DT album ranking

[Fourth Horseman]

1. Images and Words
2. Awake




3. Octavarium
4. Train of Thought
5. ADTOE
6. SDOIT
7. SFAM





8. FII
9. BC&SL
10. Systematic Chaos

3-7 are Interchangeable.

[MetropolisWatches]

(DT at their best- these 3 are interchangeable)
Images and Words
Scenes From A Memory
Awake
-----
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
A Dramatic Turn of Events
Falling Into Infinity
When Dream and Day Unite
-----
(The steady decline beginning with ToT in 2003)
Octavarium
Train of Thought
Systematic Chaos
Black Clouds and Silver Linings

BC&SL is their weakest album with the least amount of replay-ability for me. Aside from The Count of Tuscany, every song felt lacking (while all containing some great elements). What hurts even more, is that A Nightmare to Remember could have been a DT classic, but was horribly blemished by the infamous Portnoy-core section. 

[Ħ]

I have to agree with you BCaSL sentiment.

My list:

Scenes From a Memory
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
---
Falling Into Infinity
Images and Words
Octavarium
Train of Thought
---
Awake
A Dramatic Turn of Events
Systematic Chaos
Black Clouds and Silver Linings
---
When Dream And Day Unite

[Pols Voice]

1. Awake
2. Images and Words
3. Scenes from a Memory
4. Falling Into Infinity
5. A Dramatic Turn of Events
6. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
7. Train of Thought
8. When Dream and Day Unite
9. Black Clouds & Silver Linings
10. Systematic Chaos
11. Octavarium

[Fourth Horseman]

Just curious, but for those of you that rank Octavarium so low, what exactly is it about the album that you don't like?

[Scorpion]

I find it very inconsistent. The highs (Octavarium, TROAE, These Walls) are very high, but the lows (I Walk Beside You, Never Enough, The Answer Lies Within) to be some of the lowest of DT's discography.

[TheGreatPretender]

I find it very inconsistent. The highs (Octavarium, TROAE, These Walls) are very high, but the lows (I Walk Beside You, Never Enough, The Answer Lies Within) to be some of the lowest of DT's discography.

I always considered The Answer Lies Within to be one of the highs of the album. But then, I think Octavarium is a pretty awesome album, at least in terms of being extremely well rounded for people who like heavy stuff, ballads, progressive stuff, etc. I think there's something on 8V to please every type of DT fan. But I do think that The Answer Lies Within is one of its better songs, at least for having that wonderful Piano melody. One of a handful of DT's best piano melodies since KM left the band.

[KevShmev]

Just curious, but for those of you that rank Octavarium so low, what exactly is it about the album that you don't like?

I don't dislike it, but I still consider it one of their two least best albums, and for this simple reason: I almost never have the urge to listen to it.  How much I love an album is largely dictated by how often I listen to it, and Octavarium and Systematic Chaos, both of which I liked a lot when they first came out, are by far the two DT albums I listen to the least. 

Back to just OV, the title track is great - probably one of my 25 or 30 favorite DT songs - but everything else I can take or leave.  Don't get me wrong, I like I Walk Beside You, Panic Attack, The Answer Lies Within and The Root of All Evil, but if I didn't hear any of them ever again, I probably wouldn't care that much.  As for the rest, Never Enough is very forgettable (since the only thing about it that I like is the riff, and I can get that by listening to the Muse song it originally came from), These Walls is super boring, and Sacrificed Sons is easily the band's most boring and most forgettable 10-minute plus song ever. 

So, there ya go.

[Ruba]

Just curious, but for those of you that rank Octavarium so low, what exactly is it about the album that you don't like?

It's a good album, but simply cannot compete against the majority of DT albums. The only song I dislike is I Walk Beside You.

[rupper]

 anyone is interested to get  the multitracks of the 20th anniversary of the album "Images and Words" take at look at this stuff (you will need to use Audacity) ..PM


https://www.mediafire.com/?ne2mzzghzqi9e

[Unlegit]

1. I&W
2. SFaM
3. SDoIT
4. Awake
5. ADToE
6. ToT
7. BC&SL
8. Octavarium
9. FII
10. SC
11. WDaDU

[Jamariquay]

1. Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
2. Awake
3. Scenes From A Memory
4. A Dramatic Turn Of Events
5. Images and Words
6. Falling Into Infinity
7. Train Of Thought
8. Octavarium
9. Systematic Chaos
10. Black Clouds & Silver Linings
Puppythatpoopedonthecarpet. When Dream and Day Unite

[Western Ninja]

Awake
6DoIT
IaW
ToT
ADToE
SFAM
SC
8VM
FII






BC&SL

[Ruba]

Did you forget WDADU, or haven't you listened to it?

[GalacticGuitarist87]

 
IaW
Awake
SFAM
ADTOE


6Degrees
FII
8
BC&SL



SC
ToT




WDADU

Albums are interchangeable within groupings depending on my mood.

[Adami]

Awake
6Degrees


SFAM
FII
BC&SL
I&W



WDADU
8VM
ADTOE



SC
ToT

I kind of like that way of doing it. Fixed for me.

