Dream Theater/Awesome Music

Let the Scenes of Memories to fly with the Majesty of the Theater of Dreams.

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• "The Ytse Jam". A Sdrawkcab Name and Meaningful Name for an awesome instrumental.
• Images and Words.
  • Especially "Metropolis", especially Myung's bass solo from "Metropolis, Pt. 1".
  • "Learning to Live", from this album. Special emphasis on Labrie's epic F#5 note.
  • PULL ME UNDER, PULL ME UNDER, PULL ME UNDER I'M NOT AFRAID... It's telling that it was released in a compilation called Dream Theater's Greatest Hit (and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs).
  • "Under a Glass Moon" seems to be pretty forgotten...unfortunate, as it's an incredibly epic song that ranks up there with the likes of "Pull Me Under" and "Metropolis Part 1".
• While split up in three parts, the "A Mind Beside Itself" suite ("Erotomania"-"Voices"-"The Silent Man") is pure sheer of awesome.
  • And "Lifting Shadows Off A Dream".
• "A Change of Seasons": 23 minutes of awesomeness talking about the cycle of life itself.
• From the not-so-loved Falling Into Infinity, we have the 12 beautiful minutes of "Trial of Tears".
  • WEL-COME-IN-A-NEW-MI-LE-NNI-UM-!!
  • "Hollow Years" is a pretty good song on the album. Then there's this live version, particularly the extended guitar solo in the middle.
• Also the entirety of Metropolis Part II: Scenes From A Memory.
  • "Overture 1928", while not the longest or flashiest song technically, does an amazing job of mashing up the melodies of the other songs on the album in a way that feels completely natural and is completely unnoticeable.
  • "The Dance of Eternity", which has one hundred and six time signature changes in six minutes. Both Myung and Portnoy deserve mention.
• "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence": One song, eight parts and 42 minutes of awesome. For maximum awesomeness, listen to all of the parts non-stop (if necessary, take a music-editing program and edit all the song parts together) for an absolutely epic joyride.
  • Off that album "The Glass Prison" deserves a special mention. The intro alone - which is admittedly quite long, but it is Dream Theater - is more awesome than some bands cram into one album.
• The Darker and Edgier Train Of Thought gives us "This Dying Soul", the second part of Mike's Twelve-Step Suite.
  • "Stream of Consciousness".
• "Octavarium" is widely considered to be one of their most epic songs. It is a 24-minute, 5-movement suite which ties the whole album together.
  • "Panic Attack"'s bassline, that is all.
  • From that very album, "These Walls", while not quite on the same incredible level as the titular track, is a fantastic, beautiful song on its own.
  • Two words: "Sacrificed Sons". Especially the second half of the song.
• The second act of their 20th anniversary concert features them playing with a full symphony orchestra. If you think DT is awesome per se, then wait until you hear "Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence" and "Octavarium".
  • And for that matter, "Metropolis". It is the greatest possible way to finish an album ever.
• "In the Presence of Enemies", both parts.
  • "Constant Motion", one of Dream Theater's few singles, combines the speed of thrash metal with the technicality that is their hallmark, with a refrain worthy of power metal. "Forevermore! Into the night, blistering!"
  • "The Dark Eternal Night"
  • "The Ministry of Lost Souls" is an epic Tear Jerker.
• Quite a few fans had doubts about whether they could still be good after Mike Portnoy's departure. And then "On the Backs of Angels" was released.
  • Three words: "Breaking All Illusions".

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