Onno's Top 51 DT songs v. This story ends where it began

[Onno]

Hey guys! It's finally time for my very own Top 50 DT song! Well finally, I actually just finished up making the Top 50 after countless hours of changing stuff and listening to songs. I like almost every single DT song, so the whole thing was pretty fucking hard to make. I'll probably want to change half of it when I'm done, so let's get this over with  Here we go!

Whole list:

1   Octavarium
2   A Change Of Seasons
3   Learning To Live
4   In The Name Of God
5   Finally Free
6   Scarred
7   The Count Of Tuscany
8   Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
9   In The Presence of Enemies
10   Blind Faith
11   The Glass Prison
12   Trial of Tears
13   Bridges in the Sky
14   Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper
15   Voices
16   Breaking All Illusions
17   Misunderstood
18   Lines in the Sand
19   Through My Words/Fatal Tragedy
20   Beyond This Life
21   Under A Glass Moon
22   Disappear
23   Space-Dye Vest
23/25 Endless Sacrifice
24   Take The Time
25   Beneath The Surface
26   Stream of Consciousness
27   Strange Déjà-Vu
28   A Nightmare To Remember
29   The Dark Eternal Night
30   The Killing Hand
31   Surrounded
32   Peruvian Skies
33   Raise the Knife
34   The Ministry of Lost Souls
35   Sacrificed Sons
36   On The Backs Of Angels
37   Another Won
38   One Last Time
39   6:00
40   A Fortune in Lies
41   Home
42   Vacant
43   The Great Debate
44   The Root of All Evil
45   Wither
46   Regression/Overture 1928
47   Through Her Eyes
48   These Walls
49   New Millenium
50   Wait for Sleep



50. Wait for Sleep
Wait for Sleep is a perfect example of KM's awesomeness; the not too complicated piano melody is really beautiful and completely sets the mood for this song and for Learning to Live. The lyrics are simple but great and really beautiful too. James' vocals are fantastic! This song is kind of short but that's great; it really shouldn't be longer, it's perfect as it is!

49. New Millenium
This song gets a bit too much hate IMO. Yes, the lyrics are kinda cheesy and lame, and the vocal delivery is a bit weird sometimes, but the song is great! I especially like the instrumental part, it's really groovy and ultimately leads nicely into the last chorus.

48. These Walls
This is a song that I've began to like more and more over time. It's really proggy, but also really catchy. The proginess combined with some great lyrics, vocals, and a short but effective guitar solo, and a fantastic song is the result. I also love the keyboards in the outro, great playing by Mr. Rudess!


I'll update this again tomorrow

[Lolzeez]

Wait For Sleep and These Walls needs to be higher. Don't care for New Millennium.

[Scorpion]

New Millenium is a very, very cool intro followed by almost eight minutes of stuff that I don't care for. Frankly, it's a waste of the intro, in my opinion. The other two, however, are great picks.

[Naikon]

I agree! Wait for Sleep and These Walls should be higher!

[BlobVanDam]

Like 'em all, although WFS probably wouldn't make my top 50. I'd rank These Walls much higher though. Beautiful song! And NM does get too much hate. But haters gonna hate.

[Unlegit]

3 worthy songs to start off a top 50. 

[GasparXR]

All three great songs. Following this.

[?]

Wait For Sleep and These Walls needs to be higher. Don't care for New Millennium.

New Millenium is a very, very cool intro followed by almost eight minutes of stuff that I don't care for. Frankly, it's a waste of the intro, in my opinion. The other two, however, are great picks.

Agreed on both of these.

[Onno]

All right, here's another update.

47. Through Her Eyes
A really simple ballad and very emotional too. James' vocals is fantastic once again! One of the brilliant mellow moments of SFAM.

46. Regression/Overture 1928
The best opener SFAM could have had. When I want to really listen to SFAM, I just lie down on my bed and put the album on. Close your eyes and begin to relax... I completely become immersed into what is one of DT's best albums. Just brilliant.

45. Wither
Wither is a beautiful ballad, and one of the better songs on BC&SL. The lyrics are great and James sounds like he's singing directly into your ear. Nothing is overdone, even the guitar solo is killer. I've loved this song since I first heard BC&SL (which was the first DT album I ever listened to). The piano version from the Wither single might even be better; I love the way the chorus is much more subtle there.

[?]

Through Her Eyes and 1928! Nice to see Wither too, it's a good ballad although it hasn't been completely the same to me after I heard Never Gonna Wither You Up and Gangnam Wither!

[Nekov]

THE and Overture made my top 50 though they were much higher.

New millennium is a song I enjoy much though it didn't make the cut in mine.

[Lolzeez]

Through Her Eyes and 1928! Nice to see Wither too, it's a good ballad although it hasn't been completely the same to me after I heard Never Gonna Wither You Up and Gangnam Wither!

Agreed.

[Ruba]

Wait for Sleep is awesome, and New Millenium is a cool experimental track.

Overture 1928 might make it to my list.

[Unlegit]

Through Her Eyes is great, nice to see some appreciation for it.

[Onno]

Hey guys, here's another update!

44. The Root of All Evil
One of my favourite songs from the 12SS. It's just a fantastic song and a great opener to 8V (and to Score!). James' vocals are great once again; the "Driven blindly by our sins" part is just fantastic, and was just as good live! It features a bit of DT's metal side without being overdone or having cheesy lyrics, and it doesn't contain mindless shredding.

