Dream Theater Championship Tournament - Rudess Division - Semifinals

[Destiny Of Chaos]

Dream Theater The League – 2019 Championship Tournament

Rudess Division

Opening Round
1. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence defeats 16. On the Backs of Angels 25-4
8. Disappear defeats 9. Pale Blue Dot 19-10
5. The Glass Prison defeats 12. A New Beginning 20-9
4. Trial of Tears defeats 13. Fall Into the Light 25-4
3. Voices defeats 14. Lie 27-2 
6. Pull Me Under defeats 11. Peruvian Skies 21-8 
7. Lines in the Sand defeats 10. The Great Debate 20-9 
2. Breaking All Illusions defeats 15. The Ministry of Lost Souls 27-2 

Quarterfinals
1. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence defeats 8. Disappear 24-11
4. Trial of Tears defeats 5. The Glass Prison 23-12 
3. Voices defeats 6. Pull Me Under 21-13 
2. Breaking All Illusions defeats 7. Lines in the Sand 24-11 

Semifinals

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

1. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence vs. 4. Trial of Tears
2. Breaking All Illusions vs. 3. Voices

I will only vote to break a tie.

[MirrorMask]

Trial of Tears and Voices

Both convinced of it 

[krands85]

1. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence vs. 4. Trial of Tears
2. Breaking All Illusions vs. 3. Voices

[pg1067]

SDOIT (not remotely close) and BAI (close, but not too close).

[TheCountOfNYC]

Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence and Breaking All Illusions.

[SleeperAwake]

Trial of Tears
Voices

[Dublagent66]

Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence and Breaking All Illusions.

[MirrorMask]

Good grief Voices is getting trashed. I expected a more close competition.

[pg1067]

Good grief Voices is getting trashed. I expected a more close competition.

Agree.  Also surprised that SDOIT v. Trial of Tears is as close as it is (it was tied after I voted).

[hefdaddy42]

Trial of Tears
Voices

[CharlesPL]

Trial of Tears and Voices

[Shalev Amir]

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While it's easy to understand how people prefer 6DOIT, I can never hear why BAI always defeats THE songs...

[H2]

I give it to SDOIT (for obvious reasons) but also I'm going for Voices. LaBrie is strong, and the guitar work is tasteful and memorable. BAI is proggier, but that doesn't make it better. Some awkward lyrics, vocal work isn't as strong, kind of awkward song structure. Never really liked it all that much.

[SleeperAwake]

While it's easy to understand how people prefer 6DOIT, I can never hear why BAI always defeats THE songs...

I share your confusion.