ASACRIFICEDSON's Top 75 Dream Theater Songs

[ASacrificedSon]

Actually, this song is pretty catchy and I dunno. Something about it just stands out compared to the others.

[CDrice]

It's still early, but this thread is already amazing.

I can't wait to see which of Prophets of War or Raw Dog will be at at number one. 

[ASacrificedSon]

 
I wish, but unfortunately, something else will take first place.

Hint: It's not over 10 minutes and it's not an instrumental, nor POW.

[ASacrificedSon]

Number 64: This is the Life
Here is a really nice ballad by Dream Theater. This is really nothing special, but the lyrics speak out to me a lot. Nothing left to say, besides: "This song is beautiful!"

Number 63: Looking Glass
Ah, does the word Rush not come into your mind while listening to this song? This song isn't a total loss in any way. I love Petrucci's solo in the album and I really love the chorus. The reason this song is on the list is because it was influenced heavily by Rush and I love Rush.

Number 62: Caught in A Web
Ah! Here is the first song from Awake that comes into play! This is also the first song Labrie lyrically contributed and I absolutely love his voice in this song. The part: "Try to push me round this world some more, make me live in fear...." gets to me every time. His aggression and passion speaks to me a lot and I absolutely love Petrucci and Moore's duet.

[Train of Naught]

This is the Life is 60 spots too low and the others are too high

/thread

I wish I could like The Looking Glass as much as some do but I just don't get it. Apparently it's similar to Rush so that might explain it.

[mike099]

My wife likes some DT and This is the Life is one of those songs.

When I first heard Looking Glass, I thought that it was a song about Portnoy first and then second it sounded like Rush.

[Crow]

Meh, maybe this belongs in the controversial opinions thread, but I really don't like Innocence Faded at all, it's easily a bottom 10 DT song for me.

consider death 

also lol acos and troae lower than jlmb is hilarious stuff

[ASacrificedSon]

 :)

[IDontNotDoThings]

I wish, but unfortunately, something else will take first place.

Hint: It's not over 10 minutes and it's not an instrumental, nor POW.

Guys, it's Metropolis.

or Voices maybe

or Take The Time

or Panic Attack

idk

[CDrice]

I wish, but unfortunately, something else will take first place.

Hint: It's not over 10 minutes and it's not an instrumental, nor POW.

Guys, it's Metropolis.

or Voices maybe

or Take The Time

or Panic Attack

idk

It can't be those since they actually are great songs. It's got to be either Constant Motion or Never Enough.

[IDontNotDoThings]

I wish, but unfortunately, something else will take first place.

Hint: It's not over 10 minutes and it's not an instrumental, nor POW.

Guys, it's Metropolis.

or Voices maybe

or Take The Time

or Panic Attack

idk

It can't be those since they actually are great songs. It's got to be either Constant Motion or Never Enough.

Well, I like those songs... 

[ASacrificedSon]

Well actually, the song is hidden somewhere in my sig.....if you know, please don't tell anyone just yet.

[IDontNotDoThings]

Well actually, the song is hidden somewhere in my sig.....if you know, please don't tell anyone just yet.

The Glass Prison? Wait... no...

The Count Of Tuscany? No, that doesn't work either...

shit

[ASacrificedSon]

Well actually, the song is hidden somewhere in my sig.....if you know, please don't tell anyone just yet.

The Glass Prison? Wait... no...

The Count Of Tuscany? No, that doesn't work either...

shit

It might be pretty tricky!

Number 61: Under A Glass Moon

This song is nice from Images and Words, but it's in the bottom two on my list. The only song Moon beats is Another Day which I have no interest in whatsoever. The lyrics are very cryptic and the only saving grace for this song is Petrucci's solo, which I find to be amazing. I don't like Labrie's voice here at all and find it kind of annoying. The rest of the instruments are great also. I love the Moore/Petrucci duets. Yes, you will here my say the word duet a lot of times.

Number 60: Beneath The Surface

Here is a really nice ballad and it killed me, choosing whether to choose this or The Answer Lies Within, but painfully, I chose The Answer Lies Within. Beneath the Surface is like Answer in many ways. It is a ballad, it's length is similar and the lyrics are both touching.

Number 59: The Answer Lies Within

Between this and I Walk Beside You, The Answer Lies Within fell just a little (majorly) short. This has a really nice bridge and there are no traces of Petrucci's electric guitar, but his acoustic. Hell, I can barely make out Petrucci's guitar work, which is fine with me. Rudess still does an exceptional job with his piano and Labrie is quite magnificent here.

[IDontNotDoThings]

Songs it could be:

1. March Of The Tyrant
2. Pull Me Under
3. Surrounded
4. Lie
5. Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
6. Anna Lee
7. Don't Look Past Me
8. The Way It Used To Be
9. Speak To Me
10. Surrender To Reason

EDIT: You said in the controversial opinions thread that ITNOG was musically your favourite song written by JP, that sure narrows it down.

