Symphony X Song Tournament: Vote for the Best
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1. Into the Dementia (Yes, for this one I am going to break my whole deal about not voting for intros/interludes. I just can't stand Shades of Grey)
2. Of Sins and Shadows (The Sacrifice would have been so much better if Russ sang normally on it. His gruff vocals really don't match the music at all)
3. Egypt (As said before, no contest. I like Reign in Madness, but it pales in comparison to this, or really anything from V)
4. The Death of Balance (Wow, voting for two interludes this time around, what's gotten into me?)
2. Of Sins and Shadows (The Sacrifice would have been so much better if Russ sang normally on it. His gruff vocals really don't match the music at all)
3. Egypt (As said before, no contest. I like Reign in Madness, but it pales in comparison to this, or really anything from V)
4. The Death of Balance (Wow, voting for two interludes this time around, what's gotten into me?)
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Shades of Gray
Of Sins and Shadows
Egypt
Whispers
Of Sins and Shadows - The Sacrifice was the only easy one to decide this time, and Egypt - Reign in Madness was the toughest one yet. As for Shades of Gray... what have I done!?
On another note, why does the stuff I vote for keep getting eliminated? Curse you people.
Edit: Don't know why I listed Secrets instead of Whispers at first, but it's fixed now.
Of Sins and Shadows
Egypt
Whispers
Of Sins and Shadows - The Sacrifice was the only easy one to decide this time, and Egypt - Reign in Madness was the toughest one yet. As for Shades of Gray... what have I done!?
On another note, why does the stuff I vote for keep getting eliminated? Curse you people.
Edit: Don't know why I listed Secrets instead of Whispers at first, but it's fixed now.
Detective Clarence Beauregard
Dehumanized
Into the Dementia
The Sacrifice
Egypt
Death of Balance
1. Only if Shades of Gray was up against Light Up the Night would I vote for it.
2. I've always found Sins and Shadows to be a pretty average metal song. Good, but still just a metal song. Also overplayed. The Sacrifice has more of the tonality that I like and is a bit more experimental for Symphony X.
3. This was tough, since I think Reign is one of the strongest tracks on Iconoclast. However, the solo section seems like it was just thrown in, and Egypt is pretty much flawless, so yeah...
4. I like Whispers, but Death of Balance is classic and one of the few instrumentals the band has done. Love the drumming.
The Sacrifice
Egypt
Death of Balance
1. Only if Shades of Gray was up against Light Up the Night would I vote for it.
2. I've always found Sins and Shadows to be a pretty average metal song. Good, but still just a metal song. Also overplayed. The Sacrifice has more of the tonality that I like and is a bit more experimental for Symphony X.
3. This was tough, since I think Reign is one of the strongest tracks on Iconoclast. However, the solo section seems like it was just thrown in, and Egypt is pretty much flawless, so yeah...
4. I like Whispers, but Death of Balance is classic and one of the few instrumentals the band has done. Love the drumming.
- Of sins and shadows
-In a winter's dream
-Egypt
-The accolade
-Eyes of medusa
-Reign in terror
-In a winter's dream
-Egypt
-The accolade
-Eyes of medusa
-Reign in terror
EyeballKid
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I did not even re-listen to Into The Dementia, couldn't tell you what it sounds like, but once I saw Shades of Grey...
Into the Dementia
Of Sins and Shadows
Egypt
Death of Balance
Into the Dementia
Of Sins and Shadows
Egypt
Death of Balance
Into the Dimentia: What I said about Prelude and Segue. Filter the non-songs out already OP.
Of Sins and Shadows: Sacrifice is some quality cheese but just can't compete with a badass classic like Sins.
Egypt: Unanimity guaranteed.
Whispers: This was a tough one. I love both but Whispers has a more special place in my heart.
No need to, it's just that crappy strings intro to their debut tape. Anything is better than Shades of Gay though. lol
Of Sins and Shadows: Sacrifice is some quality cheese but just can't compete with a badass classic like Sins.
Egypt: Unanimity guaranteed.
Whispers: This was a tough one. I love both but Whispers has a more special place in my heart.
No need to, it's just that crappy strings intro to their debut tape. Anything is better than Shades of Gay though. lol
1. Into the Dementia.
2. Of Sins and Shadows, The Sacrifice is just too cheesy..
3. Egypt. (possibly my favourite Symphony X song)
4. The Death of Balance / Lacrymosa
2. Of Sins and Shadows, The Sacrifice is just too cheesy..
3. Egypt. (possibly my favourite Symphony X song)
4. The Death of Balance / Lacrymosa
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1. Into the Dementia. (Such a cheesy chorus on Shades
)
2. Of Sins and Shadows. (Far from their best, but still a good, classic SX tune. Sacrifice usually dont do too much for me, except for the solo and the outro.)
