Shmoolikipod
Stranger to the Light
That's a very high ranking for this one, I recently rediscovered The Bigger Picture and Behind the Veil which makes me like it more. I massively love The Looking Glass too.
MrKnickerbocker
clap hands
Yeah, I think I'm certainly an outlier with my opinion on this one. IDK - the whole album just clicks with me.
Detective Beauregard
Leviathan of Doggerland
I love it, too.
I would go something like...
1: Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence 10/10
2: Awake 10/10
3: Images & Words 10/10
4: SFAM 10/10
5: Dream Theater 8/10
6: Train of Thought 8/10
7 Black Clouds & Silver Linings 7/10
8: Octavarium 7/10
9: A Dramatic Turn of Events 7/10
10: Falling Into Infinity 6/10
11: Systematic Chaos 5/10
12: Parasomnia 5/10
13: A View From the Top of the World 5/10
14: When Dream and Day Unite 5/10
15: The Astonishing 4/10
16: Distance Over Time 3/10
Takeaway is that DT has a lot of mid albums and not a whole lot in the upper or lower tiers for me, but they do have four 10/10s which is pretty rare. Also count me in as a big fan of the self titled.
Detective Beauregard
Leviathan of Doggerland
My top 6 (in no particular order) are ToT, Images, Awake, FII, DT12, and probably ADToE. Bottom two are definitely 8va and Astonishing.
Yes, I think SFAM is great, but I rarely have the urge to listen to it. It’s probably my 7th.
Yes, I think SFAM is great, but I rarely have the urge to listen to it. It’s probably my 7th.
MindRuler
Ancient Mariner
That's abit harsh. There´s some strong material on this one (Ytse Jam, AFIL and Afterlife)
Two songs I used to skip (LFAGA and TOWHTSTS) drag the album down a bit.
Dominici isn´t that bad apart from that false note in Killing Hand.
MindRuler
Ancient Mariner
Really? I thought it was a great one. Not only because of Portnoy´s return but I listened to it alot and it grew on me with each listen. Certainly better than the previous albums.
I didn’t feel good about it when typing it out and I’m willing to see if it grows, but I also have a hard time seeing myself going back to it over anything I ranked higher. I’ll say also that the reunion and the subsequent touring has reignited my interest in the band and I think their live shows have been really exciting, I’m just not sure if the album matched the hype of everything else.
Ledges Bitten In Dust
Educated Fool
16. When dream and day unite (1989)
15. Dream theater (2013)
14. Distance over time (2019)
13. Falling into infinity (1997)
12. The astonishing (2016)
11. Octavarium (2005)
10. Parasomnia (2025)
9. Black clouds & silver linings (2009)
8. A view from the top of the world (2021)
7. A dramatic turn of events (2011)
6. Systematic chaos (2007)
5. Awake (1994)
4. Train of thought (2003)
3. Six degrees of inner turbulence (2002)
2. Metropolis pt 2: Scenes from a memory (1999)
1. Images and words (1992)
15. Dream theater (2013)
14. Distance over time (2019)
13. Falling into infinity (1997)
12. The astonishing (2016)
11. Octavarium (2005)
10. Parasomnia (2025)
9. Black clouds & silver linings (2009)
8. A view from the top of the world (2021)
7. A dramatic turn of events (2011)
6. Systematic chaos (2007)
5. Awake (1994)
4. Train of thought (2003)
3. Six degrees of inner turbulence (2002)
2. Metropolis pt 2: Scenes from a memory (1999)
1. Images and words (1992)
Abas
Jester with no tears
This, this is the way
FearOfTheLark
Educated Fool
I thought this was really fantastic. Quite fresh and really surprised me
Yax
Ancient Mariner
I think it's a great record.