Dream Theater Top 100 countdown - 2024 Version! (#01 Up!)

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

I get it, tastes and all, but some of the songs that have been left out of some lists has be scratching my head

Did you forget that Stadler exists? 

[Jamesman42]

25. Illumination Theory (91st) DREAM THEATER, IF YOU'RE READING THIS, DO MORE STUFF IN THE VEIN OF THE LAST FEW MINUTES OF THIS SONG. SO GOOD.
24. Beyond This Life (88th) I'm a SFAM hater, what can I say? It's an okay song though.
23. Bridges In The Sky (8th) This song could be top 5 but the intro is too long, it's otherwise a stellar song. When JLB sings "crossing bridges in the sky", it's so good.
22. In The Presence Of Enemies (28th) Cool epic on a weird album. I don't like the Dark Master part. Everything else is good. Odd song for DT, though.
21. Blind Faith (42nd) Easily the worst track of SDOIT but still just fine.
20. Surrounded (25th) What a lovely song. Just, so bouncy but then a bit serious. DT does this style of song nicely.
19. Finally Free (76th) SFAM, yeah....
18. Strange Deja Vu (89th) Lol. The "uncanny strange deja vu" does pop into my mind at times.
17. Take The Time (19th) The energy in this song is really vibrant. JLB is having fun and the music is good.
16. Under A Glass Moon (67th) It's a fine song, with a cool intro. It's always been the weakest or second weakest track on IaW to me, though.
15. The Glass Prison (3rd) This is 15th and I am shocked. I know some of the songs remaining, but I thought this was one of the most favored songs. Interesting. Anyway, this song is just pure gas for a long time.
14. Pull Me Under (77th) This and UAGM are fine songs, but they can swap being the worst or 2nd worst on the album, but they have stiff competition. Also surprised this is so high, is it because it's their most famous song?
13. Fatal Tragedy (90th) What a canyon between my ranking and the consensus. Yeah, it's a SFAM song, for some reason that album doesn't gel with me.
12. Scarred (69th) It's a fine song, but I often forget how it even sounds when I see it talked about.
11. In The Name Of God (13th) Hell yeah. I avoided this song for a while when this album was the new stuff, IDK why, I just was loving the rest of the album and this was the last song. It is pretty much flawless. I love the choir at the end, subtle enough to enjoy (and JLB's screaming as well).

[HOF]

DT used to have some really great moody, atmospheric intros like on Scarred, Pull Me Under, or Trial of Tears (or The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun even). I feel like they haven't really done that on the same level since FII.

[SwedishGoose]

Fatal Tragedy placed 25 for me. A wonderful song, beautiful begining and nice buildup to a cool istrumental section.
Scarred took the 24th spot. Love the beginning with the bass and then it gets going.... What if the rest of the world.... so good.
In the Name of God was not ranked. This might have been a victim of me not listening while ranking. But listening to it now I can't see it higher than 70 or so.



My ranking so far

5 Take the Time (17)
6 Another Day (38)
7 Space-Dye Vest (30)
8 One Last Time (46)
11 The Dance of Eternity (33)
12 The Spirit Carries On (26)
13 Surrounded (20)
16 Pull Me Under (14)
17 The Mirror (27)
18 Finally Free (19)
19 The Silent Man (66)
20 Illumination Theory (25)
22 6:00 (34)
21 Caught In a Web (51)
24 Scarred  (12)
25 Fatal Tragedy  (13)
27 Wait For Sleep (44t)
28 Through Her Eyes  (74)
32 Awaken the Master (81)
33 Sleeping Giant (85)
35 Beyond This Life (24)
36 Strange Deja Vu (18)
37 Our New World (93)
38 Innocence Faded (42)
40 Lifting Shadows Off a Dream (35)
41 A View from the Top of the World (49t)
44 The Great Debate (53)
45 To Live Forever (76)
46 Under a Glass Moon (16)
47 Lie (47t)
48 Erotomania (40)
50 Answering the Call (75)
54 Beneath the Surface (64)
57 Pale Blue Dot (62)
59 Transcending Time (90)
63 Bridges In the Sky (23)
64 Sacrificed Sons (63)
65 The Looking Glass (92)
66 Hollow Years (59)
61 At Wit's End ( 37)
62 Stream of Consciousness  (39)
73 As I Am (43)
74 The Root of All Evil(36)
75 The Alien (69)
77 A Nightmare To Remember (49t)
78 Misunderstood (31)
81 Behind the Veil (89)
86 Peruvian Skies (44t)
87 Surrender To Reason (83)
88 Ytse Jam (67)
89 Forsaken (95)
90 The Glass Prison (15)
91. The Gift of Music (98)
94. Never Enough (100)
96 Endless Sacrifice (29)
99 These Walls (54)
100 Honor Thy Father (71)


Highest ranker of
8 One Last Time (46)

Not rated
Wither (99), Vacant (97), Afterlife (96), S2N (94), A New Beginning (91), This is the Life (88), New Millennium (87), Constant Motion (86), The Enemy Inside (84), Only a Matter of Time (82), I Walk Beside You (80), The Shattered Fortress (79), A Fortune In Lies (78), The Best Of Times (78), Lost Not Forgotten (73), Fall Into the Light (72), The Dark Eternal Night (70), The Killing Hand (68), Raise The Knife (65), The Ministry of Lost Souls (61), The Bigger Picture (60), Outcry (58),  Hell's Kitchen (57), On The Backs Of Angels (56), Panic Attack (55), Barstool Warrior (52), This Dying Soul (47t), Disappear (41), Overture 1928 (32), Lines In The Sand (28), In the Presence of Enemies (22),  Blind Faith (21), In the Name of God (11)

