The Bigger Picture

[7StringedBeast]

I just got chills listening to this song.  Once that first chorus hits.  I've got those HD tracks, and the dynamics when all of that kicks in is incredible.  There was so much power in it.  And the ending gives me chills every time on the I am home part.  Those harmonies are beautiful.

[sueño]

It's heart-breakingly beautiful...   

[Lolzeez]

The Bigger Picture + Through My Words + Fatal Tragedy 

[mikeyd23]

I just got chills listening to this song....

Agreed, this song has given me chills several times already, truly a beautiful and passionate tune.

[Prog Snob]

I am loving this song more and more with each listen.  I've been listening to the CD nonstop from start to finish.  TBP is the only song I have replayed before continuing to the next song.

[Bertielee]

My favorite track of the album. The JP "solo" after the second chorus brings tears to my eyes everytime I listen to it.

B.Lee

[KevShmev]

My brother Tim got the CD yesterday (he's been a fan as long as I have), and the first text I got from him this morning simply read:

Song 5 is crazy good.

[OsMosis2259]

My brother Tim got the CD yesterday (he's been a fan as long as I have), and the first text I got from him this morning simply read:

Song 5 is crazy good.

That's what I said too the first time! I was first listening without looking at any of the titles and was saying how Song 5 was great

[kirksnosehair]

I dig this track muchly

[TAC]

I like it more and more with each listen,

[Nearmyth]

 

The Bigger Picture + Through My Words + Fatal Tragedy 

YES! I'm glad I'm not the only one. The ending of The Bigger Picture always goes into Through My Words, and then SFAM plays through my head all the way till the end... oops.

[RazielSR]

This song is beyond amazing. Absolutely amazing song. Minute 5 until the end, is one of the best pieces of art DT has ever created.

[Hanz Gruber]

I was really staring to worry about the album until this song came on.

False A S was good for what it was.  A quick opener
Enemy Inside - I had already heard and think it is decent but not my favorite.
The Looking Glass - I kind of disliked it on the 1st listen and it ended abruptly leaving a bad taste.
Enigma Machine - was unmemorable and was not catchy like other instruments of theirs.  I was very disappointed in it

Then the Bigger Picture came on and all was good.

I learned to like Looking Glass a lot more with repeated listens but still find Enigma Machine to be a waste of a song. 

The Bigger Picture is great though.

[scoutmasterdave]

Great song - I echo many of the comments here.  I will say, though, that the TBP intro to is where MM's super-detuned snare drives me the most crazy.  Not sure whose brilliant idea it was to let the snare rattle around for half a second on every hit.

[Laich21DT]

When I first heard this song, I realized how amazing this album would be. As many others have said, the final quarter of the song is just killer. James' vocal melody on the line "I've listened to the stories of resentment and disdain" is just awesome.

The song is wrapped up perfectly with "I am home". After I heard this song, I realized that it's a song that I had been needing to hear for awhile now, but I was wasn't aware of it. Hope that makes some sense.

[BlobVanDam]

No matter how many times I listen to this one, I just can't get into it at all. By the chorus, I feel like skipping it.

It's the only song on the album I don't like though.

[Vegvisir]

DT The Bigger Picture lyrics:

...Wounds that never heal
A heart that cannot feel...

Rush Red Sector A lyrics:
...A wound that will not heal
A heart that cannot feel...

Intentional?

[Ħ]

That looks intentional.

[Thoughtspart3]

This is #1 on the album for me too so far.  There is nothing to not like about it.   

[Dacling]

DT The Bigger Picture lyrics:

...Wounds that never heal
A heart that cannot feel...

Rush Red Sector A lyrics:
...A wound that will not heal
A heart that cannot feel...

Intentional?

On a similar note. Surrender to Reason

"Heart and mind collide"

Hemispheres

"Heart and mind collided"

They snorted their Rush albums before making this album. In a good way.

[Tis BOOLsheet]

I love the outro but am I the only one that feels like it would be better if after that there was just a soft piano part to end the song? Feels like it ends abruptly to me.

Agreed. Could have used a little bit more and a transition into a soft piano part would have been great. An amazing song, I just think it felt cut short

[Laich21DT]

Hmm, I think the song ends perfectly. If any song should been extended, I think it should have been TLG.

