For the most part I was very happy with the results of this countdown! Great job everyone! I was originally going to make a 10 Things That Disappointed Me list, but after comparing my 100 choices to the final countdown, I could only come up with 5 legitimate miscarriages of justices worth pointing out.
1. ANNA LEE IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND!!!
I did not see this coming. I was extremely confident this beautiful song was going to get the respect it deserves until we had only 25 spots left and then I started to worry. I've always loved it and had it at #21.
2. ASTONISHING STUCK IN THE '90s
It was disappointing that the highest ranked Astonishing song was at #91, but not a surprise because I understand that the Astonishing songs are polarizing and also difficult to rank. However, I feel that songs like Ravenskill (which I had at #39) and Losing Faythe (43) did enough to stand out from the crowded pack, and so I was hoping they would appear as well. A New Beginning should have at least made the top 50--that song is incredible.
3. HOME IN THE TOP FIVE
I like Home a lot but top 5 Dream Theater songs?! #54 would have been a more suitable placement.
4. FALL INTO THE LIGHT FELL SO FAR
This is one of my favorite songs from the Mangini-era and I was shocked that it didn't do better. It was #20 for me.
5. ANOTHER D/T GRIEVENCE
The mediocre Barstool Warrior gets #51 and the spectacular Out of Reach doesn't even make the Top 100?! Call it bad luck, call it fate, call it DTF members drinking too much, or not drinking enough, while using the ranker
Thank you very much, ReaperKK, for running this countdown and for doing such a tremendous job. It was exciting to see the results every morning!