Parts of 'The Astonishing' that remind you of......

[DragonAttack]

Starting a separate thread because I see various comments strewn about.

What do you hear on TA that reminds you of some other song?  It can be the music or the 'feel'.

A Life Left Behind beginning-Tempus Fugit, Yes
2285 Entr'acte-Illumination Theory, DT (mentioned by a few)
Lord Nefaryus-King Herod's Song, JCSuperstar (with a bit of Pilate singing)

[pdurbin22]

The Bow down to Nafaryus riff from "Three Days" (and "2285 Entr'acte") is very similar to part of DT's own "Raw Dog."

[pcs90]

There's a melody in Chosen that reminds me a bit of The Bigger Picture's chorus. The Answer and Begin Again remind me of Disney but I don't know any specific songs to reference there, they just give off that sort of vibe to me.

[wolven74]

With regards to "feel".....

The riff that opens Our New World gave me that same sort of "fuck yeah!!!" feel I got on first hearing About To Crash (Reprise) opening lick, or the melody to Surrounded. Very upbeat and uplifting.

[Kotowboy]

That weird cabaret / swing part of Three Days reminds me a lot of " Dr. Jazz " from Bonzo Dog Band

[TAC]

The ending of Begin Again totally reminds me of Do They Know It's Christmas?.

And Lord Nefaryus has a wicked Queen vibe.

[chrisbDTM]

Posted this in the they thread but a lot of this album reminds me of Disney

There's alot of parts on the album that sound like pure Disney to me ESPECIALLY Begin Again. obviously not exact but alot of the faythe stuff reminds me of Menken.
Dream Theater....What I Hear

Also that instrumental part at the end of begin again

[Hanz Gruber]

The way that the 1st line in "Begin Again" is sung reminds me of a song by Def Leppard called "Kings of the World"

Compare:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iox7gBKhMag

(Start at the 40 second mark and compare)


Also "Kings of the World" reminded me of Queen when I 1st heard it.  How deep will this go!?

The ending of Begin Again totally reminds me of Do They Know It's Christmas?.

And Lord Nefaryus has a wicked Queen vibe.

Also this.  I played that part for my wife and began badly singing "feed the world"

[CDrice]

I think that it was already mentionned at some point by a few people, but Nafaryus theme reminds me of the Inspector Gadget theme

[Pragmaticcircus]

I think that it was already mentionned at some point by a few people, but Nafaryus theme reminds me of the Inspector Gadget theme

Interesting....cause that's a common comparison with Fatal Tragedy too.....

[Kotowboy]

I think that it was already mentionned at some point by a few people, but Nafaryus theme reminds me of the Inspector Gadget theme

Interesting....cause that's a common comparison with Fatal Tragedy too.....

And Enigma Machine

[Nearmyth]

A Life Left Behind keeps wanting to turn into The Spirit Carries On for me.

[Mosh]

I get a Lion King vibe from 3:58ish of Dystopian Overture.

[KevShmev]

The vocal melody at the end of Hymn Of A Thousand Voices is sorta like the one in Kaipa's Distant Voices.

[wideworldofmike]

A better life melody seems to heavily reference behind the veil.

[wideworldofmike]

...and although they sound nothing alike stylisticly for some reason Heavens Cove always make me think of Queen's "The Prophet's Song"...which if you haven't heard has the coolest vocal solo section in the middle.

[BlobVanDam]

I think that it was already mentionned at some point by a few people, but Nafaryus theme reminds me of the Inspector Gadget theme

Interesting....cause that's a common comparison with Fatal Tragedy too.....

I believe DT themselves referred to the opening bit as the Inspector Gadget riff. I do love a good Inspector Gadget riff.

[DreamTension]

The theme of "Brother Can You Hear Me" theme always reminds me of Cygnus X1 Book II by Rush at the 12:45 mark.

[TheGreatPretender]

Am I the only one who hears the intro to On The Backs of Angels every time I hear the beginning of Heaven's Cove?

[Tom Bombadil]

Am I the only one who hears the intro to On The Backs of Angels every time I hear the beginning of Heaven's Cove?

I was about to say this. The intro was by far my favorite part of OTBOA, so I'm glad they brought that style back.

[Moor]

The theme of "Brother Can You Hear Me" theme always reminds me of Cygnus X1 Book II by Rush at the 12:45 mark.

For me this is the major one; it is 95% the same.

[Ħ]

"Heaven's Cove" sounds like "Is There Anybody Out There?" (Pink Floyd)
Also, one of the melodic motifs sounds like "Point of No Return" (Phantom of the Opera).

[matthewmatt]

Lord Nefaryus-King Herod's Song, JCSuperstar (with a bit of Pilate singing)

YES! King Herod's Song as sung by Pilate, that's exactly what went through my mind this morning when I played the song.

Also, the beginning of A Tempting Offer reminds me a lot of the beginning of Behind the Veil.

[BlackInk]

The theme of "Brother Can You Hear Me" theme always reminds me of Cygnus X1 Book II by Rush at the 12:45 mark.

This melody turns into the first verse of Lost Not Forgotten for me.

Am I the only one who hears the intro to On The Backs of Angels every time I hear the beginning of Heaven's Cove?

And yes, definetely this.

[rumborak]

What the hell. This far into the thread and nobody has mentioned yet that
Brother Can You Hear Me = Waiting For The Worms (Pink Floyd)
A Life Left Behind = Tempus Fugit (Yes)

I mean, The Wall and Drama are obviously a huge influence for them for this type of thing.

[BlobVanDam]

They've been mentioned in the other thread buried somewhere. Tempus Fugit multiple times. I very much dislike the whole vibe of Brother Can You Hear Me.

[V_R11]

A New Beginning Intro = Pirates of the Caribean theme

[YtseJamittaja]

The Path that Devides have that Symphony X riff somewhere at 2:30 mark iirc.

Heaven's Cove sounds heavily like Headspace when vocals start.

Brother, Can You Hear me theme reminds me somehow Hark The Herald Angels Sing 

[RoeDent]

Some passages which remind me a bit of other songs:

A New Beginning intro = Ayreon

NOMAC tracks = interlude between Panic Attack and Never Enough on Octavarium

Ending instrumental of Begin Again = "Embrace the days" section of BAI, but faster.

[Pragmaticcircus]

NOMAC tracks = interlude between Panic Attack and Never Enough on Octavarium

Exactly what I thought, is it fan conspiracy time?? Octavarium is a sequel to The Astonishing, where the NOMACS power up again years later and destroy The Great Northern Empire. Then we meet The Dark Master....

[Onno]

Nobody has mentioned the Billy Jean beat in A New Beginning? I mean, it's a standard 4/4 drum beat, but the moment it kicks in I'm always reminded of Billy Jean.

[Pragmaticcircus]

Nobody has mentioned the Billy Jean beat in A New Beginning? I mean, it's a standard 4/4 drum beat, but the moment it kicks in I'm always reminded of Billy Jean.

Nomac Jean is not my lover, it's just a drone that thinks that I am the one.....

[The Curious Orange]

There's a riff in Heaven's Cove reminds me of the James Bond theme.

The Answer reminds me of Beneath the Surface (too much)

I'm also getting the themes from the old Incredible Hulk and Buck Rogers TV shows...

[ReaPsTA]

The very beginning of A New Beginning gives me a strong Amorphis vibe.

[genome]

Heaven's Cove - Is There Anybody Out There? (Pink Floyd)
Lord Nafaryus - general early Queen vibe
Begin Again - You Raise Me Up