Rated: 54
Not rated: 33

[Metro]

Guess it's time to get caught up on this

100. Never Enough Not ranked
99.   Wither 77
98.   The Gift Of Music Not ranked
97.   Vacant Not ranked
96.   Afterlife 32
95.   Forsaken Not ranked
94.   S2N 52
93.   Our New World 80
92.   The Looking Glass 83
91.   A New Beginning 100
90.   Transcending Time 33
89.   Behind The Veil 86
88.   This Is The Life Not ranked
87.   New Millennium Not ranked
86.   Constant Motion 78
85.   Sleeping Giant 91
83t.  The Enemy Inside 89
83t.  Surrender To Reason 60
82.   Only A Matter Of Time Not ranked
81.   Awaken The Master 12
80.   I Walk Beside You Not ranked
79.   The Shattered Fortress 45
78.   A Fortune In Lies 94
77.   The Best Of Times 75
76.   The Live Forever 24
75.   Answering The Call 74
74.   Through Her Eyes Not ranked
73.   Lost Not Forgotten 95
72.   Fall Into The Light 51
71.   Honor Thy Father Not ranked
70.   The Dark Eternal Night 15
69.   The Alien 43
68.   The Killing Hand 81
67.   Ytse Jam 58
66.   The Silent Man 66
65.   Raise The Knife 65
64.   Beneath The Surface Not ranked
63.   Sacrificed Sons 30
62.   Pale Blue Dot 31
61.   The Ministry Of Lost Souls 76
60.   The Bigger Picture 41
59.   Hollow Years Not ranked
58.   Outcry 54
57.   Hell's Kitchen 69
56.   On The Backs Of Angels 27
55.   Panic Attack 98
54.   These Walls 59
53.   The Great Debate 85
52.   Barstool Warrior 35
51.   Caught In A Web 73
50.   A Nightmare To Remember 22
49.   A View From The Top Of The World 53
47t.  Lie 55
47t.  This Dying Soul 34
46.   One Last Time Not ranked
44t.  Peruvian Skies 61
44t.  Wait For Sleep 56
43.   As I Am 71
42.   Innocence Faded  29
41.   Disappear 62
40.   Erotomania 25
39.   Stream Of Consciousness Not ranked
38.   Another Day 42
37.   At Wit's End 37
36.   The Root Of All Evil 39
35.   Lifting Shadows Off A Dream 21
34.   6:00 67
33.   The Dance Of Eternity 63
32.   Overture 1928 64
31.   Misunderstood 50
30.   Space-Dye Vest 48
29.   Endless Sacrifice 97
28.   Lines In The Sand 14
27.   The Mirror 44
26.   The Spirit Carries On 23
25.   Illumination Theory 49
24.   Beyond This Life 10
23.   Bridges In The Sky 36
22.   In The Presence Of Enemies 40
21.   Blind Faith 20
20.   Surrounded 9
19.   Finally Free 11
18.   Strange Deja Vu 46
17.   Take The Time 8
16.   Under A Glass Moon 19
15.   The Glass Prison 6
14.   Pull Me Under 57
13.   Fatal Tragedy 28
12.   Scarred 38
11.   In The Name Of God 16

[HOF]

Also, Scarred gets the explicit tag on Amazon Music? Because it has the word rape? All I can think of.

[Mladen]

Fatal tragedy was my #11. I almost nailed it. It's a great piece of a concept album that sort of works on its own. I love LaBrie's vocals when he gets to the part "I tried to get more answers..." Also, that unison at the end is classic.

Scarred was my #5. I know it's divisive, but to me, it's dark, surreal and powerful. Such a unique epic in their discography. Also, quite a difficult song to get into.

In the name of God was my #72. I don't necessarily love it. That chorus is overly dramatic, and the entire outro is a bit much. It's brilliant in the middle, though, the instrumental section is particularly amazing.

[TAC]

13. Fatal Tragedy
Highest Finish: 3 (jeff_kinsley)
Number of Lists appeared on: 65 (Adami, Animal, Awaken, axeman90210, Ben_Jamin, bosk1, CanuckChum, CharlesPL, Cool Chris, Dave_Manchester, devieira73, Dittomist, DragonAttack, Dream Team, DTwwbwMP, energythief, Evermind, geeeemo, hefdaddy42, Indiscipline, Jamesman42, jammindude, jeff_kinsley, JiM-Xtreme, jingle.boy, jonny108, JPZealot, KevShmev, King Puppies and the Acid Guppies, Lethean, lightningbolt, lucasembarbosa, mariner, Metro, MirrorMask, Mladen, MoraWintersoul, Mosh, MustActFastToCoverUp, nobloodyname, NoFred, OpenYourEyes311, Peter Mc, pg1067, PixelDream, Podaar, porcacultor, ReaperKK, ReaPsTA, Revenge319, romdrums, Setlist Scotty, Stadler, SwedishGoose, TAC, The Realm, Toro, Trav86, twosuitsluke, Vmadera00, WardySI, weirdo, Wim Kruithof, wolfking, Zydar)

