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Poll Question: Images & Words or SFAM?
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Points: 1754 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 06 2013 at 21:53
Originally posted by Sumdeus Sumdeus wrote:

Originally posted by jude111 jude111 wrote:

The one with Comfortably Numb on it.


is this a real thing? they actually covered it?

I was joking Wink
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Originally posted by jude111 jude111 wrote:

The one with Comfortably Numb on it.


is this a real thing? they actually covered it?
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The one with Comfortably Numb on it.
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The conceptual nature of SFAM gives it the edge
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SFAM is really the only DT I listen to anymore on purpose.

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Oooooh, this is a toughie. I'm a die-hard DT fan, and these are both excellent, excellent albums. Now, SFAM has such variation and the concept is very superb. However, I feel like it gets a little cheesy at times (The Spirit Carries On, anyone?). I&W, on the other hand, is just balls-out prog metal with some great power ballads. Plus, Metropolis Pt 1 is by far my favorite DT song next to Octavarium and The Count of Tuscany. So in conclusion, I&W is the clear winner even though SFAM is very good also.
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Originally posted by Wanorak Wanorak wrote:

Metropolis 2. I don't like Images and Words. I much prefer Awake!
me too ( I actually got a PM from admin asking why I gave Images and Words only 2 starsLOL)
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I discovered DT with Images and Words and became hooked for a long time, and it has the additional value of its historical significance, it sort of created a genre, which deserves my respect. However by now, although I still love half of it (from Metropolis till the end) the first half of the album has started to sound dated, too hair-metal or too cheesy.
 
As a whole I think that Scenes From A Memory is a more accomplished work.
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SFAM quite easily for me. Images And Words if Ok but nothing special.
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Images and Words aka the only reason why I like Dream Theater. SFAM starts out great, but goes south from "Beyond This Life" onwards. And the concept strikes me as an unnecessarily convoluted story about nothing in particular.
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When Petrucci and Rudess pass their solos back and fourth with Myung's tight ass bass lines in the second half of Beyond this Life, I realize why people love this band so much. Then Through Her Eyes starts and I feel like killing myself. Either way, Scenes from a memory
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Scenes.  More varied and better composed, with one of the best concepts ever created for a prog album.
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Metropolis Pt. 2
Nothing can last
there are no second chances.
Never give a day away.
Always live for today.


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Points: 166183 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 02 2013 at 21:18
Tough question.

I'll go with I&W.
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Metropolis 2. I don't like Images and Words. I much prefer Awake!
A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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where's the "dream theater? please, no" option? :P
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Points: 6632 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 02 2013 at 21:01
A simple and tough question! I'll vote for Images And Words, I think the melodies are a little better.
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Points: 1708 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 02 2013 at 18:39
It's a tough choice but I'd pick SFAM by a hair every time - it's always been my favorite, and I'm a sucker for concept albums.
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Points: 12816 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 02 2013 at 18:29
Don't really know. I really like DT a lot, but both albums have many songs that I love, and many others that I just don't care about. I guess I could say I like them both about the same.
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