43. The Great Debate
Some of you would've wanted this song ranked higher, and some of you wouldn't have wanted this song in a top 50 at all. All I can say that this song is placed perfectly here for me. I used to kinda dislike this song, but then I listened better and didn't give up during the lengthy sample-filled intro. The lyrics deal with an interesting topic, and every band member performs top notch here. It's a really groovy song and also one of DT's most technical ones, at least on the drums.

42. Vacant
One of DT's best ballads. James' vocals are just fantastic, and combined with the touching lyrics they create of DT's most emotional songs. It's just a beautiful break on an otherwise heavy album, and it's a perfect leadup to Stream of Consciousness. The Score version is also great, though I slightly prefer the studio version.

[Nekov]

Man, we have very different tastes

[Onno]

Man, we have very different tastes

I guess we do  I do like some of your top 50 choices though, and maybe you'll like some of mine further on in my top 50.

[?]

I had all of those higher Well, the main thing is that they're on your list as they're all really good songs

[BlobVanDam]

3 great songs. You mention TGD being ranked higher, but it's actually the other two I'd rank higher.

[Lolzeez]

I'd rank ALL higher. 

[Unlegit]

Vacant!

[Onno]

I had all of those higher Well, the main thing is that they're on your list as they're all really good songs

Well, and that's the point, isn't it?

Anyway, here's another update for you.

41. Home
Home is a great song, though it's probably ranked lower here than elsewhere. Its in-your-face riffs and Metropolis Part 1 references are fantastic. The vocal delivery is just amazing and the wah-guitar and the keyboards make this song almost addicting to listen to. The only thing I don't like is the obvious one: the sex section. It's completely unnecessary and it spoils the song a bit for me. It should've been removed or cut shorter.

40. A Fortune in Lies
This is a song from WDADU that kicks ass. I don't particularly like the album version because of CD's vocals and the shitty production, but the WDADR version is much better. The best version though is the one on LATM, which is just amazing. James completely slays the vocals. Anyway, it's a short but powerful and proggy song and the lyrics are good too. The middle instrumental section and the guitar solo after that kick ass!

39. 6:00
At the time of writing this (which is just before I post this) I'm starting to wonder whether I should've placed this higher. I probably should. Anyway, this is a fantastic song and a great opener for the album. The intro is fantastic and the samples fit the song. Again, James' vocals are absolutely amazing and some of my favourites. It's even more amazing that he performed them just as good live in Zwolle 2012. That's almost 20 years, and he can still sing it like it's '94. Amazing. Anyway, the best part for me is the "So many ways to drown a man" section. It's just mindblowing.

[Nekov]

Now we agree here. Three really good songs 

[?]

Another batch of songs that I ranked higher, all the 3 are great

[Cedar redaC]

I agree with all of it.

[Onno]

Thanks guys!

38. One Last Time
This song has always been kind of special to me on SFAM. It really stands out as the last sounds of desperation from Nicholas, and is a perfect follow up to the chaotic Dance of Eternity and a great lead up to the "happy ending" of The Spirit Carries On (which, of course, turns out to be happy, but not an ending...). It's just an amazingly beautiful song and fits perfectly on the album.

37. Another Won
The first time I heard this song was when I first listened to Score. I remember not recognising the name of the song, and listening carefully when it came up. After I heard it, I looked around the internet and discovered it had never been released on an album. WHY?? This song is so fucking fantastic. James' vocals on the Score version made my jaw drop to the floor, causing an earthquake (4.3 on the Richter Scale). And although it's not as mature as DT's later work, it's a song that can't be ignored. It's just too good.

36. On The Backs Of Angels
The first single of ADTOE and also released before was. I remember listening to this for the first time. I loved it, and I still do. I love the lyrics, the drumming, the vocals (aside from the double tracking/effects/whatever it's called that's present on the whole album) and everything else. Yes, it has the same song structure as Pull Me Under. But who cares? It's a fantastic song and a great album opener.

[?]

One Last Time I'm starting to think I made a mistake when I left that song out of my list

[MoraWintersoul]

One Last Time I'm starting to think I made a mistake when I left that song out of my list

Tell me about it.

[BlobVanDam]

I love One Last Time. It has a beautiful piano intro by JR, and those nice chorus melodies.
Not a big fan of OTBOA, and that wouldn't make my top 50. Another Won wouldn't make my top 100, even if I did count it as a DT song.

[Onno]

Not a big fan of OTBOA, and that wouldn't make my top 50. Another Won wouldn't make my top 100, even if I did count it as a DT song.

I have strange feeling that makes me think these will not be the only choices you don't agree with.

[wasteland]

Blob, I don't remember right now... have you already done your own top 50?

[BlobVanDam]

Not a big fan of OTBOA, and that wouldn't make my top 50. Another Won wouldn't make my top 100, even if I did count it as a DT song.

I have strange feeling that makes me think these will not be the only choices you don't agree with.

Just a hunch?

Blob, I don't remember right now... have you already done your own top 50?

Nope. I don't do any of these top 50 things (such as the other ones in General Music Discussion)

[wasteland]

Too bad. I think a thread such as that would be the ultimate 2013 DTF event 

[Elite]

Wow, you're going fast Onno! Good choices so far, nothing I really disagree with, except that the Great Debate is at least 35 places too low

[Onno]

Too bad. I think a thread such as that would be the ultimate 2013 DTF event 

Yes, and it would probably result in a lynching party heading for Blob's house.

Wow, you're going fast Onno! Good choices so far, nothing I really disagree with, except that the Great Debate is at least 35 places too low

I knew you were gonna say something like that