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What do you think of the song "A Right of Passage?"

Love it - top tier DT song
4 (3.4%)
Like it - good DT song, one of the better in the catalog
34 (29.3%)
Filler
41 (35.3%)
Don't like it - bottom tier in the catalog.
37 (31.9%)

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Re: "A Rite of Passage" - Yay or Nay?
« Reply #35 on: April 24, 2019, 11:50:42 PM »
I voted  "I do not like it - bottom tier in the catalog" because I didn't find the option "I hate this crap"  :lol

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Re: "A Rite of Passage" - Yay or Nay?
« Reply #36 on: April 25, 2019, 07:28:13 AM »
I voted "love it". I don't understand why everyone seems to view it so unfavourably.

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Re: "A Rite of Passage" - Yay or Nay?
« Reply #37 on: April 25, 2019, 08:02:07 AM »
I like it, but I never really paid attention to it when the album came out.  I listened to the disc last year and was baffled that there was a big heavy section in the middle of the song and I never realized it before.   :lol

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Re: "A Rite of Passage" - Yay or Nay?
« Reply #38 on: April 25, 2019, 11:42:48 AM »
I voted "love it". I don't understand why everyone seems to view it so unfavourably.
I think multiple people have explained why they view it unfavorably.

But it's still just fine that you love it.
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« Reply #39 on: April 25, 2019, 08:57:29 PM »
I like it but I don't think it's one of the better songs. Nor do I think it's filler. So Herrick cannot vote.
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« Reply #40 on: April 26, 2019, 06:16:57 AM »
I like it, but I don't think it's one of their better songs either (still voted for the option though). I've never been a fan of the end of that keyboard solo  :-X

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« Reply #41 on: April 26, 2019, 08:18:39 AM »
I voted "love it". I don't understand why everyone seems to view it so unfavourably.

Well, not exactly everyone.  22 people so far voted they like it.  Just a few more voted filler, which could possibly mean they still might like it...a little.   :biggrin:
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Re: "A Rite of Passage" - Yay or Nay?
« Reply #42 on: April 26, 2019, 08:26:12 AM »
There really needed to be more of a middle of the road option along the lines of, "Nowhere near their best, but I like it."
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« Reply #43 on: April 26, 2019, 10:18:45 AM »
Agreed.  The poll may have a gap or two.
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« Reply #44 on: April 26, 2019, 10:22:34 AM »
The gap actually pisses me off because I want to vote and can't.  I AM DISENFRANCHISED!  :lol
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« Reply #45 on: April 28, 2019, 12:03:58 AM »
I voted filler but I like the chorus of that song quite a bit. It's not a bad song by any means.

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« Reply #46 on: April 28, 2019, 12:39:56 AM »
IMO it's a waste of a great riff that resembles "Misunderstood". Aside from that, it's a song that I've barely payed attention to and I hate the chorus. Most of the song is mediocre  :tdwn

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Re: "A Rite of Passage" - Yay or Nay?
« Reply #47 on: April 28, 2019, 06:13:47 AM »
I'd put it somewhere between the middle two options, but closer to "filler", so that's the option I voted for. I don't hate it (hatred's too strong a term to use when it comes to any music; hatred implies that that thing's very existence is a genuine threat to human life), but it's far from top-tier DT.

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« Reply #48 on: April 28, 2019, 07:30:00 PM »
the song itself is nothing special, but JP's guitar solo is  a win!

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« Reply #49 on: April 28, 2019, 08:55:21 PM »
I voted bottom tier, but I'm not sure any of the options really reflect my opinion.  It's not a song I intentionally listen to, but I wouldn't say I dislike it.  It's simply "meh."  I'm not sure it's "bottom tier," but it's certainly in the bottom half of DT's catalog.
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« Reply #50 on: April 29, 2019, 02:33:45 AM »
Bottom tier as well. Don't help that it is on one of my least favorite albums.

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« Reply #51 on: April 29, 2019, 11:56:49 AM »
I voted bottom tier, but I'm not sure any of the options really reflect my opinion.  It's not a song I intentionally listen to, but I wouldn't say I dislike it.  It's simply "meh."  I'm not sure it's "bottom tier," but it's certainly in the bottom half of DT's catalog.

That probably would fall in the "filler" category, I think.
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Re: "A Rite of Passage" - Yay or Nay?
« Reply #52 on: April 29, 2019, 06:36:07 PM »
Eh, it's okay. I won't skip it if it comes on, but I almost never go out of my way to listen to it. It wouldn't end up in my Top 25 any time soon, but it's not a bottom tier Dream Theater song for me.

Definitely the weakest song on BC&SL, though, and that's saying something.

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Re: "A Rite of Passage" - Yay or Nay?
« Reply #53 on: April 30, 2019, 09:59:22 PM »
I listening to it the other day after several years, and it isn't terrible, but I think they could've workshopped it some more. The transition back to the last chorus is NOT WELL. Plus, the bebot solo is terrible and out of place.

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« Reply #54 on: May 02, 2019, 09:04:37 PM »
I used to kinda like this song but can't say I like it much at all anymore. It has VERY low energy, quite possibly the only song that feels like the band was just playing music for the sake of it. I also hate the Rudess tomfoolery towards the end. It sounds so obnoxious.

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« Reply #55 on: May 08, 2019, 07:04:03 PM »
I wish there was a choice between "Like it" and "Filler", so as I said in the other thread...

Kind of a mixed bag for me.  I like the words/melody/theme a lot but prefer the shorter version used in the music video.  The JR solo is basically a bunch of noise (2nd part) but I suppose it works for the song's purposes/theme.    JP's solo is killer, but his guitar tone really sucks here.

I chose "Like it" however because it's better than filler, to me at least.


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« Reply #56 on: May 10, 2019, 08:15:45 AM »
Hands down my least favorite DT song. Even the production seems to sound worse than the rest of BCSL.
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« Reply #57 on: May 10, 2019, 12:10:56 PM »
I like it.
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« Reply #58 on: May 10, 2019, 12:16:03 PM »
It's a skipper for me. Actually, when I went to see them opening for Maiden, I was disappointed that they played it. The whole short set was the "stripped down" version for the Maiden fans. I felt like telling the people there for IM that this does not really represent Dream Theater the way I know them. "They're actually a really good band, honest!"  :rollin

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« Reply #59 on: May 10, 2019, 03:58:11 PM »
It's a skipper for me. Actually, when I went to see them opening for Maiden, I was disappointed that they played it. The whole short set was the "stripped down" version for the Maiden fans. I felt like telling the people there for IM that this does not really represent Dream Theater the way I know them. "They're actually a really good band, honest!"  :rollin

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« Reply #60 on: May 10, 2019, 09:05:48 PM »
I really like it. I didn't go back and listen. I just remembered the song and how it strikes me. It's one I sing to and remember. Probably the best on that album, which isn't saying much.

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« Reply #61 on: May 12, 2019, 02:10:32 PM »
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