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Poll Question: If you like this album which track is your LEAST favourite?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
7 [11.86%]
8 [13.56%]
9 [15.25%]
9 [15.25%]
4 [6.78%]
22 [37.29%]
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I did not enjoy that album at all

At least the previous one had "Dark Eternal Night" on it
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Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

I hate that album... I remember A Rite Of Passage being the least vile of the bunch.


For the record, Count Of Tuscany is still the worst and most cheesy DT song I've ever heard.
What, even over I Walk Beside You and The Answer Lies Within?
 
Anyway, I voted for The Best of Times, which certainly isnt.
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Points: 3126 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 21 2010 at 07:52
Seeing the current score I'm wondering if most people have misunderstood this poll Wink.
 
Cracking album, but surely the weakest track has to be Wither.
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! No chance! Wither is a great ballad! 

Best of times is worst track, because its too little content stretched over way too much time

Count of Tuscany doesn't get boring. Nightmare has it's imperfections. Fortress is excellent but only if you like Metal DT (which I do).

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Originally posted by Anthony H. Anthony H. wrote:

Yeah, the lyrics to Count of Tuscany suck. But that doesn't take away from the fact that it's an amazing song.


Right, the fact that they take music right out of "Hemispheres" makes it awesome. Tongue
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Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

I hate that album... I remember A Rite Of Passage being the least vile of the bunch.


For the record, Count Of Tuscany is still the worst and most cheesy DT song I've ever heard.
What, even over I Walk Beside You and The Answer Lies Within?
 


Yup. Different breed of cheese, but smellier none the less.
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Originally posted by Captain Clutch Captain Clutch wrote:

I did not enjoy that album at all

At least the previous one had "In the Presence of Enemies" on it
 
I agree. Wink
 
I'll vote for Fortress, probably the most annoying song from the album.
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Wither is the weakest. It's still a very good song, but all of the other ones are fantastic IMO.

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Originally posted by The Quiet One The Quiet One wrote:

Originally posted by Captain Clutch Captain Clutch wrote:

I did not enjoy that album at all

At least the previous one had "In the Presence of Enemies" on it
 
I agree. Wink
 
I'll vote for Fortress, probably the most annoying song from the album.


actually that's what I voted too but I agree with you.  The worst thing about it is is makes The Glass Prison become unbearable too Dead
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The Shattered Fortress is at least a decent closer to the AA Suite, despite it's lack of new material.

A Nightmare to Remember is somewhat ok, standard DT.

Wither is a listenable but generic ballad.

The Best of Times is completely insignificant and uninteresting.

The count of Tuscany is three minutes of great intro followed by seventeen minutes of tripe.

But A Rite of Passage is the worst DT song I've ever heard.

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Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

Originally posted by Anthony H. Anthony H. wrote:

Yeah, the lyrics to Count of Tuscany suck. But that doesn't take away from the fact that it's an amazing song.


Right, the fact that they take music right out of "Hemispheres" makes it awesome. Tongue
 
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I chose a rite of passage because it's about freemasonry if you know a bit about it you will understand the lyrics,,,and was I the only one to recognize the speach of JFK on secret societies in the begining of the song (not to mention the all seing eye of the illuminati on the cover) ?
this is the song (listen carefully for the speach at the begining)--->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYYEcIf0QP8
this is the JFK speach----> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhZk8ronces
NEW WORLD ORDER....google it
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The Count of Tuscany!!! Epic!!!
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A Nightmare to Remember, followed by

Shattered
Count
Best
Rite
Wither
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Points: 1902 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2010 at 18:21

Worst to best:

6. A Rite of Passage
5. Wither
5. The Best of Times
3. The Shattered Fortress
2. The Count of Tuscany
1. A Nightmare to Remember
 
I thoroughly enjoy "BCASL" as a whole, however.
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Lyrics like

' I , I don't wanna die !! Suddenly I'm frightened for my life'  sound like b-rated gothic metal lyrics at best.

 Too much full-fat cheese on that track really, the whole conceptual theme spoiled all the nice melodies in it.

Come on John Petrucci, you can do better, you are the one that wrote all the great lyrics like in Take The Time or Scarred, when you were just 26-27.

No more cheese in the next DT pls!!
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I hate Count of Tuscany. Mainly for the lyrics.
I did'nt really like this album.
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Wither is my least favourite - doesn't mean I dislike it though, it's still a good song.
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