Nekov's Top 50 Dream Theater songs - Top 10 is here

[Nekov]

Yes please 

[wasteland]

*his avatar*   

[Onno]

Solitary Shell is absolutely brilliant!

[?]

If I had split Six Degrees into sections, some of them could've made it to my list and Solitary Shell is definitely one of them. I can relate to the lyrics, except for the craziness, too - the line you quoted in the writeup is actually a perfect description of me.

[DebraKadabra]

Oh, damn, I hate Solitary Shell! Am I to kick myself out of this thread?

Bant.

[Lolzeez]

Oh, damn, I hate Solitary Shell! Am I to kick myself out of this thread?

Bant.

Twice in fact.

[Nekov]

And now for the least controversial song in the ranking.....









2 - Learning to Live

Free the sensation in my heart to ride the wings of dreams into changing horizons - No surprise here. I'm not sure I can say much about this song that hasn't already been said but it's great in every aspect, every member of the band does a perfect job on their own and they also do a terrific job as a whole. The changes and transition in the song are very smooth and each section is very unique.

[Nekov]

Can you guess #1?

Ranking so far:

50 - A Nightmare to Remember
49 - To Live Forever
48 - Afterlife
47 - Hollow Years
46 - Caught in a Web
45 - A Fortune in Lies
44 - Pull me Under
43 - Another Day
42 - Anna Lee
41 - Beneath the Surface
40 - In The Presence of Enemies Pt. 1
39 - Space-Dye Vest
38 - 6:00
37 - Lines in the Sand
36 - Innocence Faded
35 - Fatal Tragedy
34 - Trial of Tears
33 - The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun
32 - Under a Glass Moon
31 - The way it used to be
30 - The County of Tuscany
29 - Beyond this Life
28 - The Glass Prison
27 - About to Crash (Reprise)
26 - The Best of Times
25 - Take the Time
24 - Bridges in the Sky
23 - Scarred
22 - In The Presence of Enemies Pt. 2
21 - Metropolis pt. 1
20 - Erotomania
19 - Through her Eyes
18 - Take Away my Pain
17 - Great Debate
16 - About to Crash
15 - Overture 1928
14 - In The Name of God
13 - Only a Matter of Time
12 - Breaking all Illusions
11 - The silent Man
10 - Octavarium
09 - Home
08 - Lifting Shadows of a Dream
07 - Voices
06 - Strange Deja Vu
05 - Hell's Kitchen
04 - Surrounded
03 - Solitary Shell
02 - Learning to Live

[Cedar redaC]

If Learning to Live is your least controversial choice, then it's probably not A Change of Seasons. Octavarium is probably out too.

Maybe Outcry?

[Nekov]

Octavarium was at number 10 

[Cedar redaC]

Octavarium was at number 10 

[BlobVanDam]

Please don't be ACOS. It's bad enough ranking LTL as highly as 2. 

[Nekov]

 . Why do you hate the songs people like the most Blob? Are you some kind of DT hipster?

[Lolzeez]

Can you guess #1?

Ranking so far:
30 - The County of Tuscany

Well...ACOS might be number 1.

[BlobVanDam]

. Why do you hate the songs people like the most Blob? Are you some kind of DT hipster?

To me all prog fans are hipsters, so I'm actually just "normal".

Seriously though, it likely comes from not being a prog fan at all, aside from DT. I generally don't like the stuff that is *just* proggy, like ACOS, LTL etc because that's not the element I like DT for, and I find it very lacking compared to their other stuff that's either more ballady, or heavy, or melodic.

[?]

It has to be ACOS or Blind Faith!

[wasteland]

Good pick 

*out again*

[Zydar]

Raw Dog

[Onno]

Woohoo, LTL!

[Nekov]

Raw Dog

That dog doesn't seem very raw though

[Elite]

5 - Hell's Kitchen

4 - Surrounded

[Nekov]

 

[Nekov]

I was thinking about teasing you with number one but let's just move to the point

1 - Blind Faith

Isn't it time we care and lose the hate understand our fears - This song is not only my favorite DT song, I have yet to find a song that I like so much as this one for such an extended period of time. It was not love at first sight, it actually took me a while to truly enjoy what goes on in this song. There are so many things to mention, like that little part that comes between the second chorus and the instrumental section where JP does this fun reef that is complemented by James' singing and a great support is provided by the rest of the band. Jordan does a great job overall providing both background support and great keyboard lines. Needles to say the instrumental section is his, with those 3 solos which are very different from one another making it stay super fresh all the time. This song also contains my favorite MP drumming which he performs during the second keyboard solo, I just find it amazing. And of course I have to mention DAT unison which I dare say everyone here who likes DT enjoys a lot because it is perfect. I've read some critics to the chorus on this song and I have to agree that it is the weakest part of the song however I don't think it's meant to be the main thing in this song because it actually serves a very different purpose which is to provide a good connection between the different sections of the song. Even the last one where it sets the table for the song to go back to the calm where it all started.

[BlobVanDam]

Excellent choice.

The pre-chorus/chorus actually did initially stop me getting into this song, and it was the last song on SDOIT I appreciated, but it's such an amazing song.

[MoraWintersoul]

Worthy

[?]

CHEESE STICKS EVERY DAY

Great #1 pick and a nice list overall! But then again, I could never call a list that includes TOWHTSTS bad!

[Cedar redaC]

Not what I guessed, but definitely a worthy choice. I really dig the stereo effects on the guitar during the second verse. The unison is straight up cool, and the whole song has an atmosphere that fits extremely well on the album, especially after The Glass Prison.

[Scorpion]

Awesome song! Definitely worthy of the spot, it's not quite my favourite, but it's my favourite off of my favourite DT album, so that counts for something.

All in all, a great list. I wouldn't agree with every pick, but it was a fun read.

[Lolzeez]

Nice pick. 

[DebraKadabra]

Thank Satan it wasn't ACOS.  Very nice choice for #1.

[GasparXR]

Thank Satan it wasn't ACOS.  Very nice choice for #1.

[Lolzeez]

Thank Satan it wasn't ACOS.  Very nice choice for #1.

[Nekov]

 

[Onno]

Excellent choice!

[iamtheeviltwin]

Nice and unexpected pick.