3. Egypt. One of the best from V, and possibly the song (V or not) with the greatest interlude; I just love the clean guitar arpeggios, Leponds bass orgasm and the Egyptian-sounding soloing (of course, the whole song sounds Egyptian, just like the album itself. My love for oriental melodies might very well be a determining factor of why I love V as much as I do).
Reign is also a very good song, definitely one of the best from Iconoclast. I really like the keyboard in the intro and during the verses, and it has a quite good chorus, which cannot be said about all songs on IC . This song also have a great interlude I find the clean guitar part at 4:40 very beautiful, and the Opeth-tribute part afterwards is really cool. A classic Guitar vs Keyboard solo battle spot ( though perhaps a bit short) at the end makes it a really strong tune. But Egypt is still a bit ahead
4. Death of Balance/Lacrymosa. A tight one, maybe its my V fanboyism who shines through again but its a real good instrumental where Rullo gets to show what hes capable of (that man is so underrated). Ive always liked the intro, and I think theyre doing a great version of Lacrymosa.
Whispers is one of their best from The Damnation Game, good tune with nice verses and a decent chorus. And I really like the piano line Pinnella plays around 3 minutes, with the guitar, bass and drums joining eventually (polyphonic?).
Great thread btw, always fun these kinds of votings, and interesting to hear people's opinions about the songs.
2. Of Sins and Shadows. (Far from their best, but still a good, classic SX tune. Sacrifice usually dont do too much for me, except for the solo and the outro.)
3. Egypt. One of the best from V, and possibly the song (V or not) with the greatest interlude; I just love the clean guitar arpeggios, Leponds bass orgasm and the Egyptian-sounding soloing (of course, the whole song sounds Egyptian, just like the album itself. My love for oriental melodies might very well be a determining factor of why I love V as much as I do).
Reign is also a very good song, definitely one of the best from Iconoclast. I really like the keyboard in the intro and during the verses, and it has a quite good chorus, which cannot be said about all songs on IC . This song also have a great interlude I find the clean guitar part at 4:40 very beautiful, and the Opeth-tribute part afterwards is really cool. A classic Guitar vs Keyboard solo battle spot ( though perhaps a bit short) at the end makes it a really strong tune. But Egypt is still a bit ahead
4. Death of Balance/Lacrymosa. A tight one, maybe its my V fanboyism who shines through again but its a real good instrumental where Rullo gets to show what hes capable of (that man is so underrated). Ive always liked the intro, and I think theyre doing a great version of Lacrymosa.
Whispers is one of their best from The Damnation Game, good tune with nice verses and a decent chorus. And I really like the piano line Pinnella plays around 3 minutes, with the guitar, bass and drums joining eventually (polyphonic?).
Great thread btw, always fun these kinds of votings, and interesting to hear people's opinions about the songs.
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Into the Dementia
Of Sins and Shadows
Egypt
Death of Balance
I love Of Sins and Shadows. 'Overplayed' maybe, and it's a relatively simple song, but it's one of the best in the relatively simple category. I fucking love it. Fast pace, lots of surprises (the choirs!), catchy melodies and a flawless solo section. Sacrifice is totally uninteresting.
Egypt versus Reign in Madness is cruel, because I love both. The latter is actually the only post-Odyssey song I love. Shame. I'm happy that Egypt is in round 2 though.
Whispers is alright but it's no contest against anything from V.
Of Sins and Shadows
Egypt
Death of Balance
I love Of Sins and Shadows. 'Overplayed' maybe, and it's a relatively simple song, but it's one of the best in the relatively simple category. I fucking love it. Fast pace, lots of surprises (the choirs!), catchy melodies and a flawless solo section. Sacrifice is totally uninteresting.
Egypt versus Reign in Madness is cruel, because I love both. The latter is actually the only post-Odyssey song I love. Shame. I'm happy that Egypt is in round 2 though.
Whispers is alright but it's no contest against anything from V.
What on earth are you voting for? Only two of these are even being voted on, and "Reign in terror" isn't even a SX song. Votes ignored.
With that out of the way, it's results time.
Into the Dementia beats Shades of Gray 10-3
Of Sins and Shadows beats The Sacrifice 13-1
Egypt beats Reign in Madness 14-0
Death of Balance/Lacrymosa beats Whispers 10-4
My choices are advancing again, yay. Despite some misgivings on the part of some, Egypt advances unanimously. All of these were pretty clear victories, actually, even that of Into The Dementia (Shades of Gray is really that bad.)
On we go then...
Vs.
