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Surrounded vs Wait For Sleep

Surrounded
56 (60.2%)
Wait For Sleep
28 (30.1%)
Equal
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Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« on: October 04, 2010, 06:30:14 PM »
From rob's thread on a song everyone likes, these are/were the two finalists (there hasn't been a verdict as I type this).  I haven't seen much hate for Surrounded, and no hate at all for WFS, but which do you prefer?

As good as Surrounded is, I've gotta go with WFS.  It's just....better.  I dunno. :-\
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2010, 06:37:07 PM »
surrounded in my opinion is just a better song and i believe it could be one of jlb's best vocal performances to date
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2010, 06:38:43 PM »
Wait for Sleep by quite a margin.

I really adore Surrounded, top 50 DT song for sure, but Wait for Sleep is amazing.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2010, 06:43:44 PM »
Surrounded
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2010, 06:48:03 PM »
Wait for Sleep. Not much else to say. Simply a preference.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2010, 06:51:18 PM »
Surrounded. No question.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2010, 07:23:44 PM »
Voted Equal... and apparently, I'm the first one. They're both pretty good in their own way, and comparing them would be a bit foolish considering their differences outweigh their similarities.

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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2010, 07:32:45 PM »
me no likey Surrounded
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2010, 08:09:55 PM »
Both are excellent.  I guess Wait for Sleep, but it's right down the line.

Interesting that these are the two songs that received the least hate.  I would never have guessed.

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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2010, 08:24:25 PM »
Surrounded. Both the CIM version with the outstanding solo and the studio version.
Wait for Sleep is still pretty good though. Great intro to one of the best DT songs imo.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #11 on: October 04, 2010, 08:35:29 PM »
As per my screen name, Surrounded by three thousand miles.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #12 on: October 04, 2010, 08:37:45 PM »
Both are incredibly beautiful songs. I prefer Surrounded though.

I don't like very much the CiM version. One of the things I like about this song is its simplicity and catchiness, and the extended solos thing detracted a bit from that IMO. Also, I don't like JLB's vocals there at all lol
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #13 on: October 04, 2010, 09:14:31 PM »
Surrounded is my favourite DT song, and among one of my favourite songs in general.  So yeah lol

I love WFS too though, great song.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #14 on: October 04, 2010, 09:17:06 PM »
Well, this turned out to be a landslide.

I think one of the reasons Surrounded is ranked higher is just because it's longer, whereas WFS is an intro to LtL, more or less.  I've noticed that the longer songs generally rank higher than the shorter ones among the fans.

I feel that WFS does it's job in it's placement of the album perfectly, though.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #15 on: October 04, 2010, 09:39:23 PM »
I also gotta go with Surrounded, its just one of those things I dont really have a reason for.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #16 on: October 04, 2010, 10:59:41 PM »
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Wait For Sleep. No question.

Though I absolutely love both.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #17 on: October 04, 2010, 11:56:55 PM »
It's a close call, but I'll go with Surrounded. The "problem" with WFS is that it's too fast on the studio version. If it was played more slowly like in the Live in Tokyo version, I'd definitely rank it higher.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #18 on: October 04, 2010, 11:58:54 PM »
Close call. Went with Surrounded.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #19 on: October 05, 2010, 12:30:00 AM »
Surrounded is easily one of my favorite songs, and Wait for Sleep isn't.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #20 on: October 05, 2010, 01:02:01 AM »
Surrounded is in my Top 3, while WFS is a Top 20 song.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #22 on: October 05, 2010, 01:45:57 AM »
Even though it seems tremendously lopsided, based on the comments it doesn't seem like Surrounded wins at as large a margin as the poll shows.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #23 on: October 05, 2010, 01:48:05 AM »
"Wait For Sleep". It has one of the most beautiful piano lines DT has ever done.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #24 on: October 05, 2010, 04:41:06 AM »
Surrounded obviously.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #25 on: October 05, 2010, 04:52:09 AM »
Surrouded. If only for the beautiful intro/outro. The example I use to show people how great a singer he really is.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #26 on: October 05, 2010, 05:13:34 AM »
Wait for Sleep.  Surrounded is a bit too girly eh.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #27 on: October 05, 2010, 05:29:14 AM »
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Wait for Sleep. Not much else to say. Simply a preference.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #28 on: October 05, 2010, 05:49:08 AM »
Surrounded is top 4. Wait for sleep is top 15.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #29 on: October 05, 2010, 06:08:06 AM »
Surrounded was the first DT song I ever heard and quite possibly my favorite. It's been 4 years and I still don't know the lyrics by heart yet though.... There's nothing wrong with Wait For Sleep but Surrounded wins by a million miles.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #30 on: October 05, 2010, 10:51:51 AM »
I went with Surrounded, but both are awesome.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #31 on: October 05, 2010, 11:12:35 AM »
Wait for Sleep is a top 5 Dream Theater song for me, so I voted for it without hesitation. I'm surprised to see Surrounded doing so much better than it.
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #32 on: October 05, 2010, 11:15:35 AM »
Surrounded (LATM version)
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Re: Surrounded versus Wait For Sleep
« Reply #33 on: October 05, 2010, 11:51:51 AM »
I was going to pick Surrounded based off of just studio recordings. Then I remembered Wait For Sleep from Live in Tokyo and chose equal.
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Re: And apparently I'm... surrounded by likeminded fans
« Reply #34 on: October 05, 2010, 12:01:36 PM »
Surrounded, easily.

WFS is a great song, don't get me wrong, but Surrounded's mood changes beautifully through the song. Surrounded is a journey, WFS is a destination.
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