Images and Words is the single best collection of songs Dream Theater have released on one disc, but an album is more than just the songs. Nowhere is this point encapsulated more than on Scenes From a Memory, an album with some pretty great songs in its own right, but as an entire listening experience just feels more complete. It is not just Dream Theater at their peak, not just the best prog metal album ever, it’s one of the greatest progressive metal albums of all time. It’s just a special record.