Album Rating: 5.0

SFaM is better in terms of its fun factor, but this is overall the better album with its pure emotion. Wish they'd go back to this form of lyricism that focuses on imagery more than anything else.

Album Rating: 5.0

Eh, I actually like/don't mind their lyrics through Six Degrees, especially A Change of Seasons, but yeah the newer albums were pretty awful lyrically (really hampers Illumination Theory in particular). I liked bits of Dramatic Turn of Events, but again they were bits that went for imagery like the chorus of Bridges in the Sky. It's not well written or anything but it's enjoyable enough even if it doesn't hold a candle to anything on here.

Album Rating: 3.5

Myung's lyrics in the modern DT are the only enjoyable ones. So basically it,s two songs, Breaking All Illusions, which had their best lyrics since a long time imo, and Surrender To Reason, which doesn't have incredible lyrics but still the best on the s/t. Maybe it's because he writes less lyrics than the others, because Myung's lyrics always seem more inspired than Petrucci's and Portnoy's. To me Moore was their best lyricist though

Album Rating: 4.5

Myung's lyrics on Learning to Live are fantastic.

Album Rating: 3.5

Myung is the best DT member

Album Rating: 5.0

Learning to Live stays positive without ever getting cheesy (lyrically and musically).

Album Rating: 4.5

Most of their songs before TOT do that though

Album Rating: 5.0

To me Moore was their best lyricist though

Album Rating: 4.5

Yep.

Myung is also the most tasteful member with the exception of Moore when he was still in DT.

It's a shame that you can't hear his playing on the newer albums.

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah, because he's also the only one whose playing is very technical but always stays interesting. He almost never wanders through meaningless wanking

Album Rating: 4.5

Most definitely.

Had to bump this up to a five.

Album Rating: 5.0

Myung grooves fucking hard, wish he'd do more of this on DT albums https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=Rs1iT2dojww



We need FII Myung back

Album Rating: 5.0

One of the recommended links is "John Petrucci: Play fast." Go away Petrucci

Album Rating: 4.0

I'm pretty sure Myung has so much he wants to let out, but ends up staying quiet so he gets paid.

Album Rating: 5.0

I think he stopped giving a shit

Album Rating: 4.0

yeah, too many albums in to give a damn

Album Rating: 4.5

The chapman stick on New Millennium is too good.

I first heard this album when I was 15, it was something that I remembered throughout my life and I recently listened to it again last year and continue to this day. One if the best albums ever...

Album Rating: 5.0

Agreed dude album is classic