12. Scarred
Highest Finish: 1 (Ben_Jamin)
Number of Lists appeared on: 61 (Adami, Animal, Awaken, axeman90210, Ben_Jamin, bosk1, CanuckChum, CharlesPL, Cool Chris, Dave_Manchester, devieira73, Dittomist, DragonAttack, Dream Team, DTwwbwMP, energythief, Evermind, Fonzie, hefdaddy42, Indiscipline, Jamesman42, jammindude, jeff_kinsley, jingle.boy, jonny108, JPZealot, KevShmev, King Puppies and the Acid Guppies, Lethean, lightningbolt, lucasembarbosa, mariner, Metro, MirrorMask, Mladen, MoraWintersoul, Mosh, MustActFastToCoverUp, NoFred, Peter Mc, pg1067, PixelDream, Podaar, porcacultor, ReaperKK, ReaPsTA, romdrums, Setlist Scotty, Stadler, SwedishGoose, TAC, The Realm, Toro, Trav86, twosuitsluke, Vmadera00, WardySI, weirdo, Wim Kruithof, wolfking, Zydar)

11. In The Name Of God
Highest Finish: 1 (NoFred)
Number of Lists appeared on: 64 (Adami, Animal, Awaken, axeman90210, Ben_Jamin, bosk1, CanuckChum, CharlesPL, Cool Chris, Dave_Manchester, devieira73, Dittomist, DragonAttack, Dream Team, DTwwbwMP, energythief, Evermind, Fonzie, geeeemo, hefdaddy42, Indiscipline, Jamesman42, jammindude, jeff_kinsley, JiM-Xtreme, jingle.boy, jonny108, JPZealot, KevShmev, King Puppies and the Acid Guppies, Lethean, lightningbolt, lucasembarbosa, mariner, Metro, MirrorMask, Mladen, MoraWintersoul, Mosh, MustActFastToCoverUp, nobloodyname, NoFred, OpenYourEyes311, Peter Mc, pg1067, PixelDream, Podaar, porcacultor, ReaperKK, ReaPsTA, Revenge319, romdrums, Setlist Scotty, Stadler, TAC, The Realm, Toro, Trav86, twosuitsluke, Vmadera00, weirdo, Wim Kruithof, wolfking, Zydar)

 

I had Fatal Tragedy at #15.
This never ceases to not blow me away. That instrumental section is amazing.

I had Scarred at #3.
Top 3 DT song here. It took me a couple of listens to follow it, but it's been a favorite ever since. Such a great and moving outro.


I had In The Name Of God at #50.
It made my Top 50! I missed the ToT tour, so seeing it in 2009 was a highlight for me.


List                                                    Not Ranked         
100                                                      Wither
99                                                        Vacant
98  6:00                                               Our New World
97                                                        The Looking Glass
96  The Root Of All Evil                          Transcending Time
95  Lie                                                  Behind The Veil
94                                                        New Millenium   
93  Caught In A Web                              Constant Motion
92  The Glass Prison                               The Shattered Fortress
91                                                        To Live Forever
90  Forsaken                                         Answering The Call
89                                                        Honor Thy Father
88                                                        The Silent Man
87                                                        Hell's Kitchen
86  Zydar                                              The Great Debate
85  Pale Blue Dot                                   As I Am
84                                                        Misunderstood
83                                                        The Mirror
82
81
80  Awaken The Master
79  On The Backs Of Angels
78  Stream Of Consciousness
77  A Nightmare To Remember
76  S2N
75  These Walls
74  Afterlife
73  This Is The Life
72  Beyond This Life
71  Pull Me Under
70  One Last Time
69  Surrender Of Reason
68
67
66
65  Sacrificed Sons
64  Beneath The Surface
63  Through Her Eyes
62  The Bigger Picture
61  I Walk Beside You
60  Never Enough
59  A New Beginning
58  Wait For Sleep
57  Illumination Theory
56  The Spirit Carries On
55  Under A Glass Moon
54  Barstool Warrior
53
52  Finally Free
51  Erotomania
50  In The Name Of God
49  Strange Deja Vu
48  Bridges In The Sky
47  Blind Faith
46
45  Overture 1928
44  Panic Attack
43  Innocence Faded
42  The Ministry Of Lost Souls
41  Sleeping Giant
40
39  A View From The Top Of The World
38  At Wits End
37  Fall Into The Light
36  In The Presence Of Enemies
35  The Gift Of Music
34  The Dance Of Eternity
33  Peruvian Skies
32  Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
31  Ytse Jam
30
29
28  The Enemy Inside
27
26  Only A Matter Of Time
25  Surrounded
24  Raise The Knife
23  Hollow Years
22  The Dark Eternal Night
21  Outcry
20  This Dying Soul
19
18  A Fortune In Lies
17
16  The Alien
15  Fatal Tragedy
14  The Best Of Times
13  Endless Sacrifice
12
11  Lost Not Forgotten.
10  Take The Time
9
8  Lines In The Sand
7  Disappear
6
5  Space Dye Vest
4  The Killing Hand
3  Scarred
2
1




72-18

[nobloodyname]

Tonight, I've listened to Octavarium, A Change of Seasons and now The Count of Tuscany, on headphones while enjoying a glass of red. All three are wonderful songs while being very different to each other. I ranked all three highly but one of them should have been my number one. Oh, well. There's always next time.

[Wim Kruithof]

Tonight, I've listened to Octavarium, A Change of Seasons and now The Count of Tuscany, on headphones while enjoying a glass of red. All three are wonderful songs while being very different to each other. I ranked all three highly but one of them should have been my number one. Oh, well. There's always next time.

Couldn't agree more with you on this. You took a ride in my locomotive of the 100-train.

But I also really really like TAC's top 5 this far and am very interested to see his #2 and #1.

