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Quote from: TAC on March 10, 2020, 03:14:56 PMI love how the OP has WildRanger style suppositions to the Top 4 albums. They're not suppositions.
I love how the OP has WildRanger style suppositions to the Top 4 albums.
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Winger Theater Forums........or WTF.
TAC got a higher score than me in the electronic round? Honestly, can I just drop out now?
Regardless of personal opinions, I would think anyone who has been around here long enough would agree that Scenes, Images, Awake and Six Degrees are the four most popular DT albums, at least with the online community, so this is a good poll.
Quote from: KevShmev on March 10, 2020, 06:42:33 PMRegardless of personal opinions, I would think anyone who has been around here long enough would agree that Scenes, Images, Awake and Six Degrees are the four most popular DT albums, at least with the online community, so this is a good poll.Thanks!TAC, I'm quite sure what you mean, but in case anyone missed it, or if i wasn't very clear, the only reason I did this new poll was because it was suggested by a few people in the last one. It sounded like a good idea to me, so here it is. 😊
This is a pretty interesting idea. The decision for me was easy since ADTOE & DoT didn't make the initial cut. Interesting that my sole vote for SC is now joined by half a dozen votes. You other five may not have thought SC was top 4 material, but at least we can all agree that it's better than mediocre!
Quote from: Northern Lion on March 10, 2020, 07:31:19 PMQuote from: KevShmev on March 10, 2020, 06:42:33 PMRegardless of personal opinions, I would think anyone who has been around here long enough would agree that Scenes, Images, Awake and Six Degrees are the four most popular DT albums, at least with the online community, so this is a good poll.Thanks!TAC, I'm quite sure what you mean, but in case anyone missed it, or if i wasn't very clear, the only reason I did this new poll was because it was suggested by a few people in the last one. It sounded like a good idea to me, so here it is. 😊I was just joshing. WildRanger is famous for starting polls with suppositions as facts in his OP's. I just thought it was funny.My opinion is that 6 D's doesn't sniff my Top 4, never mind my Top 7.
Quote from: Madman Shepherd on March 10, 2020, 07:53:11 PMThis is a pretty interesting idea. The decision for me was easy since ADTOE & DoT didn't make the initial cut. Interesting that my sole vote for SC is now joined by half a dozen votes. You other five may not have thought SC was top 4 material, but at least we can all agree that it's better than mediocre!I agree, I've never understood why so many here on DTF generally rank it so low. The only real stinker for me is repentance. And ITPoE is my favorite DT song.
Quote from: Northern Lion on March 10, 2020, 10:21:09 PMQuote from: Madman Shepherd on March 10, 2020, 07:53:11 PMThis is a pretty interesting idea. The decision for me was easy since ADTOE & DoT didn't make the initial cut. Interesting that my sole vote for SC is now joined by half a dozen votes. You other five may not have thought SC was top 4 material, but at least we can all agree that it's better than mediocre!I agree, I've never understood why so many here on DTF generally rank it so low. The only real stinker for me is repentance. And ITPoE is my favorite DT song.For me, SC is quite comfortably at the bottom of my DT rankings.CM is a very, very good song.TDEN is good, and Forsaken is somewhat less than good. I have zero interest in the rest of the album, and Repentance is the single worst song in DT's catalog.
This first band is Soen very cool swingy jazz fusion kinda stuff.
I think SC is great except for two songs I absolutely can't stand: CM and TDEN.
Quote from: Evermind on March 11, 2020, 11:13:29 AMI think SC is great except for two songs I absolutely can't stand: CM and TDEN. I know all the many abbreviations can be confusing sometimes, so let me help since you spelled those wrong:-"Prophets of War" is generally abbreviated "PoW" or "POW."-"The Ministry of Lost Souls" is generally abbreviated "TMOLS."Hope that helps!
Quote from: Evermind on March 11, 2020, 11:13:29 AMI think SC is great except for two songs I absolutely can't stand: CM and TDEN. That's where I am at.
Systematic Chaos sounds like a band having fun. I've always said that. I believe Dream Theater reached a pinnacle in their career with Score. SC feels to me that they basically showed up to create SC with really nothing to shoot for. Perhaps to some, that is clear in the quality of the songs. Personally, I disagree that there's a lack of quality. I really enjoy SC for what it is. It's not serious, and has a calming looseness about it.
Hef is right on all things. Except for when I disagree with him. In which case he's probably still right.
I believe I remember hearing in an interview once that Mike Portnoy said he usually brings some kind of album concept to the table when the band is about to begin working on a new album. But he said that in the case of SC he had a concept in mind but decided not to mention it to the other band members. Thus resulting in the album being written without an underlying musical/thematical/directional concept of any kind.
As a basic rule, if you hate it, you must solely blame Portnoy. If it's good, then you must downplay MP's contribution to the band as not being important anyway, or claim he's just lying. It's the DTF way.
As for me. I like the fun aspect of the album. And ItPoE is my favorite DT song. I also love the monster themed lyrics JP put on the album. The only songs I don't really like are CM and R (sorry Mike )
Quote from: Northern Lion on March 12, 2020, 08:01:00 AMI believe I remember hearing in an interview once that Mike Portnoy said he usually brings some kind of album concept to the table when the band is about to begin working on a new album. But he said that in the case of SC he had a concept in mind but decided not to mention it to the other band members. Thus resulting in the album being written without an underlying musical/thematical/directional concept of any kind.In the SC doc, around the 7:00 mark, he says he had some ideas going in but didn't bring them up to the other guys. He wanted to see where the writing went on its own.
WDADUA dramatic turn of eventsTrain of thoughtin that order
Quote from: Eldomm on March 16, 2020, 04:04:34 AMWDADUA dramatic turn of eventsTrain of thoughtin that orderThat is an odd, but very interesting selection.