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Dream Theater => Dream Theater => Topic started by: erwinrafael on February 21, 2019, 09:53:06 PM
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Title says it all!
For me:
S2n
At Wit's End
Room 137
Amazing tracks. The execution and composition are on point in this songs.
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S2N
FITL
R137
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Barstool Warrior (memories of SDOIT)
At Wits End (Heartfelt and hard hitting at the same time)
Falll Into the Light (That middle section)
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S2N
Room 137
Fall into the Light
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S2N AWE and PBD
Nearly voted for viper king because I love it :D
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1. At Wit's End
An absolute belter of a song, quintessential Dream Theater. Harking back to days of old as well as keeping it contemporary. Heavy subject matter, amazing musicianship, loads of changes, top-notch execution. Top 5 DT song for me at this point.
2. Barstool Warrior
As soon as this song started playing for the very first time, the thought running through my head was "Where have you guys been all this time?". Right off IaW pages, it's a musical euphoria.
3. S2N
Although I wasn't sure whether to include this one or Room 137, I opted for S2N for similar reasons as the two above. Plus intro and outro are among band's tastiest ever.
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S2N - Has everything practically I would want in a DT song
BW - I don't know exactly what you call this type of music, but I love how they just go full tilt THIS SONG IS EMOTIONAL and it works
Room 137 - Evil sounding guitar riffs and psychedelia? Yes please.
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1- At Wit's End
2- Barstool Warrior
3- S2N
But I had a hard time making top 3.
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1. At Wit's End
2. Viper King (don't judge me, I love this song)
3. Barstool Warrior
4. Fall Into The Light
5. Out Of Reach
6. Untethered Angel
7. Pale Blue Dot (I don't really get this one yet)
8. S2N (the preview made it sound way better imo)
9. Paralyzed
10. Room 137
obviously this is very subject to change
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1. Barstool Warrior
2. S2N
3. At Wit's End
4. Pale Blue Dot
5. Fall into the Light
6. Viper King
7. Room 137
8. Out of Reach
9. Untethered Angel
10. Paralyzed
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1) Barstool Warrior
2) At Wit's End
3) Pale Blue Dot
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1. Barstool Warrior
2. Room 137
3. Viper King
Those are actually the three songs I wasn't expecting much, but they really surprised me in a positive way.
My higher expectations were on the two long epics and S2N. I really enjoyed At Wit's End and S2N, but Pale Blue Dot hasn't hit me yet.
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1. Viper King (I don't know, I am looking forward to this song the most in every album spin!)
2. S2N
3. At Wit's End
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1. Pale Blue Dot
2. At Wit's End
3. Out of Reach
Looks like I'm the only one so far who's voted Out of Reach in their top 3. Kind of surprising. I think it's an excellent ballad.
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1. At Wit's End (instant classic, perfect song)
2. Pale Blue Dot (required multiple listenings to properly get it, but I'm completely in love)
3. Barstool Warrior (likewise, amazing song)
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1. Paralyzed: the most simple, but the only perfect one!
2. S2N: super groovy and proggy, a pleasant LTE touch. Just the melodies are not so cool
3. At Wit's End: some goosebumps moments, and some beautiful sections. The instrumental part (the middle section) is probably the worst in the album, sounds a lot like Endless Sacrifice and I really don't like it. Pity.
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1. Pale Blue Dot
2. At Wit's End
3. Out of Reach
Looks like I'm the only one so far who's voted Out of Reach in their top 3. Kind of surprising. I think it's an excellent ballad.
Nope, I am with you so far. Love it! :)
But Barstool Warrior is also up there. So good!
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1. Pale Blue Dot
2. Untethered Angel
3. At Wit's End
Poor old Untethered Angel, I seem to be the first vote for it. :( Feels to me like the perfect first single type song, with so many cool little sections and some of my favourite vocal melodies on the album. On the other end of the scale for me is Barstool Warrior - everyone else seems to love it, but I can't get it to click yet.
Those top 3 may swap places with each other eventually, but I don't think any other tracks will move above any of them, they're my clear favourites. I still need a bit more time to rank the rest of the songs amongst each other though.
