DT: Awake vs. Scenes from a Memory
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Topic: DT: Awake vs. Scenes from a Memory
Posted By: fungusucantkill
Subject: DT: Awake vs. Scenes from a Memory
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 19:59
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AWAKE METROPOLIS 2: SCENES FROM A MEMORY ????????????????????????????????????????? -------------  
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 20:20
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Awake for me I think SFAM is slightly overrated, but still amazing!! ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 20:44
It's just too hard!!!!! ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 21:18
| SFAM EASILY! |
Posted By: Wolf Spider
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 09:34
TRain OF Though... wait no it`s not here. So maybe SFAM?
------------- http://www.lastfm.pl/user/tomash33 - Last.fm |
Posted By: Progzilla
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 09:36
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Awake. There are some parts of SFAM that I don't like. Awake is just pure gold, and alot of nostalgia.
------------- Currently listening to: - Andromeda - Pagan's Mind - Kamelot |
Posted By: Maike
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 20:07
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AWAKE 4 me. It was the first DT album I bought and the one with most
impact and memorable music. I enjoy listening to darker themes but SFAM just dont fit in my darker category. I would say 5 stars to Awake and 3/5 to Scenes |
Posted By: el_Sethro
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 21:25
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how many of these polls will there be? must every two albums be compared? it seems a bit rediculous ... I mean, come on; it's clearly Scenes From A Memory. ------------- Who you gonna call? |
Posted By: undefinability
Date Posted: August 11 2005 at 03:57
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Metropolis pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory, without a doubt, but you can't really compare the two. The only comparison that's notable is that they're both done by the same group, and nothing else. I mean, the latter is a conceptual piece, whereas the former is not; and they both have entirely different stylistic integrity involved. You might as well list all of their albums and go from there; although, that's been done a number of times, so it might not be a great idea. ------------- "Don't listen to me." |
Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: August 11 2005 at 07:07
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Scenes, without a doubt, for me. The only five star DT album. For Awake, my appreciation is somewhere between 3 and 4 stars. ------------- Blog this: http://artrock2006.blogspot.com |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: August 11 2005 at 07:19
Both are grand! They are even, becouse SFAM maybe great as a whole album, but Awake has Kevin Moore ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: Wolf Spider
Date Posted: August 11 2005 at 11:01
YOU`RE SICK MAN! MOORE IS HISTORY! WHATS WITH MY CAPS LOCK? ------------- http://www.lastfm.pl/user/tomash33 - Last.fm |
Ed_The_Dead wrote:Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: August 11 2005 at 11:04
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the bad parts on SFaM are worse than the bad parts on Awake, but the best parts are better on SFAM. too hard. ------------- http://www.myspace.com/altaic" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/altaic ALTAIC "Oceans Down You'll Lie" coming soon |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: August 11 2005 at 11:15
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He maybe history, but a great history nonethless!!! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5">
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Posted By: proger
Date Posted: August 11 2005 at 12:41
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SFAM- with no dout!
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Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: August 11 2005 at 12:48
And the problem is that Jordan sounds better than Kevin on SFAM |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: August 11 2005 at 13:06
Rudess will never sound better then Moore on the Dt albums ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5">
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Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: August 11 2005 at 13:14
Hah. Kevin was barely present on Awake, while Rudess f**kIN' RIPPED IT UP ON SFAM |
Posted By: Olympus
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 18:14
Both are excellent. ------------- "Let's get the hell away from this Eerie-ass piece of work so we can get on with the rest of our eerie-ass day" |
Posted By: Crafter
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 18:17
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SFAM.
