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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1260 on: August 18, 2013, 09:44:10 AM »
I've been a DT fan for 4 years and have never seen anyone call I&W the weakest album before :omg: Well, there's a first time for everything.
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« Reply #1261 on: August 18, 2013, 09:44:32 AM »
Quote from: Pocket Fulla Shells on August 18, 2013, 09:39:58 AM
Images and Words is their weakest album to date - it lacks a truly great song in my eyes and Metropolis is horribly overrated. If anything, James LaBrie is the star of that song.

And we have a winner, people! :D
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« Reply #1262 on: August 18, 2013, 10:01:46 AM »
Not the weakest, but definitely the fourth weakest. And if it wasn't for   Metropolis and UAGM, it would be the third weakest for sure.
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« Reply #1263 on: August 18, 2013, 10:05:48 AM »
IaW wasn't even the weakest DT album by the time it was released. :lol


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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1264 on: August 18, 2013, 10:10:42 AM »
But it already was the second weakest ::)
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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1265 on: August 18, 2013, 10:25:02 AM »
I haven't heard the debut - but Awake is pretty much the only album I can't listen to all the way through.

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« Reply #1266 on: August 18, 2013, 10:26:08 AM »
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But it already was a top 2 album :)
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« Reply #1267 on: August 18, 2013, 10:28:53 AM »
Quote from: Kotowboy on August 18, 2013, 10:25:02 AM
I haven't heard the debut - but Awake is pretty much the only album I can't listen to all the way through.

You have never listened to When Dream And  Day Unite?  :o
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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1268 on: August 18, 2013, 10:33:15 AM »
Never. I always put a song on then the production and singing just kills it.
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« Reply #1269 on: August 18, 2013, 10:35:13 AM »
Quote from: Kotowboy on August 18, 2013, 10:33:15 AM
Never. I always put a song on then the production and singing just kills it.

Oh, but you know the songs, right? If that's so, then I'm alright with that, I never listen to the original disc either.
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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1270 on: August 18, 2013, 10:42:44 AM »
I am aware of their existence and place in the overall DreamTheater canon.
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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1271 on: August 18, 2013, 11:19:51 AM »
You can't listen to Awake all the way through? :omg:
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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1272 on: August 18, 2013, 11:59:25 AM »
Quote from: Pocket Fulla Shells on August 18, 2013, 09:39:58 AM
Images and Words is their weakest album to date - it lacks a truly great song in my eyes and Metropolis is horribly overrated. If anything, James LaBrie is the star of that song.

But, but...Swimming in a lake of fire! ..... ???
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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1273 on: August 18, 2013, 12:40:13 PM »
Quote from: The Boomr on August 18, 2013, 11:59:25 AM
Quote from: Pocket Fulla Shells on August 18, 2013, 09:39:58 AM
Images and Words is their weakest album to date - it lacks a truly great song in my eyes and Metropolis is horribly overrated. If anything, James LaBrie is the star of that song.

But, but...Swimming in a lake of fire! ..... ???

He likes Rage Against the Machine. What do you expect? :D
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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1274 on: August 19, 2013, 01:17:04 AM »
Thought I didn't have many at first, but looking back... Well, here we go.

Dominici sounds good on Afterlife, and actually a large portion of WDADU. I just don't think he sounds good live.

Which brings me to another point, I've never listened to WDADU from beginning to end.

These Walls is overrated.

Space Dye Vest is overrated. Slightly.

SFAM I feel loses it's shine quickly compared to other DT albums, but each individual song is great.

Train of Thought as a whole is cumbersome and a bit boring, despite being on the shorter side. Again, I like each individual song.

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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1275 on: August 19, 2013, 08:59:34 AM »
Quote from: Nearmyth on August 19, 2013, 01:17:04 AM
Thought I didn't have many at first, but looking back... Well, here we go.

Dominici sounds good on Afterlife, and actually a large portion of WDADU. I just don't think he sounds good live.

Which brings me to another point, I've never listened to WDADU in full.

These Walls is overrated.

Space Dye Vest is overrated. Slightly.

SFAM is great for the first couple of listens, but VERY quickly loses it's shine as a whole. Almost more so than any other DT album. I think the songs individually are great though.

Train of Thought as a whole is cumbersome and a bit boring, despite being on the shorter side. Again, I like each individual song.

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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1276 on: August 19, 2013, 09:10:18 AM »
Quote from: Nearmyth on August 19, 2013, 01:17:04 AM
Thought I didn't have many at first, but looking back... Well, here we go.

Dominici sounds good on Afterlife, and actually a large portion of WDADU. I just don't think he sounds good live.

Which brings me to another point, I've never listened to WDADU in full.

These Walls is overrated.

Space Dye Vest is overrated. Slightly.

