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Which song do you prefer?

A Change of Seasons
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A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« on: April 18, 2013, 01:17:04 PM »
Alright, I've been noticing this recently that most people prefer one over the other, and that by a considerate margin, so I thought: what better avenue than a poll to determine which song the fanbase favours?

Personally, I'm going with ACOS - easy choice. Another World is probably my favourite DT section, whereas Octavarium starts out decent and then just descends into mediocrity during Full Circle, reaches a pretty good climax with Intervals, only to have it dragged out with the absolute bore that is Razor's Edge, which I consider to be the most overrated Dream Theater section ever.

Which song do you prefer and why?
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2013, 01:21:08 PM »
Octavarium is just magical. The entire enviroment during the song is just epic!
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2013, 01:33:09 PM »
Octavarium has a much better production, but ACOS is just classic.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2013, 01:35:57 PM »
ACOS

Great music, great lyrics and it is very melody driven. No noodling nonsense like 8V
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2013, 01:36:18 PM »
Quote from: Knguro on April 18, 2013, 01:21:08 PM
Octavarium is just magical. The entire enviroment during the song is just epic!
This. I really like ACOS, but to me it's nothing more than a great song, whereas Octavarium is an incredible experience.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2013, 01:45:45 PM »
Making me choose between my #1 Dream Theater song and my #2 Dream Theater song... so Octavarium, by so little, I almost feel bad for A Change of Seasons to actually make this choice.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2013, 01:45:57 PM »
ACOS, but it's a very close call.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2013, 01:58:12 PM »
Damn this is a tough one, I went for ACOS mainly just for the "......goodbye.." and "(whipering) Carpe diem... seize the daaaaaayyyyy" so good, but it was a close call.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2013, 01:59:35 PM »
Quote from: aprilethereal on April 18, 2013, 01:36:18 PM
Quote from: Knguro on April 18, 2013, 01:21:08 PM
Octavarium is just magical. The entire enviroment during the song is just epic!
This. I really like ACOS, but to me it's nothing more than a great song, whereas Octavarium is an incredible experience.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2013, 02:21:56 PM »
Octavarium, although I feel that both are overrated.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2013, 02:22:55 PM »
Octavarium, but very close. They're my #1 and #2 favourite DT songs :)
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2013, 02:26:50 PM »
Octavarium is the greatest piece of music ever written.

Easy choice.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2013, 02:28:29 PM »
Quote from: Syzzle on April 18, 2013, 02:26:50 PM
Octavarium is the greatest piece of music ever written.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2013, 02:43:08 PM »
Octavarium.  It encompasses everything I love about DT.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2013, 02:59:36 PM »
I do prefer one over the other, but it's not by a large margin. Voted for A Change Of Seasons, but Octavarium is something special as well. Both incredible songs, both near the very top of DT's catalogue.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #15 on: April 18, 2013, 03:06:54 PM »
Octavarium, but both are in my top 10.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #16 on: April 18, 2013, 03:55:18 PM »
A Change of Seasons is my favourite song by any artist ever. It has a raw emotion to it that 8V doesn't. Don't get me wrong, 8V is very good, but it feels more like five different songs stuck together, whereas ACOS is much more cohesive.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #17 on: April 18, 2013, 04:15:43 PM »
A Change of seasons is my favourite DT song it is a beautiful masterpiece :-)
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #18 on: April 18, 2013, 04:34:12 PM »
Octavarium, but just barely. Both are top 5 material.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #19 on: April 18, 2013, 04:45:33 PM »
Octavarium, because it reflects the classic prog I grew up listening to and loved my whole life.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #20 on: April 18, 2013, 04:47:13 PM »
I say Octavarium, but here's how it is. The best parts of ACOS are way better than the best parts of 8V. But 8V is really really good all throughout, and is more consistent that way, whereas there are some parts of ACOS where I could take it or leave it.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #21 on: April 18, 2013, 04:59:03 PM »
Quote from: bosk1 on April 18, 2013, 01:45:57 PM
ACOS, but it's a very close call.

If I could only listen to one of the two for the rest of my life, it would be ACoS.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #22 on: April 18, 2013, 05:01:01 PM »
8VM
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #23 on: April 18, 2013, 05:59:08 PM »
ACOS mostly because I liked it first.  8VM is still a great song.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #24 on: April 18, 2013, 06:02:59 PM »
Quote from: Syzzle on April 18, 2013, 02:26:50 PM
Octavarium is the greatest piece of music ever written.

Easy choice.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #25 on: April 18, 2013, 07:02:20 PM »
ACOS is 75% bore.

Octavarium is 100% win.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #26 on: April 18, 2013, 07:04:26 PM »
Easily ACOS, although 8VM is still a great song.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #27 on: April 18, 2013, 07:33:22 PM »
Wow, I did not expect 8V to be the winner thus far. While I know people enjoy both, I always thought ACOS was *the* 20+ minute epic still.


Quote from: Scorpion on April 18, 2013, 01:17:04 PM

whereas Octavarium starts out decent and then just descends into mediocrity during Full Circle



Absolutely this. Full Circle is fun, but it kills the song for me. It would have been better as a different song.

Where as I cannot find anything wrong with ACOS. I really like the first two sections, and the heavy riff after JP's blues improv is great, with it being a great transition into the first heavy riff reprise leading into the end. The ending vocal melody is one of LaBrie's finest moments.

And the lyrics; MP's best IMO are ACoS. 8V lyrics, especially Full Circle...  :lol
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #28 on: April 18, 2013, 08:05:48 PM »
Octavarium  :metal
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #29 on: April 18, 2013, 08:27:47 PM »
ACoS.  Octavarium would probably crack my top 20.

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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #30 on: April 18, 2013, 08:38:41 PM »
If it weren't for Full Circle I would choose 8V but alas I went for ACOS
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #31 on: April 18, 2013, 08:39:26 PM »
Man, I like Full Circle.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #32 on: April 18, 2013, 08:43:21 PM »
A Change of Seasons has better lyrics in my opinion.  It also has a more consistent tone, and Octavarium's all-too-obvious influences can be a bit distracting for me.

It's still a great song, and it was once my favorite Dream Theater song, but I think ACoS handily wins here.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #33 on: April 18, 2013, 09:55:32 PM »
Octavarium... I never liked ACOS.
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Re: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium?
« Reply #34 on: April 18, 2013, 09:59:26 PM »
A Change of Seasons, but it's close, definitely.
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