Dream Theater Top 100 countdown - 2024 Version! (#01 Up!)

[Awaken]

Anyone else kind of surprised at how much different songs affect you now vs when you first heard them?  Just finished re-listening to 'Disappear' and holy &*)(& that song - I wasn't expecting it to resonate w me the way it did today. 

[twosuitsluke]

Sent my list! Took a lot to get here but I've enjoyed it.

[wolfking]

Anyone else kind of surprised at how much different songs affect you now vs when you first heard them?  Just finished re-listening to 'Disappear' and holy &*)(& that song - I wasn't expecting it to resonate w me the way it did today.

For sure.  As I mentioned in some of my brief thoughts, there's been a few that's really jumped in the rankings.  I guess certain songs have a way of connecting at different stages in your life, plus perhaps things you are going through and dealing with that makes songs connect with you more than they previously did.  Vice versa too I guess.

[TAC]

Anyone else kind of surprised at how much different songs affect you now vs when you first heard them?  Just finished re-listening to 'Disappear' and holy &*)(& that song - I wasn't expecting it to resonate w me the way it did today.

I mean, some age better than others and some not so much, but by and large, there's not a ton of movement.

[bosk1]

by and large, there's not a ton of movement.

At your age, I hear that prunes help.

[wolfking]

by and large, there's not a ton of movement.

At your age, I hear that prunes help.

[TAC]

by and large, there's not a ton of movement.

At your age, I hear that prunes help.

[jingle.boy]

Or mangos.

[Puppies_On_Acid]

Turbo Lax does the trick.

[wolfking]

Or mangos.

Tim needs help in the bedroom too?

[jingle.boy]

Or mangos.

Tim needs help in the bedroom too?

He wasn't exactly clear whether the lack of movement was in the trunk, or under the hood.

[Zydar]

I'm sure prunes help there too.

[wolfking]

Or mangos.

Tim needs help in the bedroom too?

He wasn't exactly clear whether the lack of movement was in the trunk, or under the hood.

Of course, silly me, good pick up.

[Stadler]

Anyone else kind of surprised at how much different songs affect you now vs when you first heard them?  Just finished re-listening to 'Disappear' and holy &*)(& that song - I wasn't expecting it to resonate w me the way it did today.

I've had a number of songs like that. 

[bosk1]

Reap, is there a problem with my list?  Or have you just not gotten to it yet.  Just want to make sure I don't miss the deadline if there is something wrong that I can fix.

[nobloodyname]

I haven't had a response yet, either. But he did say he's got a number of spreadsheets to parse and won't respond to/with PMs until he's got to the list in question.

[TAC]

Reap, is there a problem with my list?  Or have you just not gotten to it yet.  Just want to make sure I don't miss the deadline if there is something wrong that I can fix.

I sent mine on 12/17, and got my response this morning.

[jingle.boy]

Reap, is there a problem with my list?  Or have you just not gotten to it yet.  Just want to make sure I don't miss the deadline if there is something wrong that I can fix.

You mean, other than where you've got Hollow Years?

[wolfking]

My list is sent.  Album breakdown;

WDADU - 3
IAW - 8
Awake - 10
FII - 7
SFAM - 10
6D - 6
TOT - 7
8VM - 7
SC - 6
BC&SL - 6
ADTOE - 8
DT - 6
TA - 2
DOT - 9
AVFTTOTW - 4
Other - 1

[Dave_Manchester]

List sent. Trivia:

4 albums have all their songs represented: Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, Train of Thought, Octavarium and A View From The Top Of The World.

My top 3 songs are all from the same album.

I have seen only 2 of my top 10 live. 

[ReaperKK]

Reap, is there a problem with my list?  Or have you just not gotten to it yet.  Just want to make sure I don't miss the deadline if there is something wrong that I can fix.

I got your list! I kind of do things a bit differently, I'll typically send the pm when everything is good (songs are good, point values equal the right amount, etc...). It's just easier for me to keep track that way, also I've been a little more backed up this time around because of the holidays but I plan to catch up tonight/tomorrow.

[jingle.boy]

My list is sent.  Album breakdown;

WDADU - 3
IAW - 8
Awake - 10
FII - 7
SFAM - 10
6D - 6
TOT - 7
8VM - 7
SC - 6
BC&SL - 6
ADTOE - 8
DT - 6
TA - 2
DOT - 9
AVFTTOTW - 4
Other - 1

Da fuq... I've got more from TA on my list than you.  But then, you dropped four from AVFTTOTW here (vs 0 for me).