[TAC]

Tonight, I've listened to Octavarium, A Change of Seasons and now The Count of Tuscany, on headphones while enjoying a glass of red. All three are wonderful songs while being very different to each other. I ranked all three highly but one of them should have been my number one. Oh, well. There's always next time.

Couldn't agree more with you on this. You took a ride in my locomotive of the 100-train.

But I also really really like TAC's top 5 this far and am very interested to see his #2 and #1.

Thank you!

They are two glorious selections!

[Wim Kruithof]

Thank you!

They are two glorious selections!

I bet you're right. And since your #1's not even listed in the forums list, I will give it some serious time when it's revealed. 'Cause if it is your best of all, it must be worth the time.

[MirrorMask]

I've got six songs in the top 10. And the four that didn't make it, are in the top 20 anyway, with the exception of my #4, The Mirror.

In the span of four placements - actually five - , from 36 to 40 (with an intruder), we can find both my highest ranking non-qualified songs (36 and 40) and my lowest ranking songs that will be in the top 10 (with one possibly top 5), 37 and 39.

[porcacultor]

13. Fatal Tragedy (22nd) The highest-ranking SFAM track in my list! Fantastic. The pinnacle of the album, to me.

12. Scarred (78th) For as much as I love Awake, this isn't one of my favorites, but I still dig it a bunch. I've since learned that it was the first one written for the album (as in the case of many of the band's longer songs, like In the name of Ged [anyone remember that?] and maybe Home if I remember correctly), so they were kind of finding the groove of the rest of the album, I think. Nothing wrong with it by any means.

11. In The Name Of God (9th) Like Jamesman42 said, flawless. Schmedley Wilcox was WORTH IT in my book if it meant getting that cool-ass middle part in the show. Only recently did I hear the Battle Hymn of the Republic part more clearly with decent headphones, that was a huge treat.

Excited for the final 10! I can already say 8 of my personal top 10 made the list so far – out of the remaining two, one will definitely make the list and the other will definitely not. Fun stuff!

EDIT: Just did the math and I think I figured out the songs that make up the top 10  I won't post my findings, but it was funny to look at all the notable absences and arrive squarely at a likely top 10. At this point it feels like an easy enough deduction, but I wonder if I'm right or if there are still some surprises to come (I'd say I'm 99% confident though  ). We do like our +9min songs over here at DTF, don't we?

[Revenge319]

6. Illumination Theory (-2)
7. Disappear (+1)
8. Blind Faith (+5)
9. The Glass Prison (+0) - Hasn't changed since my last ranking, but this time around it has been promoted to what I consider the top tier of Dream Theater songs instead of being at the very top of the second tier.
10. The Best of Times (-7)
11. In the Presence of Enemies[/b] (+3)
12. A Nightmare to Remember (-1)
13. Erotomania (-1)
14. Space-Dye Vest (+5)
15. Misunderstood (+1)
16. Finally Free (-6)
17. This Dying Soul (+10)
18. The Shattered Fortress (+6)
21. The Ministry of Lost Souls (-4)
22. The Spirit Carries On (-7)
23. The Silent Man (+0)
24. The Dark Eternal Night (+9)
25. Beyond This Life (+3)
27. In the Name of God (+8)
29. Lines in the Sand (+16)
30. Hell's Kitchen (-8)
32. A View From the Top of the World
33. Surrounded (-12)
34. Outcry (+36)
35. Constant Motion (+29)
36. Fatal Tragedy (+15)
37. A New Beginning (-7)
38. The Great Debate (+0)
39. Pale Blue Dot (-8)
40. Sleeping Giant
41. Endless Sacrifice (+21)
42. The Root of All Evil (-10)
46. Fall Into The Light (-10)
47. Barstool Warrior (-13)
48. The Bigger Picture (+0)
49. The Mirror (+9)
51. Ytse Jam (+4)
52. These Walls (+31)
56. Bridges in the Sky (-10)
58. S2N (+1)
59. The Enemy Inside (-10)
61. Awaken the Master
63. The Gift of Music (-2)
64. As I Am (+16)
65. Strange Deja Vu (+13)
66. Stream of Consciousness (-16)
67. Panic Attack (-15)
68. On the Backs of Angels (+20)
69. 6:00 (+24)
70. Another Day (-27)
71. Transcending Time
73. At Wit's End (-7)
75. Pull Me Under (-1)
77. Hollow Years (-2)
78. The Killing Hand (-37)
80. Wait For Sleep (-23)
83. The Dance of Eternity (+12)
84. This is the Life (-12)
87. A Fortune in Lies (+18)
88. I Walk Beside You (+31)
89. Never Enough (-18)
90. Wither (-4)
93. Vacant (+4)
94. Through Her Eyes (-13)
97. Innocence Faded (-8)
98. Lie (+19)
100. Our New World (+3)
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105. Answering the Call
109. The Alien
112. Beneath the Surface (-2)
113. Under A Glass Moon (+10)
116. Caught in a Web (+14)
122. Lost Not Forgotten (-9)
123. Behind the Veil (-2)
124. Peruvian Skies (+2)
126. Take the Time (+10) - I think I finally get this song. The samples are kind of weird, but other than that there's a lot of cool stuff here that I never seemed to notice until recently. There's a lot of better Dream Theater songs out there, but the next time we do one of these, Take the Time might make my Top 100.
130. The Looking Glass (+1)
131. Forsaken (-4)
137. Sacrificed Sons (-15)
139. Only a Matter of Time (-10)
141. Lifting Shadows Off A Dream (-25)
142. Afterlife (-7)
143. One Last Time (-4)
145. Scarred (-17) - I've never been a huge fan of Scarred or anything, but this seems way too low of a ranking. Probably a mistake on my part.
147. Surrender to Reason (-10)
148. New Millennium (-8)
149. Honor Thy Father (-7)
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Unranked: To Live Forever, Raise the Knife

I'm pretty sure at this point, my whole Top 20 will make the countdown. Could've been my Top 40, but there's no way my #28 makes the top ten.

