Your favorite album based on the lyrics?

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Your favorite album based on the lyrics?
Daso	September 27, 2011 4:21:27 AM UTC	Post #1
Location: Panama, Panama Posts: 44 Member #: 174,618 Joined: 09/12/2011	What's your favorite Dream Theater album if you were to choose it from how good the lyrics are, in your opinion? My favorite is Awake. Some songs are just so filled with emotion, like Space Dye Vest, Scarred, Innocence Faded and The Mirror, there's Lifting Shadows of a Dream which is, for me, pure poetry, and so on. Which one is the best, lyrically, in your opinion? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Someone likes DragonForce in here?
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jsilvaou812	September 27, 2011 5:18:52 AM UTC	Post #1
Posts: 1 Member #: 175,926 Joined: 09/27/2011	I too think Awake had depth, but I strongly feel A Dramatic Turn of Events has had a much greater emotional appeal to me than past albums.
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matei	September 27, 2011 6:46:22 AM UTC	Post #2
Posts: 13 Member #: 175,526 Joined: 09/21/2011	Awake again..... Last.fm profile
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Ilaria	September 27, 2011 3:22:36 PM UTC	Post #3
Posts: 13 Member #: 175,940 Joined: 09/27/2011	Hi everyone I think all of their albums have some great lyrics ...but with A Dramatic Turn Of Events I immediately felt the depht of the songs, from the epic Breaking All Illusions to the softer Beneath The Surface (I admit I cried when I heard it the first time :P)...however my favourite song is Outcry, because its words reflect perfectly what is going on in some parts of the world, and what will probably happen in the future. Live in the moment, breathe in a new beginning Wisdom revealed, as I unlearn to learn Life's biggest battles often are fought alone My spirit brings me home...
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A Change Of Screen Names	September 27, 2011 3:39:54 PM UTC	Post #4
Posts: 11 Member #: 175,693 Joined: 09/23/2011	6 Degrees. , ADToE is growing on me though.
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Soulfire	September 28, 2011 8:47:13 AM UTC	Post #5
Posts: 148 Member #: 173,772 Joined: 09/09/2011	Awake, closely followed by Six Degrees and Octavarium
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The Forsaken	September 28, 2011 1:43:07 PM UTC	Post #6
Location: Erith, Kent Posts: 13 Member #: 175,801 Joined: 09/25/2011	Scenes From A Memory, as the lyrics tell quite a complex story, plus they fit into very complex song structures. I'm surprised more people haven't mentioned BCSL, as definitely four out of those six songs have strong lyrical story arcs to them, Nightmare To Remember, Shattered Fortress, Best Of Times and Count Of Tuscany.
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Soulfire	September 29, 2011 12:49:29 AM UTC	Post #7
Posts: 148 Member #: 173,772 Joined: 09/09/2011	BCSL had good lyrics, but they aren't as deep as anything KM did. Kevin's lyrics are incredible, I love his use of metaphor. If anyone here listens to OSI you'll know what I'm talking about. So while BCSL's lyrics are good (I love A Nightmare to Remember and The Count of Tuscany) Awake is better.
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Obryn	September 29, 2011 7:14:44 PM UTC	Post #8
Location: Coppell, TX Posts: 28 Member #: 175,552 Joined: 09/21/2011	1. Scenes from a Memory: from the perspective of someone who went to school to study poetry, this album is lyrically amazing. 2. BC&SL: some great stories here- Nightmare, Shattered Fortress 3. ADToE: the softer songs really show off some great lyrical feats! Especially JL's "Far from Heaven" and "Beneath the surface"! WOW! I feel like I'm listening to the soundtrack of a musical like "Les Miserables" with these tracks. Very powerful and uplifting! To the power of the Earth I'm calling...
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Hprog	October 01, 2011 7:48:50 AM UTC	Post #9
Posts: 37 Member #: 175,468 Joined: 09/20/2011	Lyricswise I find BC&SL really poor, specially ANTR and TCOT, songs that are musically excellent but whose lyrics border in sillyness. I think JP was quite uninspired, and Wither tells about it. Maybe they should have allowed James and JM to contribute. Anyway, regarding my favorite DT lyrics, they are on I&W and Awake. Oh, and ADTOE has great lyrics too. Bridges in the Sky really touches me! Greetings, Henry www.myspace.com/henrycrescini www.twitter.com/hprog www.myspace.com/henrycrescini
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Soulfire	October 02, 2011 1:06:20 AM UTC	Post #10
Posts: 148 Member #: 173,772 Joined: 09/09/2011	=Obryn said:"Beneath the surface"! WOW! I feel like I'm listening to the soundtrack of a musical like "Les Miserables" with these tracks. Very powerful and uplifting! How can you find Beneath the Surface uplifting? That song is so depressing lol!
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