Rename Dream Theater's Albums

[JayOctavarium]

If you could pick a new name for DT's albums, what would they be? (Could either be a lyrics, I working title / known possible title, a song title, a theme for the name or something off the wall)



For me they would be:


WDADU - Majesty
I&W - Learning To Live
Awake -  No change
FII - Stream Of Consciousness
Scenes - No Change
SDOIT - No Change
TOT - No Change
8VRM - 8
SC - No Change
BCSL - (Not sure yet)
ADTOE - Bridges in the Sky (and reverting BITS back to Shaman's Trance )

[lonestar]

WDADU- Who the fuck are we?
I&W- Were Fucking Dream Theater
Awake- Got That!!!!
FII- Let's See if We Can Hit It Mainstream?
SFAM- Fuck it, We're Prog!!!
SDOIT- Really Fucking Prog!!!
TOT- And Metal Too!!!
8VRM- Prog Metal Overload!!!
SC- Too Much?
BCSL- K, Sorry Bout That Last One.
ADTOE- Still Friends?

[ProgressiveIce]

[JayOctavarium]

WDADU- Who the fuck are we?
I&W- Were Fucking Dream Theater
Awake- Got That!!!!
FII- Let's See if We Can Hit It Mainstream?
SFAM- Fuck it, We're Prog!!!
SDOIT- Really Fucking Prog!!!
TOT- And Metal Too!!!
8VRM- Prog Metal Overload!!!
SC- Too Much?
BCSL- K, Sorry Bout That Last One.
ADTOE- Still Friends?

[Zydar]

 

[obscure]

Holy crap 

[darkshade]

/thread.

[lonestar]

[wasteland]

Yeah, let's lock this one and open v2 

[The Stray Seed]

Here's the ones I'd change:

Awake - A Mind Beside Itself
FII - Deep in Heaven
TOT - The Crooked Step

[Kotowboy]

WDADU- Yaaaaaaaaaa !
I&W - Pull Me Under I'm 
Awake- Unintending to Waahahhhhhhhoooooo
FII- Crown of Thorns at my side... Yaaaahhhhhhhh !!!!
SFAM- Mmmm! ohhhh! ohhhhh ! mmmmm!!!
SDOIT- They've never seen her get this bad.
TOT- Hey you !
8VRM- Trapped inside this Octavariuaaaaaaaaaaammmmm !!!!
SC- Grotesque! Ceatures Battle !
BCSL- Everyone Survied, Huuurrrrgggggghhhhhh !
ADTOE- Shaman Take my haaaaaaaaaaaand !

[Grinch]

WDADU - Wet Dreams
I&W - Candlelight Supper
Awake - MILF (Music I'd Like to Fuck)
FII - Stream of Consciousness
SFAM - Over the Rainbow
SDOIT - Chasing the Dragon
TOT - Lick dat P***y
8VRM - Dat P***y Belongs to Me
SC - WTF is this Shit!
BCSL - We're Almost Back
ADTOE - FU MP

[?]

*epic win*

Not enough emotes can express how awesome those are!

Seriously, I remember the numerous working titles for Awake were mentioned in some thread a while ago and some of them were decent. Does anyone have them listed somewhere?

E: nevermind, I found them:

Swim, So Many Ways To Drown A Dream, Wounds, The Cage, Out In The Rain, Breathe, Promise, The Plague, Coming Into View, Reflections Of Reality, Bugs, Hell, A Mind Confined Beside Itself Rising Unbound, Thought Disorder, Fantasy In Refuge, Isolation, 6:00, Wood To Chop, Drown, Awake, Immune To Opennes, "Fatalistic Remedies" (by Dream Theater), Scars, Desire And Fear, Space Dye Vest  -> AWAKE

I still think Fatalistic Remedies would've been cool

[wasteland]

The Cage, Breathe, Bugs!, Scars, Space Dye Vest, A Mind Confined Beside Itself Rising Unbound are the ones I can remember.

[?]

You have a good memory, check my edit above

[TheAtliator]

Are those the real working titles??   

[wasteland]

You have a good memory, check my edit above

Did you make good use of the search tool or you just skimmed through my 6000+ posts?

