Your favorite song from TA?

[BlobVanDam]

It completely boggles my mind how Our New World is the most popular song on the album. Okay, it's catchy as fuck, that's for sure. But... It's also just, so.. generic. I wouldn't quite say boring.. yet. I've seen a few comments at the overuse of sus4 chords being a detriment to the album, then we have song thats main theme is literally a clusterfuck of sus4s and 2s going back and forward on the major. It appeals on first listen but I honestly think people will get bored of this song really quickly. There are far more interesting songs on the album IMO. I'm not saying it's bad to be clear, I actually think it's a highlight of the latter part of the album but... yeah... might be different for DT but is far from the most inspired thing they've done, so simply put - I don't get the hype. No disrespect to everyone who really enjoys it, just had to get that off my chest.

First of all, the voting doesn't even put is as the most popular song. Secondly, the song is excellent so I don't know what you're talking about, or what you're basing any of that on.

[Rodni Demental]

lol, you're right.  Dunno how I missed that, Three Days is a clear winner (atm). But I'm still getting overrated feelings about Our New World. 

[jayvee3]

lol, you're right.  Dunno how I missed that, Three Days is a clear winner (atm). But I'm still getting overrated feelings about Our New World. 

I like 'Our New World' just fine, but I certainly agree not as much as many others seem to. It actually sounds a little like a track they would play in a montage during  a Baywatch episode to me. However, I was a huge Baywatch fan, so take that as you will... 

[Rodni Demental]

Don't get me wrong, I like it just fine too.  I was just trying to express my surprise at the attention this song is getting because it didn't overly impress me and is not a direction I would prefer for DT. In fact, as soon as I heard it, I was like YES this is the big song at the end! And maybe it fell a bit flat on that expectation because it didn't really go anywhere (for me). Then again, it's a fun catchy song, so good thing they don't listen to me right. 

Take this with a grain of salt, but I remember thinking this sounds like Stone Temple Pilots or something. I don't even listen to STP so I don't know what they're supposed to sound like.. But I guess I haven't heard a DT song with a vibe like this since.. Cover My Eyes?

[BlobVanDam]

It reminds me of About To Crash.
I get that it's not a style that appeals to every type of fan, but I find the claim that those who like it are just going to get bored of it a bit arrogant. I love that style of song, and it's well written, and I very much expect it will be one of the keepers of the album for me for a long time to come.

[Rodni Demental]

Yeah, it's a bit arrogant to assume other people will get bored of it (an assumption I can only make when the song is new anyway), I was simply projecting from my own experience. I feel that may happen with song for me personally though. Also, I'm more interested in the implication that if people find this to be (one of) their favourite song(s), then they're choosing it over a lot of other material, that's what surprises me. Dunno why, because I find myself enjoying lots of songs that other people dislike and have even tricked myself into liking songs I previously didn't. 
But just not seeing it here is all.

[BlobVanDam]

That's fair enough if that's your experience. DT have covered so much ground that fans are going to like different sides of the band more or less than others.
Even though I think it's definitely one of the best songs on the album, I was a little surprised that in the other thread people seemed to single it out over the rest. But the more I've listened to it, the more I've grown to love it and the uplifting vibe. They haven't done anything like it in a long time.

[Rodni Demental]

Definitely, as it goes, the thing that excites me the most about it is that it's refreshing and a somewhat unexpected style for the band. I'm just wandering if it could be a novelty effect due to various expectations and experiences from some of the recent albums (for some) but, I dunno, that might be digging a bit too far pulling shit out of my arse though because as you say, fans will like different sides of the band.

[jsbru]

I'd say, in order:

A New Beginning
Our New World
A Life Left Behind
The X Aspect

Hard to say after that, I'd need to listen to the album more.

[Vandalism]

Three Days
Ravenskill
A New Beginning
A Better Life
Heaven's Cove

In that order.

[Architeuthis]

When I looked at the results on that graph sideways, it looked like a big equalizer. Maybe TA is just a big EQ.  The epitome of a perfect balance of music..

[Destiny Of Chaos]

For me so far,  3D and LN are the two standout tracks.... the other three I voted for are ANB, MoB & TPTD.

