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2:28 - 4:16 of Scarred.
I never bared my emotion
My passion always strong
I never lost my devotion
But somewhere fate went wrong
Can't let them rape me again
Your venom's not family here
Won't let them fill me with
Fatalistic remedies
What if the rest of the world
Was hopelessly blinded by fear?
Where would my sanctity live?
Suddenly nobody cares
It's never enough, you're wasting your time
Isn't there something I could say?
You don't understand, you're closing me out
How can we live our lives this way?
You tell me I'm wrong, I'm risking my life
Still, I have nothing in return
I show you my hands, you don't see the scars
Maybe you'll leave me here to burn
All I have to say is :metal.
The soft section of Scarred is the runner-up.
Overall, Awake is one of the least excellent albums IMO, but parts like this are terrific.
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The entire album is the best part...
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Yea that part is freakin incredible, but I could not choose just one from Awake.
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Yea that part is freakin incredible, but I could not choose just one from Awake.
It is tough, given that it's such a fantastic album. Hard to believe that, as good as it is, they've put out so many albums that surpass it.
But back to the question at hand: Yeah, I'll go with the part in the OP. There are some other parts that are up there as well, but if I had to pick a favorite, that one would probably be it.
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Listening to Awake is such a great experience. It never bores me. And '6:00' is such a great opener. It's not immediately as dark as the record will get later on, as it's a pretty fun opener. It always gets me pumped up, and the drum intro is just too perfect for words. It's like a short demo: 'Just check out the amazing drum sound you'll get to hear on this record'. That bassdrum, oh my goodness.
JLB is a vocal god on this record. JP has the most delicious, fat 7-string sound for his riffs. He delivers two of my favorite solos ever (Voices and Scarred). Kevin Moore is all over the place with his atmospheric.. whatever the hell that guy did. His sounds are kinda cheap sounding at times, but he (or the producers) totally make(s) it work. The acoustic guitar layers and everything.. just silky sweet!
JMX has THE coolest bass sound and playing here, too. I really think that. Maybe 'FII' would like to have a word with me on that.. But I think I prefer this kind of 'liquid' sounding tone.
The songwriting, performance and production are really something to get lost in. And the mix/master is fairly dynamic to boot.
So many great moments, but I'm a sucker for the transition between 'Erotomania' and 'Voices'. Headphone material.
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0:00 - 7:29 of Space-Dye Vest is the best section on Awake :heart
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inb4 blob comes in
But yeah, that's pretty much the best part on the album. But the whole album is absolutely amazing!
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Scarred is a great song,
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From 0:00 of 6:00 to 7:28 of Space-Dye Vest is my favorite section.
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Voices - 5:00-8:20
SDV - Main Melody
Innocence Faded and Scarred - Outro
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The soft part of Scarred has to take this one.
The next one I would nominate is the second verse of Innocence Faded. :hefdaddy
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So many amazing moments on this album. I pick the soft part of Scarred, I LOVE that section. 2:28-4:16 of Scarred is also great.
The beginning of The Mirror is also a great section.
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'6:00' ... the drum intro is just too perfect for words. It's like a short demo: 'Just check out the amazing drum sound you'll get to hear on this record'. That bassdrum, oh my goodness.
really? that's one of the things that turns me off. i don't think MP got a well-deserved, solid, professional, suitable drum sound until FII (though i quite like ACOS too).
'best Awake section' award, for me, goes to the climax of "The Mirror" — the use of the "Space-Dye Vest" theme after JLB sings "i'll never hurt you again." obviously there's a climactic moment in every song but that one is where the entire album hits the ceiling, imo.
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My favorite part of Awake would have to be the soft build-up in Scarred.
Fuck it--best section of Awake is Scarred 0:00-10:59.
The outro to Innocence Faded is one of my favorite musical passages ever, but as a song, it doesn't have shit on Scarred.
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Voices - 5:00-8:20
:tup This is basically what I was going to say. Best song on the album for me - due, in part, to that section :coolio
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ELAAAASTIC RUBBERBAAAANDS!
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Voices solo
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The "I never bared my emotion" part reminds me musically of a part in Learning to Live. (listening to the city)
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All the good parts of Illumination Theory. Had a lot of potential as a great epic, only to be squandered by (in my opinion) poor composition. Which is rather atypical of DT anyways.
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All the good parts of Illumination Theory. Had a lot of potential as a great epic, only to be squandered by (in my opinion) poor composition. Which is rather atypical of DT anyways.
FYI, Illumination Theory isn't on Awake. Just thought you should know.
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All the good parts of Illumination Theory. Had a lot of potential as a great epic, only to be squandered by (in my opinion) poor composition. Which is rather atypical of DT anyways.
FYI, Illumination Theory isn't on Awake. Just thought you should know.
:omg: Shit! I've been mixing up DT12 and Awake for years!
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Oops. Posted this on the wrong thread. Move along.
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For me it's "I'll never hurt you again" and the SDV keyboard melody in The Mirror.. What an amazing transition.
But I have to say, that part of Scarred is great too.
