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The name pretty much says it all...

A Fortune in Lies
Pull Me Under
6:00
New Millennium
Scene One: Regression
The Glass Prison
As I Am
The Root Of All Evil
ITPOE Pt. 1
A Nightmare To Remember
On The Backs Of Angels
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Offline senecadawg2

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Which is the best album opener?
« on: September 20, 2011, 07:05:09 PM »
Sorry if this has already been discussed, I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case...

However, I don't see any recent threads and I thought it would be interesting to see how the voting played out including OTBOA.

My choice is probably going to be a bit controversial: 6:00

If I would have to rank them it would probably be followed something like this...

2. OTBOA
3. Pull Me Under

4. ANTR
5. As I Am
6. A Fortune in Lies

7. The Root of All Evil
8. Regression

9. New Millennium
10. Glass Prison





11. ITPOE pt. 1
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2011, 07:06:41 PM »
6:00 immediately came to mind.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2011, 07:09:39 PM »

1. The Glass Prison
2. New Millennium
3. On The Backs Of Angels
4. The Root Of All Evil
5. Regression
6. A Nightmare To Remember
7. ITPOE Part 1
8. A Fortune In Lies
9. Pull Me Under
10. 6:00
11. As I Am
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2011, 07:11:42 PM »
Out of all the DT albums I've bought, the openers that grabbed me most immediately were 6:00 and ITPOE Pt1.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2011, 07:14:25 PM »
A Nightmare to Remember by a million miles.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2011, 07:16:27 PM »
The Glass Prison is not very surprising.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2011, 07:16:54 PM »
Hard to go against PMU given that it got me into the band, but Glass Prison is the best of those songs, and that riff when it gets going is just godly.  I love ITPOE, but I hate that they split it in two and it feels better to me as an album closer.  OTBOA is probably 2nd or 3rd on the list for me - it's that good.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2011, 07:18:06 PM »
You really should have just made Overature 1928 the option, not Regression lol.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2011, 07:20:13 PM »
Quote from: Vajra on September 20, 2011, 07:18:06 PM
You really should have just made Overature 1928 the option, not Regression lol.

I think Regression is an amazing song  :tup
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2011, 07:20:25 PM »
The rest of the songs are pretty good openers but The Glass Prison is one of the best songs in DTs catalog overall. Second is a tie between ANTR, PMU, and 6:00
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2011, 07:26:58 PM »
Nothing sets a mood for the album better than "Pull Me Under".
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2011, 07:28:18 PM »
Regression / Overture 1928 / Strange Deja Vu is my favorite opening sequence. Of the choices listed, The Glass Prison.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2011, 07:53:45 PM »
Quote from: Jamariquay on September 20, 2011, 07:28:18 PM
Regression / Overture 1928 / Strange Deja Vu is my favorite opening sequence. Of the choices listed, The Glass Prison.

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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #13 on: September 20, 2011, 08:06:25 PM »
I ended up choosing The Glass Prison with 6:00 being a close second. TGP is just such a killer song....freakin' love that song.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #14 on: September 20, 2011, 08:14:22 PM »
A Nightmare to Remember. Great song overall, and it opens the album in a monumental way like no other DT opener.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #15 on: September 20, 2011, 08:32:13 PM »
best overall song opener...TGP

Best single isolated moment opener...PMU.  Will always be biased because those opening notes were the first thing I ever heard from DT...and of course was hooked immediately  ;D

I had to vote for PMU.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #16 on: September 20, 2011, 08:56:18 PM »
The Glass Prison.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #17 on: September 20, 2011, 09:04:54 PM »
Quote from: Jamariquay on September 20, 2011, 07:28:18 PM
Regression / Overture 1928 / Strange Deja Vu is my favorite opening sequence. Of the choices listed, The Glass Prison.


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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #18 on: September 20, 2011, 09:05:33 PM »
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #19 on: September 20, 2011, 10:31:14 PM »
Quote from: AngelBack on September 20, 2011, 09:04:54 PM
Quote from: Jamariquay on September 20, 2011, 07:28:18 PM
Regression / Overture 1928 / Strange Deja Vu is my favorite opening sequence. Of the choices listed, The Glass Prison.


This, so, so, so, this.

