1.
Awake (was the album that got me hooked in my high school days in 94. Still love it immensely.)
2.
FII (High points are amazing. If the record company didn't fuck with it and kept certain demo songs and versions, it could've surpassed everything..)
3.
6 Degrees (Real good. Confused the heck out of me on first listen, repeated listens rewarded me with its undoubted brilliance.)
4.
Scenes (Remember being the album that blew me away the most when I arrived home from the record store, and popped it into my cd player for the first time. Still love it, particularly as an entire album experience.)
5.
Dramatic Turn (A great return to form, and really don't dislike any songs. Excellent.)
6.
Images (The first album I ever heard on cassette, but never got sold until Awake arrived. Some great moments, but I still always felt it sounded a little dated and was overrated. Good, but not as amazing as some feel it to be in my books.)
7.
Train (I actually really like this album. Nothing to complain about - I enjoy their metal side, and this is well done. To be honest, probably listen to it more than Images, so could swap spots on any given day.)
8.
Octavarium (The title track saves this one from being very mediocre for me. Love the epic, the other tracks bar probably These Walls are pretty Ho Hum..)
9.
When Dream and Day Unite (In actuality, not a bad collection of songs. It's Charlies vocals that bother me and probably many here, but if you strip the songs down to what they are, and Imagine James as the vocalist, there are actually some very good moments. Some live performances with James at the helm are excellent, but he wasn't having an awesome night for 'WDADReunite'. If this were re recorded in the studio with James, I think people would realise it's actually pretty solid. If this also ever happened, I think it would leapfrog Octavarium in my rankings easily..)
10.
Black Clouds (The Count helps it, biggest problem is, with only 6 songs, they better all be pretty darn good, and unfortunately, many miss the mark. Still some nice little highlights throughout - looking at you 'Beautiful Agony'..)
11.
Systematic (I don't dislike this album, I just think everything else they have done is stronger, which says more about the great form of the band. Still gets some good spins, and many of the songs were very good in the live setting.)
Now, as for the new and shiny
DT, I think its cinematic feel and raw power is awesome. FAS is an amazing opening piece, TLG reminds me of Journey's Escape, IT is as good an epic as they have done, and the easter egg music, is like music for the closing credits of a film - and I feel may be used when people are leaving the stadiums in a live setting. I'll hold off from ranking it this early, but as a fan from the early days, I kinda know what I enjoy in a DT album, and this one will sit anywhere from my 3rd to 5th spot as an early prediction. I really enjoy the cinematic concept and diversity of songs, which while not completely conceptual, definitely share a common sound theme. Peace
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