[Wim Kruithof]

EDIT: Just did the math and I think I figured out the songs that make up the top 10  I won't post my findings, but it was funny to look at all the notable absences and arrive squarely at a likely top 10. At this point it feels like an easy enough deduction, but I wonder if I'm right or if there are still some surprises to come (I'd say I'm 99% confident though  ). We do like our +9min songs over here at DTF, don't we?

9/10 I am absolutely positive about, but it's that 10th one I can't get my finger 'round for sure...

[Wim Kruithof]

Shame on me for the one I couldn't get my finger 'round.

The 10 remaining songs are mine #47 / #26 / #21 / #20 / #19 / #11 / #5 / #3 / #2 and #1. I am really curious how it will unfold.

[Indiscipline]

Fatal Tragedy: 26. The SFAM showcase song.

Scarred: 2. And it's only number 2 because number 1 is THE perfect song.

In the Name of God: 50. Love every section, and every section needs a bit of editing.

The Score so far:

2 - Scarred
3 - The Spirit Carries On
4 - Lines in the Sand
5 - In the Presence of Enemies
7 - Misunderstood
9 - Space-Dye Vest
11 - Beyond This Life
14 - Stream of Consciousness
16 - Under a Glass Moon
17 - Bridges in the Sky
19 - Illumination Theory
21 - A New Beginning
23 - Disappear
24 - Pull Me Under
25 - Surrounded
26 - Fatal Tragedy
27 - The Best of Times
28 - Outcry
31 - Erotomania
32 - Strange Deja-Vu
33 - Surrender to Reason
34 - Take the Time
35 - Finally Free
36 - This Is the Life
38 - Hell's Kitchen
42 - Another Day
43 - One Last Time
45 - Vacant
46 - The Gift of Music
47 - Beneath the Surface
48 - The Silent Man
50 - In the Name of God
54 - Peruvian Skies
55 - The Dance of Eternity
56 - The Bigger Picture
61 - Wait for Sleep
64 - Blind Faith
65 - Pale Blue Dot
68 - Our New World
69 - Overture 1928
70 - Innocence Faded
71 - Behind the Veil
72 - The Looking Glass
76 - Lifting Shadows Off a Dream
77 - At Wit's End
78 - Lie
79 - Hollow Years
87 - Ytse Jam
88 - The Mirror
89 - Through Her Eyes
90 - Lost Not Forgotten
91 - 6:00
92 - The Killing Hand
93 - Endless Sacrifice
95 - Barstool Warrior
96 - Fall Into the Light
97 - A Fortune in Lies

Not Ranked: 33

[MirrorMask]

EDIT: Just did the math and I think I figured out the songs that make up the top 10  I won't post my findings, but it was funny to look at all the notable absences and arrive squarely at a likely top 10. At this point it feels like an easy enough deduction, but I wonder if I'm right or if there are still some surprises to come (I'd say I'm 99% confident though  ). We do like our +9min songs over here at DTF, don't we?

9/10 I am absolutely positive about, but it's that 10th one I can't get my finger 'round for sure...

It's like this, in nuggetz form: 0, 2, 1, (1), 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1.

[jingle.boy]

EDIT: Just did the math and I think I figured out the songs that make up the top 10  I won't post my findings, but it was funny to look at all the notable absences and arrive squarely at a likely top 10. At this point it feels like an easy enough deduction, but I wonder if I'm right or if there are still some surprises to come (I'd say I'm 99% confident though  ). We do like our +9min songs over here at DTF, don't we?

9/10 I am absolutely positive about, but it's that 10th one I can't get my finger 'round for sure...

It's like this, in nuggetz form: 0, 2, 1, (1), 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1.

You missed a 0 in there.  And technically, four 0s at the end 

Should be 0, 2, 1, (1), 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0.

[MirrorMask]

My bad, I fell off my train of thought 

[Jamesman42]

I just figured out the top 10, didn't realize the first "1" in that list had a consensus top 10 song, but I could see why now.

[TAC]

There's one song in the Top 10 that I didn't rank.

[ReaperKK]

Felt like only doing two today

10. The Count Of Tuscany
Highest Finish: 2 (CanuckChum, geeeemo, Jim-Xtreme)
Number of Lists appeared on: 64 (Adami, Animal, Awaken, axeman90210, Ben_Jamin, bosk1, CanuckChum, CharlesPL, Cool Chris, Dave_Manchester, devieira73, Dittomist, DragonAttack, Dream Team, DTwwbwMP, Evermind, Fonzie, geeeemo, Indiscipline, Jamesman42, jammindude, jeff_kinsley, JiM-Xtreme, jingle.boy, jonny108, JPZealot, KevShmev, King Puppies and the Acid Guppies, Lethean, lightningbolt, lucasembarbosa, mariner, Metro, MirrorMask, Mladen, MoraWintersoul, Mosh, MustActFastToCoverUp, nobloodyname, NoFred, OpenYourEyes311, Peter Mc, pg1067, PixelDream, Podaar, porcacultor, ReaperKK, ReaPsTA, Revenge319, romdrums, Setlist Scotty, Stadler, SwedishGoose, TAC, The Realm, Toro, Trav86, twosuitsluke, Vmadera00, WardySI, weirdo, Wim Kruithof, wolfking, Zydar)

Happy to see this song placed as high as it did. I'm also incredibly happy to have seen this song live twice. 

09. Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
Highest Finish: 1 (bosk1, Lethean, OpenYourEyes311, Podaar, SwedishGoose)
Number of Lists appeared on: 60 (Adami, Animal, Awaken, axeman90210, Ben_Jamin, bosk1, CanuckChum, CharlesPL, Dave_Manchester, devieira73, Dittomist, DragonAttack, Dream Team, DTwwbwMP, energythief, Fonzie, geeeemo, hefdaddy42, Indiscipline, Jamesman42, jammindude, jeff_kinsley, JiM-Xtreme, jingle.boy, jonny108, JPZealot, KevShmev, King Puppies and the Acid Guppies, Lethean, lightningbolt, lucasembarbosa, mariner, Metro, MirrorMask, Mladen, MoraWintersoul, Mosh, MustActFastToCoverUp, nobloodyname, OpenYourEyes311, Peter Mc, pg1067, PixelDream, Podaar, porcacultor, ReaPsTA, Revenge319, romdrums, Stadler, SwedishGoose, The Realm, Toro, Trav86, twosuitsluke, Vmadera00, WardySI, weirdo, Wim Kruithof, wolfking, Zydar)

I'm honestly surprised to see the song break the top 10. I knew it would be high but not this high. Personally I never listen to this song or any parts of it. It's not bad but I don't connect with it.

[TAC]

10. The Count Of Tuscany
Highest Finish: 2 (CanuckChum, geeeemo, Jim-Xtreme)
Number of Lists appeared on: 64 (Adami, Animal, Awaken, axeman90210, Ben_Jamin, bosk1, CanuckChum, CharlesPL, Cool Chris, Dave_Manchester, devieira73, Dittomist, DragonAttack, Dream Team, DTwwbwMP, Evermind, Fonzie, geeeemo, Indiscipline, Jamesman42, jammindude, jeff_kinsley, JiM-Xtreme, jingle.boy, jonny108, JPZealot, KevShmev, King Puppies and the Acid Guppies, Lethean, lightningbolt, lucasembarbosa, mariner, Metro, MirrorMask, Mladen, MoraWintersoul, Mosh, MustActFastToCoverUp, nobloodyname, NoFred, OpenYourEyes311, Peter Mc, pg1067, PixelDream, Podaar, porcacultor, ReaperKK, ReaPsTA, Revenge319, romdrums, Setlist Scotty, Stadler, SwedishGoose, TAC, The Realm, Toro, Trav86, twosuitsluke, Vmadera00, WardySI, weirdo, Wim Kruithof, wolfking, Zydar)

09. Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
Highest Finish: 1 (bosk1, Lethean, OpenYourEyes311, Podaar, SwedishGoose)
Number of Lists appeared on: 60 (Adami, Animal, Awaken, axeman90210, Ben_Jamin, bosk1, CanuckChum, CharlesPL, Dave_Manchester, devieira73, Dittomist, DragonAttack, Dream Team, DTwwbwMP, energythief, Fonzie, geeeemo, hefdaddy42, Indiscipline, Jamesman42, jammindude, jeff_kinsley, JiM-Xtreme, jingle.boy, jonny108, JPZealot, KevShmev, King Puppies and the Acid Guppies, Lethean, lightningbolt, lucasembarbosa, mariner, Metro, MirrorMask, Mladen, MoraWintersoul, Mosh, MustActFastToCoverUp, nobloodyname, OpenYourEyes311, Peter Mc, pg1067, PixelDream, Podaar, porcacultor, ReaPsTA, Revenge319, romdrums, Stadler, SwedishGoose, The Realm, Toro, Trav86, twosuitsluke, Vmadera00, WardySI, weirdo, Wim Kruithof, wolfking, Zydar)

I had The Count Of Tuscany at #6.
This song keeps climbing over time. Just a tremendous piece of music. And it's middle section actually has something to do with the actual song. James kills on the outro. Amazing!

I had Six Degrees On Inner Turbulence as Not Rated.
Seriously, it's 40 minutes of...nothing. If it was broken up into individual tracks, the only thing I would've rated would've been Solitary Shell, probably at around #55-#60ish.
I wish they had made this Disc 1 when they released 6 D's. I think it pales to actual Disc 1.




