DT songs that've aged worst for you, relative to how much you liked them at 1st

[KevShmev]

In other words, not songs you never really liked and still don't. 

I mean, songs that you don't like nearly as much as you did at first or even for a while. 

Two songs come to mind for me:

Panic Attack
Honor Thy Father

I used to say that Panic Attack, other than the title track, was my favorite from the rest of the record, but I never listen to it anymore, and there are probably 3-4 songs I like more than it now.  It's a song that's just kind of there for me now.

I wasn't keen on Train of Thought at first, but I always like Honor Thy Father quite a bit, and for a long time, it was my 2nd or 3rd favorite from that record.  Now, it's near the bottom, only beating out This Dying Soul, which I've never liked a lot.  Seeing the version on the Score bonus features didn't help, as it came off totally sterile live. 

[BlobVanDam]

I can't really think of any songs that I like significantly less than how much I liked them at first. Plenty of songs that went the opposite way that I didn't like at first and now love, but if I don't like a song now, I didn't like it when I first got acquainted with it either.

The closest I can think of is Endless Sacrifice. It was never a favourite on the album, but I liked it almost as much as some of the other songs. Now I never listen to it, and find it a bit boring, but I don't dislike it either. Closest I can think of. There are plenty of songs that have worn out on me, but they're not songs I ever thought were great, and not songs I dislike now. It's just a case of the new car smell wearing off, and not listening to them anymore.

[hefdaddy42]

One that jumps to mind is The Count of Tuscany.

[Buddyhunter1]

BMU,BMD.

I loved it when ADTOE first came out, now I can't stand it.

[KevShmev]

That reminds me, I can probably add Outcry to my list.  I still like it, but not nearly as much as I did when ADTOE first came out. 

[krands85]

I was thinking about this the other day actually. I remember maybe 6-7 years ago I had a playlist with about 15 of my favourite DT tracks at the time and The Great Debate was one of them. These days, I rarely listen to it and it's probably not even in my top 40. Still a good song though. Of course, when you're just looking at rankings, many songs will move down the list when you grow to appreciate others over time or there are new songs released that you really like.

The Glass Prison is another that comes to mind. It hasn't fallen down my rankings as much as TGD, but it doesn't seem to have the same impact anymore. Similar story with Beyond This Life and A Nightmare to Remember.

There aren't any that I used to like that I now dislike though.

[Zyzzyva17]

Under a Glass Moon. Went from #4 to somewhere in the 20's.

[425]

Forsaken. Something about its relative simplicity, the fantasy lyrics, the main riff and the keyboard intro appealed to me when first I heard SC. Now... It just doesn't do anything for me at all and it's one of my least favorite DT songs.

Edit: Also, The Glass Prison. I loved it at first, but now it just feels a bit overlong to me. I prefer TDS and TSF from the 12SS. The same could be said to a lesser degree about The Root of All Evil.

[theseoafs]

One that jumps to mind is The Count of Tuscany.

This one.  The other one for me is ITPOE.  I never liked it all that much when it first came out, but I thought it was pretty cool for what it was.  Now I can hardly listen to it.

[mikeyd23]

Forsaken. Something about its relative simplicity, the fantasy lyrics, the main riff and the keyboard intro appealed to me when first I heard SC. Now... It just doesn't do anything for me at all and it's one of my least favorite DT songs.

Came in here to post exactly this.  The first time I heard Forsaken, I loved it, the keys, the big guitar riff, the whole thing. Now I could take it or leave it most days honestly.

[krands85]

Forsaken. Something about its relative simplicity, the fantasy lyrics, the main riff and the keyboard intro appealed to me when first I heard SC. Now... It just doesn't do anything for me at all and it's one of my least favorite DT songs.

Came in here to post exactly this.  The first time I heard Forsaken, I loved it, the keys, the big guitar riff, the whole thing. Now I could take it or leave it most days honestly.

That's one I forgot about. I'd not been in to the band very long at the time SC came out, but I remember playing Forsaken over and over again when it was first released, really loved it. It's still a fairly pleasant song, but nothing special to me now.

[Zook]

Songs only got better for me. Songs I didn't like, I still don't really like.

[TAC]

TGP

[Podaar]

I really liked The Best of Times when the album first came out but I have no desire to sit through it anymore.

[Tom Bombadil]

The Glass Prison is the most obvious one for me. I used to think it was the best song on SDOIT. Now I'd say its 2nd worst.

Honestly, I can't think of a single song from Systematic Chaos onward that has gotten better with time. I still like quite a few of them, but none have actually improved in my standings.

[Knguro]

A Rite of Passage.

[Tomislav95]

Home. SFAM was my first DT album and Home was my favorite on it. Now I don't like it really much, listening it just whenllistening to whole album.

[Dublagent66]

Well, one of the processes of aging is being able to remember why you liked a song in the first place.  As long as you don't play a song to death, that initial spark should never go away.  I guess it's the opposite for me.  Some of the songs I didn't like at first may have gotten better over time.  Songs I've always liked, I still like.  The songs I don't like is a very short list and I can't imagine them getting better over time.

