Redemption Survivor - Results and Discussion

[Scorpion]

Let's go!

I am glad that you are joining me for the Redemption survivor, over the course of which we will crown the best track from each album, and the best song in the band's discography.

Two songs from each album will make the finals and the runner up will enter the consolation, from which another two songs shall emerge to join the finals for a grand total of 14 songs in the finals.

As Nick van Dyk himself has clarified, Desperation from the s/t is one song and will be treated as such in the survivor, while the title track on TFOT is actually four seperate songs.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them. Either way, happy voting!

Results:

Redemption

1. Window to Space
2. Something Wicked This Way Comes
3. Desperation
4. Nocturnal
5. As I Lay Dying

The Fullness of Time

1. Sapphire
2. Parker's Eyes
3. Scarred
4. The Fullness of Time - I: Rage
5. The Fullness of Time - IV: Transcendence
6. Threads
    The Fullness of Time - III: Release
8. The Fullness of Time - II: Despair

The Origins of Ruin

1. Memory
2. Fall on You
3. The Suffocating Silence
4. Blind My Eyes
5. Used to Be
6. The Origins of Ruin
7. The Death of Faith and Reason
8. Bleed Me Dry
9. Man of Glass

Snowfall on Judgment Day

1. Black and White World
2. Love Kills Us All / Life in One Day
3. Walls
4. Leviathan Rising
5. Peel
6. Fistful of Sand
7. Another Day Dies
8. Keep Breathing
9. Unformed
10. What Will You Say

This Mortal Coil

1. Stronger Than Death
2. Let It Rain
3. Blink of an Eye
4. Departure of the Pale Horse
5. No Tickets to the Funeral
6. Dreams from the Pit
7. Begin Again
8. Focus
9. Path of the Whirlwind
10. Noonday Devil
11. Perfect

The Art of Loss

1. At Day's End
2. Thirty Silver
3. Hope Dies Last
4. The Center of the Fire
5. Slouching Towards Bethlehem
6. That Golden Light
7. Damaged
8. The Art of Loss
9. Love Reign O'er Me

Consolations

1. The Suffocating Silence
    Walls
3. Scarred
4. Hope Dies Last
5. Blink of an Eye
6. Desperation

Finals

1. Memory
2. Black and White World
3. Sapphire
4. Love Kills Us All / Life in One Day
5. At Day's End
6. Walls
7. The Suffocating Silence
8. Thirty Silver
9. Stronger Than Death
10. Let It Rain
11. Parker's Eyes
12. Scarred
13. Window to Space
14. Fall on You
15. Something Wicked This Way Comes

[Evermind]

I wish I was able to participate in this, but I won't be checking their discography until my roulette is finished.

[Scorpion]

Well, speed it up then.

[Randaran]

As Nick van Dyk himself has clarified, both Desperation from the debut and The Fullness of Time are one song and will be treated as such in this survivor.

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TFOT is four songs.

Desperation is one song in four parts but could be separated if anybody cares.

[Scorpion]

Whoops!

Must have been reading what I wanted to read there. 

EDIT: I have now corrected my mistakes. Geez, this is getting off to a great start.

[kaos2900]

Thanks for doing this Scorpion.

[nvandyk1]

Not to be a buttinsky but the bigger issue is that TFOT should be considered four songs rather than one big one.

That said, enjoy! I'll be interested in seeing what comes out in second place.

[nvandyk]

Two observations at this juncture (on the eve of determining what's in second place for Fullness):

1. We have a small, but dedicated, fan base and I personally (and the band as well) are VERY thankful for your passionate interest and support!

2. I guess we can drop Nocturnal from the setlist!   It's a shame as everything else takes many days to rehearse but that song is relatively simple in the context of our catalog. Oh well -- no rest for the weary!

Mr. Scorpion, you have my personal appreciation for undertaking this.

[Scorpion]

Thank you, for all the awesome music.

[pantsofeternity]

Two observations at this juncture (on the eve of determining what's in second place for Fullness):

1. We have a small, but dedicated, fan base and I personally (and the band as well) are VERY thankful for your passionate interest and support!

2. I guess we can drop Nocturnal from the setlist!   It's a shame as everything else takes many days to rehearse but that song is relatively simple in the context of our catalog. Oh well -- no rest for the weary!

Mr. Scorpion, you have my personal appreciation for undertaking this.

Man, it takes a healthy artistic attitude to check in on a poll where Internet forum types rate your songs... especially by the "pick your least favorite" method. (I mean, we're obviously choosing from among pearls here, but still!) Maybe that's why listening to Redemption always puts me in a good mood.

[Scorpion]

The first post has been updated with the results of the The Origins of Ruin survivor.

[Scorpion]

Snowfall on Judgment Day results have been added, and the first round of This Mortal Coil is up!

[Scorpion]

This Mortal Coil results have been added, and the first round for The Art of Loss is up!

[Scorpion]

The results for The Art of Loss are up, and we're off onto the consolations.

[Scorpion]

And that's a wrap! Memory wins the survivor, and that's a result that I'm pretty happy with, because it's my favourite Redemption song, so there's something that DTF didn't screw up.

Thanks everyone for voting in the survivor!

[wolfking]

Nicely run Scorpion.

[pantsofeternity]

Yeah, this was fun.  General consensus in the end -- I don't think anyone's gonna quibble much with the top 5 -- but a surprising range of opinions throughout, even for a relatively small sample size.  I think that's the mark of a strong oeuvre.

[Destiny Of Chaos]

Thanks for running this Scorpion!