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Please vote for the song that you'd like to see win this match

Breaking All Illusions
30 (76.9%)
Illumination Theory
9 (23.1%)

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Voting closed: April 06, 2019, 07:14:19 PM

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Offline Destiny Of Chaos

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Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« on: April 04, 2019, 07:14:19 PM »
Match of the Week

Please vote for the song that you'd like to see win this match.

Breaking All Illusions vs. Illumination Theory


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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2019, 07:47:13 PM »
DAMN THIS I HARD!!!!

Every time I think about choosing one, it hurts so much that I start to choose the other...but then that hurts so I switch back.

GAAAAHHHHHHH

Maybe I need to sleep on it and vote in the morning.
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2019, 01:09:21 AM »
Easily Breaking All Illusions. IT is too long and disjointed. It's a great song, and the finale is glorious, but Breaking All Illusion is basically perfect. It helps that the song "studied" at Learning to Live's Academy  :D
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2019, 01:58:49 AM »
Sooooo Easy ;)
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2019, 02:46:21 AM »
Both songs are great, but BAI is truly special.
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2019, 04:19:21 AM »
Easily the 2 best songs of the Mangini era, but Breaking All Illusions just shades it for me.
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2019, 06:30:34 AM »
Illumination Theory
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2019, 07:43:15 AM »
BAI
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2019, 07:47:33 AM »
Both awesome songs, but it's not a hard choice for BAI
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2019, 07:48:43 AM »
Both great, IT gets the nod.
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2019, 08:18:14 AM »
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2019, 09:46:13 AM »
This is a toughie...probably the two best songs of the Mangini era.  Gonna have to think about this one.
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2019, 09:49:04 AM »
The results so far clearly indicate which is the superior song by far.  BAI is brilliantly arranged and executed.  IT is, umm...well...nevermind.
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2019, 10:51:36 AM »
Illumination Theory, but there's certainly nothing wrong with BAI.
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #14 on: April 05, 2019, 11:38:11 AM »
IT is very weak as far as DT’s epics go and basically quite a mess. BAI on the other hand is a modern classic. Very easy pick.
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2019, 12:09:25 PM »
If this was the match of the week then most of the rounds this time must have been especially lopsided lol
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2019, 12:18:32 PM »
Quote from: Parama on April 05, 2019, 12:09:25 PM
If this was the match of the week then most of the rounds this time must have been especially lopsided lol

It's the Match of the Week on paper, as it's arguably the favorite songs from consecutive albums. However, each time they've met in this format, BAI wrecks IT.

In hindsight, perhaps I should have chosen Surrounded vs. The Mirror. That ended in a 19-19 draw. 
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2019, 01:05:30 PM »
I'd argue that The Bigger Picture is more highly regarded than Illumination Theory.
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #18 on: April 05, 2019, 01:58:27 PM »
Breaking All Illusions is far and away the best song of the Mangini era.
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #19 on: April 05, 2019, 02:01:42 PM »
Quote from: TheCountOfNYC on April 05, 2019, 01:58:27 PM
Breaking All Illusions is far and away the best song of the Mangini era.

Yep.
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #20 on: April 05, 2019, 03:43:22 PM »
Quote from: RoeDent on April 05, 2019, 01:05:30 PM
I'd argue that The Bigger Picture is more highly regarded than Illumination Theory.

More highly regarded by whom?
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #21 on: April 05, 2019, 06:00:06 PM »
Breaking All Illusions
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Re: Dream Theater The League - Week 4 Match of the Week
« Reply #22 on: April 08, 2019, 04:11:19 PM »
Quote from: ThatOneGuy2112 on April 05, 2019, 02:01:42 PM
Quote from: TheCountOfNYC on April 05, 2019, 01:58:27 PM
Breaking All Illusions is far and away the best song of the Mangini era.

Yep.

Not only that, it's the best song since SDOIT.
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