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Men vs. Women Race to 1000

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Men vs. Women Race to 1000

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Men vs. Women Race to 1000

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Liking music you used to hate and music you used to like (but don't anymore)?

@Gelatinous Cube
I can't say that was the same for me. I fell in love with Dream Theater from the get go. Systematic Chaos was the first album I bought from them. The Dark Eternal Night, though the vocals were ran through audio filters a bit too much, I think it was still a very solid track. However, I just can't get over how wickedly-haunting Metropolis p2: Scenes From a MEmory was. Track-to-track, it was a wonderful listen.

As for Learning to Live, I'll have to go back and listen to it because I don't remember the song that well. As far as the best Dream Theater song. For me, I would place my bets on These Walls. I don't know if you feel similarly, but I personally go back and listen to that song as much as I possibly can. It's not only one of my favorite songs off of the Octavarium album, but I would place it in my top five Dream Theater songs. Honestly, that entire album has a lot of great songs. Probably my favorite DT album thus far. Of course, I haven't been able to grab their latest effort, so I may feel differently after I do.

Men vs. Women Race to 1000

@HaleyTheRandom
Love you too Haley. <3

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Liking music you used to hate and music you used to like (but don't anymore)?

@Gelatinous Cube Oh yess sir(please tell me I guessed right XD), you are absolutely right. In both the Alive in Athens live CD AND the album version, I can literally feel the emotion and desperateness in his voice. I feel as if Barlow himself is asking God why it turn out like this? Legit, if a singer can do that, then you know he's one of a kind artist there. And that's why when he left the second time, I was a bit conflicted. It's true that his heart wasn't in it, but I feel like, compared to Barlow, Block is just slightly less-than good. I mean, Block is a fantastic singer and has been able to add his own unique spin to Iced Earth's songs, but it's just not the same, ya know?

I definitely feel ya there. Dystopia was a great showing of Block's vocals. I definitely feel like the first five tracks on that record were the best, with Dark City and the title track, Dystopia, being my top favs. I especially love that instrumental in the second half of Dark City. I can agree with you there about Plagues of Babylon. It's a good album, yes, but just not as good as Dystopia. The title track for that album is pretty solid. Can't think of any others that are on the level of it, though. Maybe that's an indication of how underwhelming the album is. xD

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@Cynder
6/24/91 here :D

Liking music you used to hate and music you used to like (but don't anymore)?

@Gelatinous Cube I admit that I started listening to them right when Barlow left the first time, but at the time, I did get a good amount of their songs downloaded, and boy oh boy did I fall in love with that guy's vocal range. Lord oh mighty, it's like the Gods blessed him. Absolutely love Horror Show and The Dark Saga. Definitely my favorite albums by them bar none.

I was sitting here thinking "what self-titled album?" - and then I remembered that's what they called what most refer to as "The Black Album." And you're absolutely right. You can love it or nah, but no one can't deny that it is, to this day, one of the greatest Heavy Metal and/or Hard Rock albums ever produced track by track. I personally love "Nothing Else Matters". Call me a simple man, but James with that acoustic guitar in the beginning is the most beautiful arrangement of any 1990s song I've heard. Enter The Sandman is another great one. I believe that was the first Metallica song I heard, if memory serves.