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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 Juular

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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #35 on: September 21, 2011, 07:57:00 AM »
Pull Me Under. First song I ever heard from DT and I think it has aged quite well.
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Offline Pettor

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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #36 on: September 21, 2011, 08:06:03 AM »
Impossible to answer. I could just go with the best song and take TGP, but we are talking about how well the song set the mood for the album (assuming it's the full album we are about to listen to, not a random song) and therefore Regression comes to mind. It gives out small pleasant snippets of the themes and creates the perfect atmosphere for what the album has to offer. It is of course not the best song but it makes me very excited whenever I hear it :)

At the same time I love TGP and think ITPOE Part 1 has a great joy and energy to it that makes it a great opener. So it's a dead end where I just can't choose which opener I like the most. But I will take Regression just to give it some votes.
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Offline Dublagent66

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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #37 on: September 21, 2011, 08:22:50 AM »
It's a toss up between PMU and TGP.   :-\
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #38 on: September 21, 2011, 09:35:14 AM »
for me, The Root of all Evil/The Glass Prison. went with troae due to less people voting for it!
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #39 on: September 21, 2011, 09:51:38 AM »
Gotta be 6:00. Glass Prison is phenomenal but it doesnt have as much of a kick, and I think the strong intro really helps Awake, as its a difficult album to get into
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #40 on: September 21, 2011, 10:08:49 AM »
A Fortune in Lies, PMU, Regression/Overture 1928, The Glass Prison, ITPOE pt. 1 and ANTR are all excellent openers.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #41 on: September 21, 2011, 10:11:22 AM »
In The Presence of Enemies, pt. 1
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #42 on: September 21, 2011, 10:17:20 AM »
The Glass Prison, obviously.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #43 on: September 21, 2011, 10:23:47 AM »
Voted Pull Me Under. I feel like it indicates what the sound of the rest of the album will be like, while at the same time it gets you moving and grooving. 6:00, New Millenium (gasp!), and OTBOA also do this very well. 

I notice The Glass Prison has a huge lead in the poll. While I totally agree it is an awesome song, and is one of their top notch album openers, I just don't feel it sets up the REST of the album quite as well as the others I mentioned. It's almost as though the song is such an experience in an of itself, anything afterwards is something seperate.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #44 on: September 21, 2011, 10:28:02 AM »
1. The Root Of All Evil
2. ITPOE Part 1
3. On The Backs Of Angels
4. 6:00
5. Pull Me Under
6. Regression
7. As I Am
8. A Nightmare To Remember
9. New Millennium

10. The Glass Prison
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #45 on: September 21, 2011, 10:35:48 AM »
Probably something like this, but it's quite tricky:

1. The Glass Prison
2. ITPOE Pt. 1
3. On The Backs Of Angels
4. A Nightmare to Remember
5. The Root of All Evil
6. As I Am
7. Pull Me Under
8. A Fortune in Lies
9. 6.00
10. New Millennium
11. Regression

Not even decided really if I prefer TGP or ITPOE Pt.1 more ;D
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #46 on: September 21, 2011, 10:37:03 AM »
While I prefer Glass Prison as a song, As I Am opens its album so perfectly that I had to vote for it. IMO, it's the foremost candidate for 'heaviest DT song' - it's just so charged with aggression and adrenaline and it simply screams, 'SHIT IS GOING DOWN'.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #47 on: September 21, 2011, 10:48:24 AM »
For me the easy answer was The Glass Prison which is my favorite song over all, but I went with 6:00 because I feel it is a better opener and such a unique in your face first few bars.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #48 on: September 21, 2011, 11:09:29 AM »
In the Presence of Enemies Part 1

I don't really like Systematic Chaos, but that is one of DT's best songs IMO.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #49 on: September 21, 2011, 11:15:44 AM »
ITPOE  :hefdaddy
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #50 on: September 21, 2011, 11:20:02 AM »
As individual songs, The Glass Prison gets my vote. 

Trying to look at it as songs that do the best jobs opening their albums... could be As I Am.  Train of Thought has a dinstinct heavy feel throughout, and AIA sets that up nicely.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #51 on: September 21, 2011, 12:21:41 PM »
In my opinion, ITPOE pt. 1 is one of the most underrated DT songs in their catalog, i think its a brilliant opener with lots of energy
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #52 on: September 21, 2011, 12:37:32 PM »
New Millennium with A Fortune In Lies right behind it
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #53 on: September 21, 2011, 02:37:39 PM »
I chose ITPOE. The Glass Prison is right behind it. 
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Offline LTE3

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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #54 on: September 21, 2011, 03:37:00 PM »
Quote from: Snow_Dog on September 20, 2011, 07:06:41 PM
6:00 immediately came to mind.

I agree, saw them open with it in 2002. Under rated tune with cool foreshadowing Kevin Moore Lyrics.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #55 on: September 21, 2011, 04:03:35 PM »
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #56 on: September 22, 2011, 03:19:01 AM »
Regression / Overture 1928 / Strange Deja Vu

The option is not there (shame!), so I voted Regression.
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Re: Which is the best album opener?
« Reply #57 on: September 22, 2011, 05:13:21 AM »
I do love how it works out with Glass Prison in the middle with the most votes... looking so much like a middle finger flipping off everybody who dares vote another song.
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