Alrighty folks, as alluded to at the end of my Transatlantic Survivor, here begins the Dream Theater Survivor 2021 Edition. The last time I ran this, it was 2017 and since then, we've now had two more DT albums come out. I'll be running this a bit differently this time compared to last, but most albums will be run the same. The changes include SFAM, which will be run only as a 12-track album (I did it as 12-tracks and 9-"Scenes" last time), SC will fused "In The Presence Of Enemies" as one song for a total of 7 songs, likewise SDOIT's title track will be one song. "A Change Of Seasons" will be grouped with other non-album songs/B-Sides, and because there will be 18 Consolation Songs, I've decided to let the TOP FOUR of those move on to the Finals, which will feature 40 songs, the most yet in a DT Survivor Finals (as far as I know).
Below is the list of albums/Survivors that will be run, and like my other recent survivors, I will be running TWO ALBUMS simultaneously, and barring any ties, the first four albums should all start and end at the same time, but then there will be some back-and-forth from there on out. For The Astonishing, I will do as I normally do for long/double concept albums and begin with multi-song elimination rounds, narrowing the number of votes per voter with each successive round, where 5th & 6th place will go to Consolation and the Top 4 will go to Finals. I will also run Studio Album and Live Album Survivors near the end alongside the Finals (and other bonus survivors may also pop up that I haven't done in awhile).
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When Dream And Day Unite
01. The Killing Hand
02. A Fortune In Lies
03. Ytse Jam
04. Afterlife
05. Only A Matter Of Time
06. Status Seeker
07. Light Fuse And Get Away
08. The Ones Who Help To Set The Sun
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Images And Words
01. Learning To Live
02. Metropolis Part 1: The Miracle And The Sleeper
03. Take The Time
04. Under A Glass Moon
05. Surrounded
06. Pull Me Under
07. Wait For Sleep
08. Another Day
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Awake
01. Scarred
02. Voices
03. The Mirror
04. Space-Dye Vest
05. Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
06. Innocence Faded
07. Lie
08. 6:00
09. Caught In A Web
10. Erotomania
11. The Silent Man
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Falling Into Infinity
01. Trial Of Tears
02. Lines In The Sand
03. Hell's Kitchen
04. Peruvian Skies
05. New Millennium
06. Hollow Years
07. Take Away My Pain
08. Anna Lee
09. Burning My Soul
10. Just Let Me Breathe
11. You Not Me
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Metropolis Part 2: Scenes From A Memory
01. Home
02. Finally Free
03. Strange Déjà Vu
04. Fatal Tragedy
05. Beyond This Life
06. Overture 1928
07. The Dance Of Eternity
08. The Spirit Carries On
09. One Last Time
10. Through Her Eyes
11. Through My Words
12. Regression
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Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
01. Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
02. The Glass Prison
03. Blind Faith
04. Disappear
05. Misunderstood
06. The Great Debate
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Train Of Thought
01. In The Name Of God
02. Stream Of Consciousness
03. As I Am
04. Endless Sacrifice
05. This Dying Soul
06. Vacant
07. Honor Thy Father
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Octavarium
01. Octavarium
02. The Root Of All Evil
03. These Walls
04. Panic Attack
05. Sacrificed Sons
06. Never Enough
07. I Walk Beside You
08. The Answer Lies Within
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Systematic Chaos
01. In The Presence Of Enemies (Parts I & II)
02. The Ministry Of Lost Souls
03. Constant Motion
04. Forsaken
05. The Dark Eternal Night
06. Repentance
07. Prophets Of War
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Black Clouds & Silver Linings
01. The Count Of Tuscany
02. A Nightmare To Remember
03. The Shattered Fortress
04. Wither
05. The Best Of Times
06. A Rite Of Passage
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A Dramatic Turn Of Events
01. Breaking All Illusions
02. Bridges In The Sky
03. Lost Not Forgotten
04. Outcry
05. On The Backs Of Angels
06. This Is The Life
07. Beneath The Surface
08. Far From Heaven
09. Build Me Up, Break Me Down
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Dream Theater
01. Illumination Theory
02. The Bigger Picture
03. Behind The Veil
04. Surrender To Reason
05. The Enemy Inside
06. The Looking Glass
07. Along For The Ride
08. Enigma Machine
09. False Awakening Suite
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The Astonishing
01. The Path That Divides
02. The Gift Of Music
03. Moment Of Betrayal
04. A Life Left Behind
05. Three Days
06. Lord Nafaryus
07. Heaven's Cove
08. A New Beginning
09. The X Aspect
10. A Savior In The Square
11. Dystopian Overture
12. Ravenskill
13. A Better Life
14. When Your Time Has Come
15. Our New World
16. The Walking Shadow
17. Chosen
18. A Tempting Offer
19. Act Of Faythe
20. My Last Farewell
21. The Road To Revolution
22. Astonishing
23. Hymn Of A Thousand Voices
24. 2285 Entr'acte
25. The Answer
Brother, Can You Hear Me?
