MrKnickerbocker
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Tough choice, because I love Learning to Live, but ACOS is all of Dream Theater encompassed in one track.
DREAM THEATER SURVIVOR 2016: Results -> A Change Of Seasons wins!
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Tough choice, because I love Learning to Live, but ACOS is all of Dream Theater encompassed in one track.
Easy choice. Thanks to Metropolis voters for making this easy for me. The instrumental sections in ACOS (minus the great JP guitar solo toward the end) keep it from being top 5 DT for me. Meh solos and low effort riffing. Everything around it is top tier DT though.
JudasMyGuide
The resident reactionary recalcitrant
Metropolis is out? Of these three? 
Learning to Live. LEARNING TO LIVE.
DIE, LTL! DIE AND FU**ING ROT! SO*DING, CU*TING SH*TE!
DIE, LTL! DIE AND FU**ING ROT! SO*DING, CU*TING SH*TE!
Lampwick 43
Barstool Warrior
Two very worthy contenders, but ACOS is in a class all by itself.
How did ACOS get from being tied for elimination with Octavarium to destroying both Metropolis and LTL?
MrKnickerbocker
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Don't ask questions, Evil Abed, they lead to The Dark Side.
Vote if you haven't, because this is ending tonight, albums game is starting and also...
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Sabaton starts...
Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
Agree. I still prefer the production of Falling Into Infinity. What drum sound!
EDIT: as far as the game is concerned, why choose the winner since we have DT's very best moment here?
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Top 10
01. A Change Of Seasons ◄0
02. Learning To Live ◄0
03. Metropolis, Part 1 - The Miracle & The Sleeper ▲1
04. Octavarium ▲2
05. The Glass Prison ▼2
06. Blind Faith ▼1
07. Home ▲2
08. Breaking All Illusions ▼1
09. Trial Of Tears ●new
10. Stream Of Consciousness ●new
Out of the Top 10:
In The Name Of God (#8)
The Mirror (#10)
A Fortune In Lies (2)
Status Seeker (1)
The Ytse Jam (2+2)
The Killing Hand (2+1)
Light Fuse & Get Away (1)
Afterlife (2+6)
The Ones Who Help To Set The Sun (1)
Only A Matter Of Time (2)
Another Won (1)
Pull Me Under (5)
Another Day (5)
Take The Time (10+6)
Surrounded (5)
Metropolis, Part 1 - The Miracle & The Sleeper (10+11)
Under A Glass Moon (10)
Wait For Sleep (2)
Learning To Live (10+12)
To Live Forever (1)
6:00 (2)
Caught In A Web (3)
Innocence Faded (1)
Erotomania (6+5)
Voices (6+3)
The Silent Man (2)
The Mirror (6+8)
Lie (2)
Lifting Shadows Off A Dream (3)
Scarred (6)
Space-Dye Vest (6)
Eve (1)
New Millennium (2)
You Not Me (1)
Peruvian Skies (3)
Hollow Years (4+5)
Burning My Soul (1)
Hell's Kitchen (2)
Lines In The Sand (4+8)
Take Away My Pain (1)
Just Let Me Breathe (1)
Anna Lee (2)
Trial Of Tears (4+8)
The Way It Used To Be (1)
Raise The Knife (2)
A Change Of Seasons (4+15)
Regression (1)
Overture 1928 (2)
Strange Déjà Vu (3)
Through My Words (1)
Fatal Tragedy (6+6)
Beyond This Life (2)
Through Her Eyes (1)
Home (6+13)
The Dance Of Eternity (6)
One Last Time (1)
The Spirit Carries On 4)
Finally Free (6+8)
The Glass Prison (2+9)
Blind Faith (2+8)
Misunderstood (2)
The Great Debate (2)
Disappear (1)
Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence (2+3)
As I Am (2)
This Dying Soul (8)
Endless Sacrifice (8+3)
Honor Thy Father (8)
Vacant (1)
Stream Of Consciousness (8+10)
In The Name Of God (8+3)
The Root Of All Evil (1+1)
The Answer Lies Within (1)
These Walls (1)
I Walk Beside You (1)
Panic Attack (1+2)
Never Enough (1)
Sacrificed Sons (1)
Octavarium (1+10)
In The Presence Of Enemies (1+2)
Forsaken (1)
Constant Motion (1)
The Dark Eternal Night (1+2)
Repentance (1)
Prophets Of War (1)
The Ministry Of Lost Souls (1+1)
A Nightmare To Remember (2+2)
A Rite Of Passage (2)
Wither (1)
The Shattered Fortress (2+1)
The Best Of Times (2)
The Count Of Tuscany (2+3)
Raw Dog (1)
On The Backs Of Angels (4+3)
Build Me Up, Break Me Down (1)
Lost Not Forgotten (2)
This Is The Life (1)
Bridges In The Sky (4+2)
Outcry (4+2)
Far From Heaven (1)
Breaking All Illusions (4+9)
Beneath The Surface (3)
False Awakening Suite (1)
The Enemy Inside (2)
The Looking Glass (2+3)
Enigma Machine (1)
The Bigger Picture (2+2)
Behind The Veil (2)
Surrender To Reason (1)
Along For The Ride (1)
Illumination Theory (2+3)
Dystopian Overture (3+1)
The Gift Of Music (3+1)
The Answer (1)
A Better Life (3)
Lord Nafaryus (3)
A Savior In The Square (1)
When Your Time Has Come (2)
Act Of Faythe (1)
Three Days (3+1)
Brother, Can You Hear Me (1)
A Life Left Behind (3+1)
Ravenskill (2)
Chosen (1)
A Tempting Offer (1)
The X Aspect (1)
A New Beginning (3)
The Road To Revolution (3)
2285 Entr'acte (3)
Moment Of Betrayal (3+1)
Heaven's Cove (2)
Begin Again (2)
The Path That Divides (2)
The Walking Shadow (2)
My Last Farewell (2)
Losing Faythe (1)
Whispers On The Wind (1)
Hymn Of A Thousand Voices (1)
Our New World (3+1)
Astonishing (3+1)
Thanks to all the voters! This game was super sweet for sure. My most successful Survivor and most popular non-Maiden Survivor ever 
Loved all the long posts and analysis, those will be really hard for me to top in another game. I'm satisfied with the results although lots of my favorites were eliminated. Solid Top 10 with only one stinker (Blind Faith).
