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Started by bosk1, February 20, 2019, 08:28:57 AM

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Cavalry of Despair

It's splitting hairs between this and ADTOE as far as "favorite Mangini album" goes in my mind, but if I'm really being honest with myself, D/T is my favorite. Like most latter-half DT there's nothing groundbreaking happening but it's just a really solid collection of songs that doesn't overstay it's welcome. This thread inspired me to revisit some of the standout tracks like At Wit's End and Barstool Warrior and I was seriously impressed by how well they held up now that the "honeymoon phase" is over (when the album was released I was way more obsessed with the band). I think it's my favorite post-SDOIT DT album.
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Samsara

Quote from: Grappler on March 05, 2025, 10:28:43 AMI think TOT and 6D belong in the list too, but DOT is certainly up there with the classic 90's output of the band.

Yeah, I'd probably put ToT and 6DoIT after DOT on my list. But they are much less...consistent from top to bottom, IMO.
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Ben_Jamin

After listening to this album and hearing Portnoy play Barstool Warrior. I would go so far to say D/T is the most Portnoy album of the Mangini era. I could even hear him playing Room 137, that is so metal and is not so different than something like Honor Thy Father.

WardySI

Think I already did this recently in another thread but can't remember :P  Anyway now that have lived with the newbie a while happy to report love it but it's unlikely to crack my 5...

1. Images & Words
2. Awake
3. Falling Into Infinity
4. Distance Over Time
5. Dream Theater