Favorite album half-way point track

[TheGreatPretender]

I know, we've had a lot of "favorite" threads lately, but one I haven't seen is comparing middle tracks, or tracks that start the latter half, if it's an even number, so here it goes.

I'm excluding Metropolis, to make it more fun fair, and also counting Six Degrees disc 2 as separate tracks, but still part of the overall album.

Now here's where I honestly can't predict the results, but my vote goes to The Shattered Fortress.

[Clancy Wiggum]

Hell's Kitchen.

Easy choice.

[The Letter M]

I feel like SFAM's track choice should be Home, especially since it literally begins the 2nd half of the album by starting Act 2.

-Marc.

[Crow]

Easily Hell's Kitchen.
It would still be Hell's Kitchen even if Metropolis was included.

[TheGreatPretender]

I feel like SFAM's track choice should be Home, especially since it literally begins the 2nd half of the album by starting Act 2.

-Marc.

Yeah, but I went strictly numerically here. Which is also why I didn't choose Overture for SDOIT, or bothered paying attention to the time. Although half-time could be another potential thread idea.

[hefdaddy42]

Hell's Kitchen.

Easy choice.

Especially since Metropolis wasn't included.

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

Through Her Eyes.

The Silent Man and Light Fuse And Get Away were runners-up.

[Tom Bombadil]

Easily Hell's Kitchen.
It would still be Hell's Kitchen even if Metropolis was included.

Yep.

[The Letter M]

I feel like SFAM's track choice should be Home, especially since it literally begins the 2nd half of the album by starting Act 2.

-Marc.

Yeah, but I went strictly numerically here. Which is also why I didn't choose Overture for SDOIT, or bothered paying attention to the time. Although half-time could be another potential thread idea.

Ah okay.

Either way, I went with "Hell's Kitchen" here. It's very climactic and is a great set-up for the second "half" of the album as it goes in to "Lines In The Sand".

-Marc.

[Evermind]

The Silent Man

I'm a bit sad I was the first to vote for it.

[Daso]

Bridges in the Sky, no doubt. What a song, man. Although Hell's Kitchen, The Silent Man and The Bigger Picture are awesome, too; and I would add Repentance to that list if it wasn't for the awful "aaah" section + deep-voiced speech in the end.

[?]

Bridges

[ThatOneGuy2112]

I could easily have chosen Bridges in the Sky or Hell's Kitchen, but Through Her Eyes gets the unfair advantage for me being a part of the whole concept album. It may not necessarily be my favorite of the ones on the list, but it closes Act I wonderfully and to a melancholy close before the story picks up again in Act II with Home. This has a lot to do with the perfect pacing SFAM has in general.

[krands85]

Bridges

[BlobVanDam]

I went with Panic Attack. It saddens me that TBP has so many votes.

[Jaffa]

Bridges in the Sky. 

After that, Panic Attack probably comes in second place, followed by Honor Thy Father and Hell's Kitchen.

[Laughingplace56]

Bridges in the Sky, no doubt. What a song, man. Although Hell's Kitchen, The Silent Man and The Bigger Picture are awesome, too; and I would add Repentance to that list if it wasn't for the awful "aaah" section + deep-voiced speech in the end.

This perfectly.

[aprilethereal]

BITS

[TheDisposableHero]

Honestly, I would've chosen The Mirror if that were on this poll. That track, to me, is the start of the back half of Awake. And if it were in this poll, it would've taken it far and away.

However, for the purposes of this poll, I'll say Hell's Kitchen.

[wolfking]

The Bigger Picture

[jonnybaxy]

Was stuck between TSF, Hells kitchen and HTF...

Went with HTF and I have no reason for that.

[erwinrafael]

I went with Panic Attack. It saddens me that TBP has so many votes.

I think TBP would make a good closer to SIDE 1 of DT12 if they are still releasing albums through cassette tapes.

[robwebster]

They do try to build that structure in. Mike Portnoy was always insistent that every album should have a Side A and a Side B. I think he said Falling into Infinity never quite achieved that, but that's cos he had reduced control of the album.

You can definitely hear the breaks. Metropolis, The Mirror, Home, Panic Attack and Repentance all kick off the second parts of their albums, and I think they've maintained it with Bridges in the Sky and Behind the Veil.

That said - not sure why liking a song is saddening! I don't think much of Scarred, but I think it's bloody wonderful that it means so much to so many people.

[CharlesPL]

Hell's Kitchen

[Rodni Demental]

You can definitely hear the breaks. Metropolis, The Mirror, Home, Panic Attack and Repentance all kick off the second parts of their albums, and I think they've maintained it with Bridges in the Sky and Behind the Veil.

Oh wow you're totally right. I never noticed that. And if any of the first examples weren't enough, Bridges in the Sky and Behind the Veil recently, seem to prove that beyond a doubt with their flashy intros.

Lines in the Sand seems like it could have been a good Side B opener. I guess the issue is that Hells Kitchen wasn't supposed to have an interlude into the song, it was supposed to be in Burning my Soul.

Also, if Home were in this poll instead of Through Her Eyes, something tells me it would be winning. And The Mirror might give it a run for it's money in my mind, because The Silent Man doesn't quite hold up by itself. I rank it much higher when I consider it a finale to A Mind Beside Itself. So as it is, Honor Thy Father takes the win, it was the blatantly obvious choice for me amongst these picks. 

But if you play by the same rules as the poll but adjust the method for determining the song from Six Degrees then The Great Debate might be the halfway point. I like that song more than the average person I think (although I'm sure the Side B concept would make it the Overture).

Too bad about Repentance...

[mirko_metal_88]

The Silent Man

[perfey]

Bridges in the Sky. Second place Hells Kitchen.

[mahyar.sn]

im rootin for TBP here, though I love all of them, but i can relate to this one more, it had more depth

[Nefarius]

The Silent Man

Yep, me to. I really like TBP, but The Silent Man it is for me.

Greetings...
Nef

[mikeyd23]

Bridges, its a killer song and lifts the album up in the middle.

[Nekov]

Hell's Kitchen is one of my top 5 DT songs so yeah