I'll go with the ending for Breaking All Illusions. It's just magical.
The instrumental "riffage" section in Lost Not Forgotten (8:05--8:22)
That is a very small section, but I think it is my favorite single part of the album :)
Instrumental section of Breaking All Illusions.
"until one day I stopped caring......... AND BEGINN TO FORGETTTTT WHY I LONGED TO BE SO CLOSE...."
The first time I listened to it. When that little pause before the phrase came, I just expected that the octave would be changed and it was, and I was just wowwww.... that is it !! :):)
Quote from: DarkLord_Lalinc on September 16, 2011, 10:54:07 AM
I'll go with the ending for Breaking All Illusions. It's just magical.
This, or "waaaaiit for the ouuuuutcry"
Dat funky section (5:20ish) in Breaking All Illusions.
I want to hear a 10 minute song based on that groove.
Quote from: DarkLord_Lalinc on September 16, 2011, 10:54:07 AM
I'll go with the ending for Breaking All Illusions. It's just magical.
This.
I was already very satisfied with what I heard up to that point, and if the song had just wrapped up with that theme I would have been very impressed, but they found a way to take it to the next level. "Embrace the days..." :hefdaddy
Quote from: kon_jakae on September 16, 2011, 11:01:16 AM
"until one day I stopped caring......... AND BEGINN TO FORGETTTTT WHY I LONGED TO BE SO CLOSE...."
The first time I listened to it. When that little pause before the phrase came, I just expected that the octave would be changed and it was, and I was just wowwww.... that is it !! :):)
This, or the intro to OTBOA.
Probably a weird choice but BITS from 2nd chorus to final chorus, the chorus and that instrumental section are so fucking epic and one of my favrite moments of music ever.
SHAMMAAN TAAAKKKEEE MYY HAAANNNDD!!!! (first time around)
Quote from: kevinhirsh on September 16, 2011, 12:24:11 PM
SHAMMAAN TAAAKKKEEE MYY HAAANNNDD!!!! (first time around)
This.
Anyone who disagrees is wrong.
Quote from: ariich on September 16, 2011, 12:29:27 PM
Quote from: kevinhirsh on September 16, 2011, 12:24:11 PM
SHAMMAAN TAAAKKKEEE MYY HAAANNNDD!!!! (first time around)
This.
Anyone who disagrees is wrong.
Disagree
Sun
Come shine my way
May healing waters bury all my pain...
On "Breaking All Illusions", since I heard it on the snippet:
"Searching out
Reaching in
To arrive
Where I began
Sights remembered
In the light"
I just freaking love that single moment :hefdaddy
Quote from: kon_jakae on September 16, 2011, 11:01:16 AM
"until one day I stopped caring......... AND BEGINN TO FORGETTTTT WHY I LONGED TO BE SO CLOSE...."
The first time I listened to it. When that little pause before the phrase came, I just expected that the octave would be changed and it was, and I was just wowwww.... that is it !! :):)
Yeah, I have to say this is the one moment that happily caught me off guard and I was like :omg: There are other parts that are totally incredible IMHO (chorus to BMUBMD, snippet section of BAI, main opening riff in LNF), but that part in BTS is the one for me.
"Crossing bridges in the sky
To a journey to renew my life
Shaman take my hand"
Well, the whole chorus in Bridges is the best on ADTOE.
When the band kicks in full force in Bridges in the Sky (1:38-1:51). The little bass thing Myung does along with the drums at 1:47-1:48 is killer. :hat
Liiiiiive in the moment
Breathe in a new beginning
Wisdom revealed
As I unlearn to learn
*beautiful guitar fill*
Liiiife's biggest battles
Often are fought alooooooooone
My spirit brings me home
:heart :heart
for me the whole album it's full of beautiful things that chill me skin :)
but if i have to choose one it will be this
SUN
COME SHINE MY WAY
MAY HEALING WATER BURY ALL MY PAIN!!!
but to another way, in breaking all illusions in 10:31, that riff for me it's one of the greatest thing that dream theater have ever done :'(
The piano section in Outcry. Without doubt.
