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Re: Top 3/3/3 (Bands, Albums, Songs)
« Reply #35 on: September 20, 2022, 02:22:32 PM »
Band: Dream Theater
Albums:  Images And Words; Scenes; Awake
Songs: Voices; Cover My Eyes; Strange Deja Vu

Band: Marillion
Albums: Clutching At Straws; Misplaced Childhood; Season's End
Songs: Heart Of Lothian; Warm Wet Circles/That Time Of The Night; Neverland

Band: Iron Maiden
Albums: Powerslave; Killers; Senjutsu
Songs: Hallowed Be Thy Name; Total Eclipse; Another Life

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Re: Top 3/3/3 (Bands, Albums, Songs)
« Reply #36 on: September 20, 2022, 02:30:49 PM »
Band: Genesis
Albums: Selling England, The Lamb, 3 Sides Live
Songs: In the Cage Medley, Firth of Fifth, Los Endos

Band: Yes
Albums: CTTE, Relayer, GFTO
Songs: CTTE, The Gates of Delirium, Awaken

Band: Dream Theater
Albums: Awake, I&W, SDOIT
Songs: Met I, UAGM, Scarred

And because I'd feel really bad leaving these bands out:

Band: Porcupine Tree
Albums, In Absentia, Fear of a Blank Planet, Closure/Continuation
Songs: The Start of Something Beautiful, Way Out of Here, Dignity

Band: Meshuggah:
Albums: Chaosphere, The Violent Sleep of Reason, Destroy Erase Improve
Songs: Corridor of Chameleons, Clockworks, Future Breed Machine

Band: Rush
Albums: Moving Pictures, Permanent Waves, Power Windows
Songs: Tom Sawyer, Natural Science, Available Light

Band: Marillion
Albums: Afraid of Sunlight, Brave, Clutching at Straws
Songs: King, Warm Wet Circles/That Time of the Night, Fantastic Place
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Re: Top 3/3/3 (Bands, Albums, Songs)
« Reply #37 on: September 20, 2022, 02:51:36 PM »
I'm kind of surprised I'm the only one with Opeth in my top three.  I feel like if we'd done this 10-20 years ago they'd be much more common.
Opeth, Neal Morse / NMB, Pain of Salvation and PT/Steven Wilson would have been my next picks - but Rush, DT and BBT beat them out for me.  And yes, if Opeth's more recent output would have been on the same level as Still Life - Watershed, it might have been a different story.

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Re: Top 3/3/3 (Bands, Albums, Songs)
« Reply #38 on: September 20, 2022, 03:21:50 PM »
Band: Queen
Albums: Queen II, Sheer Heart Attack, Night at the Opera
Songs: Tie Your Mother Down, Ogre Battle, Liar

Band: Elton John
Albums: GBYBR, Don't Shoot Me....., Captain Fantastic.....
Songs: Someone Saved My Life Tonight, Ticking, Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding

Band: Dream Theater
Albums: SFAM, I&W, Awake
Songs: Met pt. I, In the Name of God, Voices

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Re: Top 3/3/3 (Bands, Albums, Songs)
« Reply #39 on: September 20, 2022, 04:33:22 PM »
Band: Iron Maiden
Albums: The X Factor, Powerslave, Somewhere in Time
Songs: Sign of the Cross, The Parchment, The Talisman

Band: Judas Priest
Albums: Jugulator, Painkiller, Defenders of the Faith
Songs: Beyond the Realms of Death, One Shot At Glory, Some Heads Are Gonna Roll

Band: Dream Theater
Albums: Train of Thought, Awake, Images and Words
Songs: This Dying Soul, Octavarium, Learning to Live
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Re: Top 3/3/3 (Bands, Albums, Songs)
« Reply #40 on: September 20, 2022, 06:39:54 PM »
Opeth...All Things Will Pass

I waited one post too soon it seems.  And an unusual choice, especially to have a song from the latest album that high, though I did it for one of my other bands myself.  I presume this means you prefer the English version over the Swedish? 