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Fall Into The Light
Barstool Warrior
At Wit's End (possibly my favourite on the album so far)
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At wits end
Fall into Light
Viper king
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1. Pale Blue Dot. Funny thing about this one; the first several listens it was way down the list, possibly even my least favourite on the album. I couldn't make head nor tail of it, it sounded like the Dance of Eternity with vocals. I found it to be almost unbearably 'dense' in ideas and complexity, like 15 minutes' worth of ideas had been squashed into 8 minutes. But having listened to it many more times (each one revealing more of the structure and the melodic material they're working with), I've come to adore it. It's powerful and moving, and the instrumental section is as awe-inspiring as the image and the words (!) that inspired the song.
2. At Wit's End. Begins like Liquid Tension Experiment (Universal Mind), ends like only JP can end a song.
3. Barstool Warrior. The most 'classic' DT song on the album. Never a dull moment, one great idea after the next.
On the whole I love the album. Every song has its own feel, nothing here sounds forced or repetitive.
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At Wit's End
Fall Into the Light
S/N
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At Wit's End
S2N
Barstool Warrior
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1, Viper King: Loved the bluesy riff. First DT song in a long long time to get stuck in my head.
2. Barstool Warrior: This track told me they had returned the I&W prog sound. Great Melody.
3. At Wits End: Classic DT epic feel. Sounds like another great JM lyric too.
This is based on songs I hadn't heard prior to release. I'd put Fall Into the Light tied with At Wit's End.
If I had to rate the album after 2 listens, I'd go :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal
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I can't make up my mind (yet) so I only voted for my favourite so far; Barstool Warrior. That's the DT I fell in love with. Right when Petrucci goes off soloing and James starts his "promises made...". Right there. That's it. Bliss.
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It looks like most of us are on the same page :lol
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Best I can do is 6:
Fall Into The Light
Room 137
S2N
At Wit's End
Pale Blue Dot
Viper King
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I think I'm digging Viper King the most right now, the lyrics are a bit much but that riffage is too good.
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At wits end
Fall into Light
Viper king
Those 3 are well out in front after my first listen - hopefully the rest will grow and bridge the gap a bit.
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1. At Wit's End .....is possibly going to be one of my all time favorites. :heart :hefdaddy
It hooked me today on about the 4th listen, in my car where it sounds sooo good. JLB wrote a song about this tricky topic that one can listen to and feel, but not be like uggh!. (I have no personal experience btw) His performance is wonderful. So many good parts and I love the middle intstrumental section when Jordan comes in. The only imperfection is that I want to hear more.
I hope the rock gods hear my wish -that this is played on the tour!
2. Paralyzed - great rocker!
The rest have yet to sort themselves out.
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S2N
Pale Blue Dot
Fall Into The Light
Runner Up: Petrucci Boogie. I usually hate music like this but it's awesome!
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S2N, At Wit's End, Pale Blue Dot
The only ones I'm tempted to skip so far are "Untethered Angel" and "Room 137".
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Barstool, Wit, Angel. Probably in that order.
Never expected Barstool Warrior, of all titles, to be the best song on the album!
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Fall into the Light
Barstool Warrior
At Wit's End
Just missed the cut Paralyzed.
Those 4 clearly stand above the rest for me one day in.
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S2N
At Wit's End
Pale Blue Dot
It was hard to not include Out Of Reach though. I love that song.
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Ranking time after one day (with 3 tiers):
1. At Wit's End
2. Barstool Warrior
3. Fall Into The Light
4. Viper King
5. S2N
6. Paralyzed
7. Untethered Angel
8. Pale Blue Dot
9. Room 137
10. Out Of Reach
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Room 137, S2N and Out of Reach.
It's my little microcosm under 15 minutes of what makes Dream Theater, Dream Theater.
The rest of the album friggin smokes tho
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1. Barstool Warrior - As others have mentioned, so much emotion in this song. From the reveal of the title, I was not expecting much from this one. And I certainly wasn't expecting it to sound the way it does given the subject matter. I suppose I was expecting either a ballad, or maybe something a little more "metal". But it's Images & Words meets Scenes and it sounds fantastic. Great lyrics, chorus and melodies!
2. Pale Blue Dot - This one took a few listens, as it was initially a little underwhelming as the closer of the album. But I love that DT kinda subverted the typical tropes of their usual closer, not delivering something seemingly epic (even though it is in its own way). This track really embodies its subject matter, feeling dark and isolated while also delivering a sense of wonder and awe. I also absolutely love the opening rhythmic riffs. It's the kind of track that the name 'Dream Theater' conjures up in my head, and I love it for that.