The only possible competition is the final chorus of Beneath The Surface.
Having just heard it again, I think the outtro to BITS with the unexpected Shaman's voice perfectly in tune with the music is another "best single moment" for me. :biggrin:
Quote from: kevinhirsh on September 16, 2011, 12:24:11 PM
SHAMMAAN TAAAKKKEEE MYY HAAANNNDD!!!! (first time around)
Easily this :tup
There are many fantastic moments on this album, but i like Breaking All Illusions guitar solo the most. Gives me chills every time.
"my spirit leads me home...."
Bridges In The Sky 5:04-5:30 specifically that keyboard melody there that's also in the outro. I love it soooo much.
one of them for me is Breaking All Illusions at 3:40 which leads in to the main chorus, here ...... in 8 bit: https://youtu.be/zuLwhgr_Unc?t=3m41s
Build Me Up, Break Me Down, 4:20 - 4:40
Quote from: FretMuppet on September 16, 2011, 01:00:35 PM
Liiiiiive in the moment
Breathe in a new beginning
Wisdom revealed
As I unlearn to learn
*beautiful guitar fill*
Liiiife's biggest battles
Often are fought alooooooooone
My spirit brings me home
:heart :heart
This. Other moments I'd consider just as good are the chorus of BAI, Outcry's intro, and the 'I have done all you asked of me' in from Far From Heaven.
SUN! COME SHINE MY WAY!
MAY HEALING WATERS BURY ALL MY PAIN!
I have to choose? Goddamnit...
Well, fuck it, I'll just list them.
- Last chorus of Lost Not Forgotten, it has just a simple, predictable, yet fantastic buildup.
- LIIIIIIIFE BEGINS WITH AN EMPTY SLATE, FRAAAAAAGILE LEFT IN THE HANDS OF FATE, DRIVEN BY LOVE AND CRUSHED BY HATE, UNTIL THE DAY, THE GIFT IS GONE AND SHADOWS REEEEEEEEMAIIIIIIN *dat guitar solo*
- SUN, COME SHINE MY WAY, MAY HEALING WATERS BURY ALL MY PAIN
- When Outcry's chorus riff kicks in after the intro. Hard not to wobble your head to that.
- LEAVES ME NOTHING TO LEAAAAVE FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooOOOOOOR
- Like someone else poi- LIIIIIIIVE IN THE MOMENT
- Last chorus of Beneath the Surface, probably the best moment in the album.
Quote from: DetonationSequence on September 16, 2011, 02:20:39 PM
*beautiful guitar fill*
That guitar fill was when I realized the song was about to be all time great :biggrin:
One of my favorite little moments on the album for sure.
Quote from: aXygnus on September 16, 2011, 02:32:13 PM
- Last chorus of Beneath the Surface, probably the best moment in the album.
For me, every thing is a distant second to this moment.
Quote from: jsem on September 16, 2011, 11:07:44 AM
Dat funky section (5:20ish) in Breaking All Illusions.
I want to hear a 10 minute song based on that groove.
YES! as soon as I heard that section my jaw hit the floor. There are so many great moments for each band member, but this one takes the cake.
10:11 - 10:35 of Breaking All Illusions. Reminds me of my all time favorite DT section during the Metropolis pre solo. Just amazing.
Quote from: jsem on September 16, 2011, 11:07:44 AM
Dat funky section (5:20ish) in Breaking All Illusions.
I want to hear a 10 minute song based on that groove.
TOTALLY 100% THIS!
Heh. Reading through this, I said "ooooh, no THAT'S gotta be the best moment" like seven times.
I think I might like this album a little bit.
