Perfect length of a Dream Theater song?
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Topic: Perfect length of a Dream Theater song?
Posted By: Rune2000
Subject: Perfect length of a Dream Theater song?
Date Posted: February 03 2016 at 15:02
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I just realized that most of my favorite DT compositions are between 11-15 minutes long. The shorter tracks lack the magic that this band can achieve in a longer track time while longer tracks (15+ minutes) usually tend to contain too much filler. That's just my opinion and it would be interesting to see what you guys think! ------------- 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 03 2016 at 15:08
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I'll be snarky and say 0 minutes. :p ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: February 03 2016 at 22:28
| Not sure... as long as it needs to be, I guess. From 6 minutes and over. Though I guess most of my favourite ones would be among 10 and 15 minutes too... but that's mostly because they don't have as many 15 min + epic songs... and that's just right, how many such long songs can a band make before becoming tedious? However, my favourite DT song is one of this epics, Octavarium, and I do like most of their 15 min + epics (if not all of them, I would have to check). |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: February 03 2016 at 22:53
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My two favourite DT songs are Octavarium and Six Degrees so 30+ ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: February 04 2016 at 01:07
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Man With Hat wrote:Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 04 2016 at 02:00
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Song length is irrelevant; short or long, as long as I enjoy it, it's great. |
Posted By: Junges
Date Posted: February 05 2016 at 00:32
This. It doesn't matter if it is Wait For Sleep or A Change Of Seasons. :) ------------- 
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 05 2016 at 10:51
^this.....  ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: February 05 2016 at 19:12
Either that, or 30 minutes long...with the volume off. So you can read or watch TV without annoyance. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: February 05 2016 at 22:15
I do love "Wait for Sleep", but I do wish it were longer and developed more (though we have a bit more of it on "Learning to Live"). A Change of Seasons definitley doesn't leave me feeling like I need more of it. If anything, perhaps it's got just a little bit excess of instrumental show-off. However, something like Octavarium has absolutley no moment I would depart with. |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: February 05 2016 at 22:24
| Going with 6-10 minutes. It's no coincidence that I&W and Awake are my favourite albums of theirs. Beyond that length, they get progressively unwieldy for my tastes. |
Posted By: Rune2000
Date Posted: February 07 2016 at 17:16
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Posted By: Rune2000
Date Posted: February 07 2016 at 17:19
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Thank you everyone who particupated in the poll. Even if the results could be considered very statistically biased, I still think that it managed to support the notion that songs between 6-15 minutes are preferred among DT fans. -------------
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