Begin Again
28. Losing Faythe
Whispers On The Wind
30. Descent Of The Nomacs
The Hovering Sojourn
Digital Discord
Machine Chatter
Power Down
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Distance Over Time
01. At Wit's End
02. Barstool Warrior
03. Pale Blue Dot
04. Fall Into The Light
05. S2N
06. Untethered Angel
07. Paralyzed
08. Out Of Reach
09. Viper King
10. Room 137
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A View From The Top Of The World
01. A View From The Top Of The World
02. Awaken The Master
03. Answering The Call
04. The Alien
05. Sleeping Giant
06. Transcending Time
07. Invisible Monster
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Non-Album Songs & B-Sides
01 A Change Of Seasons
02. Raise The Knife
03. To Live Forever
04. Speak To Me
05. Eve
06. The Way It Used To Be
07. Don't Look Past Me
08. Cover My Eyes
09. Where Are You Now?
10. The Holiday Spirit Carries On
11. Raw Dog
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The Majesty Demos
01. A Vision
02. Another Won
03. Vital Star
04. March Of The Tyrant
05. Two Far
06. Your Majesty
07. Cry For Freedom
08. The School Song
09. Resurrection Of Ernie
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Consolation Rounds
01. Take The Time
02. Strange Déjà Vu
03. The Mirror
04. Blind Faith
05. Hell's Kitchen
06. These Walls
07. As I Am
08. Lost Not Forgotten
09. Pale Blue Dot
10. Behind The Veil
11. Answering The Call
12. The Shattered Fortress
13. Three Days
14. Ytse Jam
15. To Live Forever
16. Constant Motion
17. Lord Nafaryus
18. Vital Star
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The Finals (40 Songs/Tracks Total!)
01. Learning To Live
02. A Change Of Seasons
03. Metropolis Part 1: The Miracle And The Sleeper
04. Octavarium
05. Scarred
06. Voices
07. Breaking All Illusions
08. Home
09. Trial Of Tears
10. Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
11. Finally Free
12. Strange Déjà Vu
13. In The Name Of God
14. The Glass Prison
15. The Mirror
16. The Count Of Tuscany
17. Take The Time
18. Lines In The Sand
19. In The Presence Of Enemies (Parts I & II)
20. Stream Of Consciousness
21. Bridges In The Sky
22. Blind Faith
23. The Root Of All Evil
24. At Wit's End
25. A View From The Top Of The World
26. The Killing Hand
27. A Nightmare To Remember
Illumination Theory
29. The Ministry Of Lost Souls
Barstool Warrior
31. The Bigger Picture
32. A Fortune In Lies
The Gift Of Music
Awaken The Master
35. Raise The Knife
36. The Path That Divides
37. Moment Of Betrayal
A Life Left Behind
39. Another Won
40. A Vision
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The Studio Albums
01. Scenes From A Memory
02. Images And Words
03. Awake
04. Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
05. A Dramatic Turn Of Events
06. Train Of Thought
07. Octavarium
08. A View From The Top Of The World
09. Distance Over Time
10. Falling Into Infinity
11. Black Clouds & Silver Linings
12. Dream Theater
13. Systematic Chaos
14. The Astonishing
15. When Dream And Day Unite
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The Live Albums
01. Live Scenes From New York
02. Live At Budokan
03. Score
04. Live At The Marquee
05. Breaking The Fourth Wall
06. Live At Luna Park
07. Distant Memories
08. Once In A LIVEtime
09. Chaos In Motion 2007-2008
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-Marc.