Holy shit....just combing through some of the rankings, and can't help but notice...
Since when did 6DoIT get so popular?? I absolutely love the album, but I thought I was alone! Last time I checked, it seems as if Six Degrees was more or less thought to be about average for a DT album.
That's great to hear! Anyway, here is my ranking:
1. Scenes From A Memory: My favorite piece of music ever created. Most likely will never change.
2. A Dramatic Turn Of Events: Not a single skip song for me. Such a rarity in music!
3. Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence: A double CD that only contains a single song that I do not frequently listen to: Blind Faith. And even so, I still like the song.
4. Images And Words: Metropolis was the first DT song I've ever heard. Never in a million years did I think, at that time, that DT would go on to become my favorites ever.
5. Tie: Octavarium & Train Of Thought:
Octavarium: In creating this list, I initially thought this album would be a bit higher, but after looking it over, I think it fits well at 5. Still love the title track, and believe it or not, Sacrificed Sons has proven to have a ton of replay value. Not too huge a fan of Never Enough or I Walk Beside You, but good songs nonetheless.
Train Of Thought: Before DT, I grew up on metal. Older Metallica, Pantera, Sepultura, etc. So I have a higher affinity to harder stuff. That said, I love ToT. My least favorite song on the album is probably This Dying Soul, but when it comes to DT, "least favorite" has absolutely no relation to "not good" as it is still a kick-ass song.
6. Awake: I honestly think that if I was into prog when this album came out, it would be sitting at the #2 spot right now. I just had to put it in this location because there are about 4 or 5 songs that I don't listen to very often:. 6:00, Caught In A Web, Innocence Faded, and Lifting Shadows Off A Dream are all good songs, but personally I was never really able to get into them too much. However, the good songs more than make up for any songs I do not enjoy as much. Voices is simply amazing, and has my favorite JP solo ever in it. And Space Dye Vest is probably my favorite of DT's slower-tempo songs.
7. Systematic Chaos: To be totally honest, before I actually sat down and did this list, I was always under the impression that SC was one of my top 4-5 DT albums. The Ministry Of Lost Souls is definitely in my top 10 DT songs of all time, possibly even top 5. It's timeless to me. And Repentance and Prophets of War are 2 dark horses which always seem to get a lot of criticism, but they are among my favorites on the album. Come to think of it, I like every song on this album. I guess the reason it is #7 is because, although I can listen to it from front to back, none of the songs (other than Ministry) are something that I would consider to be DT's best work. In any case, IMO an extremely underrated album.
8. Black Clouds And Silver Linings: If this album could make just 2 changes, I think it would reside in my top 5. The first is the lyrics on "The Best Of Times." The song instrumentation, melodies, solos, etc. in the song are amazing. But IMO some of the lyrics in this song are just cringe-worthy. It almost sounds like an elementary school kid wrote them. The concept is good, and I am sorry about Mike's father, but I just wish that the lyrics were constructed better. The second thing that would make this album better would be the replacement of The Dark Fortress with something better to tie up the 12-Step Suite. It's not bad, but if it were replaced with a great song, this album would be incredible.
9. Falling Into Infinity: I really do believe that one day, I will finally be able to appreciate this album. So far, not so good. I never listen to New Millenium, You Not Me, Burning My Soul, Take Away My Pain, Trial of Tears, or Just Let Me Breathe. It is unheard of for a DT album to have 6 songs which I am not into. Still though, the album has its strong points. Peruvian Skies is timeless to me, and contains some of the most awesome guitar riffs I've ever heard. And the album features two of the band's greatest ballad/slow tempo tracks: Hollow Years and Anna Lee. Lines In The Sand is awesome as well. Overall, a great album but one of DT's weakest to me.
10. When Dream And Day Unite: Let me first say that we should all be bowing down to this album, not for its contents, but for its concept. I don't really listen to it, aside from a few songs here and there, but I respect that it helped set the tone for the greatest band ever!
Thanks for reading!
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