Author Topic: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium? (Read 5586 times)

TheGreatPretender · « **Reply #35 on:** April 18, 2013, 09:59:50 PM »

Quote from: Shadow Ninja 2.0 on April 18, 2013, 08:39:26 PM

Man, I like Full Circle.

Full circle had to grow on me, but now I freakin' love it.

Lolzeez · « **Reply #36 on:** April 18, 2013, 10:27:48 PM »

Octavarium.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #37 on:** April 18, 2013, 11:14:06 PM »

No question for me. Octavarium.
While there are some dud lyrical sections, musically the song is just so damn beautiful from start to finish, and it gives me chills.
ACOS is a consistently good song, and there's nothing I dislike about it at all, but it just doesn't do much for me, and it wouldn't make my top 50.

aprilethereal · « **Reply #38 on:** April 18, 2013, 11:28:24 PM »

Quote from: BlobVanDam on April 18, 2013, 11:14:06 PM

No question for me. Octavarium.
While there are some dud lyrical sections, musically the song is just so damn beautiful from start to finish, and it gives me chills.
ACOS is a consistently good song, and there's nothing I dislike about it at all, but it just doesn't do much for me, and it wouldn't make my top 50.

Agreed 100%

Knguro · « **Reply #39 on:** April 18, 2013, 11:44:14 PM »

Quote from: BlobVanDam on April 18, 2013, 11:14:06 PM

No question for me. Octavarium.
While there are some dud lyrical sections, musically the song is just so damn beautiful from start to finish, and it gives me chills.
ACOS is a consistently good song, and there's nothing I dislike about it at all, but it just doesn't do much for me, and it wouldn't make my top 50.

Wow! Not even top 50?

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #40 on:** April 19, 2013, 12:09:21 AM »

Quote from: Knguro on April 18, 2013, 11:44:14 PM

Quote from: BlobVanDam on April 18, 2013, 11:14:06 PM
No question for me. Octavarium.
While there are some dud lyrical sections, musically the song is just so damn beautiful from start to finish, and it gives me chills.
ACOS is a consistently good song, and there's nothing I dislike about it at all, but it just doesn't do much for me, and it wouldn't make my top 50.

Wow! Not even top 50?

It would only just be out of my top 50. Again, it's not because there's anything at all I dislike about it, as I used to listen to it as much as anything else, there are just 50 DT songs I prefer. ACOS is more consistent than many of those top 50, but it doesn't reach the heights that they do imo.

Zydar · « **Reply #41 on:** April 19, 2013, 12:33:21 AM »

ACOS easily.

YtseJamittaja · « **Reply #42 on:** April 19, 2013, 12:33:50 AM »

Quote from: aprilethereal on April 18, 2013, 11:28:24 PM

Quote from: BlobVanDam on April 18, 2013, 11:14:06 PM
No question for me. Octavarium.
While there are some dud lyrical sections, musically the song is just so damn beautiful from start to finish, and it gives me chills.
ACOS is a consistently good song, and there's nothing I dislike about it at all, but it just doesn't do much for me, and it wouldn't make my top 50.
Agreed 100%

Cyclopssss · « **Reply #43 on:** April 19, 2013, 02:11:21 AM »

Seasons

Ruba · « **Reply #44 on:** April 19, 2013, 02:54:14 AM »

ACOS. Octavarium has many parts I don't care of. Intro and Intervals are amazing though.

Everything in ACOS is amazing.

23 minutes of awesome > 5 minutes of awesome.

Easy

.

? · « **Reply #45 on:** April 19, 2013, 05:27:48 AM »

Quote from: Zydar on April 19, 2013, 12:33:21 AM

ACOS easily.

This - better flow, better melodies, better lyrics, more emotion and no aimless noodling. Another World is one of my favorite moments in music ever

robwebster · « **Reply #46 on:** April 19, 2013, 06:07:41 AM »

Quote from: BlobVanDam on April 19, 2013, 12:09:21 AM

Quote from: Knguro on April 18, 2013, 11:44:14 PM
Quote from: BlobVanDam on April 18, 2013, 11:14:06 PM
No question for me. Octavarium.
While there are some dud lyrical sections, musically the song is just so damn beautiful from start to finish, and it gives me chills.
ACOS is a consistently good song, and there's nothing I dislike about it at all, but it just doesn't do much for me, and it wouldn't make my top 50.

Wow! Not even top 50?

It would only just be out of my top 50. Again, it's not because there's anything at all I dislike about it, as I used to listen to it as much as anything else, there are just 50 DT songs I prefer. ACOS is more consistent than many of those top 50, but it doesn't reach the heights that they do imo.

Worked out my top fifty a while back. Not the order - what's the difference between an eighteen and a nineteen? Nothing that wouldn't change from day to day anyway. Just got a big list of all the band's songs and picked off whatever I could bear to lose one by one until there were only fifty left.

A Change of Seasons came, quite dramatically, fifty-first. So, yes, exactly where you are. Doesn't quite hit my top fifty - not because I don't like it, but because I like Dream Theater so much that there are fifty songs I like even more than it.

wasteland · « **Reply #47 on:** April 19, 2013, 06:11:44 AM »

ACOS for me. I don't really know why, but I hess it has to do with the lack of cohesion that decreases my enjoyment of 8V a bit.

majo · « **Reply #48 on:** April 19, 2013, 06:14:43 AM »

ACOS. not contest at all.

