Top Five - The Musics For Ever
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Kenneth R.
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Divine Wings, Odyssey, Rediscovery Part 2, Looking Glass, 5th alternates between Communion, The Edge of Forever, Awakenings and Accolade
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Isaac_de_Moorea
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In no particular order:
Awakenings
A Winter´s Dream (parts I & II)
Through the Looking Glass
Rediscovery (parts I & II)
Communion and The Oracle
Awakenings
A Winter´s Dream (parts I & II)
Through the Looking Glass
Rediscovery (parts I & II)
Communion and The Oracle
Can't I just say all of V? 
But seriously, it would probably be:
The Divine Wings of Tragedy
The Odyssey
Rediscovery (both parts together)
When All Is Lost
Communion and the Oracle
But seriously, it would probably be:
The Divine Wings of Tragedy
The Odyssey
Rediscovery (both parts together)
When All Is Lost
Communion and the Oracle
Harris The Epic
The Keyboard Guy
_Gentleman of_the Snow_
Prog' Drummer
Postulate
Have a nice day! :)
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End of Innocence over Death of Balance? No way, I refuse to believe these slanderous lies.
Detective Clarence Beauregard
Dehumanized
- The Divine Wings of Tragedy (has a special meaning to me)
- The Odyssey
- Communion and the Oracle
- Through the Looking Glass
- Rediscovery (both parts, as they are one song to me)
Accolade II is a supreme runner-up on this list, as it is the first Symphony X song that made me say "Holy shit, this is better than anything I've ever heard, ever." Candlelight Fantasia may also be the most emotive song I've heard by them. Narrowing it down to a top five is really difficult; a top ten would have been easier. So let's just say I had to pick five more...
- Accolade II
- Candlelight Fantasia
- Awakenings
- The Edge of Forever
- The Accolade
So there you have it. I love their heavier stuff, but the progressive songs, in my humble opinion, take much more talent to write and are far more emotive. As much as I love songs like Church of the Machine, Egypt, Dressed To Kill, King of Terrors, The Walls of Babylon, Prometheus, and even Heretic, they simply don't compare to the more progressive epics.
I also must add that the "progressive" songs on their last two albums (Paradise Lost, The Sacrifice, and WAIL), while decent tracks, are nothing when compared to the ten tracks I've listed above. My guess? As much as I love MJR's songwriting prowess, limiting these songs to (mostly) just one individual writer was their downfall. If you look at the songwriting credits on the ten great songs I listed, you'll see a healthy dose of Pinnella, Miller, LePond, and Rullo. Hopefully they'll keep this in mind for the next album.
- The Odyssey
- Communion and the Oracle
- Through the Looking Glass
- Rediscovery (both parts, as they are one song to me)
Accolade II is a supreme runner-up on this list, as it is the first Symphony X song that made me say "Holy shit, this is better than anything I've ever heard, ever." Candlelight Fantasia may also be the most emotive song I've heard by them. Narrowing it down to a top five is really difficult; a top ten would have been easier. So let's just say I had to pick five more...
- Accolade II
- Candlelight Fantasia
- Awakenings
- The Edge of Forever
- The Accolade
So there you have it. I love their heavier stuff, but the progressive songs, in my humble opinion, take much more talent to write and are far more emotive. As much as I love songs like Church of the Machine, Egypt, Dressed To Kill, King of Terrors, The Walls of Babylon, Prometheus, and even Heretic, they simply don't compare to the more progressive epics.
I also must add that the "progressive" songs on their last two albums (Paradise Lost, The Sacrifice, and WAIL), while decent tracks, are nothing when compared to the ten tracks I've listed above. My guess? As much as I love MJR's songwriting prowess, limiting these songs to (mostly) just one individual writer was their downfall. If you look at the songwriting credits on the ten great songs I listed, you'll see a healthy dose of Pinnella, Miller, LePond, and Rullo. Hopefully they'll keep this in mind for the next album.
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