[MoraWintersoul]

I would have renamed Awake either one of the working titles that had something to do with water or Coming Into View, based on the fact that "reflections of reality are slowly coming into view" is a climactic moment that would give me even more goosebumps if the last part of it was the album title. But Awake as a name is perfectly fine.

As for the rest... gee, I dunno. I would definitely name ADTOE Breaking All Illusions instead.

[?]

I think they should've kept Bridges in the Sky as the title for ADTOE, even if the song itself hadn't remained as The Shaman's Trance.

Did you make good use of the search tool or you just skimmed through my 6000+ posts?

The former - it would've taken an eternity to find it if I had searched through your posts, and I didn't even remember who posted those working titles originally

[ArchVile]

WDADU- Yaaaaaaaaaa !
I&W - Pull Me Under I'm 
Awake- Unintending to Waahahhhhhhhoooooo
FII- Crown of Thorns at my side... Yaaaahhhhhhhh !!!!
SFAM- Mmmm! ohhhh! ohhhhh ! mmmmm!!!
SDOIT- They've never seen her get this bad.
TOT- Hey you !
8VRM- Trapped inside this Octavariuaaaaaaaaaaammmmm !!!!
SC- Grotesque! Ceatures Battle !
BCSL- Everyone Survied, Huuurrrrgggggghhhhhh !
ADTOE- Shaman Take my haaaaaaaaaaaand !

 
WDADU- I am the Killing HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND !
I&W - Pictures of our Dreams 
Awake- Tonight i´m Awake
FII- Poor Vanessa.
SFAM- Estooy lejos de Aquí.
SDOIT- The boy is simply crazy.
TOT- Cold, lying in my bed.
8VRM- Medicate me or Muse II
SC- Television at blinding speed or Debate this faggots.
BCSL- Day after Day Night after Night.
ADTOE- An epic novel no one´s read.

[eosforum]

WDADU-Only a Matter of Time
I&W-Learning to Live
Awake-Lifting Shadows
FII-Lines in the Sand
SFAM-(just) Metropolis:part two
6DOIT-Illusive Minds
TOT-Stream of Conciousness
8V-Full Circle
SC-Of Lost Souls
BC&SL-Inside the Fortress
ADTOE-Bridges in the Sky

[rush-signals]

LOL Awesome! 

WDADU- Who the fuck are we?
I&W- Were Fucking Dream Theater
Awake- Got That!!!!
FII- Let's See if We Can Hit It Mainstream?
SFAM- Fuck it, We're Prog!!!
SDOIT- Really Fucking Prog!!!
TOT- And Metal Too!!!
8VRM- Prog Metal Overload!!!
SC- Too Much?
BCSL- K, Sorry Bout That Last One.
ADTOE- Still Friends?

[DebraKadabra]

WDADU- Who the fuck are we?
I&W- Were Fucking Dream Theater
Awake- Got That!!!!
FII- Let's See if We Can Hit It Mainstream?
SFAM- Fuck it, We're Prog!!!
SDOIT- Really Fucking Prog!!!
TOT- And Metal Too!!!
8VRM- Prog Metal Overload!!!
SC- Too Much?
BCSL- K, Sorry Bout That Last One.
ADTOE- Still Friends?

wins the thread.

[robwebster]

Without looking at anyone else's suggestions...

1. Only a Matter of Time
2. The Sparrow Falling
3. A Mind Beside Itself
4. The Way it Used to Be
5. Metropolis, 1928
6. Our Illusive Mind
7. The Crooked Step
8. Songs in the Keys of Life
9. Chaos in Practice
10. A Bullet from the Night
11. Dream Theater
12. Reap the Harvest


1 - One of the best songs on the album, and a lovely name for a debut. "If spirit's a sign, then it's only a matter of time."
2 - Memorable line; very memorable, seeing as it's sung without musical backing. First single - the one that'd hit big, works for me.
3 - I think they got the original name spot on, but if we're renaming all of them, it'd be nice to see the suite's title get a bit more mileage. It's a nice phrase.
4 - There's a certain vibe to the album, with Peruvian Skies, and Take Away My Pain, and Just Let Me Breathe, where it's awfully nostalgic - there's lots of yearning for times lost, and grumpiness about the present day.
5 - I don't like "Pt. 2" in the title. It's clumsy. And it's not really a sequel, anyway. They don't follow on, it's not a continuation, they're different iterations of the same story. "Metropolis, 1928" is a bit like an on-screen caption in a film, so I like that more.
6 - "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" is a perfect title. Honestly, properly, spot on. If we're subsituting it, it has to be part of the title track, and it has to be climactic. This is the closest I think I can get. It's still rubbish.
8 - Purely for the trivia. Quizmasters would love it.
9 - Chaos in Motion was always the cooler title.
12 - I like the working title.