[ThatOneGuy2112]

Two come to mind. Most notably, A Nightmare to Remember. I was first getting into DT and thought it was one of the most amazing things ever. Now, it's not necessarily unlistenable, but there so many moments that I can't get through without mental cringe.

The Shattered Fortress falls into the same spectrum, though not quite on the same scale as with ANTR.

[chaossystem]

I can't really say that there any songs that I've stopped liking, but if I don't like a song as much as I did before, it's probably my fault, because I listened to it too many times. The entire "Images and Words" disc would be a good example of that.

[aprilethereal]

TGP (was once my #1, now probably not in the top 20 anymore), and ANTR.

[son_ov_hades]

The Glass Prison, when Six Degrees came out I loved this song but it gets more tiring and overlong with every listen.

[RaiseTheKnife]

Home.

[SeRoX]

Lines In The Sand.

At first, I loved everything about it but then the chorus drags it for me.

[Mosh]

I really liked The Best of Times when the album first came out but I have no desire to sit through it anymore.

This. I still love the guitar solo but the ten minutes or so it takes to get there doesn't do a whole lot for me anymore.

[Crow]

A lot of SC, honestly. Was one of the first DT albums I had and I liked a fair bit of it at the time. Now the only songs I really care about at all are Repentance and TMOLS.
TDEN especially has dropped into my bottom 5, though it was never a song I particularly liked to begin with.

[Miss Bangkok]

Hmmm. The Glass Prison, Honor Thy Father, most of Systematic Chaos and Black Clouds.

[Chino]

Pretty much all of Systematic Chaos and the majority of Train of Thought. Lump a good chunk of Octavarium in there too.

[SuperTaco]

Honor Thy Father certainly comes to mind. I still like some of the badass riffs and such, but the overall theme of the song doesn't really jive with me anymore.

ITPOE Pt 2. When SC came out and for a while after, I listened to part 2 quite a lot. The issue nowadays is that it takes too long to get to the parts I really enjoy, so part 1 becomes more magnified.

[Joshin U]

Definitely have some of these.

LNF: Still really enjoy it, but it definitely has lost a lot of its charm since the first few months, partially due to the instant mental comparisons to UAGM I unconsciously make while listening.

Outcry: I used to absolutely adore the chorus, but now the whole song seems to drag for long portions of time. I REALLY have to be in the mood to listen to it.

ANTR: Like ThatOneGuy said, was still getting into DT and this song blew me away.  Now the cheese factor, silly story, rororo (seriously: we make fun of it a lot, but it truly is laughable), and meandering instrumental sections (although I like the unison still) kill my enjoyment of it.

TSF: This one faded fast.  The "whoa" factor of dissecting the integration of the other 12SS songs into the song was fun the first few times, but once that wears off, very little of it appeals to me enough to seek it out to listen to.

TMOLS: I may have just over-listened to it, but this song used to be the most emotional yet fun song of DT's later years for me.  Now it DRAGS. Again, I'll listen on occasion, but it's replay value is almost gone for me.

PA: As mentioned before. Still fun.

HTF: Simply lost its charm.  Very cheesy in its attempt to rock hard, but it used to feel pretty badass. Simply lost its ability to feel that way recently.  Still love "Don't cross the crooked step".

And finally,

SOC: Used to be my favorite instrumental, but only recently have I been coming to terms with how I wish portions of the middle were cut out.  They ruin the pace of the song and while the main riff and the last few minutes are still spectacular, it's almost become a chore to listen to all of it, so I don't listen much anymore.

[RedKlouD72]

I purposely avoid overplaying and over-listening to songs to avoid this phenomenon.

But it's not like I don't have an answer for you.

I'd say A Change of Seasons has weakened for me. I used to think it was the best song ever made. Now I prefer other songs to it for sure. Some of it's novelty has worn off I think.

Perhaps the song that has taken the biggest dive on my charts is Ministry Of Lost Souls. When it came out, I really thought it was swell-and a beauty-but now I just see it as a slow, dirgey, awkward song. It ain't the only song on Systematic Chaos that did that either.

[?]

Probably ANTR... I used to like it despite the embarrassing "day after day" section and it even appeared in my top 50 list, but nowadays I find it impossible to sit through the entirety of the song.

[Mladen]

TSF: This one faded fast.  The "whoa" factor of dissecting the integration of the other 12SS songs into the song was fun the first few times, but once that wears off, very little of it appeals to me enough to seek it out to listen to.

This.

Also, I think Constant motion isn't really aging that well, despite me loving it back in the day.

[emtee]

For me it's the entire 8V album. Spun the living crap out of it for 6 months after release. It was also the first DT album my
daughter connected with so we were able to enjoy it together. But now I just don't connect with most of it at all.

[DreamerTV]

ANTR and TCOT. Unfortunately those were the only two songs that made me think Black Clouds was a quite good album, while now i don't feel any desire to listen to it again.