if it's counted), ballads on ADTOE, Caught in a Web and These Walls

[FlyingBIZKIT]

Disappear, if it counts. If not, Vacant or Beneath The Surface.

[Mladen]

Simple song?

That's very tough, but I might actually go with Beneath the surface at the moment. It's that good.

[fibreoptix]

I'm not entirely sure, but I think if Falling Into Infinity had been constructed according to it's original design plans, Cover My Eyes and Speak to Me would be EXTREMELY strong contenders. Oh, how I wish...

[rude boy]

lifting shadows off a dream and i walk beside you. i might add beneath the surface, but it's still too soon

[EpicCookie]

These Walls, although the drums are pretty hard. Sounds a bit like djent by the way

[InertSolo]

Tie between The Silent Man and Surrounded, both in my top 10 Dream Theater songs. 

[Tomislav95]

Space-Dye Vest

[Gysten]

I love most of the simple DT songs, but Space Dye-Vest is my favourite.

[DebraKadabra]

These Walls
I Walk Beside You
The Silent Man
Wait For Sleep
The Answer Lies Within

[Moonchild]

misunderstood not counting with those horrible wanking sounds.

[Guitalguy]

The Answer Lies Within, Through Her Eyes.

[Ruba]

Status Seeker. It's just so catchy.

[hefdaddy42]

Eve

[vulcandj]

This is a trick question. DT's simple songs have their own complexities with in them.










But if I have to, I'll pick Regression.

[54_diplomats]

These Walls
Answer Lies Within
Space Dye Vest
Wait for Sleep

[MasterLomaxus]

It's kind of hard for me to choose.  I guess it depends on my mood at the time

Hollow Years
Wither
I Walk Beside You
Through Her Eyes

Those are my top four.  Right now it's Through Her Eyes

[Jamesman42]

Tom Sawyer

Edit: Whoa, thought this was in GMD haha.

I'll go with Eve.

[Zantera]

Disappear if it counts, my favorite DT song all in all.

[Aquila Chrysaetos]

Eve.

It counts as a simple DT song, doesn't it?

Agreed. It's actually one of my all-time favourite DT songs.

[Elite]

Space Dye-Vest

Close callers:
Far From Heaven
The Silent Man
Eve

[Estiui]

This is the life.

[Jaffa]

Is Caught in a Web simple?  If so, then it's my pick.

If not, Beneath the Surface.

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

These Walls.

[hefdaddy42]

Is Caught in a Web simple?  If so, then it's my pick.

I wouldn't think so.

[Jaffa]

Is Caught in a Web simple?  If so, then it's my pick.

I wouldn't think so.

I wasn't sure either, but ? mentioned it, so I thought I might as well.  Oh well.  BTS it is, then. 

[MirzekDT]

misunderstood not counting with those horrible wanking sounds.

If Misunderstood is considered simple than it's my choice because it's at least top 15 DT song for me. And counting "those horrible wanking sounds" they are essential for the awesomeness of that song.

Other amazing simple songs are Wait For Sleep, Beneath The Surface, The Silent Man, Vacant, ...hmm ... I will include Burning My Soul here I don't like it as I used to anymore but many years ago it was my favorite song from FII I loved every second of it and it's definitely simple song.

[The Letter M]

I don't know what exactly counts as a "simple" song, so I'll just say probably all of them. I love DT's more straightforward songs, and while they may be "simpler" to perform, I find the songwriting behind them to often be more melodic, and concise and catchy, so in that regard I don't consider them simple.

Sticking with songs already mentioned in the thread, I'll say These Walls, Hollow Years, Anna Lee, Another Day, The Silent Man. As I said, basically all of them.

Pretty much all of the above. I like their rocking "simple" songs, the shorter ones, be they soft or hard, light or dark, they show that they can play to the melody rather than the rhythm, and be very beautiful when they want to be, such as the ones on ADTOE show.

Here what I would count as "simple" songs:
"Another Day"
"Wait For Sleep"
"Eve"
"Innocence Faded"
"The Silent Man"
"Space-Dye Vest"
"Hollow Years"
"Anna Lee"
"Through Her Eyes"
"The Spirit Carries On"
"Disappear"
"Goodnight Kiss"
"Vacant"
"The Answer Lies Within"
"I Walk Beside You"
"Repentance"
"Wither"
"This Is The Life"
"Far From Heaven"
"Beneath The Surface"

At least, when I think "simpler" I think "lighter" or more melodic, and less heavy and shredding, although I think songs like "These Walls" and perhaps "Burning My Soul" are HEAVY, but still a bit simple, or at least, straight-forward, not complicated.

-Marc.

[Ħ]

Best simple songs:

-New Millennium
-Disappear
-These Walls
-Surrounded

In that order.