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Title: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: RG93 on November 06, 2010, 09:28:50 AM
The last of the JM masterpieces, I think this song needs a thread of its own (I couldn't find one)
Appreciate it here, folks!

To start off the thread, I appreciate the solo at the end  :metal
Title: Re: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: ZKX-2099 on November 06, 2010, 09:32:32 AM
God tier instrumental bits.
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Post by: ZBomber on November 06, 2010, 10:04:51 AM
The first DT song I fell in love with. Amazing. The outro gets me every time.
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Post by: dethklok09 on November 06, 2010, 10:08:07 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CMW2XZQCeI&feature=related
anyway one of my favs off the album next to sdv, overture 1928, home, and tDoE
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Post by: toro on November 06, 2010, 10:13:34 AM
The first DT song I fell in love with. Amazing. The outro gets me every time.
This song made me buy everything.
Title: Re: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: yeshaberto on November 06, 2010, 10:19:21 AM
it is a great "sing-along-with-as-if-you-sounded-like-James-LaBrie-even-though-your-voice-stinks" song
Title: Re: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: BRGM on November 06, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
It's a cool song definetely! At first I didn't appriciate it that much, then I sat down and tried to play it on guitar   :omg:  the rest is history
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Post by: kartmaze2 on November 06, 2010, 10:37:38 AM
I love it! Definitively in my DT top 10, and my fav on SFAM.
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Post by: RoeDent on November 06, 2010, 11:18:05 AM
From 6:00 to the end is probably one of the best drumming performances ever laid down on record.

*appreciates*
Title: Re: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: RuRoRul on November 06, 2010, 11:25:14 AM
I didn't get into it as much as others straight away because I really didn't like some of the vocal melodies in the verses.

I love the song now though, the ending instrumental is one of the best bits of the album / DT in general.

Home and possibly Beyond This Life are ones I like better on the album.
Title: Re: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: chknptpie on November 06, 2010, 11:28:53 AM
The first DT song I fell in love with. Amazing. The outro gets me every time.
This song made me buy everything.
Me too! When I heard it, it was like a bomb went off and I had to have anything and everything related to DT.
Title: Re: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: Implode on November 06, 2010, 07:03:27 PM
This song made me buy everything.
Me too! When I heard it, it was like a bomb went off and I had to have anything and everything related to DT.

Both of these.
Title: Re: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: zxlkho on November 06, 2010, 07:58:47 PM
Great song. It's in my top 10 DT songs for sure.
Title: Re: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: RG93 on November 06, 2010, 08:34:32 PM
From 6:00 to the end is probably one of the best drumming performances ever laid down on record.

*appreciates*
LOLnuggetz
Title: Re: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: hefdaddy42 on November 07, 2010, 04:35:42 AM
I love this song, probably 1st or 2nd from that album for me.  Musically, it's just really fabulous.

I know it counts as a JM song lyrically, but that doesn't really matter to me in this case, since he was just fitting it into the story of the album.
Title: Re: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: jsem on November 07, 2010, 09:45:01 AM
Fatal Tragedy =  :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal

In the right hand I have a massive organ  :metal :metal :metal someone give me a goatee metal emoticon please?
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Post by: Algo Fonix on November 07, 2010, 10:12:22 AM
I had no idea it was a JM song.  That's pretty rad.
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Post by: juice on November 07, 2010, 02:30:24 PM
The first DT song I fell in love with. Amazing. The outro gets me every time.
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Post by: LieLowTheWantedMan on November 07, 2010, 02:39:14 PM
Overrated, but still great.
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Post by: Occasional_Madman on November 07, 2010, 06:51:11 PM
Loving the nasty bass tone on this song. It took me a few listens to notice that tasty bass solo at the end.
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Post by: Space Invader on November 08, 2010, 07:14:57 AM
Love this song. Once it picks up with the instrumental, it's easily in my top 5 DT songs.
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Post by: Dublagent66 on November 08, 2010, 07:21:05 AM
Obviously the JP solo rules and I love the vocal harmonies.   :metal
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Post by: MykeHavoc on November 08, 2010, 09:09:27 AM
Great tune
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Post by: AwakeFromOctavarium on November 08, 2010, 09:56:09 AM
Definitely best on album by far. This seems to be the only "Solid" song on the album, aside from Overture 1928.
Title: Re: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: SnakeEyes on November 08, 2010, 10:55:02 AM
This song, and SFAM in general, in my opinion, represent the last time when DT's, "crazy instrumental sections" actually fit the song and weren't just vehicles to demonstrate how fast they can play. 
Title: Re: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: RandalGraves on November 08, 2010, 11:07:54 AM
This was the first DT song I heard with vocals.  It blew me away, made me purchase SFAM and the rest of DT's catalog shortly after.  Phenomenal song.
Title: Re: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: Dream Team on November 08, 2010, 01:34:38 PM
This song, and SFAM in general, in my opinion, represent the last time when DT's, "crazy instrumental sections" actually fit the song and weren't just vehicles to demonstrate how fast they can play. 

Maybe, but I think that the sections in Blind Faith, 6DoIT, and TCoT all fit pretty well.
Title: Re: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: Mladen on November 08, 2010, 01:56:17 PM
Fantastic song, very catchy, one of my favorites on SFAM. The last minute is too epic.  :metal
Title: Re: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: Mechanix1911 on November 08, 2010, 03:56:50 PM
It makes Beyond This Life look good... Enough said.
Title: Re: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: toro on November 08, 2010, 04:14:16 PM
It makes Beyond This Life look good... Enough said.
What do you mean?
Title: Re: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: AwakeFromOctavarium on November 09, 2010, 04:15:55 AM
It makes Beyond This Life look good... Enough said.
What do you mean?
I think he means Beyond This Life sucks.
Title: Re: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: Mechanix1911 on November 09, 2010, 06:18:28 AM
It makes Beyond This Life look good... Enough said.
What do you mean?

I'd never listen to Beyond This Life just like that... Fatal Tragedy flows into Beyond This Life so well, that I don't need to skip it on the CD and I actually enjoy the two together better than each of them itself.
Title: Re: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: Dream Team on November 09, 2010, 06:57:05 AM
Fatal Tragedy is awesome, my fave on Scenes except for possibly Overture 1928. Also quite possibly their greatest ever solo tradeoff/unison performance.
Title: Re: Fatal Tragedy Discussion Thread
Post by: m0hawk on November 09, 2010, 05:31:03 PM
The best instrumental DT has ever done. That first keyboard riff in the instrumental is the Ruddess riff for me. It's just so full of dark POWAH!!!!!