3. S2N - If someone were to ask me what I'd want for the next DT album, I would say something "colorful." This track absolutely captures that, delivering something that would feel at home with LTE. It's fun and it's going to absolutely kill live (especially the keytar bit at the end).
4. At Wit's End (Honestly, you could swap this one and S2N, they're both so effing good.)
5. Room 137 (This one's short and weird, and I dig that. It doesn't overstay it's welcome and I think it'll be a fun to see live).
6. Fall Into The Light (DT doing Metallica, which I can't say I find terribly interesting. It's an okay track.)
7. Paralyzed (I dig the opening drum intro and main riff, but to me it's BMU, BMD without the catchy chorus.)
8. Untethered Angel (Really middle-of-the-road DT that we've heard plenty by now. This one does nothing for me.)
9. Out of Reach (For me, DT's ballads have been mostly misses. This one is very forgettable.)
10. Viper King (It's fun, but not my cup of tea. I can see why it was kept as a Bonus Track.)
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At Wits End
Pale Blue Dot
S2N
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1. At Wit's End.
A masterpiece. Colourful, beautiful and moving. And that outro! I even like the jam session ending. With time it will be a well acknowledged TOP10 DT song I'm sure.
2. Barstool Warrior.
I didn't like it much on the first few listens but now I love it. Such an emotional song with all the core DT elements in it. Not as good as At Wit's End but it will surely become a DT classic in no time. The first minute still seems a bit random for me, it would be even better without it imho.
3. Room 137
Love it since the first listen. A groovy, dark song with good lyrics and nice Beatles like vocals.
4. Pale Blue Dot
It needs a few more listens but pretty good.
Everything else is far less goof imho. S2N and FITL comes next btw, then UA. My least favorite track is Paralyzed atm but I like that as well.
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At Wits End
Barstool Warrior
Out of Reach
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At Wit's End and Barstool Warrior for sure. Undecided about the third place....
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At the moment:
1. Barstool Warrior
2. Pale Blue Dot
3. Fall Into the Light
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1. At Wit’s End
2. Paralyzed
3. S2N
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Thus far, Barstool Warrior, S2N, and At Wit's End.
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Only listened once, but so far it's:
1. Fall into the Light
2. At Wit's End
3. S2N
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Been listening to it on Amazon Prime until my artbook edition comes in, so my initial impressions are based on streamed tracks.
Top 3:
1. At Wit's End
2. S2n
3. Fall into the Light
Ranking the rest:
4. Pale Blue Dot
5. Untethered Angel
6. Room 137
7. Viper King
8. Paralyzed
9. Barstool Warrior
10. Out of Reach
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I like all of the songs. After around 10 or 15 listens, my ranking is:
At Wit's End
Pale Blue Dot
Fall Into The Light
S2N
Barstool Warrior
Room 137
Viper King
Paralyzed
Untethered Angel
Out Of Reach
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It’s already changed since I voted. S2n and Rm 137 replacing PBD. Probably will change again. AWE and Paralyzed have remained my top 2 though! :metal
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Paralyzed
Barstool Warrior
At Wit's End
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Pale Blue Dot
At Wit's End
Fall Into the Light
I just love the unison playing of MM and JP on Pale and Fall. Don't know what it is but those are highlights for me every time.
I should mention that I trimmed At Wit's End down to 8:20 when I ripped it for my iPod. That's a few seconds after the initial fade out. I didn't realize it went a whole minute more.
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I'm still not sure I've given the album a chance to sink in as of yet, but after spending some time with it, my three favourite tracks appears to be:
- Barstool Warrior
- At Wit's End
- S2N
The biggest grower for me is Room 137. I didn't like it at all after the first 3 or 4 listens, but I'm finding more and more substance in with with every listen. Still trying to wrap my head around Pale Blue Dot, but I'm just not getting it. I feel like I should, but it's just not coming together for me. Viper King is a really fun track.
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01: Pale Blue Dot
02: At Wit’s End
03: S2N
EDIT: Might as well rank the whole album.
