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Title: The best section on FII
Post by: Ħ on November 20, 2013, 08:45:12 PM
0:00-2:19 of Trial of Tears. The entire intro before the first verse.  :hefdaddy So gorgeous.

Other (very close) contenders are The Wasteland section of TOT, and the guitar solo of LIIT.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: Ben_Jamin on November 20, 2013, 09:09:37 PM
The ending to Hells Kitchen
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: BlobVanDam on November 20, 2013, 09:23:19 PM
So many to choose from!

But I'll definitely second the outro of Hell's Kitchen and the wasteland section of ToT, plus the keyboard solo section.

I'll also throw in the guitar solo for Take Away My Pain, and the guitar solo of Peruvian Skies.



And the chorus of YNM!  :hefdaddy :hefdaddy
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: 54_diplomats on November 20, 2013, 10:10:39 PM
Lines in the Sand Guitar solo + "We fabricate our demons" section.

Also the intro of LitS leading up to that awesome bass moment before the vocals kick in.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: Tom Bombadil on November 20, 2013, 10:55:54 PM
Wasteland definitely.

Also great are pretty much the all of Hell's Kitchen and most of LITS.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: KevShmev on November 20, 2013, 11:43:00 PM
Gotta go with either the ending of Hell's Kitchen/intro to Lines in the Sand, or, of course, the last 6-7 minutes of Trial of Tears (both the guitar and key solos plus The Wasteland mellow vocal section).
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: Siddhartha on November 21, 2013, 02:03:31 AM
Lines in the sand guitar solo.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: JediKnight1969 on November 21, 2013, 02:52:53 AM
0:00-2:19 of Trial of Tears. The entire intro before the first verse.  :hefdaddy So gorgeous.

Yes it is. I use ToT as an opening track in my own custom made FII playlist.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: The Stray Seed on November 21, 2013, 03:02:10 AM
Hell's Kitchen + Lines in the Sand + Take Away My Pain.

I just love them all. I've always been in love with TAMP, I know that many of you here just don't seem to like it, but it's so nostalgic and... heartfelt. His final scene, the actor bows... I cry my heart out when I hear it. I just love it. I'm smiling sadly every time people say FII is a major let down... it does have its weaknesses, but overall I think it's an unbelievable album. One of the most heartmoving works DT has ever done.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: Ruba on November 21, 2013, 03:29:18 AM
Lines in the Sand, from guitar solo to the guitar melody preceding the main riff.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: Sycsa on November 21, 2013, 03:35:16 AM
"Hidden by disguise" section of ToT. One of my favorite JLB moments ever and Derek's Hammond cutting through in the second part of the verse just knocks it out, above and beyond.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: moof on November 21, 2013, 04:31:01 AM
Lines in the sand chorus is pretty bad ass as well
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: mikeyd23 on November 21, 2013, 06:59:07 AM
Guitar solo + Keys solo + Wasteland section of ToT = Amazing!!  :metal
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: RoeDent on November 21, 2013, 07:18:38 AM
To me, the "best" section is the one which really moves me; which gives me goosebumps. By this criterion, the honour must go to the final key-change-ified chorus of Anna Lee.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: SuperTaco on November 21, 2013, 07:55:34 AM
The ending to Hells Kitchen
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: Crow on November 21, 2013, 09:19:43 AM
the last verses of Lines in the Sand, I'd say. The way they build up so well. Wish they'd kept the "baptized" section from the demo there, that would've made it even more epic.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: Big Hath on November 21, 2013, 09:33:44 AM
LITS is just spectacular!  Listened to it last night.

Always get goosebumps when James jumps up into the higher register on the verses after the first chorus.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: Ravenfoul on November 21, 2013, 09:35:33 AM
the last verses of Lines in the Sand, I'd say. The way they build up so well. Wish they'd kept the "baptized" section from the demo there, that would've made it even more epic.
Oh indeed. I like both versions to be honest, the official one for doug pinnick and the bootleg for the baptized section - i always get chills when i hear that play.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: ZKX-2099 on November 21, 2013, 09:36:24 AM
Trial Of Tears guitar solo? Anybody?

Oh what about that neat key/guitar trade off solo section in Just Let Me Breathe?
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: Ravenfoul on November 21, 2013, 09:36:58 AM
Hell's Kitchen + Lines in the Sand + Take Away My Pain.

