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Offline ricky

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Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« on: February 01, 2011, 10:07:05 PM »
Arguably, Dream Theater's best.

(Arguably meaning Images).

Edit - If Images is better, you better post a d*** good reason why.
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2011, 10:08:38 PM »
SFaM is #1. I&W is #5.
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2011, 10:11:22 PM »
Awake is #1 for me.  SFAM and I&W battle it out for #2.
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2011, 10:13:06 PM »
I just listened to this album again today.  First Dream Theater album I've listened to in months.  It's not their best(Six Degrees is the best them) but it's still dang good.   :tup
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2011, 10:21:34 PM »
Good album.  But not better than the three before it or the one after.

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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2011, 11:03:24 PM »
Great music. I approve.  :tup
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2011, 11:04:15 PM »
It's bottom 3 in terms of albums for me, probably. :)
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2011, 11:26:38 PM »
Quote from: Jamesman on February 01, 2011, 11:04:15 PM
It's bottom 3 in terms of albums for me, probably. :)
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2011, 01:04:28 AM »
Second least favourite DT album.
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2011, 01:10:46 AM »
Wow, I'm surprised SFAM isn't in everyone's top 3.  The album is incredible from start to finish!
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2011, 01:13:49 AM »
placing second with images at first.
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2011, 01:22:25 AM »
Quote from: SDFprowler on February 02, 2011, 01:10:46 AM
Wow, I'm surprised SFAM isn't in everyone's top 3.  The album is incredible from start to finish!

Good for you, but tastes vary. Why should this be surprising? It's one of the most natural things.
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2011, 01:27:33 AM »
Quote from: tri.ad on February 02, 2011, 01:22:25 AM
Quote from: SDFprowler on February 02, 2011, 01:10:46 AM
Wow, I'm surprised SFAM isn't in everyone's top 3.  The album is incredible from start to finish!

Good for you, but tastes vary. Why should this be surprising? It's one of the most natural things.

Totally agree with you man, they do vary.  It was just an opinion and a reaction based on my tastes, nothing more.  I was just under the impression that SFAM was hailed as a progressive metal masterpiece by most fans, and it surprised me that some ranked it so low.  I actually didn't like it much when I first listened to it, took a little while, much like the second disc of 6DOIT did for me.
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #13 on: February 02, 2011, 01:29:43 AM »
Well, the biggest share of the DT fanbase hail it as a top 3 album, that's true. The only DT fans I know that don't like SFAM that much are myself and some people here.
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #14 on: February 02, 2011, 01:30:28 AM »
it is my third favorite after IaW and Awake.

by the way, i  mingled this thread to this one https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=17796.msg758186#top  :facepalm:
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #15 on: February 02, 2011, 01:33:13 AM »
SFAM is my #2 DT album, with Images as #1. Damn fine album it is.
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2011, 01:35:27 AM »
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2011, 01:39:30 AM »
Quote from: SDFprowler on February 02, 2011, 01:27:33 AM
Quote from: tri.ad on February 02, 2011, 01:22:25 AM
Quote from: SDFprowler on February 02, 2011, 01:10:46 AM
Wow, I'm surprised SFAM isn't in everyone's top 3.  The album is incredible from start to finish!

Good for you, but tastes vary. Why should this be surprising? It's one of the most natural things.

Totally agree with you man, they do vary.  It was just an opinion and a reaction based on my tastes, nothing more.  I was just under the impression that SFAM was hailed as a progressive metal masterpiece by most fans, and it surprised me that some ranked it so low.  I actually didn't like it much when I first listened to it, took a little while, much like the second disc of 6DOIT did for me.

As a progressive metal album it has all the makings of masterpiece but other than that it's underwhelming both musically and storywise. It definitely captures a time where the band did everything right to keep their footing though it seems to get this extra bump for blatantly showcasing itself as a concept album.
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #18 on: February 02, 2011, 01:41:40 AM »
I agree with that. People seem to love concept albums more than "regular" albums just for the fact that it's a concept album. I don't think I'll ever understand that.
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #19 on: February 02, 2011, 01:43:44 AM »
I think it's the same mentality as double albums in the whole "well the band tries harder" aspect.
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #20 on: February 02, 2011, 01:51:09 AM »
This was my favourite Dream Theater album for a very long time, and was the first album of theirs that got me into them (though I started out with odd songs from other albums before buying this one). For me it is as close to a perfect album as Dream Theater have made.

Having said that, even though it is probably still my favourite Dream Theater album, I have noticed over the years that I tend to listen to it less and less as time goes on. I actually can't remember the last time I listened to any of the songs off this album now that I think about it. :|
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #21 on: February 02, 2011, 02:20:24 AM »
Train Of Thought, Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence, and Images And Words are better than it, at least.

It's amazing though.
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« Reply #22 on: February 02, 2011, 02:39:29 AM »
My favorite Dream Theater release, and one of the best albums of all time.
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« Reply #23 on: February 02, 2011, 02:51:48 AM »
LOTS of love here!
Best DT album as far as I'm concerned!
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #24 on: February 02, 2011, 02:53:54 AM »
I wasn't aware it was unloved.


Great record, no doubt.
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« Reply #25 on: February 02, 2011, 03:19:34 AM »
It's a top five of all time for me, along with Images. can't seperate them and don't need to.
Interesting story with every track advancing the story (unlike seventh Son and even Mindcrime). Musically excellent.
It's loved here.
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #26 on: February 02, 2011, 03:42:43 AM »
Great music, great portrayal of a clever story...overall great! One of my favourite DT albums
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #27 on: February 02, 2011, 04:32:16 AM »
Quote from: MykeHavoc on February 02, 2011, 02:53:54 AM
I wasn't aware it was unloved.
It wasn't.

It's a great album for sure, but is only 3rd at best for me, behind Images & Words and Awake.
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #28 on: February 02, 2011, 05:03:16 AM »
My 4th favorite DT album. I like the concept and the fact that there are no pauses between the songs (or scenes), it flows as if it was one long song.
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #29 on: February 02, 2011, 05:05:27 AM »
It would be somewhere around the 5-6 spot for me :D
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #30 on: February 02, 2011, 05:07:18 AM »
It's number 3 for me, I&W would be nr5 or 6.
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #31 on: February 02, 2011, 06:08:45 AM »
#2 right after SDoIT
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #32 on: February 02, 2011, 06:22:03 AM »
When I was first getting into DT SFAM was #2 overall (behind Six Degrees) but it didn't really age well with me. I started getting more into Awake as well as newer releases (ToT and SC) so right now I'd probably put it somewhere around 5 or 6.
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #33 on: February 02, 2011, 06:28:23 AM »
#2 behind I&W

If we're showing love to SFAM, this thread will last forever.
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Re: Scenes From a Memory - Lets show some love?
« Reply #34 on: February 02, 2011, 07:10:54 AM »
My favorite album of all time... of all time! An enormous achievement of musical talent and creativity. I still remember the first time I listened to the tic tic tic tic Close your eyes and begin to relax...
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