29. Metropolis Part 1- Images and Words
Metropolis watches and thoughtfully smiles, She's taken you to your home
I think this might be this controversial in it's placement this.. low, but honestly, I can't tell you why it's so low. It was one of the first tracks I heard by Dream Theater, and man oh man, I fell in love. From the build up, to the vocals, to the instrumental section to the bass solo to the way that keyboard just sounds and that grand finale, I immediately went to listen to this song again.. and again.. But it never really.. hooked hooked me. I loved it yeah, and I was completely blown away by the performance on Score, but it just.. I don't know. Talking of one thing I love and that always kept me a DT Fan, the bass solo. I love John Myung, he's my favourite DT member and he always plays perfectly to me, and the solo (in the solo) is one of my favourite moments in a DT Song.
28. Beneath The Surface- A Dramatic Turn of Events
You would never say a word, Kept me reaching in the dark, Always something to conceal
TALKING OF MOMENTS I LOVE IN A DT SONG, THAT MOOG SOLO. Oh man, first time listening to it, I was expecting a normal keyboard solo and then BAM, MOOG. It just made the song that much better, oh oh so much better. The song is a pretty hard hitting song that hits me on a very personal level that I won't go into detail, and yet again, on a recent DT album, James LaBrie just performs so bloody well and it just makes that song a bit more awesome.
27. The Mirror- Awake
Let's stare the problem right in the eye, It's plagued me from coast to coast
Again, this song has hit me on a personal level, and that's majorly the reason why it's hear. It feels so very personal to me, but let's talk about that disgustingly awesome riff that's in this song? Headbanging is a joy when you're listening to that and I've got some strange looks in public because I just can't help myself when it comes to this song. It was awesome hearing it live, and I was headbanging then and singing along loudly and it was great having James point in my direction as I was doing it. Dunno why. Just intense and awesome and I want to hear it live again. The drumming, pretty good, keys, well, it's Moore. Bass, it's Myung. They're gonna be awesome with those two and this song is no exception to that rule.