List                                                    Not Ranked         
100                                                      Wither
99                                                        Vacant
98  6:00                                               Our New World
97                                                        The Looking Glass
96  The Root Of All Evil                          Transcending Time
95  Lie                                                  Behind The Veil
94                                                        New Millenium   
93  Caught In A Web                              Constant Motion
92  The Glass Prison                               The Shattered Fortress
91                                                        To Live Forever
90  Forsaken                                         Answering The Call
89                                                        Honor Thy Father
88                                                        The Silent Man
87                                                        Hell's Kitchen
86  Zydar                                              The Great Debate
85  Pale Blue Dot                                   As I Am
84                                                        Misunderstood
83                                                        The Mirror
82                                                        Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
81
80  Awaken The Master
79  On The Backs Of Angels
78  Stream Of Consciousness
77  A Nightmare To Remember
76  S2N
75  These Walls
74  Afterlife
73  This Is The Life
72  Beyond This Life
71  Pull Me Under
70  One Last Time
69  Surrender Of Reason
68
67
66
65  Sacrificed Sons
64  Beneath The Surface
63  Through Her Eyes
62  The Bigger Picture
61  I Walk Beside You
60  Never Enough
59  A New Beginning
58  Wait For Sleep
57  Illumination Theory
56  The Spirit Carries On
55  Under A Glass Moon
54  Barstool Warrior
53
52  Finally Free
51  Erotomania
50  In The Name Of God
49  Strange Deja Vu
48  Bridges In The Sky
47  Blind Faith
46
45  Overture 1928
44  Panic Attack
43  Innocence Faded
42  The Ministry Of Lost Souls
41  Sleeping Giant
40
39  A View From The Top Of The World
38  At Wits End
37  Fall Into The Light
36  In The Presence Of Enemies
35  The Gift Of Music
34  The Dance Of Eternity
33  Peruvian Skies
32  Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
31  Ytse Jam
30
29
28  The Enemy Inside
27
26  Only A Matter Of Time
25  Surrounded
24  Raise The Knife
23  Hollow Years
22  The Dark Eternal Night
21  Outcry
20  This Dying Soul
19
18  A Fortune In Lies
17
16  The Alien
15  Fatal Tragedy
14  The Best Of Times
13  Endless Sacrifice
12
11  Lost Not Forgotten.
10  Take The Time
9
8  Lines In The Sand
7  Disappear
6  The Count Of Tuscany
5  Space Dye Vest
4  The Killing Hand
3  Scarred
2
1




73-19

[ReaperKK]

I completely agree with you Tim about SDOIT. I'm also bummed it was the song for Score. I get why it happened but most of SDOIT was on L@B.

[Zydar]

The Count Of Tuscany - 67

I maybe should have had this a bit higher, but I've never been too overly crazy about this song.

Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence - 10

Ah here we go. The big song, with lots of awesomeness throughout. About To Crash and Solitary Shell are my favourites here, but the whole thing is just great. Goodnight Kiss is beautiful too.

[axeman90210]

We're in the endgame now.

The Count of Tuscany- My #19. Yes, the lyrics are cheesy af. No, that doesn't change the fact that a lot of the music is really cool. As much as I'm down on the last couple of albums from the first Portnoy era, they certainly ended it on a high note.

Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence- I had this back at #49. It's good, it's got some great moments, but I don't think it's great overall. I also don't usually think of it as one song. I know that's what the band says it is and so that's what it is, but it feels structured way more like a suite of distinct songs in my personal opinion.

[SwedishGoose]

And here we have it, my number 1.
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence was my highest ranked song. The overture sets the stage perfectly for epic into the mind. The suite contains a bit of everything Dream Theater is about in my view. At parts beautiful and moving at parts hard and heavy at parts epic and theatrical. So many great parts in this.... some favorites Solitary Shell, War Inside My Head, The Test That Stumped Them All and of course the goosebump inducing Goodnight Kiss and then finishing on Losing Time, Grand Finale.... I love every minute of it. Dream Theater at their best.
The Count of Tuscany ended up at 56th place. It's not a bad song but in this case it would have climbed a bit with better lyrics. Musically I like it a lot but lyrically I cringe each time unfortunately.



My ranking so far

1 Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (9)
5 Take the Time (17)
6 Another Day (38)
7 Space-Dye Vest (30)
8 One Last Time (46)
11 The Dance of Eternity (33)
12 The Spirit Carries On (26)
13 Surrounded (20)
16 Pull Me Under (14)
17 The Mirror (27)
18 Finally Free (19)
19 The Silent Man (66)
20 Illumination Theory (25)
21 Caught In a Web (51)
22 6:00 (34)
24 Scarred  (12)
25 Fatal Tragedy  (13)
27 Wait For Sleep (44t)
28 Through Her Eyes  (74)
32 Awaken the Master (81)
33 Sleeping Giant (85)
35 Beyond This Life (24)
36 Strange Deja Vu (18)
37 Our New World (93)
38 Innocence Faded (42)
40 Lifting Shadows Off a Dream (35)
41 A View from the Top of the World (49t)
44 The Great Debate (53)
45 To Live Forever (76)
46 Under a Glass Moon (16)
47 Lie (47t)
48 Erotomania (40)
50 Answering the Call (75)
54 Beneath the Surface (64)
56 The Count of Tuscany (10)
57 Pale Blue Dot (62)
59 Transcending Time (90)
63 Bridges In the Sky (23)
64 Sacrificed Sons (63)
65 The Looking Glass (92)
66 Hollow Years (59)
61 At Wit's End ( 37)
62 Stream of Consciousness  (39)
73 As I Am (43)
74 The Root of All Evil(36)
75 The Alien (69)
77 A Nightmare To Remember (49t)
78 Misunderstood (31)
81 Behind the Veil (89)
86 Peruvian Skies (44t)
87 Surrender To Reason (83)
88 Ytse Jam (67)
89 Forsaken (95)
90 The Glass Prison (15)
91. The Gift of Music (98)
94. Never Enough (100)
96 Endless Sacrifice (29)
99 These Walls (54)
100 Honor Thy Father (71)


Highest ranker of
8 One Last Time (46), 1 Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (9)

Not rated
Wither (99), Vacant (97), Afterlife (96), S2N (94), A New Beginning (91), This is the Life (88), New Millennium (87), Constant Motion (86), The Enemy Inside (84), Only a Matter of Time (82), I Walk Beside You (80), The Shattered Fortress (79), A Fortune In Lies (78), The Best Of Times (78), Lost Not Forgotten (73), Fall Into the Light (72), The Dark Eternal Night (70), The Killing Hand (68), Raise The Knife (65), The Ministry of Lost Souls (61), The Bigger Picture (60), Outcry (58),  Hell's Kitchen (57), On The Backs Of Angels (56), Panic Attack (55), Barstool Warrior (52), This Dying Soul (47t), Disappear (41), Overture 1928 (32), Lines In The Sand (28), In the Presence of Enemies (22),  Blind Faith (21), In the Name of God (11)

Rated: 56
Not rated: 33

[Mladen]

The Count of Tuscany was my #27. Despite its silly lyrics, musically it's just breathtaking. I also had the privilege to see it live a couple of times.