Loved all the long posts and analysis, those will be really hard for me to top in another game. I'm satisfied with the results although lots of my favorites were eliminated. Solid Top 10 with only one stinker (Blind Faith).
JudasMyGuide
The resident reactionary recalcitrant
Thanks a lot for hosting, NP. I am not satisfied, but that's hardly surprising. If Blind Faith got to No 2 I would be fine with ACOS winning. The fact LTL even got into top 10 made me die a little deep inside.
MrKnickerbocker
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Cheers for hosting, NP! ACOS is certainly worthy of the top spot, though I would've given it to The Glass Prison. I am satisfied, even though it saddens me that not a single DT ballad made it to the Top Ten - god knows they have many that are worthy.
This game certainly was very in-depth and I loved every second of it. It allowed me to fully analyze each album song by song and listen to them 4-5 times a piece. I am currently doing this same thing in the Opeth survivor, one which I think rivals this survivor in terms of analysis (if not in terms of participation).
Thanks to all the voters! This game was super sweet for sure. My most successful Survivor and most popular non-Maiden Survivor ever
This game certainly was very in-depth and I loved every second of it. It allowed me to fully analyze each album song by song and listen to them 4-5 times a piece. I am currently doing this same thing in the Opeth survivor, one which I think rivals this survivor in terms of analysis (if not in terms of participation).
JudasMyGuide
The resident reactionary recalcitrant
I wouldn't know how to participate, although I wanted to. It's simply almost impossible for me to pick better or worse songs there. Or to really analyse. I've heard Ghost Reveries about 35x since summer (while having it on repeat in my car for some time) and I still don't know what to think or what to say or how even some of the songs actually go. Your analyses help somewhat, though. I'm really looking forward to reading assessments of you lot when you get to the Camel period. I'm also looking forward to re-listening the whole discography again going through the thread and reading all the opinions there. In that regard, doing the same with DT will also be awesome.
Thanks for hosting! Very fun game. My top ten would be different though. Something more like this:
1: Octavarium
2: Scarred
3: Metropolis 1
4: Learning to Live
5: A Change of Seasons
6: Lines In the Sand
7: Under a Glass Moon
8: Illumination Theory
9: Dance of Eternity
10: The Bigger Picture
1: Octavarium
2: Scarred
3: Metropolis 1
4: Learning to Live
5: A Change of Seasons
6: Lines In the Sand
7: Under a Glass Moon
8: Illumination Theory
9: Dance of Eternity
10: The Bigger Picture
Lampwick 43
Barstool Warrior
There were a few songs that got eliminated way to soon, but the right song won in the end, so I can't be too upset. I'm also quite glad Blind Faith made it as far as it did.
Thanks for hosting, Night Prowler!
Thanks for hosting, Night Prowler!
Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
Thanks for this survivor thread.
My top ten would include :
Staples
1. Metropolis Pt.1
2. Learning to Live / ACOS VI-VII medley (OIALT)
3. Voices
4. Take the Time
Changing order possible
5. Hell's Kitchen / Lines in the Sand
6. Caught in a Web
7. Blind Faith
8. To Live Forever
9. Lifting Shadows Off a Dream
10. This Dying Soul
My top ten would include :
Staples
1. Metropolis Pt.1
2. Learning to Live / ACOS VI-VII medley (OIALT)
3. Voices
4. Take the Time
Changing order possible
5. Hell's Kitchen / Lines in the Sand
6. Caught in a Web
7. Blind Faith
8. To Live Forever
9. Lifting Shadows Off a Dream
10. This Dying Soul
MrKnickerbocker
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I wouldn't know how to participate, although I wanted to. It's simply almost impossible for me to pick better or worse songs there. Or to really analyse. I've heard Ghost Reveries about 35x since summer (while having it on repeat in my car for some time) and I still don't know what to think or what to say or how even some of the songs actually go. Your analyses help somewhat, though. I'm really looking forward to reading assessments of you lot when you get to the Camel period. I'm also looking forward to re-listening the whole discography again going through the thread and reading all the opinions there. In that regard, doing the same with DT will also be awesome.
Yeah, you're not the only one. It has taken me about 5 years and many listens to differentiate between Opeth songs. My buddy and I tried to review some of their records for our Facebook page and he simply said, "I've listened to this over and over and I still don't know what song I'm listening to." Opeth is very much like classical music, it takes a lot of time to analyze and appreciate. DT is far more obviously memorable in terms of songwriting because, as crazy as it sounds, they try to make each song individualized. Opeth don't write songs, they write movements.