DT album ranking

[Viking of the Sagas]

Awake (Dont listen to at all)

You're missing so much

[BlobVanDam]

Awake (Dont listen to at all)

You're missing so much

I disagree.






Come on, like nobody saw that coming.

[Ruba]

spanny = Blob's long lost brother? 

[berrege]

Looks like I'm not the only with a low ranking for BC&SL, interesting.

[Lucidity]

Looks like I'm not the only with a low ranking for BC&SL, interesting.

Most people here dislike BC&SL.

[Viking of the Sagas]

I kinda like it.

[?]

Looks like I'm not the only with a low ranking for BC&SL, interesting.

Most people here dislike BC&SL.

I wouldn't say most people dislike it, but it is one of the least popular albums here.

[Scotto123]

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

[aprilethereal]

My first try to include DT12 in the ranking:

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

[Outcrier]

Let's go then:

CLASSIC

1. Six Degrees
2. Scenes
3. Images
4. Awake

GREAT

5. Train Of Thought
6. Octavarium

GOOD

7. Dream Theater
8. Dramatic Turn

MORE OR LESS

9. Falling Into Infinity
10. WDAD(RE)Unite

BAD

11. Sistematic Chaos
12. Black Clouds

[Mladen]

Scenes from a memory
Images and words
Awake
A Dramatic turn of events
Six degrees of inner turbulence
Systematic chaos
Black clouds & silver linings
Train of thought
Dream Theater
Octavarium
When dream and day unite
Falling into infinity

[GentlemanofDread]

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

Numbers helped me here.

[DeanTheater]

Here is my list:

1. SCENES
2. IMAGES
3. AWAKE
4. SIX DEGREES
5. DREAM THEATER
6. A DRAMATIC TURN
7. OCTAVARIUM
8. TRAIN
9. FALLING INTO INFINITY
10. BLACK COULDS
11. SYSTEMATIC CHAOS
12. WDADU

I feel DT's last 2 releases were vast improvements in comparison to the prior 3-4 albums.  great work DT

[TheOutlawXanadu]

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

I think I've said this before, but my personalized version of FII would be right up there. Probably not number one but in my top tier.

[Mladen]

I'm surprised by how low Black clouds & silver linings appears in most of the lists. I remember how well received it was back when it came out.

[eosforum]

1. Six  Degrees
2. Awake
3. SFAM
4. Train of Thought
5. I&W
6. FII
7. DT12
8. Octavarium
9. ADTOE
10. BC&SL
11. WDADU
12. SC

[Trial of Thought]

1. Awake
---
2. FII
3. Octavarium
4. SFAM
5. DT12
---
6. ADTOE
7. SDOIT
8. I&W
---
9. TOT
10. SC
---
11. WDADU
12. BCSL

[GasparXR]

Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence

Dream Theater
Octavarium

Falling Into Infinity
Images and Words
A Dramatic Turn of Events
Awake

Scenes From a Memory
Train of Thought

When Dream and Day Unite

Systematic Chaos
Black Clouds & Silver Linings

[LCArenas]

Awake
Images and Words
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence

Scenes of a Memory
Octavarium
Falling into Infinity
A Dramatic Turn of Events/Dream Theater (Currently tied)
Train of Thought
Black Clouds and Silver Linings
Systematic Chaos
When Dream and Day Unite

[Dark Castle]

1. Images and Words
2. Dream Theater (It's getting pretty close, we'll see)
3. Awake
4. Scenes From A Memory
5. A Dramatic Turn of Events
6. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
7. Octavarium
8. Systematic Chaos
9. Black Clouds & Silver Linings
10. Falling into Infinty
11. Train of Thought(If only When Dream and Day Unite didn't exist, so I could put you in last)
12. When Dream and Day Unite

Little Revising.

[sylvinception]

Currrent ranking :

1. Awake
2. Images & Words
3. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
===========================
4. A Dramatic Turn of Events
5. DT 12
6. Train of Thought
7. Falling into Infinity
8. Scenes From A Memory
9. Octavarium
10. Systematic Chaos
11. When Dream and Day Unite
===========================
12. Black Clouds & Silver Linings

[Crow]

k I think this is where I stand right now

Awake
I&W
SFAM
(insert huge dropoff here)
8VM
ADTOE
SDOIT
FII
ToT
BC&SL
WDADU
DT12
SC

this is actually really depressing because DT have only ever released 3 really good albums. no other album doesn't have at least a song or two I really can't stand.
Except DT12. It's just such a nothing album. I don't even dislike any of its songs. It's just so duuull. Maybe too early to judge but I don't see any of these songs becoming something I want to return to.

[tnphelps]

1. SDOIT
2. SFAM
3. IAW
4. DT
5. ADTOE
6. Octavarium
7. TOT
8. Awake
9.  FII
10. BC&SL
11. SC
12 WDADU

[Prog Snob]

Images and Words
Metropolis II
Awake
6DOIT
A Dramatic Turn Of Events
Dream Theater
Octavarium
Falling Into Infinity
Train of Thought
Systematic Chaos
Black Clouds and Silver Linings
When Dream and Day Unite

This changes all of the time. The new CD could replace ADTOE anyday now. TOT, SC, and BC&SL can be interchanged at any given time. Put JLB on vocals for WD&DU and that CD jumps above FII.

[PixelDream]

New ranking:

1. Awake
2. Images & Words
3. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence

4. Scenes From a Memory
5. Train of Thought
6. Falling Into Infinity
7. Octavarium

8. Dream Theater
9. A Dramatic Turn of Events
10. Black Clouds & Silver Linings

11. When Dream & Day Unite
12. Systematic Chaos

[nicmos]

I'm surprised by how low Black clouds & silver linings appears in most of the lists. I remember how well received it was back when it came out.

I have a feeling the same thing is going to happen with DT12.  mark my words.

[dongringo]

I'm surprised by how low Black clouds & silver linings appears in most of the lists. I remember how well received it was back when it came out.

I have a feeling the same thing is going to happen with DT12.  mark my words.

Couldn't disagree more. DT12 blows Black Clouds off the map. DT 12 will stand the test of time easily (IMO).

[Grizz]

We say that now, before it has taken the test of time. DTXII is a good album, but has a tendency to be dull.

[Dark Castle]

We say that now, before it has taken the test of time. DTXII is a good album, but has a tendency to be dull.

In your opinion maybe.
Never dull at all for me.

[1neeto]

1. SFAM
2. I&W
3. DT12
4. 6DOIT
5. TOT
6. ADTOE
7. 8VM
8. Awake
9. FFI
10. BC&SL
11. SC
12. WDADU

DT12 might take I&W's spot, it took a lot of listens to take the 6DOIT spot, and when ADTOE came out I didn't have this feeling. Ask me again in a year.

[ReaperKK]

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

[Grizz]

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0ylI5Wit7c

[1neeto]

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0ylI5Wit7c

LOL SC way up there is a stretch. But Awake has to be the most overrated DT album ever. I just don't get it why it gets so much love here. JLB is just screaming most of the time, and there's IWBY and SDV, which are IMO two of the worst DT songs ever!

[dongringo]

^ JLB's vocals on Awake are by far his best. I've always wished he could pull off such a performance again, but alas, it was not to be.

[1neeto]

^ JLB's vocals on Awake are by far his best. I've always wished he could pull off such a performance again, but alas, it was not to be.

What? No way, his vocals are the best in I&W. Clean, clear and that F# haha!