mkmusic1995: Dream Theater Studio Albums Ranked

mkmusic1995 05.31.23	Besides 14 and 15, I genuinely enjoy all their work a lot.
BigPleb 05.31.23	Awake being at 11 is crazy.
AlexKzillion 05.31.23	anything being ranked below the astonishing is a crime
pizzamachine 05.31.23	Yaaaas queen 2 slaps
Space Jester 05.31.23	First three albums are their best
JohnnyoftheWell 05.31.23	Awake is 1 and it's debatable whether any of the others matters in a world where Awake didn't exist, the top 3 would be accurate (and probably in the correct order) but jfc that placement invalidates this entire list and website
FrozenFirebug 05.31.23	1. the nu metal ones 2. the other ones simple as
mkmusic1995 05.31.23	The love for Awake is not surprising in the least bit because it is an excellent record.
JDubb 05.31.23	Move 12 up, and 1 and 3 further back (towards the back, after “A View…”), and we are pretty close
el_newg 05.31.23	what the hell
porcupinetheater 05.31.23	Awake is 1 and it's debatable whether any of the others matter [2]
porcupinetheater 05.31.23	Train of Thought is painful
el_newg 05.31.23	wdadu always gets placed last in these lists and never deserves it. I swear I've been defending that album for like 10 years on this site lol
mkmusic1995 05.31.23	wdadu isn't bad but it kind of pales in comparison to later work for me personally.
Avagantamos 05.31.23	weird to think this was my favorite band when I signed up for sputnikmusic dot com. train of thought goes hard
Koris 05.31.23	wdadu is fine, but it's definitely in second-to-last place for me (pretty sure The Astonishing will always occupy that last spot) Anyway, 1 is 1 and that makes me happy
wojodta 05.31.23	nice to see 4 get some love. never hear people talk about that album, but it's very solid beginning to end.
mkmusic1995 05.31.23	4 was my introduction to the band so it holds a special place in my heart.
TronaldDump 05.31.23	I never understood why Awake is so hit or miss with some DT fans. It's one of the most consistent, trim around the fat, solid from start-to-finish albums they've ever crafted.
DaveyMonsoon 06.01.23	This is certainly an interesting ranking, I'll give it that. You didn't have to do Awake dirty like that though.
Brabiz 06.01.23	The Astonishing would be in my top 5 and I’m not sorry
mkmusic1995 06.04.23	Like I said before, Awake is a very solid record. Definitely enjoy it very much but I just find the other albums to be more my cup of tea. And Brabiz, I really wanted to like The Astonishing and there's a lot of elements I enjoy quite a bit but for me, that runtime is just absurd for the quality of the music and the concept isn't interesting enough to justify it. But that's me.
Brock619 06.07.23	Metropolis is hands down the best prog album of the 90s
90m80s 06.07.23	saw DT live when Portnoy was in the band. was good performance.
Meborphus 06.07.23	Agree on Metropolis, Brock ^ Honestly just happy to see Six Degrees represented in the top 5 - would be my number 3.
90m80s 06.07.23	u r pointing at me tho
Meborphus 06.07.23	But you got in the way ),:
90m80s 06.07.23	very impolite
AlexKzillion 06.07.23	seeing them live next month, so hyped honestly i don't even care if labrie can hardly sing the old stuff anymore