Savatage song battle - Round Two

Round Two is up. Twelve Jon songs and four Zak songs.

24 Hours Ago vs Believe
The Dungeons Are Calling vs Alone You Breathe
Edge Of Thorns vs Legions
Hall Of The Mountain King vs When The Crowds Are Gone
Warriors vs Jesus Saves
Gutter Ballet vs New York City Don't Mean Nothing
Chance vs I Believe
Handful Of Rain vs Sirens

24 Hours Ago
The Dungeons Are Calling
Edge Of Thorns
Hall Of The Mountain King
Warriors
Gutter Ballet
Chance
Sirens

I think I can go through this in one go...

24 Hours Ago vs Believe
24 Hrs Ago is actually not one of my favourite songs on the Mountain King album.

The Dungeons Are Calling vs Alone You Breathe
I already voted against Alone You Breathe in the last round.

Edge Of Thorns vs Legions
Probably the toughest matchup here. I'll decide later after I play them one more time.

Hall Of The Mountain King vs When The Crowds Are Gone
Going to be tough for anyone to beat this song.

Warriors vs Jesus Saves
Warriors gets a little dull, and it's also another one I already voted against.

Gutter Ballet vs New York City Don't Mean Nothing
Good matchup, but Gutter Ballet is a total hook-fest. I would imagine it being hard to vote against...

Chance vs I Believe
I Believe is a nice enough early track, but Chance was a pretty important composition for the band. Really blew their load on this one.

Handful Of Rain vs Sirens
Two title tracks. But that's where the similarities end. Nothing against Zak or the more melodic approach they took, but I'll take Sirens for the sheer power it possesses.

24 Hours Ago vs Believe
The Dungeons Are Calling vs Alone You Breathe
Edge Of Thorns vs Legions
Hall Of The Mountain King vs When The Crowds Are Gone
Warriors vs Jesus Saves
Gutter Ballet vs New York City Don't Mean Nothing
Chance vs I Believe
Handful Of Rain vs Sirens

Lari wrote:

Edge Of Thorns vs Legions
Probably the toughest matchup here. I'll decide later after I play them one more time.

Legions is my pick. Two excellent songs. Circle II Circle played Edge of Thorns when I saw them live, and Jon Oliva's Pain played Legions when I saw them

24 Hours Ago
The Dungeons Are Calling
Legions
Hall Of The Mountain King
Jesus Saves
Gutter Ballet
I Believe
Sirens

24 Hours Ago
The Dungeons Are Calling
Legions (this was very close, though)
Hall of the Mountain King (again, this one was very close)
Warriors
Gutter Ballet
I Believe
Sirens

24 Hours Ago
The Dungeons Are Calling
Edge Of Thorns
Hall Of The Mountain King
Warriors
Gutter Ballet
Chance
Sirens

Believe
Alone You Breathe
Edge Of Thorns
Hall Of The Mountain King
Jesus Saves
Gutter Ballet
Chance
Handful Of Rain

It was a hard choice between Gutter Ballet vs. New York City and Handful Of Rain vs. Sirens. Actually choosing between Savatage songs is very difficult for me. In the end I had to go with what songs I can sing along to best.

24 Hours Ago
The Dungeons Are Calling
Legions
Hall Of The Mountain King
Warriors
Gutter Ballet
I Believe
Sirens

24 Hours Ago
The Dungeons Are Calling
Legions
Hall Of The Mountain King
Warriors
Gutter Ballet
Chance
Sirens

Nice to see quite a few people pick Chance. One of my favorite songs to sing!

My picks:

Believe
Alone You Breathe
Edge Of Thorns
When The Crowds Are Gone
Jesus Saves
Gutter Ballet
Chance
Handful Of Rain

This does lead to a tie between Legions and Edge Of Thorns, so I've decided the easiest way to resolve that is for my vote not to count.

So the results are:

24 Hours Ago beat Believe (7-3)
The Dungeons Are Calling beat Alone You Breathe (8-2)
Legions beat Edge Of Thorns (5-4)
Hall Of The Mountain King beat When The Crowds Are Gone (9-1)
Warriors beat Jesus Saves (5-4)
Gutter Ballet beat New York City Don't Mean Nothing (10-0)
Chance beat I Believe (7-3)
Sirens beat Handful Of Rain (8-2)