I just love them all. I've always been in love with TAMP, I know that many of you here just don't seem to like it, but it's so nostalgic and... heartfelt. His final scene, the actor bows... I cry my heart out when I hear it. I just love it. I'm smiling sadly every time people say FII is a major let down... it does have its weaknesses, but overall I think it's an unbelievable album. One of the more heartmoving works DT has ever done.
TAMP is definitely a strong and touching song to me. Honestly besides a few flops I think FII was a strong album, and a really great bootleg (save for a few things)
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: Super Dude on November 21, 2013, 10:05:51 AM
All of New Millennium, Hell's Kitchen, and Anna Lee; also the intro of LitS and the instrumental half of ToT until the end.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: Elite on November 21, 2013, 11:10:18 AM
The Wasteland
The ending to Hell's Kitchen
Peruvian Skies guitar solo onwards
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: Ħ on November 21, 2013, 12:12:30 PM
All of New Millennium
I was actually going to put this in the OP, but it's so controversial. I love NM though.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: davidolson22 on November 21, 2013, 12:47:46 PM
The first song is the best part, because it is so bad. With that start, it makes the rest of the album sounds much better than it actually is.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: nightmare_cinema on November 21, 2013, 12:51:02 PM
The entirety of Lines in the Sand, but more specifically the guitar solo. Probably my favourite DT song overall and definitely my joint-first favourite guitar solo in the world  :heart
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: jakepriest on November 21, 2013, 01:17:53 PM
A few come to mind.

Peruvian Skies solo, LITS solo.
Hell's Kitchen solo + ending.
Trial of Tears intro and first verse.

Actually these songs are the only ones I like from the album  ;D
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: JiM-Xtreme on November 21, 2013, 04:13:11 PM
Basically the entire second half of ToT. Obviously, the whole thing is incredible, but for me it just builds to indescribable levels of awesome from around 5.05 onwards.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: Destiny Of Chaos on November 21, 2013, 05:25:34 PM
The ending to Hells Kitchen
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: Phoenix87x on November 21, 2013, 07:48:13 PM
The beginning of Hell's Kitchen
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: BlobVanDam on November 21, 2013, 07:57:03 PM
Trial Of Tears guitar solo? Anybody?

Oh what about that neat key/guitar trade off solo section in Just Let Me Breathe?

I actually think the guitar solo of ToT is one of the weaker sections, and not one of JP's better solos, even for the album.
The unison/tradeoff section of JLMB is cool though. :tup A much underrated song overall.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: Outcrier on November 21, 2013, 08:51:07 PM
Trial Of Tears guitar solo? Anybody?

Oh what about that neat key/guitar trade off solo section in Just Let Me Breathe?

I like these two  :-*
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: ZKX-2099 on November 21, 2013, 09:43:25 PM
And to add a new pick, I've always enjoyed Derek's solo in Burning My Soul...o
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: jsem on November 22, 2013, 08:25:20 AM
TOT 8:10-9:55.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: Ruba on November 22, 2013, 08:31:34 AM
And to add a new pick, I've always enjoyed Derek's solo in Burning My Soul...o

Me too.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: MadImmortalMan on November 23, 2013, 05:51:01 PM
Derek's solo section in ToT; not only for the solo itself, but for the great rhythm section going on underneath it. JM's bass is so gnarly, and JP gets kind of funky for a bit.

FII is an absolute classic DT album to my ears. Such a great record.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: senecadawg2 on November 23, 2013, 06:17:58 PM
0:00-2:19 of Trial of Tears. The entire intro before the first verse.  :hefdaddy So gorgeous.

You got the right song, but the wrong section.

WELCOME TO THE WASTELAND  :'(
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: jakepriest on November 24, 2013, 03:22:05 AM
Quote
You got the right song, but the wrong section.

WELCOME TO THE WASTELAND  :'(

Imo that's the weakest part of the song.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: RodrigoAltaf on November 24, 2013, 06:34:27 AM
 Best sections for me in FII: LITS solo and the ending of Hellīs Kitchen. But my favorite section off that era is actually the version of To Live Forever from the Rotterdam show when Derek soloes to a sick drum beat, then Petrucci comes up and they kick off into Lines in the Sand.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: Nearmyth on November 24, 2013, 03:12:55 PM
That one part of Lines In the Sand from 0:00 - 12:05
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: sneakyblueberry on November 24, 2013, 05:02:51 PM
The ending to Hells Kitchen

/thread.  Them bells. 
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: wolfking on November 25, 2013, 03:35:27 AM
I'd probably say JP's solo on Hell's Kitchen.
Title: Re: The best section on FII
Post by: RodrigoAltaf on November 27, 2013, 12:48:33 PM
 Just remembered a killer section - for me at least - Derekīs solo on Burning My Soul.