04: Viper King
05: Barstool Warrior
06: Paralyzed
07: Untethered Angel
08: Fall Into the Light
09: Out of Reach
10: Room 137
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Right now, I'd go:
1. Fall into the Light
2. At Wit's End
3. Barstool Warrior
4. Room 137
5. S2N
6. Out of Reach
7. Viper King
8. Pale Blue Dot
9. Untethered Angel
10. Paralyzed
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S2n, Room 137 and Fall Into the Light. Those are the only good tracks on the album, rest sucks.
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No love for Viper King, huh?
S2N, Viper King, At Wit's End
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Barstool Warrior
Fall Into The Light
Viper King
These are the most awesome songs to me at the moment, and a step in the right direction for their current writing style. I like all the songs on the new album, but AWE is still growing on me and might sneak into the top 3. Untethered Angel might be the most underrated song on the album besides Out of Reach, it is a well written pop-metal tune. To be honest, I've taken a break from the album so's not to over-listen, been going through the DT catalog since, so I don't have the album fully installed into my brain yet.
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At Wits End
S2N
those were easy, the third was tough to chose from
Pale Blue Dot
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I don't think my top three have changed from when I posted almost a month ago -
BW
S2N
AWE
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Still can't pick a third option after At Wit's End and Barstool Warrior. Solid album through and through.
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Modification from my original vote.
BW has moved up past PBD and Paralyzed.
So:
AWE
BW
Paralyzed
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1. Barstool Warrior
2. Out of Reach
3. At Wit's End
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After having some more time to digest the album, this is a piece of cake now! Had to re-vote.
S2N, AWE, and PBD.
BW, FITL, and Paralyzed would be my next favorite 3.
Room 137, OOR, and UA are my least favs, though I enjoy UA a good bit more than the other 2.
VP is solid, but James' verses take it down a notch
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Barstool Warrior
At Wit's End
S2N
Wish there was a way to rank them on a point system (Example 1st =10 points 2nd =7 points 3rd =5 points)
Right now a vote for 3rd place is the same as a vote for 1st place in the poll
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Not at all surprised AWE and BW are #1 and 2. Very surprised S2N is #3, and not by a slim margin.
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Modification from my original vote.
BW has moved up past PBD and Paralyzed.
So:
AWE
BW
Paralyzed
Yea, BW and PBD are close for me, BW might be a better overall song though, PBG just has that awesome intro that sucks me in. It's tough between those two for my #3.
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The album's only been out a month, and I need to sub out all three of my votes!
I originally went with Untethered, Barstool and At Wit's End. I'm now 100% behind Room 137, S2N and Viper King. What a great album!
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I'd say Room 137 is the one better suited to be a grower. It's quite WTF at the beginning but then it wins you over with its crunchy riff and weird atmosphere.
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PBD for the instrumental sections and some of the chord progressions in the choruses and OOR for the overall arrangement and above all MM's drumming in both of them. (although IMHO he could have played more notes and have been a lot more technical) The pathos aspect is something I never understood with DT (but not just them, music in general, but that's off-topic. Sorry about that.) If I had been into pathos in music, I would have added Barstool as the third option. Cool piece apart from that.
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So far it's still looking like:
1. At Wit's End - not much to say that everyone hasn't already. Pretty good track, has all the great elements of a good DT epic but more concise. Lyrics are pretty compelling and has some cool vocal performances.
2. Barstool Warrior - reminds me of some tracks off of 6DOIT in a good way. Great guitar solos and a beautiful piano section to boot.
3. Fall Into the Light - maybe not the most popular choice, but I really found myself coming back to this one a lot more. Very moving instrumental section, love how it focuses more on emotion and atmosphere than having a wacky keyboard solo
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S2N, Pale Blue Dot, and Untethered Angel/Barstool Warrior fighting it out for 3rd.
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At Wit's End
Barstool Warrior
Pale Blue Dot
Signal to Noise
Paralyzed
Out of Reach
Fall Into the Light
Untethered Angel
Room 137
Viper King
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At Wit's End
Barstool Warrior
Untethered Angel
I know the latter is the surprise; for me it is quintessential DT. Love the back and forth soloing with JP and JR. Love the chorus. Like the angry organ sound. Cool title.
Pale Blue Dot would be the 4th choice and S2N 5th.