[jakepriest]

The Answer Lies Within is a good candidate for my least favourite DT song ever that holds Octavarium back from becoming the best DT album. 

[pcs90]

I wonder if the favorite song is Forsaken...

[IDontNotDoThings]

I wonder if the favorite song is Forsaken...

nope

[Train of Naught]

I find the way you abbreviate song titles very confusing.  Answer for TALW, Moon for UAGM etc.

[ASacrificedSon]

The song wasn't mentioned yet
I guess you'll have to wait...I'll throw hints here and there.

Number 58: Along for the ride
Ah, here is a nice song on dt12. The chorus is really nice and the riffing is fantastic. The only downside with this song is Rudess' cheesy synth. It makes me wince. Only if he used to the lead syth, it would've been better. Still, what a nice song!

[pcs90]

Number 58: Along for the ride
Ah, here is a nice song on dt12. The chorus is really nice and the riffing is fantastic. The only downside with this song is Rudess' cheesy synth. It males me wince. Only if he used to the lead syth, it would've been better. Still, what a nice song!

Agreed, I dislike the patch he uses...but I love what he's actually playing.

[ASacrificedSon]

Glad we agree!

[IDontNotDoThings]

I would've said The Mirror, but this disproves that.

[jakepriest]

Along For The Ride is one of DT's most boring songs imho. The only good thing about it is Rudess's solo. The synth sound is actually kinda cool imo and saves the song from being a total fluke.

[Hanz Gruber]

Are you ready for controversy? Are you ready for hate? Well then, you are at the correct place! I will give you my top 75 songs from Dream Theater and some of them are pretty damn controversial. Remember that it is all opinion and there are somethings I like that you may not like....so let's get started! And now for some quick facts!

It would be funny if "Sacrificed Sons" doesn't even make your top 75

[ASacrificedSon]

 
2nd favorite song from the album and Root nor 8VM is in first place.

[ASacrificedSon]

I would've said The Mirror, but this disproves that.

You tried! 

Along For The Ride is one of DT's most boring songs imho. The only good thing about it is Rudess's solo. The synth sound is actually kinda cool imo and saves the song from being a total fluke.

I agree. It is kinda dull...

[bosk1]

Along For The Ride is one of DT's finest songs on one of their finest albums.  There are so many good things about it that I don't know where to start listing them.  But one good thing about it is Rudess's solo. The synth sound is really cool imo and totally takes the song to another level.

I agree.

[ASacrificedSon]

Number 57: The Silent Man
Here is a nice breather in Awake after Voices. This is part 3 of the "A Mind Besides Itself Suite" and the most calming and refreshing. We feature John and John on an acoustic guitar, Portnoy on those tambourines, and Moore with a bit of keyboards. There is also a quick acoustic solo and I find myself falling prey into it. One thing I'm a sucker to are acoustic guitar solo's: that itty bit on 8VM, Solitary Shell, and this song. The Silent Man is overall a really strong step for the end and introduces the legendary Mirror/Lie.

Number 56: Hollow Years
The only reason this song is on the list is because: 1)the acoustic guitar and 2)Petrucci's solo. Yeah.

Number 55: Disappear
This song is so fricking depressing and it does a really nice job in bringing the mood to you. I mean seriously, it is so beautiful. I especially Rudess' introduction and it kinda reminds me of BTV. The mood is really somber throughout the entire song and the end is where it truly shakes your soul. This beautiful song needs no more to be said.

Number 54: As I Am
AWWWW YEAH! Here is the first song on the album Train of Thought and the first on this list. This song is pretty meh and some days I really enjoy listening to, while the other days, I just skip to the next song. Although, the ultimate saving grace of this song is the crunching riff, the godly guitar solo, than the godly Portnoy solo. I always think: "Damn. Don't their arms hurt by now?" I get really really excited when I get to the guitar solo and the excitement never ends throughout the entire album. 

[IDontNotDoThings]

Is it Lifting Shadows Off A Dream?

Because at the time that was posted, you couldn't drink yet, but still participated in the drinking thread (meaning you probably wanted to),
so you had a curiosity of what it would be like,
so it's something you had difficulty seeing,
like seeing in darkness,
like a shadow,
so when you turned 18, you lifted the shadow from your dream of being able to drink?

I'm running out of ideas...

