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Offline Gadough

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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
« Reply #35 on: July 27, 2012, 07:07:05 PM »
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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
« Reply #36 on: July 27, 2012, 07:22:07 PM »
You not Me  ;D

When people say metropolis do you mean pt1, Pt2 Or both? I'd say learning to live or metropolis pt2  :smiley:
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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
« Reply #37 on: July 27, 2012, 08:05:37 PM »
I'm pretty sure that most of the people in this thread have been referring to Metropolis Pt. 1 only, since it's about DT's signature song, not DT's signature album.
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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
« Reply #38 on: July 27, 2012, 08:32:26 PM »
 :tupwell you can sort of class it as 1 song as they usually follow on
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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
« Reply #39 on: July 27, 2012, 08:33:04 PM »
Quote from: jonnybaxy on July 27, 2012, 08:32:26 PM
:tupwell you can sort of class it as 1 song as they usually follow on

Under NO circumstance can you consider the album of Scenes to be one song.
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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
« Reply #40 on: July 27, 2012, 08:33:38 PM »
Quote from: Adami on July 27, 2012, 08:33:04 PM
Quote from: jonnybaxy on July 27, 2012, 08:32:26 PM
:tupwell you can sort of class it as 1 song as they usually follow on

Under NO circumstance can you consider the album of Scenes to be one song.
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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
« Reply #41 on: July 28, 2012, 06:40:43 AM »
Probably Metropolis pt.1: The Miracle and the Sleeper. But because DT has made many different kinds of songs, not just 10 minutes long songs with tricky instrumental section, it is wrong to pick only one "signature song".

Quote from: iamtheeviltwin on July 27, 2012, 10:59:36 AM
When someone mentions Dream Theater or the Dream Theater sound after I have been away from the band for a while I still go back to "Pull Me Under".  It was the first DT song that I heard and to me it still embodies all of the elements of their signature sound.

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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
« Reply #42 on: July 28, 2012, 07:31:42 AM »
Metropolis is unanimous and it makes sense  :metal

Quote from: MoraWintersoul on July 27, 2012, 09:46:58 AM
Easily Metropolis, because it has the vocals as well. James is an integral part of DT's "signature sound". Otherwise, we have the exact same reaction to Ytse Jam. I hear the words "Dream Theater", and bam, dun dun duuun, dun dun duuun *queue more DUNs*.

Someone who shares the Ytse Jam angle with me!
As I said in my first post for me it's either Ytse Jam or Metropolis, actually it's both. Ytse Jam is song I think could have fitted in any other Dream Theater album, it was their first instrumental and to me their first "That's what we'll be about" statement, an angle that remained solid through out their career; instruments giving the floor to one another back and forth, little wankery here and there and most of all musicianship and instrument command that never declined. It's all about taste and none of this makes Ytse Jam a better song but it's undoubtedly one of the iconic Dream Theater songs and a sure contender for signature song.

Quote from: Dublagent66 on July 27, 2012, 01:41:32 PM
Well, initially it was PMU but Metro is probably more representative overall.

That's the second part of my OP question, to most of us fans it's Metropolis but to casual DT listeners from rock and metal fans I think it remains Pull Me Under.
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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
« Reply #43 on: July 28, 2012, 02:12:37 PM »
Metropolis, no question
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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
« Reply #44 on: July 28, 2012, 08:47:06 PM »
A couple of people have hinted at it...but I'm going to go ahead and say it outright.

For me, it's ACoS.   And I actually like Octavarium even more.   But honestly, DT is *defined* in ACoS.
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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
« Reply #45 on: July 29, 2012, 06:50:03 AM »
Metropolis

Ytse Jam is a HUGE DT song. Like, it has all of the sounds, minus vocals.
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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
« Reply #46 on: July 30, 2012, 04:10:43 AM »
Metropolis.
Period.
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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
« Reply #47 on: July 30, 2012, 04:16:43 AM »
Either the guitar intro of ACoS (which is possibly the most epic intro EVER) or the opening on OVerture 1928.
For me, Overture 1928 sums DT up to a T (minus JLB), as it has all the classic elements. Also, nobody can forget the excitement when that came on at the start of SFAM.
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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
« Reply #48 on: July 30, 2012, 05:00:45 AM »
Quote from: Western Ninja on July 30, 2012, 04:16:43 AM
Either the guitar intro of ACoS (which is possibly the most epic intro EVER) or the opening on OVerture 1928.
For me, Overture 1928 sums DT up to a T (minus JLB), as it has all the classic elements. Also, nobody can forget the excitement when that came on at the start of SFAM.

Definitely, but to call it a DT signaure song would go too far imo, it's not 'long' enough, doesn't represent softer parts and most importantly, it doesn't have vocals! Metropolis fits the bill much better, also as a song (songwriting-based) it's probably the best DT has ever done. That starting buildup in the first 3 minutes is nothing short of amazing.
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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
« Reply #49 on: July 30, 2012, 06:26:07 AM »
of those 2 choices Met
But I prefer "Learning to Live" as the signature song

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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
« Reply #51 on: July 30, 2012, 06:52:19 AM »
Quote from: jammindude on July 28, 2012, 08:47:06 PM
But honestly, DT is *defined* in ACoS.
It's equally defined in Metropolis in less than half the time :)
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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
« Reply #52 on: July 30, 2012, 06:58:24 AM »
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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
« Reply #53 on: July 31, 2012, 08:56:36 PM »
Mteropolis, because it's probably the #1 fan favourite, but for me, the song that comes to mind is either the last one I listened to, or whichever one I'm currently obsessing over (which is sometimes both).
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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
« Reply #54 on: August 01, 2012, 04:02:33 PM »
Metropolis.....no brainer.
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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
« Reply #55 on: August 01, 2012, 08:45:15 PM »
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Re: Dream Theater's Signature Song
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