Official DT Top 50 Thread Mark II (bss4life15 up now - starting page 79)

[bosk1]

Beneath the Surface. 

I'm going through some stuff right now that makes this song really hit home some days.

  DOES HE KNOW?

[DebraKadabra]

WTF, dude?

[bosk1]

THIS IS NO LAUGHING MATTER!  IF THERE'S ONE THING YOU NEVER WANT TO SEE, IT'S A WOOKIE WITH A BROKEN HEART!  WE'RE ALL DOOMED! 

[DebraKadabra]

It's stuff with WORK that I'm going through, not WOOK!

[senecadawg2]

wow.

[bosk1]

It's stuff with WORK that I'm going through, not WOOK!

YES, BUT--

...oh.  Uh...well then...

Carry on then!

[DebraKadabra]

Will do, chief!

[iamtheeviltwin]

Beneath the Surface quickly became my favorite DT ballad.  It is one of the most emotional songs in their catalog and when James raises the key in the last verse...chills.

[Ħ]

I really like BTS. Top 3 from ADTOE for sure.

[54_diplomats]

I don't like BTS, worst on the album for me >_>

[TheGreatPretender]

It's a cool song. I like it better than I did when I first heard it, but it's nowhere near their best on the album. And certainly not their best since 6 Degrees, although I will agree that it's better than 6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence song itself.

[?]

Can I get a spot on the OP list? Thanks in advance.

BTS, while not my favorite on ADTOE, is a great song and I agree that it's a good closer song.

[BlobVanDam]

Meh, I think BTS is one of the weaker songs on ADTOE, and the pitch correction on the vocals kills the mood hugely for me. Wouldn't be a top 50 for me.

[BlackInk]

Beneath the Surface is a very nice song, it wouldn't be this high for me but it's still a very nice song.

[Elite]

I think BTS is probably the weakest song in ADTOE. It's nice, but definitely not top 10 worthy.

So, my guess for the rest;
The three remaining tracks from SDOIT (Title-track, Misunderstood and Blind Faith) and Lines in the Sand.

[FlyingBIZKIT]

4. Never Enough


Muse - Stockholm Syndrome








No, really.










Nah, not really.




4. Misunderstood

DT's most experimental song, easily. This is one of those songs where every member shines. JP's acoustic intro, and his amazing reverse solo, and his other stuff. All of it. JR's haunting keyboard sounds, MP's tasteful drumming, Myung's chill bass, JLB's soft, then powerful vocals. This song pretty much has it all. It's one that keeps you interested the whole way through, because it changes so much throughout. One of their most beautiful moments after the intro and the vocal part, you know where MP is playing on his octobans and splash/stax cymbals. That has always given me some amazing feeling. I can't explain it. I think it's a strange, but well structured track. The lyrics are amazing, and some of Petrucci's best. The chorus is also outrageous. If I seem superhuman I have been, misunnnndeeerrrstooooooooood. I love the evil sounding section after the chorus, because it just fucking owns. At first, I was like...ehh.. but I think it's a beautiful part once you get used to it. I can see people hating the shit out of this song, because of all that screetching and weird noises. Something that has always creeped me out about this song: When you hear that guy breathing. It gives me goosebumps, and this song is a fucking experience. Listening to this as you're drifting to sleep is an adventure. And not a happy one. 

[Zydar]

Great choice! I love this song too

[Ħ]

Very cool song. I don't ever want to hear the second half ever again, but the first half is nice.

[Scorpion]

The outro drags on a tad too long, but the rest of the song is fucking stellar. Still, that makes it my least-liked song on SDOIT, though it is (to quote Blob) still a lesser god amongst greater gods and by no means a bad song.

[Elite]

Misunderstood is awesome.

[Jaffa]

   Fantastic song.

[TheGreatPretender]

Great song. Best that SDOIT has to offer.

[Elite]

Great song. Best that SDOIT has to offer.

Only The Great Debate is slightly better

[TheGreatPretender]

Only The Great Debate is slightly better

Are you kidding? The Great Debate is the worst song on the album. But anyway, I don't wanna start a great debate about this, so let's just agree to disagree.

[Elite]

Only The Great Debate is slightly better

Are you kidding? The Great Debate is the worst song on the album. But anyway, I don't wanna start a great debate about this, so let's just agree to disagree.

I put it at #6 in my top, just before this one. How van you dislike it, the title is almost your username..

[TheGreatPretender]

I put it at #6 in my top, just before this one. How van you dislike it, the title is almost your username..

The Great Pretender is a song by The Platters, later covered by Freddie Mercury. It's got nothing to do with TGD on SDOIT.
I don't dislike it, I just think that all the other songs on SDOIT are better by a long shot.

[Elite]

I put it at #6 in my top, just before this one. How van you dislike it, the title is almost your username..

The Great Pretender is a song by The Platters, later covered by Freddie Mercury. It's got nothing to do with TGD on SDOIT.

I know

I don't dislike it, I just think that all the other songs on SDOIT are better by a long shot.

[TheGreatPretender]

The intro drags on too long, and the vocals are underwhelming, aside from the "Human kind has reached a turning point" part. The Great Debate is the one that should've gotten a Single Edit, not Misunderstood.

[theseoafs]

The whole of Misunderstood is wonderful. The Great Debate is also wonderful. It's a wonderful album.

Bizkit, you're lucky Boolsheet isn't still here, because you'd be getting a lecture about how incorrect your opinion is about now if he were.

[Nekov]

I like Misunderstood but it wouldn't be near my top 5.

[senecadawg2]

I like Misunderstood but it wouldn't be near my top 5.

+1

[BlobVanDam]

A great song, and it sounds amazing on headphones with all the swirling string sounds, the subtlety on the drums, and that deep bass sound from JM.

[hefdaddy42]

Can I get a spot on the OP list? Thanks in advance.

[MoraWintersoul]

I just started writing a list, and I want to put almost every song which made the cut into my top 15. Daim.

[FlyingBIZKIT]

3. Blind Faith

Yet another Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence song. Truly amazing song, with much to appreciate. It has James's best lyrics in my opinion, and it is musically one of the best songs I have ever heard. The intro is beyond amazing, and it's very atmospheric. The chorus, I think is amazing, while many others find it weak. I love how things pick up after the first chorus, keeping you on your feet, and ready for more. MP spices up his patterns throughout the song, unlike anything post TOT. "And still life pushes on..".. that little part right there has always been one of my favorite DT moments. Blind Faith has probably the best solo section of any DT song. It's longer, but it doesn't suffer from wankery. It includes JP soloing, JR playing organ sounds, piano sounds, badass mother fucker sounds, and of course the JP/JR unison. Beautiful, and I don't see how they play all this. IIRC, JP said it was one of the most difficult parts of any DT stuff. After the intense soloing, it goes to another powerful chorus, then settles to a calm outro. That's how you make a badass song