[BlobVanDam]

DT The Bigger Picture lyrics:

...Wounds that never heal
A heart that cannot feel...

Rush Red Sector A lyrics:
...A wound that will not heal
A heart that cannot feel...

Intentional?

On a similar note. Surrender to Reason

"Heart and mind collide"

Hemispheres

"Heart and mind collided"

They snorted their Rush albums before making this album. In a good way.

Where's the inspiration corner thread?

[bertoltus]

Yeah, I'd rather think these are just some kind of popular stock phrases. It sounds poetic and you can pretty much insert them anywhere.

[Tis BOOLsheet]

So many great things about this song. I will post in more detail later when I have the energy.

On the lighter side of DT, this is my favorite of anything they've done, and that includes Images. That alone is amazing. If you had told me that would be the case a month ago, I would have told you to get out of town.

This has been a wonderful surprise and in inspirational track that I know will endure for years and years to come. In addition to all the touching musical moments, it actually has GREAT lyrics. These are some of my favorite DT lyrics ever. I can't believe this came from the same man who actually put in a song "sucking on his pipe" and "all the finest wines."

[FlyingBIZKIT]

Probably my favorite from the new album. Really good

[wolfking]

The way James says the word 'flame' in the heavy verse is so fucking badass, and Petrucci's heavy ass chords underneath just slay! 

[DeanTheater]

Probably my top 3 on the album which I consider to be DT's best release since SDOIT.  IT is still my favorite on the album due to the outro.   But, the outro on TBP is amazing also.  Great song in a strong collection of DT songs!

[Nefarius]

So is this little *drop* sound a few seconds after "and I'll reach the water's edge" at 1:47 an intentional "water" nugget or did someone accidentally record an instant messenger or SMS alert that went unnoticed?

Greetings...
Nef

[Lucien]

DT The Bigger Picture lyrics:

...Wounds that never heal
A heart that cannot feel...

Rush Red Sector A lyrics:
...A wound that will not heal
A heart that cannot feel...

Intentional?

On a similar note. Surrender to Reason

"Heart and mind collide"

Hemispheres

"Heart and mind collided"

They snorted their Rush albums before making this album. In a good way.

THIS REMINDS ME:

In Illumination Theory V. Surrender, Trust, and Passion -

James - Passion grows within your heart
Petrucci - (grows within your mind)

Is this correct? It's what I'm hearing.

[BlobVanDam]

So is this little *drop* sound a few seconds after "and I'll reach the water's edge" at 1:47 an intentional "water" nugget or did someone accidentally record an instant messenger or SMS alert that went unnoticed?

Greetings...
Nef

I believe the sound you are referring to is fret noise from sliding.

[MasterLomaxus]

During the "would you talk me off the ledge..." part of the song, it initially sounded like "Would you take me out for lunch."   I laughed

[Nefarius]

So is this little *drop* sound a few seconds after "and I'll reach the water's edge" at 1:47 an intentional "water" nugget or did someone accidentally record an instant messenger or SMS alert that went unnoticed?

Greetings...
Nef

I believe the sound you are referring to is fret noise from sliding.

Hmmm, definitely not. There's keys and bass and light drums, the acoustic strumming is very subdued. So the *drop* would be too loud for fret noise and also at a strange time, rhythmically speaking. Still feels like someone left something close to a microphone.

Let's call it a mysterious audio artifact, makes the song even more interesting, doesn't it?

Greetings...
Nef

[BlobVanDam]

So is this little *drop* sound a few seconds after "and I'll reach the water's edge" at 1:47 an intentional "water" nugget or did someone accidentally record an instant messenger or SMS alert that went unnoticed?

Greetings...
Nef

I believe the sound you are referring to is fret noise from sliding.

Hmmm, definitely not. There's keys and bass and light drums, the acoustic strumming is very subdued. So the *drop* would be too loud for fret noise and also at a strange time, rhythmically speaking. Still feels like someone left something close to a microphone.

Let's call it a mysterious audio artifact, makes the song even more interesting, doesn't it?

Greetings...
Nef

I'm pretty sure it's a bass slide. It's timed just before the next bar/note, and I can hear the tone quite clearly. I think they used up all of their mysterious audio artifacts on ADTOE.

[tedy]

Love this song