Dream Theater

As of now:

1. Awake - In my all-time top 5, they will be hard-pressed to ever top it.

2. Images and Words - Not far behind Awake, this is also flawless from start to finish.

3. Scenes from a Memory - The last of the holy trilogy.

4. Six Degress of Inner Turbulence - Can't touch the top 3, but is still pretty damn great.

5. Falling into Infinity - Underrated for the longest time, this has some of their best tunes to date (Trial of Tears, Hell's Kitchen and Lines in the Sand).

6. A Dramatic Turn of Events - Could move up to number 5 depending on how well it ages. A fantastic record, and definitely one of my 5 favorites of 2011 (which is saying something considering how strong a year it's been).

7. Train of Thought - I didn't care for this much at first, but it has aged pretty well for me. Not a favorite by any means, but pretty darn good for what it is.

8. Black Clouds and Silver Linings - I don't go crazy over this like I did when it first came out, but I still like it quite a bit (despite every song, even the best ones, having noticeable flaws).

9. When Dream and Day Unite - Great songs, but the sound and Dominici's vocals hold it back a bit. If only this had been recorded with JLB singing when Kevin Moore was still in the band...

10. Systematic Chaos - Not a bad record, but aside from ITPOE I and Repentance, not much else there that interests me anymore.

11. Octavarium - The title track is awesome. That's it.

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

I don't know where all the Six Degree's love is coming from. Everyone I know hates that album.

1. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
2. Scenes from a Memory
3. A Dramatic Turn of Events
4. Images and Words
5. Falling Into Infinity
6. Train of Thought
7. Octavarium
8. Systematic Chaos
9. Awake
10. A Change of Seasons
11. When Dream and Day Unite

Count me as one who adores Six Degrees. The title piece itself is superb musicianship and the lyrics offer a great message. The great debate and glass prison were some of MP's best drumming. My thoughts.

1. Images and words
2. Scenes from a memory
3. A dramatic Turn of Events
4. When dream and day unite
5. Awake
6. Six degrees
7. Octavarium
8. Black clouds and ...
9. Systematic Chaos
10. A change of seasons
11. Falling into infinity
12. Train of thought

I´m curious to know why everybody seems to hate When dream and day unite. It´s not perfect, but the only weak parts are Dominicis voice and quite a bad sound. The songs are awsome, and I can just imagine what they would sound like with the line up of today! Would be nice to hear a song or two, besides Ytse Jam, live!

@solitaryshell:

You missed Black Clouds & Silver Linings from your list ;)

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

Hmmm, so I did, thanks. I'll slide BCSL in at 8. I think I have Awake ranked too low also. All I know is that I can fire up any of these albums at any given time and be happy with it.

1. Scenes From a Memory
2. A Dramatic Turn of Events
3. Black Clouds and Silver Linings
4. Systematic Chaos
5. Octavarium
6. Images and Words
7. Six Degrees
8. Train of Thought
9. Awake

This is kind of hard. The only slots I'm completely certain about are the top three and the bottom two. Anyhow, here goes;

1. Scenes From a Memory
2. A Dramatic Turn of Events
3. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
4. Black Clouds & Silver Linings
5. Images & Words
6. Awake
7. Octavarium (The title track is by far the best song they've ever written though, if you ask me)
8. Systematic Chaos
9. Train of Thought
10. Falling Into Infinity
11. When Dream and Day Unite

I made a post earlier without ADTOE, so here's my updated ranking after letting it sink in, the general ranking has also changed as well for me.

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