Quote from: Gysten on September 16, 2011, 12:58:10 PM
"Crossing bridges in the sky
To a journey to renew my life
Shaman take my hand"
This and the instrumental passage after it blew me away when I first heard them. There's lots of great moments on the album, but this is already one of my favourite sections of their whole discography :coolio
"Feed the illusion you dream about, cast out the monsters inside, life begins with an empty slate, fragile left in the hands of fate "
Right after the bass groove in Lost Not Forgotten. The "the greatest story never told" part up until the chorus. I can't believe that only comes around once.
The full BITS chorus, but especially "the FABRIC of REALITY is TEAAAARRRRRING apart!" and the way JLB sings "Crossing bridges in the skyyyyy"
"Crossing bridges in the sky" is my favorite part on the album.
Although it's not nearly my favorite song on the album, I also love "I have done what you asked of me..." and subsequent string instrument melody on Far From Heaven.
Maybe I'm just so into the idea of a new Myung epic, but whenever I think of ADTOE I think of "Searching out, reaching in".
Quote from: BFRedrocks on September 16, 2011, 12:57:30 PM
Quote from: kon_jakae on September 16, 2011, 11:01:16 AM
"until one day I stopped caring......... AND BEGINN TO FORGETTTTT WHY I LONGED TO BE SO CLOSE...."
The first time I listened to it. When that little pause before the phrase came, I just expected that the octave would be changed and it was, and I was just wowwww.... that is it !! :):)
Yeah, I have to say this is the one moment that happily caught me off guard and I was like :omg: There are other parts that are totally incredible IMHO (chorus to BMUBMD, snippet section of BAI, main opening riff in LNF), but that part in BTS is the one for me.
Me too. Gets me every time.
Guitar solo section in BAI.
Some of these four:
Bridges in the Sky chorus or the part where JP's first riff starts
"Embrace the days..." in Breaking All Illusions
The final chorus in Beneath the Surface
Quote from: jsem on September 16, 2011, 11:07:44 AM
Dat funky section (5:20ish) in Breaking All Illusions.
I want to hear a 10 minute song based on that groove.
^^THIS!!!!!!!
I can't pinpoint a specific part, but one of my favorite parts is a very small part of the album: in the last chorus for "On the Backs of Angels," Mangini starts playing double time on the snare, if I remember correctly, where he had been dragging the time out to half time feel in all the other choruses. And, he only does it at the very end of the chorus. It's really awesome how he does that. Probably JP's idea, but still great.
Quote from: ariich on September 16, 2011, 12:29:27 PM
Anyone who disagrees is wrong.
Musically,YES - lyrically, NO. The melody and delivery are amazing. I really hate the lyrics. "Shaman take my hand"? It sounds like a really bad early 90's horror movie. I just hate the whole concept of the song, but that "Shaman take my hand part" is the worst part of the album, in my opinion. It reminds me of why people say that DT writes songs about dragons and wizards. I know they don't do that exactly, but this certainly gives people ammunition.
Quote from: SnakeEyes on September 17, 2011, 12:25:56 AM
I can't pinpoint a specific part, but one of my favorite parts is a very small part of the album: in the last chorus for "On the Backs of Angels," Mangini starts playing double time on the snare, if I remember correctly, where he had been dragging the time out to half time feel in all the other choruses. And, he only does it at the very end of the chorus. It's really awesome how he does that. Probably JP's idea, but still great.
Quote from: ariich on September 16, 2011, 12:29:27 PM
Anyone who disagrees is wrong.
Musically,YES - lyrically, NO. The melody and delivery are amazing. I really hate the lyrics. "Shaman take my hand"? It sounds like a really bad early 90's horror movie. I just hate the whole concept of the song, but that "Shaman take my hand part" is the worst part of the album, in my opinion. It reminds me of why people say that DT writes songs about dragons and wizards. I know they don't do that exactly, but this certainly gives people ammunition.
*kills*
There are a LOT of things to choose from, but right now for me, it is the chorus of BITS.
