Images and Words vs Metropolis pt 2: Scenes From a Memory

[Fourth Horseman]

With all of the polls on here, I became curious as to which of DT's "magnum opus" album people consider to be the best.

[FlyingBIZKIT]

SFAM. Easy

[SeRoX]

Images & Words is magical and beyond amazing where SFAM is just amazing.

[BlobVanDam]

Love 'em both, and they're my #2 and #3, but SFAM ranks just higher for me.
You really can't go wrong with either answer. IaW probably ranks higher for individual songs (Metropolis, UAGM, TTT), however as a whole album, SFAM is just magical for me, and DT's best whole album listening experience.

[Elite]

Images & Words. Easy

[senecadawg2]

This Strange Deja Vu...


SFAM, by a hair. I&W has the better songs I think. However, this is one of those situations where the sum of the parts is greater than the whole (with SFAM).

[Fourth Horseman]

My favorite DT album is Images and Words.  My only problem with SFAM is that I find some of the lyrics are too cheesy(I know i'm the minority) but musically both albums are genius.

[Gadough]

Scenes, without a doubt. Very easy choice for me.

[wolfandwolfandwolf]

And here's the real kicker.  SFAM is my least listened to, least favorite DT album probably.

[SeRoX]

  My only problem with SFAM is that I find some of the lyrics are too cheesy(I know i'm the minority)

Nope, you are not. They are mostly cheesy. But it's ok though to fit the concept.

[Scorpion]

Both are masterpieces, but I&W is pretty much flawless.

[Marion Crane]

Not even close.  Scenes.

[Nekov]

I&W is a fantastic album, but Scenes is on a whole different level, in fact, it's so good it has it's own level.

[Syzzle]

Scenes it's not even close.

[SomeoneLikeHim]

I&W is a fantastic album, but Scenes is on a whole different level, in fact, it's so good it has it's own level.

[?]

Both albums are excellent as whole but when it comes to individual songs, I&W is easily better.

[TheGreatPretender]

Metropolis Pt. 1 is the best song on Images and Words. And Scenes From A Memory is a sequel that completely surpassed the original in full album length. Even if Scenes is greater than the sum of its parts, the parts are still absolutely fantastic. When MP said they were making the latest and in his opinion the greatest DT masterpiece with Scenes, he was right.

I&W is a fantastic album, but Scenes is on a whole different level, in fact, it's so good it has it's own level.

Yeah, I've always said that too. Usually when I'm trying to compare a DT album to another, I don't even bother using Scenes as an example, because it's in a class of its own.

[Jaq]

SFAM is my favorite DT album, but I&W is so close behind it on my list it's practically 1b.

[KevShmev]

Both are phenomenal, but I&W is just a hair better.  Scenes could have been better had they written a better song to follow Home.  The Dance of Eternity simply drags it down just a tad and interrupts the flow as well.

[Zydar]

Images is my #1 DT album, and SFAM is my #2.

[Ħ]

SFAM easily. IAW is classic, but SFAM is their best album.

[Phoenix87x]

Well,  I&W is my favorite album ever made and SFAM is just an album that I like a lot.

[Rattlehead]

You really can't go wrong with either answer. IaW probably ranks higher for individual songs (Metropolis, UAGM, TTT), however as a whole album, SFAM is just magical for me, and DT's best whole album listening experience.

My thoughts exactly 

[Implode]

I chose Scenes because it's a little more diverse. Both albums are amazing though.

[Mladen]

Metropolis pt 2: Scenes From a Memory

Both are pretty much flawless, though.

[TheGreatPretender]

Both are phenomenal, but I&W is just a hair better.  Scenes could have been better had they written a better song to follow Home.  The Dance of Eternity simply drags it down just a tad and interrupts the flow as well.

The Dance of Eternity is the best track on the whole album, foo'!

[Sigz]

SFAM is their best album, so this is an easy one.

[Fourth Horseman]

Both are phenomenal, but I&W is just a hair better.  Scenes could have been better had they written a better song to follow Home.  The Dance of Eternity simply drags it down just a tad and interrupts the flow as well.

The Dance of Eternity is the best track on the whole album, foo'!

I don't understand how people don't like TDOE. Is it because they don't get it?

[TheGreatPretender]

I don't understand how people don't like TDEN. Is it because they don't get it?

While I do agree with your actual post, I think you meant TDOE. 

[Ħ]

TDOE is an exciting song on the first few listens. It's odd but fits very well in the context of the album.

[Fourth Horseman]

I fixed it 
It's a rhythmical masterpiece IMO

[Jaffa]

Images and Words. 

Cool to see such close poll results for this one, though. 

[TAC]

Both are phenomenal, but I&W is just a hair better.  Scenes could have been better had they written a better song to follow Home.  The Dance of Eternity simply drags it down just a tad and interrupts the flow as well.

The Dance of Eternity is the best track on the whole album, foo'!

Yeah, and Home is my least favorite.

[TheGreatPretender]

Yeah, and Home is my least favorite.

Sarcasm?

[SeRoX]

Yeah, and Home is my least favorite.

Sarcasm?

I thought your respond to this thread is sarcasm.