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Offline Arch Benemy

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Re: Perfect Songs
« Reply #35 on: November 15, 2011, 03:40:26 PM »
Dream Theater - Octavarium

Lights - Romance Is

Devin Townsend - The Death of Music
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Re: Perfect Songs
« Reply #36 on: November 15, 2011, 03:49:17 PM »
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Re: Perfect Songs
« Reply #37 on: November 15, 2011, 05:05:01 PM »
TURN IT ON AGAIN.
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Re: Perfect Songs
« Reply #38 on: November 15, 2011, 09:48:45 PM »
I'd say
Mogwai: How to be a werewolf
Dream Theater: The Count of Tuscany
Anathema: Release
Circus Maximus: Ultimate Sacrifice
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Long Distance Calling: Metulsky Curse Revisited
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Re: Perfect Songs
« Reply #39 on: November 15, 2011, 10:49:59 PM »
Quote from: skydivingninja on November 15, 2011, 02:56:59 PM
Lonestar, you set the bar really fucking high with that first post.  One of my favorite Peter Gabriel songs. 

Well in my defense, the thread title isn't 'Pretty Good Songs".  ;)

After I started this thread, I did some poking around, and I'm sure many of you have seen this, but I'll post it anyways, the perfect live performance of the song in the OP, Come Talk to Me...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRLjpXLEp1A

Almost brought me to tears, so awesome.
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Re: Perfect Songs
« Reply #40 on: November 15, 2011, 11:23:14 PM »
Just a few right now.

Avenged Sevenfold - Blinded In Chains
Between The Buried & Me - Specular Reflection
Coheed & Cambria - The Crowing
Devin Townsend - Color Your World
Dream Theater - In The Name Of God
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Re: Perfect Songs
« Reply #41 on: November 15, 2011, 11:28:45 PM »
Too many to list them all, but I'll list a few that came to me immediately:

Porcupine Tree - Trains
Pink Floyd - Time
Rush - The Spirit of Radio
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
Transatlantic - We All Need Some Light
David Bowie - Life On Mars
Kansas - Miracles out of Nowhere
The Beatles - Something
Peter Gabriel - Sky Blue
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Re: Perfect Songs
« Reply #42 on: November 16, 2011, 02:53:04 AM »
Quote from: KevShmev on November 15, 2011, 11:28:45 PM
David Bowie - Life On Mars

YES

I knew I couldn't be the only one!
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Re: Perfect Songs
« Reply #43 on: November 16, 2011, 11:54:31 AM »
Quote from: kingshmegland on November 15, 2011, 03:21:22 PM
Kansas - The Wall


Triumph - Fight The Good Fight


Two excellent additions there  :hat
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Re: Perfect Songs
« Reply #44 on: November 16, 2011, 11:57:58 AM »
Dream Theater-Learning To Live
Led Zeppelin-Stairway To Heaven
Michael Kiske-Do I Remember A Life?
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Re: Perfect Songs
« Reply #45 on: November 16, 2011, 12:06:33 PM »
H.I.M. - The Sacrament
Radiohead - There, There (The Boney King of Nowhere)
Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways; And The Swallows Dance Above The Sun
Gorillaz - Happy Landfill; Detroit; Rhinestone Eyes
Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons; Surrounded
Opeth - Dirge For November; Patterns In The Ivy II; April Ethereal; Madrigal/The Amen Corner (I have literally never listened to these two separately..they're one to me, it's too perfect a transition)

There are so many more, especially by PT, Opeth and Gorillaz. But I'm gonna drink some more soooo... BBL.
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Re: Perfect Songs
« Reply #46 on: November 16, 2011, 01:25:14 PM »
One of my picks would be Journey's "Lights".  Simply amazing song.  Steve Perry's voice is awesome.  Fantastic vocal harmonies.  So you're hearing the first part and Perry sounds great, then the band comes in big and loud and Perry says "You haven't heard anything yet" and just fuckin' belts.  Then a very excellent and memorable guitar solo.  The dynamics are wonderful, alternating between soft and laid back and big and bold.  This song never fails to make me feel good inside.
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Re: Perfect Songs
« Reply #47 on: November 16, 2011, 01:34:29 PM »
I don't really know how to define a perfect song haha but I have one song that definitely sits there for me and that would be Octavarium by Dream Theater.

After that, I feel like a perfect song is one that I just really think is perfectly written, performed and produced that I will always enjoy listening to any time.  I have probably quite a few songs that fit this category.

Lie to Me - Johnny Lang,  I don't know what it is about this song, but it's just great to listen to.
Time is Your Friend - Dada, thanks to Kingsy I discovered this song and it's just amazing.  One of the best choruses ever.
Deadhead - Devin Townsed, just an incredibly well written and performed song.  The vocals are very moving.

I can't think of any others off the top of my head right this second.
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Re: Perfect Songs
« Reply #48 on: November 17, 2011, 09:29:42 AM »
Anathema - Everything

Raven introduced me to this song recently and I just can't get enough of it.
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Re: Perfect Songs
« Reply #49 on: November 17, 2011, 10:14:28 AM »
Quote from: Nekov on November 17, 2011, 09:29:42 AM
Anathema - Everything

Raven introduced me to this song recently and I just can't get enough of it.

Damn, I have been meaning to get into Anathema for a while and they never really clicked with me.

UNTIL NOW.
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Re: Perfect Songs
« Reply #50 on: November 17, 2011, 11:28:59 AM »
I'm not sure there is such thing as a perfect song.
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Re: Perfect Songs
« Reply #51 on: November 17, 2011, 11:48:59 AM »
Wow, I can't believe I forgot about "The Canyon Behind Her" by dredg, what a phenomenal song. Beautiful buildup and climax especially when taking the album into context.
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Re: Perfect Songs
« Reply #52 on: November 17, 2011, 01:58:34 PM »
Quote from: Gorille85 on November 17, 2011, 11:28:59 AM
I'm not sure there is such thing as a perfect song.
This. There's always something that could be improved afaik.

nonetheless, my picks for near perfect would be:
Dream Theater - Learning to Live, Trial of Tears
Steely Dan - Home At Last
Porcupine Tree - Trains
Dave Brubeck - Blue Rondo
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Re: Perfect Songs
« Reply #53 on: November 17, 2011, 02:26:55 PM »
Quote from: ReaperKK on November 17, 2011, 11:48:59 AM
Wow, I can't believe I forgot about "The Canyon Behind Her" by dredg, what a phenomenal song. Beautiful buildup and climax especially when taking the album into context.

Yes, amazing isn't it!
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