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« Reply #41 on: September 20, 2022, 06:43:14 PM »
Band: Judas Priest
Albums: Jugulator, Painkiller, Defenders of the Faith
Songs: Beyond the Realms of Death, One Shot At Glory, Some Heads Are Gonna Roll


Ha! This is an interesting choice! Is this your favorite JP? I wouldn't say it's among my favorites, but I do think it's underrated. There are some amazing songs, among others where it almost sounded like they were trying a bit too hard to be super-heavy.

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Re: Top 3/3/3 (Bands, Albums, Songs)
« Reply #42 on: September 20, 2022, 06:55:31 PM »
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Seventh House, Subterrenea, Ever
Seventh House, Further Away, Closer

Dream Theater
I&W, 6DoIT, SFaM
Surrounded, 6DoIT, Count of Tuscany

The Who
Quadrophenia, Who's Next, Who Are You
Amazing Journey/Sparks, Dr Jimmy, Tea and Theater

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« Reply #43 on: September 20, 2022, 07:28:21 PM »
Band: Rush
Albums: Moving Pictures, Power Windows, Permanent Waves
Songs: 2112, Xanadu, La Villa Strangiato

Band: Porcupine Tree
Albums: Lightbulb Sun, Deadwing, Stupid Dream
Songs: Don't Hate Me, Lightbulb Sun, Arriving Somewhere But Not Here

Band: Dream Theater
Albums: Awake, Scenes from a Memory, Images and Words
Songs: Voices, Scarred, Learning to Live

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Re: Top 3/3/3 (Bands, Albums, Songs)
« Reply #44 on: September 20, 2022, 09:12:46 PM »
Band : DT
Albums : Images, Awake, When Dream and Day Unite
Songs: Learning to Live, Metropolis pt. 1, A Change of Seasons

Band: Iron Maiden
Albums: 7th Son, Somewhere in Time, Piece of Mind
Songs: To Tame A Land, Infinite Dreams, The Evil That Men Do

Band: Pink Floyd
Albums: Dark Side, Animals, Wish You Were Here
Songs: Echoes, Us And Them, High Hopes

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Re: Top 3/3/3 (Bands, Albums, Songs)
« Reply #45 on: September 20, 2022, 09:45:57 PM »
Band: Judas Priest
Albums: Jugulator, Painkiller, Defenders of the Faith
Songs: Beyond the Realms of Death, One Shot At Glory, Some Heads Are Gonna Roll


Ha! This is an interesting choice! Is this your favorite JP? I wouldn't say it's among my favorites, but I do think it's underrated. There are some amazing songs, among others where it almost sounded like they were trying a bit too hard to be super-heavy.

Made it top 5 in my top 50.  Just something about it, always loved it and remember the day I purchased it and listened to it.  It's not without its faults but just always really loved it.
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Re: Top 3/3/3 (Bands, Albums, Songs)
« Reply #46 on: September 21, 2022, 04:30:39 PM »
So I did a quick tally, and obviously DT is well in the lead, but it appears that the next favorite bands here are Rush, Iron Maiden, Porcupine Tree, Genesis, and Marillion. 

Fascinating to only see a single mention for Metallica, especially given that potentially the easiest way to describe DT's sound is "Rush + Metallica".  Maybe another band that would have been more popular to mention a decade or two ago? 

It appears that Stadler submitted two different lists.  Not sure if he just vibed with a totally different set on a different day, or if those were just 1-3 and then 4-6.  Lol. 

If I extended mine out to 7, I'd have:

Band:  Autumn
Albums:  Stacking Smoke, Altitude, Cold Comfort
Songs:  "Altitude", "Old Fuel", "Stacked Smoke"

Band:  All Ends
Albums:  All Ends, A Road To Depression, Wasting Life EP
Songs:  "A Road To Depression", "Still Believe", "I Know Who I Am"

Band:  Nightingale
Albums:  Nightfall Overture, Invisible, Alive Again
Songs:  "Nightfall Overture", "Shadowman", "Atlantis Rising"

Band:  Kingfisher Sky
Albums:  Hallway of Dreams, Skin of the Earth, Arms of Morpheus
Songs:  "Balance of Power", "Rise From the Ashes", no idea on the third, so I'll just say "All That Is Left", their most recent song I'm resonating most with. 
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« Reply #47 on: September 21, 2022, 05:25:42 PM »

Fascinating to only see a single mention for Metallica, especially given that potentially the easiest way to describe DT's sound is "Rush + Metallica".  Maybe another band that would have been more popular to mention a decade or two ago? 