[Mosh]

Awake
SDOIT
IaW
SFAM


8
ToT


ADTOE
BC&SL
FII


WDADU
SC

Also fixed for me

[robwebster]

Images and Words
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Octavarium


Falling Into Infinity
Train of Thought
Systematic Chaos
A Dramatic Turn of Events


When Dream & Day Unite
Awake
Scenes from a Memory


Black Clouds & Silver Linings



That'll do.

[Metrovarium]

Six Degrees
Images & Words

Awake
A Dramatic Turn of Events
Octavarium

Scenes From A Memory
Black Clouds & Silver Linings
Systematic Chaos
Falling Into Infinity

Train of Thought
When Dream and Day Unite

[Western Ninja]

Did you forget WDADU, or haven't you listened to it?

Haven't yet listened to it, and wasn't actually planning to bother, until I saw the praise it garnered here. Might pick it up in a couple weeks.

[Ruba]

Did you forget WDADU, or haven't you listened to it?

Haven't yet listened to it, and wasn't actually planning to bother, until I saw the praise it garnered here. Might pick it up in a couple weeks.

It is worth of listening. I'd say 40% of the active DTF members don't like it, but some people love it (like I do). But you'll never know, is it your new favourite DT album (very small possibility  ), if you don't give it a spin.

[robbob]

Six Degrees
ADTOE
SFAM

Awake  (moved up after recentley listening to it)
Images and Words
TOT
FII

Octavarium
Systematic Chaos

BC&SL
WDADU

[farnie]

I like them all really, except for ADTOE and WDADU.

[Dream Team]

Did you forget WDADU, or haven't you listened to it?

Haven't yet listened to it, and wasn't actually planning to bother, until I saw the praise it garnered here. Might pick it up in a couple weeks.

It is worth of listening. I'd say 40% of the active DTF members don't like it, but some people love it (like I do). But you'll never know, is it your new favourite DT album (very small possibility  ), if you don't give it a spin.

This exactly. You will be pleasantly surprised.

[Dream Team]

 
Images and Words
A Dramatic Turn of Events
Scenes From a Memory
Six Degrees


Awake
When Dream & Day Unite
Train of Thought


Black Clouds & Silver Linings
Systematic Chaos
Octavarium


Falling Into Mediocrity

[Demolition]

And now, for something completely different.

Octavarium
Scenes From A Memory
Six Degrees
Systematic Chaos
ADTOE
Train Of Thought
BCSL
Falling Into Infinity
Images & Words
Awake
WDADU

[Rattlehead]

I'm going to do mine over 


Images & Words
SFAM
SDOIT


ToT
Awake


ADToE
Systematic Chaos
BC & SL
WDADU


Octavarium
Falling Into Infinity

[RoeDent]

 
1. Images and Words
2. A Dramatic Turn of Events
3. Scenes from a Memory
4. Octavarium
5. Awake


6. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
7. Falling Into Infinity
8. Black Clouds and Silver Linings


9. Systematic Chaos
10. Train of Thought
11. When Dream and Day Unite

[GasparXR]

Mine has evolved quite a bit.

(grouped albums are in the same position)

Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
A Dramatic Turn of Events

Images & Words
Awake
Scenes From A Memory
Train of Thought

When Dream and Day Unite
Falling Into Infinity
Octavarium

Systematic Chaos
Black Clouds & Silver Linings

[Onno]

I guess mine would be something like this:


SFAM
I&W


SDOIT
Awake


ADTOE
8V
SC
ToT


FII
BC&SL


WDADU

[wasteland]

 
Images And Words
A Dramatic Turn Of Events
Awake


Scenes From A Memory


Falling Into Infinity
Six Degrees
Black Clouds And Silver Linings


When Dream And Day Unite


Octavarium
Train Of Thought

-Out of Contest-


Systematic Chaos

[Scorpion]

Alright.


Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Images and Words
Awake


Scenes from a Memory
Falling into Infinity
A Dramatic Turn of Events


Train of Thought
Octavarium


Black Clouds and Silver Linings
When Dream and Day Unite


Systematic Chaos

[Zook]

1. Images and Words
2. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
3. Awake
4. Scenes from a Memory
5. Train of Thought
6. A Dramatic Turn of Events
7. Octavarium
8. Falling Into Infinity
9. When Dream And Day Unite
10. Systematic Chaos
11. Black Clouds and Silver Linings

[Heretic]

new rrrrrrrrranking. haven't listened to a lot of DT in the past few months but looking over the albums now and how fond I would feel of them has changed.

SDOIT
I&W


ADTOE
SFAM
8VM
TOT


BC&SL
Awake







FII
SC
WDADU

[Jaq]

Don't believe I ever did this in this thread, but if I did, time to RE-RANK.

1. SFAM.
2. I&W
3. ADTOE
4. Awake
5. SDOIT
6. ToT
7. FII
8. Octavarium
9. SC
10. BC&SL
11. WDADU

No, I didn't arrange my list so Octavarium was 8th, it honestly just happened this time. And since 6-8 flip flop around a lot, it may not happen again.