[IDontNotDoThings]

Songs it could be (disregarding "written by JP rule" because all these songs were):
01: Another Won
02: Your Majesty
03: Two Far
04: Vital Star
05: Status Seeker
06: The Killing Hand
07: The Ones Who Help To Set The Sun
08: To Live Forever
09: Where Are You Now?
10: Cover My Eyes
11: Misunderstood
12: The Dark Eternal Night
13: Wither
14: Build Me Up, Break Me Down
15: The Enemy Inside
16: The Bigger Picture

Reasons:
a: concept album songs https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=45982.msg2100314#msg2100314
b: over 10 minutes https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=45982.msg2103548#msg2103548
c: instrumental https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=45982.msg2103548#msg2103548
d: lost to a non-concept album song https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=46036.msg2103773#msg2103773
e: lost to a non-concept album song https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=46024.msg2102619#msg2102619
f: lost to a non-concept album song https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=45931.msg2098139#msg2098139
g: not Voices or Scarred yet remaining https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=45877.msg2096712#msg2096712
h: not mentioned https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=45877.msg2096844#msg2096844
i: not mentioned as highlight https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=45811.msg2092103#msg2092103
j: already on list https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=45982.0
k: Burning My Soul isn't on list https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=45982.msg2101959#msg2101959
l: hasn't been mentioned yet https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=45982.msg2104197#msg2104197

Majesty Demos [1986]
01: Another Won
02: Your Majesty
b: A Vision
03: Two Far
04: Vital Star
l: March Of The Tyrant

When Dream & Day Unite [1989]
i: A Fourtune In Lies
05: Status Seeker
c: Ytse Jam
06: The Killing Hand
i: Light Fuse & Get Away
i: Afterlife
07: The Ones Who Help To Set The Sun
i: Only A Matter Of Time

Images & Words [1992]
dl: Pull Me Under
d: Another Day
l: Take The Time
l: Surrounded
l: Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle & The Sleeper
j: Under A Glass Moon
df: Wait For Sleep
b: Learning To Live

Awake [1994]
d: 6:00
dj: Caught In A Web
dj: Innocence Faded
cdf: Erotomania
l: Voices
ej: The Silent Man
g: The Mirror
l: Lie
l: Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
b: Scarred
g: Space-Dye Vest

A Change Of Seasons [1995]
bj: A Change Of Seasons

Falling Into Infinity [1997]
e: New Millenium
j: You Not Me
j: Peruvian Skies
d: Hollow Years
k: Burning My Soul
cf: Hell's Kitchen
b: Lines In The Sand
h: Take Away My Pain
j: Just Let Me Breathe
l: Anna Lee
b: Trial Of Tears

Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory [1999/10]
a: Regression
af: Overture 1928
af: Strange Deja Vu
a: Through My Words
a: Fatal Tragedy
abh: Beyond This Life
a: Through Her Eyes
ab: Home
ah: The Dance Of Eternity
adf: One Last Time
ah: The Spirit Carries On
abh: Finally Free

Cleaning Out The Closet [1999/12]
l: Don't Look Past Me
08: To Live Forever
c: Eve
b: Raise The Knife
09: Where Are You Now?
l: The Way It Used To Be
10: Cover My Eyes
l: Speak To Me

Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence [2002]
bl: The Glass Prison
b: Blind Faith
11: Misunderstood
bdh: The Great Debate
hj: Disappear
b: Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

Train Of Thought [2003]
fhj: As I Am
bf: This Dying Soul
bh: Endless Sacrifice
bh: Honour Thy Father
ehj: Vacant
bc: Stream Of Consciousness
b: In The Name Of God

Octavarium [2005]
fj: The Root Of All Evil
j: The Answer Lies Within
d: These Walls
e: I Walk Beside You
fl: Panic Attack
el: Never Enough
b: Sacrificed Sons
b: Octavarium

Systematic Chaos [2007]
el: Forsaken
el: Constant Motion
12: The Dark Eternal Night
b: Repentance
el: Prophets Of War
bf: The Ministry Of Lost Souls
b: In The Presence Of Enemies

Black Clouds & Silver Linings [2009]
b: A Nightmare To Remember
e: A Rite Of Passage
13: Wither
bdf: The Shattered Fortress
b: The Best Of Times
bl: The Count Of Tuscany

Blood & Metal: God Of War III [2010]
cl: Raw Dog

A Dramatic Turn Of Events [2011]
d: On The Backs Of Angels
14: Build Me Up, Break Me Down
bdf: Lost Not Forgotten
fj: This Is The Life
bj: Bridges In The Sky
b: Outcry
ej: Far From Heaven
b: Breaking All Illusions
ej: Beneath The Surface

Dream Theater [2013]
cej: False Awakening Suite
15: The Enemy Inside
ej: The Looking Glass
c: Enigma Machine
16: The Bigger Picture
ej: Behind The Veil
l: Surrender To Reason
ej: Along For The Ride
b: Illumination Theory
c: Hidden Track

The Astonishing [2016]
all *a*

[jakepriest]

*snip*

You have way too much free time. 

[Train of Naught]

*snip*

You have way too much free time. 

This.


Also why would you go out of your way to ruin the surprise of the #1 pick? Isn't that the whole idea of doing a top songs list?

[ASacrificedSon]

 
Number 53: The Shattered Fortress
It hurts me to hurt black clouds, but it has to be done.
This is the final suite and many parts were recycled from the other suites. Still, you have to love the guitar and keyboard sol0. Also the nostalgia at the end speaks to me greatly. Portnoy's vocals are very nice on this song and the transition from heavy to soft blows me away.

[mike099]

The shattered fortress is a kick ass song