- The part right before the instrumental section in Breaking all Illusions and the whole instrumental section
- As Kev already said, when the band kicks in on Bridges in the Sky
- Breaking all Illusions chorus
- The Quiet part in Breaking all Illusions, with Rudess creepy key sounds starts, 1:31 - 1:46 and onwards to James starts singing
- The piano solo in OTBOA
- Shaman take my haaaaaaand
- The intro to Lost not Forgotten, until the solo section in the beginning.
- Outcry's instrumental section, it finally clicked.
can't think of more right now.
Quote from: JoSeM90DT on September 16, 2011, 12:54:02 PM
On "Breaking All Illusions", since I heard it on the snippet:
"Searching out
Reaching in
To arrive
Where I began
Sights remembered
In the light"
I just freaking love that single moment :hefdaddy
Probably this.
But so many incredible moments on the album...
Quote from: antigoon on September 16, 2011, 06:49:47 PM
Right after the bass groove in Lost Not Forgotten. The "the greatest story never told" part up until the chorus. I can't believe that only comes around once.
thank you! I thought I was the only one ;D
also when jordan goes wild in the outcry instrumental section [6:09 - 6:37]
and the chorus on breaking all illusions as well
Psycho unison from Lost Not Forgotten.
Quote from: gm5k on September 16, 2011, 01:45:21 PM
Quote from: kevinhirsh on September 16, 2011, 12:24:11 PM
SHAMMAAN TAAAKKKEEE MYY HAAANNNDD!!!! (first time around)
Easily this :tup
why the first time round? the riff it transitions to is so much less epic than the one it goes into the second time (i.e. the intro/outro theme, which would be my personal favourite part of the record). The riff and orchestral melody over it is so symphony x (and also the circusy sound reminds me of circus maximus. all of these are bonuses for me
All of the moments that you mentioned guys are exceptional,i would like to add though the guitar solo from This Is The Life.. so beautiful...
BITS intro, Sun/Wind chorus, Shaman take my haaaaaaand.
There's so many part I like already.
Can I just vote for Breaking All Illusions?
;D
If not, I love the choir at the beginning of Bridges in the Sky. Beautiful.
Soft piano part after the end of the Outcry instrumental section.
Breaking All Illusions intro, particularly the chorus melody.
Breaking All Illusions chorus (and the part before it). Basically that one minute sample of Breaking All Illusions was one of the best moments in the entire album. Also, several parts from the Breaking All Illusions instrumental.
Beneath The Surface final chorus.
Obviously there are loads of great individual moments, don't think I have a single favourite right now but the ones above are the ones that come to mind.
I've gotta say the JP solos in TITL especially the main blues-tinged, as well as JR's pre-Verse 2 solo.
If I could pick one, well, then this just wouldn't be as awesome of an album as it is, would it? :tup
(musically) Breaking All Illusions: Atmospheric chorus transition into crunchy guitar riff at 3:39 - 3:42.
(lyrically) Bridges In The Sky: chorus, but especially the inclusion of the extended chorus at 6:44.
(musically and lyrically) Far From Heaven: 2:35 - 3:21. The build-up throughout the song to this moment is purely satisfying.
(musically and lyrically) Beneath The Surface: 3:19 - 4:19. As with FFH, the build-up throughout the song to this moment (even though it's pre- epic chorus ending) is truly gratifying.
Either the main riff of Breaking All Illusions. (the one played on the synth before the first chorus)
The instrumental build up of SHAAAAMAAN, TAAAKE MMMYYYY HAAAAAAAAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Or the epic riff after the first time of SHAAAAMAAN, TAAAKE MMMYYYY HAAAAAAAAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But I'm pretty indecisive. I like the whole album except for LNF, which hasn't clicked, and I don't think it ever will.
Anyway, :metal :metal :metal
Quote from: nikostheater on September 17, 2011, 01:08:44 PM
All of the moments that you mentioned guys are exceptional,i would like to add though the guitar solo from This Is The Life.. so beautiful...
Yes! Yes! Great solo!
I have two so far:
- The BITS chorus
- The last section of the BAI instrumental section.
I always smile (literally, you dirty-minded fools) when I hear that.