Metallica would have been on mine years ago, no doubt. They were a "first love", for sure (not uncommon, I presume). Master of Puppets, Ride the Lightning and Justice are a run that's (still) tough to beat in my book (I've put them in my order of preference, of course)

Other bands/albums coming right after my three (not doing songs here):

Iron Maiden (The Number of the Beast, Somewhere in Time, Seventh Son)
Amorphis (Tales from the Thousand Lakes, Elegy, Tuonela)
Queensryche (O:M, Promised Land, Rage for Order)
Fates Warning (Parallels, Inside Out, Perfect Symmetry)
Marillion (Misplaced Childhood, Clutching at Straws, Seasons End)
Katatonia (Last Fair Deal Gone Down, Viva Emptiness, Brave Murder Day)

...and, why not, let's add this too:
Blind Guardian (Imaginations from the Other Side, Tales from the Twilight World, Somewhere Far Beyond)

 
It appears that Stadler submitted two different lists.  Not sure if he just vibed with a totally different set on a different day, or if those were just 1-3 and then 4-6.  Lol. 

Was noticing the same thing  :) Stadler, which one is it?

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Re: Top 3/3/3 (Bands, Albums, Songs)
« Reply #48 on: September 21, 2022, 05:27:18 PM »

It appears that Stadler submitted two different lists.  Not sure if he just vibed with a totally different set on a different day, or if those were just 1-3 and then 4-6.  Lol. 

Was noticing the same thing  :) Stadler, which one is it?

The man loves to type out words.  :lol
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Winger Theater Forums........or WTF.  ;D
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« Reply #49 on: September 21, 2022, 06:30:32 PM »
This is hard, narrowing down 8 bands to just three, but...

Band: Kiss
Albums: Hotter Than Hell; Rock And Roll Over; Creatures Of The Night
Songs: Deuce; Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll; Love 'Em Leave 'Em


Band: Genesis
Albums: Wind And Withering; Abacab; Duke
Songs: Evidence Of Autumn; Me And Sarah Jane; In The Cage Medley (Three Sides Live LP version)

Band: Neal Morse
Albums:  Innocence and Danger; One; Testimony 2
Songs: Alive Again; Supernatural; Waterfall

Damn, man! It's like you peeked at my list!

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Re: Top 3/3/3 (Bands, Albums, Songs)
« Reply #50 on: September 21, 2022, 06:36:41 PM »
Band: Kiss
Albums: Hotter Than Hell; Rock And Roll Over; Creatures Of The Night
Songs: Deuce; Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll; Love 'Em Leave 'Em


Damn, man! It's like you peeked at my list!

You ever want to start a Kiss cover band, I'm your guy!

Hotter Than Hell and Let Me Go RnR are also both in my Top 3.
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Winger Theater Forums........or WTF.  ;D
TAC got a higher score than me in the electronic round? Honestly, can I just drop out now? :lol

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« Reply #51 on: September 21, 2022, 06:40:59 PM »
Band: Kiss
Albums: Hotter Than Hell; Rock And Roll Over; Creatures Of The Night
Songs: Deuce; Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll; Love 'Em Leave 'Em


Damn, man! It's like you peeked at my list!

You ever want to start a Kiss cover band, I'm your guy!

Hotter Than Hell and Let Me Go RnR are also both in my Top 3.
As far as Kiss songs go - I gotta go with Black Diamond, Gold Gin and Shout it Out Loud.  Not sure where I'd go for Kiss albums, but Kiss Alive and Kiss Alive II have got to be on there no?  Or are live albums not allowed?

Edit - but Hotter Than Hell is a good one too!

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Re: Top 3/3/3 (Bands, Albums, Songs)
« Reply #52 on: September 21, 2022, 06:42:40 PM »
Band: Kiss
Albums: Hotter Than Hell; Rock And Roll Over; Creatures Of The Night
Songs: Deuce; Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll; Love 'Em Leave 'Em


Damn, man! It's like you peeked at my list!

You ever want to start a Kiss cover band, I'm your guy!

