Author Topic: The Mirror vs Lie (Read 9602 times)

SeRoX · « **Reply #35 on:** November 03, 2009, 05:08:32 AM »

The Mirror by a mile. Vocal style, emotional lyrics, guitar riffs, drums; all of these beat "Lie". Of course I love "lie" but nowhere close to "The Mirror".

ZachyDou · « **Reply #36 on:** November 03, 2009, 06:17:47 AM »

Lie. Its close though.

TheOutlawXanadu · « **Reply #37 on:** November 03, 2009, 07:14:57 AM »

"The Mirror" stomps all over "Lie".

skydivingninja · « **Reply #38 on:** November 03, 2009, 07:23:02 AM »

Lie is a very un-special song to me. The Mirror at least sounds kind of badass, and the SDV bit at the end is cool. So I went with that.

Space Invader · « **Reply #39 on:** November 03, 2009, 08:11:35 AM »

Quote from: axeman90210 on November 02, 2009, 08:52:00 PM

Lie is good, The Mirror is better

Dublagent66 · « **Reply #40 on:** November 03, 2009, 08:15:07 AM »

Both. I like The Mirror for the chunk factor and lyrics. Lie for Petrucci's work, especially the outro solo.

pogoowner · « **Reply #41 on:** November 03, 2009, 09:03:42 AM »

They're both great.

Nick · « **Reply #42 on:** November 03, 2009, 09:05:40 AM »

Like them both, but if I had to give an edge it would be to The Mirror.

bosk1 · « **Reply #43 on:** November 03, 2009, 09:09:46 AM »

Quote from: ariich on November 03, 2009, 12:57:50 AM

Lie...I always assumed it was pretty popular so was pretty surprised to see how many people don't like it.

I wouldn't say there are a lot of people who don't like it. Out of thousands of DT fans, 36 have voted they like The Mirror more, and of those, a far amount have said in the thread that they still like both songs considerably.

In any case, they're both phenominal songs. I prefer The Mirror, but I'll gladly listen to either one at any given moment.

setrataeso · « **Reply #44 on:** November 03, 2009, 10:36:49 AM »

The Mirror

mizzl · « **Reply #45 on:** November 03, 2009, 12:40:18 PM »

Quote from: skydivingninja on November 03, 2009, 07:23:02 AM

Lie is a very un-special song to me. The Mirror at least sounds kind of badass, and the SDV bit at the end is cool. So I went with that.

Pretty much this.

nikatapi · « **Reply #46 on:** November 03, 2009, 01:13:19 PM »

I like the demo version

antigoon · « **Reply #47 on:** November 03, 2009, 07:56:04 PM »

Both awesome songs, and I prefer to listen to them in succession. I guess I like "The Mirror" a tad more, but I voted for "like them both equally" because they're inseparable for me.

Jamariquay · « **Reply #48 on:** November 03, 2009, 10:12:58 PM »

Quote from: antigoon on November 03, 2009, 07:56:04 PM

Both awesome songs, and I prefer to listen to them in succession. I guess I like "The Mirror" a tad more, but I voted for "like them both equally" because they're inseparable for me.

Pretty much this for me as well. I can't think of one without the other.

ytserush · « **Reply #49 on:** November 05, 2009, 04:34:52 PM »

The Mirror.

Lie is my least favorite song on Awake; probably by a sizable margin.

Mr. Ister · « **Reply #50 on:** November 06, 2009, 02:22:37 PM »

The Mirror. Oh, how I would love to be able to sing half as well as James does in The Mirror. His delivery is absolutely perfect. It's such refined rage. Lie isn't bad, but The Mirror sticks out a lot more.

CrimsonSunrise · « **Reply #51 on:** November 06, 2009, 11:54:42 PM »

Now THIS is the first one I couldn't decide...

Zantera · « **Reply #52 on:** November 07, 2009, 06:15:27 AM »

I love them both, The Mirror works as a great "intro" to Lie.

Rafael Guerra · « **Reply #53 on:** November 07, 2009, 06:50:14 AM »

hello Mirror...
yeah, The Mirror for me.

erik16 · « **Reply #54 on:** November 08, 2009, 04:29:45 AM »

The "puppies riff" is awesome, lyrics are better than in Lie, James delivers them well and the SDV reprise is also clever. And the LSFNY version with the Mirror reprise in Lie is the best version. But nevertheless The Mirror and Lie work good when played back to back as well.

EmilSumm · « **Reply #55 on:** November 08, 2009, 07:36:27 AM »

I really like both, but The Mirror wins easily.

abydos · « **Reply #56 on:** November 08, 2009, 04:27:24 PM »

I like them both equally. There was a good amount of time where I thought they were one song when I first was getting into DT. A friend of mine gave me a cassette and since they flow into each other...

fsh3702 · « **Reply #57 on:** November 08, 2009, 10:47:31 PM »

from the poll it seems our sense of art appreciation is more or less the same.

Jamesman42 · « **Reply #58 on:** November 09, 2009, 12:17:39 AM »

The Mirror is better than Lie.

I love the lyrics to Lie, and the vocal delivery.

Also, it's ironically funny that Blob likes The Mirror, even though it contains a bit SDV. I don't know, just made me laugh, for a moment.

But I stopped laughing.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #59 on:** November 09, 2009, 12:30:56 AM »

Quote from: Jamesman on November 09, 2009, 12:17:39 AM

The Mirror is better than Lie.

I love the lyrics to Lie, and the vocal delivery.

Also, it's ironically funny that Blob likes The Mirror, even though it contains a bit SDV. I don't know, just made me laugh, for a moment.

But I stopped laughing.

I have nothing against the main theme of SDV, as long as it's not repeated to death in a slow drone for 7 minutes

ariich · « **Reply #60 on:** November 09, 2009, 01:08:12 AM »

Finally we disagree on something!

Cyglade · « **Reply #61 on:** November 09, 2009, 03:32:30 AM »

I like them both. Although the ending of Lie starts to drift off a bit I still dig it the same.

MykeHavoc · « **Reply #62 on:** November 09, 2009, 10:36:54 AM »

I like them both. The Mirror is superior track musically and lyrically in a matter of substance, but Lie is a great catchy track with a great riff and groove.

Mebert78 · « **Reply #63 on:** November 10, 2009, 11:34:45 AM »

I had to go with "like them both equally." To me, those two songs go together. It's hard for me to separate them.

Aramatheis · « **Reply #64 on:** March 19, 2011, 08:19:34 AM »

Sorry for the late post

Definitely The Mirror. That song is fantastic! I mean, I like Lie and all, but the Mirror kicks it's ass. One of the reasons both songs are so good, IMO, is LaBries kickass vocals all the way through. You can say the lyrics suck, but the delivery definitely does not.

Best part of The Mirror has got to be the reprise of the chorus, at the end of the song, when LaBrie screams out "I'll never hurt you again!" and holds it for what seems like minutes..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u_hjgbJnh0

4:47 - 5:25