SFAM is great for the first couple of listens, but VERY quickly loses it's shine as a whole. Almost more so than any other DT album. I think the songs individually are great though.

Train of Thought as a whole is cumbersome and a bit boring, despite being on the shorter side. Again, I like each individual song.

Disagreed with all of this. Apart from the Dominici statement and me loving the individual songs as well.
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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1277 on: August 19, 2013, 09:19:03 AM »
I might listen to individual songs from the latter albums more, but as a whole, When Dream and Day Unite is better than Systematic Chaos and Black Clouds & Silver Linings.
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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1278 on: August 19, 2013, 09:33:23 AM »
Quote from: Zook on August 19, 2013, 09:19:03 AM
I might listen to individual songs from the latter albums more, but as a whole, When Dream and Day Unite is better than Systematic Chaos and Black Clouds & Silver Linings.


I agree 100% with this statement.
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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1279 on: August 19, 2013, 10:13:11 AM »
Quote from: wasteland on August 18, 2013, 09:44:32 AM
Quote from: Pocket Fulla Shells on August 18, 2013, 09:39:58 AM
Images and Words is their weakest album to date - it lacks a truly great song in my eyes and Metropolis is horribly overrated. If anything, James LaBrie is the star of that song.

And we have a winner, people! :D

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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1280 on: August 19, 2013, 11:29:00 AM »
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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1282 on: August 19, 2013, 12:45:07 PM »
SFAM is way too concept-y and is one of their worst albums.  Reminds me of Tales of Topographic Oceans by Yes.
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« Reply #1283 on: August 19, 2013, 12:58:44 PM »
Quote from: jsbru on August 19, 2013, 12:45:07 PM
SFAM is way too concept-y and is one of their worst albums.  Reminds me of Tales of Topographic Oceans by Yes.

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« Reply #1284 on: August 19, 2013, 01:27:14 PM »
You asked for controversy...I'll give you controversy.  ;D
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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1285 on: August 19, 2013, 01:28:24 PM »
Quote from: Blackfield on August 19, 2013, 12:58:44 PM
Quote from: jsbru on August 19, 2013, 12:45:07 PM
SFAM is way too concept-y and is one of their worst albums.  Reminds me of Tales of Topographic Oceans by Yes.

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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1286 on: August 19, 2013, 01:45:24 PM »
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I Walk Beside You is one of the best songs on Octavarium.
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IWBY isn't that bad, it's probably my favorite U2 song :neverusethis:
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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1287 on: August 19, 2013, 02:09:07 PM »
Quote from: ? on August 19, 2013, 01:45:24 PM
IWBY isn't that bad, it's probably my favorite U2 song :neverusethis:

Oh come on, now. I Walk Beside You is better than any song U2 ever put out.
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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1288 on: August 19, 2013, 02:34:07 PM »
The Answer Lies Within is my favorite song off Octavarium other than the title-track itself.
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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1289 on: August 19, 2013, 02:35:30 PM »
These Walls is my favorite Dream Theater song. Ever.
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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1290 on: August 19, 2013, 02:39:46 PM »
Quote from: Lucien on August 19, 2013, 02:35:30 PM
These Walls is my favorite Dream Theater song. Ever.

Mine is either Octavarium or Lines In The Sand.
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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1291 on: August 19, 2013, 02:56:15 PM »
Quote from: aXygnus on August 19, 2013, 02:34:07 PM
The Answer Lies Within is my favorite song off Octavarium other than the title-track itself.

Yesyesyes. Such a great song. So underrated.
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Re: Your Controversial Opinions on DT
« Reply #1292 on: August 19, 2013, 03:51:42 PM »
Quote from: Blackfield on August 19, 2013, 12:58:44 PM
Quote from: jsbru on August 19, 2013, 12:45:07 PM
SFAM is way too concept-y and is one of their worst albums.  Reminds me of Tales of Topographic Oceans by Yes.

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« Reply #1293 on: August 19, 2013, 04:01:31 PM »
Yeah Yeah, and SDOIT really reminds me of Relayer!

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« Reply #1294 on: August 19, 2013, 09:31:35 PM »
Quote from: FourthHorseman on August 19, 2013, 04:01:31 PM
Yeah Yeah, and SDOIT really reminds me of Relayer!

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Gates of Delirium is awesome!  Topographic Oceans, on the other hand, seems to just meander aimlessly through a nebulous idea that was never fully developed.  It sounds like they didn't have a plan and just started jamming.  With SFAM, all the songs just seem to blend together as one--but not in a good way like the title track of SDOIT.  They blend together because they're all of the same narrow tone/mood/sound/whatever and there's little dynamism in this area, and there's not enough hook-based parts to give it some shape.  There has to be a balance between having a hook/riff and jamming/meandering in between.  Close to the Edge is perfect in this balance.
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