Hotter Than Hell and Let Me Go RnR are also both in my Top 3.
As far as Kiss songs go - I gotta go with Black Diamond, Gold Gin and Shout it Out Loud.  Not sure where I'd go for Kiss albums, but Kiss Alive and Kiss Alive II have got to be on there no?  Or are live albums not allowed?

Well, I guess they could be, but I'd list 3 studio albums. I mean, unless you count Alive and Alive II as studio albums, which they very well could be.. ;D
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Winger Theater Forums........or WTF.  ;D
TAC got a higher score than me in the electronic round? Honestly, can I just drop out now? :lol

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« Reply #53 on: September 21, 2022, 06:45:56 PM »
Band: Kiss
Albums: Hotter Than Hell; Rock And Roll Over; Creatures Of The Night
Songs: Deuce; Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll; Love 'Em Leave 'Em


Damn, man! It's like you peeked at my list!

You ever want to start a Kiss cover band, I'm your guy!

Hotter Than Hell and Let Me Go RnR are also both in my Top 3.
As far as Kiss songs go - I gotta go with Black Diamond, Gold Gin and Shout it Out Loud.  Not sure where I'd go for Kiss albums, but Kiss Alive and Kiss Alive II have got to be on there no?  Or are live albums not allowed?

Well, I guess they could be, but I'd list 3 studio albums. I mean, unless you count Alive and Alive II as studio albums, which they very well could be.. ;D
I believe they pretty much were studio albums as far as what I've heard.  Is that correct Stadler?

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« Reply #54 on: September 21, 2022, 06:50:54 PM »
TAC - your next post will be 60,000!

would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Winger Theater Forums........or WTF.  ;D
TAC got a higher score than me in the electronic round? Honestly, can I just drop out now? :lol

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« Reply #55 on: September 21, 2022, 08:53:26 PM »
So I did a quick tally, and obviously DT is well in the lead, but it appears that the next favorite bands here are Rush, Iron Maiden, Porcupine Tree, Genesis, and Marillion. 

Fascinating to only see a single mention for Metallica, especially given that potentially the easiest way to describe DT's sound is "Rush + Metallica".  Maybe another band that would have been more popular to mention a decade or two ago? 


I suspect Metallica would still be in the top 10-15 range of most popular bands here if a list this were to be expanded. They wouldn't make my top 50 most likely, but I still like them. 

But I disagree that Rush + Metallica = Dream Theater's sound.  Metallica never uses keys (or if they did, you can likely count it on one hand) and Rush almost never used them the way DT always has, and keys are too important to DT's sound. 

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« Reply #56 on: September 21, 2022, 09:48:10 PM »
Yeah, I imagine for some people some of the more popular bands get pushed down over time as they find others that speak to them more.  And a top three really doesn't leave much wiggle room for anything.  I'd even have DT on my own list if this was 15-20 years ago.  Still like them, but certain things bug me and knock them lower than they'd otherwise be.  Opeth has maintained their staying power much more for me, but apparently not for others. 

To be a bit more accurate, DT is more closely Rush + Metallica + Yes, and that fulfills the comparison.  I suppose you could chop out Rush and meet in the middle, but Rush is individually closer to DT than either of the other two, particularly late 70s-mid-80s.  The Metallica facets are more important to DT's sound than Yes to me, but that might be because DT's heavier side comports with me better than their softer elements. 
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« Reply #57 on: September 21, 2022, 11:44:21 PM »
Band:  Queensryche
Albums:  Empire, Mindcrime, Warning
Songs: Lady Wore Black, Empire, Eyes Of A Stranger

Band:  Iron Maiden
Albums: Seventh Son, Somewhere In Time, Brave New World
Songs: Wasted Years, The Wickerman, Hell On Earth

Band:  Huey Lewis And The News
Albums:  Fore, Sports, Picture This
Songs: Walking On A Thin Line, I Know What I Like, The Only One

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« Reply #58 on: September 22, 2022, 03:15:45 AM »
Opeth...All Things Will Pass

I waited one post too soon it seems.  And an unusual choice, especially to have a song from the latest album that high, though I did it for one of my other bands myself.  I presume this means you prefer the English version over the Swedish?

Actually, I prefer Swedish version. Its "foreign" feel just excites my imagination more and might be the reason why I like In Cauda Veneum even better than Pale Communion (which I also rate very high). I just couldn't recall the song title in Swedish (it is difficult to remember exact spelling if you don't speak the language) and didn't feel like stopping typing and searching for it.