Vs.
Vs.
Vs.
My votes:
Paradise Lost
A Lesson Before Dying
DWOT
When All is Lost
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Sonata
Tough one. I think PL is quite a good track with some great arrangements, but I'm not crazy about the way the melodies are written (except for the awesome chorus), whereas Sonata is pretty much perfect for what it does (save the production). Plus, it's Beethoven for chrissake...
A Lesson Before Dying
No contest. Probably my favorite SX instrumental section, just brilliant. Rod Tyler's less than perfect vocal performance can be overlooked for this one.
The Divine Wings of Tragedy
Fallen's great, but the Divine Wings is the Divine Wings...probably my favorite SX track.
When All Is Lost
Solid song, and I'm not really attracted to Oculus ex Inferni...
Tough one. I think PL is quite a good track with some great arrangements, but I'm not crazy about the way the melodies are written (except for the awesome chorus), whereas Sonata is pretty much perfect for what it does (save the production). Plus, it's Beethoven for chrissake...
A Lesson Before Dying
No contest. Probably my favorite SX instrumental section, just brilliant. Rod Tyler's less than perfect vocal performance can be overlooked for this one.
The Divine Wings of Tragedy
Fallen's great, but the Divine Wings is the Divine Wings...probably my favorite SX track.
When All Is Lost
Solid song, and I'm not really attracted to Oculus ex Inferni...
Isaac_de_Moorea
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Tough round may I say, this is getting interesting...
1. Sonata. I don´t like how it abruptly falls into Dragon´s Den but, PL is just a weak song for me.
2. A Lesson Before Dying. The best song of debut album and the song that prepared the way for the future epics versus my favourite of Iconoclast. I´m and old and nostalgic fan, so in a second tought, wasn´t that hard.
3. TDWOT. I would vote against TDOWT for 3, maybe 4 songs of all SX´s catalog. Fallen isn´t one of those, though.
4. Oculus ex Inferni. At least it has not bad lyrics (pun intended) and one of the most song-ruining solo´s I have ever met. It´s a shame, the rest of the song keeps me with some hope...
1. Sonata. I don´t like how it abruptly falls into Dragon´s Den but, PL is just a weak song for me.
2. A Lesson Before Dying. The best song of debut album and the song that prepared the way for the future epics versus my favourite of Iconoclast. I´m and old and nostalgic fan, so in a second tought, wasn´t that hard.
3. TDWOT. I would vote against TDOWT for 3, maybe 4 songs of all SX´s catalog. Fallen isn´t one of those, though.
4. Oculus ex Inferni. At least it has not bad lyrics (pun intended) and one of the most song-ruining solo´s I have ever met. It´s a shame, the rest of the song keeps me with some hope...
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1. Paradise Lost (Twiligh would be better if Sonata was left out, it's one minute of nothingl; at least PL is something, although not too much)
2. A Lesson Before Dying (great song, no contest)
3. Divine Wings of Tragedy (Fallen is great, DW is greater)
4. When All Is Lost (Oculus ex Inferni is pretty cool, but despite the clear flaws I just like WAIL better... Very close though. How about we ditch both songs and let Fallen go through?)
2. A Lesson Before Dying (great song, no contest)
3. Divine Wings of Tragedy (Fallen is great, DW is greater)
4. When All Is Lost (Oculus ex Inferni is pretty cool, but despite the clear flaws I just like WAIL better... Very close though. How about we ditch both songs and let Fallen go through?)
1. Paradise Lost (Just better all around. Sonata feels like it was just thrown in there)
2. A Lesson Before Dying (With Allen this would be no constest, though as it is it was a little difficult since I love Heretic as well. Overall the music in ALBD is just all around better)
3. The Divine Wings of Tragedy (Shame it had to come up against a song like Fallen though)
4. When all is Lost (I really don't get why so many people don't care for this one. I think it's pretty well-done all around. Maybe the lyrics are a bit generic, but this was the song from IC that made me think "Yes, SX has still got it in them to write genuinely epic stuff".)
2. A Lesson Before Dying (With Allen this would be no constest, though as it is it was a little difficult since I love Heretic as well. Overall the music in ALBD is just all around better)
3. The Divine Wings of Tragedy (Shame it had to come up against a song like Fallen though)
4. When all is Lost (I really don't get why so many people don't care for this one. I think it's pretty well-done all around. Maybe the lyrics are a bit generic, but this was the song from IC that made me think "Yes, SX has still got it in them to write genuinely epic stuff".)
Prismatic Sphere
We Carouse
Sonata - This should have been longer but I like that Romeo did some variations on a Beethoven theme. I just wish he'd picked one of the more obscure ones. Still anyway, though I do love Paradise Lost, I feel this miniature masterpiece gets no respect.