Six degrees of inner turbulence was my #51. The reason it didn't rank higher probably lies in the fact that I hardly ever listen to the studio version. The Score performance is where it's at. I'm not a fan of the Overture, and some of the bits are better than others, but overall, it's still great.

[Fonzie]

6 DOIT. 57. And that’s generous really. Rarely listen to it, and when I do a lot of it is a slog. The overture is disney cheese, and completely lacks the excitement that O2928 generates.


The Count. My number 4.
Just. Brilliant. My favourite JLB performance.
Distinguished accent, sucking on a pipe! It’s fucking brilliant!

4/5 of my top 5 have now gone.

[Wim Kruithof]

The Count of Tuscany is without a doubt one of their most beautiful songs, where the lyrics warps back on an actual encounter Petrucci had in Tuscany. Not topnotch, but the melody is so good, it doesn't matter at all. I really think LaBrie's outro is wunderful and among his very best performances. I saw it twice here in the Netherlands... and both time - next to The Ministry - is was the most goose-bumping moment of the whole evening. Also the Daily Doug did his very best reactionvideo on The Count, he definitely drilled a new depth for me on this epic.

Since we know who claim the remaining spots, I completed the list with those doesn't ranked...

100: Untethered Angel
099: Anna Lee
098: A Savior In the Square
097: Invisible Monster
096: Beyond This Life    72
095: I Walk Beside You     15
094: S2n     spot on
093: Never Enough     7
092: The Great Debate     39
091: Caught In a Web     40
090: The Alien     21
089: Only a Matter of Time     7
088: Surrender to Reason     5
087: Forsaken     8
086: Through Her Eyes     12
085: The Silent Man     19
084: Constant Motion     2
083: Fall Into the Light     11
082: The Best of Times     5
081: Repentance
080: Wait for Sleep     36
079: On the Backs of Angels     23
078: Behind the Veil     11
077: Afterlife     19
076: Hollow Years     17
075: Ravenskill
074: Sacrified Sons     9
073: 6:00     39
072: Erotomania     32
071: Prophets of War
070: These Walls     16
069: Innocence Faded     27
068: The Enemy Inside     15
067: Pale Blue Dot     3
066: Fatal Tragedy     53
065: Another Day     27
064: Pull Me Under     50
063: Disappear     22
062: Peruvian Skies     18
061: Misunderstood     30
060: A Fortune in Lies     18
059: Hell's Kitchen     2
058: Status Seeker
057: A Rite of Passage
056: A Nightmare to Remember     6
055: Blind Faith     34
054: The Looking Glass     38
053: Raise the Knife     12
052: Under a Glass Moon     36
051: Panic Attack     5
050: Wither     49
049: Lifting Shadows Off a Dream     14
048: Transcending Time     42
047:
046: Barstool Warrior     6
045: The Root of All Evil     9
044: Ytse Jam     23
043: The Spirit Carries On     17
042: The Killing Hand     26
041: Sleeping Giant     44
040: Answering the Call     45
039: Another Hand - The Killing Hand
038: The Dance of Eternity     5
037: The Bigger Picture     23
036: Lines In the Sand     8
035: Bombay Vindaloo
034: As I Am     9
033: At Wit's End   4
032: Another Won
031: Endless Sacrifice     2
030: Space-Dye Vest     spot on
029: Awaken the Master     52
028: Stream of Conciousness     11
027: Honor Thy Father     44
026:
025: Lie     22
024: One Last Time     22
023: In the Name of God     12
022: Finally Free     3
021:
020:
019:
018: Outcry     47
017: Beneath the Surface     49
016: The Shattered Fortress     63
015: The Mirror     12
014: This Dying Soul     33
013: The Glass Prison     2
012: Bridges In the Sky     11
011:
010: The Ministry of Lost Souls     51
009: Scarred     3
008: Surrounded     12
007: A View From the Top of the World     42
006: In the Presence of Enemies     16
005: Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence     4
004: Illumination Theory     21 highest
003: The Count of Tuscany     7
002:
001:

not ranked: 12 The Gift of Music / Vacant / Our New World / A New Beginning / This Is the Life / New Millennium / To Live Forever / Lost Not Forgotten / The Dark Eternal Night / Overture 1928 / Strange Deja Vu / Take the Time

[Wim Kruithof]

I had Six Degrees On Inner Turbulence as Not Rated.
Seriously, it's 40 minutes of...nothing.

Ouch Tim, that hurts. When it comes to lyrics, this conceptual wonderpiece is their very best.

[TAC]

I had Six Degrees On Inner Turbulence as Not Rated.
Seriously, it's 40 minutes of...nothing.

Ouch Tim, that hurts. When it comes to lyrics, this conceptual wonderpiece is their very best.

Hah!

I mean, if there's wonderful lyrics played over music that doesn't do anything, it's hard to really appreciate them.

[Cool Chris]

The Count of Tuscany 70 Wow guys top 10? There's some good stuff here, but it loses itself among everything that isn't.

Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence NR I can't sum up my feelings better than TAC did.