I put Allting tar slut in the top 3 pretty much just for its final three minutes - for me, this has to be one of the most magical and moving sections in Rock/Metal ever.

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« Reply #59 on: September 22, 2022, 03:43:46 AM »
This is a tough one for me. I know who my #1 and #2 are, they have been set in stone for many years now, but my #3 changes from week to week.

Just for the sake of it I guess I'll do DT as my #3, exclusively for this post. Although they are somewhere in my Top 15 these days.

Band: The Beatles (#1)
Albums: Abbey Road, Revolver, Rubber Soul
Songs: Penny Lane, Paperback Writer, Here Comes The Sun

Band: Beach Boys (#2)
Albums: Pet Sounds, Sunflower, SMiLE
Songs: God Only Knows, Cabinessence, Surf's Up

Band: Dream Theater (#3)
Albums: Images And Words, Scenes From A Memory, Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
Songs: Learning To Live, Finally Free, Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
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« Reply #60 on: September 22, 2022, 04:07:06 AM »
Choosing my top 2 and 3 (beside DT) was really hard as it depends on what I've been listening lately.

Dream Theater
Albums: Scenes, 6DOIT, Awake
Songs: A Change of Seasons, Trial of Tears, Finally Free

Mastodon
Albums: Crack the Skye, Emperor of Sand, Leviathan
Songs: The Czar, Crack the Skye, Teardrinker

Leprous
Albums: Bilateral, The Congregation, Aphelion
Songs: Acquired Taste, Echo, The Silent Revelation
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« Reply #61 on: September 22, 2022, 06:09:52 AM »
Yeah, I imagine for some people some of the more popular bands get pushed down over time as they find others that speak to them more.  And a top three really doesn't leave much wiggle room for anything.  I'd even have DT on my own list if this was 15-20 years ago.  Still like them, but certain things bug me and knock them lower than they'd otherwise be.  Opeth has maintained their staying power much more for me, but apparently not for others. 

 

Agreed. Someone who doesn't know me could look at my top 3 of Rush, Dream Theater and Porcupine Tree and think, "OMG, all he likes is hard rock, prog and metal," but while it is not a contest, I am fairly pleased with how much variety I now have in my personal music collection.  Certain styles and genres are certainly more dominant than others, but variety is the spice of life.  :coolio :coolio



To be a bit more accurate, DT is more closely Rush + Metallica + Yes, and that fulfills the comparison.  I suppose you could chop out Rush and meet in the middle, but Rush is individually closer to DT than either of the other two, particularly late 70s-mid-80s.  The Metallica facets are more important to DT's sound than Yes to me, but that might be because DT's heavier side comports with me better than their softer elements.

I'd have to think about it a bit, but while Yes was a certain an influence on DT, and easily the most keyboard-heavy of the bands they have name checked the most over the years as influences, DT really doesn't sound like Yes at all.  I think the unique thing about Dream Theater is that they are influenced by so many bands that you can hear a little bit of this one here and a little bit of that one there.  I remember when Pull Me Under was getting played a ton on the radio and a few friends commenting how much the guitar playing sounded like Iron Maiden.

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« Reply #62 on: September 22, 2022, 07:21:02 AM »
Katatonia
Dead End Kings - The Great Cold Distance - Viva Emptiness
"The Parting", "Gone", "Heart Set To Divide"

This is really impossible.  I'm thinking of creating a thread for this, but they're one of those bands where they have dozens of high points, but not really one or two that tower above all others. 


I need help with this band.

We all need help with this band.. :lol

Are you running another roulette soon good sir?  :angel:

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« Reply #63 on: September 22, 2022, 07:25:13 AM »
Kudos to Zydar for first mention of the Beatles - and great top 3 albums! I'll have to think about this some more. Besides DT, who do I include between Metallica, Priest, Maiden, Symphony X, etc.

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« Reply #64 on: September 22, 2022, 07:43:29 AM »

It appears that Stadler submitted two different lists.  Not sure if he just vibed with a totally different set on a different day, or if those were just 1-3 and then 4-6.  Lol. 

Was noticing the same thing  :) Stadler, which one is it?

