Ladies and Gentleman, my name is is Gentleman.. of Dread. I am the man who has won the Pupil of the year award.. Wait, this Paul Heyman imitation doesn't work when I haven't beaten someone up. Well, hm. ANYWAY THEN. Yo. Welcome, dudes and dudettes, to my top 50 DT song list.
Let's start with 50/49/48
50. A Change Of Seasons- ACOS
Come, let us adore him, abuse and then ignore him..
"Man, a new top DT 50 song list, this guy's been on the site only for a bit, he looks fine. Let's click.. A CHANGE OF SEASONS? NUMBER 50?! SERIOUSLY?! WHERE'S MY PITCHFORK? GANG, BURN HIM!"
Calm breathes now.
Individual parts, I love this song. I love the starting notes, I love the reprise, I love the lyrics and how each individual part has it's own feel. But there's one problem I have with it, and it's a good chunk of the later part of the song, from The Darkest of Winters to the start of Crimson Sunset. Darkest of Winters feels misplaced, it doesn't fit into Carpe Diem or Another World, it feels like it should come at the end of Another World. And Another World/The Inevitable Summer just feel like they drag slightly after The Darkest of Winters. It's a shame that I've felt this way, because this was my first ever DT Song I got the chance to listen to. I suspect actually, it might only just have managed to make it onto this list because of my nostalgia for it. (51 is Prophets of War). Things I do like about this is damn it Sherinan what do you do to your keyboards??
49. Take The Time- Images and Words
Woah, hold it now, wait a minute, come on..
"Okay, this guy seemed to argue his points well, what's next.. I'M GOING TO KILL HIM."
I'm not doing well on many people's checklists, I imagine at the moment. Nothing wrong with Take The Time. It's a good song, I have no negative points to really say about it. I love the keys, JLB's vocal performance, the bass, the guitar.. Just I never get the urge to sit down and listen to it. I can't tell you why this is though. Perhaps it's because there's no real stand out moment to it. It's just a good song from point a to point b.
48. The Looking Glass- Dream Theater
You are caught up in your gravity, Glorifying madness, Singing your own praise
JIMMIES. RUSTLING. Seriously, This is a good song, good guitar solo, good bass (Love me some bass), good drum work and good keys. If there's an issue with it I can think of, it's the lyrics are a weird kind of blend of being harsh and avoiding the real blame of the subject in hand. JLB performs this well vocally (This entire album is just pure good JLB).
AND HERE IT IS. WE'VE STARTED. Predictions? Thoughts? Angry mail?