[Kotowboy]

Results So far :

1. Three Days

2. A New Beginning

3. Our New World



After a while - we should collect the results and show the top 10 and maybe see how those tracks would run when sequenced that way

[BlobVanDam]

Results So far :

1. Three Days

2. A New Beginning

3. Our New World

These are some fine results.

[Kotowboy]

Three Days reminds me of A Nightmare Before Christmas.

[BlobVanDam]

Heavy metal Danny Elfman. That's a nice combo.

[Destiny Of Chaos]

Heavy metal Danny Elfman. That's a nice combo.

Scaretale by Nightwish is the epitome of that combo 



And add me to the ONW is overrated camp.  Nice little song, but no where NEAR as good as the majority of Dream Theater's other music, IMO.

[Voices]

Very unfair to have only five choices. There's so much memorable songs on that record...but I'd say that Ravenskill is my favorite song by now.

[Nearmyth]

Man this is difficult...

Three Days

A Life Left Behind

A Tempting Offer

A New Beginning

Hymn Of a Thousand Boices

[CDrice]

Is there a way to change our votes? Not that it matters that much, but I'd like to switch on of my previous choice with The Path That Divides.

[Octawakeimages]

This is way too hard to vote on lol.  So many awesome songs on this album.

[TheCountOfNYC]

A New Beginning. Dat outro.

[kartmaze2]

My top 5 (in roughly that order right now, but it's constantly changing):

- A New Beginning
- Three Days
- My Last Farewell
- The Path That Divides
- Dystopian Overture

Runner-ups (in no particular order):
- Lord Nafaryus
- The Gift of Music
- Moment of Betrayal
- Act of Faythe
- A Saviour in the Square
- Ravenskill
- The X Aspect
- Heaven's Cove

Too many runner-ups, but I just couldn't exlude any of them... 

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

I regret answering this poll so early. My choices are entirely different now.

So much good material, dammit.

[hefdaddy42]

Shit, I don't know.

[MirrorMask]

Very hard to pick, I went for A Better Life, When your Time Has Come, The Answer and the title track.

[mc7]

I agree with other posters that just picking 5 favourites is a real challenge as it changes all the time. For the record at the time I chose (in album order):

Dystopian Overture
A Better Life
Ravenskill
The X Aspect
A New Beginning

Other notable favourites (again in album order) I will add are:

The Gift Of Music
Lord Nafaryus
When Your Time Has Come
Three Days
Moment Of Betrayal
The Path That Divides
Hymn Of A Thousand Voices
Our New World
Astonishing

For me, I can split the album up equally into 17 truly outstanding or very good songs and 17 good to below average or fuller songs.

[RuRoRul]

I voted here after one listen, and picking just 5 was difficult...

After my first listen, while I liked A New Beginning a lot I wouldn't necessarily have picked it above a few other songs, so I left it out of my top 5 here for one that I think had less mention of it (A Tempting Offer). However, after many listens it is definitely one of the top 2, so my top 5 would be:

Three Days
A New Beginning
The Gift Of Music
Moment Of Betrayal
The Path That Divides

The same as the 5 I voted here except for A New Beginning over A Tempting Offer.

[SebastianPratesi]

I voted:

From Act 1:

• "When Your Time Has Come"
• "Three Days"
• "A New Beginning"

From Act 2:

• "Heaven's Cove"
• "Hymn Of A Thousand Voices"

For me, one of the great aspects of this album is the little references to other styles of music, such as tango in "Lord Nafaryus". The dixieland section in "Three Days" is really cool in the context of a prog-metal song, and James' melody in "Heaven's Cove" has some sort of 'religious', 'marching' overtones which remind of Katniss singing "The Hanging Tree" in Mockinjay Part 1.

(Also, to the mods: is it OK to post a YouTube link to a clip of a film scene, when it's obviously not uploaded 'officially'?)

[Kotowboy]

Results So far :

1. Three Days

2. A New Beginning

3. Our New World

These are some fine results.

Still the top 3

[fadetoblackdude7]

1. Ravenskill
2. A Better Life
3. Chosen
4. Astonishing
5. A Life Left Behind

[BlackInk]

A Tempting Offer. Again.