Images, Scenes and Awake - DT's best albums?

ricky · August 17, 2011, 05:24:47 PM

kinda a strange thread, but something i've been wondering for a while.

vote honestely, cuz you can't see till you vote. just to quell speculation, im not asking for the best "combination of three albums"...simply, are these dream theaters best?

anyways, from the amount of time i've been on this forum, those three seem to be the "trinity" of DT's albums.

but yeah, in all seriousness, are those the three best from DT? I'm just curious, for real.

Mosh · August 17, 2011, 05:25:24 PM

Yea I think those are my top 3 albums.

Phoenix87x · August 17, 2011, 05:26:06 PM

Yes

Jamesman42 · August 17, 2011, 05:27:55 PM

no, that would be SDOIT, TOT and 8VM

Mr. Beale · August 17, 2011, 05:30:47 PM

I wouldn't say they are above all the others no.

EuropaEndlos · August 17, 2011, 05:32:12 PM

Scenes,
Images,
Awake

Yeah pretty much, with the great tracks from Falling Into Infinity right up there (Everything minus, You Not Me, Burning My Soul, and Just Let Me Breathe)

Dr. DTVT · August 17, 2011, 05:33:37 PM

Replace Scenes with 6DoIT

FlyingBIZKIT · August 17, 2011, 05:36:34 PM

SDOIT
FII
SFAM

Jaffa · August 17, 2011, 06:06:52 PM

They are not my top three favorites, no.

ResultsMayVary · August 17, 2011, 06:29:18 PM

I&W, SFAM, and SDOIT (with Awake in fourth).

Chose nope.

chrisbDTM · August 17, 2011, 06:29:48 PM

yep

ZirconBlue · August 17, 2011, 06:32:14 PM

Yes, but if FII had been based on the demo versions, it probably would have bumped SFaM out of the top 3.

dbrooks22 · August 17, 2011, 06:33:09 PM

Awake, ToT, Images

The Silent Cody · August 17, 2011, 06:47:05 PM

Images, Awake and Scenes

and probably ADTOE

Ħ · August 17, 2011, 06:48:35 PM

Quote from: FlyingBIZKIT on August 17, 2011, 05:36:34 PM
SDOIT
FII
SFAM

Yep.

Ultimetalhead · August 17, 2011, 06:49:51 PM

Replace Awake with SDOIT.

And probably replace one of them with ADTOE in a few weeks.

lithium112 · August 17, 2011, 06:52:53 PM

Images, ToT and Octavarium for me probably.

ResultsMayVary · August 17, 2011, 06:58:41 PM

Quote from: Ultimetalhead on August 17, 2011, 06:49:51 PM
Replace Awake with SDOIT.

And probably replace one of them with ADTOE in a few weeks.

This.

j · August 17, 2011, 07:01:38 PM

Quote from: Jamesman42 on August 17, 2011, 05:27:55 PM
no, that would be SDOIT, TOT and 8VM

lol? Right?

Images, Awake, SDOIT.

-J

LieLowTheWantedMan · August 17, 2011, 07:02:43 PM

Replace Images with SDoIT then yes.

Mat JB · August 17, 2011, 07:17:53 PM

Yes, they are. A Change of Seasons is on the same level, but not really an album.

I have a strong belief that the trinity will gain a fourth member very soon, though.

Evo · August 17, 2011, 07:26:12 PM

Quote from: EuropaEndlos on August 17, 2011, 05:32:12 PM
Scenes,
Images,
Awake

Yeah pretty much, with the great tracks from Falling Into Infinity right up there (Everything minus, You Not Me, Burning My Soul, and Just Let Me Breathe)

My thoughts exactly (except for JLMB, which I think is awesome)

Gadough · August 17, 2011, 07:33:53 PM

Absolutely not. Scenes, 6D, 8V

Mosh · August 17, 2011, 07:56:24 PM

Quote from: Ultimetalhead on August 17, 2011, 06:49:51 PM
Replace Awake with SDOIT.

And probably replace one of them with ADTOE in a few weeks.

When you said a few weeks I got a burst of excitement!

kartmaze2 · August 17, 2011, 08:02:13 PM

Put in SDOIT in there, and you have the Fantastic Four!
I rank them equally at the top of my DT album list.

lelanddt · August 17, 2011, 08:02:26 PM

Images and Words (definitely), definitely BCaSL, and probably octavarium

I don't really understand the dislike of BCasL (or I should say indifference towards BCaSL) from some people. It's a very very solid album! The count and the best of times are probably dream theater's two best songs of the last 6 years!

and even.......a rite of passage. that post chorus riff is

Pols Voice · August 17, 2011, 08:08:23 PM

Yup.

1. Awake
2. Images and Words
3. Scenes from a Memory

DTFan0789 · August 17, 2011, 08:10:08 PM

I&W is the quintessential progressive metal masterpiece, so yes, absolutely. After that I'm gonna have to go with FII and SDOIT.

I love Scenes and Awake, but sometimes I think that people tend to overrate them...

Banny · August 17, 2011, 08:17:33 PM

Nope. Awake is near the bottom of my life. Probably the following for me:

1. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
2. Metropolis Part II: Scenes From a Memory
3. Images & Words

emindead · August 17, 2011, 08:19:32 PM

yep

tedy · August 17, 2011, 10:01:12 PM

Yes,

1. Images and Words
2. Scenes from a Memory
3. Awake

BlobVanDam · August 17, 2011, 10:18:08 PM

No. SFAM, SDOIT, IAW. No contest. Awake isn't up to that league, sorry.

Zydar · August 17, 2011, 11:29:49 PM

Quote from: BlobVanDam on August 17, 2011, 10:18:08 PM
No. SFAM, SDOIT, IAW. No contest. Awake isn't up to that league, sorry.

The blob has spoken the truth.

tri.ad · August 17, 2011, 11:31:12 PM

Images And Words and Awake yes. The third album to complete this is SDOIT. SFAM is way, way down the list for me.

3xodus · August 17, 2011, 11:56:37 PM

Quote from: BlobVanDam on August 17, 2011, 10:18:08 PM
No. SFAM, SDOIT, IAW. No contest. Awake isn't up to that league, sorry.

This in that exact order. Awake is fourth.

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