The man loves to type out words.  :lol

Well if Stadler's not following the rules...

Katatonia
Dead End Kings, City Burials, The Fall of Hearts, Night is the New Day (yeah that's 4, can't narrow it down more than that)
Lethean, Lacquer, Dispossession (done super quick and in 5 minutes that'll change, same with all the bands on this list really)

Leprous
Bilateral, Coal, Pitfalls (probably Aphelion too but too new so we'll give it more time)
Forced Entry, Nighttime Disguise, Chronic

Arcturus
Sideshow Symphonies, Arcturian, The Sham Mirrors
Shipwrecked Frontier Pioneer, The Chaos Path, Crashland

Angra
Holy Land, Temple of Shadows, Omni
Morning Star, Ego Painted Grey,, Upper Levels

Putting in the Hall of Fame category:
Dream Theater
Scenes from a Memory, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, The Astonishing
Learning to Live, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (cheating? eh...:) ), At Wit's End

Rush
This is impossible
Grace Under Pressure, Hemispheres, Counterparts
Available Light, Hemispheres, Between the Wheels

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Re: Top 3/3/3 (Bands, Albums, Songs)
« Reply #65 on: September 22, 2022, 07:54:10 AM »
Band: KISS
Albums: Dressed To Kill, Rock And Roll Over, Creatures Of The Night
Songs: Black Diamond, Detroit Rock City, I Stole Your Love

Band: Rush
Albums: Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Presto
Songs: Jacob's Ladder, Natural Science, The Camera Eye

Band: Dream Theater
Albums: Images And Words, Awake, 6DoIT
Songs: Metropolis Pt. 1, The Mirror, 6DoIT

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Re: Top 3/3/3 (Bands, Albums, Songs)
« Reply #66 on: September 22, 2022, 07:54:36 AM »
Yeah, I imagine for some people some of the more popular bands get pushed down over time as they find others that speak to them more.  And a top three really doesn't leave much wiggle room for anything.  I'd even have DT on my own list if this was 15-20 years ago.  Still like them, but certain things bug me and knock them lower than they'd otherwise be.  Opeth has maintained their staying power much more for me, but apparently not for others. 

 

Agreed. Someone who doesn't know me could look at my top 3 of Rush, Dream Theater and Porcupine Tree and think, "OMG, all he likes is hard rock, prog and metal," but while it is not a contest, I am fairly pleased with how much variety I now have in my personal music collection.  Certain styles and genres are certainly more dominant than others, but variety is the spice of life.  :coolio :coolio



To be a bit more accurate, DT is more closely Rush + Metallica + Yes, and that fulfills the comparison.  I suppose you could chop out Rush and meet in the middle, but Rush is individually closer to DT than either of the other two, particularly late 70s-mid-80s.  The Metallica facets are more important to DT's sound than Yes to me, but that might be because DT's heavier side comports with me better than their softer elements.

I'd have to think about it a bit, but while Yes was a certain an influence on DT, and easily the most keyboard-heavy of the bands they have name checked the most over the years as influences, DT really doesn't sound like Yes at all. I think the unique thing about Dream Theater is that they are influenced by so many bands that you can hear a little bit of this one here and a little bit of that one there.  I remember when Pull Me Under was getting played a ton on the radio and a few friends commenting how much the guitar playing sounded like Iron Maiden.

Well, there's guitar parts in 'Misunderstood' and 'Fatal Tragedy' that made me jump to attention, four songs that they've covered on official releases (the most of any band and always part of my preshow trivia contests), providing the perfect segue for:

QUEEN
Albums:  Sheer Heart Attack, A Night At The Opera, A Day At The Races
Songs:  Procession / Father To Son, Bohemian Rhapsody, and which one of two dozen? Uhm...for the charisma, and power over a crowd, I'll go with live versions of 'Somebody To Love' from Hammersmith '79, Montreal '81 or Milton Keynes '82.

The BEATLES
Albums:  Sgt. Pepper, Abbey Road, The Beatles
Songs:  Hey Jude, She Loves You, A Day In The Life

ALICE COOPER
Albums:  Love It To Death, Killer, Billion Dollar Babies
Songs:  You Drive Me Nervous, School's Out, Elected

songs of my youth, Alice being ones that I never expected to enjoy decades +++ later.  Not listing Led Zeppelin and DT was tough, but I always follow the rules ;)
...going along with Dragon Attack's Queen thread has been like taking a free class in Queen knowledge. Where else are you gonna find info like that?!

