Top Five - The Musics For Ever

zodv · May 4th, 2012, 09:24 AM

In the opinion of you, what are the best songs of Symphony X?

Liampie · May 4th, 2012, 09:46 AM

DWOT, Odyssey, Through the Looking Glass, Rediscovery. Not sure on the fifth. Accolade? Communion? Candlelight?

RuRoRul · May 4th, 2012, 11:03 AM

The Odyssey, When All Is Lost, Revelation, Rediscovery Pt. 2, The Divine Wings Of Tragedy.

Postulate · May 4th, 2012, 11:39 AM

Divine Wings, Awakenings, Accolade, A Winter's Dream, Candlelight Fantasia.

Kenneth R. · May 4th, 2012, 12:02 PM

Odyssey, DWOT, Accolade, Rediscovery, Communion

SeaofDivineWings · May 4th, 2012, 01:57 PM

Divine Wings, Odyssey, Rediscovery Part 2, Looking Glass, 5th alternates between Communion, The Edge of Forever, Awakenings and Accolade

Phanto · May 4th, 2012, 02:28 PM

Egypt
Rediscovery
The Odyssey
Lady of the Snow
Candlelight Fantasia

Isaac_de_Moorea · May 4th, 2012, 02:47 PM

In no particular order:

Awakenings
A Winter´s Dream (parts I & II)
Through the Looking Glass
Rediscovery (parts I & II)
Communion and The Oracle

Marwen · May 4th, 2012, 04:39 PM

Communion and the Oracle
Egypt
The Accolade
The Divine Wings of Tragedy
The Odyssey

UnholyCrusada · May 4th, 2012, 05:26 PM

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

Postulate · May 4th, 2012, 05:29 PM

Surprised that anyone would leave Divine Wings off the list. Easily the best SX song, IMO, by a pretty wide margin.

donKyle · May 4th, 2012, 05:57 PM

^Indeed it is. I wonder what a list would look like if we had to leave off all the epics? Probably all the balladish songs.

Wander · May 4th, 2012, 06:25 PM

Best Symphony X songs that are under 5 minutes long would be tough.

RuRoRul · May 4th, 2012, 09:53 PM

The Odyssey is by far the best SX song. Top 5 songs under 5 minutes would be extremely tough... Frontiers, Bastards Of The Machine, The Bird Serpent War / Cataclysm, Absence Of Light, Of Sins And Shadows. There really isn't a great deal of choice though.

Harris The Epic · May 4th, 2012, 10:43 PM

Communion and the Oracle
Rediscovery
Iconoclast
Through the Looking Glass
The Odyssey

Postulate · May 4th, 2012, 11:31 PM

Under 5 minutes:

The Bird-Serpent War / Cataclysm, The Death of Balance / Lacrymosa, Incantations of the Apprentice, Absence of Light, Whispers.

_Gentleman of_the Snow_ · May 5th, 2012, 01:02 AM

The Witching Hour
Sonata
Out of the Ashes
The Turning
End of Innocence

Postulate · May 5th, 2012, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _Gentleman of_the Snow_

The Witching Hour
Sonata
Out of the Ashes
The Turning
End of Innocence

End of Innocence over Death of Balance? No way, I refuse to believe these slanderous lies.

Detective Clarence Beauregard · May 5th, 2012, 03:25 AM

- 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.

AsoTamaki · May 5th, 2012, 03:40 AM

Impossible. Hm. I will go with the five songs that probably impacted me the most at one point in time, even if I may not listen to them much or consider them the best these days.

The Divine Wings of Tragedy
Egypt
Inferno
The Eyes of Medusa
Awakenings

Liampie · May 5th, 2012, 06:49 AM

Favourite shorter songs:
- Evolution
- Wicked
- Fallen
- Of Sins and Shadows
- Inferno

Marwen · May 5th, 2012, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _Gentleman of_the Snow_

The Witching Hour
Sonata
Out of the Ashes
The Turning
End of Innocence

Really? I thought V was your favorite. All of these are rather meh to me.

Looks like Ken's list is the closest to mine, except I have Egypt instead of Rediscovery, but both songs are on the same level to me. If I had to add one more song to my list it would be Rediscovery.

RuRoRul · May 5th, 2012, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Detective Clarence Beauregard

I also must add that the "progressive" songs on their last two albums (Paradise Lost, The Sacrifice, and WAIL)

I don't think being soft makes something progressive. I don't see why The Sacrifice would be considered one of the "progressive" songs when it's just a simple ballad.

Anyway I disagree as to me every album they've done (minus the debut) contributes at least one progressive or epic song that's among their absolute best.

UnholyCrusada · May 5th, 2012, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Detective Clarence Beauregard

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.

Well, here's something LePond said in an interview recently:

Quote:

Originally Posted by LePond

We’ll go and do Europe for about 10 days; then in September, we’re going to do a show in Mexico City and then we’re playing ProgPower. Then we’ll be in full writing mode for another record. What we’re shooting for is, hopefully, this summer we’re going to start working on songwriting. I think the next recording will come out in 2014, hopefully. Just putting together the songs takes a lot of time. That’s the thing we feel bad about — we’d like to put out the albums quicker, but we don’t want to put out any filler.

