Lines in the Sand vs. Trial of Tears

[?]

Love both songs, but TOT has the edge thanks to its beautiful ambience and how amazing it sounded live.

[jonnybaxy]

Damn! I just evened it out to 40 vs 40 with my ToT vote! 

[The Stray Seed]

No way I can choose between these two!! They're two equal masterpieces!!!

[Dublagent66]

Yeah, looks like the voting may very well indicate that. 

[jjrock88]

wow, what a close match up

[The Letter M]

After days and days of mulling it over, I went with "Lines In The Sand", but just by a very little amount. "Trial Of Tears" is an epic masterpiece, but there's something more DT-esque about LITS, their heavy and jammy side that I enjoy so much. It's got a lot of riffs and grooves in it that are very indicative of a great DT song.

The live versions have all been pretty good, too, especially when they do the '96 version with the added lyrics and instrumental sections. It just takes the song to a whole other level that I enjoy very much. I would love to hear them bring it back to the live stage at some point soon, if only to hear Mangini tackle that song!

-Marc.

[perfey]

Trial of Tears get my vote. Even though LITS is just as good, Trial gives me a more epic feeling and is a perfect closer to FII. I just love how James sings, the intro and everything in between. I hope they explore LITS and Trials soundscape more live on the next album(s). Get the groove back!

[BlackInk]

That 'Lines In the Sand' is actually in the lead baffles me to no end. It has some cool ideas, but that random guy screaming on the chorus are some embrarrassingly awful moments, which actually manages to ruin the entire song for me.

[ZKX-2099]

My vote gave Lines in the Sand the lead. 

Looks like Trial of Tears is gonna be... swept away with the tide.

[Dublagent66]

Wow, dead heat.  These two are indeed very close.   

[Ad134]

Well, considering Lines in the Sand is my favourite song of all time by any artist, I wonder how I voted...

Incredible how close the poll is, there's normally at least a little bit of a difference, but as of this post, it's 50 votes each!

[JiM-Xtreme]

HAHAHA, at the time of this post, the two songs are dead tied at 50% and 50 votes each! 

[BlobVanDam]

Wow, dead heat.  These two are indeed very close.   

The voting about sums up my feelings on these songs too. Glad to see them both getting equal love.

[Destiny Of Chaos]

Wow, my vote for LitS tied it up at 51-51.

Wish we could get 100+ voters for DT the League over on P&S... heck, 50 would be great.

Both songs deserve all of the praise that they get.

[Stadler]

This isn't an argument, because I understand this is all about subjective taste, but as an observation, for me this is baffling.  In my world, this isn't an epic battle between two worthy opponents, fighting to the death in what will be a classic of the ages...  for me, it is akin to the Patriots (ToT) whipping some Miami Dolphin ass (LitS) on a meaningless Sunday in late October.   ToT is possibly my favorite song on that album, and LitS likely my least favorite.

[ThatOneGuy2112]

There's really nothing too baffling about this outcome, other than it being a dead, neck-and-neck tie.

[Tick]

The biggest DT mystery to me remains how so many people love ToT so much.

For me personally its the opening of the song. The spacey vibe leading into the awesome bass and guitar.

[Zook]

There's really nothing too baffling about this outcome, other than it being a dead, neck-and-neck tie.

You're welcome.

[ThatOneGuy2112]

There's really nothing too baffling about this outcome, other than it being a dead, neck-and-neck tie.

You're welcome.

You voted wise.

[BlackInk]

for me, it is akin to the Patriots (ToT) whipping some Miami Dolphin ass (LitS) on a meaningless Sunday in late October.

Even though I prefer Dolphins to Patriots big time, this is still how I see this match-up. That so many people prefer LItS is still completely incomprehencible.

[The Hairy Man]

ToT has never done much for me, LitS is an easy winner despite Doug Pinnick's utterly tragic vocals (sounds like one of those random drunks that get up at a pub gig!)

LitS has a great intro, one of JP's finest solos and MP lays down some great different grooves in the section that follows, imho of course.

[Kotowboy]

Personally I can't stand "Scarred".

[hefdaddy42]

for me, it is akin to the Patriots (ToT) whipping some Miami Dolphin ass (LitS) on a meaningless Sunday in late October.

Even though I prefer Dolphins to Patriots big time, this is still how I see this match-up. That so many people prefer LItS is still completely incomprehencible.

I find your view completely incomprehensible.

Even if the Pinnick contributions rub you the wrong way, there is still a lot to like in this song.  It has the best groove of any DT song, interesting transitions into and out of instrumental passages, jazz-like sections, one of JP's best solos, not to mention some of JP's best lyrics, and a great vocal track from JLB.

[ariich]

Trial of Tears, easily!

Lines in the Sand is groovy, but ToT is just beautiful.

[vtgrad]

ToT for me as it is the song that I constantly come back to.  Looking back at the playlists I've made over the years, ToT always finds it way in.

I love LitS tho... and if you asked me what I'd like to hear live between the two, I would say LitS (with Hell's Kitchen as an intro of course) simply because I've heard ToT live many times.  But I also wouldn't be disappointed if the guys placed ToT in every setlist either.

Tough decision.

[Sycsa]

After a long break, ToT took the lead again by a negligible margin, this has to be the closest poll we've ever had.

[1neeto]

Very tough choice. If you add HK to LITS, then it would make it an even closer race. I'm gonna listen to both songs again and vote later.

[SeRoX]

ToT, because LITS's chorus sounds like just out of place considering the rest of the song, imo. Still my favourite though.

[A.B.]

I just evened the score. About two months ago, I would vote for Trial of Tears, but during past few months, LITS has grown on me in an incredible way, so my vote goes for Lines In The Sand. There are some parts in TOT that I do not enjoy so much, while LITS is fun for the whole 12+ minutes for me.

[Sycsa]

Haha, this poll reminds me of the like/dislike section of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ussCHoQttyQ

[jonnybaxy]

Haha, this poll reminds me of the like/dislike section of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ussCHoQttyQ

that's brilliant

[Voices]

Trial Of Tears