------------- Uh ? Oh, I see :D |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 18:28
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SFAM, by a little bit ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 18:31
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SFAM -------------  |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 18:32
------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
[21.21%]Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 18:34
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Cause SFAM seems to be the most popular DT album of all time
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 18:37
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SFAM is excellent, but it's nothing compared to AWAKE ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 18:41
^ Nah, Awake is excellent, but pales when compared to IAW, SFAM or even SDOIT 
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Posted By: DeadGhost
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 18:43
you are so right!!! that's my fav. DT alum!! it has some of their best (a mind beside itself, 6:00, the mirror, space dye vest and my personal favorite--- SCARRED!!!!!) sfam is Very good, however it has some sirious low points |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 19:44
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This was always going to be an obvious outcome, Scenes.... is just one of the gretest albums of all time IMO, and yes i know a lot of people will argue me over that! ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: floydaholic
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 21:03
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Scenes from a Memory by far. It is a concept album as you all know and it feels much tighter and appears to have a general direction that Awake lacks I think. ------------- I'll see you on the Darkside of the moon... |
Posted By: Pafnutij
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 22:09
| Awake. I never liked ridiculously long conceptn albums. |
Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 01:58
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Awake outclasses Scenes which has some really great moments , but it's the most overrated album by Dream Theater. 1. Images/Awake 2. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence 3. Scenes from a Memory 4.Falling Into Infinity 5. Octavarium 6.Train of Thought
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 02:01
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Now this is a poll I really like! Scenes From A Memory ------------- 
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Posted By: Cygnus
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 06:47
 
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Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 06:54
 ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5">
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Posted By: goose
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 09:12
| Awake. It'd maybe be SFAM if they knew when to stop their songs. |
Posted By: Mahonster
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 09:38
| Both are excellent, but Moore owns Rudess, so Awake. |
Posted By: BePinkTheater
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 11:38
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Both are truly brillinat albums....so let us have a look Awake- a great album. Very good balance, composition, lyrics, a lot of emotion in the writing( something most Dt is missing) This album has a great flow. The opening of 6:00 grabs you and pulls you through the whole album, taking you through a range of emotinos from dpression, to uplifting , to haunting, and most things in between. the closing is a great ening with its dark, haunting melody and brilliant composition. moore's keyboards are at an all time high in the album. He complements the band well, giving them enough room to breathe, but also showing off his skill. He adds a lot to the songwriting which is probably the best on this album. Petrucci;s guitar gets very heavy on this album, but also has that classic pertrucci solo work. he shows off a lot more of his metal on this one. Portnoy's drums are as great as ever.Myung's bass playing really finds it's center of balance on this album. There are great and creative basslines al over the place that add to songs instead of just doubling the guitar. LaBries vocals are strong but not his best work. Sfam- another great album. Most people see this as the begining of the end of dreamtheater. "Dream theater's last great album." This ablum had a lot of good compositions, and a lot of good playing. A blaance of heavy and light songs, many memorable songs, lyircs, and moments. The album starts off on a strange note. For a first time litsener, this opening is a turnoff. But the ticking of that clock has become a prog metal icon, because as soon as you hear, you know whats coming next, one of the greatest prog metal albums of all time. on this album, dreatheater begins to do w hat the are infamous for, crazy non-sensical solo passages. This album was where it bagan. On this album, however, itsa not so non-sensical just a little too much in abundance. The solos and riffs are crazy, but well writen and well placed. The songwriting seems to h ave gone downhill since the absence of Moore on keyboards. His replacemnet, rudess, is extremely talented as a player, but you get a sence on this album that he might be too agressive. Moore's brillinace was his way of being able to showoff his talent, but also allow everyone else to do the same. But rudess is in a nonstop frenzy on this ablum. And although what he plays is unbelivably amazing and incredbly talented, i tihnk i would have prefered moore's passive aproach on this album. that being said, this album would not be what it is without rudess. Petrucci feeds off rudess's crazy energy and spits it right back out.The two of them together make a great pair of insane riffs and solos. Some of the best moments on the album are solo battles between the two of them. His guitar work adds alot to the songs, as it does on every album. Portnoys drums are amzing on this album, some very good moments. Myungs bass is kind of weak on this album. I think the abundance of nonstop crazy riffs did not permit him to be creative and write good , driving basslines. The only thing he could do on most of this album was keep up with pertrucci and rudess( a task in which myung has no trouble at all) LaBries vocals are very weak, if not the weakest the've ever been.Overall a great album. Many strange time signitures and time changes that dreatheater is famous for. A very great album that is essential for every prog metal head so in the end.....I think i have to go with awake. This is because the songwriting is better, and has more emotion but who cares what i tink anyway.. ------------- I can strangle a canary in a tin can and it would be really original, but that wouldn't save it from sounding like utter sh*t. -Stone Beard |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 11:46
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Agreed |