Tomislav95 · « **Reply #49 on:** April 19, 2013, 07:30:48 AM »

ACOS. It's probably my ultimate all time favorite song. Everything is great, I especially like how James delivers emotions in ACOS. Also, I like the message

I'm sick of all you hypocrites
holding me at bay
And I don't need your sympathy
to get me through the day
Seasons change and so can I
Hold on boy, No time to cry
Untie these strings, I'm climbing down
I won't let them push me away

wasteland · « **Reply #50 on:** April 19, 2013, 07:32:55 AM »

Looks like the contest is closer than I expected. I believed that ACOS had a slight but significant edge on the other one.

Knguro · « **Reply #51 on:** April 19, 2013, 07:39:36 AM »

Definitely we can say that we are facing the 2 greatest epic DT songs ever, and that just make me happy!

Zydar · « **Reply #52 on:** April 19, 2013, 07:40:19 AM »

Wow, we have a tie with 108 votes!

jingle.boy · « **Reply #53 on:** April 19, 2013, 07:47:42 AM »

I don't know if this has been mentioned in this thread or not, but I recall someone once stating it like this:

ACOS is DT's Prog-metal masterpiece.
8vm is DT's Progressive masterpiece.

My vote went to 8vm, by a hair.

ZirconBlue · « **Reply #54 on:** April 19, 2013, 08:40:47 AM »

ACoS, easily. Octavarium loses a lot of points for it's way-too-long intro and lack of lyrical cohesion.

The Stray Seed · « **Reply #55 on:** April 19, 2013, 09:53:42 AM »

A Change of Seasons, although 8VM is awesome. PS: First time my vote to a poll turns out to be the deciding one. Well, at least at this moment xD (ACOS: 57; 8VM: 56)

Kotowboy · « **Reply #56 on:** April 19, 2013, 10:16:28 AM »

Octavarium. 100%

It's just flawless to me.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #57 on:** April 19, 2013, 10:17:10 AM »

Wow 57 votes each.

Can we get one more vote for each and then it'll be perfect.

Knguro · « **Reply #58 on:** April 19, 2013, 10:18:15 AM »

Quote from: Kotowboy on April 19, 2013, 10:17:10 AM

Wow 57 votes each.

Can we get one more vote for each and then it'll be perfect.

SO MUCH THIS!

And then, lock the damn thread!

Knguro · « **Reply #59 on:** April 19, 2013, 10:24:27 AM »

wow i was reply #58 hahahha... im gonna cry.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #60 on:** April 19, 2013, 12:01:10 PM »

Please someone vote for Octavarium then NOBODY ELSE VOTE EVER AGAIN

TheGreatPretender · « **Reply #61 on:** April 19, 2013, 12:03:30 PM »

Quote from: Kotowboy on April 19, 2013, 12:01:10 PM

Please someone vote for Octavarium then NOBODY ELSE VOTE EVER AGAIN

Unless we go to 85 each.

robwebster · « **Reply #62 on:** April 19, 2013, 12:04:26 PM »

Aw - A Change of Seasons ruined it.

TheGreatPretender · « **Reply #63 on:** April 19, 2013, 12:05:28 PM »

Quote from: robwebster on April 19, 2013, 12:04:26 PM

Aw - A Change of Seasons ruined it.

Damn you, Change of Seasons!!! That's why Octavarium is better!

Knguro · « **Reply #64 on:** April 19, 2013, 12:05:58 PM »

Damn it. We were so close to the 58 / 58

KevShmev · « **Reply #65 on:** April 19, 2013, 12:07:13 PM »

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on April 18, 2013, 07:04:26 PM

Easily ACOS, although 8VM is still a great song.

This.

Setlist Scotty · « **Reply #66 on:** April 19, 2013, 12:07:43 PM »

The concept of the song 8v (and the album) is cool, but my vote is for ACoS. Lyrically, there's much more to it, and it doesn't have all the obvious influences showing thru so clearly as 8v does (the Pink Floyd intro, the Yes section, etc.). And I enjoy ACoS far more than 8v, tho 8v is a good, tho overrated song, IMO.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #67 on:** April 19, 2013, 12:08:28 PM »

Quote from: BlobVanDam on April 18, 2013, 11:14:06 PM

No question for me. Octavarium.
While there are some dud lyrical sections, musically the song is just so damn beautiful from start to finish, and it gives me chills.
ACOS is a consistently good song, and there's nothing I dislike about it at all, but it just doesn't do much for me, and it wouldn't make my top 50.

Jarzombek · « **Reply #68 on:** April 19, 2013, 01:16:05 PM »

A Change of Seasons

jammindude · « **Reply #69 on:** April 19, 2013, 09:39:05 PM »

I havn't even voted because it's like asking me to chose between my #1 and #2 DT songs....and I'm not even sure which is which.

Today it's ACOS, but tomorrow it could be 8V.

News: The staff at DTF wish to remind you all that a firm grasp of the rules of Yahtzee can save your life and the lives of your loved ones. Be safe out there.

Poll

Which song do you prefer?

Author Topic: A Change of Seasons or Octavarium? (Read 5586 times)