Notice how he claims we're going to start writing in the summer. Maybe an indication that there will be more of a group effort on the next one?

Wander · May 5th, 2012, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marwen

Really? I thought V was your favorite. All of these are rather meh to me.

Looks like Ken's list is the closest to mine, except I have Egypt instead of Rediscovery, but both songs are on the same level to me. If I had to add one more song to my list it would be Rediscovery.

Those picks were obviously the worst songs from each previous album minus V.

May 4th, 2012, 09:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
zodv Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1	Top Five - The Musics For Ever In the opinion of you, what are the best songs of Symphony X? __________________

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Postulate Have a nice day! :) Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,276	Divine Wings, Awakenings, Accolade, A Winter's Dream, Candlelight Fantasia. __________________ Blindfold? Cigarette? Any other clichés we can get for you before blowing you suddenly into the nothingness that you preached in the apathy and implied in the carelessness of your life? Who are we? Oh, you know...atoms, tracts of empty space, all that stuff. You're tried, and convicted–committed by nothing, of nothing, to nothing. That's what you've always said. Who are you? Oh, now you're asking...

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Kenneth R. Cináed Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hallways of Always Posts: 17,520	Odyssey, DWOT, Accolade, Rediscovery, Communion __________________ The greatest story leaves you before a door to the dark. felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas.

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Phanto Alalalalalalalala. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gothenburg, SWE Posts: 2,512	Egypt Rediscovery The Odyssey Lady of the Snow Candlelight Fantasia __________________

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Postulate Have a nice day! :) Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,276	Surprised that anyone would leave Divine Wings off the list. Easily the best SX song, IMO, by a pretty wide margin. __________________ Blindfold? Cigarette? Any other clichés we can get for you before blowing you suddenly into the nothingness that you preached in the apathy and implied in the carelessness of your life? Who are we? Oh, you know...atoms, tracts of empty space, all that stuff. You're tried, and convicted–committed by nothing, of nothing, to nothing. That's what you've always said. Who are you? Oh, now you're asking...

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Liampie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 139	DWOT, Odyssey, Through the Looking Glass, Rediscovery. Not sure on the fifth. Accolade? Communion? Candlelight?

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RuRoRul Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 203	The Odyssey, When All Is Lost, Revelation, Rediscovery Pt. 2, The Divine Wings Of Tragedy.

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SeaofDivineWings Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1	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 Silent Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Phlegheton, 7th Circle of Hell Posts: 136	In no particular order: Awakenings A Winter´s Dream (parts I & II) Through the Looking Glass Rediscovery (parts I & II) Communion and The Oracle

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Marwen Five Align Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Atlantis Posts: 1,534	Communion and the Oracle Egypt The Accolade The Divine Wings of Tragedy The Odyssey

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UnholyCrusada Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 196	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

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donKyle Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 494	^Indeed it is. I wonder what a list would look like if we had to leave off all the epics? Probably all the balladish songs.

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Wander 10+2=6 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Finland Posts: 1,994	Best Symphony X songs that are under 5 minutes long would be tough. __________________ Across the sea, through sands of time

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RuRoRul Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 203	The Odyssey is by far the best SX song. Top 5 songs under 5 minutes would be extremely tough... Frontiers, Bastards Of The Machine, The Bird Serpent War / Cataclysm, Absence Of Light, Of Sins And Shadows. There really isn't a great deal of choice though.

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Harris The Epic The Keyboard Guy Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 221	Communion and the Oracle Rediscovery Iconoclast Through the Looking Glass The Odyssey __________________

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Postulate Have a nice day! :) Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,276	Under 5 minutes: The Bird-Serpent War / Cataclysm, The Death of Balance / Lacrymosa, Incantations of the Apprentice, Absence of Light, Whispers. __________________ Blindfold? Cigarette? Any other clichés we can get for you before blowing you suddenly into the nothingness that you preached in the apathy and implied in the carelessness of your life? Who are we? Oh, you know...atoms, tracts of empty space, all that stuff. You're tried, and convicted–committed by nothing, of nothing, to nothing. That's what you've always said. Who are you? Oh, now you're asking...

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_Gentleman of_the Snow_ Prog' Drummer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,774	The Witching Hour Sonata Out of the Ashes The Turning End of Innocence

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Detective Clarence Beauregard Dehumanized Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,415	- 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. __________________ "I refuse to abandon my work! I've finished my research on the T-Virus, but I need a little more time to complete the more powerful G-Virus." - William Birkin "Do as you wish. I will follow my initial plan and lure the S.T.A.R.S. members into the mansion. Their superior combat training should make them perfect test subjects." - Albert Wesker Last edited by Detective Clarence Beauregard : May 5th, 2012 at 03:42 AM.

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AsoTamaki Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 169	Impossible. Hm. I will go with the five songs that probably impacted me the most at one point in time, even if I may not listen to them much or consider them the best these days. The Divine Wings of Tragedy Egypt Inferno The Eyes of Medusa Awakenings

May 5th, 2012, 06:49 AM	#21 (permalink)
Liampie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 139	Favourite shorter songs: - Evolution - Wicked - Fallen - Of Sins and Shadows - Inferno