A Lesson Before Dying - There really needs to be an Allen recording of this one. Such beautiful moments.
The Divine Wings Of Tragedy - Fallen was my fave for a long time. But I don't think anything beats this song.
When All Is Lost - Though I think this song doesn't offer anything new; it just sounds like SX recycling old themes. But it is still better than anything else on IC, save maybe Reign In Madness.
A Lesson Before Dying - There really needs to be an Allen recording of this one. Such beautiful moments.
The Divine Wings Of Tragedy - Fallen was my fave for a long time. But I don't think anything beats this song.
When All Is Lost - Though I think this song doesn't offer anything new; it just sounds like SX recycling old themes. But it is still better than anything else on IC, save maybe Reign In Madness.
Detective Clarence Beauregard
Dehumanized
Paradise Lost
Heretic
The Divine Wings of Tragedy
Oculus ex Inferni
1. Paradise Lost's title track was never one of my favorites (I think the chorus, while serene, is quite bland), but it certainly beats a short interlude. I know that they were crunched for time when they wrote and recorded Twilight, and I get the impression that MJR just threw Sonata together to fill up space - a filler in every sense of the word.
2. I have to go with Heretic, one of the few really standout tracks on Iconoclast in my opinion. Classic Symphony X it is not, but it is quality. If A Lesson Before Dying had Russell singing on it, I'd pick it in a heartbeat, but Rod drags every song on the debut down. Still, the music on ALBD is amazing and easily the best from the debut.
3. This one is a no-brainer, even though I love Fallen. Divine Wings is probably my favorite Symphony X tune.
4. Easily Oculus. A great, catchy opening to Paradise Lost and a fantastic prelude to STWOF. It doesn't have the awful lyrics or overall blandness of WAIL, either, a track I find to be one of the most overrated on Iconoclast. Only the middle instrumental section of that song stands out to me; the polymetric "echo" effect that the piano had behind the guitar was great. The rest of the song seemed like MJR and the guys said "hey, we need a ballad with melodic stuff since the rest of the album is so mechanical and intense, so let's throw something together real quick." It felt like they were following a formula, and thus I feel the magic of earlier ballads like Communion were completely absent in this.
Also, I agree with you about Reign.
Heretic
The Divine Wings of Tragedy
Oculus ex Inferni
1. Paradise Lost's title track was never one of my favorites (I think the chorus, while serene, is quite bland), but it certainly beats a short interlude. I know that they were crunched for time when they wrote and recorded Twilight, and I get the impression that MJR just threw Sonata together to fill up space - a filler in every sense of the word.
2. I have to go with Heretic, one of the few really standout tracks on Iconoclast in my opinion. Classic Symphony X it is not, but it is quality. If A Lesson Before Dying had Russell singing on it, I'd pick it in a heartbeat, but Rod drags every song on the debut down. Still, the music on ALBD is amazing and easily the best from the debut.
3. This one is a no-brainer, even though I love Fallen. Divine Wings is probably my favorite Symphony X tune.
4. Easily Oculus. A great, catchy opening to Paradise Lost and a fantastic prelude to STWOF. It doesn't have the awful lyrics or overall blandness of WAIL, either, a track I find to be one of the most overrated on Iconoclast. Only the middle instrumental section of that song stands out to me; the polymetric "echo" effect that the piano had behind the guitar was great. The rest of the song seemed like MJR and the guys said "hey, we need a ballad with melodic stuff since the rest of the album is so mechanical and intense, so let's throw something together real quick." It felt like they were following a formula, and thus I feel the magic of earlier ballads like Communion were completely absent in this.
Also, I agree with you about Reign.
Baroque
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Man Oculus is one of the best preludes/interludes SX has ever done, it's like a mini movie soundtrack. i regard it as one of my favorite SX tracks, can't believe how few votes it's getting.
EyeballKid
Shyamalan'd
Paradise Lost
Heretic
Fallen
Oculus
DWoT is a greater achievement and a supreme piece of music, BUT I listen to Fallen far more often. Also, I think I'm going to be the only person voting for it, so either way it's like I'm voting for DWoT.
Oculus is a great instrumental. It has all of the passion and songwriting genius that is glaringly absent from When All is Lost, even though I like the tune.
Heretic
Fallen
Oculus
DWoT is a greater achievement and a supreme piece of music, BUT I listen to Fallen far more often. Also, I think I'm going to be the only person voting for it, so either way it's like I'm voting for DWoT.
Oculus is a great instrumental. It has all of the passion and songwriting genius that is glaringly absent from When All is Lost, even though I like the tune.
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