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Couldn't agree more in the OP. Scarred itself is beyond amazing in general, but this section is awesome in particular. :metal
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Too many awesome sections in Awake to narrow it down to one, but since a lot of the Scarred ones have been mentioned already, I want to give a shout-out to this awesome section from Voices:
I'm lying here in bed
Swear my skin is inside out
Just another Sunday morning
Seen my diary on the newsstand
Seems we've lost the truth to quicksand
It's a shame no one is praying
'Cause these voices in my head
keep saying...
'Love, just don't stare.'
'Reveal the Word when you're
supposed to'
Withdrawn and introverted
Infectiously perverted
'Being laughed at and confused
keeps us pleasantly amused
enough to stay.'
:hefdaddy :hefdaddy
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0:00 - 7:29 of Space-Dye Vest is the best section on Awake :heart
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Off the top of my head, I'd go with either the outro of IF, or the Voices guitar solo.
Awake doesn't really have the epic standout moments of most of their other albums imo.
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I've always loved the Julian Sands part in SDV!
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The second verse on Innocence Faded.
The calm middle section in Voices ("I'm kneeling on the floor...")
The outro in The Mirror
Bridge in Lifting Shadows Off a Dream ("He pours his soul...")
The outro in Scarred
The last verse in Space-Dye Vest ("There's no one to take my blame...")
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Pretty much the last 18-19 minutes on the album :D
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Pretty much the last 18-19 minutes on the album :D
I agree! Scarred and Space-Dye Vest are my favourites from the album, plus Lifting Shadows. What a great way to end an album, ending with the 3 best songs. :biggrin:
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The soft part of Scarred has to take this one.
The next one I would nominate is the second verse of Innocence Faded. :hefdaddy
100% correct. This is an unassailable fact.
;D
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Too many awesome sections in Awake to narrow it down to one, but since a lot of the Scarred ones have been mentioned already, I want to give a shout-out to this awesome section from Voices:
I'm lying here in bed
Swear my skin is inside out
Just another Sunday morning
Seen my diary on the newsstand
Seems we've lost the truth to quicksand
It's a shame no one is praying
'Cause these voices in my head
keep saying...
'Love, just don't stare.'
'Reveal the Word when you're
supposed to'
Withdrawn and introverted
Infectiously perverted
'Being laughed at and confused
keeps us pleasantly amused
enough to stay.'
:hefdaddy :hefdaddy
Ooh, that's a good one. Top 5 section on the album for sure, probably top 3.
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Too many awesome sections in Awake to narrow it down to one, but since a lot of the Scarred ones have been mentioned already, I want to give a shout-out to this awesome section from Voices:
I'm lying here in bed
Swear my skin is inside out
Just another Sunday morning
Seen my diary on the newsstand
Seems we've lost the truth to quicksand
It's a shame no one is praying
'Cause these voices in my head
keep saying...
'Love, just don't stare.'
'Reveal the Word when you're
supposed to'
Withdrawn and introverted
Infectiously perverted
'Being laughed at and confused
keeps us pleasantly amused
enough to stay.'
:hefdaddy :hefdaddy
Those are, pretty much, Petrucci's best lyrics ever.
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Still my favorite DT album. The whole thing is amazing and I NEVER get tired of listening to it. So may killer sections but the
outro on The Mirror is the first thing that pops into my head.
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Too many awesome sections in Awake to narrow it down to one, but since a lot of the Scarred ones have been mentioned already, I want to give a shout-out to this awesome section from Voices:
I'm lying here in bed
Swear my skin is inside out
Just another Sunday morning
Seen my diary on the newsstand
Seems we've lost the truth to quicksand
It's a shame no one is praying
'Cause these voices in my head
keep saying...
'Love, just don't stare.'
'Reveal the Word when you're
supposed to'
Withdrawn and introverted
Infectiously perverted
'Being laughed at and confused
keeps us pleasantly amused
enough to stay.'
:hefdaddy :hefdaddy
The lyrics on Voices are one of JP's best.
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Too many awesome sections in Awake to narrow it down to one, but since a lot of the Scarred ones have been mentioned already, I want to give a shout-out to this awesome section from Voices:
I'm lying here in bed
Swear my skin is inside out
Just another Sunday morning
Seen my diary on the newsstand
Seems we've lost the truth to quicksand
It's a shame no one is praying
'Cause these voices in my head
keep saying...
'Love, just don't stare.'
'Reveal the Word when you're
supposed to'
Withdrawn and introverted
Infectiously perverted
'Being laughed at and confused
keeps us pleasantly amused
enough to stay.'
:hefdaddy :hefdaddy
Also 100% correct. Yet another unassailable fact.
:P
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My top 5:
5) Innocence Faded - outro (4:18 onwards) especially the arpeggios
4) Erotomania - guitar solo (5:08) sweet quintuplets!
3) Space-Dye Vest - verses (1:43 & 2:39) "Love is an act of blood and I'm bleeding/a pool in the shape of a heart" and when JP enters in the second verse with droning power chords on the bridge pickup
2) Scarred - Do you feel? section (5:12)
1) The Mirror - outro (5:31) JM's best bass groove into a headbanging conclusion
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on one hand, those are all AMAZING sections, on the other hand, three of those songs (at least) have better parts.
I love this album.
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Yup, there's no shortage of amazing moments on this album.