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Re: Top 3/3/3 (Bands, Albums, Songs)
« Reply #67 on: September 22, 2022, 08:03:09 AM »
Ah, this is actually much easier if the albums and songs are specific to each of the bands, not 3 overall.
My top 3 bands have been pretty much set in stone for years. While I think each of them have probably passed their peak, their back catalogs make overtaking them pretty much impossible.

Devin Townsend (incl. Strapping Young Lad)
Albums: Addicted, Deconstruction, Alien
Songs: Addicted!, Funeral, Skeksis

Dream Theater
Albums: Octavarium, Train Of Thought, Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
Songs: Octavarium, In The Presence Of Enemies, Blind Faith

Porcupine Tree
Albums: Fear Of A Blank Planet, Deadwing, In Absentia
Songs: Trains, Hatesong, Russia On Ice
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Re: Top 3/3/3 (Bands, Albums, Songs)
« Reply #68 on: September 22, 2022, 08:43:11 AM »
Katatonia
Dead End Kings - The Great Cold Distance - Viva Emptiness
"The Parting", "Gone", "Heart Set To Divide"

This is really impossible.  I'm thinking of creating a thread for this, but they're one of those bands where they have dozens of high points, but not really one or two that tower above all others. 


I need help with this band. Everyone I know says I'd love them. I listened to The Great Cold Distance last week, and I liked it, but found the record and the singer very...samey. I was waiting for some more dynamics within the songs and with the singer, and never got it. Is that just their thing? Kind of mid-tempo all the way around?

Hey Samsara.  I'm not as good with the analytical stuff as LithoJazzoSphere and he certainly gave you a great list of songs, and Nick added great songs too, regardless of their reason for the list (representing different aspects of their sound or just favorite songs).  I can't really argue with either of their groupings - they both make sense to me and there's multiple ways you can do it.  So I'll just speak to my own experience. 

My first reaction to Katatonia was kind of similar, maybe just slightly more positive than yours.  I liked it - "hey, this is good, I should probably check them out more."  (That was Night is the New Day, the album after The Great Cold Distance.)  But it was something I thought I'd enjoy here and there; something different from what I normally listened to, but didn't expect it to go beyond that.  I didn't think "out loud" that the vocals would hold me back, but it was definitely something in my mind because I kind of put him in a category of singers like that; softer voice, not much range.  I could like it, but probably not love it.  Maybe that's all it'll ever be for you and even if it's just something you listen to on occasion when the mood strikes, that's cool; it's nice to have bands like that too.  But I do think that if you're going to like them more, it'll be something that grows on you.  That seems to be relatively common among other fans I've talked to, though I'm sure there are some who did love them right away as well.

For me, it was a few years and everything really clicked and I haven't been able to get enough of them since.  I have such a strong emotional reaction to them and turn to Katatonia to get through really hard times or just a plain old bad day, but also to celebrate good times as well.  Jonas Renkse has become one of my favorite two or three singers and my absolute favorite lyricist.  People talk about Katatonia as dark, sad, depressing, bleak, etc.  And they are... and yet, for me they are much more than that.  A musician once said to me "you know how every Katatonia song is like the saddest thing ever but also incredibly uplifting?" And I was so excited because I was like "yes!!! I *do* know!"  I can relate to Katatonia on a personal level but also on a level of imagery - the music and lyrics create really vivid imagery for me and I often feel like I am in the middle of something incredible. 

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Re: Top 3/3/3 (Bands, Albums, Songs)
« Reply #69 on: September 22, 2022, 10:05:18 AM »
Band: Neal Morse (and Spock's Beard, NMB)
Albums: V, Snow, Testimony 2
Songs: So Many Roads, The Great Nothing, Alive Again

Band: Dream Theater
Albums: 6DOIT, Train of Thought, Octavarium
Songs: Octavarium, Glass Prison, Voices

Band: Shadow Gallery
Albums: Legacy, Room V, Tyranny
Songs: First Light, Rain, Andromeda Strain