[WildeSilas]

1) WDADU - A Prettier Singer Please
2) I&W - We Have Big Hair!
3) Awake - Toning Down the Hair
4) FII - Scared of Grunge
5) SFAM - This Worked For Rush, Here Goes Nothin'
6) SDOIT - Not Sure What We Sound Like Anymore
7) TOT - Since Metallica Pussied Out...
8) 8VM - Everything But The Kitchen Sink
9) SC - Songs About Monsters n' Shit
10) BCSL - We're Bored
11) ADTOE - A Brand New TOOOOOOne
12) DT12 - Fuck It, We're Sick of Clever Titles

[MoraWintersoul]

1) WDADU - A Prettier Singer Please
2) I&W - We Have Big Hair!
3) Awake - Toning Down the Hair
4) FII - Scared of Grunge
5) SFAM - This Worked For Rush, Here Goes Nothin'
6) SDOIT - Not Sure What We Sound Like Anymore
7) TOT - Since Metallica Pussied Out...
8) 8VM - Everything But The Kitchen Sink
9) SC - Songs About Monsters n' Shit
10) BCSL - We're Bored
11) ADTOE - A Brand New TOOOOOOne
12) DT12 - Fuck It, We're Sick of Clever Titles

They all made me chuckle but I lost my shit at 8VM

[Zydar]

Obligatory joke version:

1) WDADU - Charlie Taught Us To Roll Sushi
2) I&W - Our New Singer Doesn't Use Conditioner
3) Awake - No Moore Kevin (or Leotards)
4) FII - Blame The Record Company
5) SFAM - Ah Yes, Now We're Cooking
6) SDOIT - Psychology 101
7) TOT - All Men Play on 10
8) 8VM - One McNugget With Fries Please
9) SC - Dungeons And Dragons
10) BCSL - When Our Epics Wither
11) ADTOE - The Man Is a Genie, Get It?

More serious version (going with song lyrics):

1) WDADU - With The Sun In Our Eyes
2) I&W - Taste The Memories
3) Awake - Removed From The World
4) FII - The Tide Is Turning
5) SFAM - Finally Free
6) SDOIT - The Essence Of My Soul
7) TOT - The View From The Outside
8) 8VM - To Face Another Day
9) SC - Heretic
10) BCSL - Beautiful Agony
11) ADTOE - Emerald Thoughts

[Super Dude]

The only ones I'd change would be WDADU to Majesty as in OP, and FII to SoC. I like all the rest of the album names.

[?]

Alright, I finally came up with some reworked titles:

1. I Want to Blow You Now
2. The First Dancing Turtle
3. God It's Sunday
4. X-Rated Posture
5. Strange Asian Food
6. Cheese Sticks Every Day
7. Over the Deer's Dance
8. Amish Steak
9. Redemption for You, Manatee
10. Aussie Furs in Liters
11. Cumshot My Way

[Elite]

Somewhat serious suggestion:

1. Majesty
2. Images & Words
3. Awake
4. The Wasteland
5. Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory
6. Six Degrees if Inner Turbulence
7. Staring into Darkness
8. Octavarium
9. Grotesque Creatures Battle
10. A Nightmare to Forget
11. Bridges in the Sky
12. Frequency Unknown

[Scorpion]

[ZirconBlue]

I'd continue the pattern set up on the first few albums of taking a line from the lyrics for the title:

WDADU - When Dream and Day Unite
I&W - Images and Words
Awake - Awake
FII - Stream of Consciousness
SFAM - Open Your Eyes
6DOIT - Mind Distortion
TOT - Undying Dream
8V - Full Circle
SC - Fear Within
BC&SL - New World Order
ADTOE - Bridges in the Sky

[Kwyjibo]

7) TOT - Real Men Play on 11

FTFM