Author Topic: Dream Theater songs that you CAN'T listen to... (Read 5919 times)

Knguro · « **Reply #70 on:** August 06, 2014, 02:12:20 PM »

Quote from: Kotowboy on August 06, 2014, 02:06:01 PM

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Re: Dream Theater songs that you CAN'T listen to...

Every single song on the 13th album.

'Cause it doesn't exist yet?

FlyingBIZKIT · « **Reply #71 on:** August 06, 2014, 02:17:31 PM »

Quote from: Knguro on August 06, 2014, 02:12:20 PM

Quote from: Kotowboy on August 06, 2014, 02:06:01 PM
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Re: Dream Theater songs that you CAN'T listen to...

Every single song on the 13th album.

'Cause it doesn't exist yet?

Nah, it's just not that good. Nothing memorable on it.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #72 on:** August 06, 2014, 02:18:43 PM »

Quote from: Knguro on August 06, 2014, 02:12:20 PM

Quote from: Kotowboy on August 06, 2014, 02:06:01 PM
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Re: Dream Theater songs that you CAN'T listen to...

Every single song on the 13th album.

'Cause it doesn't exist yet?

Knguro · « **Reply #73 on:** August 06, 2014, 02:28:50 PM »

Quote from: Kotowboy on August 06, 2014, 02:18:43 PM

Quote from: Knguro on August 06, 2014, 02:12:20 PM
Quote from: Kotowboy on August 06, 2014, 02:06:01 PM
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Re: Dream Theater songs that you CAN'T listen to...

Every single song on the 13th album.

'Cause it doesn't exist yet?

Kevin Moore?

RaiseTheKnife · « **Reply #74 on:** August 06, 2014, 02:53:08 PM »

Strange Deja Vu.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #75 on:** August 06, 2014, 03:05:45 PM »

Quote from: RaiseTheKnife on August 06, 2014, 02:53:08 PM

Strange Deja Vu.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #76 on:** August 06, 2014, 03:07:57 PM »

Quote from: kingshmegland on August 06, 2014, 03:05:45 PM

Quote from: RaiseTheKnife on August 06, 2014, 02:53:08 PM
Strange Deja Vu.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #77 on:** August 06, 2014, 03:11:12 PM »

I just love that song though.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #78 on:** August 06, 2014, 03:18:13 PM »

Me too. I was agreeing with you.

probably my fave song on Scenes From A Memory.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #79 on:** August 06, 2014, 11:24:24 PM »

Kotowboy using a Simpsons meme and a KISS emoticon I never knew existed? We are best friends today!

RaiseTheKnife · « **Reply #80 on:** August 06, 2014, 11:32:05 PM »

Outside the context of the album, Strange Deja Vu just doesn't work for me as a song.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #81 on:** August 06, 2014, 11:35:35 PM »

Quote from: RaiseTheKnife on August 06, 2014, 11:32:05 PM

Outside the context of the album, Strange Deja Vu just doesn't work for me as a song.

I can't say I've ever really listened to any of SFAM outside of the context of the album (unless you count live albums). For me it's an all or nothing experience, and the "all" experience is still a fantastic one. I agree that a lot of the album doesn't work outside of the context of the album, but it's also not usually supposed to, which is why they often have to play chunks of the album live.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #82 on:** August 07, 2014, 07:21:46 AM »

SFAM songs isolated work more than individual songs/segments/movements/tracks from Six Degrees Disc 2.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #83 on:** August 07, 2014, 07:27:24 AM »

Quote from: Kotowboy on August 07, 2014, 07:21:46 AM

SFAM songs isolated work more than individual songs/segments/movements/tracks from Six Degrees Disc 2.

That's not a surprise given that SFAM is a concept album, and SDOIT disc 2 is a song.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #84 on:** August 07, 2014, 07:53:50 AM »

Made up of 8 smaller songs.

You could argue that SFAM is made up of 9 songs.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #85 on:** August 07, 2014, 08:16:33 AM »

Quote from: Kotowboy on August 07, 2014, 07:53:50 AM

Made up of 8 smaller songs.

You could argue that SFAM is made up of 9 songs.

You could, but you'd be wrong.

SDOIT is a song consisting of 8 movements. SFAM is a concept album consisting of 12 songs.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #86 on:** August 07, 2014, 08:29:50 AM »

Ehh.

Randaran · « **Reply #87 on:** August 07, 2014, 08:53:12 AM »

Quote from: BlobVanDam on August 07, 2014, 08:16:33 AM

SDOIT is a song consisting of 8 movements.

Though I know that SDOIT is technically one song, I have trouble thinking of it as such. The transitions are well done, but each section is so different from one another that I cannot imagine it as a single song. I see it more as a suite in the vein of AMBI.

KevShmev · « **Reply #88 on:** August 07, 2014, 09:05:55 AM »

That's true, but technically 6DOIT is one song, which is why I never rate it too high, cause as a single song, it's a bit of a train wreck in regards to it being a well-flowing piece of music and structurally, but when looking at it as a suite of songs, it comes off better. Again, technically it is one song, but looking at it that way makes me rate it lower than I would the individual movements. For example, 6DOIT the song would be lucky to make my top 40, but several of the movements, when taken as single songs, would definitely be a lot higher than that, if I were to rank them individually, or as like five songs since, for example, it's easy to view About to Crash (reprise) and Losing Time/Grand Finale as a single piece of music instead of two just because they are separate tracks.

badger · « **Reply #89 on:** August 07, 2014, 09:43:38 AM »

I enjoy all of Scenes. Always skip past endless sacrifice.......so boring...

Dublagent66 · « **Reply #90 on:** August 07, 2014, 02:24:10 PM »

Quote from: BlobVanDam on August 07, 2014, 08:16:33 AM

Quote from: Kotowboy on August 07, 2014, 07:53:50 AM
Made up of 8 smaller songs.

You could argue that SFAM is made up of 9 songs.

You could, but you'd be wrong.
SDOIT is a song consisting of 8 movements. SFAM is a concept album consisting of 12 songs.

Oh no Blob, you said concept.

I only say that because I know that the definition of concept is somewhat subjective, but then again it really isn't. But, I'm curious. Based on your statement, could SDOIT be considered a concept song? Or is there such a thing? Personally, I consider SDOIT the song to be similar in structure to SFAM. Am I way off base on this? What do you think?

chaossystem · « **Reply #91 on:** August 07, 2014, 02:33:09 PM »

could SDOIT be considered a concept song? Or is there such a thing? Personally, I consider SDOIT the song to be similar in structure to SFAM. Am I way off base on this? What do you think?
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I think what they did with "Six Degrees" is very similar (but not EXACTLY the same) as what Rush did with "2112" and "Hemispheres"
or what Yes did with "The Gates of Delirium" taking up one side of an album with a song or a concept.

RaiseTheKnife · « **Reply #92 on:** August 07, 2014, 02:37:03 PM »

Unofficially to me: SFAM is one song in two acts with nine scenes.

I don't know if it was the overexposure of seeing SFAM live 5 times, but in those days this album was just overkill for me and I never quite appreciated them the same. Plus, I was turned off by the sound production on its release day. I've since gotten over that and enjoy the tonal quality now.

SeRoX · « **Reply #93 on:** August 08, 2014, 09:13:03 AM »

The Dark Eternal Night, not that I can't. I just simply don't wanna listen.

CrimsonSunrise · « **Reply #94 on:** August 08, 2014, 10:13:47 AM »

Songs I skip 99% of the time when I play it's respective disc....

Anna Lee
Beneath the Surface
Repentance
The Answer Lies Within
Constant Motion

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