So interesting to see everyone's opinions. I'm sure some of mine might be contoversial.
I love Majesty.
As someone else said, and I totally agree, Chris Collins is way better than Charlie Dominici.
I like Charlie Dominici.
When Dream and Day Unite is awesome, although I didn't used to think that way.
Scarred is fantastic.
Falling Into Infinity is fantastic.
Anna Lee is a wonderful, beautiful song. I even named my daughter Anna Lee. Don't understand the hate for this song, personally.
The best version of Take Away My Pain is on Once in a Livetime. I have no idea what popular opinion is on this, so this may not be controversial at all.
My favorite song off Scenes is Through Her Eyes. I absolutely love it. I am rather partial to slow songs, though, even if I love metal.
Six Degrees doesn't really do it for me. I'm talking about the double album and the piece, but I find many parts of the piece rather cheesy.
Misunderstood doesn't do much for me, and the ending is atrocious. And just when you think it's going away, IT COMES BACK.
Train of Thought is DT's worst album. WAY too one sided for them.
Endless Sacrifice is kind of boring.
Octavarium, the whole album, is awesome.
I Walk Beside You is my favorite song off Octavarium.
Systematic Chaos is awesome.
My favorite song off Systematic Chaos is Prophets of War (but, man, I do love In the Presence of Enemies Pt. 1 and Pt. 2).
One of the worst DT songs ever written is The Dark Eternal Night. Stupid lyrics, and just a boring song overall.
Black Clouds and Silver Linings is one of my favorite DT albums.
I love Wither so much. Even danced to it at my wedding reception.
The Shattered Fortress is awesome.
A Dramatic Turn of Events is not that good.
It makes no sense to me how On the Backs of Angels got nominated for a Grammy.
Beneath the Surface is fantastic.
DT12 is not that good, either.
The production on DT12 is terrible, and the drums sound terrible (not the playing, though).
I also don't get how The Enemy Inside got nominated for a Grammy, even though it's a good song.
The sudden interest in DT by the Grammy foundation (or whatever it's called) is ridiculous. There are many more songs far more deserving of Grammy nominations/wins in DT's discography (and even on the individual albums themselves) than the two that have been nominated. As far as I'm concerned, DT never should win a Grammy. They don't need that kind of company, even if I don't really think it would affect their future music much.
Mike Mangini is awesome (amazing musician and drummer), but Portnoy was a much better fit for the band.
Mike Portnoy's input on the band (heaviness, blast beat, and vocals included) are/were not a problem. I liked what he offered the band in all regards.
Having said all of that, the weird thing for me is even with the things I don't like about DT, I still like about DT. For example, I can really enjoy The Dark Eternal Night from time to time. I really enjoy Train of Thought from time to time. Six Degrees has grown a lot on me over the years, and it's cool to listen to the entire piece from time to time. The songs and albums I don't care for much are still songs and albums I like. There are just DT songs and albums I like much more.