That wasn't an option unfortunately, or I would have picked that.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #20 on: September 20, 2011, 10:37:54 PM »
Controversial Opinion - OTBOA

I know, it's pretty new, and to be honest, I might have said ANTR when BC&SL came out, but OTBOA does 2 things for me - It sets the mood and feel of the album pretty well, and you know you're in for a ride when you get into it. TGP was a VERY close second, and I absolutely LOVE it, but I have to be in that "metul  :metal" mood for it, but OTBOA just rocks on so many levels that I don't have to be in any certain mood for it. PMU would be right behind TGP, though.

"Regression" does set-up the album lyrically and conceptually, but musicially, it's just a teaser of "The Spirit Carries On" and better music is to follow it, so it doesn't stand well against the other DT openers. ANTR is pretty awesome, if a bit lengthy, so it's in the upper-middle tier of operners. "6:00" is pretty good, as is "New Millennium", but they're not so amazing compared to the rest - middle-tier material for me, and on their respective albums, aren't even highly ranked.

AFIL is pretty good, actually, and you have to admit that opening drum "DUN-DUN-DUN" is just awesome. AIA does a good job as well, and ranks highly for me - it rocks and is short enough as to not drag on forever. ITPOE pt1 is pretty good at this too, and the opening Prelude is pretty epic, as is the unison near the end of pt1. I would also have to put TROAE among these as well.

Overall, my ranking...

Awesome (5/5):
On The Backs Of Angels
Pull Me Under
The Glass Prison

Great (4/5):
As I Am
The Root Of All Evil
In The Presence Of Enemies (Part 1)
A Nightmare To Remember

Good (3/5):
A Fortune In Lies
6:00

Okay (2/5):
New Millennium
Regression

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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #21 on: September 21, 2011, 12:11:57 AM »
I didn't give it an incredible amount of thought, because it would take much too long, but I chose New Millennium. Why? I really dig the groove. It pulls me in and the way it builds makes me feel intrigued. I really enjoy that song a great deal, especially as a way to introduce an album.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #22 on: September 21, 2011, 12:24:01 AM »
The Glass Prison. Never has another DT opener so thoroughly kicked people's asses.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #23 on: September 21, 2011, 12:26:47 AM »
I legitimately surprised myself by going with ITPOE pt. 1.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #24 on: September 21, 2011, 12:35:01 AM »
AUGH don't make me choooose.

Hm... when I got into Dream Theater, I bought 4 albums at once. Awake, Six Degrees, Train of Thought, and Systematic Chaos. I remember how The Glass Prison completely floored me when I first heard it that day, and that was that stand-out even after I had heard all four by the end of the day. So I choose that.

Pull Me Under is a solid second, though.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #26 on: September 21, 2011, 03:23:33 AM »
Quote from: AngelBack on September 20, 2011, 09:04:54 PM
Quote from: Jamariquay on September 20, 2011, 07:28:18 PM
Regression / Overture 1928 / Strange Deja Vu is my favorite opening sequence. Of the choices listed, The Glass Prison.


This, so, so, so, this.


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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #27 on: September 21, 2011, 03:28:12 AM »
The Glass Prison.

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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #28 on: September 21, 2011, 03:29:16 AM »

The Glass Prison
On The Backs Of Angels
The Root Of All Evil
A Nightmare To Remember
In The Presence Of Enemies (Part 1)
As I Am
Regression
A Fortune In Lies
New Millennium
Pull Me Under
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #29 on: September 21, 2011, 03:44:25 AM »
Pull Me Under

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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #30 on: September 21, 2011, 04:16:39 AM »
I'm going to say it.

A FORTUNE IN LIES
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #31 on: September 21, 2011, 06:01:52 AM »
I still think that A Nightmare To Remember is a great opener. It's powerful and has that spooky atmosphere that I like so much.
2. A Fortune In Lies
3. The Glass Prison
4. On The Backs Of Angels
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #32 on: September 21, 2011, 07:20:25 AM »
The Glass Prison
In the Presence of Enemies Part 1
A Nightmare To Remember
As I Am
Regression
6:00
On The Backs Of Angels
Pull Me Under
New Millennium
The Root Of All Evil
A Fortune In Lies

A very close one between The Glass Prison and In the Presence of Enemies though
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #33 on: September 21, 2011, 07:28:21 AM »
I put The Glass Prison.

Edit...ooops  misread the thread title  my bad!
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #34 on: September 21, 2011, 07:40:50 AM »
New Millennium, and As I Am is close.
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