Systematic Chaos Songs (DT)

Which is your favourite song on Systematic Chaos?

Edited by WaywardSon - June 29 2007 at 20:46

The Dark Eternal Night...I fail to see what the big deal about "ministry of lost souls" is. It's one of there weakest tracks ever..in my opinion of course.

Not trying to be different, but I voted for "Repentance" for a couple of reasons. As a continuation of MP's AA Suite, it's a GREAT song, and as the other 3 have been before it, it's very full of feeling and emotion, lyrically and musically to match. Also, it's such an unexpected delight from the masters of progressive metal. It's ballad-y, like "The Ministry Of Lost Souls" but has that Pink Floyd/Porcupine Tree touch to it which I enjoy, and is less like anything they've done before than TMOLS. "The Dark Eternal Night" is pretty good, but is still very much expected from them, IMO, which doesn't detract from it. On the contrary, I think TDEN is a good song which a wicked solo section, but I think it's just more of what came from the previous two albums.

"Repentance" for the win, because it's something fresh for the band, and I enjoy the use of mellotron, as well as the chord progressions at the end of the song. The building crescendo is just bone-chilling, and Mike's voice-over of the Tweleve Promises is so fitting, as are the famous vocal regrets.

-Marc.

I really liked Repentance at first, but not as much now, it drags on around the end, but is still a good song.  My favorites are Forsaken, The Dark Eternal Night, and Prophets of War.  I'm not sure which I'd pick though. 

Ministry Of Lost Souls for me

Ministry of the Lost Souls for me as well. It's a good song up until about 6:00 in, as LaBrie's lines get more and powerful, at which point the song becomes fantastic. THe instrumental section and outro are awesome. The only thing that bugs me is that they had to bring the chorus back again at the end of the song; they could have been a little more creative than that.

Edited by Moatilliatta - June 30 2007 at 13:33

Do I have to pick just one? I love all of them, and it's not fair that ITPOE was left out, because I would have voted for part 2. I voted for Forsaken, by the way, because it blows my mind the first time I heard it. The simple arrangement makes it stand out among the other tracks. One of Petrucci's best solo.  

Ministry of Lost Souls is awesome, second to In the presence of enemies, though.

Repentance is also great.

Ministry of Lost Souls just ahead of Repentance. was really hard to sepperate these two as they are both great songs.

Ministry of Lost Souls. It's perfect