[The Realm]

List submitted. Really could have played around with this forever but thought it was better to bite the bullet and get a list in, otherwise may have missed the cut off. Looking forward to the countdown.

This is just a great way to get back into the band and prepare for the return of Mike Portnoy.

[NoFred]

IN

Breakdown:
-100 of top 100 are DT songs
-New list from scratch, will be fun to compare to the last top 100, I'm seeing lots of movement
-No NOMACs but I genuinely think they're great... Jordan should get into movie soundtracks a la Trent Reznor
-Top 15 are all equally Three Star works of music art, difficult to order
-Could care less about ranks after #29
-5 and 6 are the same song, different drummer
-14 and 15 are the same song, different drummer

ETA my favorite song of all time, without question, is here at 5... lots of arbitrary placements on this list...

[Wim Kruithof]

My top 3 songs are all from the same album.

I have seen only 2 of my top 10 live.

I'm looking forward to see which album this is...

[Wim Kruithof]

-5 and 6 are the same song, different drummer
-14 and 15 are the same song, different drummer

ETA my favorite song of all time, without question, is here at 5... lots of arbitrary placements on this list...

I'm curious to see how you solved that issue with each song only delivered once in the list...

Who was the judge, making those arbitrary choices?

[Revenge319]

Only AVFTTOTW and ACoS are left. My list feels kind of weird compared to my older ones, but I also have to remember this is Dream Theater we're dealing with here. Every song from #85 and above on my list is of a very high quality, and only the bottom two or three of my entire ranking (not the Top 100, but of all Dream Theater songs) are anything I'd consider a little subpar. So it's very difficult to definitively rank them as it is already.

[wolfking]

IN

Breakdown:
-100 of top 100 are DT songs

Wait.....was this a DT plus side project top 100?

[wolfking]

My list is sent.  Album breakdown;

WDADU - 3
IAW - 8
Awake - 10
FII - 7
SFAM - 10
6D - 6
TOT - 7
8VM - 7
SC - 6
BC&SL - 6
ADTOE - 8
DT - 6
TA - 2
DOT - 9
AVFTTOTW - 4
Other - 1

Da fuq... I've got more from TA on my list than you.  But then, you dropped four from AVFTTOTW here (vs 0 for me).

I was surprised too.  2 of those songs are like, in the 90s on my list, the other 2 ranked a lot higher than expected.  I really really dig the title track.

[MirrorMask]

Sorry for the naive question, but what's gonna happen next? I didn't even know what I signed up for 

I assume once the math is done and Reaper knows the final rankings, we're gonna discuss the songs from 100 to 1, how is it going to happen? one song each? 10 songs per batch?

[jingle.boy]

Not to put any more work on Reaper, but there are some things I'm curious to know once all the lists are in and tabulated.  And I've not followed one of these Top 100 DT countdowns in the past, so I don't know what data Kev shared.

How many songs didn't make a single list.
How many songs made everyone's list.
What will be the longest accuracy streak at the top of the list.  Like, I can see my list being in sync with the top 2 songs, but no further.  Might someone be perfectly aligned in the top 8?  Top 10?  More?
Did anyone's #1 not even make the Top 100?

[Podaar]

Breakdown:
-5 and 6 are the same song, different drummer
-14 and 15 are the same song, different drummer

Looks like someone's list will be rejected for not following the rules. You were to rank the official list at the front of this thread. It contains no duplicates.

[Wim Kruithof]

Last countdown there was one song #100 and then #99 next eve' or morning. He lighted a view on the song, wrote down how many lists it made and who ranked it the highest.

All the rest is up to the thread.

One song each day is fine by me.

[MirrorMask]

Breakdown:
-5 and 6 are the same song, different drummer
-14 and 15 are the same song, different drummer

Looks like someone's list will be rejected for not following the rules. You were to rank the official list at the front of this thread. It contains no duplicates.

Either that, or he's talking about Breaking All Illusions / Learning to Live and Pull Me Under / On the Back of Angels.

[jingle.boy]

Breakdown:
-5 and 6 are the same song, different drummer
-14 and 15 are the same song, different drummer

Looks like someone's list will be rejected for not following the rules. You were to rank the official list at the front of this thread. It contains no duplicates.

Either that, or he's talking about Breaking All Illusions / Learning to Live and Pull Me Under / On the Back of Angels.

I was thinking something along these lines as well.